Bar-Ilan U. Establishes Chair in Communications

Recognizing the urgent need for improved public relations and the training of
highly-qualified and properly-trained experts in the field of publ ic relations. the Bar-Ilan
University's Senate and Board of Governors this week set into motion plans for post-
graduate courses in journalism and the- related media, including radio and television.
A chair in communications will be inaugurated at the university, in Ramat-Gan,
Israel, to advance these studies. The compelling need to counteract the offending image of
Israel which has been generated in the press, radio and on television, and the unending
anti-Semitic trends, are cited as examples of the need for proper interpretation by the
media of the Israeli _role in the international community and of Jewish life in the
Diaspora.
According to Phillip Stollman, chairman of the global board of trustees at

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Bar-Ilan University, the chair in communications will be named in honor of
Jewish News Editor Philip Slomovitz and will be formally introduced at the
annual dinner of the Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University on Sept. 22, at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek.
The initial announcement about the establishment of the chair in communications
was formulated as follows:
"A two-year program will lead to specialization in communications in general, and
one of the specific media forms in particular. Candidates for admission will be drawn
from two sources: highly-qualified students who have completed undergraduate studies
in the social sciences, humanities, or other faculties (with priority afforded to students
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August 14, 1981

Israelis Are Protesting V. •
Aircraft Delivery Suspension

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Jewish Leaders Nix Sadat
Proposal to Deal with PLO

NEW YORK (JTA) — President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and a delegation
of 13 Jewish leaders, who met last Friday afternoon at the residence of
Egypt's ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Ahmed Abdel Meguid, dis-
agreed on the issue of Palestine Liberation Organization recognition.
Following the 70-minute meeting, Howard Squadron, chairman of the
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told
reporters that the Egyptian president said that the cease-fire between Israel
and Palestinians in Lebanon was "a turning point" and a clear indication
that the Palestinian movement has decided to accept responsibility and move
in a new direction.
Squadron said that Sadat urged that Israel and the United States
should build on the cease-fire in Lebanon and deal directly, with the
PLO. "We told him," Squadron said, "that the PLO is a terrorist organ-
ization bent on the destruction of Israel and that it should recognize
Israel's right to exist first."
In Jerusalem, Premier Menahem 'Begin said he would "advise" Sadat
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel expressed dismay and anger Tuesday at the suspension
in the delivery of American F-15 and F-16 war planes. A Foreign Ministry spokesman
described the suspension as an "unjust and damaging action, bordering on breach of
contract."
While there have been delays during U.S. policy reconsiderations in the past on new
items under discussion, goveinment spokesmen stressed that this is the first time there
has been a halt in the delivery of items already contracted for, with signed agreements.
The spokesmen were reacting to reports from Washington that the Reagan
Administration has decided to withhold the delivery of two F-15s and 10 F-16s.
Political circles pointed out that the American decision is damaging the peace
proces and the mutual trust between Israel and the U.S. They were careful to
stress, however, that their dismay and anger was not an indication that a crisis
exists between the two countries.
Political analysts suggested that the continued delay is a form of pressure on Israel
to agree to the American supply of AWACS early warning aircraft to Saudi Arabia and to
agree to amend its policies towards local autonomy for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Palestinians.
Prof. Yuval Ne'eman, leader of the ultra-nationalist Tehiya movement, appealed to
Premier Menahem Begin to postpone his scheduled visit to Washington early next month.

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Israel Expects
A European
Terror Wave

Red Cross Statement
Explains MDA Role,
Affirms U.S. Support

Archeologists,
Rabbis Clash
on Israel Digs

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel has
notified European governments that ter-
rorist groups are planning a new wave of
attacks- against Israeli agencies and
offices in Europe. The governments were
asked to intensify security at their air-
ports and at border points to bar Palesti-
nian terrorists.
Initial investigations of attacks on Is-
raeli diplomatic missions in Athens and
Vienna, and at the El Al office in Rome on
Sunday, indicated the incidents were
coordinated. Israel told the European
governments that it believed the ter-
rorists responsible for those attacks were
in Europe.
in Athens, two bombs exploded
outside the Israel mission Tuesday,
causing minor damage and no in-
juries. An Israeli spokesman said the
Palestine Liberation Organization
claimed responsibility for the Athens
incident. Two bombs exploded Tues-
day in a garden adjacent to the Israel
Embassy in Vienna. One woman was
slightly injured by flying glass.
The Popular Front for the Liberation'of
Palestine claimed responsibility for a gun
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Recognition of Magen David Adom, the Red Mogen
Dovid of Israel, Israel's counterpart of the Red Cross, is
obstructed by international governmental actions. This
was indicated this week in a statement clarifying the issue
released by the Southeast Michigan Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The statement, explaining in detail the course of
events during which the League of Red Cross Societies
adhered to a trend of omitting Israel from its ranks, never-
theless reaffirms the strong stand of the American Red
Cross in support of Israel's international recognition.
Duane Johnson, president of the Southeastern
Michigan Chapter of the Red Cross, released the de-
clarative statement which was issued by George
Elsey, national president of American Red Cross, as
the policy of the American Red Cross.
The Red Cross statement notes that "International
Red Cross conferences are attended by governments, as
well as national societies. Thus, the recognition question is
a governmental issue and not one that can be decided by
Red Cross societies alone."-
The Southeastern Michigan Red Cross statement also
makes note of a. regulation encouraging use of a single
emblem in literature and displays. "In the event a chapter
wishes to use multiple flags or emblems, then all three
emblems must be displayed. These are the Cross, the Cres-
cent and the Shield of David."
The Metropolitan Detroit Red Cross chapters gave
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TEL AVIV (JTA) — Ashkenazi Chief
Rabbi Shlomo Goren says he is prepared
to shut down archeology in Israel com-
pletely if there is a possibility that an-
cient Jewish graves may be disturbed.
Police were forced to use tear gas last
week to break up a demonstration by
ultra-Orthodox Jews trying to disrupt a
dig at the City of David site in the Old
City of Jerusalem.
Goren said in an interview last
weekend with Israel Radio that he
had not yet met an Israeli ar-
cheologist who showed any sensitiv-
ity towards Jewish law and respect
for the Jewish dead.
Prof. Yigal Shilo, of the Hebrew Uni-
versity who is in charge of the City of
David dig, angrily charged Goren and the
religious establishment with using the
matter for political purposes.
Goren said: "They don't care about the
bones — they care only about archeology
— if they can learn something about an-
cient times. But they do not care about
Jewish law about those graves."
-Shilo rejected this charge as an unwar-
ranted slur on the entire profession. "Do
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