Mapam Youth Threaten Street Action Against Jdl

Mapam youth circles threatened today to confront Jewish Defense League members “in the streets” if the JDL carries out its threat to engage in street warfare to back its programs. The Mapam youth, at the same time, called on the government to take all necessary measures “to crush the symptoms of fascism in Israel which have emerged with the activities of Rabbi Kahane’s JDL.”

The Mapam youth asserted today that the war against Arab terrorism must be carried out by the Israeli government through Its security arms. “A democratic country cannot tolerate the activities of an organization or individuals who try to take the law into their own hands,” they said, and warned the JDL leaders that if they carry out their threat to wage “battles in the streets” they will find Map-am youth waiting. The JDL allegedly has threatened street warfare if the government continues what they claim is a program to persecute them.

Rabbi Meir Kahane, leader of the JDL, was released on $10,000 ball Friday and ordered not to leave the country as police continued to Investigate the JDL’s attempts to smuggle arms abroad for a counter-terrorist war against Arabs. No charges have been filed against Kahane who was arrested a week ago and held in Rishon LeZion jail until a Tel Aviv judge set bail. Kahane emerged from Jail yesterday unshaven but smiling and told reporters that he would appeal the ban to travel abroad which he claimed was political. He continued to advocate a counter-terrorist war against Arabs abroad.

Also released on $5000 bail each, were Yosef Schneider, secretary of the JDL In Jerusalem, and Shlomo Tidhar, a member of the Betar group. The passports of both were confiscated and Tidhar was ordered to report to the police dally. Police yesterday arrested another suspect in the arms smuggling operation. He Is Vladimir Silberlest, 24, a recent emigre from the Soviet Union who is studying at the Hebrew University.