UN Group Acts to Combat Crime of Genocide
UNITED NATIONS (JTA)—The Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities unanimously
adopted a resolution that would, in part, call on member nations to suppress any revival of Nazism and racial intolerance. The sub-
commission of the UN Commission on Human Rights recommended that the General Assembly call on all eligible states to ratify
the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statu-
tory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity; to urge those states to bar and prosecute Nazi and racist organiza-
tions; to advise the states to "take legislative and administrative measures to prohibit propaganda of any kind in favor of Nazism,
the concept of racial superiority, chauvinism, hatred of other peoples, militarism and revanchism," and to call on the Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO, among others, to act on the pro-
visions of the resolution. The chair rested on procedure and closed debate without granting a request to speak submitted by Dr.
Isaac Lewir. UN representative of Agudath Israel World Organization.
J ewish Youth
Misled by
Canards of
New Left
Israeli Hopes
Rest on Peace
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VOL. LVI I, No. 25
THE JEWISH NEWS
Michigan Weekly
Review of Jewish News
Emphasis on
Israel's Moral
Role in
Quest for Peace
Editorial
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UAR Truce Violation Confirmed;
United States Increases Military Help
to Israel in Face of a New Crisis
Confiscation of Parcels
Denied by Moscow Rabbi
A statement submitted this week to The Detroit Jew-
ish News by the embassy of the Soviet Union, in behalf
of Novosti Press Agency, quotes a statement by Moscow
Chief Rabbi Yehuda Leib Levin denying that packages
sent to Russian Jews from the United States and Canada
have been confiscated.
Rabbi Levin reportedly invited a Novosti Press
Agency correspondent to the Moscow Choral Synagogue
and gave him this statement:
"As a result of my trip to the United States in the
summer of 1968, I established friendly contacts with
heads of some Jewish communities and my colleagues
in the United States and Canada .
"After my return from the United States religious
Jewish communities of the United States and Canada
that have friendly feelings for their Soviet co - religionists
began using part of their charity funds for sending to the
Moscow Choral Synagogue gifts for parishioners: prayer
covers, religious texts on leather parchment, and others.
"Parcels with gifts arrive, as a rule, on the eve of
our religious holidays and are distributed among parish
members by the synagogue board.
"Recently my friends in the United States and
Canada told me that certain organizations in the United
States and Canada which style themselves 'Jewish' are
spreading provocative rumors to the effect that parcels
with gifts from the United States and Canada are con-
fiscated by authorities, or they hamper distribution.
"On behalf of the synagogue board and on behalf
of our parishioners I declare that these rumors are mali-
cious fabrications and slander. All parcels sent to us
are received by usual procedure without any hindrances.
"Quite recently, for example, we got four cases-
326 pounds—from Rabbi Teitz in the United States and
five parcels from Rabbi Gechtman in Canada. We unpack
them at the end of September on the eve of our New
Year — Rosh Hashana — and distribute their contents.
"Those who are spreading false stories about the con-
fiscation of parcels want to revive the spirit of the cold
war on all fronts and to sow discord between Soviet
Jews and their faith brothers abroad.
"I ask the Novosti Press Agency to bring my present
statement to the notice of public opinion and Jewish
communities in the United States and Canada."
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Defense Minister
Moshe Dayan was absent from Tuesday's cabinet
meeting, increasing speculation that he will
resign in protest over the government's handling
of alleged cease fire violations by Egypt. The
cabinet failed again to agree on guidelines for
UN Ambassador Yosef Tekoah in the current
peace talks under United Nations Special Envoy
Gunnar V. Jarring. The talks have been stalled
by the absence of Tekoah, who is alternate to
Foreign Minister Abba Eban at the talks.
(The United States reportedly told the Soviet
Union and Egypt to halt the cease-fire violations
for fear of disrupting the talks. Both the Soviet
Union and Egypt have denied the accusations.
It is feared that Israel will boycott the peace
talks unless the United Nations supports its
charges.)
The government is seriously split over
whether Israel should continue the talks and its
observance of the cease fire in view of con-
tinuing truce violations by Egypt. Monday,
Israel lodged its eighth complaint with the UN
since the cease fire went into effect Aug. 7.
Tuesday, the Knesset foreign affairs and secur-
ity committee passed a resolution declaring that
"Israel cannot tolerate the endangering of its
security under cover of a cease-fire agreement."
It expressed "concern and displeasure at the
fact that the United States government did not
act immediately, after receiving conclusive proof
from Israel, to see that the cease fire should be
observed and further violations prevented."
A growing number of cabinet ministers. led
by Dayan, want to call off the truce unless swift
action is taken to rectify the Egyptian vio-
lations. A majority of the cabinet was reported
still to be opposed to such drastic action.
One minister who asked not to be identified said
the issue was not whether to accept Dayan's
views but a matter of first attempting every
political means in contacts with the U.S. "before
we consider ways and means of our own to foil
the consolidation of Egypt's hold over the
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Suez Canal." •
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The Nixon admin-
istration was reported Wednesday to be con-
vinced beyond reasonable doubt of the accuracy
of Israeli charges of continuing Egyptian truce
violations since the Middle East cease fire went
into effect Aug. 7. Detailed evidence, the fruits
of intensive American intelligence gathering,
was presented to President Nixon Tuesday as
he met with his top foreign policy advisers in
the San Clemente, Calif., summer White House
to review the precarious Mid East situation.
The evidence was said to consist chiefly of
aerial photographs made by high altitude U-2
reconnaisance planes over the standstill cease
fire zone that parallels the Suez Canal. There
also was electronic evidence.
The data, interpreted for the President by
experts, reportedly showed that there were two
major high points in the Egyptian military
buildup within the 30-mile-deep cease fire zone.
The initial movement occurred during the night
of Aug. 7-8 when the cease fire became effec-
tive. The American evidence reportedly covers
military activities in the zone up to two or three
days ago.
The nature of the activity revealed by the
intelligence data apparently confirms Israel's
charges that the Egyptians have moved Soviet-
made SAM anti-aircraft missiles into the 30-mile
zone since Aug. 7. They have improved their
military position in other ways as well in direct
violations of the cease fire terms accepted by
Cairo and by Egypt's chief backer, the Soviet
Union.
Washington Post's reporter A. D. Horne,
quoting officials involved in compiling the
American evidence. Wednesday said "They (the
Egyptians) are putting equipment in places
where it was not before. There is no doubt that
they are improving their position." But the offi-
cials apparently did not think the evidence
indicated that Egypt and the Soviet Union were
preparing for an attack on the Israel-held Sinai
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Pact Gives Non-Zionists Role in Jewish Agency
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Detroiter Max M. Fisher was among the non-Zionist
Jewish leaders from three continents who signed an agreement with leaders of the
World Zionist Organization calling for equal Zionist and non-Zionist representation on
the reconstituted Jewish Agency.
The planning committee that signed the agreement is, in practice if not yet
in theory, identical with the 38-member assembly that will meet three times yearly
to manage the agency's affairs.
Fisher, honorary chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, chairman of the
United Israel Appeal and now president of the Council of Jewish Federations and
Welfare Funds, said in a brief address: "I feel very humble if I can add my name
to those of these distinguished Jewish leaders. We have gone together with Israel
through many crises. This is a moment of historic unity. We are looking forward to
the years ahead, in which we hope to see an Israel that is an example to mankind."
President Zahnan Shazar, who was present with Premier Golda :heir, stressed
the historic nature of the occasion and its assertion of international Jewish unity.
In view of the "immense" amount of money to be raised in the coming year
by the United Jewish Appeal in the United States and by the Keren Hayesod in 54
other countries. Israeli institutions of higher learning will be asked not to conduct
their own fund-raising campaigns abroad, Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir told the
planning committee.
Sapir said that small drives would harm the general emergency campaign, and
added that institutions affected by the ban should be compensated by the campaign.
He said the UJA and Keren Hayesod would attempt to raise a record
5600,000,000 in the next year while the Israel Bond Organization would attempt
to raise $400,000,000 in addition to the $100,000,000 it is seeking to raise in the
last four months of this year.
Earlier, the planning committee elected an implementation committee which
included Louis Pincus, chairman, Zionist Executive, Israel; Dr. Israel Goldstein, chair-
man, Keren Hayesod—United Jewish Appeal, Israel; Edward Ginsberg, general chair-
man, UJA and board member of United Israel Appeal, U.S.; and Fisher.