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VOL.58   NO.49
NOVEMBER 27,1980-KISLEV19
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Israelis Participate
In Inflation Demo
By David Landau
.JERUSALEM (JTA)—An
estimated 10,000 Israelis
participated in a mass
demonstration here last
v?eek' to denounce the
government's economic
policies, which they blamed
for the surging inflation rate.
The demonstration was
organized by Histadrut,
whose Secretary General,
Yeruham Meshel, demanded
that Finance Minister Yigal
Hurwitz resign.
It was conducted while the
Cabinet was holding its
regular weekly meeting in
the Prime Minister's Office.
Hurwitz, for his part, told his
colleagues that Histadrut
deliberately torpedoed his
attempts to work out a wage-
price "package deal" to
stem inflation. He accused
the labor federation of trying
to cling to the special advantages enjoyed by its pension
funds. But Hurwitz had
sharp words for some of his
fellow ministers, who he said
were balking at Treaury ef- J
forts" to' nolo down"-goyj|rn-
ment spending.* -,,**fei»
The demonstration and the
angry recriminations in the
Cabinet were sparked by
figures released that showed
inflation soaring to a rate of
138 percent and the cost-of-
living index up by 11 percent
in - October, the second
largest monthly increase in
Israel's history and the
highest since November,
1077. Those figures sent
shock waves through the
population and the political
establishment. According to
unofficial forecasts, the November figures will be .still
higher. The inflation rate for
the final quarter of 1980 is expected to be in the order of
200 percent, considerably
higher than when Hurwitz
took over the Finance Ministry from Simcha Ehrlich a
year ago and announced that
the battle against inflation
would be his top priority.
Hurwitz had recently intimated that he had inflation
under control. The rate
seemed to be slackening.
Last August it was only 6.2
percent. Reacting to the October figures, he blamed the
government as a whole for
his failure to stem the
tide—meaning that various
ministers were refusing ""to
accept cuts in their ministry
budgets.
Hurwitz denied however
that he was planning to
resign and pull his Rafi fac-
(CONTINUEDON PAGEI2'
With the start of
Chanukah at
sundown Dec. 2,
windows in Jewish
homes throughout the world will be
enhanced by the glow of Chanukah
Menorahs. On each of the next seven   .
nights, the number of candles'lit is *    '
increased by one, kindled right to left, so
that at the end of the" holiday, eight
candles, plus the Shammash, stand aflame.
The lighting of the Menorah
commemorates the re:dedication of the
Temple iri Jerusalem by Judah Maccabee
and his followers, who, against
overwhelming odds, fought to practice
their religious beliefs. Originally,- the, /'.A
Menorah was oil candlesticks'of all  '      /
.-^sbape&.-EventuaEy^
'" shape of eight branches plus a Shammash
became popular.
Israel, In The UN, Withdraws Its
Resolution On De-Nuclearization
'Night For Life' Event Sets
Congressman John Anderson
As Featured Speaker, Dec. 14
Congressman
John Anderson
Kathy Worly and David
Milenthal, Co-chairpersons
for the eleventh ' annual
"Night For Life" event, are
pleased to announce that the
evening will feature a major
address by Illinois Congressman 'John Anderson, who
ran as an Independent candidate for President in the
November elections.
Scheduled for Sunday,
Dec. 14, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, this fundraising event on behalf of the
1981 United Jewish Fund
Campaign will offer participants a first-hand opportunity to learn about the current political situation from
Congressman Anderson,
who has recently been in the
(CONTINUEDON PAGE li)
Tension Continues On West Bank
By Gil Sedan
JERUSALEM,
(JTA)—Tension continued to
run high on the West Bank
last week as local Arab
leaders protested the wounding of 10 Arab youths by
Israeli soldiers earlier last
reek while Chief of Staff
Gen. Raphael Eitan defended the troops' action as
necessary to maintain public
order. Violence flared'
briefly in Nablus where Israeli forces fired into the air
to disperse student
demonstrators near the high
school.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 14)
By Yitzhak Rabi
UNITED NATIONS,
(JTA)—Israel, in a surprise
move; withdrew a draft
resolution it had introduced
here last week for the "denuclearization of the Middle
East," blaming lack of
- response from the - Arab
countries.
Announcing the move in
the Genera] Assembly's
Political and Security Committee (First Committee),
Ambassador Arie Eilan of
Israel's UN Mission, said
Israel withdrew its draft
resolution "with great regret" and warned that
"those who have rejected Israel's offer in this committee
must bear a very heavy
responsibility in the eyes of
mankind."
Eilan cited the "adamant
refusal on the part of so
many Arab states to respond
to Israel's calls for denuclearization of the Middle
East'-' as the reason, for
" Israels decision to withdraw
^Jtsxlraftresolution,Y,^... .-i~~
The draft called for a conference of all .Middle East
states aimed at reaching an
agreement for the non-
jproliferation of nuclear
weapons in the region. It was
only the third time that
Israel has submitted a draft
resolution since it became a
member of the UN in 1949.
Israeli diplomats have long
been calling for such a conference and such calls were
included in the speeches by
. Foreign Minister Yitzhak
Shamir and his predecessor,
Moshe Dayan, in their ad- -
dresses to the General
Assembly.
Arab rejection of the Israeli proposal was made
clear in their statements in
the First Committee. But
Eilan said, "We shall, how-,
ever, persevere. The task we
have set ourselves is too
serious to be abandoned
because of the exigencies of
the parliamentary situation.
Our offer still stands."
Eilan accused Iraq and
Libya of seeking to introduce
nuclear weapons into the
Middle East. "The whole
world knows that Iraq and
Libya are making enormous
efforts to acquire the nuclear
option for the price of oil,"
he said. "Do the rulers of
those countries ever realize
that the particles that make
up a nuclear fall-out know
hot the difference between
Jew and Arab, between Moslem and Christian?" the Is-
• raeli envoy asked. /
In another development,
Israel signed the international convention
against the taking of
hostages which was adopted
by the UN General Assembly
last year. Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Yehuda Blum,
signed the document at UN
headquarters on his country's behalf. Israel had taken
an active part in the working
group of the General Assem
bly   which  drafted  the
convention.
It states that under ho' cir-
cumstances whatsoever
should anyone taking a
hostage, whatever reason he
gives, be exempt from either
prosecution or extradition. It
also calls for cooperation
between all states in fighting
the taking of hostages. The
convention is regarded by
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 14)
tpn Caine Is Featured Speaker
' Columbus Section, National Council of Jewish Wo- ■'
men, announces its next meeting on Dec. 2. It will be a
noon luncheon meeting at the Columbus Athletic Club,
136 E. Broad St. Reservations may be made by calling
Rosanne Rosen at 861-7790. Couvert for the afternoon
will be $7 and guests are welcome.
Lynn Caine, author of the best selling book "Widow"
• .will be the featured speaker.
Council women working on this exciting afternoon include (1. to r.), pictured above: Peggy Maybruck,
Rosanne Rosen, Program Chairwomen, Nancy Meyer
and Margie Garek. Also working on the program are'
Becky Levy, Barbara Brandt, Fran Rothnian, Fran
Schlonsky, Elaine Lewin, Judy Maybruck and Arlene
Roth.
Mizrachi Women Finalize
Annual Dinner Arrangements
and bring greetings from
Ahavas Shalom Congregation.
A feature of the evening
will be the candle lighting
ceremony.
Rabbi and Mrs. Rubenstein will present a plaque to
Rabbi and Mrs. Rubenstein will present a plaque to
the donors for the Beth Hay-
eled Childhaven; Golden
Book Certificates: Mother
and Father-in-Israel pins
and Sister-in-Israel awards. -
Cantor Yehuda Shiffman
of Agudas Achim Congregation will present a musical
program.
For reservations and information call Mrs. Abrams
235-7354 or Mrs. Tanenbaum
237-4604.
Mrs.. Bernard Abrams,
President of the local
chapter of Mizrachi Women's Organization is Chairman of the Annual Dinner,
this Sunday, Nov. 30, at Agudas Achim Social-Hall.
Dinner will be served at 6
p.m. Mrs. Ellen Romanoff, a
local artist will play dinner
music. Following the dinner,
Mrs. Samuel Rubenstein,
mistress-of-ceremony,. will
call on Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein to bring greetings from
Agudas Achim Congregation
and Rabbi David Stavsky,
who has just returned with
his group from Israel to bring greetings from Beth Jacob Congregation and from
Israel. Rabbi Marvin Possick will give the invocation
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