Purely Commentary: Analysis 300 Stiidents EXploring Aniericana JERUSALEM—Interest in Ameri- which can be comprehensively can studies at the Hebrew Univer- studied only by understanding the of Israel's Right to Armed sity of Jerusalem is mounting and U.S. community at large. in only two years, since the depart- With the rapid expansion of ment of American studies was Recourse: Anticipatory Defense established in fall 1965, the num- the department's activities, Jacob (Continued from Page 2) "Anticipatory self defense can- and bombers, than they had in 1 not be self-evidently excluded. It 1956. If all the Israelis had to do becomes a question of prudentia in 1967 was to duplicate their judgment, on the part of the na earlier feats in Sinai, they might tional decision maker in th e have run into tougher opposition, threatened state and the third but they probably could have party observer, as to the reason broken the blockade by capturing ableness of a response to a threat Sharm el-Sheikh. However, such a as distinguished from an arme d limited ground action, with tactical attack. One cannot escape th e air support, would have left Israel necessity of interpreting the event s open to retaliation by UAR offen- of late May and early June. Nasse r sive weapons on Israel's cities — and the other Arab leaders ha d an unacceptable risk and price what they wanted after May 14 for victory in Sinai. Thus, the only but it is not clear that a state o f really feasible form of self-defense satiation would have long endured — if self-defense was justified — Would extremist elements, both was to precede a Sinai attack, and within and outside the Syrian perhaps attacks against sources of government, have remained satis- fied? The "on to Tel Aviv" hysteria terrorism in Syria and Jordan, fi with a devastating first strike instigated by the governmental agencies of many Arab states against the Egyptian Air Force. might eventually have been un- "This controversial offensive was controllable. Israeli and Arab launched under the following con- forces, no longer separated in Sinai ditions: (1) Repeated declarations by UNEF and already engaged in by Arab leaders that war would recurring clashes along the Syrian come and that Israel would be and Jordanian borders, might have eliminated. (2) Psychological war- ignited an all-out war in the fare by which Arab leaders at- Middle East. Ahmad Shukairy's tempted to instill in their peoples militant PLO might well have a spirit of violence and hatred taken action to implement his fiery against Israel. (3) Serious meas- threats. ures of economic warfare, chiefly "If history establishes that an the blockade of the Strait of Tiran attack on Israel was imminent, two and the Gulf of Aqaba and the explanations come to mind. One continuing exclusion of Israeli and would be that the Arab hatred of Israel-bound ships from the Suez Israel had become so strong that Canal. (4) A clear and present the 'holy war' of annihilation, so danger of hostilities erupting be- long postponed by Nasser, was tween regular and irregular Arab inevitable and imminent. Another forces and Israeli forces, no longer separated by UNEF. The Israelis explanation might be that Egypt certainly feared that such hosti- had learned a lesson in 1956 about lities might start with devastating the effectiveness of first strikes, that the Israelis would attacks on vulnerable population realized consider the closing of the Gulf centers. of Aqaba a casus bell, and knew, therefore, that Israel would launch a first strike. If this was Nasser's reasoning, he would certainly plan an Arab pre-emptive first strike against Israel. Arab intentions and plans may have involved elements of either or both rationales. "Whatever history produces by way of facts and interpretations, it is my belief that the carefully planned, perfectly executed attack by Israel on June 5 was not a response to an armed attack by the Arab nations, in the sense of the Communist attack on South Korea in 1950. Rather, it was a calculated act of anticipatory self- Achieve a true plastic finish with defense against an imminent threat of Arab military attack, preceded this super Latex paint. Use it on by concerted coercion through the all your interior work, just one use of nonmilitary instruments of coat does the job. No offensive foreign policy, much of which was odor while painting, yet in just violative of international law and 30 minutes you can move oil your destructive to the peaceful status quo that had obtained for 10 years. "Given these considerations, I find the Israeli recourse to armed force in anticipatory self-defense reasonable, the more so since the means used combined sound mili- tary science with concern for the laws of war by concentrating on military targets. Indeed, had Jor- dan not rushed into the conflict in populous Jerusalem, the war would have been fought almost entirely on a counterforce basis because the Israeli knockout strikes were directed at Egyptian airforce bases and the site of the principal battles was the barren wastes of the Sinai desert." In its entirety, O'Brien's argu- ment is an admonition against Is- rael's condemnation and it repre- sents another of the long appeals to the Arabs to come to terms with Israel, to establish peace in their own benefit, to end conflicts that only lead to festering and in- creased dangers. furnishings back and the room This, in fact, is the combined is perfectly dry. 300 modern dec- thesis of the entire collection of orator nonfade colors to choose "Orbis" articles. They represent a from. Surface is not only washable great contribution to an under- —it's scrubbable. Simply clean up standing of the Middle East's with water. anomalies and to the obligation to See Yellow Pages 1051-1052 strive for an end to the struggles which are certain to be recurring for dealer nearest you. unless Israel's enemies learn the futility of the conflicts. ber of students participating in courses on American subjects has increased by 100 per cent and today totals 300. Chairman of the department is Prof. Jehoshua Arieli, James G. McDonald associate professor of modern history, named after the first U.S. ambassador to Israel. Prof. Arieli recently has returned to the Hebrew University after a five-month stay as fellow of the Warren Center for Study of American History at Harvard Uni- versity. "One has to study American his- tory in order to understand our century in which the U.S. has had such a powerful influence," Prof. Arieli said in a comment on his field of teaching. He added that the department of American studies, unlike those of other humanistic studies, is necessarily oriented to the contemporary scene. According to Prof. Arieli, the U.S. is in focus because, un- like other Western countries, it has reached cultural and political ma- turity only in this century, and the student body in Israel is in- tensely aware of the U.S. as prototypical of modern life and the problems of modern society. Turning to Jewish aspects, Prof. Arieli said that the Israeli students realize the decisive role which America plays in the Diaspora and the particular features of the American - Jewish community Blaustein of Baltimore has de- cided to establish the Blaustein Center for American Studies to provide the necessary facilities. MORIS HUPPERT Fine Custom Tailoring and Ready to Wear. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 20—Friday, March 29, 1968 !M.P.? Cadillac! SEE OR CALL VIC DOUCETTE VA .& ornan See our fine hand tailored clothing in newest shades for the holidays. 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