18 Soviet Jews Plead for Right to Emigrate
that "peace-loving countries must
mood Riad rejected the proposals, bearing arms for Israel because
make renewed efforts to find a
charging that they were "even they offended the Arabs,
political solution to the Middle
worse" than previous ones formu-
(No law prevents Americans
East
conflict. Observers here saw
lated by Washington. The Arab
from going to Israel and enter-
the
reference to "peace-loving"
foreign and defense ministers and
ing its armed forces. The State
forces as an indication that 3105.
Department however, cited laws
other military officials heard Riad
cow wants to continue exercising
assail the U.S. as no longer mere-
against the acceptance and ex-
restraint over the extremist ele-
ercise
of
military
conunissions
ly an "advocate" for Israel but
ments
among its Arab clients.
within the U.S. for service
rather an "accomplice."
Senior Soviet officials were sur-
"against a state with which the
In the wake of the Israeli
prised and angered by Nasser's
U.S. is at peace." It mentioned
senior military officer's an-
speech in Cairo. According to
section 958 of Title 18, U.S.
nouncement that Israeli raids
word
reaching here from the most
('ode, and Section 959 which
desroyed at least nine surface•
reliable sources in :Moscow, Soviet
prohibits enlistment within the
to-air-sites for Soviet-built mis-
leaders
were amazed that Presi-
U.S. for foreign military serv-
siles and left open a corridor
dent Nasser would go so far as
ice. These sections carry pen-
through which Israeli jets can
to foreclose all options short of
alties of fines or imprisonment
penetrate Egypt at will, the 13
or both.
war left open to him. The tenor of
Arab states decided to hold a
his
speech was totally unexpected
The department said it opposes
summit conference Dec. 20 in
service in foreign military forces by the Kremlin. these sources said.
Rabat.
The Russians were also angered
The heads of states and govern- , as a policy matter because "such
ments will confer in the Moroccan service can raise serious problems by a passage in the Nasser speech
capital to prepare for a military for our government in the conduct o'as which seen as a direct affront
confrontation with Israel, it was of foreign relations (and) risks to the Soviet Union. The Egyptian
announced at the conclusion of involvement by U.S. citizens in Leader said that "when the June,
the
meeting of the Arab League's hostilities with countries with
1967 war began. we stood unarmed
Tekoah gave to Thant two docu-
a” , inst Israel's military might."
Joint Defense Council. A closing which we are at peace."
ments which were signed Aug. 6,
(The
State
Department
said
it
communique
said
force
was
the
Soviet officials have remarked
1969. One was a letter in Russian
only means of recovering the oc- recognized "that each state has that. considering the volume of
submitted to him as Israel's per-
cupied territories. The delegations the authority to determine who arms that Egypt received from the
manent representative to the UN.
pledged to give full support to shall be entitled to its citizenship cm - iet Union prior to June 1967
The other was the appeal from the
Palestine guerrilla organizations. as well as the power to determine , ■ nd the quantity of Russian equip-
Jews to the UN Human Rights
Saudi Arabia, which previously who, within its territories, shall be ment cantured by Israel during the
Commission.
opposed a summit parley, ap- subjected to compulsory military war. Col. Nasser had no right to
The letters were sent to him
They recited how the Jewish parently put aside its objections. service. However. the Department try to clear his own inefficient
via
Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel's
state, captured by the Romans, It had said that a summit session of State hopes that individual army- or the stigma- of defeat by
premier, to whom they were
died. "But the nation remained," should take place only after the Americans will do all that is le- imnlving, that the Soviet Union had
transmitted by the signatories.
gally possible to avoid foreign let Egypt down.
Tekoah also called a press con- living in "alien lands." They re- Arab states had given up hope on
military service with its attendant Israel
lated
how the Jews endured the a political solution.
ference—his first major, full-dress
Concedes That It Is
The Joint Defense Council's risks for the over-all national in- Concerned About Future of
parley since coming to the UN in worst possible treatment from all
. terest as well as their personal
1968—to call upon world public hands down through the centuries, final communique said "a political
Relations With Lebanon
welfare."
opinion to help secure for the Rus- refusing to convert. suffering and solution has failed and has run
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel
(The department warned that
into an impasse due to Israel's
sian Jews their desire for free- dying instead.
conceded Tuesday that it is con-
it "is actively considering whether
But
"Israel
has
risen
from
the
obstinacy
and
the
military
support
dom.
cerned over the situation in Le-
there are additional steps that
"These documents speak for ashes: We have not forgotten Jeru- it gets from the United States and
banon. A high-level source told
themselves," he said. "Their elo- salem, and it needs our hands," other imperialist powers ... Large might be taken to support more newsmen that the worry was over
quence is stirring. Their depth of the 18 said. "They say there is a scale political mobilization and fully the policy objectives of our two possibilities—that the present
total of 12,000.000 Jews in the comprehensive and complete mili- government on this matter.")
sentiment is heart-rending."
regime in Beirut might be deposed
Nasser's speech last week de-
The 18, he pointed out. asked world. But he errs who believes tary preparedness (is required) in
by an extremist Arab government
to have the letter published in the there are only 12.000.000 of us. readiness for the inevitable up- claring that "war" and "blood- and that Palestinian guerrillas
shed" were "inevitable" and were
press "with the complete list of For with those who pray for Israel coming battle."
might take over the southern re-
"The communique assailed as the only solution to the Arab-Israel gion of Lebanon which borders on
signers—names and surnames and are hundreds of millions who did
if necessary addresses." the signa- not live to this day, who were tor- "aggressive" the U.S. policy of conflict was described by Israeli Israel.
tured
to
death.
who
are
no
longer
Foreign Minister Abba Eban as "a
permitting
its citizens to serve in
tories said.
In the event of the downfall of
here. They march shoulder to the Israeli military forces without war-monger's aggressive speech,
"We request you to take imme-
President Charles Helou, there
shoulder
with
us.
unconquered
and
laden
with threats."
losing their U.S. citizenship. This.
diate steps to obtain the shortest
would be nothing that Israel could
Eban declared that the speech
possible time permission for us to immortal, those who handed down the council said. "places America
do. the source said. But should
leave for Israel," he said. "For to us the traditions of struggle and in a position of challenge and "presented Nasser without a the guerrillas take over certain
faith."
open confrontation against the am- mask" and that it expressed
the time of fear has passed—the
border areas as a result of the
"This is why we want to go bitions and aspirations of Arab "Egypt's traditionally aggressive Cairo agreement between the Le-
hour of action has come. For if I
nations."
policy under Nasser who has banese authorities and Palestinian
am not for myself, then who will to Israel".
The petitioners said: "History
The meeting of the council. first brought down on the Egyptian commandos. Israel would regard
be .for me? And if not now, then—
has entrusted the UN with a
since the Six-Day War. was called people and upon the entire region the guerrilla enclave as a separate
when?"
great mission — to think about
Tekoalt
ted that this was
to discuss "mobilization of all constant misery and tragedy and sovereignty and might resort to
people and help them. There-
the first time that Israel has for-
Arab energies" for war against who still promises more ordeal "active defense." The implication
mally brow t the question of
fore, we demand that the UN
Israel. Sudanese Minister of State for his people in the future."
was that Israel would feel free to
Russian Jews to Thant and to
Truman Rights Commission do
The foreign minister added
Farouk .Abu Issa. said the U.S.
mount preventive strikes against
the Human Rights Commission.
everything it can to obtain from
that the address "demonstrated
has become "enemy number one
any guerrilla enclave.
The latter body is expected to -
the Soviet government in the
of the Arabs. -
the frustration of this declining
Monday, a foreign ministry
meet in February. He asked that
shortest possible time permis-
tyrannic regime. Instead of re-
In addition to discussions on how
spokesman denied a report pub-
the appeal be circulated as a
sion For us to leave.
penting of his aggressive ad-
to strengthen the front against
lished in the Washington Post
General Assembly document.
"It is incomprehensible that in Israel and build up the guerrilla
venture of 1967, Nasser threatens
that Israel had quietly informed
He noted that the 18 signatories the 20th Century people can be movement, the council planned
to shed more blood and fire"
President Helou that it had no
pointed out there could have been prohibited from living where they
and thus "continues to be the
the most comprehensive study of
plans to attack Lebanon because
many more signatures. "Indeed. wish to live. We will wait months American policy in the Middle
major obstacle on the way to
of the Cairo agreement.
the questions which they raise, the and years, we will wait all our East since the June 1967 war. -
peace in the area and to prog-
An
David Rivin said that Israel's
appeals which they make concern lives if necessary. but we will not official said "this review comes at
ress of the Arab peoples."
position has been made quite clear.
the feelings. the hopes and pray- renounce our faith or our hopes. a junction in history when we
Asserting that the Egyptian "She will not tolerate lawlessness
ers of a Jewish community 3,500.- We believe our prayers have
must clearly define our positions leader had once more revealed on her northern border and will
000 strong." he said.
reached God. We knots our appeals vis-a-vis the U.S"
"his true aspirations to eliminate hold Lebanon responsible for the
Tekoah said that "The plight of will reach people. For we are ask-
Issa charged that the U.S. not Israel's independence and exis- ceasefire." Earlier, Deputy Pre-
this community is one of the
ing little—let its go to the land of only sent arms and money to tence." Eban declared that Col. mier Yigal Alton warned Lebanon
greatest Jewish tragedies since
our forefathers."
Israel but "has mobilized its sons Nasser's "aggressive ambition ex- and Syria that they faced retalia-
World War II . Once the heart of
Thirteen of the signatories were to serve in the Israeli Army."
tends to all of Israel before and tion if they permitted Arab com-
Jewish culture and religion in Eu-
from the town of Kutaisi, and the
since 1967." He said that "one mandos to mount attacks on Israel
Abel Khalek Hassouna, Arab
rope. Soviet Jewry has been
rest were from Poti and Tiflis.
should not be surprised that Nas- from their territory.
League secretary general, as-
doomed to effacement unless there
In Jerusalem, the Association of
ser sees no way to a peaceful
sailed the U.S. for a 1967 court
is a fundamental chan e in their
Georgian Immigrants in Israel
decision
that
Americans
who
settlement,
since he never meant
situation."
cabled the chairman of the Su-
to make peace with Israel."
serve
armies
of
friendly
coun-
"Today", the envoy said, "we
In Paris, the magazine Africasia
tries need not automatically lose
have brought before world public preme Soviet of the Georgian Re-
reported Wednesday that the
their citizenship. He asserted
opinion one of the most moving ap- public Tuesday, urging him to
Soviet Union has agreed to give
that this decision was "contrary
peals to the UN and to world con- reply to the 18 applicants who
Syria $200.000.000 in planes, mis-
to international law, United Na-
Rabbi Phineas Shapiro. the Zad-
science ever to have come from want exit permits.
siles, tanks and other heavy mili- dik of Koretz (died 1791) said:
Mrs. Meir spoke of the appeal in
tions resolutions and U.S. in-
the unhappy Jews of the Union
tary equipment. According to the " When a man injures or abuses
a television broadcast Monday
terests in the Arab world."
of Soviet Socialist Republics.
(The U.S. State Department magazine, a biweekly reporting on you. it does not lie within your
"Today, we turn to the Soviet night.
made it clear in strong terms Tues- the "Third World" of Africa. Asia
rights to revenge yourself. It is
government in a plea to allow So- Israelis Watch Defense
day- that it opposed the service by and Latin America, the latest arms as if a man stood in the presence
viet Jewry to live and to let them Council Meetings in Cairo
deal
was
signed
by
Syrian
Presi-
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli American citizens in the armed
of a king, and another smote him
go. This community has survived
Tsarist pogroms and oppression: government circles watched with forces of Israel or any other for- dent Nureddin Al Atassi in Moscow on the cheek. The only course
it has survived Babi l'ar and interest the Arab League's Joint eign nation and warned of possi- last July. Africasia was the first open to him is to keep silent. The
king witnessed the blow. and if he
Ponary and Rumhuli: it has sur- Defense Council meetings in Cairo ble legal prosecution. A statement to publish the $200.000.000 figure.
It brings to $600.000.00 the believes the man deserved it at
vived the gas chambers and the to see what effect they would have said the "Department of State
concentration camps.
. on Soviet-American efforts to find strongly opposes such involvement amount of Soviet military aid re- the hands of his neighbor, the in-
"Must it now die a spiritual
a basis for Mid East peace. The by private Americans as contrary ceived by Syria since the Six-Day jured person can hardly complain.
death? Must it be obliterated
If the king. however. believes the
semi-official Middle East News to the foreig.n policy interests of War.
from the face of the earth? . . . ;,Agency and semi-official Cairo the U.S."
The Syrian arms buildup was blow was undeserved, he himself
(A department spokesman said seen as increasing pressure will surely punish the offender. In
The eyes of the world are upon
newspaper Al Ahram reported
the government of the USSR in
that the 13 members of the League the statement was issued because against Lebanon and a possible the same way, remember that you
the hope that it will show un-
present turned down the latest of - continuing misapprehension of source of encouragement for Syria are always in the presence of the
U.S. policy in the Middle East." to heat up its Golan Heights King of Kings. He will inflict
derstanding and humanity
S peace proposals.
toward a people that has con-
punishment upon your adversary
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mah- Another official U.S. source said cease-fire line with Israel.
that American Jewish were doing
The Soviet Communist Party
if you are undeservedly abused by
36 — Friday, November 14, 1969
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS a disservice to their country by newspaper Pravda said Monday him."
(Continued from Page 1)
leave the USSR and to settle in
Israel.
While this appeal is on be-
half of 18 Georgian Jews, whose
name and identifications are
given, it represents a declara-
tion of the discriminations prac-
ticed by the Rusisan government
against its Jewish citizens and
the USSR prejudice against
Israel.
According to Howard Goldberg.
JTA correspondent at the United
Nations, Tekoah asked Secretary
General U Thant to use his "good
offices" on their behalf to answer
their plea. He was told that Thant
would do what he could on the
Jews' behalf.
The act of the 18 heads of fam-
ilies, all of whom signed their full
names and addresses, was called
one of great courage by many ob-
servers.
tributed so greatly to the Soviet
Union and yet remained faith-
ful to the age-long dream of
Jewish rebirth in the Jewish
state."
In their letter, the 18 Jewish
family heads tell how, upon receiv-
ing an invitation from a relative
in Israel, obtained the required
questionnaires from Soviet author-
ities. "Each was assured orally
that no obstacles would be put in
the way of his departure," they
wrote. They sold property and
gave up jobs, but years passed and
they have gotten, despite "hun-
dreds of letters and telegrams,"
just "one-syllable oral refusals."
They observed sadly, "No one
cares about our fate."
In explaining why they wanted
to go to Israel, the 18 explained
that Jews in Israel are free of po-
groms, can hold any position they
want—"even as high as the post
of minister"—and do not suffer
religious discrimination.
It was their love for Israel,
they said, that motivated them to
want to lea
ve. "Our prayers are
with Israel." they said. "For it
is written, 'If I forget thee, 0
Jerusalem, may my right hand
forget its cunning.' "
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