The Israeli Ambassador to West Germany, Yitzhak Ben Ari has charged that Israel has been the victim of a propaganda campaign by critics who allege that it is blocking the shipment of humanitarian aid to homeless civilians in Lebanon. According to Ben Ari, several German relief organizations attempted to ship supplies through the Lebanese ports of Sidon and Tyre which are not operational. They refused to divert the aid cargoes to Haifa.
Because of this, the envoy said, the organizations have mounted an anti-Israel campaign which has been supported in part by leading public figures in West Germany.
Meanwhile, the newspaper Die Welt reported last Saturday that a new organization headed by the international terrorist known as “Carlos” has surfaced in west Beirut where the remnant of the Palestine Liberation Organization is holding out. Leaflets signed by “Carlos” have appeared promising the liberation of Lebanon from “Zionists, imperialists and especially the United States.” The new group calls itself “Red Palestinians.” Die Welt said “Carlos” himself is in west Beirut.
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