Detroit Youth Join Their Elders to Protest French Arms Sale ALMOST 1,000 DETROITERS MARCH IN FRONT OF THE FRENCH CONSULATE TO PROTEST THE POMPIDOU GOVERNMENT'S SALE OF JETS (Continued from Page 1) members of Et-Gar, the high school organization, with stimu- lating enthusiasm among young people. The group made signs, dis- tributed leaflets, provided many of the parade marshals and helped keep the line orderly. When Donald Lobsinger, head a * of the ultra-right Breakthrough, made an appearance to distribute literature and condemn the "Zion- ists," students formed a cordon around him to keep angry specta- tors away. There were no other incidents, and spirit remained high for the duration of the one-hour protest. Et-Gar was joined by many other Jewish youth groups, among them Bani Brith AZA, the Jewish Youth Council, seniors from Hillel Day School and members of the Jewish Center's summer ulpan who were in Israel last year. Stu- dents for Israel, Yavneh and Bnai Brith Hillel members arrived from • * Congressmen Boycott Pompidou (Continued from Page 1) with the solution of the refugee problem "in a situation where feelings and fanaticisms are in- creasing daily should, to be quickly reached, proceed from the United Nations action and in particular from the four permanent members of the Security Council to define and propose the general conditions for a settlement and to provide guarantees for it," Pompidou said. The four Security Council mem- bers are the United States, Great Britain, The Soviet Union and France. More than 50 Congressmen had signed a Declaration of Con- cern About Israel to be given to Pompidou. The sense of the Con- gress declaration, written and circulated for the first time, by Rep. Robert H. MacDonald, Democrat of Massachusetts, ex- presses "grave concern over French policy in the Middle East." Continuing, the declara- tion stated, "Recognizing that the situation there borders on yet another full-scale war, we feel reason and caution to be of paramount importance insofar as the policy of all parties involved is concerned." The declaration asks the French to join the United States in work- ing for direct negotiations between the Arabs and the Israelis "in an effort to settle this tragic conflict." MacDonald conceived the decla- ration to offer an alternative pro- test to Congressmen who did not want to either boycott or walk out on Pompidou's speech but felt concern over the French sale of 110 Mirage jets to Libya and the French embargo on the 50 jets Israel ordered and paid for. MacDonald's covering letter ac- cused France of a "potentially disastrous course" in the Middle East. Pompidou arived Monday for the nine-day official visit beclouded by the crisis and conflict in the Middle East. Pompidou landed at Andrews Air Force Base and was whisked away to Camp David, Md., the Presidential retreat, to be greeted by President Nixon. In a luncheon address at the Na- tional Press Club Tuesday, Pompi- dou said France's position is that the best way to achieve peace in the Middle East is through direct negotiations by the combatants. But until that is begun, he said, the Big Four "should define the conditions which would eventually lead to a direct accord." Pompidou emphasized that France "is not anti-Semitic. We have bad extremely close rela- tions with Israel, and the only Mirages is the sky over the 18—Friday, February 27, 1970 Middle East now belong to ganized by the Ad Hoc Committee on International Affairs, made up Israel" "The capital of France is not of members of 30 Jewish organi- Cairo," Pompidou said. He said France regards the Western Medi- terranean as a vital French defense area and sphere of influence. In the midst of his speech at the Press Club, an 18-year-old girl screaming "French Hitler," "murderer," and "assassin" was dragged out of the balcony by secret servicemen and Washington police. She later identified herself as Eve Berger, a student at American University. She said she was pro- testing because she is Jewish and "he (Pompidou) is here because he is killing people." Pompidou appeared visibly star- tled by the outburst, but after looking up to the balcony briefly, he continued on with his speech. A group of about 20 demon- strators, who said they were members of the Jewish Defense League in New York City, were arrested shortly before Pompi- dou arrived, and eight other protesters were arrested earlier at a "funeral service" demon- stration at Lafayette Park, across from the White House. Administration oficials were re- ported to be concerned lest dem- onstrations protesting France's Middle East policy create unpleas- ant incidents during the presi- dential visit. A protest rally against French government policies in the Middle East was staged here Monday, sponsored by the Jewish Com- munity Council of Greater Wash- ington. An estimated 6,000 per- sons from eastern U.S. cities were expected to participate in the rally, but only about 1,500 were present. Most on hand were other from the Greater Washington area or Pennsylvania. The demonstrators gathered in Lafayette Park directly across from the White House at noon and then marched in groups of about 100 to the George Washington Mon- ument grounds about a quarter of a mile away. Bearing placards that read "French Design for Peace Is a Mirage" and "Viva La France a Bas Pompidou" the demonstrators milled about for a short while until several groups, both young and old, began traditional Israeli folk dances and songs. Massive picketing surrounded the French Consulate in Chicago Tues. day as a "welcome" for Pompidou, who was to come to Chicago later this week. At the height of the .three-hour demonstration, as many as 2,000 pickets marched, and altogether some 5,000 pickets participated, or- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS zations in the Chicago area. The group plans to demonstrate outside Palmer House Saturday night when Pompidou addresses a dinner in his honor given by the Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs and the Alliance Francaise. A spokesman said that Chicago did not plan an official welcome for the French president, and, in fact, Mayor Richard Daley had indicated that he planned to be "busy" when Pompidou arrived. On Tuesday, 1,000 Jewish stu- dents of the University of Toronto and York University and Jewish day schools marched in downtown Toronto picketing the French Consulate on the occa- sion of Pompidou's visit to America. Youths carried a coffin. The United Synagogue of America Thursday urged Presi- dent Nixon to convey to Pompidou the grave concern of the Ameri- can people over the decision of the French government to sell 110 Mirages to Libya. Jacob Stein, president of the United Synagogues, said that the "sale of the Mirages to Libya rep- resents a crass betrayal of all recognized standards of morality. This act cannot be justified on any moral grounds, especially when one realizes that Libya has neither the technical skills nor the pilots to make use of the planes." The statement by Stein also noted, "The assurance by the Pom- pidou government that the huge number of Mirages are being fur- nished to Libya with the stipula- tion that they will not be trans- ferred to another Arab country at war with Israel is a hollow com- mitment in the light of the sorrow- ful record of the continuous viola- tions of the sanctity of agreements on the part of Arab rulers and other dictatorial countries." Wayne State University. A large number from South- field-Lathrup High School came with the approval of school au- thorities, but students from other schools indicated that they were there "with our parents' approval." Some even brought their parents. TO LIBYA meat to act immediately in sup- plying Israel with all necessary aid, including military aircraft. "While falsely espousing neutral- ity in the Middle East, the French government, in the person of President Pompidou, has made known the decision to continuelts support of the Arabs cause by sell- ing more than 100 jet aircraft to Libya, while continuing an eat. bargo on military aid to Israel," A few signs bore sophisticated legends in French, others in He- brew (the women's Hebrew classes from the Jewish Center came down en masse) and said Rep. Kramer. others in unique English: "Such a deliberately provoes• "Trance Wants Piece in the tive measure on the part el Middle East." "De Gaulle Is Re- President Pompidou's govern- tired /Pompidou Is in Reign / ment, which is now so violently We'll All Watch You/Go Down protested by Americans, eonsti- the Drain." One was in Latin: odes a clear and direct interim* "Et Tu, Pompidou?" mice in the Middle East situa- A five-foot-long poster proclaim- tion. This dangerously imperils ing "Peace—Shalom" was held up the viability of Israel as an la. by two students for all Woodward dependent free state, together Avenue traffic to see. with representing the French The only difficulties encounter- desire to obtain oil concessions ed were those by head-counters. by any means available." Even policemen, posted several The resolution urged the U.S. yards apart, could not agree on an accurate count as relatives and government to "take immediate friends were reunited by crossing steps to discourage these action' lines, and the early-lunch crowd by France and to provide the state and lookers-on merged with the of Israel with all needed loans Dr marchers. Police did agree, how- grants of military aircraft. Copies of the resolution were ever, that at its peak the demon- straton drew close to 1,000 per- sent to Pompidou, President Nix,- on, Secretary of State William sons. One passerby, who carefully Rogers, the 'U.S. ambassador to skirted the demonstration, remark- France, the United Nations and ed to her companion, "I don't to the Michigan delegation in Cone know what it's for, but I never greets. cross a picket line." Every picket- er who was asked, however— young and old—knew exactly why he was there. * * * Kramer Resolution Urges U.S. Sell Jets to Israel State Rep. 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