Hebrew U. Organizes Sinai Expedition to Research the Peninsula in Depth JERUSALEM — Hebrew Univer- sity scientists recently conducted a series of investigations in the Si- nai Peninsula. Geologists and botanists of the university, together with non-uni- versity hydrologists, conducted a preliminary survey of the Sinai Peninsula two weeks after the Six- Day War. During the survey, the proposal was raised for a thorough investigation of the peninsula. This proposal was first put into effect in May last year. Participants include researchers from the Geological Survey of Israel Suffers `Credibility Gap' WASHINGTON (JTA)—Congres- sional quarters friendly to Israel said Israel's "first credibility gap" bad developed in the handling of reports on Israeli commando strike into southern Egypt. The Congress- men, who asked not to be quoted by name to avoid offending some constituents, said that the official Israeli communique .first reported heavy damage done to an Egyptian dam, a bridge and electric power lines, but commentators later "backtracked" with a different story that the raid was aimed at inflicting psychological rather than physical damage. The Congressmen put the blame on Premier Golda Meir's office, not the Israeli armed forces. One Congressman said in a cloakroom comment that Israeli politicians were getting involved "in the same kind of publicity game play- ed by the El Fatah, involving ex- aggerated actions and phony raids." He said, "The politicians in Israel are taking over from the military men and we don't know what to believe." The criticism emanated from legislators who have high respect for the efficiency and reliability of the Israeli mili- tary forces and who feel the com- mando raid was fully justified. But they were dismayed when Israeli announcements of a damaging strike were followed by dispatches from foreign correspondents who said they saw no evidence of the claimed damage when they flew over the target area. (Thomas B. Ross reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, in a cable from Beirut, that "Western mili- tary intelligence strongly discounts President Nasser's claims that the United Arab Republic has destroy- ed 60 per cent of the Israeli for- tifications along the Suez Canal. It also disputes Nasser's conten- tion that the UAR planes can now penetrate into Israeli airspace.") MA C-0-lik C PMERICA S FINEST PAINT Spring Sale Covers in one coat Odorless Non-toxic No-Drip Scrubbable Clean up with water Israel, Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University. The investiga- tion is headed by Prof. Michael Evenari, of the university's de- partment of botany, and Prof. Yaacov Bentor, head of the univer- sity's department of geology. There are two permanent camps at the disposal of the re- search expeditions, one at Sharm el Sheikh and the other at Abu Rudeis. These camps provide the research teams with trans- port, drivers, signallers, cooks and everything else involved in the performance of the scien- tific work and the provision of services. A Sabra on Wall Street This sabra did make it. And he has not forgotten Israel. He has (Copyright, 1969. JTA, Inc-) given 6100,000 for the Israel Art Meshullam Riklis, one of the big men on Wall Street, about whom Museum, $500,000 for an Israeli everyone has been hearing of late, opera building and so on. The He- is a sabra. He did not intend to brew papers are full of his story. become a Hebrew teacher. lie Israel has its own Horatio Alger. came to America to continue his colege studies. Jewish Oganizations He knew the Hebrew saying "Im ayn kemay, ayn Tora," "If there is Seen Ready to Form no flour (for eating) there is no Partnership With WZO Tora." So he went to Minneapolis, NEW YORK (JTA) — Louis A. the home of Pillsbury granaries, Pincus, chairman of the executive and flour center of the country. Minneapolis reminded the young of the Jewish Agency, said here sabra a little of Israel. Minneapolis that he had been gratified by the has a Jewish mayor but most of understanding shown by Jewish the people speak Scandinavian organizations in this country and their readiness to enter into part- tongues or English. The Scandinavians are friendly nership with the World Zionist Or- to the Jews. Most of the Jews get ganization in a revamped Jewish their Nobel Prizes from the Scan- Agency in which the organizations dinavians. The Scandinavians, like responsible for raising funds for the Israelis, have their own coun- Israel purposes would be repre- tries, Sweden, Norway and Den- sented on an equal basis with the mark, but like the Israelis, they WZO. He said that a broad basis of like to come to America. It should agreement had been reached in be said also that Israel is very this country and abroad on par- fond of the Scandinavian countries. ticipation and reported that the It receives an unusually large num- reorganization plan would be ber of Scandinavian tourists and a good many Scandinavians have en- submitted to the Zionist Actions Committee, ruling body of the joyed kibutz life. They enjoy novel things more than most people and WZO between Congresses, in June. seem to have taken a fancy to the Pincus expressed confidence the kibutz. They are thinking of add- plan would receive a substantial ing kibutz to smorgasbord. Riklis, on arriving in Minne- majority in the Actions Commit- apolis, got a job as Hebrew teacher tee after which, he said, actual with the Minneapolis Talmud Tora, negotiations on formation of a 300- which has always been one of the member Jewish Agency Assembly best Talmud Toras in the country. could be begun. The new organization could be- We cannot say just how a He- brew teacher manages to make the come operative, he said, within big jump to Wall St. high finance. six months. The World Zionist Organization What did he use for capital? Prob- ably his knowledge of Hebrew was would elect half the members of a help. It showed him that really the assembly and the fund-raising you don't need capital to begin. organizations the other half. The In English, every sentence begins assembly would be responsible for with a capital letter. Not so in adoption of the Jewish Agency Hebrew. There is no capitalization budget and for the election of the in Hebrew. And if you need a few executive. of the things that one normally The World Zionist Organization expresses in numbers, in Hebrew would elect its own executive and numbers are expressed in letters. would continue its specifically So the capital problem is solved. Zionist tasks, but the two execu- Furthermore, Hebrew starts from tives would have the same chair- the right. You do not start from man. the left and go to the right as you The Jewish Agency official do in English. Obviously, starting stressed that the reorganization out right from the beginning is plan would give to the Jewish lead- always an advantage. ership responsible for fund-raising Perhaps, too, being a sabra also for Israeli purposes "ground level" helps. A sabra (or cactus plant) participation in the decision-mak- grows in the desert without water, ing processes and thus a voice in so being a sabra you learn to do the expenditure of the funds which without a lot of things. they had helped to raise. By DAVID SCHWARTZ THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 26—Friday, May 16, 1969 It's Nice To Deal With Joe Slatkin's DEXTER CHEVROLET The first year of investigation will terminate in about a month. 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