U. S. Senate, White House, Pope Paul Condemn Outrages (Continued from Page 1) Prime Minister Golda Meir warned that the hands of those murdering children must be "severed." The U. S. Senate, appalled by the terror, urged Presi- dent Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger to call upon all governments to condemn "the inhuman acts of vio- lence against innocent vic- tims" and strongly urged the countries where these groups and individuals are found "to take • appropriate action to rid their countries of those who subvert the peace through terrorism and sense- less violence." Senator Hubert Humphrey presented the resolution ex- pressing the sense of the Senate and it was supported immediately by both parties a n d unanimously adopted without a word of dissent. In a development apparent- ly unrelated to the Ma'alot outrage, an attempted terror- ist bloodbath in the heart of Jerusalem was averted Wed- nesday morning when police found and disarmed three Katyusha rocket launchers. Two of the launchers were aimed at densely populated areas of the city, the third re- portedly was aimed at the King David Hotel where Sec- retary of State Kissinger and his party are staying. The weapons were reportedly spotted by a local Arab who immediately called the police. Israeli security authorities, anticipating a new wave of terrorist activities on the in- dependence anniversary, had warned the public to be es- pecially alert. Police Chief Shaul Rosolio said in a broad- cast Tuesday night that the public must be extremely cautious and report every suspicious act, even trifles. Security authorities report- edly had knowledge that a terrorist gang entered Israel some time on Sunday but lost track of them. It was reported Tuesday that security forces arrested nearly 100 West Bank Arabs in recent days on suspicion of planned terrorist activities. Kissinger reacted with un- concealed anger Wednesday at the terrorist outrage at Ma'alot and demanded that "all responsible governments . . make clear that what- ever their political differ- ences, such inhuman acts must be condemned and those who carry them out dealt with severely. "I was shocked and out- raged to learn of the attack by fedayeen terrorists against a teen-age campsite in Ma'alot early this morning and against other innocent civilians in the same area. Our hearts go out to the fam- ilies and all of Israel," Dr. Kissinger said. His statement was read to newsmen by U. S. Ambassa- dor at Large Robert J. Mc- Closkey, a member of Kis- singer's entourage currently attempting to effect the Is- raeli - Syrian disengagement agreement. "The U. S. government strongly condemns this mind- less and irrational action and appeals to those holding in- nocent hostages to release them," the Kissinger state- ment continued. "Violence 48 Friday, May 17, 1974 — such as this will serve no cause but to undermine the prospects for peace in this area. We further believe that it is time for all responsible governments to make clear that whatever their political differences, such inhuman acts must be severely con- demned and those who carry them out dealt with severe- ly," the statement concluded. In Rome, Wednesday, Pope Paul VI condemned the ter- rorists attack in Ma'alot. A cable sent by the Vatican secretary of state Jean Car- dinal Villot to the papal dele- gate in Jerusalem, Msgr. Pio Laghi, said the Pontiff was "saddened by the very grave act of violence in Ma'alot to- day which he profoundly de- plores as repugnant to the conscience of humanity." The Pope's message added that the Pontiff was "partic- ularly concerned" about the fate of the hostages and called on Msgr. Laghi to in- form the Israeli authorities and, through them, the fami- lies of the children, of his "participation in their an- guish and the assurance of his prayers to the Most High." Pope Paul appealed for the avoidance of further blood- shed "so that the young hos- tages can be restored without delay, unharmed, to their homes." McCloskey was asked by newsmen if Wednesday's events caused second thoughts about U. S. support 'for a Security Council reso- lution condemning Israel's April 12 commando raid into Lebanon after the Kiryat Shemona massacre of April 11. McCloskey replied: "It is always the intention and de- sire of the United States to vote on the merits and no one incident may be the same as the other." He added that he would "not want to anticipate a vote." He said: "I think the sense of outrage is reflected in the secretary's statement." The Israel government at first agreed to free 20 im- prisoned terrorists in ex- change for the safety of 90 Israeli school children held hostage 'by the armed Arab terrorists since early Wed- nesday morning in the school building in Ma'alot about 10 kilometers from the Lebanese border. The terrorists, who invaded the town before dawn, murdered three mem- bers of one family before they seized the school build- ing. Earlier, they shot up a truck carrying workers, mostly Arabs, killing one wo- man. The three terrorists were heavily armed, wearing Is- rael army uniforms. An official announcement broadcast at 2 p.m. local time said: "In order to se- cure the release of the pupils at Ma'alot, the cabinet has decided to release the terror- ists as demanded." A foreign office spokesman refused to say how the exchange would be effected. According to an unconfirmed report some of the terrorists already been released from a prison in the Gaza Strip and were flown blindfolded to Ma'alot. The French ambassador to Israel, Jean Herly, flew there Wed- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS nesday morning to negotiate with the terrorists who had demanded to speak to the French or Romanian ambas- sadors. In related developments Wednesday morning, U. S. Secretary of State - Henry A. Kissinger rescheduled h i s trip to Damascus for Thurs- day for continued disengage- ment negotiations with Syrian President Hafez Assad: A statement released here in Kissinger's name expressed "shock and outrage" at the terrorist acts and said "our hearts go out to the families (of the hostages) and to all of Israel." The Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a terrorist group headed by Naif Hawatmeh, claimed credit for the latest terrorist outrage in a state- ment issued in Beirut Wed- nesday. The attack on Ma'a- lot coincided with the 26th anniversary of Israel's Inde- pendence (May 14-15, 1948). It occurred little more than one month after the terrorist massacre in Kiryat Shemona which claimed 18 lives. Ma'alot, which lies midway between Safad. and the Medi- terranean coast, was de- scribed as an armed camp Wednesday. Buildings near the occupied school were evacuated. Most residents of the town went to shelters.. De- fense Minister Moshe Dayan hurriedly left a cabinet meeting to fly to Ma'alot Wednesday morning. Police Minister Shlomo Hillel also flew to the scene. The cabi- net, which had convened in special session Wednesday morning to consider disen- gagement terms with Syria, suspended that discussion when news of the Ma'alot events was received and turned its attention to the ter- rorists demands. The hostages in Ma'alot were identified as teen-age high school students from Safad. They were on a three- day camping trip and were spending the night in the Netiv Meir school in Ma'alot. About 10 students and two teachers escaped from the building by jumping out of windows when the terrorists broke in spraying the school with machine gun fire. A woman officer of the Is- raeli army who was accom- panying the campers was re- leased by the terrorists to carry their demands to Is- raeli authorities. According to another report, two stu- dents were released. One of them, Rachel Lagziel, 16, re- portedly delivered a note con- taining terrorist demands to Defense Minister Dayan. The terrorists claimed that the area around the school build- ing was mined and warned it would be blown up if Israeli soldiers and troops surround- ing the area tried to close in. The terrorists communi- cated through a loudspeaker. They fired at anyone ap- proaching the building, ac- cording to one report. The Lagziel girl reportedly told newsmen that the children were aged 14-16. She said the terrorists forced them to sit or lie down, that two of the terrorists seemed nervous but the third, who spoke He- brew, was fairly calm. She said the terrorists listened to every newscast on the radio. They demanded the release of 20 imprisoned terrorists, including Kozo Okamoto, the hired Japanese gunman who participated in the Lod Air- port massacre on May 30, 1972. Two Israeli Jews im- prisoned for spying were also reportedly on the list. A chronology of events pieced together from reports so far indicate that the terror- ist gang infiltrated Israeli territory late Tuesday night. At about midnight they at- tacked a truck carrying work , ers home .from the ATA fac- tory at Kiryat Atta. They were mostly residents of the Christian Arab village at Fa- suta. One woman was killed. The terrorists entered Ma'- alot some time after 3 a.m. local time. According to re- ports from residents, they knocked on the doors of sev- eral houses, announcing themselves as Israeli police- men searching for terrorists. Only one householder, Yosef Cohen, opened the door. He was shot to death by the ter- rorists, who also murdered his wife, Tartuna, and his 4-year-old son, Eli. A year= old son, Yitzhak, was saved and is being taken care of by neighbors. It was reported that the child, who is deaf, was asleep and unaware of the carnage taking place. The terrorists apparently knew the Netiv Meir School was housing the student campers for the night. They approached the school at about 3:50 a.m. local time, just as a monitor was taking out garbage cans. He testi- fied later that the terrorists greeted him in Hebrew and then he was shot and wound- ed. The terrorists entered the building, firing their ma- chineguns. They separated the boys and girls and then gave the list of their de- mands to the girl soldier. The Netiv Meir School con- sists of two adjoining build- ings, one containing a dining room and the other class- rooms. The children were sleeping in the latter. Nixon Condemns `Mindless' Violence WASHINGTON (JTA)—The White House Wednesday is- sued a condemnation, in the President's name, of the ter- rorist outrage in Ma'alot which it called "mindless and irrational" violence that "will serve no cause but un- dermine peace." The President's reaction was given to newsmen by the White House deputy press secretary, Gerald Warren, before news reached here that the terrorists were slain and their hostages freed. Warren declined to com- ment on whether Secretary of State Kissinger ,would end his activity in the Middle East aimed at achieving an Israeli- Syrian disengagement accord or whether the President would instruct him not to re- turn to Damascus until the Syrian government appre- hends the terrorists and takes action against them. A White House official told the JTA privately afterwards that the President would not do any- thing at present that "might exacerbate the .situation." Warren told reporters that the U. S. position on terror- ism "is well known" and that the U. S. is "working actively with other countries" on the problem." Replying to ques- tions by the JTA which op- ened the subject at the White House news briefing, Warren said the President was in- formed of the circumstances and was following Kissinger's cables with "special inter- est." After reporting the Presi- dent's condemnation, Warren said that as far as Kissin- ger's itinerary is concerned, "that's up to the party," meaning the secretary and his aides. He said the Presi- dent was in communication with the secretary of state and was sending him guid- ance and instructions. Asked why the president should not ask Syrian presi- dent Assad directly to take a position against the terrorists, Warren replied, "I don't be- lieve it is useful to go beyond what I said." One reporter observed that in less than two years, 41 Americans have been killed by Arab terrorists, that the U. S. recognized Sudan al- though the killers of the American ambassador there have not yet gone to trial, and that the U. S. approved a Security Council resolution last month condemning Is- rael from which the massacre of 18 Israelis at Kiryat She- mona was deleted. "What has the President done besides deplore" those killings, War- ren was asked. The press sec- retary limited his reply to noting that the resolution "equally condemned all acts of violence" and reiterated U. S. efforts against terror- ism. * * Terrorists Get Six-Year Terms TEL AVIV (JTA) — Ten Arab terrorists captured dur- ing an Israeli commando raid into Lebanon more than two years ago, were each sen- tenced to six years imprison- ment by a military tribunal in Lod. The terrorists, who are of various nationalities, were convicted under a contro- sia.1 1972 law which allow raeli courts to try terrorists who have committed no crime within Israeli territory. The law was a response to the pardon or expulsion of Arab terrorists from Euro- pean countries where they had committed crimes includ- ing murder and hijacking. The court-appointed law- yers for the 10 argued that persons brought to Israel by force could not be tried there and should be treated as prisoners of war. They also noted that the Israeli law had not been published offi- cially in the Arab countries from which the terrorists came. The tribunal rejected these claims after long de- liberation. The 10 terrorists were given six-year prison terms for membership in a hostile organization, bearing arms and training with arms. every on the Ar This Week's Radio and Television Programs ETERNAL LIGHT Time: 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Station: WWJ. Feature. Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser, rabbi of the Forest Hills Jewish Center, will dis- cuss his new book, "Jews, Judaism and the State of Israel." * * HIGHLIGHTS Time: 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Station: Channel 2. Feature: Yael Dayan, au- thor and daughter of Israel Defense Minister Moshe Da- yan, will be interviewed. * * "IF NOT NOW . . ." Time: 7 p.m. Tuesday. Station: WDET - FM (101.9). Feature: A discussion on ethnicity and mental health. REFLECTIONS IN SOUND Time: 9 p.m. Sunday. Station: WCAR (1130). Feature: Jewish themes present in today's popular music. * * * LUBAVITCH JEWISH HOUR Time: 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Station: WNIC-FM ,1300(. and Time: 1 a.m. Monday. Station: WNIC-FM (100). and Time. 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Station: WPON (1450). 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