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Israel As I See It

Quantity Of PLO Arms A Big Surprise

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By SAMSON KRUPNICK Anyone who visits the Exhibit of Weapons Captured in

the Operation Peace for the Galilee at the Exhibition Grounds in Tel Aviv views the vast quantity of lethal arms and sophisticatI ed equipment

Krupnick captured from the PLO terrorists and applies a bit of imagination as to their potential nefarious uses, must experience a shudder of horror running up and down his spine. This is an exhibit which would undoubtedly shock even the most ardent PLOphile. A loose tongued Mitterand (equating Nazis and our IDF many of whom lost their lives in order to protect innocent civilians) and pure anti-Jews like Weinberger, Percy and their ilk everywhere, all seeking to save the subhuman gangsters called the PLO, should see this exhibit and draw some obvious and hair-raising con-

clusions.

TREMENDOUS quantities of ammunition and equipment from all parts of the world were stocked throughout Lebanon. Only a small portion of this material has been discovered to date. Over 1,000 heavy trucks commuting several times daily will take at least two months to move all the arms now ready for transport. New caches are discovered daily in so called “refugee”

camps, in private houses, in garages, in concrete bunkers, in orchards, in public buildings, in mosques, in churches, and even in a few synagogues. The shocker in all this huge armament arsenal, enough to equip up to one million men, is the emphasis upon arms and equipment designed particularly for terror against civilian populations — katyushas, mines, booby traps, grenades, mortar bombs, etc. Obviously, the targets were to be Israelis, Jews and others everywhere, intended victims of international terror. The PLO was the trainer and supplier of the Red Brigades of Italy and Japan, the Meinhof-Bader bandits of Germany, the Carlos killers of South America and anywhere else worldwide. PRISONER terrorists include all of these and more — Iranians, Lybians, Bangladesh — mercenaries of all ages, even 12-year-olds. Captured documents on display verified their objectives in detail and confirmed the composition of the PLO. Also on exhibit was a “Graduate Certificate” awarded by the USSR to qualifying terrorists who had completed a three-month course in terrorist training in the USSR. A sample of what the world could expect in time was tasted by the Lebanese population in the past seven years of ruthless oppressive horror by these “freedom fighters”. The exhibit was impressive

not so much for what it displayed, less than 5% of the quantity gathered and inventoried to July 11, but for the unbelievable volume yet to be transported and recorded. However, it was enough to tell a collosal terror story, clearly the worst danger to humanity since Hitler. Israel intel-

ligence, among the finest in the world, had estimated only 10% of this huge arms buildup (by Begin’s own admission) WHERE WAS the U.S. intelligence — or that of other nations? Where were the responsible and “reliable” media? The flow of arms was constant — by land, air and

sea. It came from everywhere, the USSR, Communist China, North Korea (in boxes labeled “parts for bulldozers” or “medical equipment”), East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria - and the U.S. (assault guns M-16 in the original pack(Continued On Next Page)

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(Continued From Prev. Page) much feeling he told us while passing the inevitable utter devastation that was everywhere how sad he felt in his heart to see the damage that had been done. In fact, his attitude seemed to be typical of most of the Israeli soldiers with whom I spoke. Rather than being the conquering heroes, they were subdued by the adverse world press that the IDF had been receiving. In speaking with them I found the Israeli soldiers’ attitude to be one of wishing for a peaceful solution to be found, to secure the area for the Lebanese Christians and the Israeli border towns and hopefully to go home! AS THE MASSIVE convoys of army trucks were entering the city toward Beirut, the roads were filled in the opposite direction with refugees who were driving wildly to flee the area before they were caught in the middle of the conflict that was imminent. Cars and trucks were loaded

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with belongings and it seemed that every Lebanese who passed us was driving a Mercedes. All the cars and houses had either white flags or the Christian Lebanese white and green flag which told the world, “We’re not PLO...leave us alone.” White clothes were worn even on motorcycles. I sadly watched one old man on a donkey clutching his white flag. The destruction to even the cars was unbelievable. Yet, all the mosques had been left untouched. The IDF had already begun the clean-up operation of clearing away much of the rubble but people were driving in automobiles with burned out windows or doors that were hanging open. Many of the cars were stacked with matresses, pots and pans and treasured possessions. Incidentally, before the bombing in Sidon, the Israeli Defense Force dropped leaflets telling people to get out. Most did. Now they were fleeing further south, from Beirut. Outside of Tyre, some of

the refugees were camping out in the middle of the citrus groves by the sea. What were the eyes of the people like? I’ve traveled to Hebron and Jordan and felt the hatred, danger and hostility in the eyes of the Arabs. The Lebanese seem to be a different breed. They were friendly and would wave as we passed. If the traffic on the makeshift side roads that had been cleared as semi-safe was slow, they would bring out cold drinks. I asked one shopkeeper in Sidon, a city which had been the stronghold of the PLO terrorists and almost totally destroyed when the IDF entered the city, “Aren’t you afraid? Listen! there is shooting going on all around us!” He thoughtfully shook his head no and said, “No this only destruction. We have been waiting seven years and now we are free!” That, I suppose sums up the general feeling that I encountered.

With The Rabbis

Pulpit Changes Congregation Sha’arei Tefillah, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. has elected Rabbi Asher Margaliot to its pulpit. . . Rabbi Eliot Paul Marrus has been named associate rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom, Kansas City . . . The selection of Rabbi Moshe M. Maggal as its spiritual leader has been announced by Congregation B’nai Emunah, Burbank, Ca.. .. Named associate rabbi of Temple Beth El, Detroit, is Rabbi Norman T. Roman.

Sermon Of The Week My True Feelings About Conversion To Judaism Sidney H. Brooks, Temple Israel, Omaha.

Rabbi

Quotation Of The Week No one seems to know how to grapple with the growing incidence of divorce in the Jewish community. I do have a suggestion which makes things easier on participants other than the bride and groom. I recommend a very modest wedding for a start. The couple can come to the rabbi with their parenclose relatives and a few special friends, recite the vows and sip some champagne. It takes about five years to realize there is small resemblance of the real partner to the idealized portraits in the wedding pictures: If each decides at that time that the spouse, though far from perfect, is quite nice and that a lifetime spent in his/her company would not oe unpleasant, that is the time to call Rent-a-Chef, hire the band, and order chocolates from Shari Cayle. Parents will feel happier about footing the bill if they know it is a life-time investment. Guests will be more generous with their gifts when they realize they will not be called upon for a second (or a third). — Rabbi Jay R. Bick Brickman, Sinai Temple, Milwaukee.