troops who were attempting to remove Bedouin trespassers from br

state land. Said one soldier: “‘I saw one Bedouin attack a sol- br

dier with an ax . . . others took out knives. One Bedouin scout br

serving with the army loaded his rifle and threatened to shoot br

us’” (Yediot Aharonot, January 6, 1980).

•aaaThe following was the headline of a page-one story in br

Maariv (June 19, 1979): “The Plague of Weapons Thefts from br

the Army and Their Sale to Arabs Worsens.” The story said: br

“Recently an Israeli Arab, resident of Araba, was arrested. In br

his possession were seven ‘Uzis’ [automatic weapons] and two br

pistols.” The question is: What purpose do the Arabs have in br

mind for these weapons and how many of them are in their br

possession today?

•aaaWith little fanfare, Israeli Arabs have taken part in ter- br

rorist actions against Israel and have joined the ranks of the br

PLO as active agents. The following is a small but represent- br

ative list that tells part of the story of Israeli Arab ties to ter- br

rorism:

1.aIn July 1980 five Arabs from the Israeli village of Makr br

were arrested. They were charged with operating a Fatah br

(PLO) cell in their village and of having planted bombs in br

crowded Jewish areas on five separate occasions. The police br

chief of the Galilee, David Franco, told a press conference on br

July 20 that the fact that the five were Israeli citizens was cause br

for serious concern. The residents of the village of Makr, some br

four miles from Acre, live in brand-new apartments built for br

them by the government.

2.aHeadline in Maariv, October 29, 1979: “PLO Allocates br

Funds to Organize Young Arabs in Israel.”

3.a“A young 24-year old Arab has been arrested for cooper- br

ating with Iraqi intelligence. . . . The arrest surprised many in br

the old city of Acre, where he lives” (Yediot Aharonot, February br

21, 1979).

4.aHeadline: “Mantsour Kardush, Leader of El Ard (Anti- br

Israeli Group), Suspected of Connection with Terrorist Group” br

(Yediot Aharonot, February 18, 1979).

5.aHeadline: “Israeli Arab Arrested in Connection with At- br

tacks as PLO Agent” (Yediot Aharonot, March 5, 1978).

6.a“A secret wireless radio station capable of long-range br

transmissions has been discovered in the home of an Arab of the br

village of Kalansuwa in the Triangle, Salah Gzawi, 25. . . . In br