Jordanians Attack Arab City of Jericho, Fire on Ethiopian Monastery

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be observed in "strict recipro- coy in the Beisan Valley. Fire was ning the Hawk missile launcher Mid East would depend on when
city."
Egypt builds up enough military
returned. Jordanian forces also had scored a "first.
JERICHO — Jordanian force s
Saboteurs from Lebanon attempt- strength to launch an offensive
;
Syrian
forces East of the ceas e - I shelled Israeli forces north of the
shelled Jericho Wednesday. wound-
ed
to
destroy
houses
it
the
Avivim
against Israel. Israelis are watch-
fire
line
along
the
Golan
Heign's
Dead
Sea
but
inflicted
no
casual-
ing one Arab and leaving four
settlement in Upper Galilee near ing Egyptian strength and when
shops in flames, a military spokes- opened fire Thursday on Israeli ties, a military spokesman said.
the Lebanese border. Settlement they feel Egypt has the ability to
During
the
holiday,
Jordanians
forces in Kuneitra, a military
man said.
guards were attacked around mid- attack, "I think they're going to
The ancient city. saved from spokesman said. It was the first , shelled religions settlements of
night by fire from the border. The attack themselves," he said.
damage during the Six-Day War, clash in this area since the Six- Tirat Zvi and Ein Hanaziv. The
watchmen returned the fire. A
Day
War,
although
there
have
,
Katyusha
rockets
caused
fire
in
was attacked shortly after mid-
search of the area uncovered two
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
night by guerrillas, who lobbed been several skirmishes between fields which were dry because of
explosive
charges under two 12—Friday, May 30, 1969
six Katyusha 240 mm. rockets into terrorists and Israeli border police. unusual heat in the area. A bor.
last
houses
at
the
edge
of
the
settle-
policeman
was
injured
The
Syrians
reportedly
used
'
der
the downtown area. Saleh Abdo,
ment. Both houses, occupied by
mayor of the Arab city, announced tanks and armored cars against , Friday when an Israeli patrol large families, were evacuated
he would send a delegation to Israeli troops. Israeli military was attacked near Beth Yossef
until the explosives could be dis-
FOR
sources
said
the
battle
lasted
three
in
the
Beisan
Valley.
Amman to ask commandos to re-
An Israeli soldier was killed last mantled.
frain from attacking the city. Is- hours with no Israeli casualties.
sniper
-FATHER'S
DAY
The Syrians reportedly concen- Saturday night when hit by
U.S. Naval Operations Chief Says
raeli sources . said the mission
would not succeed since an Arab trated a large ground force near fire in the Suez Canal area. Two Israel Would Start Any New War
A nice tie
terrorist policy is to incite the lo- Kuneitra, 20 miles north of the Israeli soldiers were injured in
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Admiral
Sea of Galilee. the canal sector when an army Thomas
cal Arab population.
H. Moorer, U.S. chief of
While
Israelis
were
happily
vehicle
hit
a
mine
south
of
Port
Katyusha shells were also fired
naval operations, says if war A nice pair of slacks
celebrating Shavuot, Israeli seen- Tewfik. A civilian bus also struck breaks
on potash works near the Dead
out in the Middle East, Is-
city forces were kept busy on a mine in the same area, but rael will
Sea. causing no damage. Fire was
it. Adm. Moorer
A nice sportcoat
the occupied West Bank and in there were no passengers in it. said in a start
that he felt the
returned.
Israel. Twenty-nine Arab guer- Two tractor drivers were injured timing of speech
a new outbreak in the
Five members of a sabotage i nllas were
from
captured in the Sam- in the canal area on Shavuot eve.
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gang captured in Wadi Kelt near
aria (northern) district as two
Nevertheless, exchanges of gun-
The
One
and Only
Jericho after a battle in which
WE DO
sabotage gangs were broken, a fire across the Suez Canal have
an Israeli colonel was killed,
military spokesman said. They been sharply reduced, according to
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imprison-
HARRY
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sere sentenced to
disclosed the names of sympath- a report of the United Nations
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ment at hard labor. The court
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izers who were arrested.
Truce Supervision Organization
said they should have received
The
first
group
of
about 10 (UNTSO). The report showed a
15200 W. Seven Mile Rd.
sentences,
as
international
death
saboteurs was intercepted May 21 drop in the level of firing between
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law permits capital punishment
Israeli
and
Egyptian
forces
from
Photographers
near
Nahal
Argaman
in
the
Jor-
Open
Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in such cases, but decided not to
UN 4-8785
dan Valley. One saboteur was kill- the 12-hour artillery duels com-
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make martyrs of them.
Bankard as Security
ed in a clash with an Israeli unit. mon in March to sporadic mortar
In another development, Abdel Another was wounded and a third and anti-tank fire reported Mon- -
el Rahman el Latifi. a 65-year- escaped and joined other members day by two UN observation posts.
old Jerusalem Arab who stabbed of the gang hiding in caves.
Usual machinegun and small arms
a soldier outside the Damascus
After the area was surrounded, fire continued along the canal. ;
gate last year, was sentenced to the saboteurs were ordered to sur- The report followed an appeal by
10 years' imprisonment by the dis- render. Six gave themselves up UN Secretary General U Thant to
UNIT MANAGER
trict court here. There was no ap- and two who resisted were killed. Egypt, reportedly with Soviet and
parent reason for the act, but the Four infiltrators were sighted U.S. backing, to calm the situa-
272-3470
court rejected the defense plea of Thursday, and a combined force tion.
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insanity.
of Army and border police killed
UNTSO Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen.
Israel complained to the Security two and captured two. Both groups
Odd Bull, is seeking assurances
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Council last Saturday night about belonged to the newly-formed
from Israel and Egypt of safety
increased attacks by regular and Syrian-sponsored Saiqa guerrilla
for the 90 UN observers in the
irregular Jordanian forces on civi- ' movement.
18 observation posts. The UN
lian targets in Israel. It reported
A large quantity of Kalachnik-
has nine posts on each side of
57 such attacks between May 11-17. off assault rifles, hand grenades,
the canal as well as a boat to
In a letter to council president ' machine guns, ammunition, explo-
rescue observers.
One reason for Egypt's apparent
Agha Shahi of Pakistan, Israeli sives and anti-vehicle and anti-

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Ambassador , Yosef Tekoah said personnel mines were found in deescalation of its daily artillery
Jordanian forces opened fire on possession of the gangs.
barrages was an Israeli ultimatum
the Ethiopian monastery at Kaser
A bazooka shell was fired Mon- to Egypt to demonstrate a sharp
el-Yahud while a funeral was be- day morning at an Israeli patrol reduction in the firing it has ini-
ing held for an Ethiopian monk. in the Beisan Valley near Kfar tiated or, as Defense Minister
Tekoah said the Ethiopian consul ! Ruppin, and an Israeli vehicle was Moshe Dayan said, "the Egyptians
in Jerusalem was attending the damaged Sunday night after hit- (will) force us to take the offen-
rites. He complained that a vehicle ting a mine near Maoz Chaim in sive." Since Egyptian attacks along
sent by Israeli forces to rescue the valley. There were no casual- the Suez began, Israel has made
the participants in the funeral was ties in either incident. An Israeli two strikes against Egypt—knock-
also attacked, and that fighting in tractor driver was injured Mon- ing out Egyptian radar installation
the area continued for two hours. day when Jordanian forces opened in Jordan and a raid on power in-
"Saboteur camps and training , fire on the tractor and a pick-up stallations and a bridge along the
bases operate openly and enjoy truck in the fields of Ashdot Yaa- upper Nile.
The Soviet Union, in a letter to
the sanction and aid of Jordanian
U Thant dated May 8, said "it is
authorities," he said. "Jordanian Canadian Pro gram PI
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necessary that the resolutions of
forces collaborate with Arab ir-
the Security Council on the cease-
'Yiddish Must Live'
regulars in a deliberate viola-
tion of the cease-fire." The en-
MONTREAL (JTA)—Eight hun- fire should be strictly observed."
voy told the council if the cease- dred delegates and guests at a na- Observers saw this as Russian

fire is to be maintained, it must tional conference here on the sur- pressure on the Egyptians.
vival of the Yiddish language r Gen. Bull, according to U.S.
adopted a six-point program to sources, wanted to warn Egypt
' strengthen Yiddish in Canada after personally to temper the fighting,
t
hearing the famed Yiddish poet, but Thant instead decided to con-
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AMERICA'S
Jacob Glatstein, and others speak fer with Egyptian UN Ambassador
on the significance of the language. Mohammed Awad H. el-Kony. At
PAINT
They also heard the Quebec MM- the meeting last Friday, Thant ex-
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Noel Tremblay, say that appeals that, unless Egypt deescalated the
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Egypt claimed May 22 to have
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ods of communication.
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vade Egypt air space 300 miles
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with water
south of Cairo. Cairo radio said
Saul A. Hayes, its executive vice- the French-built Mirages were
president, stressed that many intercepted by Soviet-built MIG
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a precious treasure. The purpose
one plane was seen plunging into
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Israeli spokesman denied the re-
could take to uphold the Yiddish
port. "None of our planes has
language and culture in Canada.
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The
conference
proposed
that
the
"There
are no grounds for the
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The effective use of the Hawk
Whitest white
on the Yiddish language and cul- ground-to-air missile May 21 when
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color
regional office, and that a cam- missile destroyed an Egyptian
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paign be launched among parents, MIG-21 and possibly destroyed a
anywhere
teachers and educational officials second Egyptian fighter was be-
to
strengthen the importance of lieved here to have taken the Egyp-
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gal.
Jewish life. It urged that Yiddish
Aviation authorities said that
be taught at all levels in Canadian there was no case on record in
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