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Israel Rejects Uganda Scheme
to Turn Over Embassy Building
For Use by Arab Terrorists

Guidelines
for Democratic
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JERUSALEM (JTA1 — The foreign ministry has sharply rejected an offer by President Idl
Amin of Uganda to buy the former Israeli Embassy building in Kampala. President Amin, who ousted
Israel's diplomatic and commercial missions from Uganda. said he intended giving the building to the
Palestine Liberation Organization. Israel's rejection was conveyed via the Italian government, which
has been handling Israel's interests in Kampala. Under international law, property belonging to foreign
embassies remains inviolate even when relations are severed. Another development in Uganda is Amin's
accusation Tuesday that the U.S. is sending Israelis into his country disguised as U.S, citizens. lie said
U S.-Uganda relations could suffer if the alleged practice is not - stopped.

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July 21, 1972

Egypt's Ouster of Soviet Experts
Linked to Frustration Over Israel

McGovern's Jewish
Backers Play Vital
Roles in Campaign

By JOSEPH POLAKOFF
JTA Washington Bureau Chief

MIAMI BEACH (JTA) — Jewish political
leaders received prominent roles with high
visibility thrusts of Sen. George McGovern's
successful campaign to be the Democratic
Party's candidate against Richard 1tI. Nixon
in the Presidential election Nov. 7.

Senator and former governor of Connecti•
cut, Abraham Ribicoff, nominated his "old
and good friend" McGovern at the party's
convention July 13. Ribieoff, long a stalwart
for liberalism, is regarded generally as a
leading proponent for social legislation by the
Senate, particularly on education and welfare.
Of the 18 speeches putting six candidates into
nomination before the 3.016 delegates Ribi-
coif alone referred to Israel. The New Eng-
lander said McGovern's "leadership in ending
the tragedy of Vietnam has not reduced his
determination to protect the real interests of
the United States in Europe and tile stirs oval
of Israel in the Middle East. -

Surprisingly, the three speakers nominating
Sen. Henry M. Jackson did not mention Israel
or the Middle East, but observers attached no
significance to this in view of Jackson's out-
standing record of support for Israel. No one
mentioned Soviet Jewry, skyjacking or geno-
cide.
(Continued on Page 141

Israel assumed a wait-and-see attitude this week with the surprise announcement that Egyptian Presi-
dent Anwar Sadat has asked the Soviet Union to remove all Rusian experts front Egypt. The pullout of some 10-
to 20.000 Soviet advisers was already under way when .the announcement came Tuesday.
Reaction in Jerusalem reflected the general attitude toward the action—satisfaction that the Soviet
superpower would be leaving Egypt, where its military influence was considerable; and, at the same time.
some reservations that the single restraining force on Egyptian belligerency was being removed.
The concensus in Israel is that Sadat's move stemmed from growing frustration attributable to Israel's
firm position over the last five years. To that extent, it is viewed as a success for Israel's policies.
Those who opposed the Soviet military presence in Egypt contend the Soviets did not want a peace
settlement in the Middle East because it would remove the justification for their presence in the area.
The decision to evict Soviet advisers came three days after Egyptian Premier Aziz Sidky returned
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from a one-day visit to Moscow. Sidky had been expected to
stay in the Soviet capital three days.

Israel Tribunals Rule:
IIeatla l•enalty

Israel's reluctance to impose the death penalty,
even in the most extreme cases, was illustrated
this week when military tribunals sentenced two
murderers to life imprisonment.

The best known case is that of Kozo Okamoto,
the 24-year-old Japanese ' - kamikaze" gunman who
participatedim the Ma-"v 30 Lydda Airport massacre
in which 26 persons died and more than 79 others
were wounded.

Lesser known is the trial of Shehadeh Hassan el
Eida, who earlier had been condemned to death
at the gallows for throwing a grenade in East Jeru-
salem last Rosh Ilashana killing an Arab girl and
injuring 13 tourists on their way to the Western
Wall_ The military court of appeals commuted the
sentence. which had been imposed last week after
the killer showed no remorse at his trial and ad-
mitted that his intention was to kill as many people
as possible.

Okamoto's sentence was read to the crowded
court by 1.t. Col. Abraham Frisch, president of the
tribunal, as the gunman stood impassive, handcuffed
(Continued on Page 15i

Newspaper reports in Western countries said Sidky
asked for more offensive weapons from the Soviets and was
rbuffed. Expulsion of the advisers was said to be the Egyp-
tian reply.

Sadat informed the central committee of the ruling
Arab Socialist Union of the action, and several heads of
foreign missions were called in to see top Egyptian officials.
They included the chief U.S. diplomat.
In his 90-minutes speech before the central commit-.
tee, Sadat explained that the main aim of the Egyptian
foreign policy had been to achieve the best possible relations
with the Soviet Union. "This was a basic line on our policy,"
.Sadat said, "because our main enemy is Israel . . ."
lie praised the Soviet Union, which he said "stood
with us in all fields, political, economic and military." But.
he added, Egypt now had to revise its policies. The commit-
tee unanimously supported Sadat.
Sadat said that consultations were - under way to de-
cide which style of cooperation would he most effective
in the future. lie added that "Our sons in the armed forces
will replace them (the advisers) in everything they did "
Ile said the military installations and equipment es-

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Golda Meir Wins Crucial Knesset Battles in Halakhic Conversions
Dispute and Proposed Limited Direct Regional Elections in Israel

JERUSALEM (JTA1 - The Israel labor Party promised in writing that there
would be no changes v in Israel's marriage and divorce laws until the end of the
present Knesset term in 1973.
The pledge was given by Labor Party Secretary General Aharon Yadlin in ex
change for the National Religious Party's abstention in the Knesset vote on the

halakhic conversion Lorincz bill.
According to informed sources, the NRI' insisted on such an
undertaking as a condition for its en bloc abstention on the conver-
sion measure and interprets it as an assurance that th limited civil
marriages bill introduced by Gideon Hausner of the Independent
Liberal Party will not he brought to a vote this fall when the Knesset

reconvene after its summer recess
The Knesset presidium voted only July 11 to postpone the ILP
measure until the fail season, A Labnr Party source said that a new
postponement would not be sought in the fall because that would

he "unfair tactics. -

The agreement between the NRP and the Labor Party was
shortly before the Knesset voted 57-19 to kill an Agudat
Israel measure to - amend the Law of Return by specifying halakhic
conversions for prospective immigrants. Eleven of the 12-man NRP
bloc in the Knesset abstained.
The lone defector was Prof. Avner Sciaky, deputy education

reached

minister,

who voted for the amendment.
Sciaky, who has a large Sephardic following, joined with the
Agudat Israel, the Poalei Agudat Israel and 15 members of the right-
wing nationalist Herut faction in voting for the measure that was
strongly opposed by the government. His defections was regarded as

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JERUSALEM, (JTA) — By intensive efforts, which included transporting mem
hers from sick beds, Premier Golda Meir's Labor Party managed to -eke out the re-
quired 61-vote majority to pass a bill in the Knesset that will had to limited direct
elections in Israel beginning in 1977. The measure, introduced by Labor MK Haim
Zadok. passed its first reading 61-45, with the opposition coming mainly from Galial,
the religious parties and srilinter factions that stand to lose scats
of even disappear under a system in which at least part of the
Knesset is elected directly by regioral constituencies rather than
appointed from party slates Three MEs abstained
The ladok bill envisages a mixed regional-proportional repre
sentation system in which a majority of the 120 Knesset seats would
be filled through regional elections and the balance under the present

national system.
Another hill will he required to put the new system into effect
It would specify the number of constituencies. host - many Knesset
members from each and the procedure, for nominating and elect-

ing them.
Arguing in behalf of his measure. Zadot. said elections were held
in a parliamentary democracy to produce -table government and
a responsible opposition which could legisl, e efficiently. The present
system, he said, created tiny factions which had no prospect what-

soever of becoming significant factors in managing the affairs of
state, and this made the government demi:dent on the favor of minor

coalition factions.
Dr. Yohanan Bader of the Gahal faction der.ounced the bill. He
charged that the sole intention of the Labiu Party in pressing for
it was to achieve an absolute majority. which has eluded it in all
elections to date (Related story, Page St

