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JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
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TEL AVIV — A popularity poll recently conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research shows that Moshe Dayan and Golda Meir are the most popular political figures in the country, enjoying public confidence and deemed qualified to lead the nation in crucial hours.
First place was won by Moshe Dayan, who received 88.3 percent of the vote, with Golda Meir, 83.3. In third spot was Yigal Al-lon with 27.3 and running fourth was Abba Eban with 25.7. General Bar-Lev was fifth with 14.9. Others named with percentages: Menahem Begin, 11.7, Shimon Peres 5.1; U.S. Ambassador Yit-zak Rabin, 3.4; Pinchas Sapir, 3.4; Ezer Weizmann, 3.4; and David Ben-Gurion, 1.7.
A few votes were also cast for the Lubavitcher 'Rebbe' and scattered votes were received for Joseph Tekoah, Yigal Yadin and Chaim Herzog.
Before Golda Meir became Prime Minister, she received ,a mere 3.1 percent of the vote in a comparable popularity poll.
Increase Jewish-Christian dialogue
LONDON — A call for increas- logue with Judaism." ed dialogue between the World I   Dr. Blake noted that since the
Council of Churches and Jewish last central committee meeting 16
religious leaders has been issued months ago, the Council had met
by the Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson twice   with   the International
Blake, general-secretary of the Jewish Comimittee on Interreli-
Coimcil, in a report to its 120- gious Consultations. This is a new
member  central   committee, coalition of world Jewish groups,
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which met recently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dr. Blake told the conmiittee that contacts with non-Christian religions are becoming increasingly important for Christian churches and ecumenical groups around the world. In such a situation, he said, "The roots of Christianity in Judaism, the shameful history of Christian-Jewish relations over the centuries and the religious aspects of the continuing conflicts In the Middle East combine to require the World Council of Churches to give particular attention to dia-
PALESTmiAN TERMS ISRAEL 51st STAH
SALEM, MASS. — *The 51st state of the Union" is the way a Palestinian spokesman described
including the American Jewish Committee, Synagogue Council of America and the World Jewish Congress. In addition, an Israeli non-government civic group called the Israeli Jewish Committee for Interreligious Contacts is in the process of organizing to participate in the Committee.
Dr. Blake urged the committee to approve a new structure in the Council to provide for "continuing dialogue with representatives of Judaism on the subject of faith in God,*' and to encourage discussion and collaboration with major Jewish agencies in the fields of racial justice and world peace.
DE GAULLE ARMS EMBARGO AIDED ISRAEL'S DEFENSE INDUSTRY
ry and (c) the arms embargo against Israel enforced by the late French General Charles de
JERUSALEM — The extraor dinary development of Israel'; Israel to the New England news- defense industry is recognized as paper editors conference at Sa- being attributable to three fac 'em state college here. tors: (a) heavy taxes paid by
Sadat Hasan, director of the Israeli citizens; (b) substantia information for the Palestine Lib- | financial support by world Jew eration Front in the U.S., citing he flow of money and armaments from the U.S. to Israel as proof of the solidarity of the two nations, blamed this aid for raising insurmountable odds against the Palestinians' efforts to take over the lands they claim as heir own.
"We're not only fighting Israel," he said, "we're fighting ;hat tmholy alliance of Israel, Zionists and the U.S."
EGYPTIANS EXPECTED TO RESUNE WAR OF ATTRITION
JERUSALEM—The Egyptians will resume their war of attrition sometime next month, well informed circles here recently said. According to information reaching here, the Egyptians nov/ have more than 1,000 artillei-y guns in the Suez Canal zone facing Israel in addition to the SAM-2 and SAM-3 missiles.
The expectation that the war will be imleashed soon after the current cease-fire expires on Feb. 5, was bolstered by the fact that the Egyptians also have a Soviet pledge to defend the skies over Egypt. Israelis are abso lutely confident that they wlM be able "to hold the Suez Canal bank but fear it will result in heavier sacrifices than last j'-ear when Israeli air superiority, prior to the missiles' insta^ation, was unquestioned.
Israeli sources noted that Israel has a United States pledge to intervene against an invasion of Soviet troops leaving Israeli xorcca to tackle any purely Egyptian invasion. But, sources observed, it is not yet clear to the Israelis at what point Soviet assistance turns an Egyptian invasion into a Soviet invasion.
According to the New York Times, the Soviet military nres-ence in Egypt "is estimated by U.S. officials (in Washington) at
12,000 men, with no indication that this level of deployment is changing significantly."
Of this total, "thousands of Soviet officers and soldiers are believed to be manning SAM-2 and SAM-3 missiles in Egypt, including nearly 200 sites near the Suez Canal, acccording to Am erican sources."
Most of the Soviet forces are believed to be "engaged direct^ or indirectly in operating the Egyptian defense system," and Soviet pilots are still reported to be flying MIG jet fighter-bombers on patrol and training missions.
The appraisal here is that the I TEL AVIV — In a public opin-Egyptians will extend the cease-  ion poll conducted by the Insti-
11 REPORT JEWISH STUDENTS MORE LIKELY ON DRUGS
TORONTO—Alerted by a report which showed that "the typical marijuana and alchohol user was portrayed as being more likely to be Jewish than Protestant or Roman Catholic," the religious affairs committee of the eastern region of the Canadian Jewish Congress has taken action.
The report, which was prepared by the addiction research foundation, stated that "the Jewish student was almost more than twice as likely to be a heavy user."
After discussion with experts in the field and leaders of welfare agencies and youth groups, it is expected thai an education program and other steps will be instituted to combat the situation.
Welcome growth of
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fire on Feb. 5 but sometime later, when Israel refuses to agree to a timetable for withdrawal from occupied territories, pressure from the Egyptian officer corps will force the UAR to resume the v/ar.
President Anwar Sadat is in
a cease-fire extension is an Israeli timetable for withdrawal. Israel has maintained that "with drawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the 1967 conflict to secure, recognized and agreed boundaries (is) to be determined in the peace agreements."
tute for Public Opinion Research, 52 percent of the Israel population welcome the growth of Reform and Conservative Judaism in Israel. Only 26 percent of those questioned were categorically op-posedj while 10.8 percent confessed they never heard of these denominations;
Of those who claimed to be "religious," 31 percent favor the growth of Reform and Conservative Judaism. Two years ago, in a similar poll, only 40 percent of those interviewed favored a free hand for the non-Orthodox movements, and an equal number had no knowledge of them.
Photo by Davfd he
THE WESTERN (WAILING) WALL has been transfonned in. the focal point of the largest Synagogue in Jerusalem. As in oth I Jewish Orthodox Synagogues, women pray separately from f' men. This photo offers a candid view of the women's section.
Tight security in Gaza
TEL AVIV — Re-inforced raeli patrols are maintaining j tight security watch in Gi^r* the aftermath of a general st and grenade attacks that k one Arab and wounded a d others.
Gaulle. Most significant was the third factor.
• The Israel government has al-ways been concerned with development of a local industry to meet its weapons needs but was frustrated on three counts: a) production at home was too costly; b) quality left something to be desired; c) a number of essential items could not be made at home.
Israel was forced, by virtue of the de Gaulle embargo, to tackle these difficulties and to make the necesssary exertions for manu-factiuring at home what could not be secured from abroad at any price. This led to production by Israel of cannon, antiaircraft rockets, aircraft and a host of complicated weaponry whose manufacture had previously not even been attempted.
Today, although local produc tion is more costly than imports, the quality of Israel weaponry is on a par with that manufac tured abroad and, in some respects, superior. In this last category are included several highly sophisticated items.
I>AVID FREEMAN CITED FEB/9
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JERUSALEM — Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir told the Knesset recently that whenever peace comes to the Middle East, Israel "will be able to meet with the finance and economic ministers of the neighboring states and plan together with them the economic development of the region."
But Sapir observed that for he present, Israel remains on a war footing and the^ fiscal 1971 budget which he recently introduced in the Knesset reflects that act
Sapir paid warm tribute to the
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mic aid America has given Israel.
He also paid tribute to diaspora Jewry. "The multitudes of Jewry in those fateful hours, sharing our worries, feeling our pain and rejoicing in oiu* victory, standing in queues to give their property."
The B.C. Ballroom of the Hote Vancouver on Tuesday evenin Feb. 9, is to be the site of special Honors and Awards Ba quet, sponsored by pacific regie Canadian Council of Christie and Jews.
The Honorable Justice Angc E. Branca, David Freeman, Q.t Chief Dan George and The Ho orable William Hamilton, P.C were selected by a nation committee made up of director of the council to be honored i recipients of the Council's higi est award and citation for the^ outstanding performance in th field of human relations.
Officials noted that these mer have served Canada with dis tinction Bud have left no ston? imtumed in their attempts tc bring people together regardless of race, creed, religion or back ground.
Tickets or additional informa tion are available by contacting the pacific region executive di rector, John Smithson at 684 6024.
Monday Fek 8th^ I p.ni. at the Court Hoyse