Al Aksa Arsonist Indicted by Israel JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's fire was discovered. He said Rohen Religious Council at the mosque attorney general filed charges in offered him a 10-pound note (about at the time of the fire. a Jerusalem district court against 52.80) presumably as a bribe be- The Al Aksa mosque and the Michael Denis William Rohen, 28- cause the mosque was closed to nearby Dome of the Rock (Mosque year-old Australian national indict- visitors at the time. of Omar) have been placed under ed of setting the fire which severe- Questioning by Attorney Gen- special security precautions. The ly damaged the Al Aksa mosque in eral Meir Shamgar revealed that Moslem religious authorities have East Jerusalem Aug. 21. The the guards appointed by the Mos- put in charge a Jerusalem Arab, charges drawn up by Meir Sham- lem Supreme Religious Council Hazem el Halidi, who once served gar accuse Rohen on two counts: had no ready means of contact. as a major in the Syrian Army arson and willful destruction of a ing police or civil defense auth- and served with British forces holy place. The first charge carries orities and did not know how to during World War II. Halidi re- a maximum penalty of seven years operate fire fighting equipment portedly participated in two coups in jail and the second, 15 years. ' in the mosque. The witness told in Damascus before returning to Shamgar that in case of emerg- his native erusalem some years Itzhak Tunik, a well known ency he could only run for help. ago. criminal lawyer from Tel Aviv, Some 200 Arabs seeking to stage He said when he discovered the was named by the court to defend fire he had a choice of running a demonstration after Friday noon Rohen. for help or trying to extinguish the prayers in the Mosque of Omar in The accused has said he did blaze and decided to do the latter. the Old City were dispersed by not want legal counsel. He has But the flames spread so quickly Army personnel who used batons refused to appear before a spe- and he had to leave the scene to and fired shots over the demon- cial committee inquiring into get help. The guard said that when strators' heads. the causes of the fire even he came on duty at 8 a.m. he did About 2,500 attended the pray- though several witnesses have not see the night guard who he ers, held in the Mosque since the incriminated him and he is en- was supposed to relieve. Rohen fire. Most of the worshippers dis- titled, under Israeli law, to was already in the mosque. He persed peacefully after the pray- question them. Rohen, reported- said he recognized the Australian . ers , but about 200 sought to dem- ly a member of a Fundamental- from a previous visit. onstrate. ist Protestant sect, confessed to A special committee appointed Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, Israeli police that he set the by the Israeli Supreme Court to Brig. Rafael Vardin, military gov- mosque afire because "God told investigate the causes of the fire ernor of the area, and Maj. Gen. him to." But he signed a paper heard testimony from an Arab Rehavaam Zevi, head of the south- waiving the right to appear as a shoemaker who was one of the ern command, witnessed the dem- witness or to question other guards appointed by the Moslem ! onstration. witnesses. An Arab guard at the Al Aksa Mosque when the fire broke out early on Aug. 21 delayed running for help because he was accosted by the suspected arsonist, a wit- ness testified Monday. The guard said he recognized the 28-year-old Astralian national who emerged from the shrine just before the • Recognition of Israel's Capital, More Arms Urged by Sen. Goodell WASHINGTON (JTA) — The cording Israel "its right to desig- United States government should nate her capital city," Sen. Charles move the American Embassy from Goodell. New York Republican, Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. thus ac- said Wednesday. The senator, who recently re- turned from a visit to Israel, said America shbuld respect Israel's designation of a capital. He pointed out that movement of the embassy . would not prejudice the "ultimate status" of Jerusalem, which would . "have to be determined by ulti- mate agreement of Arabs and Israelis." Sen. Goodell is drafting a rec- ommendation for more extensive and faster arms deliveries to Israel. He disclosed that he will propose new terms to facilitate military aid. Citing Arab militance and con- tinued flow of Soviet weaponry, he visualized a "long-term" rather than "short-term" prospect of a new general war in the Middle East. Sen. Goodell depicted the hi- ; jacking of a TWA airliner and detention of two Israeli passengers by Syria as "an American issue and not only an American prob- lem but an international problem." He called for a new look at in- ternational laws on punishment of "air piracy." He said the hijacking had im- plications for the United States that far transcended the neces- sary efforts to achieve release of the Israelis. On the Iraq anti-Jewish policies , and hangings, Sen. Goodell re- ferred to the need for American action through the United Na- tions. But he emphasized that the failure of the Senate to ratify the UN conventions on human rights and genocide weakened the U.S. position. He urged prompt action to ratify the UN undertakings to put America in a stronger posi- The Hungry Penguin opens. Features tion to speak out. Sen. Goodell disclosed that he authentic English fish and chips. will report next week to Presi- Miley! You'd have to cross the Atlantic to find something more English dent Nixon and Secretary of than the Hungry Penguin. Don't bother England's been transplanted State William Rogers on his visit door, everything is veddy British. to Israel and his stops at the to Berkley, Michigan. Right from the Vatican and in Bucharest where Especially the food ... genuine English fish and chips. Eat it the Mid East issue was believed at the Penguin or take some home in a copy of the London among topics discussed. Times. The cost? 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