- Slialiiiii - Teietiel'The Curled Meiling' - Bitter Pills in Israel's West Bank Occupation, Historic Data on Aid to Arabs and Rejections A bitter pill continues to irritate Israel's throat. The occupied terri- tories present problems that are so serious in nature that they test the vitality of the small nation that is tackling them with much earnest- ness. A noted Israel journalist, Shabtai Teveth, who was on the front lines covering the Six-Day War in 1967 and who served as correspondent in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and France, presents historical data for which students of events in the Middle East will be exceedingly grateful, in a volume of great im- portance as a collection of facts on the territory now under Israel's domination and on the personali- ties who played significant roles in this drama. - Teveth's "The Cursed Blessing," published by Random House, por- trays the occupation of the West Bank by Israel—a feat that some considered a blessing — and the results, the agonies which account for the "cursed" factors in a chal- lenging situation. Teveth has written a history of the occupation that reads like a novel. He goes into necessary de- tails to describe the Israeli occupa- tion, to explain how the leadership did its utmost to establish the friendliest relations with Arabs, at times succeeding, often failing in a serious effort to create the best conditions for the elevation of standards in the new areas under Israel's rule. Moshe Dayan and his associates, Zvi Ofer who governed Nablus, Brig. Gen. Shlomo Gazit and many others, figure in this vital historical chapter, the lessons of which are of great importance. A few brief references to Israeli leaders and their attitudes serve as guides to an understanding of what is taking place in that area. Teveth writes at one point: "It was Dayan's policy of ac- cording- the West Bank Arabs as much self-administration as pos- sible that gave rise to the idea of creating two independent ad- ministrative regions, one with Nablus and the other with Hebron as center. These regions might become a nucleus for a Palestin- ian state and bring them a lead- ership desiring peace with Israel. In daily vernacular the term 'Palestinian entity,' not 'State,' became popular usage, since it was not at all certain how things would turn out and whether a Palestinian State would eventual- ly come into being. For a time it seemed that self-administra- tion was more likely to lead to a peaceful settlement than the dip- lomatic political efforts. "Brig.-Gen. Gazit thought that the creation of administrative regions paved the way toward normalization of Israel-Arab re- lations. Lieut.-Col. Ofer of Nablus was an avowed supporter and in Business Briefs Maurice A. Betman has an nounced that the offices of the PROFESSIONAL PENSION CON- SULTANTS are being moved to 18280 W. 10 Mile, Southfield. • • • Zuieback Appointments Saul Zuieback, chairman of the board of Zuieback's Suburban, di- vision of S. Zuieback and Son, Inc., announces the election of three new board members and the extensive remodeling of the firm's Northland Center store. Added to the board of directors are Louis Levy, Birmingham, cer- tified public accountant; Harry C. Pratt, vice president in charge of the corporate trust division, De- troit Bank & Trust; and Joseph Z. Willner, Chicago businessman and attorney. The new directors join Saul Zuleback_and his 33-year-old son, Ivan. his demands for the extension of Nablus Region, argued that this was the beginnings of the Sa- maria Administrative Region. "Gazit was sure that this would be a great step forward for the West Bank Arabs themselves, considering the conditions which had existed there prior to the Six-Day War . . ." The entire record shows how Is- raeli administrators sought to ele- vate the standards of the Arabs, and the obstacles that were always in their way—the threats, the inter- ferences, the refusals to create the conditions that in many respects did raise standards among Arabs but which could have been on a much larger scale and at a higher level. It is this story that emerges in this important volume, which holds the attention of the reader through- out because of its many revelations while recording history in its mi- nutest details. Many of the details about Arab personalities are of unusual in- terest and importance, among them the accounts of the attitudes of Nablus Mayor Hamdi Canaan who reacted bitterly against Israel's rulership, especially that of Ofer, but later became his good friend. He fraternized with Dayan, yet was forced to resign, the troubles in Nablus then mounting. Especially valuable are the de- scriptions of the vegetable market- ing developments and the assist- ance that was given the Arabs by Israel. Teveth tells about a plan that was advanced for banking cooperation between Israel and Jordan. A British representative of the Ottoman Bank in Amman came to Jerusalem to help plan details. Baruch Yekutieli, as chief of the economic branch of the West Bank Command, was involved in it. Teveth relates, in describing what happened after a delegation had gone to Amman: "Yekutieli saw in this bank delegation from Amman a very hopeful opening. Sale of fuel to Israel from the Irbid refineries was discussed, as well as trade exchange, which would not only have broken the economic boy- cott, but would also have laid the ground for mutual trade. Tax duplication, clearing, bal- ances, supervision by the Bank of Israel of all branches in the West Bank and recognition by the Arab banks of Israeli authority in Jerusalem, were some of the subjects discussed, Israel was prepared to return West Bank subsidiary branches to the main bank in the East. "However, as soon as news of the initialled agreement reached the ears of Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir and Minister of Justice Yaakov Shimshon Sha- pira, they came out in opposition, Shapira contending that a bank agreement between fighting na- tions was unheard of. The return TIN DETROIT 22--Friday, Mord 5, 1971 of the subsidiary banks to the main bank in Amman in effect gave Amman economic control, which was in direct opposition to the Government policy of severance from the East Bank until peace brought political and economic settlement between Israel and Jordan. From Israel's point of view, this implied a partial withdrawal without a peace treaty. -Davin supported Shapira, and was against return- ing the subsidiary banks to their original status, thereby giving Amman banks economic control of the West Bank. The initialled agreement never took effect and the Arab banks in the West Bank never reopened. Israel branch banks were opened instead. "For Yekutieli, this was an op- portunity lost for normalization of Israeli-Arab relations. Under the terms of the agreement, Haifa would have been a transit port for the East Bank to Kuwait and other places, creating a sound economic contact with the Arab states to the east. It was Yekutieli who coined the term 'open bridges' for the crossing at Tel Abu Zuz, meaning it figura- tively--the path to peace and good relations. He tried more than once to convince Dayan that his concept was correct, but failed. Dayan was more cautious. At the end of August, Yekutieli resigned, returning to his work in the management of Leumi Bank." Scores of incidents like this one mark the revelations that are re- plete in Teveth's historic work. In essence "The Cursed Bless- ing" throws light on Israel's desire to be of great aid in advancing the needs of the Arabs while suf- fering rebukes. The men and the events recorded here formulate a story that will be rated among the most important about the position of Israel in its struggle to effect peaceful means of full cooperation with the Arabs. —P.S. I Brevities CLARE MILLER has been ap- pointed catering representative of the Detroit Hilton Hotel, it is an- nounced by William J. Utnik, gen- eral manager. Miss Miller comes to the Hilton with 23 years in the catering field, five of which she spent with the New Yorker Hotel in New York City. . 41 a The Henry Ford High School Concert band will present its an- nual feature, BANDTASTIC, 8 p.m. March 12 in the school auditorium. The concert band, under the direction of Sam Emmer, will feature such outstanding band music as Hoist's SUITE IN EB, and the beautiful VARIATIONS ON A KOREAN FOLK SONG by Chance, an outstanding composer of new band music. • • • Terrorism in Gaza Strip, JESSE OWENS, Olympic track Syrian Border on Rise star, will be a Detroit Town Hall TEL AVIV (JTA)—Terrorist ac- speaker 11 a.m. Wednesday at tivities increased last week com- Fisher Theater. pared to the previous week, ac- cording to statistics released Mon- day by security authorities. During the week 'ending Sunday, 23 incidents were reported com- pared to 13 the previous week. The rise was on the Syrian border where eight incidents oc- curred, compared to three the week before, and in the Gaza Strip which had 12 compared to six earlier. Incidents along the Jordan and Lebanese borders were the same for both weeks—one and two re- spectively. There was a total of 70 incidents during February compared' .to 79 in January. Two Israeli soldiers and one civilian were killed dur- ing February, and four civilians were killed in January as a result Tappan Appliances of terrorist acts. There were no military fatalities in January. maw NEWS Trade Union Delegation to Israel Headed by Black the state of Israel during the visit and will be hosted by Moshe Yegar, consul general of Israel in Philadelphia, who is accompanying it. Jones, in accepting the co-chair- manship, said, "I am looking for- ward with every red blood cor- puscle in my body to the excite- ment of this visit to Israel." PHILADELPHIA ( J T A) — James H. Jones, president of the Negro Trade Union Leadership Council and international repre- sentative of the United Steel Work- ers of America, and Joseph Schwartz, president of the Knit- goods Workers Union, are the co- chairmen of a labor delegation of Philadelphia trade union leaders and their wives that left last week- end for a 10-day visit to Israel. Jones is the first black trade unionist to lead such a delegation. The delegation, organized by the State of Israel Bonds, Labor . Division, will be the guest of Cuban Jews Get Visas With Help From Mexico Nixon Aid to Israel Tenfold That of LBJ's, Writes Paper Davar TEL AVIV (ZINS) —In an as- sessment of President Nixon's ad- ministration, the Israeli daily Davar, organ of the United Labor Party, declares that, so far as Israel is concerned, its verdict on the Nixon administration is highly positive. The paper points out that Mr. Nixon was the first U.S. Chief Executive to state that the Arabs, not Israel, have been the aggres- sors, a view which greatly agitated the Arab world and its supporters. However, writes Davar, Nixon's support of Israel went far beyond mere declarations. "The United States is giving Israel unprecedent- ed military and economic support. Indeed, the amount of aid forth- coming is ten-fold that which was provided under President John- son." During the recent crisis in Jor- dan, the paper adds, a relationship of harmony and confidence was created between Washington and Jerusalem which had never previ- ously existed. The paper concludes that all pos- sibilites are still open, and if the Soviets and the Arabs are ready for compromise, the Americans may also be prepared to join in those negotiations. Tomorrow is an old deceiver, and his cheat never goes stale. —Samuel Johnson. LOST An Opal-Gold Drop earring, Feb. 27 in 10 Mile-Greenfield or Scotch & Sirloin area — REWARD—Call 345-6523. MEXICO CITY (ZINS)—Cuban authorities put no obstacles in the way of Jews who express their wish to leave the country, it was learned here. Observers say the only problem that the Cuban emigres face is the need to secure a transit visa of some Latin American country to which they can temporarily transfer, and from which they can plan further 'moves. 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