50 Friday, July 2, 1976
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Terrorists Set 7 a.m. Sunday Deadline in Murder Threat
BULLETIN
rect. contacts with the
government of Uganda,
which has no diplomatic
relations with Israel.
Observers believe that Is-
rael's position with respect
to the hijacker's demands
will be determined in the
next 24 hours by the posi-
tions taken by the French
and other governments in-
volved. Israel will not be the
first to submit to the de-
mands and is expected to
adhere to its long standing
Forced by the danger to the lives of more than 200 hos-
tages held by hijackers of an Air France plane that had
been diverted to Uganda, thLt§rael government Wednesday
night agreed to negotiate fcIrr e release to the terrorists of
33 Arabs held in Israeli prisons on crimes for terrorist acts.
When the Israeli decision was announced, the terror-
ists set a new deadline in their threat to murder the hos-
tages, at 7 a.m. Sunday, July 4.
One of the late reports was that the hijackers said they
would kill the 147 Jews held for ransom, implying that the
non-Jews would not be molested.
The fact that the hijackers and their victims and the
Air France plane were held in Uganda, ruled by Idi Amin,
evidently was a threatening factor in the tragic situation
because of the hopelessness of securing cooperation there
for the victims of the new horror imposed by Israel's
enemies. _
By ZVI ILLAN
The "agony" of the families of the 800 Israelis held
among the hostages was a compelling factor in Israel's deci-
JERUSALEM — After
sion.
the Six-Day War, many
people believed that the Is-
JERUSALEM (JTA) — mands. He said that accord-
raeli Arabs would serve as a
The Israeli Cabinet met in ing to the latest information
bridge between Israel and
special session Wednesday from Uganda, none of the
the surrounding Arab
to discuss the situation of hostages has been harmed.
states. They had lived for
more than 80 Israelis held He said that so far, the pol-
many years under Israeli
by the hijackers of an Air itical stand by the other gov-
rule and many of them had
France jet at Entebbe Air- ernments had given Israel
been either born or brought
port in Uganda. The hijack- "a certain degree of encour-
up in Israel from tender age.
ers have demanded the re- agement."
They could also carry over
There was no other offi-
lease of 40 terrorists
the . I sraeli's good image to
imprisoned in Israel and 13 cial action in Israel to the
their brethren across the
in other countries in ex- demand that Israel release
borders and convince them
change for the safety of the 40 Palestinian and pro-
250 passengers and crew Palestinian terrorists. The , that peace could not be very
government acknowledged
far off.
members held hostage.
The hijackers released 48 that the demand had been
Safa Mahmoud, of Baka
women, children and sick conveyed to it from Paris. El Garbieh, is a fourth year
persons on the appeal of Officials said the Israeli student of history and polit-
President Idi Amin of and French governments
ical. science, and chairman
remained "in close and
Uganda Wednesday.
of the Arab Students' Union
The Cabinet was briefed constant contact" and that at Bar Ilan University. The
by Premier Yitzhak Rabin contacts have been estab- number of Arab students at
and Foreign Minister Yigal lished with other govern- Bar Ilan over its various
Allon. A communique is- ments to which the hijack- branches is about 200 out of
sued after the meeting said ers have submitted their the total of 1,700 Arab stu-
no decisions were made and demands. In addition to dents in the country. The
that consultations over the France these are West union is not officially recog-
affair would continue. Al- Germany, Switzerland nized by the General Stu-
lon, speaking in the Knes- and Kenya.
dents' Union nor by the- uni-
Contacts were also made versity institutions.
set, praised the firm stand
of France "and the other with countries whose na-
Mahmoud speaks about
countries involved" not to tionals are among the hos-
submit to the hijackers' de- tages but there were no di- the bridge of peace between
policy of no deals with ter-
rorists. But sources ac-
knowledged that if other
governments surrender, Is-
rael's position would be ex-
tremely delicate since the
safety of other nationals is
also at stake.
At Israel's request,
French President Valery
•Giscard d'Estaing ordered
French officials dealing
with the hijacking to treat
the 83 Israeli passengers
aboard the plane "the
Bridge of Peace or Enmity?
Israel's Pollution Problem Growing
.
Pollution is becoming a major problem in Israel, and animals and plants are in
danger. The government protects the animal species shown above. In top row, from
left, are: houbara and the striped hyena; and bottom row, from left: lappet-faced vul-
ture, little owl and white pelican and flamingo. Israel Nature Reserves Authority said
that not one of the 10 rivers that empty into the Mediterranean are clean. The polluted
rivers have caused about 20 types of plants to die, and 25 different types of fish, insects,
birds and other animals are in danger. Extensive development accompanied by indus-
trial waste dumped into the state's waters have caused the pollution problem.
Israel and the surrounding
Arab states:
"Many believe that the
bridge of peace of the Is-
raeli Arabs has been
transformed into a bridge
of enmity, but I disagree. I
think that it has remained
a bridge of peace, but our
attitute has changed.
What has changed within
us is that after the Six-
Day War we are no longer
prepared to acquiesce in
the status quo determined
for us. We suffered from
oppression and discrimi-
nation: we did not receive
most Of our rights. First of
all we intend demanding
all of our rights; after-
wards we will begin think-
ing about building a
bridge."
Sharkieh Fakhri, of Jat
Village in the Arab Trian-
gle, is a Bar Ilan graduate in
Hebrew Literature,. who
teaches Hebrew at the Arab
Secondary School in Ramle.
He gives his opinion re-.
garding the students' duty
to stand guard on the uni-
versity campuses:
"I see no good in Arab stu-
dents having to stand guard
in the university. Before
coming to the university
they didn't know that-they
would have to .do guard
duty. Neither did the Jews,
in fact, because it all arose
by dint of circumstances.
But the Arab students came
to study and not to engage
in what are political mat-
ters. Do you expect me to
point a gun at my breth-
ren?"
Jamil Gerah, a fourth
year student of education
and criminology and em-
ployed by the Histadrut
Executive as coordinator
between the Arab Students'
Committee and the Histad-
rut, is not against standing
guard but against the duty
to do so.
"In former years it was
said that students who can-
not stand guard for reasons
of conscience are excused.
What was true then applies
also today. The conscience is
there, they are now called
upon to fulfill the duty.
That accounts for our op-
position. On the other hand,
standing guard is a security
act. The Arabs are absolved
from military service and
from all other acts of a secu-
rity character."
A merican Ideals
The twentieth-century
ideals of America have been
the ideals of the Jew for
more than twenty centuries.
—LOuis D. Brandeis
same as all other passen-
gers, including the
French."
In addition to the 83 Is-
raelis, approximately 30
French Jews are among the
hostages. They were return-
ing from a tour of Israel.
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The Family
of the Late
RABBI
JACOB M.
BROWN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, July 11, at
Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Sperka
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
LEAH
DAITCH
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11:30
a.m. Monday, July 5,
at Machpelah Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Arm will
officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
The Family
of the Late
SADIE
DELIN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 11:15
a.m. Sunday, July 11,
at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Schnip-
per will officiate. Rel-
atives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
FRIEDA S.
GOODE
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory -11:30
a.m. Sunday, July 4,
at Clover Hill Park
Cemetery. Rabbi Arm
will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
BENJAMIN
BRODMAN
Announces the
unveiling of a mon-
ument in his mem-
ory 2 p.m. Sunday,
July 18, at Beth
Abraham Cemetery.
Rabbi Solomon
Gruskin will offi-
ciate.. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
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tice measuring an inch in depth.
and 810 for a notice two inches
deep with a black border.
The family of the
Sarah Hershkowitz
nounces the unveiling of a
monument in her memory
11 a.m. Sunday, July 11, at
Hebrew Memorial Park.
Rabbi Schnipper will C
ciate. Relatives and frie
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
ALBERT
GRODMAN
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in his memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, July 11, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Lehrman will
officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
The Family
of the Late
BERTHA
KATZ
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 12 noon
Sunday, July 11, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Arm will offi-
ciate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.
The Family
of the Late
YONINA
MATHIS
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in her memory 10:30
a.m. Sunday, July 4,
at Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Arm will
officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.
The Family
of the Late
ANNE
MENDELSO
Announces the u
veiling of a monume
in her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, July 11, at
Machpelah Cemeter
Relatives and friem,
are asked to attend.
The Family
of the Late
BESSIE
TUCKER
Announces the un-
veiling of a monument
in memory of their be-
loved mother 1 p.m.
Sunday, July 11, at
Hebrew Memorial
Park. Rabbi Arm will
officiate. Relatives
and friends are asked
to attend.