Soviet Naval Base in Egypt Adds to Arms Buildup

(Observers abroad saw the in- an encounter with an Israeli Army
There is evidence that when-
a political settlement and, in fact,
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troduction
of the new MIGs in patrol. Two women were injured,
be
to
a
settlement
appears
ever
have been hampering Mid East
that the USSR may have "psycho- peace efforts since their first in sight, the Soviet Union reacts Egypt as political rather than a one of them seriously, by shots
fired by a youth hiding among
logical motives" for the new ship-
by sending more arms to Egypt. military move. The New York the mourners. The two women were
that
by
demonstrating
ments and that "it would be im- arms deal with Egypt in 1955.
said
Times
The circles questioned whether This happened in August 1970
hospitalized.
prudent to disregard them."
when the Jarring talks were re- their willingness to beef up their
Moscow indeed wants a peace
Several thousand refugees were
military presence in Egypt, the
Halpern Says Fulbright
sumed,
the
circles
said.
They
settlement in the region. Some
Russians expect the United States following the funeral procession,
Aids Danger of War in M.E.
alleged
that
the
shipment
of
Sov-
sources expressed fear that the
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Rep. Sey- Soviet Union would try to torpedo iet missiles to Egypt were de- to increase diplomatic pressure on many waving black flags and one
mour Halpern, New York Repub- an interim arrangement that liberately intended to violate Israel to make concessions in the hoisting an Egyptian flag. Stones
lican accused Senate Foreign Re- might lead to the reopening of the the cease fire agreement and Jarring talks. The Daily Telegraph were thrown at an Israeli patrol
that was present to prevent the
lations Committee Chairman J. Suez Canal.
upset the mutual confidence vit- of London saw it as -"a well timed march from entering the main
purely political move.")
William Fulbright of increasing
al
to
successful
negotiations.
The initiative for such an ar-
(De Telegraf, an Amsterdam streets of the camp, where more
the danger of war in the Middle rangement came from the U.S.
The Israelis agreed to the U.S.
East by remarks critical of Israel Israel has agreed in principle view that the gravity of the latest newspaper reported recently disturbances might occur. Tension
that he made in a speech to Yale but has withheld detailed pro- Soviet arms shipments to Egypt that nearly 100 British Centurion continued over the weekend as
University students April 4. The posals pending assurances from should not be underrated. They tanks, =loaned to Holland under the rumor spread that the two women
Arkansas Democrat accused Israel Washington of built-in safe- expressed satisfaction with Amer- mutual aid defense scheme, are had been hit by Israeli fire. The
of resorting. to "Communist-baiting, guards. The government is still ica's determination to maintain the being delivered to Jordan by the four Palestinians killed April 7
were members of the Popular Lib-
humbuggery" in order to manipu-
waiting for word from Washing- arm balance in the Middle East. United States. According to the eration Forces and were being
newspaper,
the
tanks
were
being
late American policy in its inter-
Israel has no visual evidence to
ton and Cairo on the matter of
shipped from Rotterdam and Ham- sought for terrorist activities. At
est. Halpern is a member of the
safeguards which will have a confirm the presence of advanced
least one of them was a senior of
House Foreign Affairs Committee.
direct bearing on the proposals Soviet MIG fighters in Egypt, burg to Aqaba, Jordan's only sea- ficer of the PLF. The Israeli pa-
Sen. Gordon L. Allott, Repub-
port. The Netherlands Defense
Dayan
said
in
the
television
inter-
it formulates.
trol suffered no casualties.
lican of Colorado, declared his op-
It appears certain, however, view Tuesday. "Unfortunately we Ministry and the U.S. Embassy in
In Gaza on April 7, an Israeli
position today to a Middle East
The
Hague
said
only
that
the
tanks
that Israel will make no commit- can't deny it." According to various
border policeman was attacked by
peace force that would include So-
had
been
"returned
to
U.S.
owner-
ments to partial troop withdrawals reports, the Soviets have recently
an Arab youth who tried to knife
viet soldiers. "No sensible solu-
airlifted to Egypt small numbers of ship.")
tion," he advised his colleagues, or other arrangements until there either the MIG-23, known to NATO
(The Sunday Times of London him in the back.' The policeman
is
a
cessation
of
hostilities
in
the
was slightly injured, but man-
"will attempt to legitimize the
by the code-name "Flogger" or the reported that Britain is secretly
Russian presence, which he called Suez Canal Zone on a more solid MIG-25 known as "Foxbat." The negotiating to supply Libya with aged to shoot his assailant dead.
"the major source of unresolvable basis than the current de facto supersonic planes are considered $144,000,000 in arms and is moving Herzog Says U.S. Russia
tensions" in the area. Allott's cease fire.
toward a new Anglo-Libyan treaty
'
Led
Diplomatic circles here insisted the world's most advanced fighters that would open the way for the Repeat Mistakes That
statement was considered signifi-
to Previous Mid East Wars
and are said to outperform the
that
the
atmosphere
would
be
cant in that he is the chairman of
LONDON (JTA) — An Israeli
American F-4 Phantom jet flown sale of further substantial quanti-
the Republican policy committee much more conducive to a gen- by Israel. Israeli sources said if ties of weapons.)
military strategist claims that the
in the Senate. He inserted into the eral or even partial peace settle- the Russians have indeed brought Stormy Demonstrations
United States and the Soviet Un-
Congressional Record what he call- ment were it not for Soviet arms these aircraft to Egypt it can be Mark Funeral Procession
ion, acting out of different rea-
shipments
to
Egypt.
They
claimed
ed the "majestic address" by Is-
sons, are repeating the same mis-
assumed logically that they are for 2 Killed Terrorists
there
was
no
indication
that
the
raeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Stormy takes that led to Middle East
being test flown or being used in
shipments
are
in
any
way
con-
at a New York dinner of the Jew-
training programs. It can also be demonstrations punctuated by gun- wars in the past. According to an
ish United Fund-Israel Emergency nected with the fluctuations of the assumed that they are flown by fire and stone-throwing took place article by Gen. Chaim Herzog pub-
Jarring talks. They observed that
Appeal on March 18.
repeated American proposals for Russian pilots because the Soviets April 7 at the Djebaliya refugee lished in the Times both super-
Report Decision Reached
a Middle East arms moratorium - are not likely to trust their best camp in the Gaza Strip during a powers are attempting to recreate
on Interim Agreement
have been rejected by the Soviet planes to the Egyptians the source funeral procession for two of the borders "which by their very
for Reopening of Canal
four terrorists killed April 7 in nature and character proved in
said.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The gov- Union.
the past to be a repeated invita-
ernment has decided on terms for
tion to war." Herzog said the two
an interim arrangement with Egypt
powers were acting in concert
to reopen the Suez Canal. Premier
because they agree they cannot
brought
to
the
floor
for
discussion
Golda Meir has been empowered
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Finance capable of feeling the-,.'urger
allow small countries to endanger
as previously expected.
by her cabinet to convey these Minister Pinhas Sapir recently told of the have-nots.
them
by war.
The recommendations repre-
He urged social action- againit
terms to Washington, it was
"The solutions and panaceas
the Labor Party convention that economic inequities. Aharon - denied sented,months of deliberation by
learned from reliable sources.
special "brain trust" set up which are being offered — such as
One of the government's basic bigger welfare benefits will not that there was corruption'-.in the .,
demilitarization. International
tii Labor Party for the pur-
i'
principles was disclosed by De- eliminate poverty in Israel.
labor movement but conceded that
forces, leasing—will by their very
"You
can
get
rid
of
poverty
by
fense Minister Moshe Dayan on the
pose of looking into the religious
it had "some Ugly asPeCts.'
nature,. if ,jtidged„ ;1?y past exper-
"60 Minutes" television interview giving people an education, qual-
Aryeh L.^, Pincus, chairman of problem, and the state's .relation- ience —. rkottitii--the self same
Tuesday night. He said Israel will ification for employment, a decent the Jewish Agency, claimed that ship to_ it._
zones of41gaitafitYr . which gave
not regard an interim arrangement job and the possibility of acquir- "The Zionist socialists are the only
The deliberations produced sev-
as the first stage of its withdrawal ing a decent home to live in," ones capable of providing a viable eral draft resolutions /that =were_ rise. ,to, brought • on 'con-
flict in the past," lie wrote. Her-
from the Sinai peninsula. Dayan Sapir said.
ideological alternative to the alien to have been. considered, .by" the zog said the U.S. sought a settle-
said that he endorsed a partial ar-
Yitzhak Ben Aharon, secretary doctrines now attracting so' many Labor Party .convention: =One ment in which competition be-
rangement to reopen the canal but
general of Histadrut, Israel's young Jewish intellectuals in West- called for official recognition of tween• the superpowers will be of
not on terms offered by President trade union federation, told the ern countries."
the various trends in Judaism- a - peaceful nature." The Soviet
Anwar Sadat of Egypt who sees convention delegates that a "fat,
A series of recommendations for Reforin, Conservative, and Ortho- Union, on the other hand, has stra-
the clearing of the waterway as a
satisfied labor movement" is not religious reforms in Israel was-nOt dox.
tegic designs farther afield on the
first step to Egyptian re-occupation
Indian continent and seeks to „com-
of Sinai and ultimate fulfillment of
pete on the basis of a situation
the aspirations of the Palestinians.
which simmers but is not allowed
-"If Sadat had said he wanted a
1
:to boil over."
partial settlement along the canal,
Bayh: Israeli Withdrawal
let's sit down and discuss it—then
to Pre-1967 Bordert Would
Israel would have agreed," Dayan
By Shlotno Kodesh
Strip Her of Security
said.
v
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Sen. Birch
Asked what distance Israel was
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEBREW CULTURE
Rcicascd by: TARB UTH FOUNDATION
1,.. .4141$111!1.
Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, re-
prepared to withdraw from the
cently returned from a trip to Is-
canal, Dayan replied: "The ques-
ntlp
3
itnot
rael, said the withdrawal of Is-
tion is whether you refer to the
JUST AN ORDINARY PERSON.—
itrinni:ntt
new line as a defense line or as
rael to its pre-war 1967 borders, as
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Cast: A dispatcher and a passenger. Scene: The Central Bus Terminal.
advocated by Secretary of State
a permanent boundary. I am not
:nip
it) fry:IR?? ,prrvi'? x 12
William P. Rogers, in return for
among those who consider the Suez
triprj
Dispatcher: Ladies and gentlemen, please don't push! Stay in line, please.
the kinds of "vague international
Canal a permanent border." Dayan
First come, first scrscd.
*kt? :ron
itt?
,i1
ny
As if amonc stands in line here. Look at that onc, that ow,
Passenger:
guarantees" that proved useless
said Israel should not reject any
7
(tressed lady. She's just come — and she is already getting
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in 1956 and again in 1967 would
solution because it is only a par-
tial one. "The road to peace is very
serve "neither the interests of the
,ntm?
ix?
mix- .21-17
Dispatcher: Really, now, what arc you complaining about? You can sec
long," he observed. Referring to
U.S., Israel or even of the Arab
for yourself that she is pregnant. "A citizen and a half." We
reported American pressure on Is-
nations. Addressing the Greater
all want internal immigration."
ny:1 :r,711
thtY? ?DI?
rael to make concessions, Dayan
New York United Jewish Appeal's
Passenger: And that young fellow? Look how he pushes to the head of
the line.
said, "If one considers the expres-
32nd annual lawyer's division
?l
ro?
n, i3rs1 '2?;2. ;2.121? '2:ri
-in`)
Dispatcher: Pardon ram, but what's the problem here? He is a soldier in
sion of a different opinion as pres-
dinner, Bayh said that pressuring
p? Tin ix
Tzahal (the Israel Defense Forces). He has received a one or
ry:1 12?
.i2
sure than there is pressure, other-
Israel to withdraw could "strip
two days' lease and is either hurrying home, or returning from
wise there has been none to date."
home. Every minute is precious to him.
that nation of the physical security
!it)
?bro.,
rtlrj
'71,!?
,rail
info
Tr3
Passenger: Congratulations! And who in that fat person, with the brossn
Israeli diplomatic circles are
it gained at such enormous cost"
1nr 11. 1
briefcase? Cook how he walla straight to the bus. Is it beneath
'4L
rqp,
"Iby;?
seeking to place the blame for
without providing any equivalent
his dignity to stand in line a while?
the current deadlock in the Jar-
in return.
, pt? ?inirt -r?)? 13:15 inn
1113 =1;1
Dispatcher: What? Don't $ou recognize him? Judging from your Hebrew,
ring talks on the Soviet Union.
Allende Says Solution of
yny4
.tin
you don't sound like a new immigrant. Why, that is a member
of the Knessct, Adon Dabrani (Mr. Talkatise). Members of
They expressed sharp disagree-
Conflict Must Include
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rin;..1 "17r..lt? .11 7 1
the Know( haw prisileges, my friend.
ment Wednesday with a recent
Israel's Right to Exist
,nt?iv t 71Si
remark by a U.S State Depart.
PARIS (JTA) — Chile's Marxist
T. .t'nn
Passenger: Good God, its a real scandal! A country of prisileged
trirs*-
characters. They're all "saving the homeland - — and are en-
-
ment spokesman implying that
President Salvador Allende said in
jo y ing life. When does the ordinary person get his turn?
the deadlocked talks are the
an interview published here Satur_
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reason for stepped up Soviet
day
that the Middle East conflict
nvx In»
tni? +tn: ?we?
Dispatcher: What? You arc an ordinary person? An ordinary person is
arms shipments to Egypt. The
can be solved "only within the
7?n
truly a rarity in Israel. All respect to you, sir, all respect. Board
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Israelis claim that, on the con-
concept of the Jewish state's right
the bus, rIcasc:
trary, the arms shipments are
rIVO
to existence and survival." Out-
stl'P'?t2
responsible in large measure for
lining his attitude on the Middle
the impasse.
East to the weekly L'Express, Al-
They contended that the Rus-
lende said. "We have not always
sians are deliberately trying to
approved of the Israel government
Excerpted from the book "Israel With A Smile", published by Tarbuth Foundation, 515 Park Ave., N. Y. C. 10022
make it more difficult to reach
but we have always recognized the
rights of the Jewish people and we
The Jewish News introduces this new feature with the cooperation of Tarbuth Founda- also recognize the rights of the
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Arab peoples."
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