Harman Strongest Candidate for Jewish Agency Chairmanship JERUSALEM (JTA)—The election of a successor to the late Louis A. Pincus as chairman of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization Executive may not be postponed until after Israel's general elections on Oct. 29. Labor Party leaders appear anxious to advance the Jewish Agency and WZO elections. and the strongest candidate is believed to be Avraham Harman, president of the Hebrew University and a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., sources here said. Harman was reportedly sounded out on the prospect and replied affirm- atively. His supporters in the Labor Party cite his diplomatic achievements and strong connections with American Jewish leaders. Other potential can- didates mentioned include Deputy Premier Yigal Allon and former Ambassa- dor Itzhak Rabin. THE JEWISH NEWS Inflated Fears and the Actualities in the Middle East Struggle A Weekly Review ;Editorial Page 4 of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper Vol. LXI I I. No. 26 Dr. Harman Grave Problem for Israel: Palestinians and the Controversies Over the 'Palestinians' Commentary Page 2 0 0aillik' 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 $8.00 Per Year; This Issue 25c September 7, 1973 Terrorists Resume Threats; Launch Alerts in Tel Aviv, Rome, Antwerp Tragic Commentary on Olympics' Fate JT1-11 Sports Expert Predicts lloscowWill Hold Olympics By HASKELL COHEN (Copyright 1973, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) The ink on the newsprint pertaining to the recent rough treatment of Israel's athletes in Russia at the World Univer- sity Games, had hardly dried when two well-intentionel mem- bers of the American Jewish Congress asked for a meeting with key members of the U.S. Committee Sports for Israel. At the meeting, the AJCongress members asked the U.S. committee people to help enlist the aid of athletes in the crusade to have Moscow banned as the site of the 1980 Olympics. By this time the AJCongress had hit the media with a story clamoring for the elimination of Russia as the locale of the 1980 Games. Sports for Israel spokesmen explained the U.S. commit- tee wouldn't move until the Israeli government expressed itself in the matter, since the committee was closely allied to the Sports Authority, an arm of the ministry of education. Perhaps what is more important, the AJCongress, who to- gether with Bnai Brith quickly become involved when an in- justice is levied against Israeli athletes, but rarely financial- ly support Israel's sports programs, learned a lesson on how the IOC operates. They learned how impotent the U.S. Olympic Committee is in mounting protests and filing ob- jections in these affairs. The fact of the matter is that the U.S. Olympic Com- mittee can't accomplish much more than state its regrets and denounce the unsportsmanlike conduct of the Soviets. The U.S. Olympic Committee has no vote, no power. The U.S. has a total of two votes on the International Olympic Committee. The - IOC dictates to the American Committee rather than the other way around. Oh, it's true that Doug Roby of Detroit and another American IOC mem- ber yet to be selected can be prevailed upon to vote against Moscow as the 1980 Games site. But, there are '72 other votes involved and athletes protesting in front of the Soviet Em- bassy in New York City aren't going to budge, these voters too much. (Continued on Page 8) PARIS (JTA)—Missile launchers and other weapons were found Wednesday by police when they raided a house occupied by Arab terrorists in Ostia near the Rome Airport, it was learned here. According to police reports, the missile launchers were ground-to-air types and of the very latest design. They were said to have been made in the Soviet Union and that in Italy they were still in the drawing board stage. Police arrested four Arabs but declined to provide any details except to say that they came from different countries. Ostia, a seaside resort, is about nine miles from Fumicino Airport which is used often by travelers for an overnight stop. Several months ago, Italy released a number of Arab terrorists and was severely criticized by Israel for doing so. In the past, terrorists have used conventional arms to hijack planes and to murder passengers and bystanders as they did in Athens and Lod. In Amsterdam the head of the security services at Ship- hol Airport, Major E. G. Geripsen, said that reports of a `Oil as Weapon. planned attack by Palestinian terrorists somewhere in Eu- rope had been received from a foreign government infor- Exposed in Role mation service. He specified that the source was not Israel. Among the stepped-up security measures at Shiphol are a Against Israel stand-by order for three companies of specially trained marines, and the constant patrolling by armored cars of A slogan of "Oil as Weapon," ex- all roads leading to the airport. panded in an effort to undermine U.S.- In Israel, security services have warned the public to Israel friendship and as a threat to be alert for booby-trapped wine bottles in the guise of holi- this country in demands that Ameri- can support for Israel be curtailed, day gifts. Travelers going abroad were specifically warned was widely condemned this week. against accepting wine bottles from strangers ostensibly for delivery to a probably fictitious address in a foreign country. Warnings of impending dangers from this renewed Arab propaganda According to security sources, the latest lethal device were sounded in many quarters, not- concocted by terrorists is an innocent-looking wine bottle in ably after a three-hour NBC program a straw basket. The space between the bottle and basket is on the energy crisis during which filled with explosives and glass splinters. The activating Saudi Arabian and Aramco alliances, mechanism is a small pin which may be inadvertently pulled, with Israel as a target, were in sending deadly shrapnel in all directions. evidence. Four Katyusha rockets mounted on improvised launchers In an address in New York last were discovered by an Israeli army patrol near the Lebanese week, W. Averell Harriman con- border, directed toward the nearby settlement of Admith. demned evidences of blackmail and They were dismantled before any damage could take place. buttering up Arabs "because we want An investigation revealed that the border fence was cut to drive our automobiles here." through where the terrorists penetrated into Israel. This Libyan nationalization tactics, how- ever, were viewed in Israel as eco- was the first serious incident of this kind along the Lebanese nomic rather than political steps. border in months. It occurred just 24 hours after Arab ter- rorists acting along the Syrian border attacked an Israeli President Nixon's Views and Detailed patrol with bazooka shells. Related Stories on Pages 6, 13, 26 lvidson and Grossman Named 1974 Allied Campaign Co-Chairmanship Report of Detroiters' role in Israel Prime Minister's Mission on Page 56 Two Divisions Share Service Group Loving Cup; Volunteer Campaigners Honored at Stag Day William M. Davidson William M. Davidson and Lewis S. Grossman will be co-chairmen of the 1974 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund, Jewish Welfare Federation President Mandell L. Berman announced to the 250 campaign workers at the stag day at Tam O'Shanter Country Club Wednesday. They will succeed Samuel Frankel and Paul Handleman, who were the 1973 co-chairmen. At the stag day, it also was announced that the Detroit Service Group's loving cup for 1973 is being shared by the two top divisions, mercantile and real estate and building trades. In his announcement of the selection of the co-chairmen for next year's campaign, Berman predicted: "Grossman and Davidson will lead Detroit to the most successful communal campaign in our history. They are following a difficult act, but with support and hard work from those here and our fellow workers in all the divisions, Detroit can't help but top the best previous figures in the 1974 campaign." Davidson has been active in the community for many years. In 1973 he was one of three associate chairmen for the Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund. He has been associate chairman for the 1972 drive and a member of the cam- paign leadership cabinet. He has just returned from an intensive briefing mission in (Continued on Page 5) Lewis S. Grossman