Israel Advised by State Department Aide to Be 'More Flexible' With Arabs

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
14—Friday, May 24, 1968

MIAMI (JTA)—Israel was given Middle East arms race. The 500 that reduce the possibility of the only when each person has the fail, our children's generation
freedom to help work out his
an obvious hint today that the delegates also adopted a series of NPD securing seats in the Bunde- own
will have no such opportunity."
destiny."
United States government wafted resolutions among which were a stag (lower house of parliament)
Soviet
repression
of
Jewish
life
her to show "more flexibility" in condemnation of the continuing in next year's elections.
Rabbi Lelyveld, in an address, in the USSR and the current wave
response to United Nations peace Soviet repression of Jewish cultural
See Our Fine Selection
efforts. The suggestion was con- and religious life and a call to said that "we must welcome the of anti-Semitism in Poland came
under
sharp
atack
at
the
conven-
of Spring & Summer
rising
voices
of
the
poor
who
tained in an address by Lucius D. Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin to
Clothing, Slacks, Sport
Battle, assistant secretary of state redeem his 1966 pledge that Soviet want to help decide the kind of tion. Will Maslow of New York,
for Near Eastern affairs, before Jews would be allowed to emigrate system they need" and should executive director of the AJ-
Coats and Accessories.
the American Jewish Congress na- in order to be reunited with their therefore support non - violent Congress, told the convention that
"the
critical
condition
of
Soviet
movements
of
the
poor,
the
Ne-
tional biennial convention here. families in Israel and elsewhere.
Custom Fitting
The convention expressed con- groes and students as "part of Jews does not permit any relaxa-
Battle reiterated the U.S. position
that it does not accept Israeli cern over the growing strength a great democratic movement tion of pressure on the rulers in
sovereignty over Jerusalem, and of the right-wing National Demo- of people who want to help de- the Kremlin. Because of the shad-
HARVARD ROW MALL
called on Israel to permit return cratic Party in West Germany, cide their own fate." Rabbi Lely- owy and marginal world they are
of Arabs "to their normal lives in which has been described as neo- veld declared that "as Jews, we forced to inhabit, Soviet Jews are
11 MILE & LAHSER
Nazi, and went on record in sup- know that we are free and se- subject to swift attrition; time is
the occupied territories."
Open: Thurs. to 9 P.M.
the
enemy.
Our
generation
still
cure
only
when
every
man
may
The AJC ended its convention port of Chancellor Kurt G. Kie-
has
a
chance
to
help.
Should
we
Sunday with the re-election of singer's call for electoral reforms live in dignity and peace—and
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld as presi-
dent. Elected to the national
governing council from Detroit
were Marshall Brenner and Zel-
don Cohen, members - at - large;
Mrs. George Rubin, Harley Selling
and Dr. Leon Fram, alternate,
general division; and Mrs. Milton
Schwartz, Mrs. Aaron Shifman and
Mrs. Albert Silber and Mrs. Arnold
Frank and Mrs. Daniel Shapiro,
alternates, women's division.
Peace efforts of UN envoy Gun-
nar V. Jarring, Battle said, were
"complicated by strongly - held
positions on both sides." Battle as-
serted that "quiet diplomacy,
more flexibility, and fewer tend-
entious public statements might
help the parties to bridge their
differences."
He added that "too often, both
sides seem to lose sight of the
overriding goal of a permanent
peace settlement in order to give
expression to their temporary
frustrations." He stressed that
"time is working for no one"
and that the world could not
risk periodic Arab-Israeli up-
heavals. "The first and the most
immediate threat to peace in the
area is the two-sided problem
of terrorism and acts of re-
prisal," he said
Battle commended the official
Jordanian policy and said that "the
best efforts of the Jordanian
government are often frustrated
by the unsettled conditions in Jor-
dan and the strong feeling of seg-
ments of the population that the
occupied territories must be re-
gained by any means. Terrorism
breeds reprisal raids which breed
more terrorism which breeds more
reprisal raids. The cycle can be
unending." The U.S., he said,
sought to inject "reason" by urg-
ing both sides to end hostile
actions. He expressed regret that
neither Israel nor Jordan would
accept UN military observers
along the cease-fire lines.
On Jerusalem, Battle said
"Moslem religious and historical
associations with Jerusalem are
no less binding and no less emo-
tional than those of the Jewish
people . . . We have not recognized
claims of national sovereignty
over Jerusalem. We have not ac-
cepted the view that either Israel
or Jordan has a superior claim to
the city . . . Since last summer
the U.S. has consistently main-
tained that if there is to be a satis-
factory solution for Jerusalem, the
problem must be dealt with as one
of the elements in a general peace
settlement."
The diplomat commended the
And he's so anxious that you should have the right car at the right price
Nov. 22 Security Council resolution
. . . The minute you walk into my Jerry's dealership, you know you
calling for withdrawal of Israeli
armed forces as consistent with
have come to the right place for your Oldsmobile. Jerry and the young
basic U.S. policy. He recalled that
President Johnson last June 19
Olds — they were made for one another. Olds . . . the kind of car you've
"urged the parties to be flexible
in their approach, to adopt no
always wanted ... backed by sales and service that are done right the Allen Charnes
Jerry Stein
rigid view on procedures."
Vise president
President
The State Department official
first time . . . and priced to fit your pocket.
asserted that America was "very
much alive to Israel's needs" in
connection with Soviet munitions
Stop in! My son Jerry's so nice, I want you to meet him!
shipments to the Arabs.
Israel's ambassador to the
United States, Gen. Yitzhak Rabin,
voiced skepticism about the mean-
ing of an Egyptian agreement to
continue peace talks in New York
with Dr. Jarring.
15205 East Jefferson, at Lakepointe, Just East of City Limits
The AJC called on the Johnson
VA 1-5000 Open 9-9 Monday Sc Thursday 9-6 Daily
administration to seek an agree-
ment with Soviet Russia to end the

MORIS HUPPERT

He's Such A Nice Boy!

JERRY STEIN OLDSMOBILE