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The Middle East: Recriminations from local partisans
Israelis "kill civilians, ignore UN"
by HAMEED AL-HAJJ
The recent outbreak of hos-
tilities between Israel and the
two Arab states of Egypt and
Syria is not surprising for any-
one who has been following the
Arab-Israeli conflict very close-
ly.
The swift victory of Israel
during the six-day war and her
capture of huge territories of
Egypt, Syria and Jordan have
made Israel arrogant to the
point where she has continuous-
ly ignored all UN resolutions
calling for her withdrawal
from the occupied Arab terri-
tories and restoring the legiti-
mate rights of the Palestinians.
In spite of that, the leaders of
Egypt and Jordan have made
concessions to Israel which even
the moderate Arabs did not ex-
pect.
Atrocities
What made the situation
worse in that, during the same
period, mass killings of thou-
sands of Arab civilians (espe-
cially Palestinians living in re-
fugee camps, along with Syrian,
Lebanese, Egyptian and Jor-
danian villagers) with napalm
have widened the gap between
the two sides.
Arabs love peace
The Arab masses would love
to see that area a peaceful one,
but the fact that Israel has
annexed old Jerusalem and es-
tablished military settlements
in the occupied territories
makes us strongly believe that
this country is seeking expan-
sion at the expense of the Arab
peoples.
A point worth mentioning is
that several diplomatic and
military observers seemed to
have agreed on the following.
• Demonstration of the mili-
tary competence of the Arab
soldier and his readiness to
sacrifice, something which the
Israelis have always 'distorted;
G the determination of the
Arab states, whose territories
have been occupied since June
1967, to regain as much of their
lands as possible;
G the inexcusable drive of
the Israeli forces into what-
ever new territories they may
be able to capture in the name
fpf establishing new secure
cease-fire lines.
Their own words
Now let us examine
some sayings of some Israeli
leaders.
David Ben-Gurion, the first
prime ^minister of Israely said
three years after Israel was
created, "Israel has been es-
tablished in only a portion of
the land of Israel." (Israeli
Government Yearbook, 1951-
52)
Before Israel, Britain and
France attacked Egypt in 1956,
Menachen Begin, former Israeli
minister, said, "I deeply believe
in launching 'preventive' war
against the Arabs to achieve
two targets: annihilation of the
Arab power and expansion of
our territories."
After the Six-Day War, Gen-
eral Moshe Dayan told a crowd
of young people, "This is not
the end. After the present
cease-fire lines there will be
new ones. They will extend be-
yond Jordan, perhaps to Leba-
non and perhapes to central
Syria as well." (The London
Times, June 25, 1969)
Finally, the late President
Lyndon B. Johnson told the late
Israeli Prime Minister L. Esh-
kol, "You are asking me to
guarantee your boundaries.
What boundaries do you want
me to guarantee?" (News-
week, Jan. 22, 1968)
Peace offers spurious
Concerning the news media
coverage of this conflict, and
the talks about negotiations;
the problem we are facing in
this country is that a good num-
ber of people buy the Zionist
viewpoint very blindly. The
Zinists claim that Israel has
always asked for negotiations
to establish a lasting peace in
the Middle East, and that the
Arabs have always refused, is
just one example.
If we know that Israel has
constantly mentioned that the
Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip,
Jerusalem, parts of the West
Bank and Sharm El Sheikh are
non-negotiable, and that they
have to be kept for security
reasons, what remains to be
negotiated ?
The Palestinians are a very
basic element to be considered
in any negotiations. To Golda
Meir, Palestinians do not ex-
ist (there are three million of
them). Any negotiations which
ignore this essential point will
be fruitless, because they will
deal with peripheral issues.
Concerning the Zionist pro-
paganda that Israelis have al-
ways been the targets of Arab
terrorism, let us mention the
terrorism adopted by Jewish
tei-rorist gangs in Palestine
since 1941.
The massacre of Deir Yassin
(1948), where 254 innocent ci-
vilians were slaughtered, is un-
forgettable. The letter bomb
sent to the late President Tru-
man by the Stern gang in 1947 to impose her own conditions
(New York Times, December 2, iig? any peace settlement, the
1972) cleai'ly shows that the 111 n
Zionist would not hesitate to
kill even their friends if they
Middle East will continue to
be a battlefield for generations
to come.
take a slightly objective stand.
No matter what the outcome
of the present crisis, we firmly
believe that so long as Israel
denies the Palestinians their
legitimate rights to go back
home, and so long as she tries
Hameed Al-Hajj is a native
Palestinian and a member of
the Arab Students Association
of the University of Houston,
where he is currently a grad-
uate student.
Arabs 'terrorize, won't negotiate'
by JANICE RUBIN
The latest Middle East war
is a historical rerun. Since the
establishment of the first Jew-
ish settlement in the 1890's, the
Arab states have relentlessly
pursued their goal of driving
the Jewish people into the sea.
Arab groups, operating both
with and without their coun-
tries' official sanction, have
constantly attempted to ter-
rorize this people into submis-
sion. And always the Arabs list
their demands for a settlement.
Arabs provoke war
Egypt and Syria uncondition-
ally demand the return of all
territories captured in the 1967
war. Israel has steadfastly re-
fused this proposal, and with
good reason. Consider what
At UT, where they take their football seriously, this item is
seller. See vaguely-related story, page 4.
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happened after the war ol'
1956. In this conflict, Israel
gained possession of the Gaza
Strip, (which had been granted
to Israel in the UN partition
plan prior to 1948) and the
Sinai Peninsula, only to return
it in hopes of peace with Egypt.
After the return of the Sinai,
Egypt, aided by Soviet ad-
visors and an ample supply of
Soviet—made war materiel, be-
gan military build-ups on a
scale unprecedented in the area.
At the same time, Egyptian
President Nasser ordered the
UN observer force out of the
area. This could mean only
one thing—the Egyptians were
preparing to invade Israel
again. The build-up of the
Soviet war machine continued
until June of 1067 when Israel
was finally forced to choose
between attacking or waiting
for the enemy to do so. With
only limited ^imbers of men
and machines, and without the
vast buffer area possessed by
the Egyptians, Israel could not
afford to wait while the Soviets
armed Egypt to the point where
the destruction of Israel would
be assured.
The result was the same as
the previous two conflicts, a
victory for Israel. Israel man-
aged to push the Syrians back
from the heavily fortified
Golan Heights, .to take terri-
tory on the Western bank of
the Jordan (including Old
.Jerusalem, captured by the Jor-
danians in 1948) and to sweep
the Egyptians out of the Sinai.
Israel has since stood ready to
negotiate. It has proposed re-
School board candidates
(Continued from page 1)
on other things.
Johh D. Mullins: I am a .man-
ager of petroleum engineering
for United Texas Petroleum,
and I have worked on tM> com-
mittee of United Texas Petro-
leum that gives out informa-
tion about the petroleum indus-
try to the schools. I have chil-
dren in the Houston Indepen-
dent School District, and I be-
lieve my position as a con-
cerned parent makes me eligible
to serve on the board.
I believe the people of Hous-
ton are paying enough taxes as
it is. By getting rid of various
unnecessary frills and carefully
examining the budget for waste.
I believe it is possible to not
raise taxes during the next fis-
cal year. We do not oppose
the programs of the CGS
group; we just believe that
those of their programs that
are ineffective should be eli-
minated. We are in favor of
spending more money to get
a better quality teacher.
Scott Nelson: A quiet, soft-
spoken gentleman who wore a
bright green windbreaker with
a large circular Ku Klux Klan
emblem on tihe back "I am
running as an independent
without the backing of any or-
ganization. (Nelson later re-
ceived the endorsement of the
American Independent Party.)
[ went through the Houston
school system, I have children
in it, and I am a concerned
parent. I believe in patriotism,
and I would kick all the Marx-
ist teachers out of the school
system. Dan Fein, (socialist
candidate for mayor and HISD
teacher) for example, is an ad-
mitted Marxist and athiest, and
I don't believe he should be al-
lowed to teach ... I am against
sex education as it is now
taught in the schools. I am for
the four day school week.
I am not running as a can-
didate of the Klan, though
many of the members of the
Klan support my running. I
have many Black and Jewish
friends, and there would be no
discrimination against them on
my part if I am elected. I
am opposed to busing for racial
balance or any kind of integra-
tion, though I see nothing
wrong if a man wants to bus
his kids to a better school so
they can get a better educa-
tion."
The other CGS candidates are
John Hannah (Position 1"),
Eleanor Tinsley (Incumbent,
Position 2), and George Oser
(Incumbent, Position 3).
The other CARE candidates
opening the Suez Canal (as long
as no Egyptian military came
across). In addition, the gates
of Jerusalem have stood open
for people of all faiths to visit
their holy places. Egypt and
Syria still refuse to negotiate
unless Israel will withdraw
from all territories captured in
the 1967 war.
The politics of aggression
Meanwhile, the Arabs were
seeing more than 100,000 of
their people visiting Israel as
tourists every year and liking
what they saw. They saw that
the Arab living conditions in
the captured territory on Jor-
dan's west bank were sharply
improved, weakening their fears
and hatred of the Israelis. The
Arabs saw the 30,000 Jews a
year arriving from the Soviet
Union, swelling Israel's ranks.
Furthermore, Israel was cheat-
ing settlements in occupied
lands, raising the specter of
permanent Israeli occupation.
Now, as other Arab nations
have jumped into the battle
with Egypt and Syria, Israel
is — as in the past — out-
numbered hundreds to one. At ,,
present there is a UN im-
posed cease-fire in effect with
Israel holding the decided ad-
vantage. Seeming-Iy, the Arabs
can't get their heads together
for a unified effort against Is-
rael, but even a fourth military
defeat will probably not con-
vince the Arabs that Israel is
here to stay.
Janice Rubin is a Jewish stu-
dent at Rice University. She
spent six months last year
working in the Amir Kibbutz in
northern Galilee.
are William Russell (Position
1 ■, Hazel Bracken (Position 2),
Erwin Heinen < Position 3), and
the Rev. Le.-n Everett (Incum-
Telefund needs stadsnf heln
by TRICIA REGAN
Rice alumni in the Houston
area are soon to be informed
of the needs of their Aim?,
mater and asked l "espoivi
in the true spirit of "Let's win
this one for the gypper.'' The
phoning, done by Rice student
volunteers, will take place on
November 5-8, 12-15, and 19-20.
"There are many incentives
for participation in the Rice
University Telefund: contact
with alumni, refreshments, a
party at Cohen House for the
workers and their dates, and
recognition in the Record of
Dimors to Rice University. But
these are all secondary. The
most important reason is the
aid to students which will be
provided by the money con-
tributed to the Telefund. All
*dolla$ are U§ed for direct edu-
cational costs of students cur-
rently enrolled at Rice, includ-
ing scholarships and faculty
salaries.
a
sity at large'.
Haekennan to
sneak Monday
Dr. Norman Haekennan,
president of Rice University,
will address the student, body
Monday, Nov. 5, at 7:30pm in
the RMC. Dr. Haekennan is
a member of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences and former
president of the University of
Texas at Austin. Dr. Hacker-
man will speak on curriculum,
finances, admisions, financial
aid, or any other facet of Uni-
versity life interesting to the
audience. Students are cordially
inivted to attend.
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