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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 13, 1981
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UN Report Supports Israel British Pledge Racism Fight
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UNITED NATIONS rather than 'what had ac-
(JTA) — Secretary General tually occurred."
But Waldheim added that
Kurt Waldheim said Tues-
day he "deeply regrets" that "the board unanimously
the United Nations Interim agreed, however, that the
Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) UNIFIL soldiers had no in-
had accused Israeli soldiers tention of deliberately mak-
of mutilating the bodies of ing incorrect statements."
five Palestinian terrorists
killed on Dec. 25.
Waldheim said that he
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Some
received the report of the
UN board of inquiry. "After 300- foreign buyers from
intensive investigation, the over a dozen countries in-
board has concluded that it spected the fashion goods
has not found evidence to displayed by 82 local man-
support the account con- ufacturers at this year's Is-
tained in the UNFIL" ver- rael fall/winter fashion
sion of the incident, Wal- week at the Hilton Hotel.
Fashion center and ex-
dheim declared.
"The board believes," port institute sources said
Waldheim continued, exports were down to the
"that distance, angle and U.S. this year due to high
observation, smoke re- customs barriers, but fash-
sulting from the explo- ion experts to Britain had
sions when the Israel De- increased by over 80 percent
fense Force soldiers blew between 1978 and 1980.
West Germany remains
up the ammunition and
equipment of the Palesti- Israel's main customer for
nian 'armed elements, fashion goods. It purchased
and the prevailing ten- $127 million worth last
sion all contributed to the year.
Dutch soldie-rs of UNIFIL
The one prudence of life is
reporting what they
thought they had seen, conceitration.
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ciated with the anti-racist
campaign.
Petluck Award
Nominees Sought
NEW YORK — The He-
brew Immigrant Aid
Society (HIAS) is now ac-
cepting applications for the
fifth annual Ann S. Petluck
Memorial Awards, which
will be presented at the
agency's meeting in New
York City March 23.
Awards of $400 each will
be given to three refugees
"who have made excep-
tional progress or shown
out s tanding promise in re-
settling in the United
States." There are no re-
strictions on age or sex.
Individuals (or organiza-
tions representing them)
may obtain applications for
the awards by writing to
HIAS, 200 Park Ave. S.,
New York, N.Y. 10003. Fil-
ing deadline is March 2.
New Ambassador to Egypt?
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Israel will appoint a new
ambassador to Egypt
shortly when incumbent
Eliahu Ben-Elissar resigns
to run for a Knesset seat.
The new envoy to Cairo is
expected to be Moshe Sas-
son, a veteran diplomat who
has served previous Labor
governments as well as the
present Likud regime.
Sasson, 55, currently
holds the rank of special
ambassador with re-
sponsibility for the
Foreign Ministry's two
European affairs di-
visions. He served earlier
as Israel's ambassador to
Turkey and to Italy and is
one of Israel's leading
experts on Arab affairs.
He was adviser to the
prime minister on West
Bank affairs for three years
after the Six-Day War.
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LONDON (JTA) — The
British government will
begin an immediate study of
racist organizations and is
considering setting up spe-
cial _police units to investi-
gate racist attacks.
William Whitelaw, Home .
Secretary, made this pledge
after talks with the Joint
Committee Against
Racialism. The committee,
formed four years ago to
combat the rightwing Na-
tional Front, says it knows
of at least 1,000 attacks on
colored minorities in the
last 18 months and believes
the total may be several
thousand.
Although the overwhelm-
ing majority of these at-
tacks are against West In-
dian and Asian immigrants
and property, there is also a
strong strain of anti-
Semitism in the activities of
the- racist organizations.
The Board of Deputies of
British Jews is closely asso-
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