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54 Friday, December 17, 1976
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Rabin Suggests West Bank Mayors
Participate in Geneva Conference
U. S. Drops Case Against
Foreign Arab Propagandist
Israel Stronger
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LONDON (ZINS)
The Strategic Institute of
London says Israel cur-
rently has 160,000 sol-
diers in active army serv-
ice compared with 115,000
prior to the Yom Kippur
War. The number of re-
servists, who can be
mobilized within two
days is 450,000 compared
with 275,000 in 1973.
Two-thirds of Israel's
2,700 tanks are new (dur-
ing the Yom Kippur War
Israel had 1,700 tanks).
Israel now has 543 planes
compared with 432 dui
the Yom Kippur War,s_
eluding twice the "Phan-
toms" and "Sky Hawks"
in comparison with 1973.
The four "confronta-
tion" states, Egypt,
Syria, Jordan and Iraq,
have at least three times
as many soldiers in active
service now, but are be-
hind Israel in fighting
ability and in using
modern weapons.
WASHINGTON (JTA) Justice Department to in-
JERUSALEM (JTA) — ment in the Trade Reform on the U.S. Treasury to
A suggestion that the Act.
finance the importation — The U.S. government spect its books, corre-
has quietly dropped its spondence and financial
mayors of West Bank
Jackson made these of high technology from
case against Amin Hilmy records.
towns comprise part of statements in an address the United States,"
II, the Egyptian director
the Jordanian delegation at the annual Israel Bond Jackson said his "Hanuka
Hilmy was sued along
of the Arab Information with the organization. He
to a. reconvened Geneva Organization dinner at message" to Brezhnev is
Center in New York after is a permanent observer
conference was raised by Temple Emanu-El in that the American electo-
Premier Yitzhak Rabin Miami Beach where the rate has said 't does "not the State Department re- of the Arab League at the
at Monday's Cabinet David •Ben-Gurion Award want to continue the versed its position and UN, the State Depart-
decided he has diplomatic ment said. The Depart-
meeting.
was conferred upon Sol Ford-Kissinger practice immunity.
Rabin said he would and Goldie Goldstein, of negotiating one-sided
backed Justice in
The center, which is- ment
February but in Sep-
have no objections if the leaders of the temple, for deals with the Soviet Un-
sues
slick
propaganda
tember the State De-
mayors participated, pre- their many communal ac- ion."
glorifying the Palestine
sumably representing tivities during the past
In Houston, Dr. Joseph Liberation Organization partment ruled, accord-
the Palestinians on • the three decades.
P. Sternstein, president and seeking to discredit ing to a Department
West Bank.
Noting that Soviet of the Zionist Organiza- Israel, is being sued by source, that Hilmy also is
a member of the Egyptian
The matter came up Communist Party Sec- tion of America, termed
Department of Jus- delegation to the UN and
when Minister of Tourism retary Leonid Brezhnev recent statements by the
tice
in
federal
court
on
is therefore entitled to
Moshe Kol of the Inde- is now seeking "free ac- Egyptian President
of violating the diplomatic immunity.
pendent Liberal Party cess to the American Anwar Sadat, Syrian and charges
U.S. Foreign Agents Re-
Justice thereupon dis-
proposed that the market for Soviet pro- Palestine Liberation Or- gistration Act.
missed the charges
Cabinet devote a session ducts and a blank check ganization leaders as a
Specifically,
the
Justice
to the Palestinian issue.
"spurious peace offen- Department charges in against him and he is con-
* * *
Rabin rejected that idea
sive" and castigated the its suit that the center's tinuing at the helm of the
and reiterated Israel's Sharon Likes
State Department and advertisements last year Center's operations.
The case against the
basic policy with respect to Sadat Proposal
"some self-appointed that featured the anti-
the Palestinians — namely
Jewish spokesmen" for Zionist resolution center is scheduled to be
aired Jan. 18. Govern-
TEL AVIV (JTA) — accepting and supporting
that there must be no third
adopted in the UN Gen- ment sources indicated
state between Jordan and Gen. (Res.) Ariel Sharon, the peace ploy.
eral Assembly were not
- Israel, that there will be no head of the new Shlomz-
In this connection, identified as coming from that with Hilmy no longer
Vision looks inward and
negotiations with terrorist ion movement, has urged Sternstein was sharply the Center. Such identifi- a defendant the case
probably will be con- becomes duty. Vision looks
organizations and that the Israel to accept a prop- critical of the Jews who
cation is mandatory cluded with a consent de- outward and becomes aspi
Jordanian delegation to osal by President Anwar met last month in
under U.S. law.
cree in which the center ration. Vision looks upward
Geneva could include Sadat of Egypt to recon- Washington and New
The Department also will agree to abide by the and becomes faith.
Palestinians.
vene the Geneva confer- York with PLO represen- charged
the
center
had
re-
regulations in the future.
—Stephen S. Wise
These principles have ence with the participa- tatives.
fused to allow agents of the
been stated by Israeli tion of a "united Arab de-
leaders before. But Ra- legation."
Egyptians and Israelis Cordial
bin's remarks Monday
Sharon, who severed his
were the first by an Is- ties with Likud last month
in Planning Harvard Program
raeli leader to specify who and announced that his
Israel thought the Pales- new faction would seek
NEW YORK (JTA) — tian group was headed by
JERUSALEM (JTA) — mass opposition assault
tinian representatives Knesset seats in next When Eleazer Shmueli, Mansour Hussein, first
A no-confidence motion on the government.
should be.
against the Rabin gov- Apart from Likud, which
year's election, told director general of Is- undersecretary in the
ernment for alleged Sab- often votes with the reli-
The mayors are the foreign newsmen that Is- rael's Ministry of Educa- Egyptian Ministry of Edu-
bath desecration snow- gious bloc, the no confi-
only elected representa- rael should negotiate with tion, was in Nairobi, cation.
balled into an all-out at- dence motion was sup-
tives of the Palestinians any Arab factions, includ- Kenya, for the UNESCO
The atmosphere be-
tempt by opposition fac- ported by the vigorously
recognized by Israel and ing the Palestine Libera- general conference last tween the Israelis and
tions in the Knesset to secular Civil Rights
month, Israeli delegates Egyptians was friendly
the proposal was consis- tion Organization.
unseat the Labor Align- movement and the Corn-
tent with Israel's efforts
could not even get a and stimulating. Shmueli
A united Arab delega- "hello" from the Arab reported. He said they
in recent years to encour-
ment coalition a full year munists, factions that are
age West Bank leader- tion at Geneva would in- representatives. discussed common prob-
before the national elec- bitter foes of religious
ship as a counter-force to clude PLO representa-
tions. The attempt came zealotry.
But last week at Har- lems such as teacher
the Palestine Liberation tives but would allow Is- vard_University, Shmueli training, vocational edu-
close to succeeding.
Organization.
rael to maintain its policy was able to engage his cation, curriculum de-
The motion was de-
Initial reactions from of refusing to negotiate. Egyptian counterpart in velopment and ex-
feated 55-48 with nine Marriage-Divorce
the West Bank Tuesday with the PLO as such.
abstentions, but only
informal talks about pro- changed pamphlets and
were skeptical. East
after government forces Bill Is Killed
fessional and personal other information on how
Sharon
said
he
believed
Jerusalem sources told a settlement could be matters. these matters are hand-
frantically rounded up
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
reporters that the only
every available align- A bill to establish civil
The occasion was a led in their countries.
worked
out
in
Geneva
in
West Bank mayors likely
ment MK to vote against marriage and divorce in
stages — an end to week-long seminar with Shmueli said the Is-
to support the idea were two
it. Defense Minister Shi- Israel has been struck
three representatives raelis and Egyptians also
the
state
of
belligerency
those favorably inclined to be followed by a con- each from Israel, Egypt, talked to each other
mon Peres and Housing from the Knesset's
toward the Hashemite tractual peace agree- Iran and Turkey to dis- about their personal lives
Minister Avraham Ofer, agenda.
regime in Jordan and ment.
who had only just landed
cuss plans for a seven- and life in their countries.
Justice Minister Haim
after the municipal elec-
at Ben-Burion Airport Zadok said the bill could
week seminar at Har- But, he noted, the con-
tions last May they were
vard's Summer School versations were con- from trips abroad, were not be considered because
a distinct minority.
rushed to the Knesset by the government is bound
next year in which ducted with "tact." "We
Histadrut Fund educators
helicopter.
will
discuss
refrained
deliberately
by a status quo on reli-
Furthermore,
the Leader Indicted
The motion, presented gious matters.
youth, society and gen- from political talks,"
sources said, it is uncer-
eral education.
by
Kalman
Kahane
of
the
Shmueli explained.
Meir Payil, of Moked,
tain that the Geneva con-
TEL AVIV (JTA) —
Shmueli was accom-
Shmueli said he has no Orthodox Aguda bloc, who introduced the bill,
ference will be reconvened Asher Yadlin, who was panied to Harvard by
delusions that the meet- stemmed from an official said that a recent survey
and uncertain that Jordan
chosen in September to be Baruch 'Levi, advisor on ing . at Harvard was a ceremony last Friday by
the Institute of
would participate.
head of the Bank of Is- social services to Premier
breakthrough in marking the arrival of the Applied Social Science
A delegation of mayors rael, was indicted Mon- Yitzhak Rabin, and Prof. major
first
three
of
25
F-15
incorporated into a Jor- day on eight counts of David Chen, dean of Tel Israeli-Egyptian rela- Eagle jet interceptors Is- showed that 60 percent of
danian delegation would bribery, tax fraud and il- Aviv University's School tions. "But it was a step rael has purchased from Israel's population fa-
, also mean, in effect, a re- legal land transaction. of Education. The Egyp- forward to better un- the U.S. The planes vored civil marriage and
derstanding," he said.
divorce.
versal of the Rabat sum- The Cabinet withdrew
landed 47 minutes before
His bill would establish
mit decision of 1974 that the appointment after
the Sabbath and it was civil
and divor
designated the PLO the Yadlin's arrest.
well after dark before the as an marriage
alternative
to the
sole representative of the
Yadlin, 53, was head of
HARTFORD (JTA) — "America" was written in 3,000 invited guests and ligious marriage and tn-
Palestinian people.
Kupat Holim, the Histad- West Hartford police are the form of a swastika dignitaries left the base.
vorce rites, leaving the
Meanwhile in rut's sick fund. He is searching for vandals painted on the home of the
Premier Yitzhak Rabin choice
to the individuals
Washington, Sen. Henry charged with receiving who painted anti-Semitic, Jewish
leader. The signa- flatly rejected the desec- concerned.
M. Jackson (D.-Wash.) de- more than IL 100,000 anti-Israel and anti- ture PFLP,
apparently ration charge in the Knes-
In that respect it dif-
clared last Saturday ($11,000) in kickbacks white slogans on some 97 -standing for
Popular set. But the government's fered from a civil mar-
night that the "over- paid by Kupat Holim to a homes here. Most of the Front for the Liberation
position
was
complicated
of
arching principle" in the lawyer for legal work. homes are owned by Palestine, appeared in
by the decision of the Na- riage bill introduced last
peace offensive of the
He is also charged with non-Jews, the Connec- large letters. A torn tional Religious Party to year by Independent Lib-
Arab-Israeli conflict is "a taking IL 54,000 by split- ticut Jewish Ledger re- American flag was placed abstain in the no- eral Party MK Gideon
which would
change of heart" by the ting a commission with a ported.
confidence vote, an almost Hausner
on the lawn.
have
applied
only to
Arabs toward Israel. The real estate agent and in
unprecedented stance for couples ruled ineligible
But the home of at least
Other homes bore slo-
United States, he said, demanding $36,000 from one prominent Jewish gans
such as "Kill White a coalition partner. Only for marriage by the Chief
must insist on direct, an engineering company leader was a target.
America"
and "Kill Hon- Interior Minister Yosef Rabbinate.
face-to-face negotiations that wanted a contract Police believe the vandals kies" as well
Burg defected from his
as "Viva
between them.
with the sick fund.
colleagues at the last min-
are the same ones who de- Amin" (President Idi
Jackson also declared
ute and voted against the
Other charges are ex- faced four Jewish-owned
People are like the herbs
his belief that President- pected to be made against homes in the King Philip Amin of Uganda); "Viva motion.
of the field — while some
Habash," leader of the
. elect Jimmy Carter will Yadlin. His sister, Sarah area three months ago.
It was clear, however, are growing up others are
PFLP and "Avenge En-
"fully implement" the Hari, was also indicted on
As in the earlier in- tebbe." Obscenities were that the Sabbath issue fading away.
Jackson-Vanik amend- similar charges.
was only a pretext for a
stance, the "i" in the word also scrawled.
— The Talmud
Rabin Government Survives
Close 'No Confidence' Vote
Vandals Smear 97 Homes