Purely Commentary

By PH- ILIP SLOMOVITZ

A Plea for Fair Mindedness in Middle East Fact Searching

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The Christian Science Monitor, one of the very great Amer-
ican newspapers, in the main has followe-d a fair and consistently
realistic policy in its treatment of the Middle Eastern situation.
It has criticized Israel on occasions and often has made appeals
in behalf of the Arab states and the Arab refugees. - But it has
never failed to point out that Israel is a reality and that its
right to exist. should be acknowledged by all concerned.
In its issue cif_ April 20, in which it discussed the mission
of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, the
Monitor pointed out that first in the process of the settlement
of the basic issues "must come a recognition by the Arab states
that, whatever may be the rights and -wrongs of events back to
and before the Balfour Declaration of 1917, the Republic of
Israel is an established institution in present-day Palestine."
In another editorial, on April 17, under the title "For a
Policy in Palestine," the Monitor - stated editorially that "the
administration in Washington should be making it clear to the
world, to Americans, and to the Soviet Union that the United
States must and will stand by the Republic of Israel as against
any attempt to destroy it. We believe thiS would support rather
than injure the Hammarskjold mission."
But Israel's antagonists, those whb seek -to destroy the Jew-
ish State, the groups that are out to harm the small nation that
is fighting for its very existence, unfortunately manage to get
a -hearing in the Monitor's columns. Arab propagandists, the
small group of Jewish anti-Israelis (the Council for Judaism)
and the handful of Americans_ who are bent • upon hindering
peace efforts in the Middle East, have managed to get too-ready
a hearing in the Monitor's news columns. One of the Monitor
writers, Mary Hornaday, on several occasions has given a plat-
form to the obstructionists. - -
The latest attack on Israel's position, in a Mary Hornaday
article, gives a platform to a man who has been repudiated by
the Israelis. Elmo H. Hutchison, retired U. S. Navy commander,
who played so partisan a Tole as chief of the Israel-Jordan Mixed
Armistice Commission, that the Israelis found it necessary to
refuse to serve with -him after he had rendered biased decisions,
now presents his viewpoints on the issue of the Middle East's
peace needs. Miss Hornaday informs us that Hutchison soon will
publish a book, "Violent Truce," on the subject. She presents his
program as follows:
1. A return to the 1947 partition plan (which the Arabs
themselves had repudiated and- which now, no longer is con-
sidered valid in UN circles); 2. `;recognition of the right of two-
thirds of the Palestine refugees to return to Israel" (another
repudiated proposal, since it would mean the injection of a de-
structive fifth column into the already hard-up Israeli state) and
3. the internationalization of the Jerusalem-Bethlehem area.
How unfortunate, that , a program that is so definitely anti-
Israel, stemming from Arab sources; a plan that has been re-
peated time and time and time again,. should be given notoriety!
Meanwhile, the truth about the Arab refugees, who are kept
in concentration camps by their own kinsmen-4 pawns in the
fight on Israel, is kept a dark secret, even though the facts are
so well known: that the Arabs' own chieftains induced them to
leave Israel in the expectation of their return to drive Israelis
into the sea and to acquire all their possessions.
We call these facts - to the Monitor's attention not out of a
desire to criticize, but rather in the hope that a Mary Hornaday
or some one else on the Monitor staff; and others on the staffs
of other newspapers that are managed by fair-minded people,
will seek the truth about the refugees and other issues involved
in the Palestinian issue, and will present them truthfully.
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More Provocations

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More Distortions

Many provocations are aggravating the Middle Eastern situa-
tion. It is only too evident that outside forces are attempting to
create panic in that area by giving the impression that 250,000
refugees from the Gaza strip will march upon Israel.
Three years ago, Motivated by wishful thinking, similar
threatening reports emanated from several Arab ,capitals. At that
time. Israel was threatened with marches upon her from several
areas. If that had materialized, it would have meant a converging
Of several threatening forces upon the Jewish State. It did not
materialize. It was a fake report—and we believe that the latest
report also was a fake trial balloon.
The mere fact that such trial balloons are being broadcast is
an indication of sad enmities in quarters that should act more
impartially. Perhaps a desire to create news is responsible for
such shocking stories.
What will Israel do in the event there is such a march upon
her border settlements, villages and cities? What would YOU do
if there were a march upon YOUR home? You'd protect it,
wouldn't you? That's how Israel will react whenever her peo-
ple and her homes are threatened.

Soviet 'Gestures' and Intentions

Soviet Russia has offered to cooperate in the freezing of
shipment of arms to the Middle East. What a noble act, now that
the Communists have flooded the anti-Israel sections with Com-
munist arms! This is one of the clever anti-Jewish moves: to
perpetuate imbalance in the possession of defense Materials and
thereby to keep Israel unprotected.
When asked, therefore, how far we can go in placing trust
in the Russian diplomatic word of honor, we reply skeptically.
In a recent report from Cairo, Joseph Alsop stated "there are
good reasons to, suspect that a sort of political H-bomb is con-
cealed in Moscow's pious declaration of support for a United Na-
tions' solution of the Arab-Israeli conflict." He added: "In brief,
it looks as though the Kremlin were about to come out, flat-
footed, for the internationalization of Jerusalem, for a return to
the much narrower frontiers for Israel originally proposed by the
United Nations, and in general for a forcible reimposition of the
first United Nations settlement of the Palestine probleth that
was abrogated by the Israeli victory on the battlefield."
The entire three-point program is an Arab-concocted scheme
to destroy Israel. The anti-Israelis—Hutchison and his ilk—are
speaking in similar terms. If Israel is to survive, this plan must
be rejected. How else are Israel and the decent elements in the
world to react to schemes to destroy her, except to say that the
young state must live, else all- honor is gone in international
relations? Therefore, the new injections of pious and diabolical
proposals will be respected. Israel has turned them down. Her

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Detroit Jewish News

Friday, May 4, 1956

Name Dr. Lelyveld
To American Fund Post

Dr. ARTHUR J. LELY-
VELD (left) is greeted by
SAMUEL RUBIN, president
of the American Fund for Is-
rael Institutions, as Dr. Lely-
veld, national director of the
Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations
accepts the post of executive
vice-president of AFII. Dr.
Lelyveld will succeed Itzhak
Norman on June 1 when Nor-
man, after 15 years with the
American Fund, returns to his
home in Israel.

Allied Campaign Chairmen
Urge Coverage of All Slips;
Divisions Remain Active

John E. Lurie and Max M.
Fisher, 1956 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign chairmen, urged all cam-
paign workers to exert every
'effort to speedily cover all slips
still in their possession and re-
turn them promptly.

vision workers to return all out-
standing slips to the Davison -
branch of the Jewish Center
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday.
There will be workers to receive
and process them.
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"In this emergency year our
solicitation has been rewarded
with substantially increased
giving. Thus we have gone one
million dollars beyond last
year's total of $4,100,000 in this
year's accellerated campaign
and there are slips still remain-
ing to be covered. These slips,
effectively covered, will swell
an already enviable collection,"
the chairmen said.

$50,000,000 Cash
Collection Drive
Launched by UJA

Warning that, despite a seem-
ing relaxation of Middle East
tension, this s u min e r still
threatens
"the deadliest of

emergencies" for Israel's people,
William Rosenwald, gene ra 1
chairman of the United Jewish
Mrs. Harry L. Jones, Women's
that the UJA
Division 'campaign chairman, Appeal, announced
was launching a $50,000,000
designated next Wednesday as
the final drop-off day in the cash collection drive and was
Women's Division. Workers will summoning its nationwide
be at the Esther Berman Branch leadership to a National Action
of the United • Hebrew Schools Conference in New York, June
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive 9 and 10.
Mr. Rosenwald made known
and process workers' kits.
The executive committee of the appointment of a three man
the real estate and building team of top leaders to direct
council met at campaign head- the cash collec t i o n effort.
quarters in the Fred M. Butzel Samuel H. Daroff of Philadel-
Memorial Building, Wednesday, phia, was named national cash
and discussed the clean up phase chairman. Samuel Rothberg of
Peoria, Ill., and Michael A.
A number of events are of the campaign. The real estate
Stavitsky of Newark, N.J., were
planned during the coming week and building council achieved its
named
vice-chairmen.
goal
of
$1,100,000.
by organizations affiliated with
or sponsored by the Jewish
The Junior Division campaign
Community Center.
cabinet will meet Sunday, at the Brazilians Leave for Israel
RIO DE JANET...0 (JTA)—A
Dr. James Irwin, world trav- Davison Jewish Center, to hear
eler and lecturer, will illustrate reports from all areas of the di- group of 20 chalutzim left
his talk on "Europe Today" at vision and to plan a final push Brazil for Israel after receiving
a program of the Speakers Club toward the Junior Division goal. a year's special training in
at 9 p.m., Saturday, in the Davi- The division has raised 82 per agricultural work. The' group
cent of its $36,800 quota, an- are all members of Yichud
son Branch.
The Puppetry Club of the nounced division chairman, Wil- Hanoar Hechalutzi and will
settle in a collective farm in
Center will present "Bartholo- liam Wetsman.
Wetsman asked Junior Di- the Negev.
mew and the 500 Hats" at the
annual Mother's Day party on
Sunday.
The Hannah Schloss Old Tim-
ers meet at 8:30 p.m., Wednes-
day, in the Davison Center, to
By BORIS SMOLAR
hear Dr. Robert Drews speak
(Copyright, 1956, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
on "What Is An Old Timer?"
At the D. W. Simons Center, Diplomatic Notes:
The question of war or peace between the Arab countries
a full-length Jewish film of
"King Lear" with Yiddish actors and Israel is being re-studied at the State Department in the
will be featured at 8:30 p.m., light of views presented by Edward B. Lawson, U. S. Ambassa-
Thursday. The Simons branch dor in Israel ... Ambassador Lawson was summoned to Washing-
ton to help evaluate the situation in connection with the stand
is at 4000 Tuxedo.
which the U. S. will have to take at the UN Security Council
Young adult-activities will be- when Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold presents his recom7
gin on Sunday with a "Special mendations at the conclusions of his "peace mission" to the
Games Night." Prizes will be Middle East .. . Israel's position is being analyzed in the State
awarded. The following Sunday, Department from the point of view of an eight-point peace pro-
there will be social dancing and posal submitted by the Israel government to Secretary of State
indoor games.
John Foster Dulles . . . This is the first time Israel has submitted
The monthly Young Adult a concrete "peace plan" to the U. S. Government, in response to
Dance will be held at 9 p.m., official inquiries from Washington about Israel's intentions ..
May 20, with Dave Frank and The plan—in which Israel _indicates what kind of concessions
his orchestra providing the mu- she is prepared to make to the Arabs contains the following
sic. All programs are at the points . . . 1. Israel' wants direct talks with representatives of
Davison Center.
the Arab countries, especially Egypt . . . 2. Israel is ready to
Climaxing the spring tiro- discuss adjustment of frontier lines, but no unilateral cession
gram, there will be an outing of territory . 3. Israel would be willing to permit the Arabs tO
at Camp 'Tamarack from June establish air and land communications over Israel territory, thus
1 to 3. The camp committee making it possible for Egypt to establish contact with Lebanon
planning the program includes and Jordan . . . 4. Israel would expect the Arab states to grant
Jerry Feinberg, Sarah Johnson, her similar land and air communication facilities in Arab terri-
Harry Kopel, Phyllis Lipsitz, tories . . . 5. Israel is ready to give Jordan free port facilities
Lee Weiss and Sol Winstrom.
at Haifa harbor . .. 6. Israel would agree to pay compensation
to Arab refugees, but rules out their return to their former
homes . . 7. Israel is ready for co-operation with the Arabs
Workshop to Discuss
in plans for sharing the waters of the Jordan and Yarmuk
Labor Zionist Creed
rivers . . 8. Israel agrees to the maintenance of the status quo
"The Philosophy of Labor in the divided city of Jerusalem without claiming the Old City
Zionism" is the topic of the which is now in the hands of Jordan ... Israel has made it clear
third in a series of workshops to the State Department that it will not surrender the port of
sponsored by the Labor Zionist Eilat and that it expects Egypt to end her anti-Israel blockade.
Organization.
The program will be held Personality Profile:
Meet an unassuming and modest Jewish leader who is a
from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, at
the Labor Zionist Institute, tower of strength in his home community and to the United
Jewish Appeal . .e . He is Sol Luckman, of Cincinnati, who has
19161 Schaefer.
Harold Berke, of Branch '7, given decades of devoted service to Jewish communal causes
is chairman of the workshop, . . . A warmhearted and generous person, he is a national chai-P-
and will moderate a discussion man of the UJA and its National Cash Chairman since 1953 .
after presentations by the fol- He is a key figure in UJA's annual multi-million dollar drives
for Israel and for needy Jewish communities abroad . . For
lowing:
Sandford Goldberg, Branch 20 years he has served as president of the Jewish Welfare Fund
11, on "Our Concept of a Social of Cincinnati and for two years as president of the Jewish Com-
Democratic World;" Henry munity Council of Cincinnati .. . He is - a national vice-chairman
Faigin, Branch 11, on "Our of the United Israel Appeal and is a national executive member
Place on the American Scene;" of the Israel Bond Organization . . . He is on the boards of the
and Mrs. Edith Linderman, Joint Distribution Committee, Hebrew Union College and other
Branch 2, "Our Approach to important Jewish organizations and institutions . . . He is presi-
dent of the Isaac M. Wise Temple of Cincinnati and is active
Israel."
All members of the Labor in every field of Jewish endeavor . . . A leading manufacturer,
Zionist Movement are urged to he spends much time traveling and addressing various Jewish

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