Test of Time for Israel: Haber Describes New Moods Despite Economic Upsets Commentary Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review f Jewish Events VOL. LXIX, No. 21• 9 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 Senate Bill Fights Boycott Compliance • $10.00 Per Year ; This Issue 30c Noteworthy Reviews on Jerusalem, Eminent Colonial Merchant, Jefferson and the Jews Special Features on Page 56 July 30, 1976 Israel Is Concerned By U.S.-PLO Contact WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Senate voted 86-1 Mon- day to penalize American corporations that resort to bri- bery or compliance with the Arab boycott of Israel to gener- ate sales abroad. The provisions, known as Title X of the Tax Reform incorporate the recommendations of the Senate Fi- nance Committee and are much tougher than the Ford Ad- ministration recommended. They must be approved by the House. Title X would subject corporate executives to penalties including up to a year in jail for failure to report any cor- porate income derived as a result, of a bribe or earnings in any country that requires participation in a boycott. The Finance Committee acted in the wake of disclo- sures that some of the nation's largest corporations cooperated in the Arab boycott of Israel and Jewish businessmen in the U.S. and that others routinely paid bribes to foreign officials to generate business. The lone vote against Title X was cast by Sen. Floyd Haskell (D-Colo.). An aide to Haskell said that the senator had favored the anti-boycott and anti-bribery provisions which were prepared by Sen. Abraham Ribicoff (D-Conn.) However, Haskell opposed the tax reform bill as a whole and therefore was voting against individual sections of it, the aide said. (See Related Story on Page 8) JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Embassy in Washington has "voiced Israel's regret" to the U.S. government at America's contacts with the PLO in connection with the evacuation of civilians from Beirut. Premier Yitzhak Rabin himself, speaking in the Knesset Wednesday, made it clear that Israel intended to keep its protest low-keyed. If the U.S.-PLO contacts developed into proper diplomatic ties, Rabin said, this would be a serious matter. However, that was not the case at the present time, and it was misguided for Knesseters or the media to misrepresent the situation or deliberately inflate it. The Premier referred to official U.S. statements explaining that the contacts with the PLO denoted no change in policy but were to be seen strictly in the context of the evacuation. The Foreign Ministry also sought to put this American clarification on record. Israel had "noted", the statement said, that the U.S. government had informed her that these contacts were purely in a humanitarian context and out of humanitarian motivation, and did not represent any change at all in the U.S. position regarding the PLO. In Washington, President Ford skirted the delicate issue of official American relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization in expressing his thanks and congratulations Monday to "all" who aided in the evacuation by sea of approximately 300 American and other foreign nationals from strife-torn Beirut. The State Department acknowledged Sunday that it has been "dealing" with the terrorist organi- zation to gain assurances that the evacuation would be conducted safely. It was the first time the United States has said it was in contact with the PLO. Declared U.S. policy has been that it would not deal with the Palestinians until they recog- the frontier in order to carry out their raids. Armed sol- BY MOSHE RON nized. Israel's right to exist. Israel is against deal- Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent diers distribute candy to the children. Dr. Fabian pre- ing with the PLO under any circumstances. gives instructions to the parents. TEL AVIV — Hundreds of Lebanese civilians receive scribes medicines and Presidential news secretary Ron Nessen said daily medical help on the Israeli frontier near Metulla. With An interpreter repeats his words in Arabic. The Arab that the President monitored the evacuation proce- this action Zahal (the Israel Army) has proven, that it is not patients are invited to come again if necessary. dures in Lebanon on television for 80 minutes at only capable of saving the lives of Israeli citizens and Jews A young Arab woman, who has delivered a child not the White House early Monday. Nessen noted the in Uganda, but it gives medical help to Arabs wounded in long ago, complains about bleeding complications. She says evacuation was "completed successfully without the Lebanese civil war. that her doctor has disappeared. An Israeli medical officer incident." Two military medical stations were established on the prescribes medicines. He tells her that should her situation (Continued on Page 6) Help for the Sick, the Children, Farmers: Israelis' Policies Aiding Lebanon's Needy frontier near Metulla and Biramit. They are today the only place where Moslems and Christians from Lebanon keep a peaceful coexistence. Medical doctors and nurses from Za- hal treat the wounded Arabs and also old people, women and children who. cannot get medical help in Lebanon. Many Moslem patients say with admiration that for 28 years we are fighting against Israel. And now the Israeli doctors and nurses are treating us with love and devotion. A young Arab woman, following treatment, took off her golden medallion and dedicated it to Zahal. Other young women have declared they will name their children for the Israeli doctors who treated them — Dan, On and Ammon. The scene on the Lebanese frontier has changed completely., We remember our visit to Wakh. Israeli soldiers erected a security fence, to hinder terrorists trying to infiltrate into Israel. There were Israeli Army patrols along the border. Today we see medical doctors and nurses. Many patients from across the border arrive in cars. On the Israeli side of the border, we can see am- bulances and temporary hospitals. During the first days, the Lebanese civilians were af- raid and intimidated. Afterwards, They became more and more sure and courageous. Many women came with small On; ldren in their arms. Among the Army doctors are pedia- ns. They examine and treat the children carefully and cribe medicines. Drugs are distributed without charge. Serious cases are transferred immediately to the hospi- ta, Safed. Family members of the hospitalized patients are allowed to accompany them and to stay with them in hospital. The Israeli Defense Ministry pays the hospital fees. It is 10 o'clock in the morning. A long queue of Arab men, women and children are waiting across the border. The door in the security fence is opened. They came slowly through the opening. Dr. Abraham Fabin, a well-known eye-specialist from Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem is doing his reserve duty. He receives the Lebanese patients and examines them. He soothes the crying children. The treatment is carried out under a heavy watch of armed Zahal soldiers. One can never know if Arab ter- rorists will not make use of this humanitarian action on not improve within three days she should come back in or- der to be hospitalized in Safed.. A second young woman approaches. Her child suffers from pain in the ear. The medical officer examines the child. An assistant brings the medicine and explains to the woman in Arabic how to apply it. The woman told us that the news that Israel gives medical help to Lebanese patients has spread all over the villages in southern Lebanon. At noon the waiting group across the border reached more than 50. Some came with cars from distant places. More than 2,500 have received medical help. Lebanese pa- tients were transferred to the hospitals of Safed, Haifa and Naharia and 40 percent of those asking for medical help are Moslems. In the beginning only Christians appealed ntf tE ' O 30 DBAVE for help. The nurses divide CAMP Beir ut toys among the children to zak it° calm them. Besides the medical r Aeed tierraneani LEI5A.NON help, Israel supplies villag- , Sem I ers of Southern Lebanon Sidon with food, aid and medi- MOUNT HERMON cines. They let them sell agriculture products and Tyre fruit to Israel which can- not be transported to the CAM P north owing to the civil BUSS war. The Israeli authori- Salad o ties established a water line to southern Lebanon. ArRAEII, Sea 9F Today there is an open 9z/i/ee 14eiCa border with Lebanon like with Jordan. The Lebanese patients who are treated on the border are full of praise- for the Israeli doctors and nurses. They express their thanks openly and send letters of thanks and even donate blood for the Israeli army. There is an idyllic atmosphere today on the Israeli-Le- banese border owing to the humanitarian action of the Is- raeli army, who had only yesterday fought terrorists. Argentina Arrests Zionist Emissaries JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli authorities are making efforts to secure the release of five World Zionist Organization emissaries (shlichim) who were arrested in Cordoba, Argentina last weekend. Just prior to the arrests the emissaries had par- ticipated in a seminar organized by a local youth movement, "El Committee," which is affiliated with the Labor Zionist kibutz movement in Israel, Ihud Hakvutzot VeHakibutzim. The reasons for the arrests are unknown but may be connected with "El Committee" which the Buenos Aires authorities regard as leftist and opposed to the Argentine regime. There is special concern for Mr. and Mrs. Yitzhak Estrugos who hold Argentinian as well as Israeli citizenship and reportedly were de- tained by the army while the others are being held by police. Efforts by officials of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires to see the detainees have been fruit- less. Ram Nir Gad, Israel's ambassador to Argen- tina, said that he met with high-level officials of the Argentine Foreign Ministry but was not given the information he sought. Only one of the five is a permanent resident of Cordoba, serving as shaliach to the local Jewish community. The others were in the city for the Zionist seminar. The arrests in Cordoba brought to light informa- tion that two top Israeli bank officials have been under arrest in Buenos Aires for the past few weeks on charges of violating the local currency regula- tions. The officials were identified by Israeli news- papers as the Buenos Aires branch managers of Bank Leumi and the Israel Discount Bank. According to the papers they are suspected of aiding Argentine Jews in transferring money out of the country illegally. 1 • • A (See Related Story on Page 5) . r 0 I : t 1 4