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VOL. 54 NO. 29
JULY 15.197G-.TAMMUZ 17
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TEL AVIV — Israelis dance, cheer and an old man
waves.the Israeli flag. (left), in jubilation as the
hostages freed by a commando raid in Uganda arrive
at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. Amidst the noisy
celebration, a woman hostage wept with happiness as
she hugged a relative < right).
' In a nighttime raid on Uganda's Entebbe Airport,
Israeli commandos'killed most of the pro-Palestinian
hijackers and a number of Ugandan soldiers. Several
of the hostages who had been held for almost a week
since the Air France jet had been seized were also'
killed.   ^
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. . LONDON (WNS) -Public
opinion in West Europe was
highly pleased by the Israeli
rescue of hostages held in
-Uganda. ? But some of the
- .official comments L were
more guarded..     -->     ,  •,
Prime Minister James
Callaghan issued a state¬
ment saying he was pleased
- at the outcome of the„,Air-
France hijacking affair, but
he did, not send an official
message to Israel.
'' Some members,, of
Parliament have urged'the
government - "to congratu¬
late the government oMsrael
on brilliantly and • bravely
confounding an act of air
piracy, • to condemn
President (Idi) -Amin (of
Uganda) for. aiding and
.arming' international
terrorists, and to control
terrorism both at home and
abroad with equal vigor and
' "determination."
Labor' MP Grenville
Janner urged the govern¬
ment to take action against
.Uganda for, its alleged col¬
lusion with the terrorists.
In the British Jewish com¬
munity, there was rejoicing
and' thanksgiving. Dr.
Immanuel Jakobovits,
Britain's Chief Rabbi, said in
a special appearance before
tile Board of Deputies of
'  British Jews
that the rescue was "one of
the roost memorable
episodes of our long, blood¬
stained hostory."   -
He . noted that "in our
synagogues we wept and
pleaded with God for his
intervention and succor, now
we have witnessed a great
observed that "the behavior
of the authorities in Uganda
need clarification."
The Bonn government also
revealed that it never had
.any intention of submitting
"rtbtTie hijackers'- d'ernarid'Tor
the   release ■ of   six   pro-/
Palestinian     terrorists
imprisoned    in    West
* Germany.
The government said the
-imprisoned terrorists were
"not freedom' fighters" as
tlie Popular Front for the
Liberation of" Palestine
claimed but "criminals
wanted on murder and other
capital Charges." West
Germany-  called .on   all
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 13)
- By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Secretary of State Henry A,
Kissinger has reiterated the
"urgency for an international
convention to curb aerial hi¬
jacking in light of the
hijacking of the Air France
jet by Palestinian terrorists
June27.
Responding to questions
after addressing the Council
; on Foreign Relations and the
.Mid-America Committee at
the Palmer House in Chicago
July 6, Kissinger noted that
"The President has
expressed the great gratifi-,
cation of the' • American
people at the rescue of the
hostages."'
„ However,-the Secretary
said, "It is very difficult to
establish a general rule in a
J situation like this. Clearly,
the attack on an airport is an
unprecedented act, but
equally clear is thai the hi¬
jacking of airliners', the
holding of 100 innocent
people for ransom1 in a
situation, where ,the   host.
.-goverrfmeiit,- -at a minimum,,
proved impotent to enforce
any accepted international
law, indicates that we face
~ here a ' new international
problem," " '
Kissinger   recalled   that
' "The United States, over a
period of years, has pro¬
posed to the United Nations
an international convention
where no country would
permit hijacked airliners to
land' or where,' auto¬
matically,   .hijacked   air-
is o
planes that do land are
subject to arrest and will
receive no support whatever
from the government
concerned.''
Kissinger noted that "For
many years we have failed
in this effort. We believe that
it is essential that some -
international arrangement
be' made to deal with
terrorism because it cannot ,
. be tolerated that innocent
people become the play¬
things of international
thugs."
The American position in
the upcoming Security
Council debate on the Israel!
rescue operation in Uganda
is expected to, unfold only
during the ■ course of the-
debate, but diplomatic
sources believe the U.S. will
veto any ' resolution con¬
demning Israel for its action.
A spokesman for the
French Embassy here told
the Jewish Telegraphic
-Agency July 8 that his
government has not reached
a decision on its position and
was in consultation with the
U.S. However, the spokes¬
man said, "You cannot focus
on' the Israeli operation but
what happened before it.
Much depends on how the
question will be asked in the
debate."
Spokesmen at the
embassies pf Yugoslavia and
India, Third World states
that support the
Palestinians, conformed to
the official silence of their
governments on the Israeli
rescue operation.'
The Yugoslavian
Communist Party news¬
paper Borba warned,
however, that the Israeli
raid set a "dangerous pre^
cedent" and said approval of
it in the West was alarming
because it was approval of a
violation" of Uganda's
sovereignty.
The Indian spokesman
observed, however, that
"the entire press" in India
which is under government
controls, has shown no
sympathy for hijacking
because it only hurts the
Arab 'cause. He charged,
nevertheless, that Israel's .
action was a violation of
Uganda's sovereignly.
This reporter was in New
Delhi when the rescue
operation took, place.. and ■
found overwhelming support"
for Israel's achievement
among Hindus and Sikhs
,whom he questioned. A
Hindu lawyer said he spoke
with - a dozen' pf his
colleagues about the raid
and all backed Israel.
Several Sikhs, who are. as
a whole, described as
extraordinarily strong in
favor of Israel, praised the
commandos in comments to
the JTA.- A prominent Sikh
from the- Punjab said the
raid was necessary to show
the Palestinians that the
Israeli government can and
will protect its people. *
Jodie Swedlow ToChair Women's Division
salvation."
In West  Germany,   the
, government   expressed
"relief   and   satisfaction"
over  the  success  of  the
Israeli    operation    and
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Mrs. Gerald Swedlow
- Mrs. Gerald Swedlow has
been appointed chairperson
of the Women's Division for
the 1977 United Jewish Fund
Campaign, it was announced
today by Irving
Schottenstein, general
chairman of the 1977
Campaign.
"Judie    Swedlow    has
demonstrated her innovative •
* and   effective   leadership
during her many years of
association with our
Women's Division and the
Federation." Mr.
Schottenstein stated. "The
Women's Division Campaign
makes a major contribution
to our overall campaign
effort and I am delighted
that Mrs. Swedlow has
accepted this vital position."
"Heel aa intense sense of
challenge in accepting this
new position," Mrs. Swedlow
said. "The welfare of the
Columbus Jewish
community, and the dignity
of Israeli life depends so
' grately on the funds we'
raise. I am confident that the
women will respond in an
affirmative and energetic
manner."
Mrs. Swedlow is-a past
chairperson of the Young
Women's Division of the.
UJFC Campaign, past
chairperson, of the
Federation^ Priorities
Committee,    and   the
ICONTINUEPON PAGE 17)
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NEW YORK (JTA) - Far-
flung legal ramifications of
Israel's rescue operation in
Ugandaare being probed on
various levels here and
abroad. ,
Among the questions
under scrutiny are whether
' Israel acted' within the
internationally accepted
right" of self-defense or
whether it violated- the
sovereignty of- Uganda;
whether, the Ugandan
regime collaborated with the
, Air France hijackers in
violation of United Nations
statutes; and whether Israel
may have contravened
terms of its arms purchases
from the United States- by
using American-made
military transports and
equipment to carry out the
rescue .of more than 100
hostages held by terrorists
at Entebbe Airport last
week.
United Nations Secretary
General Kurt Waldheim,
questioned July 5 by
reporters in Dar es Salaam
and Cairo, replied
affirmatively when asked if
'he thought Israel had com¬
mitted a violation of the
national sovereignty of
Uganda and according to a
report released by the UN
here, warned that the
incident was likely to have
serious international reper¬
cussions, especially in
Africa.
Waldheim's position
prompted Paul ■ O'Dwyer,
president of the New York
imfi llssien IMfer Stwdy
City Council,- to consult
experts on international law
at New York University and
Columbia University, on the
question of possible violation
of Ugandan sovereignty. The
opinion of- the experts,
O'Dwyer reported in a tele¬
phone -interview with the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
and in a news release from
his office, was unanimous
(hat Israel had acted legally,
under the doctrine, of self- "
defense.
It   was   reported   from
Washington,    meanwhile,
that State Department legal ,
experts are studying both
trie   question   of   alleged -
Israeli violation of Ugandan
sovereignty   and   whether *
Israel   flouted   the   U.S. '
(CONTINUED ON PAGE-17).,
Ssraeli Ships hm Bicentennial Hisitors
NEW YORK — Among the hundreds of naval and
sailing ships to visit New York for the Bicentennial
celebration were two Israeli gunboats. The Yaffo and
the Tarshish (shown) drew hundreds of visitors to ,
, Manhattan's Pier 97 and many of them had very
personal reasons for visiting the ships.
"1 just want to kiss everything Israeli," said one
woman, who waited for an hour to get on board. ".This   ,
is a double celebration."
She was referring to the Bicentennial and to the raid ,
by Israeli commandos in Uganda which freed more
than 100 hostages, mostly Israeli, being held" by pro- '
Palestinians who had hijacked a jetliner.
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