David Beni-Gurion's Condition _Remains Serious. TEL AVIV (JTA)—On Wednesday (as this issue of The Jewish News was going to press) it was reported that the next 24 hours hemmorhage the first will determine whether David Ben-Gurion is out of danger. In the opinion of physicians, in such cases of a cerebral five days are critical. Only after that time is it possible to judge the patient's condition. In spite of more improvements detected Tuesday, Ben-Gurion is still on the seriously ill list. Prime Minister Golda Meir and Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon visited him at the Hashomer-Sheba Medical Center Tuesday. Monday he was briefly visited by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan. Ben-Gurion was said to be reacting to questions put to him by his physicians and moves his head to indicate "yes" or "no." Dr. Boleslaw Goldman said Ben-Gurion's pulse was in order, his blood pressure normal as was his temperature. shifts near his His children—Amos (whose son was injured during the Yom Kippur War), Geulah and Renana—are keeping bedside, aided by other relatives. THE JEWISH NEWS Russia's Role Menacing World With Threat of Usurping M. E. Power A Weekly Review Editorial Page 4 Vol. LXIV, No. 11 of Jewish Events Remember the Amalekites Who Emerge Anew to Menace Israel's Existence Commentary Page 2 Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper -OW. 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 $10.00 Per Year; This Issue 30c November 23, 1973 POW Exchange 35 to 1 in Egypt's Favor GoIda Sees' Ice Broken - for Peace; Kissinger Acting Step-by-Step Mythical Cease-Fire Line Creates Obstacles Catholic Bishops' Six-Point M.E. Plan 1Ftecognizes Israel Control in Jerualem's Status By JOSEPH POLAKOFF JTA Washington Bureau Chief WASHINGTON (JTA)—The Catholic Bishops of the United States, implying permanent Israeli political and administrative control of Jerusalem in a Middle East settlement have offered a six-point "com- prehensive political solution" in a "plea to the parties concerned." Jerusalem's future was presented as the sixth point in a resolution that was "passed by a voice vote with no dissent heard" by the approximately 250 bishops attending their annual conference at the Statler Hilton Hotel here, the conference secretariat reported. The point regarding Jerusalem said: "Given recognition of the unique status of the City of Jerusalem and its religious significance which transcends the interests of any one tradition, we believe it necessary to insure access to the city through a form of international guarantee. Moreover, the character of the city as a religiously pluralist community, with equal protection of the religious and civil rights of all citizens must be guaranteed in the name of justice." Besides this reference to Jerusalem, the other five points in the bishops' resolution came in this order: "Recognition of the right of Israel to exist as a sovereign state with secure boundaries;" "recognition of the rights of the Palestinian Arabs, especially the refugees" with their inclusion as "partners in any negotiations;" acceptance of their right to a state and compensation for past losses to be paid not only by Israel but also by other members of the international community responsible for the 1948 partition plan; acceptance as the basis for negotiations by all parties to the conflict of the stipulations in UN Security Council Resolu- tion 242 of Nov. 22, 1967; continued restraint and responsible diplomatic involvement by the Soviet Union and the United States "mutually coordi- nated with UN activities in the region;" and continued reliance on the UN diplomatically and through its peace-keeping machinery. (Continued on Page 13) BULLETIN: Arab-Israeli peace talks may begin by mid-December, in Geneva, accord- ing to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who indicated this conclusion at the close of a three-hour meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee behind closed doors at the Capitol. (See Story Page 10) Meanwhile, reports from Israel Wednesday revealed that International Red Cross planes encountered timetable difficulties in evacuating prisoners of war from Egypt. Planes carrying POWs arrived late on Monday and Tuesday. The cause was ascribed to the continuing dispute over the Oct. 22 cease-fire line. Negotiations between Israeli spokesman Gen. Aharon Yariv and Egyptian Lt. Gen. Mohammed Gemassi n_everthelss continued. JERUSALEM (JTA)—Premier Golda Meir said that while the "ice has been broken" for direct talks between Israelis and Egyptians, she was opposed to entering into broader peace talks with Egypt before the Knesset elections Dec. 31. She said she was greatly encouraged by the outcome of talks between senior Israeli and Egyptian officers which settled outstanding cease-fire issues and resulted in the prisoner of war exchange now in progress. Mrs. Meir also appeared to be extending an olive branch to Likud when , she credited its founder, Gen. Ariel (Arik) Sharon with a role in bringing about the .1 ---.7vT agreement with Egypt. She mentioned Sharon, along with Gen. Aharon Yariv and Egyp- tian Gen. Mohammed Gemassi, as deserving credit for the accord. Yariv and Gemassi did the bargaining. Gen. Sharon did not participate in the face-to-face meetings but Mrs. Meir may have been referring to the fact that it was his task force that crossed the Suez Canal and established an Israeli salient on the west bank creating a situation that made Egypt amenable to the cease-fire talks. The premier disclosed, however, that Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for a mutual pullback of forces. She said Israelwould withdraw its men from the west bank if Egypt evacuated its salient on the east bank. She suggested that Israel would be will- ing to have the UN Emergency Force (UNEF) occupy a strip on both sides of the canal. "At such a distance it is easy to violate the cease fire. But if everyone wants to preserve it, then it is made easier," she said. Mrs. Meir added that despite the initial negative response by Egypt to the proposal "we must not give up hope. They will continue with the negotiations." The premier conceded that no progress has been made with Syria toward a POW exchange although "not a day or an hour has passed in which Israel did not seek some ilexel Springer Decries 'the Shame of Europe"; Assails Chancellor lirandt's Israel Stand West German submission to Arab oil pressures was severely criticized by Axel Springer, head of the powerful German publishing empire, who went to Israel for a few days' stay during the war period, in his private plane, because, as he put it: "I felt I had to be with my Israeli friends at this time." Springer preferred to come to Israel, instead of attending the annual Springer Correspondents' Conference in Berlin. He sent a letter to the conference, expressing his solidarity with Israel and warning that Germans sit at the table of the world powers in "borrowed tailcoats .. ." and stated: "Bonn's so-called balanced Middle East policy and its sterile neutrality are not even balanced any more. The German protest to the Americans over the arms shipments to Israel was first made public by the West German ambassador in Cairo, Hans Georg Steltzer, at a meeting with the now Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy. The ambassador acted at the explicit order of State Secretary Paul Frank, head of the Bonn foreign ministry, who lost no time in soothing the Arabs." While in Israel, Springer made the following statement in the course of an interview with the Jerusalem Post: "When Bonn refused to allow transhipment of American arms to Israel, the Russians gained an important political victory. The West German halt of vital arms shipments to Israel is appalling and indefensible and will have serious consequences for the future of Europe. The behavior of NATO countries during the Middle East crisis is the shame of Europe. "Many Germans like myself, who have labored for three decades to improve relations with the Jewish people, bury our heads in shame. "Make no mistake. This was not a policy that Foreign Minister Walter Scheel determined on (Continued on Page 13) his own. It is the policy of Chancellor Willy Brandt. (C on 16) Detroit's Conservative Rabbis Agree to Stop Participating in Marriages Followed by Nonkosher Dinners Conservative rabbis in this area announce their unanimous decision no longer to officiate at marriages which are followed by non-kosher dinners. The statement defining the rabbis' decision declares: "It is commonly accepted that Conservative Judaism regards the ob- servance of kashrut as one of the basic disciplines of Jewish life. In order to reaffirm the priority of kashrut and the meaningful sanctity of the marriage service, we, the undersigned, representing the Conservative con- gregations of Metropolitan Detroit and with the approval of our respective boards of trustees announce to the community that: "Effective as of Nov. 1, 1973, the undersigned rabbis will not accept invitations to officiate at any future marriage ceremonies held in public non-synagogue premises, which will be followed by a nonkosher dinner on the same premises. "To avoid unreasonable retroactive hardship, this will not apply to those ceremonies already scheduled for the few months ahead, to which the individual rabbis may have made commitments prior to the above-mentioned date. "The Hebrew word for the marriage service is Kiddushin—which means `sanctification.' The meal that follows the ceremony is not a mere banquet. It is a sacred celebration which our tradition calls a `Se'udat Mitzva'—a sanctified feast that should reflect the sanctity of marriage itself. (Continued on Page 10)