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Bomb Threat Interrupts Washington Performance of Israeli Choir
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bomb threat last Saturday
night interrupted the first Washington concert in 16 years
by the national choir of Israel, Rinat, at the John F. Ken-
nedy Center for the Performing Arts.
But after an interval of some 35 minutes that included
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the regular intermission period, the choir rewarded the
approximately 1,000 people in the audience with three
rousing encores.
During its concert, the choir broke away from its pub-
lished program to render an Arabic song from Lebanon in
observance of the Camp David accords. Its encores included
a Negro spiritual and two Hebrew songs.
The choir, consisting of 22 women and 18 men, completed
its 18th concert tour with programs this week in New York
City; Ottawa, Altoona, Pa., and Peekskill, N.Y.
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Linkage Snarls Peace Effort,
Israel Adamant on Jerusalem
By DAVID LANDAU
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The American compromise proposal for resolving the
vexed "linkage" issue in the Israel-Egypt peace talks calls for Israel to under-
take that the elections for the West Bank-Gaza autonomy will be held by
December 1979 — not within five months as Egypt has been demanding.
The advantage for Israel of this American proposal, over the original Egyp
tian demand, is that it would free the West Bank developments from the tight
parallelism with the Israel-Egypt settlement. Under that settlement Israel is to
complete its interim evacuation of Sinai (up to the midway line) within nine
months, and the exchange of ambassadors is to take place one month later.
Israel has argued that a linkage between that process and the implementation
of West Bank autonomy, as Cairo demands, could result in Egypt contending
that non-fulfillment of the West Bank schedule constitutes a breach of the Sinai
treaty. Israel pointed out that entirely objective causes — Jordanian or Palesti-
nian obstacles — could bring about a slowdown in the implementation of West
Bank autonomy.
The U.S. is now urging its compromise idea on Israel, arguing that since the
crucial deadline will only be 12 months hence, Israel can accept it secure in the
knowledge that by then the "normalization" with Egypt will be an established
fact.
will make them less inclined than ever to accept the American compromise.
According to one highly placed source, Begin is likely to recommend ac-
ceptance of virtually all the other provisions in the treaty package, and to urge
the U.S. to attempt once again to soften still further the Egyptian linkage
demands. -
One Cabinet minister said privately that Israel is also concerned by
Egypt's refusal to agree that her treaty with Israel supersedes the many
anti-Israel pacts Egypt has signed in the past; the recent announcement
that Egypt demands a "presence" in Gaza, which was not even alluded
to in the Camp David accords; and that Israel does not want to leave Sinai
until new air bases in the Negev are funded, built and operational.
King Hassan of Morocco threw another problem into the negotiations, claim-
ing over the weekend that President Carter had promised Egypt concessions on
Jerusalem. Two reporters with Hassan's entourage during the king's visit to
Washington this week claimed Hassan would never have made the statement if
he had not had that information from Anwar Sadat of Egypt.
The State Department vigorously denied the king's claim, although it re-
affirmed that U.S. policy does not recognize Israel's "annexation of East
Jerusalem." Israel Ambassador Simha Dinitz issued a ringing defense of Israel's
position on Jerusalem during the general assembly of the Council of Jewish
Federations in San Francisco.
The Israel Cabinet's deliberations during the three weeks of negotia-
tion in Washington have revealed a sizable group of ministers who con-
Affirming that Jerusalem will always be the united capital of the Jewish
sistently take hardline positions on the various Egyptian demands and
people, Dinitz declared: "There is historical injustice when some say that
American proposals.
Jerusalem is occupied territory." Without referring to Assistant Secretary of
Some of them appear to observers not to have entirely reconciled themselves
State Harold Saunders, who recently stated that Israel has "occupied" East
to the Camp David accords and their
Jerusalem since the Six-Day War, while
import for the future. Others, such as
Jordan "administered" East Jerusalem
Justice Minister Shmuel Tamir, though
between 1948 and 1967, Dinitz said that
generally taking a moderate line have
Jerusalem was occupied by Jordan for
become hawks in the context of this
19 years. while Jerusalem has been the
negotiation, openly criticizing the Is-
capital of the Jewish people for 2,000
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Carter has
raeli negotiators as too forthcoming and
years. •
named a commission and an advisory board of 51
conciliatory.
To the rousing applause of the audi-
distinguished Americans, Jewish and non-Jewish
The Egyptian demand for linkage to a
ence, Dinitz stated: "Moslems have
citizens, to recommend ways for the United States
specific West Bank timetable, coming
Mecca and Medina and then Jerusalem;
to honor the Six Million victims of the Nazi
as it did late in the negotiations, has
Christians have many capitals and then
Holocaust.
naturally bolstered the suspicion and
Jerusalem; Catholics have the Vatican
A commission of 24 Americans and an advisory
mistrust of Egyptian motives prevalent
and then Jerusalem; the Jews have
board of 27 others who will contribute scholarly
among the Cabinet hardliners — and
expertise and community service will work to an-
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President Names Commission
to Plan Holocaust Observance
Three Jews Killed,
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Migration Expected
NEW YORK (JTA) — At least three Jews
lost their lives during the recent rioting in
Teheran. But the Iranian Jewish commu-
nity, numbering 80,000, does not appear
concerned for its physical safety and is not
planning an exodus, according to informa-
tion from an American Jew living in Tehe-
ran.
The informant reported that one of the
three Jews killed was a medical doctor shot
by police while reaching for his identifica-
tion. The police thought he was reaching for
a weapon. The two other Jewish fatalities
occurred during the rioting. The victims
were struck by police bullets fired at anti-
Shah demonstrators.
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range the funding and an appropriate memorial to
the victims.
In addition, they will recommend ways for the
United States to commemorate next April 28-29 . as
"The days of remembrance of victims of the
Holocaust." In addition, the President has asked the
ELIE WIESEL
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House to na-me 10 members of the Congress, five
from each House, to serve with the commission.
Carter, in marking the 30th anniversary of
the birth of the state of Israel, announced last
May 1 that he would name a commission for
these purposes. On Nov. 1, he established
authority for the commission by executive or-
der. Legislation supporting the effort was
sponsored by Sen. John Danfor (R-Mo.).
RABBI GREENBERG
Elie Wiesel, whose literary works mirror the
world's moral response to the Holocaust, is chair-
man of the 24-member commission. Rabbi Irving
Greenberg of New York is the commission's execu-
tive director.
April 28 and 29, 1945 were the days when Ameri-
can troops liberated the inmates of the Dachau con-
centration camp.
CJF Assembly Echoes
Concerns, Funding
Needs of Klal Yisrael
By Jewish News
Special Correspondents
SAN FRANCISCO — Jewish Renewal in
the Diaspora was added as a slogan for ac-
tion by American Jewry in the year ahead at
the 47th General Assembly of the Council of
Jewish Federations, held here for five days
last week.
In his farewell address as president, Jer-
rold Hoffberger listed the priorities which
will need the dedicated labors of the more
than 200 federations and welfare funds re-
presented at the assembly by the more than
3,000 delegates and outlined the obligations
to meet the educational needs of American
Jewry, the duties to the elderly, the growing
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