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The Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper fpr Southern Jewry — HSJM 1925 Vol. XLV Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, July 24, 1970 Two Sections- Rabin Says Israel Ready lor Unconditional Cease-Fire Soviet Agree on ht , [ ** »/* No. 30 WASHINGTON (JTA)—'Israeli Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin re iterated Sunday his govern ment’s opposition to a temporary cease-fire in the Middle Blast, de claring it would “legitimize” a new round of attacks after its conclusion. Interviewed on NBC-TV’s “Meet the Press,” Gen. Rabin asserted that “we 1 are ready any time, any mom ent” to agree to an “uncondit ional and unlimited cease-fire." But the Soviet-Egyptian “part nership,” he said, demands that Israel agree to withdraw totally from the occupied Arab territor ies and to “dismember” Israel for the benefit of the Palestin ian refugees. All peace nego tiations must be predicated on the recognition of a Jewish state in the Mideast, he asserted. Gen. Rabin, who was Israel’s Chief of Staff during the Six- Day War, contended he was “not acquainted” with nuclear weap ons when asked to comment on reports of Israeli nuclear capa bility. He said there are no nu clear weapons in the Mideast “in the context of the small coun tries in the area,” and insisted that “Israel is not a nuclear country” and will not be the first to use such weapons in the area. Questioned as to why then, Is rael has not signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Gen Ra bin replied that while “we have not yet signed it,” still “we haven’t yet rejected it.” Israel continues, he said, to “study” it. Gen. Rabin contended that Is rael can hold onto its cease-fire lines, but that she “cannot with stand” a massive Soviet military offensive. He stated that the Soviet Union “will not hesitate” to use “force” to “gain hegemony and a predominant role” in the Mideast. Asked whether United States aid was sufficient, he re plied: “I can’t discuss the de tails of the military assis tance ... I prefer not to say anything about the details.” He also appeared to skirt a question as to how there could be secure and recognized borders in the nuclear age, referring to attacks on Tel Aviv in June 1967, by saying that “there is a big dif ference between a missile and what happened in the Six-Day War.” The Israeli ambassador said the Soviet presence in the Mideast, which he described as offensive, comprised 3,000-4,000 advisors and 5,000-8,000 persons "operating weapons Systems.” He said there would not be another full-scale Mideast war if Russians “will not intervene.” He allowed that it was “very difficult” to distinguish between “offensive and defensive^ ’weap ons, observing: “It depends how the user uses it” Jewish Center Damaged In Firebombing Series NEW YORK (JTA) — The Crown Heights Jewish Com munity Council — a storefront operation in this Brooklyn area — and a nearby two-family residence were fire bombed eariy Sunday morning. There were no injuries but the interior of the store was heavily damaged ac cording to a Jewish community spokesman. Mayor John V. Lindsay sped to the scene and conferred with community leaders. A spokes man for the Jewish community, who requested anonymity said this was the latest in a series of about ten fire bombings in the past two weeks. According to witnesses, a car containing three Negro teen agers pulled up in front of the Council headquarters about 5:35 a.m. One got out and tossed a LONDON (JTA) — The Soviet Union and Egypt were reported this week to have signed an agreement containing a joint demand that Israel withdraw from all occupied Arab territory as an indispensable condition for a political settlement Tass, the Soviet News Agency announced signing of the agreement but did not release any details. * The agreement was signed at a final top level meeting be tween Soviet leaders, headed by Premier Kosygin, .and visiting Egyptian President Nasser. It contained a Soviet commitment home-made bomb through the window, then got back in the car which sped off. The land lord, who lives above the store, called in the alarm. 'The private residence, which has no Jewish occupants was fire bombed at 8:05 a.m. Community leaders, black and white, tvho have been attempting to stabilize, the area—once al most entirely Jewish—and pre vent the flight of Jewish fami lies from Crown Heights, said this latest in a series of “harass ment” fire bembings might un dermine their efforts of the past few years and cause a renewed flight of Jewish families from Crown Heights thereby turning the area into a new Negro ghet to. v - i ’4 h tyty - ■Out /possible aid”.to ; v ling to informed - hich also to con.. Egypt, so- , _ sources, which also reported that the pact specified the territories to be evacuated — The Sinai peninsula, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Golan Heights, Such an evacuation would return Israel to the pre- Six-Day war bound aries. The Soviet Union and Egypt reportedly agreed to continue their efforts for a political set tlement, on the basis of their interpretation of the Security Council Nov. 22, 1967 resolution. Nasser came to Moscow on June 29 to ask for increased Soviet military aid and for medical treatment. It was his second visit to the Soviet Union this year. . The first, in January, was never publicized. Earlier in the week, diplomatic sources reported that the Mos cow talks had been “extremely tough,” with Nasser refusing to give an inch on his stand against Israel, while demanding more sophisticated weapons, with the Soviet leaders urging a political compromise. No official state ment was expected until Nasser returned to Egypt this weekend. The Nasser-Kremlin consulta tions were said to have involved mutual “arm-twisting” with the former seeking a total Soviet takeover of Egyptian defenses preparatory to a military show down with Israel and the latter jeeklii# 4o avoid over the brink” into a confron tation with the United States. UN Youth Assembly - a - Poppin' Backs Israeli Call for Soviet withdrawal from Czechoslovakia Dead in Wreck UNITED NATIONS (JTA) — The World Youth Assembly is over but the malady lingers on. More than 600 delegates are re turning to their homes and many are returning with feel ings of futility, frustration and rage. For nine days a highly organ ized and strident feet-stomping, hand-clapping and raucous Sov- iet-Arab-leftist bloc fostered a pionotone of prejudice, hostility, hatred and bubreaucratic despot ism within the Assembly especi ally in the “Peace Commission,” that led to expected results. When the Assembly ended Fri day an amendment to the “peace” report calling for the creation of “a unitary demo cratic state in Palestine” was adopted by a vote of 293-17. Lars Thalen of Sweden, As sembly chairman, then read a proposal to add an amendment calling “upon all parties to con clude without delay a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, in accordance with the Security Council Resolution 242 of No vember 1967.” After reading this proposal Mr. Thalen ruled that no vote could be taken on this because it contradicted the one on the democratic state adopted mom ents earlier. The Soviet-Arab bloc, however, suffered a set back at the closing minutes of the Assembly when an amend ment to the “peace” report intro duced by the Israeli delegation and their friehds to call upon the Soviet Union to withdraw im mediately its troops from Czech oslovakia, was adopted by a vote of 271-115. The Peace Commission was the most bellicose of the four com missions because the Soviet- Arabrleftist bloc was able to stack it with a disproportiohate number of delegates. Each dele gation had five members who theoretically, were supposed to participate in each of the four commissions. But this - bloc de cided to'send most ’of theft - dele gates to the peace commission and then proceeded to steamroJ- ■p their fold. The resolution of this commission was formulated by members of this bloc. The “peace” report contained eight denunciations of United States imperialism a series of de nunciations against “aggressor” Israel, and a number of swipes against Great Britain West Ger many Japan, France, Spain and Portugal. The 18-member steer ing committee was also con trolled by the Soviet-Aralj-leftist bloc. The “peace” report which was rammed through late Friday night was challenged by the Israeli delegates and their sym pathizers. The five American delegates sat quietly and offered no chall enge to its legality. Vasile Nico- lcioiv of Rumania, speaking on behalf of the steering committee, submitted the “peace” resolution which included an expression of “solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people and de mand the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from all occu pied Arab territories and the rec ognition of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self- determination.” Janez Kocijanic of Yugoslavia supported the message, particu larly the section on the Pales tinian people. He said he agreed with the Israeli delegate that “we are all for peace” but add ed that if the Israelis were for peace “you should withdraw your forces from Jerusalem” and other occupied territories. He and several other delegates, speaking on the resolution con demned what they termed a pol icy of blocs. Jonathan Livny of Israel said he could agree with much of the resolution but add ed that a number of elements were missing. He declared that both the Big Powers — the Uni ted States and the Soviet Union — should withdraw from the Middle East qqd permit Israel to terms, swre would he ho peace, Mr. Ehmy-stated, as long as there were Phantoms in the Middle East “and Russian pilots in Egypt.” Mr. livny also ob served that the resolution pre sented “no constructive idea which would lead us or show us the way to peace.” Prior to the adoption of the “peace” report in a wild table pounding session, Ariel Whine of Israel tore up a copy of the re port at the rostrum. Dennis Prager of New York represent ing International Hillel Youth, took over the rostrum before the adoption and said he would not leave until there was a vote on whether the report had been leg ally adopted by the Assembly’s commission on peace. Mr. Thalen called the chief of the United Nations security to remove Pra ger saying “Please take him away tor heaven’s sake.” Mr. Prager was escorted from the rostrum. Jacob Levy of Israel stepped to the rostrum. The chairman said Mr. Levy did not have the floor and asked him to leave. Mr. Levy continued rostrum. speak from the rostrum. A . . ■■ drumfire of handclapping and Af A||ontn\A/n shouts of "out” were heard and llvJ Yv 11 he left the rostrum. At a press conference Friday morning the Israeli delegation charged the Arab and Soviet delegates were “more interested in war than in peace.” Mr. Levy .said the Israeli’s every effort tc meet with Arab delegates to dis cuss “doing something not to continue the war” had been ig nored. Calling this a tragedy because “the young are the first victims of war,” he said, “We are still willing to meet pri vately, today or next week, without public notice, to discuss the issues. Continuing, Mr. Levy declared “We are for self-de termination but first, let us learn to live side by side in separate Israeli and Palestinian states with peaceful cultural and peo- ple-to-people exchanges.” Mansion Bought for Yeshive Hi lovely estate faculties has Atlanta’s ntg Yeshiva High. Story aa the site for NEW YORK (JTA) — Seven Jewish children were killed and 42 other children and 10 adults were injured, eight seri ously when a bus chartered by the Hillel School of Lawrence, Long Island, slid off a wet high way and over an enbankment near Allentown, Pa. Most of the passengers were 11 or 12 yean old. The children were taking a two-day tour of eastern Penn sylvania’s Amish area and three towns. Two of the dead children were from the borough of Queens, the other five from the Long Island towns of Wood- mere, Cedarhurst, Valiey Stream and Lawrence. Parents of the passengers, in cluding men wearing yermul- kas, were given the details of the tragedy by Nahum Gordon, chairman of the school’s board of trustes. Many of the parents had tears ih their eyes, and some were in states of daze and near collapse. The Hillel School is a two- story modem building that also serves as a summer day-camp for 550 children. The officers of the school issued a statement declaring they were “profoundly shocked” by the “calamity that has stricken the entire commun ity." They praised “the entire com munity of Allentown of all faiths and their respective religious leaders who offered "the hospi tality ot home and heart” They also praised the “all-night vigils” maintained by local rabbis, the services of the .school’s coun seling staff ami the three Allen town hospitals, and.the ‘“disaster center” set up by Temple Beth El there.