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o CO New York, N.V.-Recent talk in the media and elsewhere concerning relocation of Palestinian Arabs currently dwelling in Lebanon lo the provinces of Judca and Samaria, was categorically rejected by the leadership of a major American Zionist organization with close tics to Prime' Minister Mcnachem Begin and his
fff Herat party in Israel. The Executive of HeratU.S.A., the American arm of the worldwide Zionist movement, called the relocation proposal, "A last ditch attempt by Israel's enemies to create a Palestinian state in the heartland of the Jewish patrimony with a view to destroy Israel." "The end to the Lebanon
women s General Chairman of the Women's Division of Israel Bonds will be Marcia Cohen, wlm nlso served as J93t chairman. Mrs, Cohen is the 24th Women's Division chairman jiince Israel llonris began in Omaha in 1951. In accepting. Mrs. Cohen stated, "I realize the challenge is *-ven greater this year, and I will do my iilmif.I to continue the accomplishments of the Women'* DiviKion. The women of Omnha have walked nliing new paths, set new patterns of community action, set new standards for Women's purchases, and have had a growing impact on tin1 community." Serving on the Executive Committee are; Molline (,'assman, Amy Friedman, Luncheon C h a i r m e n ; Martenc Hcchtman, Style
Show Coordinator; Carol Goldberg. Workers Chairman; Itobbi Leibowitz, Publicity, Jcancttc Ban, (Catering; Jean Duilch, Jcri Kaplan, Advisors; Joan l«hr, Transportation.
crisis and the establishment of a free and Independent Lebanon cannot be achieved by moving large numbers of Palestinians to Judea and Samaria", the Hcrut Executive stated, "Instead, these Palestinian Arabs should be resettled in Jordan, the actual Palestinian state. The Palestinian refugees arc not at all homeless, Jordan is their rightful home." Hcrut asserted that Jordan, an nrllficial nation formed by Britian in 1946, on 80 percent of the land mass recognized by the world community for centuries as' well as in the Mandate of the League of Nations, as the historic Jewish Homeland, is already the nation state of the Palestinian Arabs and should be the haven for those Palestinians now living in
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Newcomers barbeque lteservations are still being taken for the Newcomers barbeque and pool party on Aug. 29. All singles, couples and families who arc newcomers to the Omaha Jewish community arid wlm would like to attend the party may call Kathy Walker at 334-8200 by Aug. 23.
The Palestinians are one with Jordan through common language, religion and nationality — a fact recognized by Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan when he said, "Palestine is Jordan and Jordan is Palestine; it is one people and one land". Hcrutcited the movement of over cpo.000 Jewish refugees from Arab lands to Israel as an example of how the Palestinians now residing in Lebanon could be resettled in Jordan. (Continued on Page C)
farmers By Morris Mallne Israel may offer special tours to farm groups from Nebraska and Iowa, the editor of Nebraska Farmer told the Jewish Press this week. Specialized tours could offer a wide range of agricultural expertise from the remains of 4,000 year old farms to the ultra-modern drip irrigation techniques of today, said Bob Bishop. Mr. Bishop has Just returned from a week's agricultural mission to Israel under the sponsorship Bob Bishop of the ADL-CKC committee of the Jewish Federation in flowers arc growing in water the principal of deriving the cooperation with the with fertilizer and no soil," greatest possible financial government of Israel. said Mr, Bishop. benefit from each inch of "I was most impressed He said he also was im- soil. with the water management pressed with how much "They tend to produce capabilites of the farmers farmers there ore learning there, Their work is out- about old ways of specialty, luxury items, which can bo exported standing. They makj^every„ i.jigriculture. quickly to reach markets drop of water count?' Mr. Bishop said. "They took me to a cither out of season or at the Mr. Bishop's tour in- section of the Negev where very beginning of the season. cluded visits to research farmers worked some 4,000 They can command a higher c e n t e r s , a g r i c u l t u r a l years ago. The primitive price by doing this." equipment manufacturing methods utilized the trapMr. Bishop said that farm facilities and specialized ping of runoff water and tours also would include crop areas. > some of the skills arc being visits to Jerusalem "one of He said he was surprised revived today." the most beautiful cities in to find out that much of the the world" and many other research technology was Mr. Bishop said that points of interest in Israel. actually given to small Israel offers farmers a wide v maufacturcrs in an attempt range of expertise not only in "Farmers like to take to boost industrial self- water management, but in their families and enjoy sufficiency on the individual solar energy, specialized t h e m s e l v e s during kibbutz. agicultural machinery, and educational trips and Israel "I was also surprised to sophisticated marketing certainly offers a potential for great travel," Mr. Bishop see advances in horticulture knowhow. Israel, he said, works on added. where exotic plants and
- Music, Magic, The Jewish Community Cenler summer musical revue,..Broadway Music, Magic and l-ovc opened last Saturday nlghl to an audience of nearly ZOO. The show continue* with evening performances on Aug. 21-ZZ and Aug. 2ft-2». These ohoto» were taken during dress rehearsal
and HIIOW part of the cast and yes— the man in the tuxedo ts Paul Cohen, president of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. !'«as* see review on Page 7.