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Purely Commentary 'Hooligans Attacking Tunis Jews Condemned by Bourgutha President Habib Bourguiba appeared on Tunisian radio and television Monday to LONDON — on Tunisian Jews and Jewish property stemming from the Arab- By Philip Slomovitz issue a stern warning against attacks Israeli war, it was reported here Tuesday from Tunis. orders that they The Emergency: A Jewish as Well as Israeli Issue The Tunisian president denounced the incidents and gave that all such demonstrations would be halted "by every means That which is happening on Israel's borders is not a must cease, adding available in the power of the state." mere Israeli issue. It is an emergency situation for the The World Jewish Congress office here sent a cable of appreciation Tuesday entire Jewish people and all of Jewry is under threat. to President Bourguiba for his condemnation of "outrages committed against your So many lies have been uttered and will be repeated at Jewish citizens who rely for protection on your sense of justice, as demonstrated by the United Nations, in the press, on public platforms, brand- your intention to punish all culprits." The Tunisian government formally apologized Tuesday to the Tunisian Jewish ing Israel as an aggressor, that a great responsibility devolves community and said that the hooligans" who sacked the Jewish quarter in Tunis upon Jews everywhere not to be misled by falsified reports, Monday did not represent the Tunisian people or government. Special police units to beware of misrepresentations, to be on guard lest the section to guard it. entire Jewish people once again is subjected to the vilest Bourguiba were detailed to the calumnies as a result of blunders by world powers which • have led to the new dangers confronting Israel. The heads of the democratic Western power, including Free Peoples Demonstrate in Israel s the United States, are not immune from guilt in the present situation. They are permitting another Munich by their 000 at Two Rallies in Paris vacillations, by having permitted Russia to turn the UN into Defense; 80, Kaplan, Arthur Rubinstein, noted_ a medium for international political bickering instead of re- By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ witnessed anything to equal it. On less than a day's notice, actors, entertainers and famous - 1 taMing it as a rostrum for peace. PARIS, France—Jews and non leaders and the noted philosopher , 30,000 people gathered at the Is- Israel stands alone against many Moslem powers. Sur- Jews demonstrated in many of the rael Embassy here on Israel and literary critic Jean Paul Sartre the world in Israel's the rounded by enemies, threatened in Nazi fashion with ex- capitals of Square, expressing solidarity with came forth to give courage to termination, the men, women and children of Israel are defense. demanding justice, in- Israel, demanding the freeing of Israeli fighters for freedom. another fighting for their very lives. The free world could have come upon freedom of the seas, passage through Aqaba acclaim- Then, after that rally, condemning Nasser's aggression. re- to their aid by assuring them their lifeline at Sharm el-Sheikh. ing Israel. gathering of 50,000 people A rally in Paris on May 31 was hero of weasely words in Washington and in London but I When Sammy Davis Jr. ap- sponded to a call for the There were memorable. Never before have we the French Free Forces, General no action. peared in a green shirt on the balcony of the Israeli embassy, Poerre Koenig, and came to the Who will dare blame Israel for acting when its lifeline Cirque d'Hiver near the Place de was being cut, when its security was endangered, when standing next to Israel Ambas- Heads Emergency sador to France Walter Eytan, la Republique for another demon- Nasser's spokesmen and Shukairy said bluntly that they aimed stration in behalf of Israel. there was a cheer of ISRAEL, gather- at Israel's total destruction? Israel Campaign ISRAEL that must have rever- At the same time, similar The Arab politicians have done much more: they have berated into the home of Charles ings were held in all major French given comfort, under the lame excuse of themselves being de Gaulle. communities, in cities throughout Semites, to the world's anti-Semites. From Arab quarters The famous Barons, Guy and England, 'Holland, Belgium and in recent years have emanated anew the discredited, the Elie de Rothschild, Chief Rabbi other lands. vile, forgeries which have become known as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. They have become responsible for the revival of a disgusting new campaign against world Jewry. Boris Smolar's They have used as an excuse that they were attacking Zionism and Zionists and while doing so they were launch- 'Between You ing attacks on all Jews. Some Christians, and some Jews, fell victims to such propaganda and have failed to aid the Zionist movement as the chief defender of Israel. and Me It is time to call a halt to such vile propaganda and to By BORIS SMOLAR let the truth be known: Arabs, anti-Semites, Christians who (Copyright, 1967, JTA, Inc.) would assist in destroying Israel. have been parties in cam- WASHINGTON ECHOES: The story going around now in Wash- paigns against world Jewry. They used as an excuse the ington well-informed circles throws a certain light on America's Zionist idea. They lied and they should now be exposed obligation toward Israel to see to it that the Strait of Tiran is open for spreading this lie. World Jewry is mobilizing to protect Israel. The united to Israeli ships. It is a story of a forgotten agreement. When effort must not be delayed. There must be unhesitant action. Israel's Foreign Minister Abba Eban arrived in Washington immedi- Israel not only is surrounded by vast enemy forces: there are ately after Egypt took full control of the Strait of Tiran, he claimed enemies within in the ranks of the 300.000 Arabs within that there was a secret American agreement guaranteeing free access Israel. The road to peace and to victory is strewn with ob- PAUL ZUCKERMAN to the Israeli port of Eilat through the Gulf of Aqaba dominated by stacles and the difficulties to be hurdled include the dangers Heading the Israel Emergency the Strait of Tiran... Such an agreement seems to have been reached within. Fund campaign here, Paul Zuck- under the Eisenhower Administration which forcd Israel to retreat All of Israel is united! Even the extremest religious erman is directing the active from Egyptian territory duing the Sinai Campaign in 1956. How- group, the Naturai Karta. has called off all of its campaigns efforts to secure the funds neces- or sary to asure Israel's economic ever, there was nothing on it in the files of the State Department against the state and against those who do not share with of the White House. Fortunately somebody remembered that Doug- them their attitudes that have been a source of internal security and to provide for the Jewish State the internal needs las Dillon, former Secretary of the Treasury in Kennedy's Cabinet, trouble. — the supplementary funds to had served in the State Department during the Eisenhower Adminis- There is no longer a division between Occidental and protect the health of the people, tration. Doubly fortunate for all concerned, Dillon remembered was more far-reaching and Oriental Jews. There are only Jews who are under attack to provide food supplies when the agreement dimly. .. This agreement than any public assurances and who must be assured security if another holocaust and where necessary, to guaran- morally binding for the United States is not to strike our people. tee the restoration of the coun- made since the 1950 Tripartite Declaration issued jointly by the U.S., * * * try's educational activities. Britain and France, guaranteeing the borders between Israel and the Arab countries. It turned out that Secretary of State John Foster Israel's Victories Dulles, who conducted the American foreign policy under President Is there any wonder that Israel has scored such great victories? the How else could an armed conflict result when our people were threat- Israeli Captured Eisenhower, assisted in the writing of Israel's final statement of that interference with ship- ened with destruction? United Nations debate in 1957 which said Among the statements that were made by "Voice of the Arabs" ping in the Strait of Tiran would be treated as an act of war. Eban Radio Station in Cairo as the Egyptian offensive began were the fol- reportedly produced a copy of the statement with corrections written lowing, calling for Israel's destruction: in Dulles' handwriting. There was no question anymore of the 'U.S. Destroy, ruin, liberate Palestine . Your hour has arrived. being fully committed to keeping the Strait of Tiran open, and morally Woe to Israel. The Arab nation is on its way to render its ac- committed to support Israel on this issue. count with you .. Oh Israel, this is your end .. Every Arab JEWISH OBLIGATION: The newly created situation in Israel has must take revenge for 1948 must cross the Armistice lines from naturally dislocated the country's economy and strongly affected the all directions, in the direction of Tel Aviv. absorption work of the immigrants there in need of aid. Thus, it We shall drive out of existence the shame of Zionism . imposed upon the Jews in the United States the obligation to come The hour has arrived to get rid of the Zionist gangs . Rescue financially to the aid of Israel more than ever. It is clear that the looted Palestine .