How Nixon Foiled
Eban Asks Media to Tell It Like It Is LBJ on Goldberg
16—Friday, February 14, 1969
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Foreign
Minister Abba Eban called on the
world's communications and infor-
mation media to accurately de-
scribe the Soviet-Egyptian "peace
offensive" which, he said, aimed
at forcing Israel back to the pre-
June 1967 borders without a peace
settlement, after which Arab ter-
rorists would continue to pursue
their goal of destroying the Jewish
State. Eban spoke in the Knesset.
Speaking of peace talks, he
said, "Israel will weigh every
proposal by its final goal, not
by its procedural stages of ex-
ecution. She will accept every
reasonable form of procedure
which will lead to contractual
peace agreements and reject any
procedure which will lead back
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to the explosive powder keg of
May 1967."
Eban said that France's call for
1 a Four. Power conference on the
Middle East extended "a clear and
special status" to the Soviet plan
which aims at the restoration of
the situation which threatened
both the existence of Israel and
the security and peace of the area.
Russia has announced support
for France's proposal for a parley
at UN headquarters, but would re-
gard such meetings as "cosmetics"
to put a four-power cover on any
agreements reached with Washing-
ton on principal features of a
settlement.
Nasser Willing, Unable
to Talk, Rumor Has It
NEW YORK (ZINS)—United Na-
tions experts, upon their return
from a recent trip to Egypt, con-
tend that "The Egyptians would
consider Gamal Abdel Nasser as
another Petain if he should agree
to negotiations with Israel."
Nasser, the experts say, would
be amendable to a peaceful settle-
ment with Israel, but he is too
weak and vulnerable to do so.
Nasser is a loser in the eyes of
the Arabs, and they would never
forgive him should he take a step
in the direction of peace with
Israel.
The experts base their opinions
upon the following alleged inci-
dent: A French diplomat, friendly
toward Israel, confided in a cer-
tain Israeli political figure, sug-
gesting that Israel help raise Nas-
ser's prestige by allowing the
Egyptians to reconquer some ter-
ritory. This would raise Nasser's
prestige in the eyes of his sub-
jects, vindicating his tarnished
image. Thus strengthened, he
would be free to act more in-
pendently in the direction of peace.
Poor in Israel Number
16.7 Pct; None Go Hungry
JERUSALEM (ZINS)—A recent
poll, conducted by the Kupat Holim
(Sick Fund) of the Histadrut, dis-
closes that 11,800 families (16.7 per
cent of the population in Israel)
live in poverty.
Widespread poverty first became
conspicuous after World War II,
when waves of immigrants began
to stream into Israel from concen-
tration camps and from Arab
lands.
The study stressed however,
that various social institutions in
the country provide sufficient food
and shelter to the needy, and no
one actually goes hungry. In
Israel, the lowest standard of liv-
ing is 264 Israel pounds (S88)
monthly per family, compared to
$281 in the United States.
The study also discloses details
regarding the income of the more
affluent segments of the popula-
tion. It shows that 55 per cent of
the population belong to the middle
class and that they earn between
450 ($150) and 1,500 Israel pounds
($500) per month. Six per cent of
the population earn more than
1,500 pounds monthly, and 23 per
cent earn less than 300 pounds per
month.
Artist Notes Young Jews
Conscious of Identity
NEW YORK — Before the Six-
Day War, Meyer F. Lieberman was
selling most of his paintings and
serigraphs to Jews over age 40.
Since the war, the New York artist
is selling to young Jews age 18-22.
"Israel's victory definitely gave
them a new consciousness of
Judaism which makes them want
to own Jewish art. They want
something Jewish in their rooms,"
said Lieberman.
Some 50 of Lieberman's latest
works were recently exhibited at
the Herzl Gallery of the Jewish
Agency in New York. According to
Henry W. Levy, his interviewer,
Lieberman reveals a deeply Jew
ish oriented view, "a colorful and
happy recollection of life in an
Orthodox community." -
Lieberman, 45, had his start as
a painter during World War II,
when he served in the Coast Guard
on convoy duty. He studied at New
York's Art Students League. He
has held one-man exhibits at
many top galleries in this country
and abroad.
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Humphrey Equates Israel,
Democracy in UJA Talk;
Clevelanders Set Record
CLEVELAND (JTA) — A record
crowd attending a special gift din-
ner pledged all-time high gifts of
' $2,100,000 toward the Jewish Wel-
fare Fund 1969 campaign and
heard former Vice President Hu.
bert Humphrey declare that "Israel
means democracy" and that "you
must let that country know you
stand behind it." The 240 com-
munity leaders also pledged - a
similar amount to the third Israel
Emergency Fund campaign.
Humphrey said that Israel must
have secure boundaries, free navi-
gation rights on all international
waterways, including the Suez
Canal, security in its defense with
modern weapons and modern air-
craft, freedom from terrorism and
the right to live as a nation.
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"How Nixon Outfoxed LBJ on
Goldberg" is the title of an article
by Marianne Means in the Detroit
News, the meat of it stating:
After Abe Fortas was forced to with-
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of former rjustice and UN ambassador
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prove Goldberg, or making a recess ap-
pointment, the President tried to per-
suade Mr. Nixon to join him in support
of Goldberg.
Mr. Johnson warmed up to the con-
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ze sr t served : as man who campaign organ
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feat Mr. Nixon, this comment was some-
thing of an exaggeration. But Mr.
Nixon nodded noncommmitally.
Mr. Johnson continued, saying, he
had talked with Senate Minority Lead-
l iltsregn,
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er Everett
not to blo ck
who also is a native of Illinois. He
added that he understood Senator Rob-
' Watt, ?errIfftr4,
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not object to Goldberg.
Mr. Johnson suggested that Goldberg
should be appointed to insure "stabil-
ity" on the Supreme Court and to avoid
a second partisan wrangle over the post
of` chief justice. He said he would send
Goldberg's name to Capitol Hill in
January if Mr, Nixon would support
hint.
Mr. Nixon, who Was understandably
surprised, mumbled that he would think
it over. Speedily ' thereafter, he called
retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren, re-
quested that Warren swear him in and
persuaded Warren to remain on the
bench. Warren's decision was hastily
announced before he could change his
mind.
Mr. Johnson should have expected
that supporting a liberal Democratic
chief Justice would be a bit more
ecumenical than a new Republican
President was in the mood to be. This
did not, however, lessen Mr. Johnson's
annoyance at being outmaneuvered,
nor, for that matter, was Mr. Nixon's
attitude improved by Mr. Johnson's
attempt to usurp what Mr. Nixon con-
sidered his own power to appoint a
new chief justice.
Bedouin Was Paid $70 for Murder Mission
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
TEL AVIV — The sum of 30
Egyptian pounds, the equivalent of
$69.60, was the hiring fee paid by
Egyptians to a Bedouin mercenary
who planted a mine in the south-
ern Sinai desert, which caused the
deaths of three Israeli soldiers and
injuries to three others.
This was disclosed in the inter-
rogation of Khassin Khassan Kil-
ani, one of two Bedouins captured
three weeks ago while on another
sabotage mission. Kilani was a
resident of a refugee camp near
Alexandria.
Several other Bedouins were cap-
tured recently when they ap- t
pmrionaecshed the Israel-held Sinai
Coast in a small boat loaded with
explosives. .
.
authorities said the Bedouins were
organized as "cover" for the "Sinai
Liberation Organization," which
President Gamal Abdel Nasser of
Egypt, said last December was
being formed.
Israel charged Wednesday that
Egypt was recruiting Bedouin war
refugees and sending them back
across the Suez Canal for sabotage
on the Israeli-occupied Sinai Penin-
sula.
Yosef Tekoah, Israeli ambassa-
dor, made the charge in a letter
to French Ambassador Armand
Berard, president of the UN Secu-
rity Council. Tekoah said nine sabo-
teurs captured in Sinai admitted
they were sent by the Egyptian_
military intelligence service.
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for Skilled Immigrants
TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Official rep-
resentatives f r o m the United
States and Canada are competing
with Israel in attracting prospec-
tive immigrants to their respec-
tive countries, Kalman Levin, di-
rector of the absorption depart-
ment of the Jewish Agency, said
here.
American and Canadian repre-
sentatives in Vienna, where the
Jewish Agency has an absorption
center for prospective immigrants,
are exerting every effort and us-
ing every means at their disposal
to beguile prospective immigrants
to settle in their countries. Skilled
immigrants are being offered at-
tractive contracts which Israel is
unable to top. Thirty per cent of
the immigrants have been influ-
enced to settle in the United States
or Canada.
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