THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel Considering Hebron Plan
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The Israeli government ap-
pears ready to revive a con-
troversial plan to expand
the Jewish quarter in Heb-
ron. It is strongly supported
by Jewish settlers and their
advocates in the Knesset
and government. But some
Likud MKs have expressed
reservations over the cost at
a time of economic re-
trenchment, and possible
political repercussions.
Nevertheless, a discus-
Jewish enclave around the
Abraham Abinu Synagogue
in the heart of Hebron to
embrace the entire area of
what is now the Arab
market-place. The market
would be relocated and ven-
dors compensated at a cost,
estimated by the Defense
Ministry, of about $1.6 mil-
lion. This does not include
rebuilding the Jewish quar-
ter itself.
The market stands on
land that was once the
Jewish quarter of Heb-
ron; razed by the Jorda-
nian administration in
1950. It is therefore
Jewish-owned, most of it
ence of racial discrimina- property of the Habad
Hasidic movement. Other
tion" in the country.
"In a country which prob- parcels belong to indi-
laims the non-existence of viduals, some of whom
racial or religious problems, cannot be traced. That
there is discrimination and land is in the hands of the
custodian of absentee
there is systematic anti-
Semitic activity, of which owners' property.
recent attacks against
Although Jewish settlers
Jewish children in a school
are seeking to raise money
and those against a syna-
from their supporters
gogue are a demonstration."
abroad, the bulk of the proj-
Perez Esquivel observed
ect's cost would be borne by
that the situation became
the Treasury.
especially acute under the
Last week, Shamir said
10 years of military rule and
the Jewish settlement ac-
related the story of the ar-
tivities in Judea and
rest during one of his
Samaria would be reduced
human rights marches in
because of general budget
Argentina of a Jewish boy
cuts, but he said they would
among those who were de-
not be frozen.
tained.
"He was the most
punished and insulted for
the simple fact of being
Jewish. He was threatened
and his captors lamented
that there were no cre-
matoria here."
He concluded: "Racial,
cultural and religious dis-
crimination of the Jewish
community must be over-
come by education and by
the contribution of the
Jewish community itself, to
develop fraternal co-
existence, so that we may
all recognize each other, in
a a *
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our mutual respect and
identity, as members of the
great family of man."
sion of the plan at the top
level of government was
scheduled for Monday. It
was postponed only because
Premier Yitzhak Shamir
and other senior ministers
were attending the funeral
of Maj. Saad Haddad, the
Christian militia leader in
south Lebanon who died
Saturday.
The government ap-
proved the plan in principle
in 1981. It calls for
enlargement of the existng
Nobel Prize Winner Decries
Anti-Semitism in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)
— Adolfo Perez Esquivel,
winner of the 1980 Nobel
Peace Prize for his struggles
on behalf of human rights,
stated that there is "sys-
tematic anti-Semitic ac-
tivity" in Argentina which
"must be overcome" in an
article in Argumento, the
news organ of President
Raul Alfonsin's Radical
Party.
The World Jewish
Congress-Latin American
Branch reported that this
article is one of a number of
such pieces included in an
unprecedented feature sec-
tion in the newspaper on
Argentinian anti-
Semitism.
The other pieces were
written by prominent mem-
bers of the Jewish commu-
nity: Herman Schiller and -
Marshall Meyer, of the
Jewish Movement for
Human Rights; and Dr.
Nehemias Resnizky, former
president of the DAIA, the
central representative body
of Argentine Jewry and the
WJC affiliate here.
Perez Esquivel ex-
pressed the view that
there is an absence of
knowledge among
Argentines in general
about the Jewish com-
munity and stressed the
need to "admit the exist-
Friday, January 20, 1984
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Saudis Buy French Arms
PARIS (JTA) — France
and Saudi Arabia have con-
cluded a $3 billion arms
agreement providing for the
sale of French-made highly
sophisticated electronic
equipment.
The French Defense
Ministry and the manufac-
turers, the state-owned
Thomson-C.S.F., said that
they have been asked by the
Saudis not to disclose de-
tails of the agreement, re-
puted to be the most impor-
tant of its kind ever con-
cluded by France.
The usually reliable Le
Monde said France will
supply the Saudi Air Force
with the latest French
ground-to-air missile, the
Shahine, and radar equip-
ment to guide it to targets.
The Shahine, a top secret
weapon, is reputed in
aeronautical circles to be
the world's most efficient —
and most expensive —
anti-aircraft missile of its
kind.
It would be used
mainly to protect Saudi
airports, missile bases
and oil production
facilities. The French are
also scheduled to export
advanced training
equipment for the Saudi
personnel who will man
the missiles. French ex-
perts and Air Force per-
sonnel are to be stationed
at Saudi bases for the
next-several years.
Saudi Arabia, which has
been trying to diversify its
arms supplies, has become
an important French client
over the last few years.
In 1975, the Saudis
bought Crotale ground-to-
air missiles which until now
formed its main anti-
aircraft defense network.
The Saudis also equipped
their armored brigades with
French AMX-30 tanks,
which since 1980 have car-
ried supersonic missiles
produced by France.
Also, in 1980, the Saudis
bought in France four fri-
gates and 24 combat
helicopters equipped with
air-to-ground missiles.
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