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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established ,1925
Vol. XLIII
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, August 2, 1968
O’Dwyer Says Anti-Semitism
Spurs Fortas Opposition
Pressure o ** s ’
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No. 31
NEW YORK (WUP) — Paul
O’Dwyer, the Democratic candi
date for the Senate, has charged
that anti-Semitism was “lurking
behind all the mumbo-jumbo” of
the Senate Committee hearings
on the confirmation of Abe For
tas as Chief Justice of the Su
preme Court.
The brother of the late New
York Mayor William O’Dwyer
coupled his charges with a bitter
attack on Senator Jacob K. Ja-
vits, his chief opponent in the
forthcoming elections.
“Mr. Javits, in his anxiety to
curry favor with ultra-conserv
atives, O’Dwyer stated, “has
joined and thereby provided the'
Southern racists with an appear
ance of respectability for their
reactionary stand. The old-time
Irgun friend said that he was
referring to a news conference
during which Javits “depreciat
ed the nominations of Justice
Fortas and Judge Thomberry
“as far as they represent old
cronyism.”
In a prepared statement, re
leased in his offices here,
O’Dwyer said that “it was a
foregone conclusion” that the
elevation of Justice Fortas would
be attacked by “racist Southern
ers and reactionary Republ
icans” and that—as ip the case
of Louis Brandeis and Felix
Frankfurter — “his nomination
would provide a field-day for
the most backward elements in
the U. S. Senate.”
Mr. O’Dwyer, in justifying his
charges, cited Prof. Fred Rodell
of the Yale Law School as
having fully agreed that anti-
Semitism was a factor in the
Senate hearings on Fortas.
Mr. Rodell had stated in an
interview that “there is no
doubt about it,” about the ques
tion of anti-Semitism being in
volved. “A couple of Fortas col
leagues on the Court,” he said,
“told me that they haven’t the
slightest doubt that one of the
objections is the fact that Abe
is Jewish. It may not be the
whole thing, but it’s definitely
there.”
Dayan Confers
With Arab Leaders
On Labor, Wages
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Gen. Moshe
Dayan, Israel’s Defense Minister,
reported after lengthy talks with
leaders and tribal chiefs in the
Gaza Strip and Sinai peninsula,
that efforts were being made to
equalize wages for Arabs in the
Gaza with those of the West
Bank area. Labor facilities and
pay scales were the principal
topics of the talks.
At the United Nations, a
spokesman for the Israel mis
sion dismissed as part of the
Arab anti-Israel propaganda
campaign a charge at an Arab-
sponsored press conference that
Israel was planning to deport
50,000 residents from the Jab-
alia camp in Gaza. The press
conference, called on behalf of
the Arab delegations, was ad
dressed by Jordanian and Su
danese mission members.
The Israeli spokesman said
that there was no truth what
ever to the charge and noted
that residents of the camp were
free to come and go. The spokes
man also noted that during the
Egyptian control of the Strip,
until Israel seized it last June,
Gaza residents were forbidden
to leave the Strip at any time
for any reason.
Sen. Javits, when informed of
th O’Dwyer statement, took
strong objection to it. “I am on
record,” he said, “as supporting
the nominations of both Justice
Fortas and Judge Thomber
ry ... ”
It was disclosed, however, that
Sen. Javits had contacted influ
ential Jewish leaders around the
country assuring them that Sen
ator Griffin, the leading Repub
lican fighting the Fortas nom
ination, was not anti-Semitic.
Army Introduces
New Officer’s Rank
TEL AVIV (JTA)—The Israel
Army of Defense has introduced
a new field rank—Tat Alouf, the
equivalent of brigadier general
—to be conferred on senior of
ficers holding territorial admin
istrative posts. The insignia of
rank is crossed swords and olive
branches.
The new rank was conferred
by the Chief of Staff Maj. Gen.
Chaim Bar-Lev cm Motta Gur,
Military Governor of the Gaza
Strip and Sinai, who command
ed the paratroop brigade which
took Eait Jerusalem in the Six
Day War; Raphael Vardi, mil
itary governor of Judaea; Eph
raim Shlomo Gazit, who is in
charge at GHQ of the admin
istration of the occupied areas;
and to others in Army admini
stration porta.
Increase
To Free
El
Process at GOP Convention
Joel Knox of Atlanta, 16-year-
old Grady High School junior, is
one of 60 youngsters from all
over the country who will ob
serve the democratic processes
in action at this year’s political
conventions.
Under the sponsorshp of the
Hugh O’Brian Youth Founda
tion, one student from the
largest city in each state and
ten students chosen under aus
pices of the United Nations will
have this opportunity to view
the convention doings. Half the
group will attend the Democra
tic gathering in Chicago and half
will be with the Republicans in
Miami. Young Knox is in the
latter group.
His name was presented for
consideration by Roger Derthiqk,
Grady principal. As editorial
editor of Grady’s newspaper, the
Southerner, Joel had written a
number of articles concerning
politics. His interest had been
stimulated during a term as an
assistant aide for former State
Sen. James Wes berry.
In addition to his activities
with the school paper, Knox is
a member of Beta Club, and the
science and biology clubs and
the golf team at Grady. He is
a member of Ahavath Achim
congregation and is a past presi
dent of LQJ chapter of AZA.
He is the son of Mrs. Max Knox
of Atlanta and the late Mr.
Knox.
Actor Hugh O’Brian is ex
pected to be on hand to meet
with the young people. His pur
pose in establishing the foun
dation is to give students a first
hand idea of how the democratic
processes operate. The program
is said to be costing him $25,000.
“The money is better spent this
way than buying a Rolls Royce;”
stated O’Brian. He has said that
much is being done for the un
derprivileged youngsters and
while this is necessary and
commendable, he felt it was
time something was done for
youngsters who did not fall in
that category.
Before his departure, Joel said
he had received convention
schedules and booklets explain
ing how a convention is run and
how delegates are selected. Day
time seminars are planned
where it is hoped that the can
didates will address the young
people. The group will attend
all convention sessions at night
to observe.
His keen interest in politics
has led Joel to some emphatic
opinions on the subject. ‘"Die pri
mary system,” he said, “is un
democratic. Since only 16 states
have direct election of delegates
by the people, most delegates are
not expressing the views of the
people. Each state," Knox add
ed, “should have a primary to
elect its delegates.’
Arab Terrorists
Killed In Clash
TEL AVIV (JTA)— Six Arab
terrorists were killed in a clash
when they were intercepted by
an Israeli patrol in the Umm
Shurt pass between the Allenby
and Damlyah Bridges in the Jor
dan Valley.
The infiltrators were dad in
light khaki army uniforms over
civilian clothing. Among the arms
they carried were six Russian-
made Klatchnikoff assault rifles
with 500 rounds of ammunition,
four improvised bazookas, 13
hand grenades, 30 detonation
charges, detonation cords and
firing devices.
^oengers
JERUSALEM (JTA)— Israel
has stepped up its pressure on
Algeria to release the seven
crew members and five passen
gers of a hijacked El A1 Boeing
707 airliner still detained in Al
giers after the release of seven
women and three children. The
women included the airliner’s
three air hostesses. The remain
ing detainees are all male Israeli
nationals.
At the regular Cabinet meet
ing, Prime Minister Levi Eshkol
and Foreign Minister Abba Eban
were empowered to take appro
priate international action to re
cover the airliner and the 12 re
maining detainees, including in
structions to ask for an emerg
ency session of the United Na
tions Security Council, at the
discretion of the Prime Minister
and the Foreign Minister.
The Algerians initially releas
ed 18 non-Israeli nationals on
the airliner almost immediately
after the hijacked plane landed
in Algiers airport.
Mr. Eban told the Cabinet
meeting that no government in
the world was “deluding itself”
that Israel could or would ac
quiesce in further delays on re
lease of the plane and the 12
detainees. He also said that, in
all its contacts with other gov
ernments on the incident, it was
being emphasized that every
plane which had landed inad
vertently in Israel — including
Arab planes and Arab passen
gers—had been released prompt
ly.
Youth to Observe Democratic
STILL BEING HELD, at la teat report, was Capt Oded Abarbanal,
pilot, along with the rest of the Israeli crew of the El AI Boeing
767 hijacked ten days ago by five Arab guerrillas and flown to
captivity in Algiers. Most of the non-Israeli passengers have been
freed.
In still another pressure move,
the Government published a
formal statement calling the hi
jacking of the plane and its 38
passengers and 10 crew mem
bers “an international crime of
the greatest severity, contraven
ing international law and moral
ity. The statement warned that
Israel would make “full use of
her rights in the United Nations
bodies” and would “examine the
steps necessary to attain her just
aim which is the immediate re
lease of the plane crew and pas
sengers."
One of the factors involved in
the matter of a request for a
Security Council session was
understood to be an expected
report on the success of failure
"Peace Pilot"
Is Off Again
TEL AVIV (WUP)— Restaur
ant owner and art gallery prop
rietor Abie Nathan, famed for
his two solo flights to Nasser’s
UAR in unsuccessful peace
missions, has flown off on
another mercy flight—this time
to famine-stricken Biafra.
Abie flew to Lisbon via Rome
and on Thursday, July 25, left
Lisbon on a DC-7 for Biafra
where he plans to offer aid in
medicine and food to the starv
ing refugees, all victims of the
civil war.^
In his peace efforts for the
Middle East, Abie has urged
both Eshkol and Nasser to come
to some arrangement on the
opening of the Suez Canal ha a
first step. He has propoaed a
token Israeli withdrawal from
the Canal in return for a pledge
from Nasser to allow Israeli
shipping through the Suez.
of the mission of Capt. O.L.A.
Forsberg of Finland, vice-presi
dent of the 33,000-member In
ternational Airline Pilots As
sociation, who was sent to Al
geria to seek release of the plane
and the male detainees.
Mr. Eban told the meeting
that all Security Council mem
bers with which Israel has di
plomatic relations had been ap
proached on the issue. He said
it appeared that all contacted
would vote at the projected Se
curity Council meeting to call
on Algeria to release immedi
ately the plane and the detain
ees. He reported that Mr. Thant
and his undersecretary, Dr.
Ralph Bunche, were taking
“vigorous action” to obtain Al
gerian compliance, out of fears
that the hijacking and continu
ation of the present situation
could endanger peace in the
Middle East.
The Government statement
called the hijacking “a case of
armed robbery perpetr a t e d
against defenseless civilians
and urged world press and pub
lic opinion “to continue protest
ing against this wanton act.”
In an earlier statement to the
newspaper Yediot Achronot,
Transport Minister Moshe Car
mel said that it was difficult to
believe that “the Arabs enter
tain the illusion that while Is
raeli airlines are vulnerable” to
hijacking, "theirs are immune.
This will not be the case.” He
also said that Egypt “will not
emerge clean” from the incident
because that country housed and
encouraged the Arab terrorist
organizations which have claim
ed “credit” for the aerial thiev
ery. Calling the situation created
by the hijacking M a double-
edged sword, the Transport Min
ister expressed the hope that the
Arabs, would have “second
thoughts” about it