Israeli sources have expressed satisfaction over West Germany’s apparent crackdown on possible sources of Arab terrorism in that country. The West German Minister of Interior Hans Dietrich announced last week that the government has outlawed two Arab organizations–the General Union of Palestinian Students with a membership of 800, and the 1000-member General Union of Palestinian Workers in West Germany.
But some Israeli officials said that while the action was “one step In the right direction,” it was not a total solution to the problem of terrorism. According to reports from Bonn, expulsion orders have been Issued to at least 46 Arabs since the two organizations were banned.
Dutch police, meanwhile, have expelled five Egyptians traveling without valid passports, it was reported yesterday from Amsterdam. Their expulsion was part of a general crackdown on foreigners who overstay their visas. Police on the Dutch-West German border were reportedly alerted to be on guard against Arab terrorists expelled from West Germany who may try to enter Holland.
It was learned In Jerusalem that other countries to which Israel has appealed for stronger action against Arab terrorists have taken measures to tighten internal security but have chosen to keep the measures secret. Israeli students In Italy have complained, meanwhile, that Palestinian students in that country have continued their anti-Israel activities without security surveillance by Italian authorities.
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