Eban Pledges rtContinuing -Pressure
as Syrian Jews' Status Worsens
JERUSALEM, (JTA) =Foreign
Minister Abba nen reported' to
the ErieSset that the situation of
,yriatt Jews has „worsened in _re-
cent-months. „ •
Eban said Israelwould not let up
Wits- gAmPaign:until the' last Jew
his been "freed from bondage- in
He declared-that--"the -treatment
of .Syrian= Jews explodes the myth,
of 'Arab - trilerance so diligently
spread by Arab propagandists in
the West." He asked, "Why has the
UN failed to-conduct an investiga-
tion of the situation -of .Jews in
Arab -lands, particularly Syria;
which is a member.of the Securi-
ty' Council?"
A message was, also read at the
rally from William Z. vanden Heti-
vel, former president of the Inter-
national Rescue Committee and
vice chairman of the Committee
of Concern, calling "for the re-
lease of those who are in Syrian
prisons for no other reason than
their desire to be free men."
Alain Poker, president of the
French Senate and president of the
International Committee of Jews
in Arab Lands, said that unless
Syria showed "some good will" to-
ward solving the case of Albert
Atallah, the Lebanese Jewish com-
munity leader kidnaped in Beirut
in September, the conference would
release all its information on the
case.
Poher said his group has a wit-
ness who can testify in detail as
to what happened to Atallah and
where he is being detained. Ac-
cording to earlier reports, he is
He said at .least 12 Jews, - mOst
of them young, have been arrested
and are being held Without . trial,
their fate still Unknown. According
to Eban, a "considerable number
of - Syrian ' jewish -faniilies have
been detained for questioning and
-subjected to "indescribable tor-
-
He' said• that iht general, the
4,500 Jews- In - Syria are _virtual
:hostages, forbidden to leave -the
country or -to-travel. more than
miles from their homes.
They -are fereed to live in ghettes
and are-subject to arbitrary - ar-
rest,, -questioning, torture and
surprise searches.
Eban said' that Jewish and non-
Jewish organizations around the
world have been aroused - to the
Plight of Syrian Jews..The Damas-
cus regime, unable to ignore these
protests, has fabricated -stories to
the. effect that.Syrian Jews lead a
normal, peaceful life. But-these
stories
ri
have not convinced .any;. being held in a Syrian military
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body.
aban , said there has, been some
itlint. of
improvement . in - the -..Cond
the remaining Jewish - communities
in Egypt and Iraq which- he attrib-
uted to the weight of World Opinien.
More than 1,500 persons parti=.'
eipated in a rally:Igor; 4 at Dag ,
Haminarskjold -Pbon:
theUnited Nations -to Protest en'
imprisonment- and torture of the
12 Syriai Jews . and -appeal for
their release._ _ •
The rally was sponsored by the
Committee for the Rescue of -Syr-
ian Seviry. '
Mayor John V. Lindsay `pro-
claimed Thursday . "Save Syrian
Jewry Day" in support of the pro-
test.
A telegram was read to the rally
from. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey,
supporting efforts aimed at "con-
vincing the Syrian government to
end its discriminatory policies, to
free all who are unjustly imprison-
ed and to - allow those Jews who
wish to leave to do so." -
Rabbi Israel Miller, .president _ .
of the American Zionist Federa-
tion, called on American:Jewry
"to. mobilze all its fortes for as
intensified struggle to amelio-
rate the conditions under which
4,000 Syrian Jews must live - to-
day."
In his message, Miller castigated
the United Nations .on the issue.
"It is most disturbing that instead
of facing this situation—when the
lives of 4,000 people are is grave
danger the UN. and its secretary
-general are busily dealing. with
accusations against the imaginary
mistreatment of Arabs in Israel,"
Miller 'said, •
Chanuka Chassidic
Concert
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28545 Greenfield Rd.
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not: at the Israeli& This is the
second time the Greek Embassy
as attacked by terrorists. Earlier,
the press department of the em-
bassy, situated elsewhere, was
bombed.
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President of Cantorial Council of
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Cantor, GUITARIST AND FOLK SINGER
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COPENHAGEN _(JTA)—A gre-
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the Greek and Israeli embassies,
causing considerable damage to
the Greek diplomatic mission but
none at all to the Israeli bureaus
which are on the second floor.
The attack apparently. was di-
rected at the Greek Embassy and
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