Evening star., 1955-05-18
By CROSBY S. MOVES

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We ran into the Governor on
the shores Of the Sea Of Galilee,
travelling with a caravan Of
Kaiser Fraser officials. He was
wearing his green bow tie and
with cameras strapped all over
him was busily taking pictures
of historic sites.
We learned that he was on a
short trip to Israel. the main
purpose Of which was to present
q replica Of the Liberty Bell to
the Israeli government. This
duty performed. he had now
moved on for a bit Of sighesee-
ing. Earlier in the day. he had
talked to workers in KAISER
Fraser plant of Haifa, where he
was introduced as the future
President of the United States"
The Israelis. being a literal
minded people were very en-
thusiastic, especially when the
Governor told them that he was
also an honorary member of the
United Auto Workers and took
off his coat to prove 1t. BY the
time we caught up with him, the
president of Israeli's Kaiser
Fraser branch, Ephraim Han,
was also wearing q green bow tie
and announcing loudly that he
was for Soapy.
The group was on it's way to
an Arab feast and Mr.. Han asked
lis to come along. So we followed
the caravan into Tiberius to the
home of our host for the evening.
The Big Fisherman
Someday, we suspect that
someone will write a book about
this gentleman, whose name
turned out to be Minou Goldz-
weig. Minou Gas with loyalty, the
last name is never used) is known
locally as "the King of the Fish
ermen." A few years ago, he per-
sonally owned every fish caught
in the lake of Galilee, which Is q
tidy number Of fishes. His power
over the area and the surround
ing Arab tribes was unQuestioned.
Today, the Israeli government
has moved in on Minou and
clipped his wings. He now only
owns a third of the fish that
come out Of the lake and dabbles
In other enterprises like cattle
raising. But when the occasion
arises, he can still throw his
weight (about 800 pounds)
around in an impressive way.
Apparently, the arrival Of Gov.
Williams was such an occasion.
Minou greeted our party sitting
behind a massive, inlaid desk,
flanked by his chief ieutenants.
A huge Mauser automatic lay on
the desk in front Of him. He i'm
pressed us as a happy combina-
tion of Pancho Villa and Sidney
Greenstreet-modest about him.
self, highly literate in at least
three languages, connoisseur Of
ancient objets dart and q perfect
host. After the usual amenities
we all re- embarked for Bedouin
camp, located on a plain about
five miles out of town.
Arab Menu
The Arabs had set up a huge
tent about 40 feet long, open on
one side, full Of Oriental rugs
and cushions and lighted with
q gasoline lamp. Gov. Williams
sat in the middle, flanked by
the wives of two Kaiser -Fraiser
officials. The rest of us-about
20 in all-formed a long line on
either side. A robe and white
Arab Kefiyah headdress was
produced for the Governor, who
looked dubious about the whole
thing.
Put them on, Governor"
somebody yelled. TITS good for
the Arab vote" Gov. Williams
put them on.
The menu. we were told, was
traditional for an Arab Aimi.
Tt consisted of yogurt, pickles,
shashlik, bread shaped like huge
French pancakes and four sheep
stuffed with rice and almonds,
roasted whole and whacked up
with a bayonet. The drinks, we
assume, were also traditional:
Beer, coffee whisky and soda
pop and an extraordinary bev-
erage produced in the Middle
East known as arrak. The whole
thing was served and eaten by
hand and we found it delicious
in spite of the official from the
United States Operations Mis-
sion sitting beside us.
"Oh boy, oh boy" he kept
saying. "Are you going to be
sick. You just don't know what
this stuff can do to you. just
you wait, ha, ha, ha. Lasts four
days. And brother, I know what
I'm talking about, because I'm
just getting over the last one"
1t got pretty depressing after
the first hour. and we ended up
by eating his food along with
our own.
Shooting Begins
At the beginning. the Arabs
all stood around and watched us
with bug-eyed interest. But
after a while one of them started
playing a sort of double-barreled |
flute which made noise like a |
bagpipe and a group of dozen
or so linked arms and began |
dancing around the front OF the
tent. Suddenly, Minou, who had
been sitting on a stool near the
entrance, pulled pistol out OF
the top Of his trousers and
handed it to the head Arab. The