New York, Nov. 2—The American Jewish Congress has taken out advertisements urging an appealing program for coping with hijacking terrorism. The plan is in most respects sound, and its simplicity is an important part of its appeal: Boycott air traffic to any country that grants sanctuary to a hijacked airplane and its hijackers.
The AJC has a not entirely orthodox program for bringing about this boycott. Its appeal is addressed to the International Federation of Airline Pilots. It is asking that federation, in effect, to speak out in the name of its membership. Consider, for instance, Algeria, which a few weeks ago granted asylum to Japanese Red Army air pirates and let them keep the $6 million they wrested from Japan. Or consider Libya, which trained the terrorists who shot passengers boarding an El Al plane in Istanbul. Under the AJC plan, all pilots on international runs would decline to land a plane either in Algeria (in punishment for its continuing protection of the hijackers) or in Libya (in punishment for having trained the hijackers).
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