Views on Middle East " Are Presented to UN's Human Rights Commission 411
Republican Parley by Jewish Groups Will Get Anti-Semitism Data in '60
CHICAGO, (JTA) — Repre-
sentatives of Jewish groups
submitted statements on the
Middle East to the subcommit-
tee on foreign policy of the
Republican Platform Commit-
tee prior to the official opening
of the Republican National Con-
vention here.
Speaking for the American
Israel Public Affairs Com-
mittee, I. L. Kenen offered
the following points for inclu-
sion in the Republican plat-
form: 4. A new initiative by
the United States calling for
direct Israel-Arab peace ne,
gotiations; 2. Economic aid
to both Arabs and Israelis;
3. Guarantees to preserve the
sovereignty and continued in-
dependence of the states of
the area; 4. Resettlement of
the Arab refugees in Arab
countries.
The American Israel Public
Affairs Committee also urged
the Republican Convention to
refuse to condone or surrender
to boycotts and other acts of
economic warfare such as the
Suez Canal blockade. Also, that
"vigilant action" be taken to
prevent both a disastrous arms
race and a dangerous arms im-
balance resulting from the
Soviet Arms shipments to the
Arab states.
Clarence Coleman, speaking
for the American Council for
Judaism. asked the Republicans
to include a plank in the plat-
form stating that. 1. The United
States cannot recognize foreign
laws or polic'es which distin-
guish between American citi-
zens on the basis of religious
faith, or which require some
Americans because of their re-
ligion to take special actions
to safeguard their United States
citizenship; 2. America "will do
everything within its diplomatic
capabilities to make clear, as a
matter of policy," that the
United States "objects to and
repudiates the ideological com-
mitment of present Israeli na-
tionalism to Zionism."
Members of the foreign
policy subcommittee of the
Republican Platform C o m -
mittee raised questions as to
whether pro-Israel sentiments
or the anti-Israel stand of
the American Council for
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Judaism possessed more ad- the American Federation of La-
herents among American bor-Congress of Industrial Or-
Jews. A question was also ganizations, told the ',Republican
raised on whether anti-Israel Platform Committee that a baSic
views similar to those of the revision of immigration law is
ACJ are found among Jews "long overdue" and that "eight
in other countries. Coleman years of the McCarran-Walter
evaded direct answers and Act have 'established 'beyond
sought to give the impression question that it is inconsistent
that he spoke for a consider- with the traditional . " American
able group.
concepts of humanitarianism
- -Maj.-Gen; Julius Klein testi- and democracy."
fied before the committee on
The convention adopted an
behalf of a pro-Israel plank and immigration plank urging that
indicated that 95 percent of the annual number of immi-
American Jews rejected the grants accepted by the United
views of the Council for Juda- States "be at least doubled"
ism: He said he wished to dis- and that "obsolete immigra-
associate himself from such tion laws be amended by aban-
views as those expressed by the doning the outdated 1920 cen-
ACJ spokesman and : to support sus date as a base and sub-
the position taken by Kenen., stituting the 1960 census."
Klein also told the subcommit-
"The guidelines of our immi-
tee that the Arab states dis- gration policy be based upon
criminated against American judgment of the individual
military personnel • of the Jew- merit of each applicant for ad-
ish faith and that despite his mission and citizenship," the
35 years of service he could policy plank stated. It empha-
not visit Cairo because he is. a sized that "immigration has his-.
Jew.
torically been a great factor in
Sen. Kenneth B. Keating, the growth of the United States,
of New York, urged the Plat- not only in numbers but in the
form subcommittee to affirm enrichment of ideas that immi-
that the political integrity of grants have brought with them."
Israel is "an important tenet
The adopted plank points out
of American foreign policy" that the Republican Adminis-
and that this integrity must tration has given refuge to more
than 32,000 victims of Commu-
be preserved.
Mrs. Milton K. Susman of nist tyranny from Hungary,
Pittsburgh, testifying on behalf ended needless delay in process-
of the National Council of Jew- ing applications for naturaliza-
ish Women, urged the foreign tion, and has urged other en-
policy subcommittee to draft a lightened legislation to liberal-
plank insisting on the free pas- ize existing restrictions. At the
sage of shipping through the same time it says that "immi-
Suez Canal and opposing the gration has been reduced to the
Arab blockade policies affecting point where it does not provide
the stimulus to growth that it
Americans.
should, nor are we fulfilling our
Thirty-four national Jewish obligation as a haven for the
and non-Jewish bodies present- oppressed."
ed a joint recommendation to
• *
the Platform Committee to
pledge the implementation of Jewish Spokesmen Nay
the "repeatedly expressed op- Roles at Convention -
A number of nationally prom-
position of the U.S. Congress to
the imposition by foreign gov- inent Jewish leaders played im-
ernments of discrimination portant roles at the conven-
against United States citizens tion. Chief among them was
U. S. Senator
on grounds of race or religion."
Jacob Javits,
Their views were given by
of New York.
Paul Annes, co-chairman of the
Irwin H.
governing council of the Ameri-
Burdick, of
can Jewish - Congress. Similar
Detroit, chair-
views were presented by the
m a n of the
same groups to the convention
15th Republi-
of the Democratic Party in Los
can District,
Angeles for inclusion in the
was a member
Democratic Platform.
of the Michi-
Annes charged that "the
gan- delega-
widespread campaign by Arab
tion
H s
League countries against Ameri-
brother, 'B e n
cans has been acquiesced in, if
Burdick, mem-
not condoned by our Govern-
b er of the
ment."
board of gov-
Among the 34 sponsors of
I. H. Burdick ern or s
of
the plank are the American Wayne State University, was an
Civil Liberties Union, Catholic alternate at large. Al Kfunover
Interracial Council; Congrega- was an alternate.
tional Christian Churches; In-
At the Tuesday night session
dustrial Union Department of of the convention, the opening
the AFL-CIO; National Associa- prayer was given by Dr. Abba
tion for the Advancement of Hillel Silver, of Cleveland.
Colored People; National Coun-
Benjamin Burdick, reporting
cil of Protestant Episcopal to The Jewish News frorn the
Churches; National Newspaper convention, stated _that Vice.
Publishers Association; N a - President Nixon had met with
tional Sharecroppers Fund, Inc.; the Michigan delegation and in-
Transport Workers Union of dicated determination to adhere
America; United Automobile to the strongest possible civil.
Workers of America; United rights program.
Steelworkers of America.
Senator. Jacob Javits. N e w
York Republican, suggested to Bill Urges Setting Up
the Platform COmmittee to in- of Einstein Memorial
clude _ a plank on the Middle
WASHINGTON, (JTA)--Conl
East pledging support to Israel siderable public interest has
against armed a g-g r e s s i on, been demonstrated here in con-
should Israel ask such aid. He nection
nection with a bill authorizing
suggested that a similar pledge the establishment of a memo-
be made to Arab countries and rial to Albert Einstein in the
urged that the plank should in- District of Columbia.
clude efforts to encourage the
Senators Javits and. Humph--
Arab states and Israel to arrive rey were -the sponSors of the.
at a mutually agreeable settle- bill which was read twice and
ment of the causes of tension referred to the Senate Commit-
in the Middle East; continued tee on Rules and Administra-
efforts to assist rehabilitation tion.
and permanent resettlement of
The design, by sculptor Rob-
the Arab refugees; elimination ert Berks, shows the seated fig-
of discriminatory practices ure of Albert Einstein on a
against U.S. citizens on grounds semi - circular bench, looking
of race or religion.
down into a reflecting pool
President George Meany, of which mirrors the heavens.
GENEVA, (JTA)—The Com-
mission on Human Rights of the
United Nations Economic and
Social Council has decided to
receive communications from
United Nations. member coun-
tries on the issue of anti-Semi-
tism until the end of 1960, it
was disclosed at a meeting of
UNESCO.
The action was taken at the
request of Dr. Maurice Peri-
zweig of the World Jewish Con-
gress, attending the meeting of
the Commission.
Previously all communica- I
tions had been deferred. Dr.
Perlzweig pointed out that the
problem was a current one and
asked for the commission action
for that reason.
The UNESCO meeting decid-
ed to transmit to the UN Gen-
eral Assembly a report of the
commission dealing with the
problem: of racial and religious
discrimination, including anti-
Semitism, throughout the world.
The request for communica-
tions on anti-Semitic develop-
ments resulted from a resolu-
tion approved last January by a
14 - nation subcommission on
Prevention of • Discrimination
and Protection of Minorities
which established the principle
that anti-Semitic manifestations
were a violation of t"e UN
charter.
During the debate here, the M
Polish delegate presented a pie-
ture of anti-Semitism through-
out the world and contended 0
that this "anti-social phenome-
non" had disappeared in Poland. 1"3
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Israel Relaxes Marriage
Laws for Girls Under 17
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Knesset, Israel's parliament, has
approved an amendment to the
marriage law which gives the
courts discretion iri. permitting
marriages of girls between 16
and 17.
The minimum age . for mar-
riage remains 17. Until adoption
of the amendment, the courts
could permit marriage of a girl
under 17 only to _a • man who
had made her pregnant or by 1
whom she bore a, child. This. I
condition now is abolished.
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