Dayan Defends Interception of Arab Plane TEL AVIV, (JTA)-Defense choice but to act on its own Minister Moshe Dayan as- because of the lack of action sumed full responsibility for by other nations against terthe Israeli Air Force intercept- rorism. ing an Arab-owned jetliner and However, the Israeli Pilots forcing it to land in Israel. Association issued a statement Speaking at a press conference /deploring the interception. at his home, Dayan' said the Two Israeli jets intercepted action was part of Israel's a Middle East Airlines Carastruggle against terrorism, a velle jet last Friday night with struggle which he said other 81 persons aboard minutes afnations were reluctant to wage. ter it left Beirut and forced it The Cabinet, reiterated its to land at an air base in Israel. stand "to fight terrorists when- It was allowed to return to ever possible before they are. Beirut after two hours during able to act. Cabinet ministers which the Israelis checked the stressed that Israel had no identities of the 74 passengers
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and seven crew members. run. But the flight was delayed It had' been learned by Is- in Vienna for three hours Friraeli intelligence sources that day and Iraqi Airways charfour terrorist leaders, includ- tered the Caravelle making it flight 006A. The Israelis seized ing Dr. George Habash, chief the wrong plane. According to of the Popular Front for the• a PFLP spokesman, the four Liberation of Palestine, were Palestinian leaders "smelled aboard. Israel feared that the something fishy" and decided terrorists might be preparing not to board the 006 flight the for another terrorist act such last minute. The Israeli public seemed as the one Israel said the PFLP had committed l a s t disappointed at the failure of the mission although a small Sunday,in Athens and the ear- number of Israelis were dislier hijacking of a Japan Air mayed at the tactics used. .Line jumbo jet. However, observers in Israeli It is believed that Israel was saw the action as justified folplanning to intercept Iraqi Air- lowing the failure of the United ways flight 006 which stops in Nations Ad Hoc Committee on Beirut on its London-Bs"'" 4 International T e r r o r i s m t o
reach any agreement on the problem. Dayan said that the aim of the interception was to capture a number of terrorist leaders including Dr. Habash. He said terrorist leaders would now be more frightened. Dayan said that.Israel will continue to battle terrorism and noted that "Israel will miss no opportunity to hit the terrorist organizations." In considering the expected denunciations for, the action Dayan said, "The direct, way to end the terror is to fight it everywhere and the w h o l e world should give a hand In this war." '
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East should be based on "the legitimate Interests of Israel and its people as well as the interests of all other states In the area." "The essential point of my letter," Miller wrote to Richard M. Kaplan, the council's president, "was that a peace agreement fair and equitable to all states In the area, consistent with their indepenServing Council Bluffs, Arabs Applaud dence and sovereign integrity, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha SOCAL's Letter is essential to the United States. Vol. LH—No. 50 OMAHA. NEB., FIU., AUG. 17, I97S Meanwhile, folJO>wing its The letter sent out by Stan- (strong telegram? of [protest to dard Oil Company board chair- the chairman of Standard Oil man, Otto N. Miller, urging the Co., calling, upon tonito rescind U.S. to show greater under- his call to the company's stockstanding of the Arabs, has holders to back the Arab cause, prompted Arab pressure on for- the American Zionist Federaeign oil companies operating in tion submitted a memorandum the Arab world: to Jewish and Zionist communThe (London) F i n a n c i a l ity leaders across the nation Times reported Friday from calling for further "immediate Beirut that the Federation of actioiu-'MThe memorandum was. . Arab Petroleum-Workers- sent issued before Miller of SOCAL -dmaha, — The Jewish Com- would \ l s b respond'•positively ly publicized issue of busing" letters to the presidents of for- sent his explanation. munity Relations Committee of to an iffPWaybn by the Omaha has tended to distort facts and eign oil companies noting that In a Guideline sent to 3,300 the Omaha Jewish Federation School Board to serve on its has impeded efforts to find a the energy crisis is directly Committee currently rational solution to .the problinked with the Middle East such local leaders, Rabbi Is- took steps this week to become Citizen's rael Miller, president of the /'actively involved',' in efforts being formulated to probe the lem'. She said that there was crisis. y matter. • • a great need for the community ' The letter, according, to the AZF, asked these leaders to to find solutions to the prob"make known -your s t r o n g The CRC further indicated "to be informed of the many Financial Times, also urged lem of school desegregation that it would actively aid the the oil company presidents to views- in this situation by writeffort "to educate and inform alternatives to bring about point out to their governments ing to the chairman of Stan- which is facing the city. school desegregation." dard Oil" and voiding and reBy unanimous vote at its the community at large of the that the Arabs "will not permit the United States to con- turning their Chevron Credit, August 13 meeting, the .CRC various aspects'of the problem, tinue to benefit from Arab oil cards to SOCAL; He further re- went on record as "having a as. well as the alternatives for Aliyah Director ] wealth while, it backed their quested them "to stimulate as responsibility to support de- solution." many persons as you can to; segregation efforts." WWle supPreceding the action of the enemy," presumably Israel. The Federation also praised take similar action," and urged porting no particular plan for CRC, a report by Mrs. Milton To Visit Omaha ' SOCAL for its action. Fuad stockholders of tSandard Oil to desegregation, the CRC will "Waldbaum presented the backparticipate in t h e recently ground information which has Omaha — Gadi Eisenmanh, Mattar, a prominent columnist act similarly. • Rabbi Miller said that it Is established Ad Hoc .Coalition: led to the current situation of newly appointed associate difor the Lebanese daily, Al Naof the Israel AUyah Cenhar, suggested several days the view of the AZF that unless. group of interested, citizens a law suit being filed by the rector in Chicago, will be in Omaago that SOCAL's advice to its Standard Oil meets with strong seeking solutions. The CRCU. S. Justice Department. The ter suit is the result of the failure ha Wednesday, August 22/1973, employes and stockholders was pufillc resistance to its action, Mr. Eisenmann will be avail* of the Omaha School Board to more effective than all the calls other oil companies may sucrespond to the direqtive of the able to discuss Aliyah with infor the use of Arab oil as a cumb to Arab pressures to folJustice Department "to take terested persons, as ,well as to low SOCAL's lead. political action. appropriate steps to eliminate provide other information and the r a c i a l l y discriminatory answer questions about Israel.' practices found in the operation « Those interested in meeting 'ofthe Omaha Public Schools." with Mr. Eisenmann are asked Tel Aviv (JTA)—A naval Mrs. Waldbaum noted that to call Betty Lou Wilson at 342clash took plifce Monday'in the eastern part of the Gulf of Suez the "emotionally-charged, high- 1366 for an appointment. between IsVa'eli and Egyptian patrol boats. Two Israeli sail- £ • • • > • • • • • • • • • • • • • > • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ors were injured. One of the ' Des Molnes — Harry PomerEgyptian boats was hit but did antz, chairman of the 1973 Allnot sink. in-One C a m p a i g n in Des Israel has lodged a complaint Molnes has been appointed with the UN cease-fire superchairman of the "newly estabvision organization. According Arrangements have been made by the Omaha Jewi$p$*edto an Israeli army spokesman, lished Israel Investment Comerntion for you to receive the Jewish Press while you are awny 1 two Israeli patrol boats—not at school. mittee of the Federation. missile boats—were on a rauMr. Pomerantz will head the If you. would like to have the Jewish Press mailed to you tine patrol of the eastern side each week, complete this "coupon and roturo Immediately to: first project of the committee, of the Gulf of Suez when they the 1973 Israel Bonds CamTHE Ji:WISH PRESS were attacked by two Egyptian paign. In addition to being 're101 No, 20th St. patrol boats. Omaha, Nebraska 68102 '• flponslblo for the Bonds CamThe _ IsraeJL bojjta_ieturned— __palgn,. tho_group_will_gatherthe fire and one of the Egyptian and d i s t r i b u t e information Name about business investments in boats was hit and some of the Campus Address . Israel. sailors were seen jumping overboard. The Egyptian boat did ; It Is expected that under Mr. City i n . . . Stata...... Zip not sink and some of its crew Pomerantz's leadership;f ,t h e members were believed to have . committee.will develop a large' I api,f> .'.".:','..V (grade), o f ^ j ii. University, 1 1 i i: clientele of investors in' the ex• ••*. Twill be n'tithe'tdampus^'dr^Ss starting Itjie week.pt \..r. 'foffi .clash v i panding economy of the;State;!. 'firsli Los Angeles, (JTA) — Otto N. Miller, chairman of the board of Standard Oil Co. of California, hasVrUten a letter . explaining his view-to'the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco. Miller saiil that U.S. efforts to bring peace in the Middle
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Omaha CRC'to get involved'in School Desegregation Problem
Pomerantz to Head Investment Committee
Patrol Boats Clash in Suez
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