Handlin, professor of History, reasserted the ancient Jewish faith in moral law last night and accused Isreal of deviating from that in its abduction and prosecution of Adolf Eichmann.

While Handlin spoke, Eichmann remained in a barred jail cell in Jerusalem, the third day of his trial for complicity in the annihilation of six million Jews during World War II.

himself as "a friend of Israel," but not a Zionist, Handlin addressed chiefly to the ehtical aspects of the Eichmann case. Speaking eloquently passion, the historian quoted frequently from the Old Testament and Jewish religious texts. He lamented Israel's "departure from the line of " and its quest for "a retribution which is other than justice."

expressed concern, too, over recent statements by Jewish leaders to the that morality has nothing to do the Eichmann affair. Rather, Hand-, our consideration of the case begin with the Biblical injunction, shalt not take revenge." This duty , and includes our enemies, he .

before a capacity audience in Hall, Handlin maintained that Eichmann case as just another "" in the recent disturbing tendency state of Israel to "elevate the of the state to a position of primacy the standards and obligations from the moral code."

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impulses seem to be gain- over the more universal, values that led to Israel's in the first place, Handlin as-

Handlin especially singled out for American apologists who have Israel's handling of the Eichmann being no more immoral than the of most governments in the state of international relations.

Handlin's speech seemed an attempt the focus in the Eichmann debate. , he had addressed himself the technical, legal aspects of the Last night he spoke on behalf of moral law, and lamented of Israel from that ideal as significance of the Eichmann