November 21, 1975

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' Anti-Boycott r Lawsuit Filed I Against Pair t I 1 , )> i p I ! \ >,

WASHINGTON (JTA) Twenty-five membert ol Ihe Home filed suit Tuesday In Federal DMrid Court here charging Secretary of Comroerce Rogen Morton and Secretary of (he Interior Thoroa* S. Kleppe with having acted to "hinder, impair or fnittrate" the antl4)oycott policy o( the Uidted States

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At a news conference in the Raybum Building following the filing of the suit, Rep. Robert P. Drinan (D.Mass.) - one of the 2S complainants - said the two Cabinet officers had "failed, neglected and refused to implement the IMS Export AdmMKrallon Ad.wMchiUteslnpart.'ltia (be policy of Ihe United States to oppaae restrictive trade practices foatered or Imposed by foreign countries against other countries friendly to the United Slates.. '"

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Drinan charged that Morton and Kleppe had disrtgarded the law by "falling actively to oppooe the restrictive trade practices and boycotts carried i out I^M countries in the Near I Bait and North Africa against ' Israel and against American ': companies that trade with Israd." , ,

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The True Jutfge' OMAHA - 11 was a simple prayer. II was said at the start of a festive occasion and it pointed out (hat Omaha's Jewish teenagers, too, are concerned about Ihe United Nations' recent antl-Zlonlst resolution. Before their annual Sweetheart Dance last Saturday, Nov. IS. members of Chaim Weizmann AZA No. 1510 Joined Vice President Joe Greenberg in the prayer which Jews My upon hearing bad tkttngs: "Blessed art Thni, 0 Lord our God. King of Ihe Univene, the true Judge ' Then the party began

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The complaint also asks for a wrtt of mandamus directing Morton and Kleppe to "Imptmaat and effectuate the natlaaal policy of the United Stales as set forth In Section 3 of the Export Administration Art."

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Zionism Rally of Affirmation Held Before D.M. Statehouse DES MOINES - The Des Moines li^Mv reported (hat about 300 persons attended the Zionism protest rally at the Statehouse last Sunday. Israeli flags waved In Ihe breeze among the people assembled on the stone steps before the capltol. Buttons with the words "Israel Must Live" were distributed to the crowd. Cantor Pinchas Spiro of Tllereth Israel Synagogue opened the rally as he sang (he "Star-Spangled Banner" and •Hatikvah." In the Invocation the Cantor said. In part:

oMMMibiiWfeiYMiHear awloradFaitartfiad, Pfeffer told reporters the suit seeks an Iniunction against the two government officials barring them "from promoting or encouraging trade" between the US. and Ihe 14 Near Eastern and North African ilaUa ao long as those mnlriai tenlinuc to boycott Iiraal and US. companies UMI trade with Israel

Israeli Delegation Visits Omaha; Sadat 'Very Childish/ Says Beigin

OMAHA - "We were going to show you some o.f our John Deere tram machinery here at this dealership." said Douglas County Agricultural Extenskm Agent Norman Tooker as he reboarded the bus, "but . I nmtorstand you already have*^ i>-iiiis equipment HI TOtir country." "Yes, and we boughl it from your country." said a memtier of the Israeli Parliament The dialogue underscored a point which Knesset member Menadiem Beigin made In a JMMI PlHi interview a short time later: thai, while to Israel needs financial aid to pw- from the United Slates, it spends that money for U.S. Rabbi Marshall Berg of products. Beth El Jacob Synagogue spoke first defining Zionism • taato and defending the actions of flMMtfgrlmrt bbttiHW the Zionist movement. "Zionism Is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, people whose right to a national home was affirmed by the League of NMNUtonta Nattons and later by the flMnttM|feSVIA United Nadons," he said. "Despite unremitting Arab hostility, the Zionists have P«t a( ttt Mullet Air fashioned the only democratic sUte in the Middle East.' the The special visit, arranged by Senate Majority Leader Rabbi said. "ZkNtlsts guarantee and Mike Mansfield and Speaker safeguard the religious and of the House Carl Albert, cultural rights of all minority marked the first time thai a Knesset delegation had been I Continued on Page 81

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invited to make a congressionally sponsored tour. Besides Beigin. tour membert' Included Knesset Speakep.Yisrael Yeshayahu: Dr. Avi' Ankorlon. Yitzhak Ben-Alpan, Mrs. (^^aya Groianln-Orkin, Josef Tamir andDr.ZerahWaibaflig. Rina Yeshayahu. Naomi Tamir and Naomi Warliaflig accompanied (heir husbands. Other delegation members were Samuel Jacobson. the delegation secretary; Dov Kedem, personal secreKiry (o the Speaker and also Ihe Knesset's public reiationB and press officer: Asher Wallflsh, the JumBmn l>Mfi parliamentary correspondent: Adam Snir, assistant to (he Speaker and Arte Perry, Beigln'sassislanl.

According to Joseph Kirshenbaum. Greater Omaha Israel Bond chairman, this ceremony will symbolize the part played by the American Jewish community in making poulble Israel's birth and growth through the years.

The cerenKNiy of Ihe Israel Menorah ol Statehood will be conducted by Dr. Aaron Kahan, worldwide head of Shomrei Israel who par-

Dr.Aaml ticlpated in the original ceremony in Jerusalem in im.

"Iirael needs manlfeslaUons of solidarity now as she has never needed it before The forthcoming Nebraska-Israel Dinner of SUte, during which Governor

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tand diiinjFtd bf MafM, "People should not be under any illusions, and ye( already, several US, Congressmen have been led astray. We had to set them straight," said Beigin, making reference to (he hectic (wo days of meeUngs and receptions accorded (he Israelis in pniMlvMlmdAlr Washington. He said people Mf. OM. YalMjratoi should not be dismayed at what those few Congressmen may say, but warned that The tour was not widely "lllution is one of our greatest publicized "for security enemies." Speaking on behalf of the reasons." a spokesman said. delegation, Beigin said the It was "purely coin- group was "very heartened" cidental" that the Israeli by its visit "as far as relations delegation was in (he U.S. at between the two countries (the the same time as Egyptian U.S. and Israel) is conPresident Anwar Sadat, said cerned " The group was Mike Reed, Albert's present when the Senate and legislative assistant who House adopted resolulions accompanied the delegation to condemning the United Omaha He said the visit had Nations resolulion equaling been arranged monihs ag(i. Zionism with racism: (hey met with Presidenl Ford, who also condemned (h; UN vote: and in general "found much understanding " of (he Israeli Exon will receive the highly situation In the U.S. governcoveted Prime Minister's ment. Medal, will underscore the Beigin also noted that proud tradition ol support for newspapers Israel emanating from American reacted sharply to (he U.N. Nebraska." vote, saying, "I don't think The Nebraska-Israel Dinner there ever was so strong ol State is In concert with language as thai used against similar events throughout the the resolution In the American ma]or Jewish communities of press. II gives us real conthe world. Baron Edmond de solation, because a step abRothKhild was chairman of solutely negative had been the initial Israel Dinner ol taken in the U.N. State on the European scenp. (Continued on Page .1)

Historic Israel Menorah To Be Lighted At Diriner OMAHA - The Israel Menorah of SUtehood, first kindled by PretidenI Zaiman Shazar at Israel's 25th Anniversary, will be rekindled at the Nebraska-Israel Dinner of State, to be held on Sunday evening, Dec. 14 at the Omaha Hilton.

Beigin said Sadai, called a moderate in some circles, is "an implacable enemy of Israel. He came here and made nice speeches, but he couldn't hide his anti-Semitic feelings - It came out when he told that story about how the Zionists gave a secret order' not to sell him a radio. "Thit«« VBjr cUUM «( cUdidBil^"Mlt


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