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:   FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1969 !
i     The 12th day of Shvat 5729 !
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LARGEST CIRGULATION OF ANY JEWISH NEWSPAPER IN CANADA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31.1969
Lt.-Colonel Voljnov seen at home with his wife, Tamara, and their two childiru, Tanya and Andrei
Jewish cosmonaut
London (JCNS).- Lieutenant-Colonel Boris Volynov, the 34-year-old commander of the Soviet spaceship Soy-uz-5, which was involved in last week's first link-up in space, is a Jew.
It was undoubtedly the fact that the Soviet authorities would have had to give his nationality as it appears in his identity papers —"Jew" ~ which led them, three months ago, to reverse their practice of announcing the
by M. J. Uwenberger
DEBRE SPEAKS
Last week, addressing the Foreign Affaars Committee of the FreiKh National Assembly, Foreign Minister Michel Debre made an effort to appease the friends of Israel by stressing France's desire for peace in the Mediterranean and her interest in the existence of Israel.
Public opinion the world over is aware that the
majority of Frenchmen do not support De Gaulle on
the Middle East issue. That is why all of us, friends of
France, feel we are not at war with the French people.
Furthermore we believe, and we are supported in this
conviction by the French press, that President De
Gaulle now would lose an election because of his gross
lack of understanding of Israel's position.
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We believe the position of Israel vis-a-vis the Arab states was defined clearly a few wedcsago, following the Beirut raid, by one of the foremost supporters of Gaullist France, German Finance Minister Franz Josef Strauss, when he stated on television: no matter how one slices the cake, the crux of the Middle East problem is official Arab refusal to makepeace with Israel.
This is the true state of a f f a i r s; the rest, including the support of Russia by a nation known for . its tradition of love for freedom, such as France, is incomprehensible-in regard both to Israel and to Czechoslovakia.
The apologetics of M, Debre on behalf of his master will not impress the loyal friends of France so long as the. French president, to paraphrase^a biblical expression, stands idly by the blood of the Czechoslovak allies.
More than that: to uS who stood by France during
her dark night, wept with the Parisians when Hitler
danced at the Arc de Triumphe and rejoiced in
France' rebirth as a free nation, De Gaulle's manoeu-
vers at the expense of the tragic remnants of European
Jewry--who have found a haven in the ancient Land
of Israel—are remindful of Mussolini's dagger in the
back of France after the Hitler invasion.
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-For the benefit of M. Debre who has tried to minimize France' continuous supply of arms to Arab regimes, I quote one of France' leading parliamentarians, Jacques Duhamel, who last week publicly called Prime Minister deMurviJlea liar when the latter dared say France does not deliver weapons to Arab states:
Lebanon ordered from: France 12 Mirage III; 8 already have been delivered. A special credit was accorded Beirut. Other planes: 302 sold to Arabs against IB to Israel; MIG 21 and Mirage III, 365 to Arabs, SO to Israel. Bombers: 70 to Arabs; 13 to Israel. These figures, iaccording to Duhamel, do not include the MIGS sent Syria in January. Stilj more: the Arab air fleet is composed entirely of new machines while those of Israel'are mostly used, which makes the embargo on spare parts more serious.
No wonder the French people are so aroused by De Gaulle's partiality; no wonder we, the friends of Israel, are so incensed. How can Debre hope for Israel to accept his government as an impartial intermediary and guarantor of its existence if this is the case? , ■ ; ■
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The Jewish people have learned frbm^World War II not to accept at face value statements of sympathy. They themselves are determined to guarantee Israel's security. So long as the Arabs will not negotiate peace with Israel, so long as they openly support warfare against .their neighbor, Israel will continue to defend itself with the help of its friends.
As for France, one can blbt hope it soon will find its way back to the camp \of those who promote freedom and abhor dictators. V,
BAGHPAP MURDER SHOCKS ClVlLIZEPW
PLAN EVACITATJON OF IRAQI JEWS
nationality of cosmonauts engaged in space exploration.
The official Tass version of Lieut.-Col. Volynovy's origins said that, after being left without a father (his parents were divorced when he was a child), he was educated by his mother, Ev-genia Izrailovna, aphysician by profession, now pensioned, who was awarded the title of "Merited Doctor of the Russian Republic".
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CANADA EXPRESSES CONCERN
Tha Govarnmmt of Canada, in an official statamtnt liy the Soovtary of'Stat* for ExM^ 1h«.pul)lic«xeaition in Iraq. Accordinfl to sourcts dose to the govarnment the statement by Mr; Sttarp, approved liy Prime Ministar Trudeau. was isnied because the Canadian government is convinced that the charges of espionage ageimt those executed on Monday have not lieen (ubstantiatad.
f^>llowing b the full text of Mr. Sharp's ttttemmt Bs reUyed to The CaiM^
'TTje Canadian government is seriousty concerned with the recent events in Iraq in which fourteen Iraqi rationals. nine of whom were of the Jevn'sh faith, have been publicly executed on charges of espionage. It is the view of the government that events of this nature, deplorable in themselves both retard and diminish prospects of achieving a Just and lasting settlement of the unfortunate Arab-lsrael dispute which is engaging the attention of the entire international conimunity.
"The government wishes to associate itself strongly with the position of the Secretary General of the United Nations exf»essed in the following terms, after he learned of the executions:
'In the view of the Secretary General, mass trials and executions are always to be deplored and are. particularly abhorrent and dangerous when they are carried out in such a way as to inflame the emotions of the populace.
The Secretary General did not question the right of the government of Iraq to put on trial any of its citizens as were apparently all of those convicted nor could he attempt to appraise the validity of the charges. The Secretary General fears that the r^)ercussions from diis unhappy development will also be likely to impede efforts toward a peaceful settlement of the conflKtsituation in the Middle East'
"Representations have been received from many Canadians over these disturbing events-events which must surely outrage public opinion everywhere. The Canadian government will continue to support the position of the Secretary General of the United Nations and cooperate with him and take any other available action in his attempt to prevent further tragic occurrerxes of this nature".
Mitchall Shaip
"Canadian Govern-ment...Forany action to prevent further tragedy"
What are the aims of El Fatah ?
By Major-Qeneral Y. HARKASI
LIVING WITH TERROR
The feats of guerrilla warfare, culminating in China and in Vietnam, have made a great impression on the present generation. The guerrilla warrior is assured of sympathy and even admiration, irrespective of the merit of his case or his performance. El Fatah is no exception. .
Nevertbeiess, the chief yardstick for judging a military operation is how far it accomplishes the objective towards which it was aimed. El Fatah's leaders have pretended that their activities would bring about the destruction of the State of Is-raeL
There is noneedtobelitUe the inconvenience or troubles subversive activities could cause to Israel. No society can be immune to such terrorist acts as the setting off of demolition charges in public places. In real terms, what the feda-yeen organizations have so far achieved is no more than sporadic terrorism which does not at all deserve even to be called guerrilla warfare. At the most it is pseudo-guerrilla.
Major-General Harkabi (Ret.) was Chief of Israeli Military Intelligence from 1955 to 1959. The above is a summarized extract from the final chapter of "Feday-een Action and Arab Strategy", publisheid by the In-sjitute for Strategic Studies London.
Even if they expanded their terrorist activities, a contingency which it would be futile to ignore, they will always fall short of their ob-jpctive of destroying Israel. Their actions have the merit of harassment or, as Has-sanein Heikal, Nasser's confidant and "Al Ahram" editor* described it, of filling the gap between the present stage and a future war; El Fatah is not satisfied with such a task.
The greatest failing of the fedayeen organizations has been their inability to establish bases in the West Bank or bring to life a real civil resistance movement. Even if they succeed in fomenting some civil strife in the West Bank it will damage the Arab inhabitants more than those in Israel. The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are separate areas which can be isolated. Such civil resistance will not disrupt the functioning of government in Israel....
CONVENTIONAL STRATEGY
E1 Fatah knows that it cannot establish a defended base either in the occupied territories or in Israel proper. It cannot go further than the present mode of operation of infiltration on a small scale, urban terrorism and exchange of fire across the border. Thus it has to rely on an invasion of Israel by the Arab regular armies.
But then we are back with conventional Arab strategy.
Despite its mediocre operational achievements, El Fatah is not a passing phenomenon. It is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. A process of bureau-cratisation may take place in its comman<^ and to be a functionary in lt>ie fedayeen organization wp become a way of life. El Fatah will trade on Arab calamities and sufferings as previous Arab movemients have done. Thus the rot may set in.
The wide gap between the hopes El Fatah fired and its performance may accelerate this process. In the long run fedayeen action may be yet another prescription that fiailed, another in a series of false dawns which the Arabs have entertained visa-vis Israel. Precisely because great hopes have been pinned on it, its failure may have the dialectical result of the Arabs abandoning hope of destroying Israel and resigning themselves to coexistence.
The main lesson to be drawn from the history of recent years is that the Arab-Israeli conflict may be protracted. The public of Israel is learning the lesson that there is no short cut to a peaceful setUement Actually, that could have been learnt a long time ago; but the Six Day War fired new hopes.
. Israel's leadership has
many achievements to its credit. It has now to address itself to the task of preparing the public for a long-drawn-out conflict. Living in a conflict is not only a military or political affair, but also an educational one. Living in a conflict situation will become important elsewhere in the world in our present age of discontent as tensions and conflicts multiply in so many societies. The possibilities of aneuro-sis of conflict cannot be overlooked.
In Israel's case, there is a factor of aggravation as by the dialectics of antagonism the adversary's objective of destruction makes impossible a soft stance on Israel's part ahd may lead to greater harshness.
People have to be taught and accustom themselves to live with the conflict and even to take it in their stride; to see reality as it is, without looking for scapegoats and artificial, easiy solutions which will court disappointment. Nor should they indulge in illusions about the adversiary's intensions, cruel as they may be, or try to embellish them, ais was frequenUythe case in Israel.
We must understand that the adversary too may have dreams and grievances for which he may be ready to fight and offer sacrifices and we should realize that one has to live for ever in
close proximity with the adversary.
Considerations should therefore go beyond the present circumstances of hostility; to know how to react, when provocation should be swallowed — even if unpalatable — and when drastic action is in order. A conflict calls for both bravery and forbearance.
The Israelis, and encouragingly the younger generation, have matured to see and understand their reality and predicament Their optimism is directed towards Israel's possibilities of withstanding the conflict; a-bout its resolution in the foreseeable future they tend to be less sanguine.
SPORADIC SUBVERSION
Sporadic subversion may become a feature of our lives for a length of time that no one can foresee; it might become like the toll in traffic accidents which modern societies have to pay. ^
The challenge that Israel (las to face does not lie in guerrilla warfare but elsewhere; on the one hand— in war, on the other, in the complexities and dilemmas in which Israel finds herself enmeshed; some existed before and the Six Day War highlighted them, others were created by it; but all are inherent in any scheme for a setUement.
RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN ISRAEL
Jerusalem.- The Sea of level in recorded history Galilee stood at its highest  after a week of torrential
Area of this weeks floods in Israel
rains that have flooded vast areas of northern Israel, isolating villages causingmil-lions of dollars of damage.
Officials measured the level of the lake, the site of many Biblical stories, at 684 feet below sea level, or one foot higher than any previous measurement. Although skies cleared over the area today, more rain was forecast for tonight and tomor-row. . ,,
Engineers have opened the sluice gates at the southern end of the lake topreventthe complete flooding of the lakeside towns of Tiberias and Ein Gev.
But the water gushing out of the lake's southern end at a rate of 90,000 gallonis a second posed a possibly ; equal threat to communities adjacent to the Jordan River, which empties Into the Dead Sea, more, than 1,200 feet below sea level.
Even before the gales were opened to thelf fullest extent, the AUenby Bridge, which remains as the only link between Jordan and the Israeli-controlled west bank, was awash.
Disastrous flash floods are common throughciut Bible land where long dry spells are often followed by * torrential rains, but this week's storms and down-
pours are worse than any that can be recalled.
Once-dry wadls, or river courses, in the region as far south as central Israel, have become raging. torrents, tearing away bridges, trees ahd, in some instances, houses.
One military prison was flooded and the inmates, Israeli soldiers^ found water rising in their cells as the night wore on. According to an official but somewhat incomplete account, the prisoners brokethrough the ceiling and were joined on the roof by the jailers, Israeli military policemen,
they noticed a watchman signaling for help atop a nearby ishack that was being torn apart under the force of the water. Several prisoners and policemen rescued the man after swimming through the torrent,
Officislls reported that the Vmllltary police chief. Col. Ylsrael Karml, was considering commendations for both prisoners and Jailers.
Carp ponds at several kibbutzim, or communal settlements, m the north have ^ overflowed, with the valuable fish harvest swept yiway. Walls in some lovufs were collapsing, after \yllhstand-
ing centuries of wind and rain.
In Haifa, extensive sectors of the port city were under water. Railroad ser-^ vice to the north is virtually-paralyzed.
Snow has been falling on the Golan heights, isolating some of the paramilitary settlements established by Israel since the area was taken from Syria in the June, 1967, war.
A new road leading to Mount Hermon was blocked with snowdrifts, but the fall was not yet good enough for skiing. Efforts are being made by Israeli ski enthusiasts to establish the area as a winter resort. •
In the south. Ironically, drought conditions here prevailed and Government officials feared that unless some of the rain that had swamped the north falls soon In the area south'of Gedera, both drought and flood damages will have to be paid this year.
The Israeli radio reported, meanwhile, that laree areas of northeastern Syria were similarly inundated after the third day olttiKA large number of ?lllg|<M were reported Isolated as rivers fed from the north overflowed thelrttmnks.
UNITED NATIONS UNITED STATES PROTEST
by the CJN'diplomatic editor
The po^^om of the remnants of Iraqi Jewry, the oldest Jewish community in the world under the guise of spyhunting, aroused world indignation.
The hanging of nine Iraqi Jews and five non-Jews in Baghdad and Basra on trumped iip charges of spying for Israel prompted for the first time U-nited Nations'Secretary General U Thant to protest this unheard of cruelty.
(According to reports from Tel Aviv, sixteen more Iraqi Jews will be tried for breason. The Israeli government is considering immediate steps.
(On Tuesday night Israel was plunged in darkiiess. It seems that some kind of an emergency situation prevails in the Holy Land.
(The United States may participate in a special emergency meeting of the Big Four urged by the United Nations Secretary-General.)
In the Knesset. Israel's Parliament, Premier Levi Eshkol denied for the record that any of the executed have had the slightest connection with Israel.
This statement impressed world capKals and the United Nations, as a firm denial of a government in the case of spying always is considered bona fide. It is recalled at East River: when the Syrians caught and executed the Israeli master spy Elj Cohen, Israel confirmed that he had been in the service of that country.
In the case of the Iraqi hangings, Jerusalem's denial has been clear and emphatic. The international community now is convinced that the hangings in Iraq and the ugiy spectacle of 500,000 viewers assembled atBaghdad^s "Freedom Square" under the leadership of the Iraqi Minister of Culture is the beginning of the end of the last 3,000 Jews left in Iraq.
Iraq is the Biblical Babylon. If s Jewish center dating back to time immemorial produced among others the Babylonian Talmud, Judaism's basic Code of Law.
The United States' Secretary of State William Rogers joined the United Nations' Secretary General in the condemnation of this outrage perpetrated by an Arab dictatorial regime.
Protests will not hielp, diplomats of friendly countries say.
It is now clear that Israel and world Jewry with the help of civilized nations will have to make a supreme effort to liberate by any means the last Jews of Iraq by evacuating tiiem from that country.
M«nahem Begin acting at sandek at th« circumcltlon of the first Infant lx>rn to the Hebron tattlers and named Shneur Hebron. The father, B a r u c h Nahshon (centre), looks on.
Hebron
Hebron.- The first child born to the Hebron settlers was named Shneur Hebron at a ritual circumcision ceremony which took place In the settlers' compound at the local military government headquarters here.
Menahem Begin; Minister without Portfolio, was sandek. Shneur is the fifth child of Sarah and BaruchNahshon.
The Presicjent sent a telegram of congratulations, and Premier Levi Eshkol,sent his ADC, Aluf-Mishnersrael Llor, to represent hlmi
Among the other guests at the cereniony was the^Heb-ron Military Governor, pfer Ow-fhtvH JkrMiilem D*tw»yi'iTO*-Shwr-Yishuv Cohen. The ceremony! was accompaiiiod by dancing and
HAUSNER WILL SPEAK IN
TORONTO
Gideon Hausner, prosecutor of Adolph Eichmann, will visit Toronto from February ■25th to 27th, according to Alexander Grossman, chairman of Massuah Committee.
Dr. Hausner, a former Attorney General of Israel and presently Member of Parliament and president of Yad Vashem, the national holocaust memorial, will address Torpntonians under the sponsorship of Massuah and the Toronto Histadrut Committee. Mr. Grossman also told The Canadian Jewish News Dr. Hausner will address leading members of this committee -about the importance of the Massuah memorial project in honor of the European anti-Nazi resistance to the erection of which the Toronto Jews will conti'lbute financially.
Hausner who became famous during the Eichmann trial as Chief Prosecutor will address Toronto meetings and conferences on behalf of the Massuah project.
liDEdN yAUSNER