THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 12, 1977 17 Begin Publicly Discloses Israel's Military Aid to Lebanese Christians y , TEL AVIV (JTA )—Pre- mier Menahem Be gin M on- day disclosed for the first time officially that Israel is providing military aid to the Christians in southern Lebanon. The Premier said if it were not for Israeli aid the Christians would long ago have been "wiped out" by the Palestinian terror- ists. Begin's disclosure was made to 100 Jewish leaders from the U.S. and Canada participating in the 1977 Je- rusalem Leadership Confer- ence of the Israel Bond Or- ganization. "We help than militar- ily, - Begin told the group who were assembled in the Knesset. should not be a secret. Public opinion in the United States and through- out the Christian world should know it. Without our military help the Christian minority would have been totally wiped ()it long ago. - The Premier also said "when the barrage is opened on the Christian vil- lages we train our fire on the origins of the hostile fire and then it quiets down." Lebanese Meanwhile. cers Christian army officers said Monday that they were "encouraged" by Begin's statements when he visited the Golan Heights recently that Israel would never desert the Christians in south Lebanon. -We are sure now that Israel will stand by us when needed," the officers said. "It was good to hear such words said by Begin." The artillery and automat- ic weapons war between the Palestinian terrorists and the Christian villagers continues in southern Leba- non. The firing can be heard in Israel, especially during the night, when it in- tensifies. About 24 persons were reported killed or wounded Sunday night. Early in the week a fierce battle took place in South Lebanon between Pa- lestinian terrorists and Lebanese Christians. Although a truce calling for total case-fire was sign- ed in Shtoura recently, the terrorists have "in- tensified - their artillery at- tacks against Christian vil- lages, according to Saad Hadad, a Lebanese major who crossed into Metullah last Friday. Israeli Awarded NJ H Fellowship DENVER—Israeli physi- cian Dr. Shmuel Kivity has been awarded the first Har- old Lane Fellowship in pe- diatric allergy and immuno- logy at National Jewish Hos- pital and Research Center in Denver. The Lane fellowship pro- vides funds for one year of advanced research ' and training in the field of pe- diatric allergy and immuno- logy. Hadad said that his vil- lage of Merj Uyun, on a hill facing Metullah, and other Christian villages are al- most completely cut off. A shell that exploded in the village last Friday night killed one person and in- jured five. The injured were brought to the - good fence - for treatment. Hadad charged that the Syrians have reversed their position and are providing the terrorists with supplies, advisors and long-distance artillery. Saying that he was appeal- ing to the "world's con- science," Hadad declared: "Why do they aid the Pales- tinians whom they call refu- gees, although they are the kings of Lebanon now? We are the ones who are suffer- ing." week, painting swastikas on a number of greens. Nine of the greens were damaged by oil and white paint and some trees were Dulzin: Agency Must Be Ready for Soviet, Syrian Immigration JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jewish Agency Treasurer Leon Dulzin told United Jewish Appeal leaders in Houston, Texas Sunday that the Agency cannot risk being unprepared for any unexpected liberalization in Soviet or Syrian policies. Speaking from Jerusalem in a live telephone hook-up to the UJA's Southwest Re- gion Leadership Institute, Dulzin said that although only 20,000 immigrants are expected in 1977-78, the Jew- ish Agency must be gre- ed with the necessary in- raAructure and budget to support 30,000 to 35,000 im- migrants should the current curbs on emigration from the Soviet Union and Syria be abandoned. In any case, providing the new immigrants with hous- ing, employment and sup- port services requires ad- vance planning and cannot be left until the immigrants arrive, Dulzin explained. "With immigration we always have to be prepared for more," he said. "Immi- gration is an un- loown....We're fighting to get our Soviet brothers out. Right now, they're only let- ting out 1,200 to 1,300 a month," he said. On Syrian Jews, Dulzin said: "Hopefully, if peace negotiations advance, , this issue will be one of our major conditions...that they will be allowed to go...and, hopefully, they will come to Israel." UN Group Votes to Assist PLO GENEVA (JTA)—Acting on the recommendation of its policy and program coordinating committee, the United Nations Econom- ic and Social Council (ECO- SOC) adopted a resolution last Thursday calling for as- sistance to the Palestinians and cooperation with the Pa- lestine Liberation Organiza- tion. The resolution was adopted by a roll-call vote of 34-1 with 11 abstentions. The United States cast the sole negative vote. Abstain- ing were: Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, West Germany, Italy, The Nether- lands, New Zealnad, Nor- way, Portugal and the United Kingdom. The ECOSOC called once more upon the UN devel- opment program and the specialized agencies and other organizations within the UN system "to continue and intensify, as a matter of urgency and in coordina- tion with the Economic Commission for Western Asia, their efforts in identi- fying the social and econom- ic needs of the Palestinian people." The ECOSOC urges these agencies and organizations "to consult and cooperate closely with the Palestine Liberation Organization; the representative of the Pa- lestinian people, with • a view to establishing and fully implementing con- crete projects to ensure the improvement of the social and economic conditions of the Palestinian people." The resolution was spon- sored by Yugoslavia on be- half of the Council mem- bers which are members of "The Group of 77." The modern Arab village of Arabat al-Batuf in cen- tral lower Galilee is built on the site of the ancient Jewish village of Araba, where it is said the tomb of Rabbi Hanina ben Dosa is located. uprooted. It appeared that a kerosene-like substance was used to burn some trees, according to the Har- rison police. "Stick people - up to 'six feet were also painted on the greens, similar to fig- ures doodled on paper, ac- cording to John Traynor, su- perintendent of courses. Lt. 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