Terrorists' Act Branded 'Despicable
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where Israeli civilian planes are
attacked with impunity while
civilian Arab planes continue to
fly without disturbance."
Carmel asserted that one of the
captured Arab terrorists had ad-
mitted the terror squad had pro-
ceeded to Zurich by way of Da-
mascus. The Damascus airport is
less than 40 miles from the Israeli
positions on the Golan Heights.
A call for speedy action to pre-
vent repetition of attacks on air-
liners by Arab guerrillas was ask-
ed in a message to the UN ad-
dressed by Carmel Wednesday. He
charged that the root of aggression
on Israeli aircraft "is the pro-
claimed policy of certain Arab
governments to support and en-
courage anti-Israel terrorist activi-
ties."
The United States will raise the
issue at the meeting of the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion in Montreal Monday. Israel is
not a member of the ICAO. '
In December, after an attack on
an Israeli airliner at Athens air-
port by terrorists who had flown
into Athens from Beirut, Israel
attacked the Beirut International
Airport and destroyed 13 commer-
cial aircraft. That's when the UN
Security Council unanimously con-
demned Israel without condemning
the terrorist action that had moti-
vated it.
The airliner attacked in Zurich
was enroute from Amsterdam to
Tel Aviv. Four terrorists, who had
approached the plane in a Volks-
wagen from behind snowbanks,
opened fire with a submachinegun.
firing at least three bursts and
putting more than 60 bullet holes
in the plane's fuselage. They also
threw three hand grenades which
exploded too far from the plane
to damage it.
An Israeli security officer leaped
from the plane and charged the
attackers, firing a small revolver,
killing one of the four. Swiss police
and airport guards captured the
three survivors. All the passengers
and crew, with the exception of
Yoram Peress, the wounded
trainee-pilot, were brought to Tel
Aviv Wednesday on another El Al
plane.
Legal sources here speculated
that Israel might ask Switzer-
land for the extradition of the
three terrorists since, under Is-
raeli law, any attempt to damage
or divert an Israeli aircraft is an
offense regardless of where the
act is committed. However, the
Swiss-Israeli extradition treaty
does not specifically mention
these crimes and Switzerland, it
was believed, had priority since
the attack violated Swiss laws.
Confidence in Swiss action was
expressed by
Gideon Rafael,
director - general
of the Israel
foreign ministry,
who was a pas-
senger on the at-
tacked airliner.
He said he had
talked with the
Swiss authorities
before his depar-
ture from Zurich
Rafael
a n d commented
that Switzerland, "as a state of
law and justice," would know how
to deal with the case. The foreign
ministry here was in direct contact
with the Swiss authorities.
What possible international ac-
tion might be taken was also con-
sidered Wednesday. One possibility
being explored was an appeal to
the United Nations Security Coun-
cil, to other international bodies
and to nations that have an interest
in civil aviation.
Histadrut, the Israel Federation
of Labor, cabled Wednesday to the
International Transport Union in
London and the International Con-
gress of Free Trade Unions in
Brussels asking that every meas-
ure be taken to ensure freedom of,
transport and safety of passengers
22—Friday, February 21,1969
ported that Beirut Radio was anx- damaged airliner and to make the
ious to point out Tuesday night necessary repairs. Mrs. Yoram
that the Palestine Liberation or- Peress, wife of the trainee-pilot
ganization statement claiming who was the most seriously injured
credit for the airliner attack had of the six victims of the attack,
not originated in Beirut but at the accompanied them to Zurich where
organization's headquarters in Am, her husband is hospitalized.
man, Jordan. The only Lebanese
connection, it asserted, was publi-
"The entire people of Israel will share in a message
cation of the statement there.
of encouragement to El Al and in appreciation
In Cairo, official Egyptian gov-
to the Swiss authorities who undoubtedly will do
ernment spokesman Mohammed
their duty in accordance with the law."
Hassan El-Zayyat said an Israeli
reprisal attack was expected since
and crew members of civil air- gers and three crewmen were in- "Israel's policy is government by
terror."
craft. The Israeli Association of : jured.
The attack on the Boeing 720 air-
Travel and Tourist Agents called
Shells found on the runway at
Fcr
on the Universal Federation of : liner, carrying 17 passengers and the Zurich airport were of Russian
Tourist Agents for action to pre- a crew of 10, was made by four make, it was reported.
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vent recurrence of such attacks as Arab terrorists, one of them a
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In London, the Daily Telegraph court in Zurich, to be charged with
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TEL AVIV — El Al Israel
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had aroused fears that a major ney Joerg Renberg was quoted as
• 3-DAY
Mid East crisis could erupt if the asserting that they - could also be National Airlines declared Wed-
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Israel government decided on re- charged with endangering air traf- nesday that despite the attack on
EUROPEAN
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prisals. The paper noted that while fic and with intent to use explo- one of its planes at Zurich, the
line will maintain all regular
the UN Security Council had con- sives to harm or kill.
In Israel, ITT
services
as
scheduled.
Mordechai
demned Israel for the Beirut air-
Police in Zurich displayed some
port attack, "the mood of the of the weapons carried by the Arab Ben-Arin, El Al general manager,
Participants Enjoy:
expressed
gratification
that
all
the
Israel government is far from peni- terrorists. T h e submachinegun
• Visits to Biblical landmarks and
holy places.
tent." The paper asserted that both they had directed against the Is- passengers on the attacked plane
• Meetings with government officials
the United States and Great Britain raeli airliner bore cyrillic mark- had decided to continue their
and lectures on Israeli life.
•
Gatherings with Israeli youth.
were bringing pressure to bear on ings indicative of its Russian ori- journey to Israel by El Al and not
• Trips through the length and
transfer to another line. A direct
Israel not to stage another reprisal. gin.
breadth of the land.
New York-Lydda flight was divert-
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The Swiss police indicated that ed to Zurich Wednesday morning
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doctor said that when he heard Zurich attack. It said El Al pilots
groans from up forward, he made would be safe from further attack
his way there and found the if they persuaded the Israel gov-
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Gideon Rafael, director-general of
the foreign ministry, said he and `Tempered' Rejoicing
other passengers owed their lives
LONDON—Arab rejoicing over
to the quick thinking of the hostess- the terrorist attack on the Israeli
Congregation Beth Achim
es who ordered them to get down airliner was tempered by concern
out of bullet range. The Israeli in political circles over the long
diplomat lauded the courage of range diplomatic consequences of
the
the Israeli security officer who the action and fear In Beirut that
rushed at the Arab attackers, fir- the Israelis would once again hold
Metropolitan Detroit B'nai B'rith Council
ing his revolver, and killing one Lebanon responsible for the ter-
of them. The guard's action, said rorist actions and take action
INVITES YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO HEAR
Rafael, "saved us. It seems clear against that country.
now that the attackers intended to
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The London Evening Standard
blow up the plane with explosives
they had with them, had he not said that reports from Cairo re-
VISITING LECTURER
vealed concern over the possible
fought them off."
effect of the attack on the world-
Israel Foreign Minister Abba wide campaign the Arab govern-
Eban said, when Rafael called him ments have mounted to try to com-
from Zurich to report on the ter- pel the British government to em-
rorists' attack that it "demon- bargo the sale of arms to Israel.
strated the murderous character- The campaign was to have reached
— DISCUSS —
istics" of the Arab guerrillas. He a new stage in the next 48 hours,
blamed the failure of the UN to the Evening Standard said, with
act in previous instances of ter- an official warning from the
rorist threats upon Israel as hav- Egyptian government to Britain.
ing encouraged Arab terrorism.
But the Zurich affair, the paper
Rabbi Lubof sky
said, has undermined this move.
Investigation Ordered
An immediate Arab objective is to
by Swiss Government
make Britain halt the sale of Cen-
GENEVA — The Swiss govern- turion tanks to Israel. Britain has
ment has ordered a full-scale in- been supplying Centurions to Israel
vestigation into the attack on the for more than 10 years.
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El Al -airliner.
Newspapers here noted that an
The attack by Arab terrorists Iraqi arms purchasing mission had
was denounced by the Swiss for- arrived in Prague this week.
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The British Broadcasting Corpor-
as "very grave." Three passen- ation reported concern in Beirut
,
.
over, the possibility of Israel repri-
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