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VOL.60 "'NO. 12
MARCH 25,1982-NISAN 1
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Washington (JTA)—Philip Habib, President Reagan's special envoy, said last week that after returning from his recent
trip to the Middle "East he is confident that all parties concerned are commited to maintaining the "cease-fire in
Lebanon. But at the same time he indicated that no progress
has. been made in getting the Syrians to remove their missiles
from central Lebanon.
'Good Deal' Depends On U.S.
- WASHINGTON (JTA) ^-Israeli Ambassador Moshe Arens
said last week that-a "good deal" depends on the United
States as to whether Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continues the peace process with Israel after Egypt regains the
'Sinai April 25. "If it is clear to Egypt,to Mubarak, that he
willcompromise his relationship with the United States if he
abandons the peace process, then I think there is a'good
chance that he will continue that process," Arens said in ah
interview on ABC-TV's "Nightline." ^ '.;':..■  *
Hike In Prices Of Commodities
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The price of oil and of all other government-subsidized commodities went up between five to
nine percenfrlast week in: what the Treasury'said would be the
last price hike "before Passover; and perhaps the last till
Yom Haatzmaut." But the Histadrut branded the rise "un-
fair"isince if came only a month before the Passover holiday.
The rise affected milk and milk products, bread and flour
products, eggs, meat, chicken, gasoline, heating oil, food oil
and oil-products. The rise in'gasoline will/automatically trigger a wider wave of price rises involving transport and haulage. ^ ■.:...■■■' \. '.,'.;.•■ ':,.;;  ■- -  •.
Israeli Civilian Government In West Bank
Orders Removal Of El Bireh's Elected Mayor
JERUSALEM (JTA)~
The elected mayor and
municipal council of El
Bireh, north of Jerusalem,
were removed from office
last week on grounds that
they refused to cooperate
with the Israeli civilian
regime set up on the West
Bank late 'last year by
Defense Minister Ariel
Sharon.
The order ousting the local
officials was signed by
Menachem Milson who
heads the civilian government. According to Israel
Radio it was the first time
Israel has disbanded a municipal council on the West
Bank since it occupied that
territory in 1967. "
The ouster was followed by
ai violent demonstration in El
Bireh. Rocks were hurled at
a bus carrying Israeli i
troops, shattering the windshield. Several demonstrators were arrested. Although
the El Bireh council was
replaced by one headed by
an Israeli officer from the
civilian administration, the
deposed Mayor Ibrahim
Tawil declared that he was\
still the legal mayor and that
the townspeople continue to
regard him and the council
as their duly elected leaders.
In Nablus, the largest city
on the West Bank, Mayor
JBassam Shaka announced a
three day shut-down of all
municipal offkes.in protest
against the Israeli action in
El Bireh. He vowed that he
and his town council would
never  cooperate with  the
Israeli civilian government.
Defense Ministry
Explains Move
The   Defense   Ministry
issued a statement saying
that Tawil and his colleagues
were removed in the interests of the citizens of- El
Bireh who were being
adversely affected by the
municipality's refusal to
cooperate with the civilian
government.
The Israeli move climaxed
10 days of sustained unrest
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Federal Court Upholds Lower Court
Ruling That School Board Can't
Limit Number Of 'Excused Days' Off
Arafat Says He Will Never Accept
U.S. Conditions For Recognition Of PLO
WASHINGTON (JTA)-
Yasir Arafat, head of the
Palestine Liberation Organization, had indicated that he
will -. never  accept  United
sive human Service experience, having worked at St.
Ann's Hospital and as art
therapy consultant to the
Franklin County Mental
Health  and  Retardation
Board.
Million has a background
steeped in drama, public
speaking and human services. He graduated from
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Jewish Family Service Sets 73rd Annual Meeting
The 73rd Annual Meeting
of the Jewish Family Service
will be one of the most
unique annual meetings
planned.
The Annual Meeting will
be held on Sunday, Apr. 4, at
Congregation Beth Jacob at
2 p.m. v
The program planned will
be produced by the Institute
for Human Awareness. Dee
Mason, Director of the Institute, and Jim Million, Associate Director of the Institute, will tell the story of the'
agency using their backgrounds in the arts, drama
and human services.
Ms. Mason has a degree in
fine arts from the Columbus
College of Art and Design
and specialized in art
^herapy. She also had extensive training in ballet and
was a member of, the Columbus Metropolitan Ballet.
She-also possesses exten-
States' conditions for recognition of the PLOI because he
fears that it would mean he
would meet the same fate as
the late Egyptian'President
Anwar Sadat.
The U.S. policy since "1975"
has been that it will not talk
or negotiate with the PLO
until that group recognizes
Israel's right to exist and accepts United Nations Security Council Resolutions. 242
and 338. The Reagan Administration has added the
requirement that the^PLO
renounce terrorism.
When Ted Koppel, in an
interview with Arafat at his
headquarters in Lebanon,
shown on ABC-TV's "Night-
line" program March 16,
asked Arafat why he does
not go ahead and meet the
U.S. conditions, the terrorist
leader said he does not want
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NEW YORK (JTA)-A
federal appeals court, in
what was, termed an
unprecedented decision, sustained a lower federal pourt
ruling which held unconstitutional an arbitrary decision:
by a Texas public school
board which had limited to
two days a yeajr "excused
absences" by students for
religious reasons.     /
The description of the ruling as unprecedented ,was,
given by Howard Zuckerman, president of the National Jewish Commission on
Law and Public Affairs
(COLPA). A COLPA attorney, took part in the litigation.
Specifically, the Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,
sitting in New Orleans,
struck down the Amarillo
school board policy, on "excused absences" for students for religious reasons,
in accordance with the lower
court ruling. - '
Twelve students, citing
religious reasons, had
absented themselves for
eight days. When, under the
school board's policy, they
were penalized, they filed
suit in the federal district
court Feb. 8, 1980. Faced
with the threat of a request
by the student plaintiffs for
an injunction, as part of their
suit, the school board voluntarily then suspended the
two-day maximum absence
policy, pending the outcome
of the lower court hearing.
When the lower court ban-;
ned the school board policy I
as unconstitutional,; one_ef-
fect was to permanently void
that policy, an action sustained by the appeals court
in  its  Tuesday  ruling,
according to Dennis Rapps,
COLPA executive director.
Case Is Significant For The
Jewish Community
Zuckerman said the first
ruling was made by Federal
District Court .Judge Mary-
lou Robinson, when she held
in April, 1981 in favor of the
students' claim for excused
absences for all their reli-
gious holiday requirements.
The school board appealed
the lower court ruling to the
appeals court.
Zuckerman  said   that
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Dee Mason (left) and'Jim Million (right) are pictured as they make a dramatic point for the audience.
They will highlight the Annual Meeting of the Jewish
Family Service on Sunday, Apr. 4, at 2 p.m.
Scientists Warn Against Selling
Even Low Grade Nuclear Fuel To Iraq
Gallery Players Finalize 'Bedroom Farce'
For Saturday, Mar. 28 Opening Performance
Gallery Players of the
Jewish Center will perform
Alan Ayekbourn's comedy,
Bedroom Farce, Saturday,,
Mar. 27, 8;30 p.m., in the
Jewish Center Auditorium,
1125 College Ave.
In Bedroom Farce, Ayck-
bourn tells the tale of one
eventful Saturday night as
shared by four- married
couples—three of whom in-
■ habit their own bedrooms,
i while the fourth couple drifts i
from bedroom to bedroom,
Causing chaos in their wake.
Mentioned in the company
of Noel Coward and Neil
Simon, both known for their
• iwickedly funny comedy and
prolific pens, Ayekbourn's
.plays include How the Other
Half Loves, Absurd Person
. Singular, and A Case of Mistaken Identity.
Cast in the production are
J'ohn McGrody, Marge
Whitney, Kareii Kennedy,
Jim •.Sanderson,  Jane
Byrnes, Ron Skrepich; Tami
Snyder and Kevin Renken.
Lil Strouss, well-known actress and teacher of The Actor's Lab at the Center,
stated that Bedroom Farce
will open Saturday; Mar. 27,
and performance are also
scheduled for Mar. 28,31 and
Apr. 1, 3, and 4.
For more information
about tickets and performing times, call the Cultural
Arts ';■■ Department of the
Jewish Center, 231-2731.
PARIS' (JTA)-French
scientists warned President
Francois Mitterrand last
week that even low grade
nuclear fuel sold to Iraq
could result in the product
tion of a nuclear weapon.
The scientists said, in a
report just issued, that the
construction of a new Iraqui
reactor based exclusively on
"Caramel," the code name
for anon-military fuel, could
"still be highly dangerous','
and enable Iraq to eventually build atomic weapons.
The report was released to
the press by Georges'Amsel,
a senior research fellow of
the National Scientific
Research-Center in Paris, It
was signed by four other,,
prominent scientists, includ
ing another expert on
nuclear physics. The five
conducted their research into the military capabilities of
a new French reactor for
Iraq in view of recent
French official declarations
indicating that Paris is about
to replace the Tamuz reactor
destroyed by Israeli planes
in June 1981.
Amsel's report stressed:
"The use of Caramel does
not guarantee that the reactor will be used for the production of peaceful energy
only." The scientists explained that although the Jow
grade fuel is not capable of
producing weapons, the
addition of a layer of natural
uranium could transform it
into weapon grade materia)
from which a bomb can be
produced.
Foreign Minister Claude
Cheysson recently indicated
that France is ready to
replace the destroyed Osirak
.reactor on condition that it is
based on low grade fuel of
the Caramel type. Israel has
since repeatedly indicated
that it opposes any nuclear
aid to Iraq or other Arab
countries. Israeli Defense
Minister Ariel Sharon told a
French weekly last month
that Israel "will not permit
any Arab country" to
develop the means of manufacturing an atomic weapon,
Sharon said "We did not
allow Iraq to do it and we
won't allow -it in any other
•Arab state." .>i'.«-.:..s'; «■> t
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