Dr. Jakobovits Defends Views on Israel in Speech Here at Cong. Shaarey Zedek British Jewry's Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits, the stormy pet- rel in a dispute over his views on Israel and the Palestinians, defended his position and clarified it in a statement at Cong. Shaarey Zedek Sunday evening. Here to speak on Jewish ethical teachings in medical practices, Dr. Jakobovits and his audience of some 300 were greeted on arrival the synagogue by repre- _ _ntatives of the Conference of Jewish Activists dis- tributing pamphlets which assailed Dr. Jakobovits. After remarks by Dr. Peter Martin, chairman of the Shaarey Zedek Cultural Commission, sponsor of the lecture, and Rabbi Irwin Groner, who introduced the guest speaker, Dr. Jakobovits said he wished in advance to remove sus- pense." He then read a long statement replying to alle- gations in the dispute and replying to the charges in the distributed leaflets. In the assigned topic for his address Sunday evening, "Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die — Bio-Medical Ethics and the Jewish Tradition," Dr. Jakobovits touched upon the many Jewish concepts in medicine, birth control, abortions, capital punishment, re- jection of euthanasia. In his policy statement defining his position on Is- rael, Dr. Jakobovits said: "In the light of my categorical statements, if not my public record in sup- port of Israel, I need scarcely deny the prepos- terous allegations that in my remarks I had 'advo- cated' a Palestinian state, or the dissolution of Israel (perish the thought!) or the re-division of Jerusalem. Nor did I comment on the current autonomy talks or the settlement politics. "What I did say was that I was alarmed by the prospect of Jewish religious fun- damentalism being seen (rightly or wrongly) as an impediment to peace, with incalculable damage to Judaism itself, especially in a world threatened with re- versal to the Middle Ages by religious fanaticism elsewhere. I therefore wanted Jewish religious voices of moderation to be heard, though I conceded that contrary views may be equally authentic. "Convinced that Is- rael's viability in the long run requires us to nur- ture hope and confidence in some future accom- modation, however dis- tant, I challenged the widely proclaimed view that there could never be a settlement with the Arabs. This is the counsel of despair which already drives 30,000 Israelis a year to Yerida .. . `"ro counter the increas- ingly embittered polariza- tion in Israel between "hawks" and "doves," possi- bly risking civil unrest, I endorsed a formula de- signed to provide some mid- dle ground which might lead to a consensus: Neither to give up any territory until convincing evidence of peace is at hand, nor to foreclose any options for a future settlement compati- ble with Israel's security. "Asked if this could even- tually include Jerusalem as the capital of whatever Palestinian entity might emerge after 10 years, I re- plied that so long as Jerusalem remained Is- rael's undivided capital, I could envisage a Vatican. type enclave based on the Moslem holy places. . ." 6 mg -tar - 0 6 mg nicotine av per cigarette b , f FTC method . 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This includes the execution of 170 imprisoned residents of the village of Odrini in January 1942 and the execution of 100 Jews in September or October 1941. Eichelis was the dis- trict police chief for Rositten and Puntulis Tas in charge of one of the police stations. West Germany wants the North York man to testify bout what happened to ,e 270 persons. Accord- ing to documents filed with the court, Puntulis will be asked whether he knows if Eichelis shot those who weren't killed immediately in the execu- tion. West Germany says Pun- tulis' testimony is "essen- tial," but that Puntulis re- fused to give any evidence seven years ago, even in a proposed hearing before the West German Consul Gen- eral in Toronto. Puntulis, who has been in Canada since the late 1940s, is a Canadian citizen and can't G, be forced to give evidence outside Canada. But he can be ordered to give testimony under oath before a special examiner in Toronto. A'-' transcript of this testimony could be used in the West German trial. Lawyers for both the West German government and Puntulis have agreed to ask the Ontario Supreme Court to keep the hearing secret. Eichelis was tried in ab- sentia by a Latvian court in 1965 and was sentenced to death for war crimes during the Nazi occupation of Lat- via. Puntulis was also tried and sentenced to death by the Soviet Latvian court, a fact not mentioned in the news reports here. Puntulis' name has been widely mentioned in the last 15 years as a man charged with serious war crimes but he has not been charged in Canada or ex- tradited. `Radio Judaica' BRUSSELS (JTA) — "Radio Judaica," Europe's first Jewish radio station, started broadcasting last week from Belgium. The radio station, which is sup- ported by the local commu- nity, will broadcast daily news, feature programs and community reports. It is not accepting advertising and has no political links. A quiet conscience makes one so serene. 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