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LONDON (WNS) — A spokesman for the Popular
Front for the Liberation of Palestine told the Man¬
chester Guardian in Beirut, Lebanon, his group was.
. responsible for the massacre atLydda Airport. He said
, "Our purpose was to kill as many people as possible at
the airport — Israelis, of course, but anyone else who
was there." He also stated, "We have many more
' .surprises in store for Israel." News of the massacre
was the occasion for celebrations in Arab capitals, but
Jordan's King Hussein denounced the shootings as a
"crime committed by a mentallyssick group." At the
United Nations, Lebanon's Ambassador Edouard
v Ghorr disclaimed his government's responsibility for
the killings.
TEL'AVIV (WNS) —Japanese Ambassador to Israel
Acigi Tokura was in tears as he visited the wounded at
various hospitals to express regrets and to wish the
injured a speedy recovery. Speaking on a special
television program in Hebrew, he expressed his
government's regret over the "massacre." Japanese
students studying at Israeli universities did not attend
classes . Wednesday saying they were "deeply
ashamed" of their countrymen's actions. Japanese
volunteers working at Israeli kibbutzim were advised
to remain indoors for a few days to avoid any incidents.
ij    t Police guards at the Japanese Embassy were re-
•i- inforced following a bomb scate. An official of the
counter-terrorist department of the Japanese police
arrived here to help Israeli officials in, their in-
.,,      vestigation of the terrorist attack at the Lydda Airport.
NEW YORK (WNS) — Nine of the 10 Jewish activists
arrested in Moscow before Pres.-Nixon's:visit-have
. :been released since the President left the USSR the
• National Conference on Soviet Jewry reported. The
nine are Vladimir Slepak, Aleksander Slepak, Joseph
Begun, - Victor Polsky, Boris Orlov, Valentine
Prussakov, Roman Rutman, Lev Lebov and Leonid
- Tsypin. Vladimir Prestin, who is still being held, was
reported to have been given an additional 15-day
sentence for "hooliganism."	
Gunman Tells Israelis Many
: More Terrorists Being Trained
White House Has Little To Report From
Moscow On Middle East Or Soviet Jewry
by JOSEPH POLAKOFF
- JTA Washington
Bureau'Chief
KIEV,   (JTA)   -   White
House spokesmen had little
to report publicly  on  two
issues of major interest to '
the     American     Jewish
community and to Israel —
the Middle East and Soviet
Jewry — before President
Nixon and the Presidential
party left for Teheran after
eight  days   in   the  Soviet
Union. On the Mideast, the
summit    conference    in
Moscow  yielded   only   the
declaration   that   the   two
sides   "favor   progress."
They support, according to
the joint communique, the.
Jarring mission's goal of an
agreement   between   the
Arabs and the Israelis Under
Security Council Resolution
242. The last word on the
Soviet Jewry issue was that
"it was mentioned." In the
absence of 'details on the
conversations   between
Nixon and Communist Party
leader Leonid I. Brezhnev;! it
is too early to assess the
actual results. Certainly the.
vagueness on the Mideast
and Soviet Jewry has also
been characteristic of other
subjects, notably Vietnam. It
appeared   from   the   com¬
munique that the two sides
maintained    their   .pre-.-
. summit positions. But that
does not necessarily mean
the positions are frozen; it
may mean that-at present'
neither    government    is
prepared   to ' announce • or-
even. indicate any  shift.
Anything   beyond   a   bare
acknowledgement that the
Soviet Jewry  issue  was
discussed would .be   inap¬
propriate diplomatically or
out  of  simple  courtesy.
Spokesmen      said    : the
President could not go much 1
beyond  letting   the  Soviet
leaders know the attitude of
the American  government
on the plight of Soviet Jews.
Dr.   Henry   Kissinger,
Nixon's national security
advisor, saidthat regarding
the Mideast, "Anything that
:, keeps   the   situation   from
'being inflamed is negative
progress."   He   said   the
/question,    was      "fully
discussed" and that the
exchanged of- views at the
summitfehelped   ' this
"negative progress." It was
understood here that neither
side   altered ..its'!'.stated'
position regarding-the Aran*
Israeli      dispute.     TDr.
Kissinger-said,- not referring
to any particular  matter,.
that ','no - surprises'v came'
from either side during the
week-long conference. ~'
President, on the eve of his
departure from Washington
said he would not "let down"
the Jewish community Or.
Kissinger said here that the
President had "mentioned
the problem" at the con¬
ference Asked if he had
mentioned it to Brezhnev, he
declared: "I won't go any
further The Soviet leaders
are aware of our attitude
toward the problem " Both
sides have been consistently
vague on issues other than
bilateral agreements. Soviet
spokesmen have made their
side of the Jewish issue
obvious to foreign newsmen
here, indicating their desire
to keep it in their own hands.
At a press briefing on the
summit communique, Dr
Kissinger was asked- "How
extensive were the
discussions on the Middle
East and were there any
proposals made by either
side?" He Tephed. "There
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Kahn's To Be Honored At
Ohio-Israel State Dinner
TEL  AVIV,   (JTA)-The
-captured Japanese gunman
told his Israeli interrogators
--that he and his companions
- -had   trained   in   Lebanon,
where  they   arrived   six
weeks ago, and that theirs
was a suicide mission. Kozo
- Okamoto, 24, who was seized
c by an airport technician in
"the midst of the carnage,
.said the attack had  been
r planned   weeks   ago.   The
other gunmen were slain. AH
-belonged to a fanatic un¬
derground   leftist   group
known as the Red Star. Saka
} said that after completing
, their training in Lebanon,
• the trio stayed with Arab
' terrorists in Germany and"
Austria until they boarded
.an Air France flight to Tel
'Aviv at Home Airport. It was
|'- not clear if they were hired
-killers   or   ideologically
■motivated. Six of the known
dead were Jews. The rest
were non-Jews including at
least 14 Puerto Ricans on a
pilgrimage to Christian holy-
.places   in   Israeli   Israel's
Transport' Minister-Shimon
\ -Peres declared that the
"bloodbath"    at    Lydda
Airport was "one of the most
serious things in the history
of aviation and in human
behavior." He said:  "The
government of llferael iwill
take every step'to {fight Hhis
new imadness. The human
price we paid in blood can
, never  be repaid."   Peres
remarked   that   wanton
terrorism in the past "in-
[ volved only Arabs and Jews.
The  introduction  of  Ja¬
panese into the picture. .
'.shows what the Arabs think
of their ability to fight us."
The machinegun and
grenade attackers were
likened to the kamikaze
(suicide) squads of fanatic
Japanese during the closing
stages of World War II. The
slaughter was obviously
carefully planned and
carried out with robot-like-
precision. Blood covered the
floors and walls of the air¬
port terminal. Human bodies
blown to bits by grenades
were strewn-over the- floor
and the walls werje^pgek-'-
marked with?,bullet^holes.
The carnage .was wjtJtesTsed..
by hundreds of visitorsjat the
airport to, greet arriving
passengers. Only nioments
earlier the scene .at the
crowded terminal was
normal.       About       250
McGovern Says Israel Not
Vietnam: Supports Survival
LOS ANGELES — Senator
George McGovern told an
overflow crowd at the Valley
Jewish Community Center
and Temple here mis week
that "the cornerstone of'our
policies in the Middle East
should be the survival of an
Israel that^is militarily
secure,, politically
democratic and
;economically sound."
\Jn ,a major campaign
address nine days before the
.crucial California primary
election, the South Dakota)
Democrat proposed a four-
point~progtani of American
military,-economic and
diplomatic support of Israel
passengers were waiting at -falong  with   U.S.   help   in
the baggage conveyor for   "restraining Soviet activity
their luggage. The . three
gunmen, well dressed, were
part of a tlarge group ■ of
passengers, including
Puerto Rican pilgrims, .who
had just debarked from the
Air France flight and passed
passport control. When their
luggage arrived they zipped
open their valises and took
out three Russian-made
Kalachnikoff sub-
machineguns. In seconds the
weapons were assembled
and cocked and were firing
long bursts all around, the
densely packed hall, Hand
grenades, exploded in the
middle of the crowd. A group
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in the Middle East.
Senator McGovern was
introduced by Leo
Deozoretz, chairman of the
board of the Valley Jewish
Community Center and
Temple. The moderator of
the evening, which included
a lively question-arid-answer
period, was Edward San¬
ders, past campaign
chairman of thp Los Angeles
United Jewish Welfare Fund
and now a vice president of
the Jewish Federation
Council,
> In his address, Senator
McGovern cited his support
of "every legislative effort to
give military and! economic
assistance to Israel since I
came to Congress in 1957."
He added that he had also
urged "hesitant ad¬
ministrations, .both
democratic and Republican,
to sell Israel the Equipment
required for her defense.
"And I have opposed
military aid to other Middle
Eastern countries when I felt
it couldjbe used for military
-activities against Israel,"
Senator McGovern; added.
•'. The D^e m o c r a t i c
Presidential candidate, who
said he was "proud to have
built a reputation as a
spokesman for peace," drew
a sharp distinction'between
Vietnam and Israel. He
declared:
"Israel is not Vietnam. It
; is,: in fact, the very opposite
.of Vietnam. The government
of Saigon is a corrupt dic¬
tatorship which long ago lost
the support of its people.
Israel is a democratic
nation, whose 'elected
leadership has as firm a
support among its people as
any government in the
world.
"Southeast Asia is not
essential to the economy and
.the security of the United
States. The Middle East is.
"Most   important,   the
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Ben and Charlotte Kahn,
long time Israel Bond
The-'"leaders, will be honored for
their distinguished
achievement in behalf of the
Jewish community and the
cause of Israel and its
economic development at
the 1972 Ohio Governor's-
Israel Dinner of State on
June 22 in the Rose Garden
of the Ohio Executive
Mansion to be held under the
auspices of the Columbus
Committee for Israel Bonds.
Columbus  has  adopted   a
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record quota of $1 5 mrllion ,
dollars for this year's Israel
Bond drive
Announcement of the
dinner was made by Ben
Goodman, Chairman of the
dinner who pointed out that
the event will focus attention
on the 1972 worldwide
campaign to attain an un¬
precedented goal of $450
million in Israel Bond sales
in the United States and
other countries of the free
world, to 'fortify every facet
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New immigrant housing is one of the most pressing
needs in Israel. A minimum of 15,000 new units must be
built for the 70,000 newcomers expected this year
Jewish .agency costs have increased to the un¬
precedented level of $298,771,024.
Cash Need Still Great
World Jewry is facing a
matter of major historic
dimensions.. The tremendous
humanitarian needs Of the.
people of Israel cannot be
alleviated unless there are
funds to attack the problems
head on.'.. problems related
to the immigration and
absorption of 70,000 new
immigrants: 20,000 more
than anticipated. Problems
Vs,.
which American Jewry can
help solve.
Our direct support is
crucial. Without it, the
programs ahd services so
vital to the quality of life <n
Israel are in danger ol
becoming little more than
empty promises. We cannot
let this happen. We must
provide the funds — a.
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