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Tragedy and

Failure
to Make Peace
•
Calmness
Maintains
Hope for Accord

THE JEWISH NEWS

A Weekly Review

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Vol. LXII. No. 25

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Proof of
Stephen Wise's

Role in
Resistance
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Truth About

of Jewish Events

Arms for Israel

Commentary
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March 2, 1973

Nixon, Meir, Ismail, Kissinger

Relate to Negotiations for M. E.

Maintain Calm During Storm;
Aim to Avoid More Violence

Despite threats of retaliation from some Arab quarters, the storm
created by the tragic death of 106 passengers on the Libyan airliner, shot
down over Sinai on Feb. 21, did not interrupt or interfere with negotiations
for a resolution of the Middle East conflict in the Middle East.
During the visit of Egypt's envoy, Hafez Ismail, and the talks now in
progress in Washington by President Nixon and State Department officials
with Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir, there was a retention of calmness.
Every effort is being made to prevent further violence, and threats
to Israel from the pilots' organization did not materialize.

Golda Meir Emphasizes
Urgent Need for Peace

Reportedly, even Egypt's President Anwar Sadat is cooperating with
the efforts of the White House, the State Department, the Israel govern-
ment and other related bodies to prevent further atrocities and a continua-
tion of tensions.
While Israel is willing to welcome a recognized investigating com-
mission, and there still is talk of a special UN Security Council meeting
to deal with the newest tragedy, the calmness offers assurance that hopes
for peace talks will not be torpedoed as was previously feared.

Nixon Advises Ismail of Aim
For 'Move Off Center' in M.E.

Knesset Shows Grief:
Israel Rebuked at UN

JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Knesset adopted a
WASHINGTON (JTA)—President Nixon wel-
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Israel Premier Golda
formal expression of grief Monday night for the
comed Egyptian President Sadat's emissary to the
Meir arrived at Dulles International Airport late
106 victims of the downed Libyan airliner, but up-
White House Friday and declared that his "major
Monday afternoon and less than five minutes after
held the action of the Israeli fighter pilots who
goal" is to move off "dead center" in the Middle
her arrival faced a battery of newsmen who bom-
shot the plane down. A resolution adopted by a
East crisis. Speaking of "this very troubled and
barded her with questions, mostly relating to the
66-3 vote stated that the air force had acted to
explosive area of the world," Nixon told Hafez
shooting down of the Libyan airliner. She said in
protect the national security and denounced what
Ismail, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's adviser
reply to questions that she at no time considered
it called false accusations against Israel and its
on internal security, "that is why we are glad to
postponing her trip to the U.S.A. because of the
armed forces over the incident. The resolution,
talk with you."
tragedy.
which followed a Knesset debate and a statement
(Dr. Henry Kissinger also met with Ismail,
(Mrs. Meir will appear on the CBS "Face the
by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, was supported
reportedly unofficially).
Nation" program noon Sunday on Channel 2.)
by virtually all factions.
Mrs. Meir told some 80 news media represent-
"We do not know what will come out" of the
At the United Nations, the assembly of the
atives who met her in a special section of the air-
talks Ismail is having in Washington, Mr. Nixon
International Civil Aviation Organization voted
port terminal that if the Israeli fighter pilots had
continued, but "we will have good and frank discus-
105-1 Wednesday to condemn Israel for the down-
any "inkling" that there had been passengers
sions." He made his remarks while seated with
ing of the Libyan airliner. Israel cast the dissent-
Ismail for the benefit of news media cameras
aboard the airliner it would not have been harmed.
ing vote.
Asked if she was satisfied that there would not be
shortly after the Egyptian diplomat arrived at the
The resolution also ordered an investigation
any repetition of such an incident, the premier
White House for the start of his round of talks
of the incident.
replied, "I am satisfied the standing orders in our
with top-level American officials.
Israel itself had asked for an impartial in-
army are such — I hope — that something like
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vestigation. Jacob Doron of Israel said
this can never happen again."
he opposed the resolution because "we
Mrs. Meir spoke calmly and an-
cannot go along with a text that in-
swered all questions put to her. She
LONDON (JTA)—The president of the British Airline Pilots Association ex-
clu conde nation in advance of
said she was convinced that the
pressed regret Tuesday that the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
o the investigation."
the
tragedy over the Sinai will not "inter-
(IFALPA) declined at its meeting here Monday to take any action against Israel over
fere" with the process of seeking an
Gen. Dayan, whose brief opening
the downing of the Libyan commercial airliner. Capt. Jack Linstead, the BALPA
agreement in the Middle East.
statement preceded the Knesset de-
president, said, however, that his organization would abide by the IFALPA decision.
The Israeli premier was greeted at
bate Monday, closed the debate with
Addressing a press conference, Capt. Linstead said - British pilots are very
the airnort by U.S. Assistant Secre-
an appeal to the nation to trust in its
unhappy that they had little support at the IFALPA meeting for their request that
a strong line be taken against Israel. Nothing the Israeli pilots have said changed
tary of State Joseph J. Sisco and
armed forces. Ile said that if qualified

Pilots' Punishment Threat Averted

Israeli Ambassador Itzhak Rabin.
Security measures were heavy but not
unusual for the arrival of foreign dig-
nitaries. Her arrival marked the be-
ginning of a 10-day visit to the U.S.
which includes meetinas with Presi-
dent Nixon and other top administra-
tion officials.
Asked by newsmen if the departure

of Soviet military personnel and ad-
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our position that positive action was necessary if we are to prevent a repetition of
the Sinai tragedy. We are annoyed that IFALPA declined to take action."
Sources close to BALPA told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Monday that the
association favored some sort of token action, such as a 24-hour boycott of Israel,
hot as a protest but as a warning directed mainly at aerial hijackers. The sources
said that BALPA differentiated between the chain of errors that led to the Sinai
tragedy and a planned hijacking which in its opinion was the more dangerous offense.
One participant in Monday's IFALPA meeting described the outcome as a
triumph for Israel. Another said, however, that it was "a victory for common sense."
He said the British contingent displayed no hostility toward Israel. Capt. Linstead
said BALPA recognized that IFALPA is not a punitive organization, but felt never-
theless that some action should have'been taken.•

international bodies decided to send
experts to Israel, he would personally
discuss with them the army's standing
orders which cover the penetration of
Israeli air space by civilian planes. A
public opinion poll published in the
newspaper Haaretz Tuesday indicated
that '72.5 per cent of the respondents

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