AK Adopts Middle East Declaration

ticipate, looking forward to sub-
NEW YORK, (JTA)—American sequent integration into such a
arms should not be sent to the unified system."
Middle East unless it is certain
The AJC statement said that
that they will be used to if arms are given to the Mid-
strengthen the security of the
dle East it should - be done on
area and not to promote aggres-
the following basis: 1. The
sion or to create local military present r e l a t Ev'e military
imbalances, the American Jew- strength should be respected,
ish Committee declared at the
to avoid disturbing the pres-
close of its two-day meeting of ent balance. 2. Firmer assur-
its national executive commit- ances of peace on the part of
tee at the Hotel Roosevelt.
the three Western Powers
which signed the 1950 tripar-
While commending the con-
structive actions by the United tite declaration, guaranteeing
States Government in the Mid- the existing Arab-Israel bord-
dle East, the AJC cautioned that ers, should be given. Each of
military aid is not the most the countries of the Near East
pressing need in the area at this should be dealt with without
time. "The primary needs of the discrimination and in accord-
ance with its willinghess to
Middle East," the AJC declara-
tion stated, "are economic aid, contribute to the common de-
technical assistance, improve- fense of the area.
Went of education and general
Continued anti-Semitism in
raising of living standards.
-Soviet Russia and rising Arab
"Military aid should be given nationalism in North Africa
in support of a unified defense have placed the lives of nearly
system, in accordance with our 3,000,000 Jews in jeopardy, Irving
established policies in other re, M. rngel, president of the Ameri-
gions of the world, as in Europe can Jewish Committee, reported
and Southeast Asia. To the ex- • to the executive committee. He
tent that this is not immediately also warned of a stepped-up
feasible in the Middle East, the Arab propaganda campaign in
United States should make sep- the United States, which fre-
arate agreements with all na- quently contains anti-Semitic
tions in that area willing. to par- overtones.

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Jacob Blaustein, honorary
president of the Committee,
told the meeting that peace in
Middle East can be
the
strengthened only if Israel is
included in an American-spon-
sored security system in that
area. He urged economic aid
for all the nations of the area
without exception, and if arms.
are given to any nation, the
balance of military aid be
maintained between the Arab
countries and Israel.

26—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, October 29, 1954

Men's Club Parley
Scheduled Nov. 7

JOSEPH-A. GILLIS

Joseph A. Gillis

The Great Lakes Region of
the National Federation of Jew-
ish Men's Clubs, Inc. (Conserva-
tive) will hold its semi-annual
conference from 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Nov. 7, at Cong. Beth Is-
rael, in Flint, Mich.
The keynote address will be
given by Rabbi Phillip Kieval,
' of the Flint Synagogue at a
luncheon session. The theme of
the conference will be "Project&
for Men's Clubs." -
Highlight of the parley, if
his time permits him to make
the trip, will be the appearance
of Rabbi Chaim Protok, of the
Jewish Theological Seminary,
the national director of the
Leadership Training Fellowship
program. ' ,
Abraham --Satovsky, regional
president, stated that a number
of new congregations will be
welcomed at the conference.
Member men's clubs include
Adas Shalom, Beth Aaron, Bnai
Moshe, Shaarey Zedek, of De-
1 troit; A h a vas Israel, Grand
Rapids; Beth Abraham, Dayton,
O.; Beth Israel, Flint; Bnai
rael, London, Ont.; Bnai Israel,
Toledo, 0.; Community Temple,
Cleveland; and Shaarey Zedek,
;.Lima, 0.

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