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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Comprehensive Book Takes Look
at Freedom of Press in Israel
CARS
COST LESS
superficial, survey of rela-
tions between the press and
JERUSALEM — Coincid- the government in Israel.
The foundation of these
ing with the recent dispute
relations
— and the root-
over the Israeli govern-
ment's intention to extend - cause, perhaps, of the recent
press censorship, an impor- dispute — can be traced
tant new book on freedom of back to the pre-State period
the press and national secu- when the Jewish commu-
rity has just been published. nity in Eretz Israel was
Written by Dr. Dina united in its struggle
Goren, a lecturer in com- against the British Manda-
munications at the Hebrew tory regime.
Dr. Goren points out
University, the book is
based on seven years scien- that the press at the time
tific research. It is the first volunteered to function in
work by an Israeli scholar to effect as a political instru-
offer a comprehensive, ment to further the na-
though at'times slightly tional goals.
This dependence of the
on the leadership was
Libya Gets Nuclear press
clearly demonstrated in
February 1942, after the
Power Facilities
sinking of the immigrants'
PARIS (JTA) — France ship Struma. (Pursuant to
has agreed to supply Libya the British policy of pre-
with a 600-megawatt nu-
venting Jewish immigration
clear power station, train
to Eretz Israel, the ship,
Libyan technicians and help carrying hundreds of Jew-
man the installations. The ish refugees, was barred
decision was taken Monday entry — and later sank.)
at a meeting in Tripoli be-
Instructed by the politi-
tween French Premier cal leaders of the Yishuv,
Jacques Chirac and Libyan
the newspapers inveighed
President Muammar Qad- against the Mandatory
dafi.
power. Shortly after, the
A French official spokes- newspaper editors set up a
man confirmed the sale, but Comment Committee which
stressed that the nuclear aimed to "instruct and coor-
power station cannot be dinate the comments of the
used for military purposes. Hebrew press with regard
He said Chirac has refused to settlement and Zionist
to sell Libya a unit for the policy nowadays."
production of heavy water
or plutonium which could be
eventually used for the
manufacture of nuclear
weapons.
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(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)
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The psychological depend-
ence of many of the editors
on the politicians actually
grew after the establish-
ment of the state. The secu-
rity situation then prevail-
ing increased the readiness
of the Comment Committee
to obey the national leaders'
instructions. The editors
were rewarded by a system
whereby the government
took the press selectively
into its confidence — on
condition that such confid-
ence was not betrayed by
publication.
Obviously, relations be-
tween government and
press established and de-
veloped during the Man-
date period ought to have
been changed radically
after the state came into
being. In fact, though, the
Comment Committee still
exists (since 1953 under
the title of the Editors
Committee).
In practice, the Israeli
press enjoys almost un-
trammeled freedom to re-
port and comment on all is-
sues save the military. The
government has not used
the legal powers it possesses
in order to drastically re-
strict the freedom of the
press. Yet the very existence
of laws that potentially
threaten the citizen's right
to know is considered unhe-
althy by many people.
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MARQUETTE — Israel know what they could get
will not be the first nation themselves into."
to use nuclear weapons in
Sen. Charles Percy (R-
the Middle East, regardless M.) asked Moynihan
of its capabilities, former Is- about the effect on the
raeli Defense Minister Middle East of published
Moshe Dayan said Monday reports Israel possessed 10
during a speech at Northern to 20 nuclear weapons.
Michigan University.
"At this point I think it
Dayan also said that the was a good thing to get it
United States could with- out," Moynihan replied.
stand another Arab oil em-
bargo without abandoning Students Compete
its ties to Israel.
Meanwhile, in Washing- in Blessing Bee
ton, former United Nations
.NEW YORK — Some 300
Ambassador Daniel P. Moy-
nihan said he was glad of Hebrew Day School stu-
disclosures that Israel has dents — all school cham-
nuclear weapons because its pions — who squared off re-
Arab neighbors "have to cently for the final round at
the Fifth Annual National
Brahot Bee contest turned
NY Federation
out to be not only budding
scholars but also experts in
Plans Task Force
international cuisine and
various ethnic foods.
for Visiting Sick
The Brahot Bee was spon-
NEW YORK (JTA) — A sored by the National Con-
task force to assure that ference of Yeshiva Princi-
Jewish sick persons in the pals, an affiliate of Torah
metropolitan area will re- Umesorah, the National
ceive bikur cholim — visit- Society for Hebrew Day
ing the ill — services on a' Schools.
more consistent basis than
Modeled after the popular
now exists has been created spelling bee, the 300 school
by the commission on syn- champions showed them-
agogue relations of the Fed- selves adept at finding the
eration of Jewish Philan- appropriate blessing for eat-
thropies.
ing one slice of pizza as part
A spokesman said there of America's fast food phe-
are at least 50 bikur cholim nomenon or a number of
societies in the city but they pizza slices as part of a reg-
operate independently with ular sit-down meal. The
the result that in some scholars and gourmets for
areas there are more such this occasion also could tell
societies than are needed the blessing for canned ap-
while some hospitals do not plesauce bought in the su-
have any such visitors pro- permarket and applesauce
grams.
cooked by Mom.
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