State Dept. Confirms Delivery of First Phantoms to Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
State Department has confirmed
that the first consignment of super-
sonic F-4 Phantom jet fighter-
bombers has been delivered to
Israel. The State Department an-
nouncement was made in response
to questiqns about a report in the
semi-official Cairo newspaper Al
Ahram that the first consignment
reached Israel on Friday.
It did not mention the number of
aircraft in the initial delivery. Ac-
cording to Al Ahram, Israel re-
ceived 10 to 16 of the planes. An
Egyptian government spokesman
denounced the delivery which he
said destroyed the last hope for
peace in the Middle East.
The deliveries were made pur-
suant to an agreement of last Dec.
20 by which Israel will purchase
50 Phantoms valued at $200,000,000.
A State Department official said
the deliveries will be completed
within one year.
The first planes of the Phan-
tom type to arrive in Israel will
be used by the Israel Air Force
to train pilots to fly the highly
sophisticated aircraft which can
attain speeds twice that of sound.
One group of Israeli pilots re-
believed to equal or exceed the
performance of Soviet-built MIG-21
interceptors used by the Egyptian
Air Force.
According to recent reports, Is-
rael's Premier Gold Meir will
press for the sale of an additional
25 Phantoms and 80 Skyhawk light-
weight attack bombers when she
meets with President Richard M.
Nixon on her official visit to
Washington later this month.
Mechanics and technicians sent
by the Israel Air Force have been
trained in the U.S. for the main-
tenance of the new jets.
According to reports from Cairo,
the Egyptian spokesman, Monir
Hafez, said the sale of the Phan-
toms to Israel was intended to
force the Arabs into accepting a
"peace which would be a surren-
der to all American desires which
are identical with those of Israel."
He said the Israeli-American "col-
lusion knows no limits in obstruct-
ing implementation of the United
Nations Nov. 1967 resolution."
By Arab interpretation, the
resolution demands Israel's un-
- conditional withdrawal from all
Arab territories occupied in the
June 1967 war. "It is this un-
cently completed its training in
limited support (by the United
Phantoms at an air force base
States) which encourages Israel
in California and has returned
to commit further acts of aggres-
to Israel. It is believed that they
sion and enhances its hopes for
will constitute the training cadre
further ambitions," Hafez said.
for other Israeli pilots.
The first consignment of Phan
The Phantom is the fastest. mo-.t
modern and most complex war-
plane in Israel's possession. It is
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toms has been assigned to an air
force base. Tel Aviv military
sources said. The aircraft was
described as a plane which "can
dictate battle conditions. It is
stronger, faster and its altitude
peak is higher than any other
plane in Israel or in the other
nection with the delivery to Is-
rael of the first consignment of
Phantoms.
Eban said he thought there was
some truth to rumors that the
Assessing public reaction to the Soviet Union had tried to pressure
arrival of the long-awaited planes. Washington into delaying the de-
JTA's Tel Aviv correspondent livery of the Phantoms. However,
Itzhak Shargil said: "The first he said, it has been U.S. policy for
consignment has been a real boost years to supply Israel with arms
to Israeli morale—not that it was in keeping with its security needs.
low, but Israelis now feel that
The Arab governments con-
with the Phantoms they have a
real deterrent to war. Their pres- tinued to denounce the sale of
ence will give Israel time which Phantoms to Israel by the United
may be utilized in the search for States. One of f icia 1 spokesman
called the delivery of the first
a peace settlement."
Phantoms a grave development in
Foreign Minister Abba Eban the Mid East conflict and said the
Mid East countries."
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 12, 1969-7
Arabs' Summer' Visits
Come to Close Monday
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel's
special program which permits
Arabs from abroad to visit rela-
tives in Israel-held territory dur-
ing the summer vacation period
will end on Monday, the military
governor's office announuced.
The annouuncement said no fig-
ures were available yet on the
number of Arabs who took advan-
tage of the program this summer.
T NGrant
said that the United States could U.S. had been expected to end its
be counted on to supply Israel policy of supplying arms to Israel.
with the weapons necessary for
its security if the arms balance
in the Middle East turns against
Israel. Eban spoke on a televi-
sion and radio interview in con- '
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France Sells Missiles to Lebanon
PARIS (JTA) — France has to convince Egypt to adopt the
agreed to sell large quantities of French SECANT color television
B . F.
THAMBERLAIN
Crotale ground-to-air missiles to system.
Lebanon, the JTA learned here.;
A delegation of four senior offi-
French political circles contend cials arrived in Paris from Cairo
that the sale would not violate the Monday to discuss possible adop-
arms embargo imposed by former tion by Egypt of the French sys-
President Charles de Gaulle on tem as against the West German
belligerents in the June 1967 Arab- PAL system. The French system
Israeli War because France does has been adopted by -the Soviet
not consider Lebanon to have par- Union.
ticipated in the war.
France regards Egypt as the key
The Crotale missile consists of a to color television throughout the
radar apparatus and a warhead. Arab world, which it considers an
It is made by the Thomson-Matra untapped market. The two systems
Co. and was developed with the are not compatible.
help of the South African govern-
ment which paid for the research.
France sold Lebanon a number of Jews Asked: 'Shun
Mirage jet trainers last year. The
French Foreign Office last week Resort Atmosphere
emphatically denied press reports
that it had partially lifted the arms on High Holidays'
embargo on Israel with respect to
NEW YORK (JTA)—The heads
military equipment and spare of two religious organizations told
parts.
American Jews that they should
The Daily Express said in a front observe the coming Jewish High
page story in London that the Bri- Holy Days in their own synago-
tish Aircraft Corp. is negotiating gues and avoid "diluting the reli-
to sell Iraq Lightning jet fighters gious spirit in a resort atmos-
and Red Top anti-aircraft missiles phere."
worth some $240,000,000. Accord-
Rabbi Joseph Karasick, presi-
ing to Chapman Pincher, the pa- dent of the Union of Orthodox
per's defense correspondent, secret Jewish Congregations of America,
talks have been in progress for said synagogue members and
several months in London and their families should not "ex-
Baghdad with the full backing of change the solemnity and beauty
the government's arms sales de-1 of the sacred prayer services in
partment and the Foreign Office. our houses of worship for the
Pincher said that Saudi Arabia. ! flimsy attractiveness of resort
which is already buying the Light-1 places and their substitute serv-
nings, agreed to a delay in the , ices."
delivery of its planes so that the
He said that "resorts which
Iraqi order can be expedited. A advertise, together with their
foreign office spokesman refused High Holy Day services, Broad-
to confirm the Express story. He way shows and other entertain-
told JTA that the foreign office ment of questionable value, are
never comments on arms sales or simply not acceptable as places
negotiations for arms sales.
of worship to the faithful Jew."
Rabbi Zev Segal, president of.
(Britain has started delivery of
a consignment of more than 50 of the Rabbinical Council of Amer-
the powerful Centurion Mark II ica, said that the practice of con-
tanks to Jordan, the London ifaily ducting High Holy Day services
Telegraph reported. It said that "in facilities essentially devoted to
the first six of the 36 Starfighter entertainment and recreation is to
planes the United States has prom-, be deplored." He said advertise-
ised to Jordan have already been ' ments of resorts promising "reli-
delivered but that King Hussein gious services as well as other
believes the rate of delivery is too forms of entertainment" were
"very little in keeping with the
1
Meanwhile, the London Daily solemnity of these holy days. Such
Telegraph reported Tuesday from practices can only dilute the spiri-
Paris that Israel has no chances tual inspiration for which all of
of securing the release of the 50 us strive during this occasion."
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