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VOL. 54 NO. 30
JULY 22,1976 - TAMMUZ 24
MONTREAL—Widows of four Israeli victims of the"
terrorist raid during the 1972 Olympic Games in
Munich are greeted by Israel's Ambassador to
__ Canada, Mordechai Shalev and his wife (third from
, left), as they arrive in Montreal with the Israeli dele¬
gation to the 1976 Olympics. The widows are, from left
to right: liana Romana, Anke Spitzer, Mechal Shahal
and Sara Schorr. -,   '
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Montreal and were greeted
by    Mordechai    Shalev,1'
Israel's   Ambassador   to
Canada.   Canadian   troops,
supplied tight security for
the arriving Israeliathletes. .
Meanwhile, in Jerusalem
many   Israelis   expressed
concern and angef over the
ouster of  the 42-member
Taiwan*   team, from   the
.Olympics. While Israel hap.
' no^dipiqihatic relations with
"Taiwan, it was feared thai if "
Canada could ban Taiwan
from   Montreal,  then -the
Soviet Union might have a
precedent for barring Israel
from the 1980 Olympics in
Moscow. . -
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By David Friedman
NEW YORK (JTA) - The
more than 3000 delegates to
the   Democratic   National
Convention approved by loud
applause July 14 a statement
praising Israel for its rescue
-of hostages in Uganda and
urged United Nations action
.against international
"terrorism.
The statement by Minne¬
sota Gov. Wendell R.
Anderson, chairman of the
platform committee,
declared that the "United
Nations must act on this
issue   directly   or   risk
MONTREAL (WNS) -
Some 1800 persons filled the-
sanctuary of the Shaare-
Hashdmayim Synagogue
here for a solemn memorial
service for the 11 members
of the 1972 Israeli Olympic
team whe were slain by
terrorists in Munich.
Another 4000 persons
watched the ceremony from
eteewhece jn. the bujldjng on ,
clpse^-circuit television.', ^
The memorialfservice was"-
sponsored " by various
Canadian' Jewish organiza¬
tions after. Israeli Olympic
officials failed in-an effort to
have the International
Olympic Committee sponsor.
er memorial observance as
part of the program for the
Montreal Games.
Prime Minister' -Pierre
Elliott Trudeau, who was
accompanied by six other
federal' ministers, read a
Psalm in French and
English.
In a "spontaneous display of
"emotion at the end of the
service, one of the widows of
the slain Israeli athletes pre¬
sented Trudeau ,with an
Israeli medal.
T ''The spirit of Munich still
roams the world," Rabbi W.'
GuntherPlaut, the chairman
of the memorial service, told
the audience. "Unless there
is an answer that comes
from all nations of the world,
the clouds will form once
again and beyond Entebbe
there will be. other
Munichs."
In a message to the
service, Israeli President
Ephraim Katzir declared:
"As the Montreal Olympics
approach, re-emphasizing
for all of us the international
fraternity of sport, the
memory of the massacre in
Munich haunts us even more
powerfully."
Three hours before the
memorial service, the
Israeli flag went up over the
Olympic grounds. The 52
members of the Israeli
Olympic team, who attended
the   service,   arrived   i,n
' George Rosenberger has
been reappointed chairman
of the Trade and Professions
Division rof the United
Jewish-Fund Campaign, it
was announced today by 1977
General Campaign chair¬
man, Irving Schottenstein.
"Georgedid such a mag¬
nificent job in 1976," said
Mr. Schottenstein, "that he
was our natural choice to
head the division' once again.
I am more than pleased that
he has' accepted this major
assignment, and that he will
be'heading up- the team of
- five associate chairmen, and
twenty-nine'.section <?hair-
' men in the 1977 campaign."'
. Serving with Twr. Rosen-
bergei1 as associate chair¬
men, arc Herbert Abrams,
Marvin • Brown, Steven
Freedmah, JimTloodman,
and Alvin Shames.
On June 30, Mr. Rosen¬
berger and his associate
chairmen met. to plan the
1977 campaign- Each asso¬
ciate chairman was given re-'
sponsibility for a number of
the sections, and will be re-'
sponsible for obtaining the
chairman and workers to
handle the section:
Herbert Abrams is respon¬
sible for over-seeing the fol¬
lowing, sections: dentists,
physicians, Battelle Memo¬
rial Institute, Ohio State Uni¬
versity, Chemical Ab¬
stracts; Marvin Brown; ac¬
countants, graphics, sales¬
men, food, retired, out of
-town; Steven Frecdman:" al-
' Ued medical, educators, gov-
*'ernmenf worke'rsrattorneys,";
telephone teams; Jim Good-
. man: social agencies, de¬
partment stores, retail,
shoes, miscellaneous, turn¬
backs, new prospects; Alvin
Shames:  insurance, North'
George Rosenberger
American Rockwell, build¬
ing and real estate, manu¬
facturing, scrap andsteel. *
alienating the American
people." Anderson made his
statement shortly after mid¬
night and .moments before
the convention adopted its
platform for the 1976
Presidential election cam¬
paign.
He said the hijacking of
the Tel Aviv-to-Paris Air
France plane took place
after the platform was-
written but he felt it could -
not be adopted without his
making what he called a
"personal" statement on the
hijacking and the rescue.
"Decent people every¬
where were appalled" by the"
hijacking and the threat to
the hostages, Anderson said.
"And decent people every¬
where rejoice at Israel's
daring rescue of these
hostages."
Anderson    noted    that
Americans learned of the
Israeli rescue mission on *
July 4 and said that the. '
Entebbe operation'will go'
' down in Wstory as every
much a landmark for inde- ,
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By Yitzhak Rabi
UNITED NATIONS (JTA)
-t Israeli diplomats at the
United Nations said the
failure r of the Security
Council to condemn Israel
for its rescue operation in
Uganda is a "victory" for'
Israel and a vindication of
the operation that saved the
lives "of more than 100
hostages held at gunpoint by
pro-Palestinian terrorists' at
Entebbe Airport in Uganda. :
Israel's Ambassador to the
United Nations, Chaim
Herzog, in a statement after
the adjournment of the
Council said: "The Security
Council was. convened in
order to condemn Israel.
Israel has not been con-'
demned and has been there¬
by vindicated/'
Noting that the debate
centered around the problem
of hijacking and inter¬
national terrorism, the
Israeli envoy said: "Little'
wonder, therefore, that most
of the Arab states and the
PLO were too embarrassed
to take part in the debate."
Herzog added  that,' the
failure of the council to adopt
a British-American j-esolu-
tion against international
terrorism "revealed once
again what decent freedom-,
loving people can expect
from the UN. . ."
The four-day angry debate
at the Council ended with a
stalemate July 14 after the
African* .states withdrew
their resolution that called
for the condemnation of
Israel for violating Uganda's
sovereignty,, and " a rjival
British-American resolution
condemning hijacking and
International terrorism
received only six votes,
three short of the numbeY
necessary for adoption. •
The Africans withdrew
their proposed resolution —
jointly sponsored by Libya,
Tanzania and Benin — after
it became clear that the one¬
sided resolution, would not
receive the minimum nine"
affirmative votes needed for
adoption. In addition, had
tlie resolution received the
.required votes, it would
certainly have' been vetoed
by the U.S.
Voting  for  the  British-
American resolution, which
called on the Council to con¬
demn hijacking and urged
all government to "prevent
and punish all such terrorist'
acts," were..Britain, the
United States/France, Italy,
Sweden and Japan.
Rumania and Panama ab¬
stained. China, Guyana,
Libya, Pakistan, Tanzania,
Benin and the Soviet Union,
did not take part in the vote.
' During the stormy debate
the United States vigorously
defended and hailed the
Israeli rescue operation in
Uganda and described ifas
"one of the most remarkable
rescue missions in history, a
combination of guts and
brains that has seldom if
ever been surpassed.''
The U.S. Ambassador to
the. UN, William W.
Scranton, told the Security
Council that the Israeli
rescue operation "electrified
' millions everywhere, and I
confess I was one of them."
He said that the Israeli raid
was justified "because inno¬
cent people have a right to
live and be rescued from
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TEL AVIV (WNS) — Reserve Lt. Col. BaruehBarlev
has confirmed that he has received a telephone call
from Uganda President Idi Amin in which Amin con¬
gratulated Israel on its successful rescue of hostages
"from Entebbe Airport. Barlev, former head of the
Israeli military training mission in Uganda, said Amin
also vowed he was finished with the Palestinians. He
asked Israel for.military spare parts.
JERUSALEM (WNS) — The common heritage of
Israel and the United States was stressed by Premier
Yitzhak Rabin at a special session of the Knesset
devoted*to the American.Bicentennial. He praised the'
U.S. not just as a "rich uncle" to Israel but also as "a
people and a state who have faced tyranny and dic¬
tatorship in two world wars." He said if the U.S.
retreats into isolation and turns its "back on the free
world, democracy and freedom will be in clanger."
Rabin added that while Israel recognizes the U.S. as
the leader of the free world, a nation that is not ready to
use all of its human and material resources to defend
its independence will not be saved by others.
WASHINGTON (JTS) - Six rabbis representing
J congregations that existed in the Colonies when the
' United States declared its independence two centuries '
ago, presented President Ford with the gift of an
ancient shofar and a letter reaffirming the loyalty of -
American Jews to the nation and their rededication to
the principles of liberty and justice on which it was
founded. The presentation was made July 12 at cere¬
monies in the Oval Office of the White House. It was
both a Bicentennial tribute and a personal gift to the
• President who marked his 63rd birthday July 14.
LONDON (WNS) — Mrs. Dora Bloch, the hostage
who was missing when the Israeli rescue operation
reached Uganda's Entebbe Airport is believed dead.
Edward Rowlands, the Minister of State at the Foreign
Office, told Parliament that to the best knowledge of
the British government Mrs. Bloch' "is no longer
alive." He made the announcement after receiving a
report from James Hennessy, the British High Com¬
missioner to Uganda. "In whatever circumstances
Mrs. Bloch's death took place, the Uganda government
must bring those responsible to justice," Rowlands
said.
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