EDITORIAL

Arab Nations and
USSR as Guilty
as the Beasts

"Tichigan Week

May 18-25

Vol. LXV. No. 10

Arabs are conducting a war against Israel by murdering innocent men, women and children. That,
essence, is the bravery of madmen, terrorists, beasts who have embarked on a program so dastardly that there
are no words strong enough for condemnation.
But those madmen are not the only guilty in the outrages at Ma'alot and the massacre at Kirvat Shemona.
Not a single Arab state, not a single Arab leader, not a single Russian, nor the USSR officially, uttered a word
to rebuke the murderers and their supporting countries and the UN remains a nest for haters.
Those who remain civilized must not be silent. Jews especially must assert their kinship with the s
t is left of humanitarianism must say to the embattled Israelis: We are with you in a stru
hall we abandon the ship of hope for Israel and for Jewry!

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Commentary
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May 17, 1974

Beastly Ma'alot Mass Murder Horrifies Mankind

Israeli Troops Kill 3 Terrorists,
Freed Children Include 70 Injured

Outrage Interrupts Ki
Kissinger
ss i nger

Death of 20 Children Cries Out to World Public Opinion
to Act Against Terrorists . . . Bestialities Horrify Vatican

Outraged by the terrorist act in Ma'alot, the Israeli settlement five
miles from the Lebanese border, world public opinion condemned the in-
humanities and called for an end to the bestialities stemming from Arab
countries.
By Thursday noon, the number of dead children rose to 20, and
some 70 were injured, some seriously. In addition, a soldier and a family
of three were murdered.
Protests included condemnations by President Nixon, Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger, Pope Paul VI, Canadian and other statesmen.
Demonstrations in New York and European communities marked
expressions of grief as well as outrage over the horrors that followed the
Kiryat Shemona massacre, which cost 18 Israeli lives a month before.
Vigils at the UN and Arab consulates in New York expressed the
sense of horror over the inhumanities suffered by peaceful Israeli settle-
ments. But Arab spokesmen resorted to the usual attempts at defense by
"blaming Tel Aviv," and their diplomats resorted to claims of "frustrations
by Palestinians" as having caused the Arab acts.
Demands for vengeance caused Lebanese officials to deny blame,

French Candidates Pledge
Closer Arab Affiliations

PARIS (JTA)—The two candidates for the French presidency,
Finance Minister Valery Giscard d'Estaing and Socialist leader
Francois Mitterand, said that if elected, they will work for even
closer relations with the Arab states.
The second, and final round, in the French presidential election
will be held May 19. Public opinion polls give a slight edge to
Giscard d'Estaing.
e finance minister, who runs with the backing of the Gaullist
,--said in an interview over the French radio that he will con-
tinue Gen. deGaulle's foreign policy and said that he will not
change France's Arab policy. Giscard d'Estaing said that he will
try, however, to pursue a "symmetrical policy—a policy of friend-
ship with the Arab states and one of trying to ensure Israel's
security and existence."
Mitterand told the Libyan news agency "Arab Revolution" that
if elected he will remain "loyal to the deep French interest and
moral responsibilities which unite France to the Arab states."
France, he said, could and should strengthen its cooperation with
the Mediterranean countries in the economic, cultural and political
fields. Mitterand also said that he and his party fully support the
"right" of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
After both candidates have tried to woo the Jewish electorate,
the two now appear to try and reassure the pro-Arab pressure
groups as well as the 100,000 French Moslems with voting rights in
France. Mitterand, political observers here say, must also try to
placate the extreme left-wing voters whose 21/2 per cent are needed
if he is to win the presidency.

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while Lebanese villagers indicated fears of possible reprisals.
A failure in communication was cited as the reason for a change
in plans after the Israel government had agreed to alter its long-standing
policy of not submitting to terrorist blackmail.
A promise to release 20 Arab prisoners in Israeli jails was already
being impleniented; however, it was learned too late, French and Romanian
intermediaries did not have the correct password to the three Arab terror-
ists, and the latter refused to admit them.
Fifteen minutes before the deadline hour set by the terrorists—who
threatened to blow up the school unless Israel freed the imprisoned Arabs—
the Israeli government had no choice but to attack, to save at least some
of the children's lives.
Funeral services for the dead were held Thursday afternoon.
Israel was placed on the alert, and a new group of terrorists is again
reportedly threatening Israeli settlements.
Beirut reported waves of Israeli jets bombing and strafing terrorist
hideouts.

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U. S. Haven Offered to Syrian
Jews Able to Manage Escape

WASHINGTON (JTA)—The United States is offering haven to
Syrian Jews if they are able to get out of Syria, it was disclosed
Tuesday. The offer is contained in a new letter defining U. S.
policy on the matter of Syrian Jews which has been drafted by the
State Department for circulation to persons inquiring about the
plight.
"In addition to trying to help Syrian Jews through diplomatic
channels, the U. S. policy is that any Syrian Jew who reaches any
one of seven designated countries may enter the United States
under provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act as
either refugees or on the basis of family relationships," a State
Department spokesman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
"The purpose clearly is to facilitate entry into America for
Syrian Jews able to get away from Syria," the_ spokesman said. Of
the seven designated countries, only Lebanon is contiguous to
Syria. The others are Austria, Belgium, France, West Germany,
Greece and Italy.
Once a Syrian Jew reaches one of those countries he is eligible
to apply for conditional entry into the U. S., an official told the JTA.
He cautioned, however, that the processing of such applications
"may take a long time."
The new letter replaces one drafted earlier that defined the
situation of Syrian Jews as an internal matter of Syria without
expressing concern for their plight.
A State Department spokesman said Tuesday that the original
letter had been in circulation about three weeks and that his
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