THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 9, 1983 3 Israel Public's Lack of Vigilance Shattered by Bombing of Bus (Continued from Page 1) : Premier Yitzhak Shamir lashed out at the PLO on Wednesday and vowed that the deaths and injuries would be avenged. Winding up a political de- bate in the Knesset, Shamir declared, "Our hand will SAY IT WITH TREES JEWISH NATIONAL FUND 18877 W. Ten Mile Road Suite 104 Southfield, Michigan 48075 Phone; (313) 557-6644 Monday thru Thursday, 9AMto5PM Friday 9 AM to 4 PM ITIMICIMIEEIEFEWIE reach the murderers and we shall strike them until this wickedness disappears from the face of the earth." He said it was regretable "that some still call Arafat a mod- erate," adding that Israel was under no illusions and knows well that its enemies are filled with hatred and lust for murder. The bus bombing shocked the country because of the large number of victims and the sight of mangled bodies and also because Jerusalem has been relatively free of terrorist acts in recent years. Tuesday's incident was the worst since 1979 in terms of deaths and in- juries. is not as alert as it once was to suspicious-looking ob- jects on buses and in the streets. The feeling has been that the PLO has not recovered from the blows it sustained in the Lebanon war and is too preoccupied with internal strife to eng- age in terrorist activities inside Israel. The newspaper Davar ob- served that the bus bombing signaled that the terrorist organizations have recup- erated somewhat since the destruction of their military infrastructure in Lebanon last year. Maariv said it was proof that the "moderate" wing of the PLO is as blood- thirsty as ever. Mayor Teddy Kollek warned Wednesday that this latest incident must not lead to a deteriora- tion in relations between Jews and Arabs in the city. He recalled, on a voice of Israel Radio interview, that there have been many outrages of this kind over the years and there was no way to prevent them. But he ruled out any restrictions on the freedom of move- ment of Arabs. "The moment you limit The bus, a No. 18 which follows a circuitous route around the city, was blasted into the air by the explosion while waiting at a stop light on Herzl Boulevard at 12:50 p.m. local time. Another bus, immediately behind it, was also damaged by the explosion and a number of its passengers sus- tained injuries. the movement of Arabs on buses it will become more dangerous," Kollek said. "Would you ask everybody who boards a bus whether he is an Arab or not? Can you check it? It's an impos- sibility," the mayor said. He also warned against acts of reprisal against local Arabs, especially because many such terrorists at- tacks in the past were the work of outsiders. The Israeli media noted that there was complacency among the populace which MODERN Is Now Open Saturdays 10 ill 2 Store, Furniture Dept. and Order Desk COME IN or CALL IN L MODERN OFFICE, INC. 31535 Southfield Rd. between 13 & 14 roads 642-5600 Monday - Friday 8-5 The bus was enroute to the Kiryat Yovel section on the southern outskirts of Jerusalem and was packed with passengers, including school children and a large number of shoppers who had boarded the bus at the Mahane Yehuda mar- ketplace. The bomb, believed to BB to Sponsor Maccabia Team WASHINGTON — Bnai Brith International, in cooperation with the United States Committee Sports for Israel (USCSFI), will as- semble and sponsor the American fast-pitch softball entry in the 12th Maccabia Games in Israel in 1985. The team will be the first American softball team to compete in the all-Jewish olympiad as well as the first team sponsored by a single organization. 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The roof was blown off by the force of the explosion, all the windows were shat- tered and parts of the ve- hicle were strewn as far as 100 meters from the site of the explosion. "I never saw such a horri- ble sight," an eyewitness told reporters. "I saw body parts tens of meters away from the bus, a baby pacifier stained with blood, torn school books, make-up kits and a blood-stained choco- late bar." Extrication of the dead and injured from the ruined vehicle was ham- pered by hundreds of curious bystanders who converged on the scene. Many refused to heed re- peated appeals by the police to allow security forces to work unim- peded. occasions the lethal objects were defused by police sap- pers. But no previous bus bombs appear to have been of the size and power of the one which caused Tuesday's tragedy. The Jerusalem Post suggested that Arafat may have reverted to a harder line to pay the political debt he owes to such extremist leaders as George Habash and Naif Hawatme who have backed him in his present struggle though they still criticize his stress on dip- lomacy. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FRUIT BASKETS 3 Times Daily Nation-Wide Delivery $1795 RODNICK- McINERNEY'S 772-4350 Meanwhile, a new curfew was clamped on downtown Nablus after a grenade was thrown at an Israeli border Transportation Minister Haim Corfu went on radio and television on Tuesday to urge bus passengers to be constantly on the alert for any suspicious-looking ob- jects. "Public sensitivity to suspicious objects has faded and should be strengthened," he said. Buses in Jerusalem and other Israeli cities have been frequent targets of ter- rorist bomb plants over the years. In most cases, the bus driver or alert passenger spotted the objects and the vehicles were evacuated before the bomb detonated. 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