THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
January 23, 1976 19
ADL Hails Justice Department Suit. Against U.S. Firm Boycotting Israel
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
Anti-Defamation League of
Bnai Brith has hailed the
antitrust action instituted
last week by the U.S. De-
partment of Justice against
Bechtel, Inc., a major con-
struction firm of San Fran-
cisco, for alleged participa-
tion in the Arab boycott of
Israel, as "a major step for-
ward in the struggle to
impede Arab boycott opera-
tions in the United States
against American compa-
nies and individuals."
The ADL last July sent
documentation of Bechtel's
compliance with the Arab
boycott to Assistant Attor-
( General Thomas E.
.,,Kuper, head of the Justice
Department's anti-trust di-
vision.
Arnold Forster, ADL's
general counsel and asso-
ciate director, said that at
stake is more than $1 billion
worth of American mer-
chandise and know-how, but
that the commodities are
desperately needed by the
Arabs and that, therefore,
Bechtel is in a position to re-
fuse to submit to Arab
blackmail.
Forster said Bechtel's
failure- to support Ameri-
can public policy which
opposes participation in
boycotts against nations
friendly to the U.S. involve
the company in an alleged
Unlawful conspiracy in
restraint of trade.
The Bechtel Co. issued a
statement calling the suit
"totally unwarranted" and
that the Bechtel group of
companies did not discrimi-
nate in any way in personal
matters or contracts. But
the statement said that fed-
eral regulations "have ex-
pressly stated that compli-
ance" with the law of
foreign governments "is not
illegal under American
law."
In Washington, the Com-
merce Department said it is
imposing a $1,000 fine on a
U.S. exporter for failing to
report a request that it sup-
port the Arab boycott
against Israel.
The fine was levied
against the Getty Oil Co.
The action comes as a result
of a consent agreement
signed with the company.
The department said the
government of Juwait had
asked Getty to state before
exporting oil-field equip-
ment from the U.S., "We
certify that the goods
listed are not of Israeli ori-
gin nor do they contain
any Israeli materials."
In a related development,
support for the Arab boy-
cott of Israel came from
board chairman and chief
executive officer of AR- .
Drug Abuse Increases Among
Israeli High School Students
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Evidence of widespread and
increasing drug use and
addiction in Israel, espe-
cially among children and
high school youths, is caus-
ing alarm among parents,
teachers and government
officials.
Attorney General Aharon
. Barak has just submitted a
report on the drug problem
to the cabinet with recom-
mendations that the author-
ities adopt a national policy
with respect to both the le-
gal and medical aspects of
drug procurement and
usage. The cabinet is ex-
pected to discuss the matter
shortly, possibly at its next
session.
Barak noted that narcot-
ics use increased conspicu-
ously after the Six-Day War
and has permeated all'seg-
ments of Israeli society.
According to health minis-
try estimates there are
more than 1,600 drug ad-
dicts in Israel and the num-
ber of addicts — persons
who regularly use drugs —
is believed to be increasing
at a rate of 150 a year.
'ciarak's report said that
971 survey showed that
five percent of Israeli high
school students used
drugs, mainly hashish. He
said no data was available
on the number of student
drug users now.
The attorney general's
report coincided with com-
plaints of drug use at high
schools in Jerusalem, South
Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Ya-
hud. Three students at the
Rehavia Gymnasium in Je-
rusalem, one of Israel's
most prestigious high
schools, have been ques-
tioned by police about their
alleged use of marijuana
and three other students
were reported under suspi-
cion.
It was learned, mean-
while, that police have de-
tained five youths as alleged
drug pushers at the Rehavia
High School.
Tel Aviv district police are
investigating a complaint by
teachers at a South Tel Aviv
School that pushers have
been seen near the'school
distributing drug-soaked
cigarettes to. young chil-
dren. According to the com-
plaints, the pushers try to
make addicts of the young-
sters by offering them choc-
olates, and then inticing
them to try hashish ciga-
rettes.
Initially the drugs are
given away but when the
children become "hooked"
they are forced to pay, the
teachers' complaint said.
Similar complaints have
come from Herzliya north
of Tel Aviv and Yahud, a
town east of Tel Aviv. The
authorities note that Re-
havia and Herzliya are. af-
fluent suburbs while
South Tel Aviv and Yahud
are slum areas.
Barak has urged the cabi-
net to review the legal pen-
alties for drug distribution
and sale and to investigate
methods of treatment for
drug addiction. In that con-
nection he suggested the
possibility of treating ad-
dicts with no•-harmful
drug substitutes.
No man while drinking
one cup should have his eye
on another.
— The Talmud
AMCO, the Arabian Ameri-
can Oil Co., who was quoted
in the Christian Science
Monitor as stating:
"What's so morally wrong
about a boycott? The United
States still has a boycott on
any shipping to North Ko-
rea. The boycott has nothing
to do with discrimination."
The quotation was in an
article seeking to show that
Saudi Arabia will retaliate
against American business
if provisions in contracts
call for no discrimination
against Jews or Jewish
firms.
Saudi official, Farouk
al-Akhdar, quoted in the
article, said, "We are
technically at war with the
state of Israel. We boycott
concerns supporting the
.
Israeli economy and war state moves against U.S.
effort." firms complying with the
The article also stated Arab boycott of Israel may
the U.S. Embassy in Jed- damage the entire "close
dah has warned Washing- and extensive Saudi-U.S.
ton that U.S. federal and relationship."
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