Friday, September 13, 1974—THE BULLETIN—9
GREEK DOCTOR TO SUE OVER CYPRUS REPORT
SHAARE ZEDEK STUDENT NURSES in Jerusalem listen to hospital technician's comments^ on newly-arrived audio-visual educational equipment. The equipment, the result of a grant from the American-based Helene Fuld Trust, is to enhance teaching methods at Shaare Zedek's School of Nursing through the vistas of closed-circuit television.
ATHENS—Dr. Jacob Alazraki, an Athens Jewish surgeon, has instructed lawyers to sue the Hamburg weekly newspaper Der Spiegel for libel, following its allegations that plans fortheanti-Makarios coup in Cyprus were discussed in his clinic.
Israel's diplomatic representative in Greece also issued a strongly-worded statement denying allegations in Der Spiegel's article that Israelis were involved in the plot.
Without quoting any source, Der Spiegel claimed that plans for unseating President Makarios in Cyprus were discussed in Dr. Alazraki's clinic between officials of the former Greek military junta, the American Central
12% of Russian 'Jewish' emigrants reject Israel
VIENNA — "it would be quite wrong to speak of a 'problem.' It is rather a matter of administrative procedure," an Israeli official in Vienna told me when we discussed the small but increasing number of emigrants from the Soviet Union who prefer to go to Western countries rather than Israel.
Until 1972, this category of emigrants was practically nonexistent. In 1973 their number reached four percent of all emigrants, and in the first six months of 1974 it has risen to 12 percent.
Considering that the current rate of emigration is about 2,000 monthly (some 25 percent less than in 1973), this means that about 240 every month choose to go to countries other than Israel.
This trend does not, however, reflect a lessening in the attraction of Israel for Soviet Jews. The emigrants unwilling to go to Israel are a very heterogeneous bunch. The largest group among them are "democratic," political activists, who would not have left the Soviet Union of their own accord, but were given the choice of emigrating — ostensibly to Israel — or being sent to Siberia.
A very large proportion of them are actually non-Jews, who were simply reclassified as Jews "by order ofBrezhnev," one could say, because only Jews are officially permitted to leave the Soviet Union.
On arriving in Vienna they state quite openly that their primary aim is to go on fighting for the
ZVI LIRAN has been appointed assistant director for Canada of the Israel Government Tourist Office. Mr. Liran, who served previously as Eastern regional director, will now operate from the Canadian head office in Toronto. His specific task will be in the field of marketing and liaison with travel agents, community and religious leaders and the promotion of student travel to Israel.
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introduction of democratic liberties in the USSR and that they feel that they can do this best in the West. Their ultimate aim is a return to a democratic Russia.
As for the Jewish emigrants unwilling to go to Israel, they fall into various categories. Some have close relatives in America, others are members of trades or professions which are nonexistent or not in demand in Israel.
One recent emigrant who chose to go to the West, was a prominent expert in zinc extraction. "What would 1 do in Israel in my field?" he asked Jewish Agency officials. "There is no zinc-mining in Israel." So he went to the U.S. instead.
Emigrants have no hesitation about expressing their prefer-
ences when they arrive in Vienna. Jews wishing to go to Western countries are handed over to United Hias Service representatives, non-Jews to the International Rescue Committee. These organizations arrange for their immediate transfer to Rome, where they wait until immigration procedures are completed.
Countries ready to accept Soviet emigrants are mainly the United States, Canada and, to a lesser extent, Australia.
West European countries are generally unwilling to receive them, probably out of fear of antagonizing the Russians. Exception to this rule are rare and are generally made only in very special cases.
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Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israeli government representatives.
Dr. Alazraki is the brother-in-law of Brigadier -General Dimitrios loannidis, former chief of the Greek military police and a prominent memberkOf the junta which ruled Greece for some seven years until the' recent formation of the Karamanlis government.
Dr. Alazraki said that his brother-in-law only came to his clinic once in May, 1974, to visit a relative who was receiving surgical treatment.
The rejection of Der Spiegel's allegations by Rahamin Timor, Israel's diplomatic representative in Athens, was published in the Greek press.
Timor said that "elements
JAPANESE TERRORIST MAY lECOME JEWISH
JERUSALEM —Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese terrorist serving a life sentence in Ramie jail for his part in the Lod airport massacre four years ago, attempted to circumcize himself with nail clippers and had to be taken to hospital for a doctor to complete the operation.
The incident occurred several months ago, but was revealed only recently.
According to prison officials, Okamoto has indicated that he is considering applying to be converted to Judaism, although he has not yet asked permission to see a rabbi.
hostile to Israel were without doubt responsible for the alleged revelations in Der Spiegel. "These elements were attempting to create a climate of suspicion and of anti-Israel feeling among the public."
The statement also.pointed out that the same elements had earlier attempted to undermine good relations between Israel and Cyprus by spreading false rumors that Israelis were supporting anti-government factims iii the island.
Such attempts were repeatedly opposed in the past by Archbishop Makarios himself, the statement said.
Many Greek daily newspapers reprinted the Der Spiegel allegations. In reply to a question whether the allegations might provoke a wave of anti-Semitism in Greece, a government source said:
"In a country which is trying to become a modern democracy, racialism is unacceptable."
There is no doubt that the developments in Cyprus and the Turkish invasion prompted anti-American feeling among the Greek public, which was also directed against Dr. Henry Kissinger, the Secretary of State.
Even Estia, a newspaper which Greek Jews have regarded as unobjectionable, referred to "the German Jew Kissinger."
In Jerusalem, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said that reports in some European newpapers that Israel was involved in some way in the Cyprus crisis were "tendentious and completely without foundation." JCNS.
Israeli wounded aid Lewis Telethon
NEW YORK-A group of Israeli soldiers who were wounded in the Yom Kippur War and are now receiving treatment here contributed $1,005 to Jerry Lewis' Labor Day weekend muscular dystrophy telethon which was seen across the U.S. on a 174-station "network."
Yaakov Levi, presenting the check to Lewis, said on behalf of himself and his fellow wounded Israelis: "This is a small token of our appreciation for the kindness of American hospitality. Despite our problems we feel it is very important to fight muscular dystrophy."
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1974 ISRAEL BOND DRIVE
MAX FUGMAN
MRS. MOLLY BALSHINE
As the people of Israel struggle ond socrifice to rebuild ond restore the poce of the notion's economic life, os they tighten their belts still further to ossure the notion's survivol, our messoge to them on this first onniversory of the Yom Kippur Wor must be cleorer ond louder ond greater than erer before.
Our Bond with Isroel is not just a figurv^ of speech—our Bond with Isroel is on octuol covenant, a genuine document, o bona-fide loan—-ond this time it must measure up to the historic needs of Isroel ond .the urgency ond importance of strengthening Israel as it seeks peace for the constructive tasks that lie ahead.
Wishing you a very Happy, Healthy New Yeor.
Max Fitgman
General Compaign Chairman
and the Vancouver Israel Bosid Committee
Molly Bclshine
Women's Division Chairman