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The Jewish News joins in welcoming to Detroit the Society
of Israel Philatelists which will take place June 9 at North-
land Inn. On the occasion of this memorable event, the
philatelic treasures to be displayed are described in special
articles in this issue.

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Insanity Deplored

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

HONG KONG—Terrorism is in isolation!
From the moment the news was flashed about the
horrible mass murder at Lydda Airport in the earliest
morning hour of May 31. the condemnations were universal.
From Chinese and Japanese quarters, from official and
news quarters representing many nations, there were ex-
pressions of horror.
Hong Kong Standard headlined the story "Massacre of
the innocents," and the subhead read:
'bastards
. . the cowards . . . anybody can kill
unarmed civilians. You don't need courage for that'
It was a quote from a policeman at Lod, but it echoed
the sentiments of sensible, objective people.
Hong Kong Standard described Wednesday, May 31, as
"the day Israel will remember as the 20th Century 'massacre
of the innocents."
At once there were expressions of hope that Israel
would not blame Japan, and at once there was another
mark of admiration for Golda Meir who promptly absolved
the Japanese as a people and gave the assurance of con-
tinued friendship between the two peoples.
And the South China Morning Post, editorially, voiced
this hope for international sanity:
"It is to be hoped that the Arab governments of
the Middle East add their censure to that of the
civilized world to condemn this monstrous act
which is at the same time one of abject cowardice,
for it was directed against completely unsuspecting
as well as unarmed people."
This was the civilized voice, yet the first reports said
there was rejoicing in Beirut and Cairo! That was hardly
believable in civilized quarters, yet there was confirmation
of the inhumanities of the two spokesmen for the jubilant
performers of the bestialities, Dr. George Habash, leader
of the so-called Palestine Popular Front, and Yasser Arafat,
leader of the guerrillas!
The test will come when the Russians and the Arabs
condemn the outrages.
South China Morning Post's editorial declared: "The
only reaction this demented and savage bloodbath can arouse
is one of horror and loathing for its authors."
But this is not enough. In newspapers throughout the
world there is the accusation: Israel blames the world!
There is little doubt: humanity, having failed to learn the
lessons that come from the terrorists, has thereby failed to
acquire means of preventing savagery. That is why Israel
acts on her own to teach the Habashes and Arafats lessons
in common decency. But they never learn and Israel is
always on the defensive. But the massacre of the innocents
by mercenary murderers does not gain admiration. The in-
sane and depraved stand condemned in the eyes of every
one in the right senses, regardless where he or she may reside.

June 9, 1972

Egypt Joins Terrorists
Exulting Over Slaying
of Innocent at Lydda

(From JTA News Dispatches)

As Israel solemnly marked the fifth anniversary of the Six-Day War this week.
the memory of that victory remained clouded over by fresher recollections of a massacre
last Tuesday at Lydda Airport.
The slaughter. in which 25 civilians lost their lives and 78 w e re wounded, brought
the total number of civilian fatalities in Israel for the last 12 months to 35. The injured
totaled 140.
Even as the world was indicating its revulsion at the insane act of three hired
Japanese gunmen trained in Lebanon. the popular Front for the Liberation of Pale-
stine, which claimed credit. was exulting in the slaughter and promising "many more
surprises in store for Israel."
It was joined in its exultation by Premier Aziz Sidky of Egypt who described
the massacre as proof that the foes of Israel "are able to achieve victory over Israel "

As expressions of sympathy poured in from throughout the world—including those
from President Nixon, from Pope Paul and church leaders, from the highest Japanese
officials and even Marxist grouns—a spokesman for the PFI,P, Bassam '!avid. told the
Manchester Guardian in Beirut: "Our purpose was kill as many people as possible at the
airport—Israelis, of course, but anyone else who was there." Sixteen Puerto Rican
Christian pilgrims were among the victims.
Zayid said the Marxist-oriented PFLP had no regrets—"none at all"--about the
morality of the attack, explaining: "There is a war going on in Palestine." Contending
that it was the PFLP's plan "to raise the temperature," he said: "I foresee that (temper-
ature rise) coming through Israeli reprisals— perhaps successful Israeli reprisals--and
the Arab reaction to them. Our operation could mark a turning point.••
Zayid added that the aim was also to reassert Palestinian morale. which he said
had been "badly affected - , by the foiling of a hijacking attempt two weeks ago by Israelis
who have exuded "invincibility" in an "arrogant" manner.
In Egypt. the nress hailed the "complete success" of the "crack blow of utmost
significance" and saw it as the first step in "a Palestinian revolution ...inside Israel and
occupied Arab lands."
The U. S. State Department sharply condemned the statement by Premier
Sidky of Egypt lauding the massacre, and a formal protest has been sent to the Egyptian
government. Department spokesman Charles Bray said the televised remarks by Sidky
in Cairo last Thursday were "irresponsible and incomprehensible."
President Nixon sent a personal message of- condolence to Premier Golda Meir
which was released by the prime minister's office in Jerusalem.
The President wrote. "The ugly violence and bloOdshed inflicted upon innocent
men, women and children by terrorists at the Tel Aviv Airport is a tragedy of profound
and shocking proportions. No political cause of ideological gain can possibly excuse

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An Observer's View From Hong Kong Harbor

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

HONG KONG—In this shrinking world, in an
era in which this distant British Crown Colony
gets closer to Detroit. has been linked more close-
ly with Israel by Air France, which has established
a new direct route Tel Aviv-to-Hong-Kong, there
is the approaching realization of Wendell Willkie's
dream of One World.
As we have benefited traditionally from He-
braic prophecies uttered on the mountains, per-
haps it is possible to judge events to. come while
on the hill top of the New Territories of Hong
Kong, less than a stone's throw from the Chinese
border. Except for a few huts for Chinese border
:soldiers, there is quiet. There -arexiciwestrictiOns

for photographers, tourists. newsmen can get visas
to get in there, business flourishes. much of the
food we eat here comes from Red China.
In 26 years, the 99-year lease on the New
Territories will expire and there is speculation on
the future of the area The very realistic believe
the Chinese will be united: they are 99 per cent of
the 4,000,000 Hong Kong population and blood is
thicker than water. (Perhaps this applies w ith equal
significance to the East - West Berlin situation .
It has merit in viewing the Middle East cousin-
ship: why can't Jews and Arabs eventually benefit
from peace in the Middle East and within Israel,
with Jerusalem as an inspiration?)
While the support for the Jarring mission and
the endorsement . of - the-M7 UN' Resolution that

speaks of the already denuded "withdrawal" pro-
visions are already farcical in their repetition,
hardly much more was
as to he expected for public
consumption In the privacy of realism there may
he another tale to relate.
It may well be that the summation of the
Moscow summit talks may be better judged from
the border of China than in Michigan. A good
judge of international affairs could have predicted
(Kissinger certainly w ould have< that on the Middle

East the United States and the Soviet Union "de-
clare their readiness to play their part in bringing
about a peaceful settlement." The meaning of it
is excellently defined editorially in the South China
Morning Star published in Hong Kong. This well-
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