Milton 7.7riedman, whose arti - member organizations of the
cles, as chief correspondent o f Council will hear an appraisal
the Jewish Telegraphic Agency of current American policies in
in Washington and at the White the Middle East, in the address
House appear regularly in The by the guest of the evening.
Jewish News,.will address Jew- Friedman will evaluate the ap-
ish War Veterans groups in proaches to the problem by the
Michigan, as the guest of JWV, Eisenhower Administration and
on April 28 and 29, it was. an- the State Department and also
nounced this week by Lawrence will review policies of the ad-
Gubow, commander of Michi- ministration in matters involv-
gan Department of JWV.
ing refugees and immigration.
Friedman will speak Sunday
The Community Council's as-
evening, April 28, at a joint sembly also will hear reviews of
meeting of the Flint Jewish War the activities of the past three
Veterans and other community months and will nominate can-
groups. Sunday and Monday didates for officers and mem-
afternoons he will confer with bers of the executive committee
JWV leaders here and is ex- of the Council for the coming
pected to appear on radio pro- year.
grams.
The guest speaker has
On Monday evening, April
gained national fame for his
29 at 8:30 p.m., by special
keen observations on happen-
arrangement with the Jewish
ings in the nation's capital.
War Veterans, Friedman will
Friedman is considered the
address the Delegates' Assem-
best informed man on devel-
bly of the Jewish Community
opments in Congress, the State .
Council at the Esther Berman
Department and • the White
Branch of the United Hebrew
House on issues involving the
Schools.
Israel-Arab conflict, on se-
Representatives of the 340 curity and immigration issues.
Arab-Israel tension.
George Washington University.
A native of Portsmouth; Va., During World War II, he saw
Friedman attended the College Army service in the European
of William a n d Mary and Theater of Operations.
In 1950, the Iraqi ambassador
called at the State Department
to protest against a radio news-
cast in which Friedman de-
scribed anti-Jewish pogroms in
Baghdad. More recently, the 33-
year old newspapermar; broad=
cast over the A.B.C. network
about frontier incidents and
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American Negroes' Attitudes on
Arab-Israel Issue and U. S. Jeivry
By MILTON FRIEDMAN
back." It charged that Jewish
groups used threats of advertis-
WASHINGTON — Sharp in- ing boycott to stifle expressions
ternal differences are erupting on the -Middle East problem in
in the American Negro commu- the Negro press. The Pittsburgh
nity over the Arab-Israel issue. Courier alleged there had been
Some Negroes identify with an attempt by "some Jews to
Egypt's Nasser because he is thwart free discussion of the
part colored. This small faction Israel-Arab controversy . . ."
sees the Arabs as under-privi-
But another Negro periodi-
leged people striving against
cal, the Amsterdam News,
white supremacy.
carried a political commen-
tary defending Israel. The
But such views are rejected.
newspaper said Israel's Sinai
bya majority as misleading.
campaign was launched "after
Most Negroes feel Israel and
years of suffering bloody raids
American Jews stand sincere-
... and after a desperate flood
ly for human justice and
of hate propaganda loosed by
brotherhood. They find Jews
Nasser against the Israel na-
their real friends and reject
tion."
such slave traders as King
Saud of Saudi Arabia.
The Amsterdam News col-
A Los Angeles Negro publica- umnist, Lester Granger, said no
tion, the Herald-Dispatch, has American should "get his feel-
ing about the Arab-Israeli war-
been criticized by Negroes
throughout the - nation for its fare mixed up with his attitudes
toward his neighbors in this
expressions against Jews and country."
Israel. The Herald-Dispatch de-
In Baltimore, the Afro-Ameri-
scribed Israel Premier Ben-
Gurion as "the 'Hitler of the can urged that the United States
Middle East." It accused Ben- admit Palestinian Arab refugees
Gurion of unleashing "a vicious "uprooted from their land by
attack" on a noted Negro, Ralph the Israelites." However, the
Bunche, Under Secretary of the Afro-American aimed the brunt
of its attack on the U.S. Gov-
United Nations. -
The Herald-Dispatch also car- ernment for favoring white im
ried allegations that some un- migrants over colored.
A letter to the editor of the
named Jews acted worse than
the notoriously anti - Negro New York "Daily Worker"
"White Citizens Councils." Con- caused an uproar_ among Com-
trasting Southern bigots with munists. The writer hid behind
Jews, the newspaper said "The the initials "C.B." He alleged
White Citizens Councils come that Israel's "stooging for im-
out above board and fight you perialism against the freedom
above ground which gives you aspirations of the peoples of Af-
an equal opportunity to fight rica and Asia has evoked a bit-
ter resentment among Negroes
who feel a deep sympathy and
identification with the Asian
and African__ peoples and their
valiant efforts . . • "
This attack was broadened to
charge "discriminatory practices
by Jews doing business in the
community." It alleged that Ne-
gro newspapers "have been sub-
jected to abuse and economic
boycotts by reactionary Jews."
A Pittsburgh Negro termed
the anti-Jewish line "wrong and
shameful." Under the ct,ver of
"Marxism," he said, the attack
on Jews was being Made. He
thought it "a dirty lie" to de-
fame a religious group "who
more than any other section of
the American people . . . have
THAT
given heroic assistance to the
THE
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Negro people." He said he
MIXED
"could write a book" about how
DRINKS
Jews had fought to advance Ne-
CAN BE
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