THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, June 16, 1972-5

Airports Mobilize to Avoid Another Lvdda Massacre

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Stringent precautions are in ef-
fect at Athens airport where jeeps
with police bearing machineguns
at the ready patrol the airport and
soldiers are guarding all planes.
Armed guards are stationed in the
passport control and luggage de-
livery rooms. Passengers are be-
ing required to land or board
planes one at a time.
In Jerusalem, a special unit to
supervise implementation of the
security precautions of the 17 for-1
eign airlines with landing rights'
at Lydda Airport has been estab-
lished. Shimon Peres, minister of
transport and communications,
said at a news conference. He
said the unit was vital because a
long lull between hijackings or
other terrorist incidents might
easily result in a relaxation of
alertness.
The new panel will carry out
periodic checks to certify that se-
curity precautions are being prop-
erly carried out. Special attention
will be paid to body and luggage
searches and document examina-
tions—although, Peres noted, there
is a limit to how lone passengers
may be detained at airports.
Peres disclosed that the au-
thorities at Heatb"ow Airport
in London were investing around
1,000,000 pounds—around $2,700,-
000—for increased security pre-
cautions. He reiterated that of
the 27 countries approached by
Israel regarding security meas-
ures, all but one had sent posi-
tive replies.
Ile refused to name the abstain-
ing airline, but said it did not
have a direct air link with Israel.
Jordan Rejects Arab Union
Call for Stand Against
U. S. Airline Pilots Assn.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Jor-
danian Transport Union has re-
jected a decision of the Arab
Transport Union headquarters in
Cairo calling on all member
states to take a united stand
against the U. S. Airline Pilots
Association if the latter carries
out a threatened air boycott of
countries harboring hijackers, it
was reported here Sunday.
The Arab Transport Union sent
cables to all Arab member unions
for a counter-boycott of U. S. air
transport to and from Arab states.
In its reply, the Jordanian union
said it would not take part in any
such unified action after having
been expelled from the Arab
Transport Union.
The Jordanian union was expell-
ed at a recent meeting in Cairo
after it had protested a boycott
imposed by other Arab nations on
Jordan and the closing of their
frontiers with Jordan. That step
followed the crackdown by King
Hossein on terrorists in his king-
dom last year.
It was lifted and then reim-
posed after King Hussein an-
nounced his plan for a federation
of the east and west hanks of
Jordan.
The American Jewish Congress
charged the chai - man of the
Civil Aeronautics Board with
"undermining" action by the Air
Line Pilots Association to end
air terrorism by boycotting
countries that protect hijackers.
Phil Baum, AJC assistant exe-
cutive director, rejected the posi-
tion reportedly taken by CAB chief
Secor D. Browne that "interna-
tional diplomacy should be left to
government officials." Baum said
governmental action "could take
years" while "the decisive action"
of the pilots association could end
- most air terrorism" quickly, -es-
pecially if hacked up by ' com-
parable action" by airline man-
agement.
Baum said the AJC was calling
on the airlines and international
civil aviation groups to follow the
of the pilots and establish

"an industry-wide policy to seal
off any country that refuses to co-
operate in the prosecution and
punishment of those who endan-
ger the lives and safety of air
passengers."

Israel Ambassador to the United
Nations Yosef Tekoah charged in
a letter to Secretary General
Kurt Waldheim that Libya's
rationale for the Tel Aviv mas-
sacre "is a further example of
the Arab governments' identifica-
tion with the terror organizations
and the responsibility of Arab gov-
ernments for the murderous activi-
ties of these organizations.
"It is to he observed," he added,
"that Libyan nationals have parti-
cipated in the operations of the
terror organizations."
Tekoah was responding to a let-
ter to Waldheim from Mansur
Rashid Kikhia, Libya's permanent
representative. Kikhia told Wald-
heim he wanted to "bring to your
attention" a statement by the
Palestine Liberation Organization,
claiming that "no Arab state can
be responsible" for the Tel Aviv
shootings.

In Washington, a bipartisan
group of more than 30 repre-
senatives introduced legislation
in the House which calls for
severe measures against terror-
ist groups whose targets are
airline passengers and against
countries which harbor such
groups. The measures were
prepared by Rep. Herman Radii-
lo. New York Democrat.
The proposed legislation would
call for an immediate cut-off in
U. S. foreign aid to any nation
giving sanctuary to such terrorist
groups and would direct the
President to seek agreements on
uniform, international standards
for aircraft and airport protection.

Father Asks Death Penalty
for His Terrorist Son
NEW YORK—Yasuo Okamoto,
62-year-old father of Kozo Oka-
moto, who with two other Japa-
nese perpetrated the massacre at
Lydda Airport, said that he had
sent a letter to the Israel Embassy
asking that his son he executed
for his crime, it was reported
by the New York Times.
The elder Okamoto said, "I
believe my son is now repentant
and he, too, would prefer the death
sentence." Ile said that he had
asked the Israel Embassy to
"please punish my son with the
death sentence without delay."
Okamoto,
a retired primary
school principal, said that he want-
ed the people of Israel to realize
that he was "indescribably ap-
palled. angered and saddened" by
his son's action.
Young Okamoto says he never

hated Israel and did what he did
only because he was ordered to.1
To the counselor of the Japa-
nese Embassy who visited him in
prison. Okamoto said. "I cannot
say I hate Israel. Once I saw
'Exodus' (the movie) and I was
very impressed. What I did could
have been done anywhere. I got
an order and so it happened at
Lydda.
Tel Aviv Chief Magistrate Zion
Alouff remanded Okamoto to
jail pending his trial which, ac-
cording to unconfirmed reports,
will be before a military. tribu-
nal.
Okamoto is presently confined
to a top security cell, the same
one occupied by Adolf Eichmann
more than 10 years ago.
The young Japanese prisoner
has asked for a lawyer although
he constantly speaks of his wish
to kill himself. His jailers have
taken precautions to make sure
that Okamoto gets no implements
with which he might attempt sui-
cide.
Japanese authorities have asked
Israeli authorities for the fullest
possible legal material in connec-
tion with the forthcoming trial. It
will be the first trial of a Japa-
nese national by a military tribu-
nal outside Japan.
According to Israeli law, only
a military tribunal which includes
two lawyers may impose the
death penalty.
Judge Alouff also issued deten-
tion warrants for Therese Khalsa
and Rena Tanus, the Arab ter-
rorist girls who participated in
the hijack of a Sabena airliner at
Lydda Airport May 8. They will
be tried soon before a military
tribunal.
An 18-year-old terrorist from
the Gaza Strip who said he was
"very happy" about the Lydda
Airport massacre, was sentenced
to 30 years' imprisonment by a
military court for throwing hand
grenades that injured two Israeli
soldiers.
The prisoner, Mouhammed el
Jawi, told his MP escorts that he
would welcome an even heavier
sentence if he could "get a few
more soldiers."
In Paris, a spokesman of the
Palestine Liberation Organization
said the purpose of the Tel Aviv
airport massacre was to kill Is-

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raeli Defense Minister Gen.
Moshe Dayan, "who was expect-
ed to be there at the time, but '
was not."
Kama] Adouan said the airport
attack was the "continuation of a
dialogue started at that same air-
port between the leader of the
commando unit which hijacked the
Sabena aircraft and Moshe Da-
yan."
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U. S. Academy of Sciences
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REHOVOT--The National Acad-
emy of Sciences, of which Dr.
Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky. head of
polymer research at the Weizmann
Institute.of Science, was a foreign
member, is "determined that his
death should advance the purpose
of his life, and we rededicate our-
selves to the type of world based
upon reason and understanding to
which he devoted so much of him-
self."
This message was conveyed in
a cable sent to Dr. Albert B.
Sabin, president of the Weizmann
Institute of Science, "on behalf of
the president, officers and mem-
bers of the National Academy and
the entire scientific community of
the United States", signed by Dr.
Harrison Brown, foreign secretary
of the organization.
The cable stated: "His contribu-
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well as his legacy to human
knowledge, made the violent cir-
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