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VOL. 55 NO. 52
DECEMBER 22,1977-TEVET12
Gush Delegation
Arrives In U.S.
By Yitzhak Rabi
NEW YORK, (JTA) - A
four-member delegation of
the ultra-nationalist Gush
Emunim movement in Israel
has arrived here to launch
a campaign "to inform and
convince the American
people of the rightful owner¬
ship of the Jewish people to
the whole' of the land of
Israel." The four.Gush lead¬
ers, Hanan Porath, Zvi
Slonim, Mitchell Heifetz and
Jacob Dovev, issued a state¬
ment at a press conference
at the Roosevelt Hotel here
Dec. 14 welcoming the "Dia¬
logue which' recently de¬
velopment between Israel
and Egypt," but tereated at
the same time the Gush's
adamant rejection of any
territorial concessions to ob¬
tain peace. The statement
also called for a large-scale
settlement plan "to retain
the integrity of the land of
Israel." The statement also
read in part: "The final bor¬
ders'.; of Israel) must do jus¬
tice, to the historical Jewish
right to the land, and the area
within, its boundaries must
be such as to enable absojp-.
tion of the majority of the
Jewish people. The land of
Israel includes Judaea,
Samaria, the Golan and
areas in Sinai ..." The
statement continued: * "In
the land of Israel there is
room for only one national
home and entity, namely
that of the Jewish people."
During their U.S. visit, the
Gush leaders plan.to estab¬
lish a network of communi¬
cations for their organiza¬
tion to increase aliya to
Israel.
. Claudia Rinkov and Gayle Snyder, fund raising
chairwomen, are busy making preparations for the
Young Women's Division Annual Fundraising Day.
Fund Luncheon At Governors Mansion
The Young Women's Divi¬
sion of the Columbus Jewish
Federation cordially invites
all young women of the Jew¬
ish community to their an¬
nual fund-raising luncheon.
The luncheon will be held on
Thursday, Jan. 12 at the
Governor's Mansion at 12.
Ann Robison, Vice Presi¬
dent of the National Jewish
Community- Relations Advi¬
sory Council, will be the
.guest, speaker.., at— the
luncheon. The theme for the
afternoon-will be "Freedom
andJewishsecurity."
Serving - as fundraising
chairwomen for this event
are Claudia Rinkov and Gale
Snyder.
The money raised by the
Young Women's Division
will help strengthen Judaism
in our community, in Israel
and throughout the world.
The Jewish center, Heritage
House, Columbus Torah
Academy, < Jewish Family
Services and Hillel are a few
bf the'iocal age'helerwliicftr
receive money from the Co¬
lumbus Jewish Federation.
Committee Members Say They Are Being
Kept In Dark About Diplomatic Events
By Tuvia Mendelson
JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Members of the Knesset's
Foreign Affairs and Security
, Committee complained bet-
teriy to Foreign Minister
Moshe Dayan Dec. 15 that
Carter Says PLO Ruled
Self Out Of Peace Talks
By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
President Carter said on
Dec. 15 that the Palestine
Liberation Organization had
removed itself from "any
immediate prospects of par¬
ticipation in a peace discus¬
sion" for the Middle East. Ih
a White House press con¬
ference the day before
Premier Menachem Begin
made a surprise visit to see
the President on Dec. 16, The
President said-the PLO had
"refused to make pubhc ac¬
knowledgement .that Israel
has a right to exist in peace
so I think they have, them¬
selves, removed the PLO
from any immediate
prospects of participate in a
peace discussion." The
President said that the PLO
remained adamant against
Israel "in spite of my own in¬
direct invitation to them,
and the direct invitations by
(Egyptian President) Sadat,
by King Hussein (of Jordan)
by King Khalid of Saudi
Arabia." Carter added he
did not "ascribe;' that kind
of PLO "intransigence or
negative attitude" toward
any of "the other parties who
have been mentioned as pos¬
sible participants. We want
to be sure that at least
moderate Palestinians are
included in the discussions,"
he said. He did not indicate
whether he meant at Cairo
or Geneva.
. "Our immediate hope and
goal," Carter said, "is, that
any peace moves made by
Israel and Egypt would be
acceptable to the moderate
Arab leaders in, the Middle
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the committee is being kept
"in the dark" about diploma¬
tic events now occurring in
the Middle East. Dayan, who
had come to brief the com¬
mittee, was told that
virtually all the information
it was given by the govern¬
ment also appeared in
the press. The MKs ac¬
knowledged that there
have been some "leaks"
from committee sources and
, were prepared to take mea¬
sures to stop them. But they
charged that the govern¬
ment was using the risk of
leaks as a pretext towithhold
information. Yitzhak Navon,
of the Labor Alignment, a
former chairman of the com¬
mittee, said on a television
interview that apart from
Dayan, Defense Minister
Ezer Weizman and Premier
Menachem Begin, it was his
'' feeling that the Cabinet itself
was not being given the full
facts on current develop¬
ments. Some sources said
that Dayan was not totally
informed and therefore was
in no position to offer an in-
depth picture of ongoing
diplomatic moves. Commit¬
tee chairman. Moshe Arehs
has asked Attorney General
Aharon Barak to investigate
j the legal aspects of leaks
from the committee.
Meanwhile,     Haaretz's
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Egyptians And Israelis Are
Embarking Upon A New Era
By Dr. Yitschak Ben
Gad(Macluf)
JEWISH EXPONENT
Mideast Analyst
CAIRO — It has been said
that journalists are supposed
to be above emotion. So per¬
haps I should switch profes¬
sions, because I am ex¬
tremely emotional and to a
certain extent even aston¬
ished.
I am here in Cairo, and it is
not a dream. Cairo, the capi-
tol of the biggest and most
influential Arab state, is wel¬
coming the Israelis. Egyp¬
tians smile at us warmly,'
shake our hands willingly
and anxiously do their ut¬
most to make us feel at
hbme.
The words "El Al Israeli
Airlines" decorated the
plane which brought us here
with the Israeli delegation.
In Cairo today you can hear
Hebrew being spoken and
Israeli songs on the "radio.
More importantly, yoiTcan'
feel the warmth, friendship
r.,and respect of your hosts.
What 'an interesting world
this is, what a crazy Middle
East we. live in, what a
dream, what a beautiful
dream.
As an Israeli you ask your¬
self: "Am I really in Cairo?
Am I in the country which
fought Israel four times in
the past, causing the death
and injury of tens of thou¬
sands, of our men? Am I
standing in the country
which conducted a bitter war
of propaganda- against
Israel in various interna¬
tional forums?" And you ask
yourself: "Am I actually
shaking hands with Egyp¬
tians whom I might have
faced many times in the past
on the battlefield?"'
Then in a state of astonish¬
ment you query: "Are we go¬
ing to achieve peace this
time? And if not, will we find
ourselves face to face with
these Egyptians on the bat¬
tlefield once again?" You
cannot help but feel that
your Egyptian host is asking
himself these same ques¬
tions.
' All of us, Egyptians and
Israelis alike, share the feel¬
ing that we are embarking
upon a new era which might
become a positive turning
point in the Arab-Israeli con¬
flict.
Despite the warm atmo¬
sphere, you cannot help but
feelspme concern—concern
not for the physical risk you
as an Israeli are taking be¬
ing in Cairo, but concern that
the mutual goodwill and
cooperation will not be suffi¬
cient to close the wide gap
between the Arab and Israeli
/       .
positions.
Where is the point of com¬
promise between the tradi¬
tional Arab demand for com¬
plete Israeli withdrawal
from lands occupied since
June, 1967, and Israel's re¬
fusal to accept this demand?
How can the gap be closed
between the Arabs' in¬
sistence upon the establish¬
ment of a Palestinian state
and Israel's stiff opposition
to such a state? What about
Jerusalem? Will it be di¬
vided once again,- as the
Arabs demand, or will it re¬
main united, as the .Israelis
desire?
All these and other ques¬
tions occupy your mind
Standing here in Cairo you
understand the full meaning
of these questions and the
implications of their
answers. Afterwards, you
sense some optimism. You
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Cash Mobilization Campaign
Operation Pony Express Dec. 27
Sol Zell, chairman of the
Cash Mobilization Campaign
of the Columbus Jewish
Federation, announced that
"Operation Pony Express"
will take place in Columbus
on Tuesday, Dec. 27. In view
of the urgent cash needs of
Israel today, the United Jew¬
ish Appeal Emergency Cash
Mobilization Campaign has
launched an airbound "Pony^
Express'\program in vari-!
iOus,regions around the coun¬
try to generate a minimum
of 100 million dollars in cash
for Israel.
As part of the program, a
private plan with national
Sol Zell
Jewish community Leaders
will stop in Columbus to col¬
lect Columbus' share of the
100 million dollar cash goal.
The Columhus Jewish com¬
munity has been assessed
$500,000 to help provide for
Israel's urgent humani¬
tarian needs.
Stanley Sloan, national,
chairman of the United Jew¬
ish, Appeal -Cash.-Program,'
^recently visited with Zell and
"other community leaders to
help relay the .message of
Israel's cash urgency.
Contributors Asked
For Payments
All contributors to the
United Jewish Fund Cam¬
paign are urged to make sub¬
stantial payments on out¬
standing obligations as soon
as possible, according to Sol
Zell, chairman of the Cash
Mobilization Campaign.
Pledges to the UJFC are
not tax deductible unless
they are converted into cash
and submitted to the Federa¬
tion office by the end of 1977.
Image Of 'Strong Israel' Urged
By Lauri Zofan
Chronicle Special Reporter
Approximately 200 mem¬
bers of the Columbus Jewish
community had the oppor¬
tunity last week to broaden
their knowledge and to be¬
come more fully informed of
the current Mideast situa¬
tion by hearing and question¬
ing Uri Dan, the chief cor¬
respondent of Israel's major
daily newspaper, Maariv.
Dan was brought to Co¬
lumbus by the Columbus
Jewish Federation. His ap¬
pearances Dec. 11 and 12
were before a Trades and
Profession Division orienta-
tion/kickoff brunch, a meet¬
ing of the Young Leadership
Development Program for
Jewish singles, a luncheon
sponsored by,the Women's
Division Advance Gifts, a
gathering of Jewish com¬
munal workers and a Young
Men's Advance Gifts Parlor
Meeting.
Such an extensive sche¬
dule was planned to enable
as many members of the
community as possible to
hear of Dan's experiences.
According to Federation offi¬
cials, the organization con¬
sistently brings top leaders
from the Jewish world to Co¬
lumbus as part of an ongoing
program of adult education.
Of the current peace talks,
Dan said that Israel is at
"new crossroads" with the
Arab world. The co-author of
"90 Minutes at Entebbe" and
the author of two new books,
"The Eichman Syndrome"
and "Ultimatum PU 94,"
Dan expressed happiness
that he lived to see Sadat's
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