Manhunt Under Way for Bomb , New York (JTA)-An international manhunt Is under way for an Iraqi citizen charged with Involvement in planting of bombs in three vehicles in : New York City planned to detonate at noon on March 4 when Premier Golda Melr arrived in the "city. The suspect is believed to be a member of the < Black September gang. A federal warrant was issued for Khalid Dahham AlJawari, 27, who reportedly left the United States after plantIng a bomb' in a car parked ^next to the El Al Israel airlines terminal warehouse at 'Kennedy Airport. It was not Clear whetherMhe Iraqi also
was wanted in connection with the bombs found in the other two cars in Manhattan. John F. Malone, assistant director in- charge of the New York office, of the FBI, said the Iraqi was the subject of an intensive international manhunt. He said the car near the El Al warehouse had many items of literature referring to the terrorist group. He said also that the bomb planting would have been "a pretty tough job for one man," adding that the suspect had entered this country from Canada • on an Iraqi passport. Malone declined to answer questions as to the countries where1 the sus-
pect was being sought or whether the FBI had been in contact with the Iraqi government. He said the bombs, failed to
Moho Products and Wine Shipped Overseas by JDC New York, (JTA) - Close to 600,000 pounds of matzo and matzo meal and 41,000 bottles "of Passover wine "have been shipped 16 Europe and North . Africa by the Joint Distribution Committee to help needy Jews In those areas celebrate 'the Passover holiday, it was ; announced by Samuel L. Haber, JDC. executive vice-chalr-inan. ; In addition to the 300 tons of Passover supplies, which ' cost'about $145,000, Haber said, ;jDC allocated ? 100,000 to fi, nance the shipment of thousands of Passover parcels to needy Jews in the Soviet Uu,Ion. ' . •. .,' "About 75 per cent of tha | Passover shipments, close to ' 400,000 pounds, went to Rumania," Haber said. "In addition,
JDC has a l l o c a t e d another $180,000 for supplementary Passover relief hi Rumania. This includes cash grants of $5 to $15 to 11,000 persons, special Passover food packages to 11,500 and Passover meals for about 25Q0 in community canteens." O t h e r countries receiving Passover shipments in addition to Rumania, were Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Spanish Morocco and Tunisia, Haber said. Special Passover relief grants, in Iran, Morocco and other countries will enable needy Jews in those countries to purchase Passover supplies locally. Eunds for Passover rer lief in offilV JDC health, welfare and rehabilitation programs come mainly from the campaigns of tbo United Jewish Appeal,
Omaha JCC—Going Up
A view of the construction progress .of the new Omaha Jewish Community Center on 132nd Street south of Dodge. The steel .structure pictured here will frame the lobby, auditorium and cultural arts wing of the new building.
explode because of poor construction. When one of the bomb3 was set off by police experts, he said it produced a ball of fire 25 feet in diameter
which would have killed anyone within 100 yards, possibly hundreds in M a n h a t t a n ' s crowded streets at noon. AU three cars had been rented.
Serving Council Blvffs, Des Moines, Lincoln^ Omaha Vol. MB—No. 29
OMAHA, NEB., FBI., MARCH 23,J.197S
Senator Hughes 'Convinced' of Israeli Desire for Peace
By KAY MYERS Des Moines — Senator Harold Hughes addressed, a crowd of more than 500 persons at an .open meeting sponsored by the Des Moines Jewish Welfare Federation at the Fort Des Moines Hotel, Sunday, March 18- -- - u ...... .-. . Presenting impressions gathered during his recent trip to Israel, Hughes emphasized the Israeli desire for peace. "j[ am convinced,"! said . the scnafor," "of Their willingness to negotiate at a peace table — and not from a rigid position." Attempting to explain the unique nature of the Israeli people, Hughes noted t h e i r overwhelming refusal to legalize capital punishment in spite of their willingness to fight and die for freedom; their allow'ance of a free Arab press without harrassment; their encouragement of the Arabs to work in Israel; and the internal Israeli policies, which have eradicated guerilla warfare within its borders because of the fairness in which the Arab population, is treated. • "Israel has no choice but to be prepared to fight to the death," said Hughes. He said that the United States .has a commitment and must aid Israel in maintaining a balance of power. He noted that this involves weapons that the Israeli government buys and pays for. Calling the Middle East the
"most volatile point on earth," need of improvement, Hughes Hughes* pointed out there is apparently felt that the Israeli also the potential for hope as government was doing all in well as for explosion. its power to rectify thenwHe A visit to one of the immigra- seemed to bo-impressed .with tion centers during the process- the Israeli willingness to iming, of immigrating Russian prove all facets of living. The spiritual impact of the J e w s apparently impressed Hughes greatly. This was an opportunity to personally visit "amazing processing situation" in the Holy Land and to witness said Hughes, adding that Is- the Jude.o foundations of rael "offers them the torch of .Christianity was emphasized by Hughes. He said that as ha freedom and hope." stood by the Wall in Jerusalem' Hughes expressed his admir- he felt "the vibrations,'of hisation for the Israeli people and • V"";':1'.' the feeling that new directions ,tory." ;' V: 'During'- his visit in Israel, will bo taken by the younger Hughes conferred with many people towards peace. state officials, including MinisAlthough he noted^ flaws in ter Abba Eban. the Israeli government and sit- ' A question and answer period uations that he felt were in and a reception followed Sen-
Harlan Hockenberg, president of the Des Moines Jewish Welfare Federation (right) listens Intently as Senator H a r o I d Hughes addresses an open meeting InDcs Moines last Sunday.
Omaha Jews Urged to Participate in 'Evening of Action for Soviet Jewry* '
Omaha — A city-wide "Evening of Action for Soviet Jewry" will be held at Beth Israel Synagogue, 1502 North 52nd Street, Thursday, March 29, . 1973 at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Cornhusker Lodge of B'nal B'ritb, the event will focus on the plight of the millions of Soviet Jews living under Soviet oppression, and will provide an opportunity for action in their behalf.
('Soviet Jews: A Culture hi now pending in Congress; sendPeril." Pazol said, "This film ing picture postcards to Ruswill help Omahans belter un- sian Jewish families; and inderstand the unfortunate plight augurating an on-going correof Jews in the Soviet Union; spondence with members of and tho best means to take ac- those families, : tion to help a l l e v i a t e their "This campaign can be a peril.", . ;, ' very effective means of exchanging information between Write-in Campaign A three-fold1 write-in cam- ourselves and our'beleagured paign will follow the film pre- brothers," said Pazol, "and sentation. Those attending-will can dd a lot toward keeping up be given the materials to par- their hopes In their struggle for ticipate in varldus letter-writ- freedom." ., Culture in Peril •;;• - Lawrence Pazol, president of ing events including: writing to I;,Tho entire Jewish communCornhusker Lodge,. announced the tlireo; Nebraska congress- ity it urged to attend'and par. - that ','•: program'tvJli1 begin* men urging thoni jtq tdoispphsbr 'ticipate la the write-in camt " * showing; of;)(he. Him' tho Freedom^ of Emigration Bill ' paiga. ^
Sheldon Rablnowltz, vice-president of the DCB Moines Jewish Federation, addresses a question to the Senator during thq.,, question and answer period. | , ,'''','