Page 6-The Canadian Jewish News, Thursday, February 6; 1986
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Back to situation before 1982 invasion?
SHELDON KIRSHNER
Is Israel back (o square one in southern Lebanon?
Last week, for theJRrst time since the spring of 1982, Israeli Air Force aircraft were back in action in that volatile area.
Not since Israel's invasion three years ago have Israeli planes cari-ied out a raid so near the border. In 1985, the Israeli Air Force raided Palestinian installations in northern and eastern Lebanon on 13 separate occasions, but refrained from bombing targets in the south.
Israel's reason for invading Lebanon in 1982 was to clear the FLO out of frontier regions and thus bring peace to the Galilee, But since Israel pulled ri\ost of its troops out of Lebanon a little rhore than seven months ago, and proclaimed a buffer zone in southern Lebanon, the FLO and its Lebanese allies have, with the connivance of Syria, gradually drifted back to their old bases.
Since Israel's partial withdrawal,: the Isriaeli-backed South Lebanon Army hasclashed repeatedly w: i t h Pa Iest i nians .ahd Lebanese Shiites in the security zone. In 1985 two Israeli soldiei-s Were killed in these skirmishes.
Katyusha rockets have also fallen in northern Israel, most recently in Kiryat Shemona, but have caused only minordamage. In the past few weeks, the United Nations Interirn Force in Lebanon (UNIFILI has defused autornatic firing devices on at least 13 katyushas. ■ in. last week's 7-hiinute
dawn raid near tw« Palestinian refugee cariips close to the port city of Sidon, Israel i jets struck whar military sppkesrneii said -were guerrilla bases.
The . planeis destroyed two buildings and damag-. ed a third used by three factions of the splintered PLO: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: Popular Command, the anti-Arafat wing of Fatah, and the Palestine Liberation Front.
The first group is Commanded by Ahmed Jabril, a prorSyrian Palestinian who was involved in last May's controversial prisoner' ex-: change with lisrael. The second is led by Abu Musa, one of the ring leaders of the May; 1983 revolt against Yasser Arafat's leadership. The third is under the command of Mohanutted Alv-bas, the ialleged mastermind of the Achille Lauro hijacking who is in hiding.
In the raid, one Palestinian was reportedly killed. Ail the Israeli jets returned safely to base;
The Israelis gave no specific reason for it. But for the past few weeks they; had been saying that Falestinian.s based around the MiVeh Miyeh and Ain al-Hilweh camps —-strongholds of Palestinian .nationalism — had received large amounts of weapons and ammunitions, including katyusha rockets that easily can reach northern Israel.
The Israeli raid conx;s on the heels of recent tension with Syria over the stationing of SAM anti-aircraft missiles in Lebanese and Syrian territory. The
Syrians removed SAM-6 and SAM-8 missiles from Lebanon, but SAM-2s remain in place in Syria! Israel harsald the SAM-2s~ can hamper its ability to carry ^ut .reconnaissance flights over Lebanon, The Israelis say they are necessary to keep track of leriorist activity in a country without an effective central government. But with Syrian missiles poin^
ting skyward, the risk of a ^confrontation between Israel and Syria, ho\yever accidental or unintended^ cannot be discounted. '
The raid signifies a stiffening of Israel's resolve to prevent the PLQ from reestablishing itself in southern Lebanon. In the wake of the recent katyusha attack on Kiryat Shemona, Israel adopted a policy of
"minimal retaliation" by shelling areas north of the security zone. But, with this jir raid, Israel ap-^ pears to have gone back--tb the ^atuis quo ante that prevailed before the 1982 invasion.
Observers believe that, the Israeli Air Force will be used more often in the future if the situation deteriorates.
TheV do not think that
last week's guKTbattle in the Jordain Vallej^ which resulted in the death of two Israeli soldiers, indicates ti change in Jor-fda's policy toward Is-raef.
It has been learned that the troops — who were 19 and 20 years bid were killed by a Jordanian Army deserter; who himself was guniied dowri.
Israel therefore regards
the incident as an isolated . -one. Gen.Moshe Levy, the-Chief of StafiC, said there was nq connection between this clash and the air assault
Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, fresh fr()m a 3-natiph European tour, said the two incidents would n6t affect the peace process. As he- put it: "While we try to achieve peace, we shall continue to fight terrorism,"
JERUSALEM (JTA) -
A propdsal by Sephardic Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliahu that ai synagogue be erected on the Temple Mount, the third holiest site .of thelslamic faith, has stirred .serious concern in political and security circles here that the rabbi's re-rnarks could . trigger extremist violence:
Iii . recent wcek.s, the Temple Mount was the .scene of angry confronta-
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tions between Moslem religious leaders: and Knesset members. On one occasion, police had to. extricate mernbers of the Knesset interior committee from an angry Arab crowd led to believe they were desecrating Islamic shrines.
Eliahu nwide his proposal at a.meeting.of the Temple Mount Faithful, far right-wing Orthodox Jiews who ha\<: been pressuring tor
years that a Jewish presence •be established on,the site where the temple stcxxl in ancient times. The Chief Rabbi said the proposed synagogue should be taller thaufthe two Moslem shrines, the Al-Aksa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock..
He suggested it be located on tbte eastern wall of the Mount with the. entrance facing outward;
Israel's policy sinceseiz-ingtheOld Cityin the 1967 war has been to permit visitors of all faiths to visit the Temple Mount but to restrict organized prayer; there exclusively to Moslems. The shrines are maintained by the Moslem religious council, the Wagf;
Eliahu told reporters later that he had hot proposed buiidjng a synagogue but had iiierely offered a "sug-
gestion"' in re.spon.se to a question by the temple Mount Faithful: He insisted the idea should not arouse Arab anger because the site was .sacred to both Moslems and Jews.
The. Chief Rabbinate recently tbrbade the pious from walkjngon theMount because of the presence of the mosques. He claimed that ruling applied to Gentiles as well as to Jews; •.
on Temtfle
The Name Game
There's a iStory in almost every Jeuish surname and Toronto lawyer FRED M. CATZ-MAN has been researching their origin over the past few years. . >
In a series of articles Mr. Catzman reports on his research. If you have any information relating to theorigin and meaning of your surname, please pass it along to Fred M-Catzntan, c/o the Canadian Jewish News, 562 Eglinton Ave. E, Toronto M4P1P1.
.♦ ■■ ; *■ ■ ■ * BECKER - PECHENIK
Give us this day our daih.bread — the staff of .lite.-;:; ■■.;'; -
There.arc many surnames.derived from the production, of bread.
Becker — is a baker.
Brotpnan —i.s a breadman.
Pikar(ski) — is Russian for baker.
Bublik.Serrimelman and Bulkin — are Russian equivalents.
Beigelraan — produced the bagel.
Opheh^ is the Hebrew for baker.
For those who were unconcerned about; their caloric content, there were the cake-makers: Lekach, Zukernik (Russian), and Pechenik (Ukrainian), and Weissbrot (white bread), who turned out the challah. . ;
TORONTO -
The League for Human Rights of B'riai B'rith Canada has called on the Canadian government to ■provide redress to Japanese Canadians for their mistreatment durinii World War II. . ^ ^
In a recent letter to Otto JeMnek, the minister of . state for multiculturalism, league national chairman Phillip Leon reaffirrried.ihe league's 1984 resolution . urging the government to apologize to Japanese Canadians for their internr ment and to compensate; them for any seizure of their property. It also calls on Ottawa to ensure that
this sort of treatment never occurs again.
The government has in-' dicaiedthat it wants to con--sult with all Canadians ■ before it begins to negotiate redress with the National Association of Japanese Canadians. .
"The League for Human • Rights stands together in solidarity with the Japanese community." states the league: "the Jewish community was also the victim of racist poli'ev during'and after: World War IL; We believe it is only fitting that our community Should add its voice in support of Japanese Canadians in this matter:"
UNITED NATIONS (JTA).-;
The United States vetoed a Security Council resolution last week deploring Israel for "pro^ vocative acts which have violated the sanctity of the sanctuary of the Haram Al-Sharif," the holy Islamic mosque oii the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The vote was 13-1. Thailand abstaiined.
The Security Council, opened it.sde.bate Jan. 22 at
the request of Morocco, cluiirman of the Organiza-tioii of the Islamic Con-, fere nee, and the United Arab Emirate.s. chaimian of the Arah Groupat the UN. .to discu.ssTecent confrontations on the Temple Mount between agroup of visiting Knesset members and an angry Arab crowd.
Addres.sing the:council, Binyamirt Netanvahu,; Israel's :ambassador to the UN. rejected the Arabs' charces , that the Israeli
issue
■" visitors desecrated the AI ■Aqsa mosque. In tact, hii
. said. the.Knesset members visited the Temple Mount after they made arrange-. mcnLs with the Wagf. the Moslem religious authority in charge of administering: Moslem' hojy places in Jeru.salem, \ . He added that the visiting Israelis were attacked by an Arab mob at SolonK)n"s
. Stable,"which, according to Netanyahu, '' had no re I i ^ gious significance." (CJN" .Jan.. .30)": • i ; .: ■
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Applicants .should write to: Pinkas Jarcaig. Presidenlv Congregation ShaaF*feshomayim, 115 Giles Blvd. East, Windsor. Ontarid .N9A 4Gi (519) 253-2352.
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Applications are being sought for the position of Executive Director of the London Jevi^lsh Federation.
Acting as the Chief Executive Officer responsible to the Board of Directors, the candidate should have demonstrated skills in fund-raislng.^drnihjstration, com-muhityprganlzatioh and planning.
The Executive Director vyill be an imaginative and self-rnotivated person with good communication skills able to assist the lay leadership in defining, initiating and canning put the policies and procedures of the Federation. A major responsibility of the Executive Director will be the development and maintenance of rela-tjohshlps with local, national and overseas agencies and institutions.
By being the direct supervisor of the Centre Director, the Executive Director will also ensure that programs and ajl other functions of the London Jewish Community Village (Centre and Seniors' Residence) work efficiently.
The successful candidate niust have a strong cortimltment to Jewish values! and communal life.
Salary will be commensurate with experience/
Resumes should be sent to:
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