Dinitz Claims U.S.
Support for Israel
Not Unsatisfactory
Auschwitz
and Babi-Yar:
Shaded
Martyrdoms
Historical
Truth Defended
by Golda Meir
WASHINGTON (JTA) — If the Israeli government is anx-
ious or critical about. U.S. official attitudes towards obtaining a
second interim accord in the Sinai, or shipments of weapons to
the Middle East, Israeli Ambassador Simha Dinitz is not reflect-
ing them publicly.
After a 90-minute meeting Tuesday with Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger, Dinitz indicated that both the discussions on
an agreement and the flow of weapons are not unsatisfactory.
On reports that the U.S. has slowed or ceased deliveries
of military supplies contracted prior to President Ford's
reassessment order on March 24, even though the U.S. is
But the situation on deliveries is "neither an embargo nor
a stoppage," Dinitz said.
A puolicly-stated ban has been put on new technological
equipment to Israel by presidential order but it was not ex-
pected that other equipment would be stopped. The State De-
partment denied that military supplies have been stopped and
estimated $100 million in equipment has been shipped to Israel
since April 1. Israeli sources disputed the statement.
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willing to provide Jordan and North Yemen with arms, Din-
itz said that his government is not completely satisfied with
the flow of arms to Israel.
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Increase in USSR's Visa Taxes
Blamed for Decline in Emigration
Israel Breathing Easier
In United Nations Fight
By DAVID LANDAU
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Officials here say the fight against the Ar-
abs' plan to oust Israel from the United Nations is by no means over yet
— but they cautiously admit to a more hopeful and relaxed feeling than
was prevalent here only a week ago. Developments in Helsinki, in Kam-
pala and in Stockholm have demonstrated that if Israel must fight the
ouster bid she will not fight alone. They have demonstrated, too, that
the Arabs will not have the going as easy as they had perhaps thought
— if they do decide to go ahead and press the ouster effort.
At the same time, though, political observers here are warning
that Western and non-aligned help for Israel against the Arab bid
will very probably have its price: those states rendering this support
will make it contingent (at least tacitly) upon greater Israeli
"flexibility" in the ongoing interim settlement talks with Egypt.
Israel for its part has tried to keep the two issues, the UN and the
talks, separated. Its officials have stated on numerous occasions that
the pace of the talks with Egypt is set solely by their content and intrin-
sic progress, not by extraneous considerations such as the UN ouster
effort.
At the same time, they add, the implementation of a new agree-
ment, if and when concluded, would inevitably hinge upon the UN devel-
opments — since the UN Emergency Force is destined to play a central
role in the new settlement.
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Cabinet Reviews
Egypt's Proposal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Egypt's reply to
Israel's latest settlement proposals was re-
ceived here from the Washington Embassy
Wednesday. Officials said the three-man
inisterial negotiating team reviewed it
fhursday and today, and the Cabinet will
meet Sunday afternoon to hear their report
and draft a reply to Egypt.
Israel Defense Minister Shimon Peres said
Wednesday he was "pleasantly surprised" by
the Egyptian reply to Israel's latest propos-
als and foresaw a possible accord by the end
of the month. A new Henry Kissinger Middle
East tour also is predicted for the end of Au-
gust.
The Egyptian reply apparently contains
some small concessions in comparisons to
Cairo's previous position — but it still leaves
a broad gap along the entire length of the
Sinai front.
The informed sources indicated that
while there had indeed been some Egyptian
concessions, the gap had not been closed on
any of the three fronts: the passes, the Refi-
dim area to the north and the Gulf of Suez
strip to the south.
•
JERUSALEM — The Soviet authorities have recently raised the amount of money they
demand for each exit permit issued to Jews wishing to emigrate, Jewish Agency Chairman Pin-
has Sapir revealed here. This was one of the causes of the steady and ongoing drop in Soviet aliya,
Sapir told the presidium of the Zionist General Council.
Soviet aliya figures for the first half of this year were 4,710 compared with 9,700 during
the same period of last year and more than 1,400 for the same period in 1973. (The figure is of
Soviet Jews actually reaching Israel.)
During the last month only 500 Soviet Jews have made aliya from the USSR, Sapir said.
As to the rise in the number of "noshrim" (emigrants dropping out at Vienna or elsewhere
and heading West rather than to Israel) Sapir said the Soviets specifically chose exit candidates
considered likely to drop out and head West.
He noted that next month a conference of Jewish leaders would be held in Paris, (Sept. 2)
to prepare the ground for a major international congress on Soviet Jewry planned for Brussels in
February.
The September conference would discuss practical ways in
-which Jewish organizations could step up their campaigns on
behalf of Soviet Jewry, Sapir said.
In London, the head of the all-Soviet visa and emigration office
has told Prof. Aleksandr Lerner, a leader in the struggle of Soviet
Jews for exit visas, that the 35-nation document signed at the Hel-
sinki European Security Conference would not affect Soviet policy
on applications for exit permits for emigration to Israel, it was re-
ported here from Moscow.
The Soviet official "explained" that the reference in the docu-
ment toward making easier contacts between peoples and increasing
freedom of movement were being achieved in the Soviet Union. He
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Two Kindergartens Formed
With Dr. Fill's $100,000 Gift
A $100,000 gift by Dr. Leon Fill is establishing two kindergartens in Israel.
The contribution was made through the Israel Education Fund which functions
as a school aid fund supplementing the United Jewish Appeal.
Philip Zinman of Philadelphia, chairman of the Israel Education Fund, who
announced the gift by Dr. Fill, stated that the kin-
dergartens will be located in Ashdod and Givat Olga
near Hadera. The gift was made in memory of Dr.
Fill's parents, Nachman and Mara (Fialkow) Fill.
Dr. Fill, who was born in Stolin, White Russia,
received his Jewish education in Lulinetz, White
Russia, and began his high school studies there. He
came to the United States in 1929, had his pre-medi-
cal education at Wayne State University, after a
short stay in Windsor, and at the University of Wis-
consin. He earned his medical degree at Laval Uni-
versity in Quebec, where he ran shoe stores to earn
his way through school.
DR. LEON TILL
One of the top leaders in Detroit's Allied Jewish
Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund, Dr. Fill is active
nationally in the United Jewish Appeal and is be-
lieved to be the largest contributor to Israel causes
among physicians in this country.
PINHAS SAPIR
NY City Jobless
Sought for Aliya
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Jewish Agen-
cy's Aliya Department is going after Jewish
municipal employes and teachers, laid off
because of New York City's budget crunch in
an effort to convince them to emigrate to Is-
rael where they will have jobs waiting for
-them.
Yehoshua Yadlin, executive director of
the Israel Aliya Center of North America,
said information about aliya has been given
to all of the various associations of Jewish
employes.
In addition, various emissaries from
fields where there are manpower short-
ages have come to the United States to
talk about job openings. These included
teachers and psychologists.
The agency has contacted 223 U.S.
teachers in recent months and reported that
55 have made aliya, 21 plan to go to Israel in
the next few months and 33 by the end of the
year.
Spokesmen for New York Mayor Abra-
ham Beame, the city personnel office, the
city's largest union, and the Jewish Teachers
Association have all welcomed the effort to
place the dismissed workers.