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VOL. 48, NO. 7
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Mideast Arms Curb
WASHINGTON, (JTA) - New.pressures from the Soviet Union against United States p(eace.seeking efforts in the broiling Middle East led fhis week tb a proposal from President Nixon to Soviet Preinier Kosygin for a Soviet- American cur^on arms shipments to the region.
United States pfficials said that the President made the proposal in a letter replying to a letter from the Premier which rejwrtedly blamed United States support of Israel for _ the escalation of military actioh inthe Mideast. Rejecting the charge, the President reportedly also told Kosygin that the United States had been trying to get both sides to observe cease-fire agreements established at the end of the Six-Day warandthatitwouldcontinuetodoso.    :     ,.
The President also
was.
reported to have told the Soyiet Premier that Mideast settlemeril prospects might improve if the Soviets responded more af¬ firmatively to U.S. peace formulas submitted to the Soviets last October^ and December. The Soviets rebuffed those proposals.
White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler declined to reveal the eon- tents of either letter. Of-
' ficials familiar with the exchange said that, in ad¬ dition to blaming the United States, Kosygin had urged
.Mr. Nixon, to prevail^on Israel to halt its virtually daily air attacks on Egypt and . that he had hinted strongly that Russia would speed up arms shipments to Egypt if the U.S. did not halt arms shipments to Isriael. Egyptian Presj,dent Nasser said on. a television interview in Cairo that Egypt Would ask Russia for
Syria Steps Up Aggression
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., (JTA) - Israel advised the Security Council this week that Syria was intensifying its aggression against Israel in violation of the cease-fire and termed these acts "particularly ominous as it occurs in the first month of Syrian membership ,in the
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bassaVr  Yosef  Tekoah,' and   Bntam   have .both
more warplanes and other arms if the United States provided Israel with niore Phantom and Skyhawk planes. The Beirut newspaper he Jour reiported this week that the Soviets had started large-scale airlifting of weapons to Egypt to offset losses in¬ flicted in recent months by Israel assaults.
Mr. Nix6n, in his reply to the Soviet Premier, reportedly coupled his proposal for an arms curb, with an affirmation of pledges to supply Israel with more American weapons if the " nee'd'" 'ardse"."^ The' I'resident fiirst made that pledge in a message to an American-Jewish emergency conference in Washington pn Jan. 25. He reiterated it at a press conference last week when he said he • would decide within 30 days oh Israel's reqiiest-made by Premier Golda Meir when she visited Washington last September- fpr both warplanes and financial help.
Hie Nixon Administration called for a limitation on arms shipments to thearea in its October aindDecember proposals to the Soviet Union which the Russians ap¬ parently ignored. Observers said any such arms embargo would require agreement from France which has just approved the sale o| more than 100 Mirage jets and othfsr weapons to Libya's anti-Israd regime. Britain also would be involved, since it is negotiating the sale to Libya of Chieftian Tanks it has refused to Israel. FYance
permanent representative of
this view in a letter to Liu Chieh of the Republic of China, this month's President of the Security Council.
; Mr. Tekoah stated that during January "mor^ than sixty armed attacks have been perpetrated by Syrian ¦forces." He noted that Syrian authorities have "openly admitted these acts of; aggression." The Israeli iainbassfld^ observed that in ijkdditipn (ittf aggression by Syrian regular forces the Syrian • government Is "playing an active and central role in the warfare waged against Israel by terror, organizations   from
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declared they favor a Big
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UJFC SABBATH THIS WEEKEND
A SMILING DR. B.a CAPLAN
Dr. B.B, Caplan was all smiles when he was told of .his selection as the Agudas Achim Brotherhood's' "Flowers for the Living" award by Phil Waldman, right, head of the selection committee, as Brotherhood President, Sol Zeldin, left, looks on. The Feb. 19^ program is open to both men and women. A social hour will.follow and Dr. Caplan will get an opportunity to visit with his well wishers.
Dr. Caplan To Receive Brotherhood Award
"^Theannouncemeht that Dr. B. B. Caplan has been selected as the Agudas Achim Brotherhood's 1970 Flowers for the Living award winner, has met with the hearty approval of his legion of friends. He will be signally honored at the third annual Brotherhood award night, Thursday, Feb. 19 in the main sanctuary of the Synagogue.
D^. Caplan aJso was happy to learn that his clpse friend^ Dr. Floyd Faust of Broad St. Christian Church has agreed to be the principal speaker on the occasionof his big night. "It was a real honor for me ^^^ g^„^ t„ y,^ ^^i^^^ „j be asked to deliver- the ^^^ country. He has served as a jphysician on the Ship Hope in Colombia on two visits. His ' deeds in the United States and in foreign countries have been many. He has done them all willingly, which he described as his great pleasure.
Chairman Lou Cioldfarb of . the Feb. 19 program and his committee have lined up an interesting prograni for the occasion, which will start at 8 p.m. Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein of the host synagpgue, J^ayor Ken M^(piure of E^xley and a couple of Caplan's friends will make up the speaking program. Phil Waldman, chairman of the -selection 'Committee, will also par¬ ticipate.
"Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14, has been designated as United Jewish Fund and Council Synagogue Sabbath" announced Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein, liaison representative bet¬ ween the Columbus'^Board of Rabbis and the United Jewish Fund and Council.
Rabbi Ruberistein further stated, "The annual cam¬ paign of the United Jewish Fund aild Council represents a marveldus opportunity for Columbus Jewry to again answer affirmatively the ancient cry of our Scriptures 'Am I My Brother's keeper?
'"This Sabbath Service, which will be observed at all
synagogues, and temples within our community, has a special significance and value this year, as \ye review the current eyentSi and point up the urgent necessity of maximuih support of Israel, in' view of the continuing crisis in {the Middle East." "Attend fiabbath Services in your synagogue or tem- ^ple," Rabbi Rubenstein requested, "and through ou^. worif with the United Jewish Fund and Council, keep ever alive and vital the un¬ breakable bonds of brotherhood and common destiny with our people, the State of Israel and world Jewry."
Proclamation
to
main-address" Dr. Faust commented. Dr. Caplan and Or. Faust haye been friends for many years, boA on and off the handball court. They once met, by prior arrangements, in a foreign country on tour for a hand¬ ball match.
Dr. Caplan, a world traveler, recently returned from a trip to Bolivia, where he administered &ome 21,000
French Newspapers
WHEREAS, the seriousness of the hour confronting the State of Israel and par¬ ticularly the I Jewish people among the Arab countries, which is of deep concern to all of us ¦„ and
WHEREAS, these cir¬ cumstances represent a threat of renewed hostilities toward the State of Israel; and
WHEREAS, the enemies of Israel have initiated a new war of savage terrorism, brutal murder and inhuman public hangings of Jews in Iraq,
WE, the undersigned members of the Columbus Board of Rabbis issue THIS PROCLAMATION: BE IT KNOWN that the SABBATH PARSHAT "TERUMAH" correspon¬ ding to the 25th day of Adar I, 3730, corresponding also to the 13th and Mth days bf February, 1970, be designat¬ ed the UNITED JEWISH FUND AND COUNCIL SAB¬ BATH in Columbus7~^Ohio. We, the Rabbis of Columbus, Ohio, urge the Jewish community, and particularly the    members    of    our
respective congregations, to join in and support with generous and maximum gifts, the current campaign of ihe United- Jewis^ Fund and Council, ^ Campaign which recognizes'tlw needs of more than 40 local,' national and overseas causes Ul the Regular Fund, and the urgent and emergency needs of our people, by making a second maximum gift to the ,. Israel Emergency Fund ot the United Jewish Aooeakm so that ISRAEL MAY LIVE!
Rabbi Samuel Ruben¬ stein, Rabbi'Norman BerM, Agudas A c h i nr' Congregation; Rabbi Julius Baker, Ahavas, Sholom Congregation; Rabbi David Stavsky, Beth Jac.ob Congregation; Rabbi Bennett Hermann; Beth Tik¬ vah Congregation; Rabbi' Jerome Folkman, Rabbi Edward Kirier, Temple Israel;- Rabbi Nathan Gaynor, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, Ohio State University; Rabbi Nathan Zelizer, Rabbi Edward , Feldheim, .^Tifereth Israel Cohgregation.
Object
dition that all four natioris comply.
The President's pledge to Israel, Israel's continuing air and ground assaults on Egypt and Egypt's inability to cope with those assaults were believed "to have prompted the new Soviet initiatives. Sources familiar with the Kosygin letter denied reports that it con¬ tained hints Russia woiild intervene directly if necessary tp prevent another catastrophic defeat of the Arabs. Similar Soviet notes were given to' Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Britain and President Georges- Pompidou. of BYance.
PARIS, (JTA.)  PresWe is being ap¬ plied to French newspiapers that are critical of France's arms embargo against Israel and its sale of Mirage jets, tp Libya. Accprding tp informed sources, some newspapers which support Israel are being subjected to harrassment by over- zealous tax inspectors. At a Cabinet meeting this week President Pompidou at¬ tacked Republican leader Michel Pomiatowski for his criticism of France's deal with Libya.     ..^....
President Pompidou was reported'to have complained, bitterly about the attitude of Frerich newspapers- at a luncheon with journalists recently. He reportedly referred  to  Israelis  in  a
derogatory . manner and accused them of deliberately seeking to humiliate France by spiriting away five gun¬ boats which, he asserted, France intended to deliver to Israel anyway. -
The French Government's official spokesman described his country's impending sale of Mirage jets to Libya as "a painful .anjl uupleasant business for all-concerned." Leo Hamon sppk^ at a question-and- answer session, with foreign radio correspondents. He said that despite criticism of • the arms deal in the United . States, . he hoped, that Americans would extend
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LONDON, (JTA)- The Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda called for acceptance of Russia's peace formula for the Middle East which, it claimed, offered the best means to a "just peace." The Pravda article was seen by observers here as containing a rebuke to radical Arab elements when it accused "certain circles" of "deliberately" promotirig the idea th^t a political situation was not feasible. '
MONTREAL, (JTA) - Le Devoir,' an influential French-language daily that'*;is-*gehe,rally pbrisidered anti-Israel, said that "iwprdpi'Uiy'rfestpi'e peace in the Middle East, it is absoliit'elyynei!|§S^ary that the Arab countries accept the existence of Israeljuid respect its integrity in a territory to be determined." ,
TEL AVIV, (JTA) ~ The Israel Army disclosed that- there was a six-fold increase in border incidents in 1969 compared to the previous year and a- 55 percent in¬ crease in casualties. But a military spokesman said the rise in casua^lties relative to incidents was small and proved'-the itjeffectivenbss of the enemyls operations.