Israel Army Engages in Mini-War:
Elazar Relieves Sharon of Command
N
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Gen.
Ariel (Arik) Sharon's ven-
detta with the army high
command continued . Tuesday
after the reserves officer
and newly elected Likud
Knesset member was re-
lieved of his divisional com-
mand by Chief of Staff Gen.
David Elazar.
Sharon, who said he
learned of his discharge only
from a radio news bulletin,
accused Elazar of waging a
political campaign against
im. He also charged that
ere was "jealousy and
atred" among army com-
manders which "to my re-
gret are clear phenomena of
this last chief of staff,"
meaning Elazar.
The removal of Sharon
was pretipitated by an al-
legedly political farewell
"order of the day" which he
issued to his unit before he
took leave to enter the Knes-
set. He was accused by an
army spokesman of having
slurred fellow officers and
cast aspersions on other
units and on the government.
He .told his division, which
broke through Egyptian lines
during the Yom Kippur War
to establish an Israeli salient
on the west bank of the Suez
Canal, that it had gained its
triumph "despite mischief
and mistakes, in spite of
failures, loss of control and
loss of senses."
Sharon also was accused of
alleging in an interview with
the American magazine Har-
per's that political considera-
tions motivated miliary de-
cisions and relations between
commanders during the war.
Sharon denied Tuesday that
he had ever given an inter-
view to Harper's but said he
could confirm the truth of
'what the Harper's article
said.
A communique issued by
the army high command
Monday said that Sharon's
order of the day and his
Harper interview contained
expressions that offended
other officers .and endangered'
other units. However, the
communioue said it was de-
cided not to Prosecute Sharon
because he has been released
from active service and re-
lieved of command of his
reserves division.
Although Sharon announced
earlier his intention to retire
from active service to pursue
a political career, he had
expressed a -desire to con-
tinue as divisional comman-
der in the event of a new
emergency.
Sharon charged Tuesday
that even before his contro-
rsial order of the day.
!azar had promised to do
everything possible to re-
move him from his corn-
mand post. He denied that
his farewell order had de-
famed other units.
Defense Minister Moshe
Dayan refuted Sharon's
charge that Israel blundered
by giving up a strategically
vital ridge 10 miles east of
the canal under the terms
of the disengagement agree-
ment.
If Israel had kept the ridge.
the Suez Canal would have
remained in range of Israeli
artillery, Dayan said, and
this would have prevented
the normalization of life in
the Suez Canal zone.
Israel took a calculated
risk when it agreed to pull
back its forces east of the
Suez Canal but the risk "may
bring us nearer to peace,
Dayan said, addressing a
meeting of former Rafi
members.
Dayan said the real test of
the disengagement a g r e e-
ment agreement with Egypt
will come when the separa-
tion of forces is completed
in 40 days and if Egypt
follows it up by rehabilitating
the Suez Canal and restoring
normal civilian life in the
canalside towns.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 25, 1974-7
the 71st annual conference
of the organization. Cohen is
planning to leave the Nether- lot
lands to settle in Israel.
OS
Miss van Emde was chair-
man of WIZO for many years
and before that held the post
of honorary secretary of
NZO.
Woman Heads Dutch Zionist Organization
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A
woman is assuming the
chairmanship of the Nether-
lands Zionist Organization
for the first time in its 75-
year history.
Sophie van Emde suc-
ceeded outgoing NZO chair-
man Salomon Cohen during
bie
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