Violations of Negotiations
Escalate 'Tough' Israel Role
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel
has taken a tough stand on
violations of disengagement
agreement clauses, especially
by Syria. In one case Israel
flatly refused to remove a
minefield from the buffer
zone because the Syrians in-
troduced heavy mortar bat-
teries where the agreements
call for a thinning of arm-
aments. Artillery is specific-
ally prohibited in the zone.
Syria claims mortars are not
artillery, but Israel main-
ains otherwise and is ada-
ment on the removal.
Other alleged violations by
the Syrians which have been
reported to the United Na-
tions include the encamp-
ment of a Syrian army unit
in the Mt. Hermon buffer
zone opposite the Druze vil-
lage of Majdal Shams and
the intrusion of Syrian jets
into Israeli air space. The
planes penetrated to a depth
of several hundred meters,
apparently on reconnaisance
flights to photograph Israeli
lines on the Golan Heights.
More ominous from the
Israeli point of view is Syria's
failure to re-establish the
civilian populations in Ku-
neitra and surrounding vil-
lages which Israel relinquish.
ed under the disengagement
accords. Instead of the ex-
pected influx of returning
civilians, Kuneitra remains
essentially an abandoned
town. There are no more
than 30 civilians in the town
and a 100-man police force
which Israel regards as a
military unit -in police uni-
forms. No civilians have re-
turned to the villages.
The disengagement agree-
ment has been observed more
strictly on the Egyptian
front. Flights by Russian-
built helicopters into Israeli
air space in Sinai were dis-
continued after Israel com-
plained. The Egyptian Army
is sending home its reserve
units after a series of mili-
tary exercises, some of them
carried out on the East Bank
of the Suez Canal.
Israeli security forces
meanwhile reported foiling
several possible sabotage at-
tempts by Arab terrorists.
Premier Yitzhak Rabin
warned that while Israel will
not be the first to breach
the disengagement treaties,
"neither shall we sit idly
by should our enemies do so."
Speaking at a rally of para-
troopers at the Mann Audi-
torium, Rabin said that Syria
Was leading the Arab states
into preparing for another
war.
"We always used to regard
our main enemy as from the
south, Egypt," Rabin said.
"But it is not impossible
that Syria, Iraq or even Jor-
dan may amass a military
strength greater than
Egypt's."
Rabin noted the unprece-
dented increase in military
strength by the Arab states,
especially Syria. Experience
has taught us," he said, "that
preparing for war before it
starts is half the victory. We
do not want war but we do
not fear war."
The premier said that Is-
rael had the strength and
ability to overcome these ob-
stacles.
General Mobilization Due
for Israel Military Units
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
mobilization practice involv-
ing reserve soldiers from all
military units and all areas
of the country will be held
shortly. Defense Minister Shi-
mon Peres unfolded plans for
the practice—intended to test
new call-up arrangements —
to the cabinet this week. The
mobilization will be announc-
ed over radio and television
and through newspaper ads.
It will last 24 hours. The
mobilization date was not
disclosed.
Peres said overseas ambas-
sadors and the United Na-
tions staff would be informed
before the practice so that
foreign governments — in-
cluding Arab governments—
would not become alarmed.
He also told the ministers
of an approach to him by the
chairman of the Israel Stu-
dents Union and his com-
mittee offering to start a
campaign to encourage stu-
dents to volunteer for an
extra year of army service
as professional soldiers.
The student leaders pro-
Orthodox Israeli Settlers Seek
Shilo Site for Industrial Kibutz
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
group of Orthodox would-be
settlers at Shilo, ancient site
of the temporary sanctuary
during the period of Joshua
and the Judges, met Sun-
with a senior aide to Minis-
ter-Without-Portfolio Yisrael
Galili to give him their plans
for an industrial kibutz on
the site.
The aide Arnan Azaryahu,
told the JTA the group would
meet with plans and pro-
posals.
If Galili thought their ideas
feasible from an economic
standpoint, it would then be
for the ministerial settle-
ment committee, which Galili
heads, to rule on the political
advisability of settlement in
Shilo, Azaryahu said.
Shilo is on the Ramallah-
Nablus Road, some 25 kilo-
meters (15 miles) north of
Jerusalem.
The would - be - settlers —
some 20 familes and several
dozen bachelors—mostly be-
long to the "Emunim" section
of the National Religious
Party, a section closely affili-
ated to the NRP "Young
Guard."
"Emunim" claims it has
applicants ready to settle
throughout Judea and Sam-
aria, and it has prepared
plans for a string of new
settlements stretching across
the mountain ridges from
Jerusalem north to Afula.
Meanwhile, Likud leader
Menahem Begin found his
policies on the question of
territorial compromise chal-
lenged by his longtime rival,
Free Center leader Shmuel
Tamir.
At a Likud faction meeting
in the Knesset, Tamir sug-
gested that the post-Yom
Kippur War reality required
new policies from Likud if
it purported to be an alterna-
tive to the party in power.
But Begin reaffirmed his
opposition to any territorial
compromise on the West
Bank.
The session revealed basic
differences between thep ar-
ties and personalities who
comprise the bloc.
Liberal Party leader Eli-
melech Rimalt spoke out
against Sebastia-type unau-
thorized settlement projects
( which many Herut and other
Likud Knesseters supported).
He said he would come out
publicly against any future
such attempt to defy the
government and the army.
Zalman Shuval of the State
List and Avraham Yoffe of
the Greater Israel Movement
both agreed with Rimalt.
Begin said he personally
could never refuse to join
with pioneers who sought to
settle the land of Israel.
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Bulloff Hospitalized
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Yid-
dish actor Joseph Bulloff was
hospitalized Monday night at
the "Ichilov" Municipal Hos-
pital in Tel Aviv for surgery
and treatment. His condition
was reported satisfactory
Tuesday. His next two shows
in Tel Aviv were canceled.
Bulloff arrived in Israel two
weeks ago.
posed that such volunters be
guaranteed stipends, job
place ment priorities, and
other benefits awarded by
the government last year to
students mobilized during
and after the war for long
stretches — after they finish
their additional, voluntary
year of service.
The cabinet instructed the
relevant ministers — Educa-
tion, Defense, Justice, Labor
—to examine the offer, and
expressed its appreciation at
the student leaders' initiative.
Russians Warn Arafat
of Imminent Attack
PARIS (JTA) — French-
language newspapers in Bei-
rut said Monday that the So-
viet Union has warned of an
imminent Israeli attack on
the Arabs. The warning came
from the Soviet Ambassador
to Lebanon, Sarvar Azimov,
to Yassir Arafat, head of the
Palestine Liberation Organi-
zation, according to the news-
paper L'Orient-Le Jour. The
paper said Azimov. told Ara-
fat that "he had informa-
tion in his possession which
indicated an imminent Israeli
attack on Arab countries."
THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
Friday, August 16, 1974-5
No PLO Branch
Seen for London
LONDON — The foreign
office here has officially de-
nied statements by Said
Hammami, the British repre-
sentative of the Palestine'
Liberation Organization, that
he is about to open a PLO
office in London.
The statements, circulated
by the Arab Middle East
Agency, inferred that Ham-
mami received authorization
by the foreign office to open
the PLO branch. A foreign
office spokesman said that
no such authorization had
been asked for or given.
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