THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Italian Unions Boycott Israel in Aftermath of Massacre ROME (JTA) — Two Is- raeli container ships were stranded last Thursday in the Livorno port and 76 passengers on an El Al flight had to fend for them- selves at the Rome airport because of a boycott by the powerful federation of Ita- ly's three major trade unions as an aftermath of the massacre of Palestinian refugees in two camps near Beirut. Normal airport service to transport El Al passengers from the landing point of the planes to the airport terminal and in handling of luggage of passengers has been suspended until Oc- tober. A spokesman for one of the three unions said the unionized workers "refuse to furnish any sort of assis- tance to these flights, with the purpose of boycotting contacts with Israel." One result of the boycott was to leave Is- raeli ships with no facilities for loading or unloading cargo. The first ships hit by the boycott were the "Zim Tokyo" and the "Zim Marseilles." There was no indication how long the ship boycott would last, or what would happen to handling of El Al flights to Rome after Oc- tober, but the union federa- tion said it would meet again this week to consider widening the boycotts against Israel on a nation- wide scale. The unions include mem- bers of the Socialist, Social Democratic, Christian Democratic and Communist Parties. Pierre Carnitim, head of the Christian Democratic Union, demanded that the Italian government act promptly to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization and to estab- lish an embargo on all Is- raeli air flights and ship travel between Israel and Italy. Because of the airport boycott, the crew of the El Al plane had to handle the baggage of the 76 passengers. Meanwhile, the union federation, together with the Communist Mayor of Rome and the PLO repre- sentative in Rome, Nemer Hammad, organized a pro- PLO march and rally in Rome last week. Catholics Gently Renounce Meeting of Arafat and Pope NEW YORK — The deci- sion of Pope John Paul II to COMPLETE ALTERATIONS Reasonable Prices HERBERT Cleaners & Tailors Expert Cleaning Lowest Prices Also Suede, Leather & Drapes 24709 Coolidge at 10 Mile Across from Dexter Davison 399-0336 STOP THE GREAT HEAT ESCAPE meet with Yasir Arafat "does not necessarily reflect the sentiments of all Catholics," according to two Catholic-Jewish relations committees in New York. The committees issued the following statement: "The Catholic-Jewish re- lations committees of the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn are extremely concerned with the perception of the meeting between Pope John Paul II and Yasir Arafat. "These committees understand that this meeting has caused great pain and anguish in the Jewish community and that many Catholics feel that same pain and an- guish. "While these committees are deeply troubled by this meeting between the Pope and Yasir Arafat, we do not question the motivation and good faith of the Pope. "We believe the decision of the Holy Father to meet with Yasir Arafat does not necessarily reflect the sen- timents of all Catholics throughout New York City or elsewhere. "Therefore, we trust that the good faith engendered between Catholics and Jews since the 1965 promulga- tion of the Conciliar Dec- laration Nostra Aetate and the windows which it opened toward greater understanding and recon- ciliation between our two- faith communities, and the 1975 Vatican Guidelines regarding the implementa- tion of Nostra Aetate should not be jeopardized but should be pursued with even greater vigor." . -- Furnace HEAT SEAL II Thermal Vent Damper Sure savings on fuel bills. Stops heat from escaping up your chimney. Fully automatic without electric- ity. 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He said that to the extent this was not done, it was a violation of the agreement. The State Department spokesman said that the arms caches now found by the Israelis in west Beirut could either have belonged to the PLO or to the various militias there. Last Wed- nesday, Hughes implied that the arms had belonged to the PLO, although he conceded that was only an assumption. He said he had no details about the arms except that they were primarily muni- tions although some weapons were involved. Hughes said he knew noth- ing about reports from Is- rael that the Israelis found a helicopter packed in a crate from Libya near the former headquarters of PLO chief Yasir Arafat in west Beirut. In another development, Hughes said the U.S. plans to sell the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain six jet fighters as part of a $180 million arms deal. They include two Northrop F-5E fighters which can be used for train- ing or combat and four Northrop F-5G Tigershark jet fighers. 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