Fate of 7 Iraqis Unknown After Spy ‘Trial

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The press conference was called
by the Committee for Humanity
in Iraq. which was set up follow-
ing the first Iraqi hanging last
month and which sponsored a si-
lent vigil Feb. 9 in Kennedy
Square.

( A Jordanian immigrant who dis-
rupted the vigil pleaded guilty Feb.
25 and was fined $50 on a charge
of disturbing an orderly meeting
in a public place.
( A complaint against Abder Sa-
lam. 24. had been filed by attor-
ney Ronald Karp after the former
tore down a placard at the Ken-
nedy Square demonstration.
(Salam sought the defense coun-
sel of Abdeen Jabara, Detroit law-
yer who has been assisting in the
Sirhan Sirhan case in Los Angeles.
( Because Jabara was not avail-
able. an attorney from his office
represented young Salam, who
speaks little English. He applied
for a jury trial, then asked that
the complainant "show compassion
for a sick boy," claiming that he
emotionally disturbed at the time
of the demonstration.
( Karp. SIpported by witnesses
Gilbert Frimet and Marcus Plot-
kin. refused to withdraw his com-
plaint. and Judge Robert A. Co-
io:::lro issued the fine. )
Meanwhile, there was uncer-
tainty over the fate of the seven
Iraqis, at least two or three of
them Jews, who were reportedly
sentenced to death over the

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recently published books of Jew-

interest by American authors
will be displayed at the fourth
Jerusalem International Book Fair
throtigh arrangements made by
the Jewish Book Council of the Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board, Dr.
Judah Nadich, president of the
Book Council, announced.
Sponsored by the Municipality of
.Jerusalem, the International Book
Fair will be held in the city's Con-
vention Hall March 19-27. Book
poillishers from all parts of the
tit orld will participate in the event.
Lesser Zussman, executive direc-
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ciety of America, will be the Jew-
ish Book Council's representative
at the fair. At a public meeting
under the auspices of the Israel
branch of the Jewish Book Coun-
cil and the Association of Amer-
icans and Canadians in Israel,
Zussman will deliver an address
on Jewish book publishing in the
United States. Dr. Sol Liptzin, a
past president of the Jewish Book
Council and chairman of the Israel
branch. is making the arrange-
ments in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Kirshblum
Endorsed by Region
for ZOA Presidency

JAMAICA, N.Y.—The candidacy
of Rabbi I. Usher Kirshblum, vet-
eran Zionist leader, as next presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization
of America, was endorsed by the
Long Island Zionist Region, largest
regional constituent body of the
organization, in a resolution adopt-
ed at its last executive committee
meeting held under the chairman-
ship of Samuel D. Paul, president
of the region.
Rabbi Kirshblum, who is spiri-
tual leader of the Jewish Center
of Kew Gardens Hills, N.Y., would
succeed to the office to be vacated
by the incumbent, Jacques Tor-
czyner, under the provisions of the
constitution after having serving
the prescribed four consecutive
terms. The election of a president
for the ensuing year will be held
at the 72nd ZOA convention which
opens Aug. 28 in Los Angeles.

possible efforts by the U.S. to for Hungarian refugees in 1956
weekend for allegedly spying for I subsequently issued a statement bring relief to Iraq's Jews. and later for Cubans.
deploring the action.
Israel.
In a meeting it had with the
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The World Jewish Congress in 15-man New Jersey Congressional
A report from Damascus quoted
New
York
appealed
to
Thant
to
delegation, it received assurances
Baghdad radio as saying there had
WE DO OUR
been no trial and that no execu- intercede urgently with the Iraqi that the Congressmen would seek
tions were scheduled Monday or government to prevent the execu- to have Camp Kilmer opened for
OWN COLOR!
Tuesday. This was contrary to re- tions. In Geneva, the WJCongress Iraqi Jews if they were permitted
ports from diplomatic sources at asked the United Nations Commis- to emigrate. The camp was used
the United Nations and from Is- sion on Human Rights, now in
Photographers
rael that seven were scheduled to session there, to act without delay , 10—Friday, March 7, 1969
UN 4-8785
to prevent the executions.
die.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
In London, the Right Rev. Carl
Dispatches from Beirut Tuesday
said there was neither confirma- Witton Davies, chairman of the I
tion nor denial of impending exe- executive committee of the Coun-
cutions in Baghdad. But Baghdad cil of Christians and Jews, cabled
radio was reported to have de- the president of Iraq, asserting j
clared that "no power in the world" that executions such as the one
would prevent Iraq from execut- of last Jan. 29 were "a defiance I
ing traitors. The broadcast, moni- of all civilized standards" and
tored in Beirut, reportedly said urging that further executions be
"Iraq reaffirms anew that it will halted. William Simpson, chair-
execute everyone who proves to man of the international consulta-
have been a traitor to his home- tive council of the Organization
land and to have spied for imperi- for Christian-Jewish Collaboration,
also cabled a plea.
alism and Zionism."
In Stockholm, the Jewish corn-
A State Department spokesinan
said Monday night that the U.S. munity made an appeal to the Con-
government had unconfirmed re- I ference of Nordic Foreign Min-
ports that additional mass hang- isters, currently in session there,
ings were scheduled- in Baghdad to intervene with Baghdad. The
but hoped such infOrmation proved community also asked that the
Nordic states — Sweden, Norway,
unfounded.
The spokesman, Carl Bartch, Denmark and Finland — announce
said, "As we have made clear on their readiness to accept the Jews
two recent occasions, we are con- from Iraq.
In Copenhagen, the Israel-Den-
cerned on humanitarian grounds
by the circumstances of these trials mark Friendship League sent a
delegation to ask the Danish gov-
and executions."
On Jan. 27. 14 Iraqis. nine of ernment and Parliament to in-
them Jews, were hanged for al- tervene.
A committee for Iraqi Jews
leged espionage for Israel. Seven
was formed in Amsterdam, con-
more Iraqis — none Jews — were
sisting of 16 prominent Dutch
executed on the same charges Feb.
personalities, including former
Prime
Minister William Drees
The Israeli government noted
and J.M.L. Cals, university pro-
the reports with anxiety and
fessors, newspaper editors and
voiced hope that the world reac-
clergymen. The group's first act
t i o n to the earlier hangings
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AFL-CIO Issues Warning
Against Imposed Peace

as that of plans to hang seven more per-
sons."
In Tel Aviv, Minister With-
The editorial said "The world
out Portfolio Menahem Begin,
will never be convinced that jus-
have
had
their
Recent events ,
in a rally at Tel Aviv Univer- impact on the J/e-Ws of the Lebanon, tice was done in secret trials, and
sity, appealed to the world to
relatively the/ best off of all the the whole history of the Middle
put an end to the hangings. He
Jews in the' Arab lands around East agony shows that political
said Israel was grateful to the Israel, according to reports in the executions in such circumstances
countries that have agreed to
Lebanese press. Jews in increas- only breed savage retribution.
receive Jewish refugees from ing numbers are seeking to leave Certainly, the Iraqis brought only
Iraq.
that country, according to the dishonor on themselve by making
In London, Terence Prittie, papers, resulting in economic dis- a monstrous public spectacle of
location although the emigrants the hanging on similar charges
correspondent of the Guardian,
warned that the Iraqi govern. are not permitted to take much of 14 persons in January and
property with them.
seven more last month.
ment was believed to be con-
"So far as the situation in
templating fresh punitive meas-
Most of the 3,000 Lebanese Jews
Iraq is concerned, the interests
ures : against the Jewish
are engaged in trade and they
of all parties would be well
conununity in Iraq which he
are relatively prpsperous, but the
served if the remaining Jews
described as "already shocking-
continuing Middlt East crisis, the
were permitted to emigrate to
ly persecuted."
terrorist activities and the hang-
Israel as the Israeli government
ings
in
Iraq
have
convinced
many
has again
The new measures, he said,
Iraq lodged com-
and
Israel and
were likely to be based on the Lebanese Jews that they would
be
safer
elsewhere.
plaints against each other before
contention that all Iraqi Jews were
potential spies in the service of
The New York Times said in an the UN Human Rights Commis-
Israel; He asserted that "It looks editorial Tuesday that "Everyone sion last week. The Israeli repre-
now as if the whole Jewish com- interested in Mid East peace will sentative Zeev Zeltner denounced
munity of Iraq is going to become hope that the government of Iraq Baghdad for "the juridicial mur-
the object of persecution as is not dissembling in its disavowal der" of nine Iraqi Jews and
charged that the Iraqi Jewish com-
munity was the victim of 'persecu-
tion and incitement. Mrs. Bedia
Afnan, the Iraqi representative,
accused Israel of responsibility,
for the hangings and said Jeru-
salem was trying to exploit them
for propaganda purposes.
Mrs. Rita Hauser, United
States representative, was the
only delegate who called atten-
tion to violations of human
rights in any Middle East coun-
try apart from Israel when she
deplored the hangings in Iraq.
While recognizing the right of
any government to administer
justice to its nationals in accord-
ance with its laws, Mrs. Hauser
declared that it was impossible
"to tolerate without comment the
spectacle of mass public execu-
tions." She asserted that as long
as nations in that area remained
hostile, there was no "real hope
that the human dignity of all,
Gen. Moshe Dayan visits his brother-in-law Israel Gefen, who
whatever their religion or nation-
was wounded in the Feb. 21 supermarket bombing and was admit-
ality, would be fully respected and
preserved."
ted to Shaarey Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. Two young men were
The Soviet delegate, Nicolai
killed in the explosion and nine were wounded including a United
Tarasov, defended the Iraqi spy
Nations observer, May Roy Skinner of Australia.
trials.
The draft resolution aimed at
Israel reaffirmed "the inalienable
right of all inhabitants who have
left since the outbreak of hostili-
ties to return" and called on the
Israel government to take im-
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A panel ture was the answer" and "so it
mediate steps to implement the
Comprised of two Jewish com- must be with the black man."
UN resolutions to that effect. It
munal leaders and a Negro anti-
Noting that many major Ameri- also "deplored Israel's continued
poverty official agreed at a meet- can universities have offered violations of human rights in the
ing here that the American Jew courses in Hebrew and Semitic occupied territories, particularly
is no longer wanted or needed for studies for many years, he said the acts of destroying the homes of
leadership in the civil rights that the Negro must develop his Arab civilian population, the de-
struggle for Negroes and must own folk heroes and that if he portation of inhabitants and the
hereafter have a different function wanted to study Swahili, such resort to violence against , in-
in that struggle.
courses should be made available. habitants expressing their resent-
However, Wolf argued that while ment of the occupation."
The panel was made up of Sey-
Zeltner explained Israel's policy
such cultural material should be
mour Wolf, president of the Jew-
taught to Negro youth, they should in the occupied areas. He said
ish Community Council; Arnold
be taught outside the public school that Palestinian refugees could
Sternberg, a member of the JCC
system, much as Jewish cultural have been settled in Iraq if there
executive committee; and Marion
courses are taught specifically in had not been obstacles "artifically
Barry, executive director of Pride, Jewish schools.
created by the United Arab Repub-
Inc., a local anti-poverty agency.
lic."
The Negro panelist saw a paral-
The panel discussion was held
during the annual Jewish Center
lel between the enslavement of
Youth Institute for Government
the children of Israel in ancient
this month.
Egypt and the plight of the
The panelists agreed that Jews, . American Negro. He asserted
that when the enslaved Jews
as members of the white race,
should concentrate on efforts to
began to absorb Egyptian valuei
eliminate white racism and to
and lose their Jewish identity "it
became necessary for Moses to
help end the communications gap
between the white and black
change all that by leading them
out of Egypt."
races.

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persistent and ruthless
of the Nazis."

Dayan's Brother-in-Law Hurt in Blast

Nowadays a parlormaid as ignor-
ant as Queen Victoria was when
she came to the throne would be
classed as mentally defective.
—George Bernard Shaw

BAL HARBOUR, Fla. (JTA)-
The AFL-CIO executive council has
warned the U.S. government to be
wary of the Soviet Union's "peace
offensive" in the Middle East and THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 7, 1969-11
to press for a genuine settlement
agreed to by the Arabs and Israelis
not one imposed from outside the
ELECTRONIC
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The trade union body's view of
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It accused the Soviet Union of
attempting to dominate that region
and of supplying the Arab coun-
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tries, -particularly 'Egypt, with
arms and diplomatic; support as
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One point of difference between
the panelists involved the issue of
black separatism. Wolf called sepa-
ratism unworkable and productive
of a widening of the racial gap.
But the other two panelists endors-
ed creation of a black identifica-
tion and culture and they hailed
the polarization of the black com-
munity into a distinct entity as
essential to the development of
black pride.

S idtow Aenciei

He added the situation of the
American Negro now was similar
and that the blacks "are attempt-
ing to recapture their heritage and
culture."

He proposed a program to re-
place present help for the Negro
from "the paternalistic, liberal
whites," including Jews. His pro-
gram called for action by Jews to
support black separatism, making
their expertise available by coun-
Sternberg contended that Ameri- seling to Negroes, contributing
can Jews overcame their self-hate funds and acting to "straighten
by gaining their own identity. He out" their fellow-Jews who are
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