Arab-Is•ael Conflict Sparks Moslem Summit Debate
LONDON (JTA)—The
nation
Moslem summit conerence which
:ince in Rabat of Yassir Arafat, Judaism in Jerusalem. Some Mos-
com in ander
of El Fatah. The lem states favor international
Palestinian guerrilla leader, who status for the city.
Caine to the conference uninvited,
is sharply divided ',mei. the Arab
The Times reported from Rabat
Israeli conflict. President i;anuil ((as seeking a turn on the speak- the delegates who want to expand
er's
platform.
But
the
non-Arab
Abdel Nasser of Egypt, who is ail.
the summit agenda to embrace
ing in Cairo, sent a nies,,:2, , diplomats were reportedly opposed the whole Palestine question are
through his personal repre,enta to this and want to keep the con-
outnumbered by those who want a
tive, Anwar Sadat, urging world ference from degenerating into an limited agenda. The opposing views
Moslem leaders to mobilize for "a anti Israel forum.
"will not be easy to harmonize,"
Disunity in the Moslem world the Times said. The Sun pointed
speedy liquidation of Zionist ag-
teas manifested even before the
gression against the Arab coon
out that some of the Moslem coun-
tries." But most of the non Arab conference convened. It is being tries attending not only maintain
boycotted
by
Iraq
and
Syria,
two
countries, some of which have
friendly relations with Israel but
of the most militantly anti - Israel
have Israeli military missions ad-
diplomatic and trade relation,.
,t at Cs, because guerrilla leaders
with Israel, want to confine the
vising their own armed 'forces.
of the liberation organization were
summit meeting to the status of
Western observers in Rabat ex-
Jerusalem and the protection of not invited to attend. Nevertheless, pect the conference to condemn
the flags of Iraq and Syria flew
Moslem holy places there. The
Israel's annexation of East Jeru-
summit conference was originally over the Rabat Hilton Hotel where salem but to stop short of an out-
called to discuss that question in the conference is being held. Ara- right denounciation of Israel.
fat claimed that he had a personal
The French newspaper Le Fi-
the aftermath of the Aug. 21 Al
invitation from the host, King Has- garo said Tuesday that Nasser's
Aksa mosque fire.
san of Morocco.
illness was genuine and so was the
President Nasser's stand was
King Hassan himself, alluding to illness of the Nasser regime. The
backed by King Faisal of Saudi the Al Aksa fire, called on Mos- paper said the Egyptian leader
Arabia, who has called for a holy lems everywhere to "expunge this was impaled on the horns of a
war against Israel, and by King shame:' by unified action. No Mos- dilemma; to continue his declared
Hussein of Jordan. But the Shah lem should forget "our brethren war of attrition against Israel and
of Iran, speaking 'for the n o
n-Arab suffering in the tents," he declared, risk growing unrest within Egypt's
Moslem powers, wanted the - •dis- referring to the Palestinian refu- armed forces or embark on a more
cussion limited to practical meas-• gees. Morocco has in the past aggressive strategy and risk "mili-
ures to protect the holy places in urged the Arab countries to argue tary suicide" at Israel's hands. Ac-
Jerusalem. He and representatives for a return to the status quo ante cording to Gerard Marin, Le
of Malaysia, Afghanistan, Indone- in Jerusalem under which Moslems Figaro's Arab affairs specialist,
sia, Pakistan and Turkey were re- traditionally guarded the holy Nasser "clearly realizes the disas-
portedly wrankled by the appear- places of Islam, Christianity and trous military and psychological
consequences which a new, bigger
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
opened in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday.
Israeli commando strike against
Egypt would have."
(In Jerusalem a foreign ministry
spokesman chided India Monday
for seeking to participate in the
Moslem summit conference at a
time when new outbreaks of terror
against Moslems are occurring in
India.- The spakesman said: "It is
strange that India should try to
force her way into the Islamic con-
ference where she is not wanted,
only in order to prove her anti-
Israel."
(He deplored the anti-Moslem
riots in India and said he hoped
the New Delhi government would
do its utmost to prevent the recur-
rence . of such disturbances jn
which millions of - Moslems have
lost their lives in past riots en-
gendered by religious and com-
munal hatred. The ministry offi-
cial spoke in reply to questions at
a news conference,)
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Sukkot Q utz
Why is the practice of dwelling
in the sukka observed in the fall
instead of in the spring when the
people actually left Egypt to
begin their trek through the
wilderness?
A number of reasons are given
for dating the festival of Sukkot in
the fall. First of all, it is claimed
that the observance takes place in
the fall so that it will become ap-
parent that the people dwell in the
sukka to observe a commandment
of the Almighty. Were it to be in
the spring it might be considered
just another summer house as is
the custom in many places. A sec-
ond reason is that the holiday is
dei silned to take place after Yom
,Nippur. Living in the sukka indi-
cites that we have no fear of the
elements since we feel confident
that the Almighty has forgiven us
on the Day of Atonement and we
can, therefore, safely leave our
homes without undue concern.
Some claim that the practice of
living in the sukka takes place in
the fall because this is the time of
the gerat fall harvest when the
Jewish Agency
in Midst of 'New
Conflict With Gov t.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—A new con-
flict has erupted between the Is-
raeli government and the Jewish
Agency over the functions of each
in the sphere of immigration.
The agency executive has unani-
mously rejected a reported pro-
posal by Deputy Premier Yigal
Alton to transfer most of the
agency's immigration activities to
the ministry for immigrant absorp-
tion which Alton heads.
The ministry was established in
1968 by the late Premier Levi Esh-
kol. At the time, it ry as decided
that the Jewish. Agnecy would re-
tain responsibility for immigration.
but that the absorption of new-
comers would be handled jointly
by the agency and the new minis-
try.
Alton said in an interview pub-
lished in the newspaper Haaretz
recently, that if he is ask*d I>, re-
tain the ministry in Ihe nest cabi-
net, one of his proposalo'would be
that it take over most of the Jew
ish Agency's function- v.ith respect
to immigration. Sevci a! member:
of the Jewish Agin c:,lled the
proposal "dangerous' . ard - dani•
aging." Louis A. Pinao ,-. JeiN,-11
Agency chairman. w 710 , to Aron
.
after the interview Wit-. ptli , 11 ,1 n ,•
rejecting the proposal.
(Copyright 1969, JTA, Inc.)
reaping of the crops can mislead
man into a feeling of false pride
and haughtiness over his newly ac-
quired possessions. He, therefore,
leaves the comfort of his home and
strives to reach out for the intangi-
bles in life showing that he does
not depend upon the wealth of his -
home and its possessions. It is also
claimed that the festival of Sukka
is observed in the fall because of
the fact that it was a Jewish ten-
dency to simulate the effects of a
bad sentence on Yom Kippur so
that its real effect will never come.
Thus, claim the Rabbis, if on the
Day of Atonement we were judged
to be punished by having to leave
our homes and be in exile, we do
so on Sukkot hoping that this will
be the only exile we have to suffer
during the year.
* *
What is the reason for using
the four species on the Sukkot
holiday (the citron, the palm
branch, the myrtle, and the wil-
low)?
Basically, this is done in observ-
ance of a commandment in the
Bible (Leviticus 23:40). Some
claim that they were commanded
to do this as a symbolic deterent
against an inclination of false
pride. The palm branch symbolizes
the straight spine warning man not
to bow to temptation. The citron
symbolizes the pure heart warning
man not to lose himself with false .
emotion. The myrtle symbolizes
the good eyes warning man not to
be tempted by anything he sees.
The willow symbolizes the lips ad-
advising man to guard his speech.
These organs are especially sym-
bolized during the happiest of fes-
tivals to warn man against losing
his perspective in the face of a
happy occasion. Others see in the
four species a symbol of different
kinds of people. The citron, which
has both fragrance and taste sym-
bolizes the man of both learning
and wealth. The palm branch
which carries a fruit which has
taste but no fragrance symbolizes
the man of wealth with no learn-1
ing. The myrtle which has frag-
rance but no taste, symbolizes the
man of learning with no wealth.
The willow which has neither frag-
rance nor taste symbolizes the
man who has neither learning nor
wealth. The rabbis stress the fact
that four of these must be taken
together because every one in So-
ciety. no matter how much learn- .
ing he may or not have, or no mat-
ter how much wealth he may have
or not have. has a special contri-
bution to make which is important,
and often indispensable to society. i
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