Israeli Consul Is Abducted, Tourists Harassed in South America WASHINGTON (JTA) — The kidnapping at gunpoint a week ago of Ernesto Liebes, honorary consul general for Israel in El Salvador, now appears to be politically moti- vated, according to knowledgeable Salvadorean and American sources. Radio station Y Su in San Salvador on Monday broadcast that it had received a manifesto from the "Armed Forces of National Resistance" (FARN) which The Iranian Tragedy and the Multiple Dangers Facing claimed credit for the kidnapping and demanded the re- lease of political prisoners held by the government of El Salvador. FARN is described as a left-wing, extremist and terrorist organization. Liebes, a Salvadorean, reported to be 75 years old, was abducted Jan. 17 on the Pan-American Highway five kilometers outside San Salvador follow- ing an "accident" between his car and one used by four armed men. According to sources, when the driver of Liebes' car left it to talk with the men from the other car who had emerged from their vehicle, Liebes was seized and whisked away. Salvadorean newspapers have reported that Liebes' (Continued on Page 5) THE JEWISH NEWS 80,000 Jews A Weekly Review Commentary, Page 2 of Jewish Events Lobbyists: Billy Carter and His Cohorts Israel as Center for Middle East Banking Unity Editorials, Page 4 VOL. LXXIV , No. 21 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield. Mich. 48075 424-8833 $12.00 Per Year: This Issue 30c Jan. 26, 1979 Moshe Dayan Strikes at Fifth Column Arab Collaborators in Israel Get Firm Treatment Waroing. ,„. Billy's Violently Anti-Jewish Libyan Delegation Is Due in Detroit, Quotes Protocols' SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — A delegation of 30 Li- byans, whose U.S. visit was prompted by an invitation by President Carter's brother, Billy, stopped in San Francisco this week on a cross-country tour. The Libyans are coming to Detroit next week. During a conversation with the press, the delegation's chief spokesman, Ahmed al Shahati, said that Zionism "was racist" and according to "what we read in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Zionism tries to give privileges to just a few," it was reported by Phil Bronstein, San Francisco Jewish Bulletin assistant editor, Al Shahati is the head of the foreign liaison of Libya's Congress. Speaking through an interpreter, he spent a good deal of time blasting the American press for "misinforma- tion and propaganda" aimed at "giving a bad picture" of Libya. Pressed as to whom he thought was responsible for that "misinformation" he said, "The world Zionists are behind this campaign, because they don't want to see good relations set up between the U.S. and the Arab people," Bronstein reported. Asked about Libya's reputation for being a world haven and bankroller for terrorist organizations, Al Shahati said this, too, was a plot. "We know that world (Continued on Page 12) JERUSALEM — Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan on Tuesday warned Israeli and West Bank Arabs not to be "carried away by the Islamic fanaticism" which is currently sweeping through parts of the Mideast. If they did, he said, they would "pay very dearly for it." Dayan urged the Israeli and West Bank Arabs to "remember 1948" when they had thrown away the chance of peace and a Palestinian state — and many of them found themselves refugees in Lebanon as a result. "We are not the Shah . . . We are not foreign rulers here." Dayan declared, during a speech to the "Prime Minister's Israel Bonds Conference." His audience was visibly taken aback by the sharp and somber tenor of his words, but, after recovering from its initial surprise, accorded him some warm applause. Dayan's remarks to Israeli and Palestinian Arabs followed recent public expressions of support for the PLO voiced by Israeli Arab stu- dents and by a group of notables which met in Nazareth over the MOSHE DAYAN weekend. Dayan said Israel's policy is aimed at "living together" with the Palestinians. But if they (the Palestinians) were "not satisfied"' with this and sought to "replace Israel with an Islamic concept," they would "have to pay very dearly indeed." Reviewing the effects of the Iran debacle and the resurgence of Islamic sentiment elsewhere in the region, Dayan said it meant that Egypt was now even more anxious than before to prove to the other Arab states that it was not concluding a "separate deal" with Israel or abandoning the Palestinian cause. Hence, the coming phases of peace negotiations would-be rendered "no easier or simpler" by the impact of these regional events. For Israel, moreover, the lesson of these events meant greater circumspection in the future with (Continued on Page 5) Ford Stresses U.S. Friendship • Unofficial Tour of Israel Dunng • JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former President Gerald Ford, in Israel with Mrs. Ford on a private visit, stressed Sunday night, "The special relationship between Israel and the U.S. must remain unbroken" and promised "to help in any way I can" as a private American citizen, to further the peace process between - Israel and Egypt. The Fords arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday from Cairo where the former President had meetings with President Anwar Sadat, other Egyptian officials and the Shah of Iran. He met with Premier Menahem Begin Sunday night and, ac- cording to press reports, expressed optimism for the eventual success of Israeli-Egyptian peace negotiations. He reportedly based his optimism on his conversa- tions with Sadat who was said to have expressed concern over developments in the region, especially in Iran and stressed the need to conclude a peace treaty with Israel in the near future. Ford met with Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan for breakfast Monday morning at the King David Hotel where they were joined by U.S. Ambassador Samuel Lewis. Dayan would not disclose the details of their conversation but indicated that it covered the Middle East situation. He described the former President as "quite knowledgeable about developments in the Arab countries." Sunday night, Ford was awarded an honorary PhD degree by the Hebrew University for his "outstand- GERALD FORD (Continued on Page 6) Presented To: For newspapers selected for honor in their circulation category. The Jewish News has been named third place winner in its newspaper category for best special section in the 1978 Michigan Press Association news- paper contest. The Jewish News was cited for the May, 1978 special ,section marking the 30th anniversary of the state of Israel.