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sentenced to 50-year
terms by the U.S. for es-
pioxiage.
Kuznetsov and Dymshits,
who still bore their short
prison haircuts, responded
to the cheers of the crowd
with their hands clasped
over their heads in a fight-
er's victory sign. They were
joined on the platform by
Kuznetsov's wife, Silva
Zalmanson, who has lived
in Israel since being fre€ d
from prison several years
ago and who flew to New
York from London when she
heard of her husband's re-
lease. All three were con-
victed in the 1970 Lenin-
grad hijack trial.
Dymshits and Kuznetsov,
speaking in Russian, ex-
pressed their joy at being
freed and especially that
they would be in IsrAel
Monday. "I am very happy
to know that tomorrow I
will be finally in my historic
homeland, Israel," Dym-
shits said, where he would
rejoin his wife and two chil-
dren. "I hope to meet all of
you in the land of Israel."
Kuznetsov said that dur-
ing his nine years of prison
he said many times, the
words, "Next year in
Jerusalem. Now it is not
next year, but the next day."
In thanking American
Jews for their aid, Kuz-
netsov declared that
"your devotion= and
energy not only shor-
tened my prison term by
six yeass•— 2040 unbear-
able days — but also
saved my life. Had it not
been for your powerful
and mighty voice protest,
Soviet authorities would
not have hesitated to
carry out their original
verdict — shooting me
and Mark Dymshits to
death." Kuznetsov and
Dymshits had originally
been sentenced to death
but after an international
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outcry their sentences
were reduced to 15 years.
Kuznetsov said that de-
spite the severity of his im-
prisonment he and other
Soviet Jews were luckier
than non-Jewish prisoners
because they knew of the ef-
forts in their behalf outside
of the Soviet Union. He said
some of the letters mailed to
him from the U.S. reached
him but they were all con-
fiscated by the KGB when
he was released.
Sen. Jackson noted that
the fact that the five dissi-
dents were exchanged for
two spies is "a terrible
judgment on the Soviet sys-
tem that this grotesque
expedient was necessary. It
is a reminder to the world
that the struggle for free
emigration continues."
Jackson said part of this
struggle was "the effort the
Soviet Union and its busi-
ness partners here are mak-
ing to wiggle out from under
the conditions of the
Jackson-Vanik Amend-
ment. These conditions are
simple: no credits and no
most-favored-nation treat-
ment to countries that deny
their citizens the right and
the opportunity to emi-
grate."
The Senator, who was
given a plaque - by the
GNYCSJ for his efforts
on behalf of Soviet
Jewry, stressed that the
President has "promised
us, in writing" to uphold
the Jackson-Vanik
Amendment and "I in-
tend to hold him to that
promise."
Jackson pointed out
"There are those who be-
lieve that because of the
number of people leaving
the Soviet Union has in-
creased we ought to repeal
the Jackson Amendment. I
want you to know that
many of those who are now
urging repeal because the
numbers have been going
up, were urging repeal last
year because they said the,
numbers were going down."
But Jackson warned that
the Soviets are interested
only in getting U.S. dollars
so that they can buy U.S.
products. "They are not in-
terested in visas, they're in-
terested in bills of ladings."
He said the current situa-
tion in which increased
emigration has been
allowed is not good enough
"as long as the prisoners
remain in jail . . . when one
is punished for asking to
emigrate" and as long as
"one has to wait, two, three,
four, even six or seven years
for a visa."
In Washington on Mon-
day, President Carter indi-
cated that he would con-
tinue to press the Soviet
Union for the release of dis-
sidents- and Jewish activists
who are still in prison. "We
have not forgotten other
human rights activists in
the Soviet Union who are
being punished or impris-
,oned," he said in answer to a
question at a White House
press conference.
Cabinet Approves Death Penalty
JERUSALEM (JTA) — military courts, Tamir said. _ Liberation Organization
delegation to be established
Up to now, prosecutors
Sunday's Cabinet debate
in Portugal. A government
have
been
under
orders
that resulted in a 7-5 vote in
spokesman said the PLO
favor of applying the death not to request capital
could count on Portugal's
penalty to terrorists who punishment. Although it
support.
is
not
outlawed,
it
has
commit acts of extreme vio-
In France, Jewish resi-
lence and cruelty saw the never been applied ex-
emergence of sharp dif- cept in the case of Adolf dents of Dijon say that
Palestinians carrying Abu
ferences of opinion on the Eichmann.
Meanwhile, it was re- Dhabi passports are being
subject that foresandow an-
other gureling debate when ported that the government trained by the French to fly
the matter is taken up by of Portugal will allow "all 36 Mirage jet fighters sold
the Knesset. facilities" for a Palestine to Abu Dhabi.
A _number of ministers
are known to have
suggested deferring the dis-
cussion. But Premier
Menahem Begin insisted
JERUSALEM (JTA) — ing, there were spontaneous
that the Cabinet act now on
The
freighter Ashdod, outpourings of warmth from
his proposal.
on the shore.
Negative votes were cast owned by the Zim Lines, be- Egyptians
The Suez Canal
came
on
Monday
the
first
by Defense Minister Ezer
Israel-flag vessel ever to Authority provided an
Weizman, Agriculture
navigate the Suez Canal, escort of patrol boats
Minister Ariel Sharon,
thus formally ending through the canal as a se-
Education Minister 'Zevu-
curity measure but also
lun Hammer, Minister of Egypt's ban on Israeli ship-
as an honor guard.
ping
that
began
when
the
Social Betterment Yisrael
The Ashdod paid a
Jewish
state
was
founded
31
Katz and Religious Affairs
$10,000 fee for passage
years ago.
Minister Aharon Abu-
The Ashdod was part of a through the canal.
Hatzeira. Absorption
32-ship international con- _ Only one other Israeli
Minister David Levy
voy bound north from the vessel ever approached the
abstained.
Red Sea to the Mediterra- Suez Canal. In 1954, the
Four ministers were
freighter Bat Galim at-
nean.
abroad — Foreign Minis-
There were no special tempted to make a test case
ter Moshe Dayan, Inter-
ceremonies to mark the oc- for Israel's right to -passage
ior Minister Yosef Burg,
casion. But from the mo- which was supposedly
Minister of Commerce
ment the gray-hulled Is- guaranteed by interna-
and Industry Gideon Patt
raeli motorship approached tional law. She was seized at
and Energy Minister Yit-
zhak Modai. But Cabinet Port Tewfik at the southern Port Said and her crew was
entrance of the waterway, arrested. They were re-
sources said the outcome
sounding her horn in greet- leased several months later.
would have been the
same were all of them
present.
Dayan and Burg would
have voted against the
death penalty and the
others for it, the sources
indicated.
Justice Minister Shmuel
Tamir explained to report-
ers after the Cabinet meet-
ing that what they had done
in effect was to remove all
interference by the execu-
tive branch with the
"machinery of justice." '
The decision whether or
not to demand the death
penalty in extreme cases
would rest solely with the
Attorney General in civil
The Israeli ship Ashdod is greeted by Egyptians
court cases and with the
during her passage through the Suez Canal.
Judge Advocate General in
,
Israel Ship Passed Through
the Suez Canal on Monday