8 May 28, 1976

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Ex-French Premier Warns Israel to Find 'Credible' Peace Plan

PARIS (JTA) — Pierre
Mendes-France has warned
Israel that it must come up
with a "credible" peace initi-
ative before the end of this
year or face an imposed so-
lution after the American
Presidential elections which
could possibly amount to a
"new Munich."
The former French Pre-
mier, who returned last
week from a visit to Israel
where he conferred with its
leaders, stressed, in an in-
terview published in Nou-
velle Observateur, that no
solution to the Middle East
conflict can be found unless
"the Palestinians have the
same right as the Israelis to

King Solomon's
Mines Believed
Found in Arabia

WASHINGTON — After
thousands of years in legend
and biblical reference it's
possible that King Solo-
mon's long-lost gold mines
have finally been found —
in Saudi Arabia,.by the U.S.
Geological Survey.
Announcing the apparent
rediscovery, the Geological
Survey offered substantial
evidence indicating that the
Mand adh Dhahab (Cradle
of Gold) area mid.-way be-
tween Mecca and Medina
was rich enough in gold and
convenient enough to qual-
ify as the biblical Ophir that
sustained Solomon's wealth
during his reign from 970 to
931 BCE.
USGS scientists who
sampled and analyzed bits
of the one million tons of
mining waste found at the
site have estimated that it
once contained easily
mined surface deposits of
gold nuggets, wires and
crystals, and gold-bearing
quartz veins that could be
mined with crude copper
and stone tools.
The scientist said that
Solomon's mines may come
to life one more time, for
they still contain workable
deposits of gold, silver and
other metals, and the Saudi
Arabian government is con-
sidering a mining company
application to explore the
area.

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be independent, to have a
country and to decide on
what concerns them with-
out any foreign interven-
tion:"
Mendes-France, one of
the three Jews who have
served as the Prime Minis-
ter of France, predicted that
"As soon as the.Lebanese
crisis is settled and the
American elections are over,
Israel will have to face a ter-
rible end of term. This is
why I hope with all my
strength that Israel will
take the initiative to avoid a
new Munich. An Israeli of-
fer is far preferable to an
imposed solution even if
both are similar" (in their
terms), he said.
According to the French
statesman, "Israel must
create a new situation"
and "to achieve this, it
must make a significant
gesture" such as "telling
the Palestinians that•there
are no obstacles to their
freedom and their rights."
Meandwhile, Israeli am-
bassador to Britain, Gideon
Rafael, reports that Israel is
offering a new approach to a
Mideast peace settlement,
calling for an end to the
Mideast arms race and a

disarmament program. The
plan, as outlined by Rafael,
would include:
An end to all claims that
a state of war exists; recog-
nition of the sovereignty,'
territorial integrity and pol-
itical independence of all
states which sign the plan;
withdrawal of forces "to
secure and recognized
boundaries;" early warning
systems to guard against
surprise attack; freedom
of navigation; acceptance
by both sides of certain obli-
gations for settling refugee
problems; a "balanced re-
duction of armaments;" and
a big power withdrawal to
the sideline of the region.
In New York, Sen. Frank
Church (D-Idaho) accused
the Ford Administration
May 19 of viewing progress
toward peace in the Middle
East as meaning conces-
sions only from Israel and
as being ambiguous on its
stand toward the Arab boy-
cott.
"Israel has become a
symbol of America's com-
mitment to principle," he
said. "America's ability to
withstand the temptation
of purely economic gain, to
recognize that there are
shared values which these

Golda Honored by AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON (JTA) —
America's trade union lead-
ership, honoring former Is-
raeli Premier Golda Meir,
demanded recognition by
the Arab governments of
Israel's sovereignty as a
Jewish state as the basis for
movement towards peace in
the Middle East.
The occasion was the
AFL-CIO's presentation of
its highest honor — the
Philip Murray-William
Green Award — to Mrs.
Meir at a dinner May 20 at
the Shoreham Americana
Hotel.
Declaring the United
States must continue to pro-
vide Israel with whatever
material requirements she
needs and not be "tied down
by concessions that would
destroy her," AFL-CIO
President George Meany
urged "pressure" on the
Arab states to • recognize Is-
rael which "has the right to
live."
Challenging Israel's
critics, Mrs. Meir pointed
out that Israel has asked
for negotiations with the
Arabs "not as victors or
losers but as equals" since
1967 and declared: "I will
never understand why at
the United Nations not a
voice is raised on this sim-

U.S., Egypt Sign
$50 Million Loan

NEW YORK — The
United States and Egypt
have signed a $50 million
low-interest loan agreement
to allow Egypt to import
American agricultural and
industrial equipment and
spare parts.
The loan will be repaid
over 40 years after a 10-year
grace period. The loan bears
an interest rate of two per-
cent a year during the grace
period and three percent
thereafter.

two people are commited
and which are every bit as
tangible — and more im-
portant — than pieces of
machinery."
Church, who is a candi-
date for the Democratic
Presidential nomination,
had to be in Oregon, so his
speech was read by his
wife, Bethine, to more than
300 persons attending the
20th anniversary dinner of
Bar Ilan University at the
Pierre Hotel.
• Church's speech warned
that the "fantastic" eco-
nomic power being accumu-
lated by the oil-rich Arab
states "has become a source
of undue pressure for a set-
tlement which is not at all
equitable but merely one-
sided." He said the Admin-

GOLDA

MEIR

Ashdod Mourns
Accident Victims

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Fu-
neral services were held
May 20 in Ashdod for the 13
victims of last week's road
accident near Biberias.
They were among 58 per-
sons on a truck that over-
turned while taking them to
Lab b'Omer celebrations at
Miron in northern Israel.
The driver apparently lost
control of the vehicle on a
steep downgrade approach-
ing the Sea of Galilee.
An investigation of the ac-
cident has been ordered. Of
the 45 passengers injured,
30 are still in hospitals and
15 were released after treat-
ment.

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without parallel moves on
the part of the Arab states."

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JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem is taking part in
the celebration of the
United States Bicentennial
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events commensurate with
its position as one of the
leading centers outside the
U.S. for the study of Ameri-
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In May — and extending
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ple question of asking the
Arabs tp sit down with the
Israelis and see if they are
not prepared to settle."
In presenting the Murray-
Green award to Mrs. Meir,
the first foreigner to receive
it since it was established 20
years ago, Peter Bommar-
ito, chairman of the AFL-
CIO Community Services
Committee, declared to Is-
rael's enemies, "this month
of May is Mental Health
Month — please take heed
and return to your senses."

istration has also seen prog-
ress in the Mideast as Is-
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