By ROBERT ST. JOHN
Jewish News Special
Correspondent
TEL AVIV—As an uneasy
state of armed belligerency
settles down over the Middle
East, Israel is gripped by
an understandable bitterness
and a nervous uncertainty.
Here are some of the
reasons:
1. She will never forget
that French Mirages, con-
trary to all the assurances
previously given, were used
on the Egyptian front, caus-
ing both deaths and confu-
sion.
2. In the moment of crisis,
the British betrayed her
again, using tortured reason-
ing to explain their refusal
supply spare parts for
3
Centurion tanks,
already
paid for.
3. Most other European
countries maintained what
they considered a discreet
silence, but in Israeli eyes
it was cowardly.
4. After Israel had been
invaded on two fronts at the
height of a sacred religious
holiday, not one of the sev-
eral hundred Christian lead-
ers domiciled in Jerusalem
raised a voice in support of
the victim. Nor did any im-
portant Catholic or Pro-
testant religious body.
'
5. When the Arab armies
were surging across cease-
fire lines. and it appeared to
some observers that this
time they might succeed in
their announced policy of
exterminating Israel, 18 Afri-
can countries, unmindful of
all the financial and techni-
cal assistance Israel had
poured into their lands over
the years, broke off diplo-
matic relations, thus giving
aid and comfort to the ag-
gressors. Most troubling was
the action of Ethiopia, with
whom an especially close
friendship had been cement-
ed.
6. Although Golda Meir
and Abba Eban publicly give
the impression that they fully
trust President Nixon and
his new secretary of state,
many ordinary Israeli citi-
zens are not so confident.
"Henry Kissinger has al-
ready started to give us
trouble" is a frequently
heard remark.
7. Many Israeli politicos
in executive session have
bluntly said they feel the
Israeli government has en-
tered a trap set by the Rus-
sians to extricate their Arab
friends from what would
have been — except for the
cease fire — a military de-
bacle.
8. There is growing con-
cern over how the Great
Powers and the Arabs are
going to interpret Resolution
242 and what "concessions"
Israel is going to be asked
to make.
Underlying all the cynicism
is the realization (for a few
it has been a sudden realiza-
tion) that both sides—Israel
and the Arabs — are only
pawns in an extremely sor-
did game of Great Power
politics, and that the air is
polluted by the nauseous
stink of oil.
In a military briefing on
cease fire night, a French cor-
respondent asked if there was
any proof at all of reports
that French Mirages had
been used by the Arabs on
the Egyptian front.
Brig Gen. Shlomo Gazit
took a long breath, then re-
plied:
"It so happens that my
own brother-in-law was shot
through both legs by fire
from a Mirage because all
the men in his battery, see-
ing the Mirage , and thinking
it was one of ours, held their
fire. Yes, we have plenty of
proof."
In 1956 and 1967, when Is-
rael was accused of making
the first move, the Security
Council met quickly in emer-
gency session. Condemnatory
resolutions were passed,
sanctions threatened, and
vigorous diplomatic attempts
were made to stop Israel in
her tracks. But in 1970, when
Egypt blatantly violated a
standstill agreement by mov-
ing up missiles and now in
1973 when Syria and Egypt
violated the old cease fire
by staging a full-blown inva-
sion of Israel, the Security
Council politely for days
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Immigrant Needs Haven't Vanished
Israel Not Wantin for Beira ers
NEW YORK—Immigrants Now, because of the war,
turned its back — until the in the Ben Yehuda Absorp-
tion Center just outside
Arabs cried "Uncle, help."
It bothers Israel (as well
it should) that on the world
stage Jews are still accorded
"preferential treatment," de-
spite all the mouthings about
even-handedness and the
sanctimonious moral attitude
of so many non-Jewish
leaders.
Israelis fear that once
again the victors (does any-
one question who lost the
fourth round?) are going to
be treated by the world com-
munity as if they were the
culprits and are going to be
ordered to hand over to
those who tried to exter-
minate them gifts of terri-
tory as a reward (or a con-
solation prize) for having
failed in their ambition.
Natanya, devoted much of
their energies to the war ef-
fort — now they would like
someone to help them.
Many of the Eastern Eu-
ropean, French and North
African immigrants are pro
fessionals who were specifi-
cally assigned to an absorp-
tion center so they could
learn Hebrew quickly to
practice their professions.
they cannot complete their
Hebrew studies.
Their morale is reported
as being high, and the United
Jewish Appeal office here
reports that most gave to
the voluntary loan to the
limit of their means.
Friday, Nov. 2, 1973-13
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