8 Friday, January 10, 1969 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Anti-Israel Action in UN Spurs Members $3,004,850 in Israel--Bond Purchases of Congress to Issue Statement of Concern Reported in Detroit for Last Year — I in secure and reognized bounda- (Continued from Page 1) have maintained a state of war ries." 3. Call for "the most urgent con- with Israel for 20 years and which harbor and officially encourage sideration of the settlement of the Arab refugees . . . about half of the guerrillas. The Senators noted that "the the refugees holding UNRWA ra- Israelis are fighting for their very tion cards are now within the de lives as their Arab neighbors, facto jurisdiction of Israel itself, bolstered by Soviet military and making them much more available diplomatic support, again openly to settlement." 4. To encourage an organization threaten to obliterate them." It was stressed that the conflict for economic cooperation in the should be viewed in its total Middle East seeking trade rela- context and perspective. Con- tions and technical cooperation. It was apparent from the Sen- cern was voiced over the "rapidly deteriorating situation" and em- ators' comments to the press that phasis placed on efforts of the their stand fell short of outright United Nations peace mission, advocacy of American military headed by Ambassador Gunnar V. commitment to Israel's survival. Sen. Javits stressed "Israel's ca- Jarring. The statement, submitted at a pacity to stand on her own if she Senate press conference, was cir- gets some little help from us." He culated by Sens. Jacob K. Javits, called Israel's reprisal policy as New York Republican, and Walter one of self-defense rather than ag- F. Mondale, Minnesota Democrat. gression and said the American Signatories included Sens. Clifford public was "surprised" by the se- P. Case, Republican, and Harrison verity of the U.S. stand against A. Williams, Democrat, both of Israel at the UN. He said it was New Jersey; Hugh Scott and Rich- necessary to understand the Is- ard S. Schweiker, both Pennsyl- raeli action at Beirut, termed it an vania Republicans; Stephen M. "unfortunate event," and said it Young, Democrat, and William I was "impossible to expect a pre- Saxbe, Republican, both of Ohio; cisely measured response from and Charles E. Goodell, New York people fighting for their very Republican; Peter H. Dominick, lives." Colorado Republican; George Mur- phy, California Republican; Liam Proxmire, Wisconsin Demo- m all St. . Journal Finds crat; Abraham Ribicoff, Connec- Decline in Relations ticut Democrat; Joseph D. Tydings, Maryland Democrat; and Fred Between Jews Negroes Harris, Oklahoma Democrat. NEW YORK (JTA)—While many It was learned that many Sena- Jews and Jewish organizations still tors who publicly supported Israel work "doggedly" for civil rights, during the recent election cam- and the Jews and Negroes live paign refused to subscribe to the harmoniously in many urban cen- statement. One senator, asking to ters, there has been a marked de- remain anonymous. said he per- terioration in Negro-Jewish rela- sonally sympathized with Israel tions during the past year, the Wall but refused to sign the statement Street Journal reported in a front- because "There is fear in my state page article, last week. of our having to save Israel or — The Journal's report was based any other country, a fear of get- on interviews with Jewish leaders ling sucked into another Vietnam." and with moderate and militant Sen. George D. Aiken of Ver- Negroes and on various surveys mont, ranking Republican on the and reports on the conflict between Senate Foreign Relations Com- the black and white communities. mittee, said the U.S. should be It concluded that the Jewish- "very cautious about taking posi- Negro split was most evident in tions in the Middle East" and large urban centers, particularly warned that the Senators' state- New York, Boston, Cleveland, ment could "fan the flames of Chicago, Detroit and Newark. It war, rather than quiet them attributed the split to the black down." He said that "with a new militant view that Jews were administration coming in within oppressors and to mounting Jew- three weeks we would be well ish concern over anti-Semitic advised to wait until President manifestations in the black com- Nixon takes office and gives us a munity. thorough report on the situation." The article quoted statements He said he would oppose a move from Leonard Fein, a sociologist, to introduce the statement as a who addressed the American Jew- "sense of the Senate" resolution. The four points of the statement ish Congress recently, and from Rabbi Richard Rubenstein, Jewish would seek to: 1. Establish a policy seeking chaplain at the University of Pitts- permanent peace in the Middle burgh, both of whom warned East involving implementation of against divisive forces affecting the UN resolution of Nov.22. 1967, Jews and Negroes. It noted that the "with each provision being related conflict was exacerbated in New to the other rather than being York recently by the series of based upon Israel's withdrawal teachers' strikes in which the anta- from occupied territories in return gonists were the predominantly only for paper promises from the Negro Ocean Hill-Brownsville ex- perimental school district and the Arab states." 2. Maintain the arms balance largely Jewish teachers' union. It also cited a recent report of lest the "radical Arab states" be tempted into resumption of full- the National Advisory Commission on Civil Rights that Jews own 39 scale war. "The U.S. has already demonstrated its policy in this per cent of the stores in predomin- antly black neighborhoods of 15 respect by signing a contract to sell 50 supersonic jets to Israel, cities. It quoted the Negro author, an action which we support and James Baldwin, as saying the approve. The American people do Negroes resented Jewish store not want to see a situation where owners leaving the black neighbor- Israel will be so threatened that hoods after closing shop each day, outside participation is called for "with our money in his pockets." to assure its very survival. It would be helpful to this effort for BILL KOZIN and the USSR to join in limiting its LARRY HOROWITZ supply of strategic military weap- "Kosher Catering At Its Best!" ons to the radical Arab states, and to accept the right on an in- 864-4757 dependent and free Israel to exist IMPERIAL CATERING alongside its Arab neighbors with- , Premiere AKIVA 1 < .! Hebrew Day School CONCERT Sen. Scott, newly elected assist- ant Republican leader of the Sen- ate, charged that the UN "never recognized Arab terrorism" as the factor that led to Israel's action. He said the UN concentrated on Israeli responses to obscure the "cruel conduct" of the Arab na- tions that refuse to make peace. Sen. Goodell said regional peace was upset by the "radical Arab terrorists." Among the leading Senators who backed Israel during the recent election campaign but declined to affix their signatures to the statement when it was cir- culated Monday were Edward Ken- nedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Eugene McCarthy, Minnesota Democrat. The statement of the 63 Con- gressmen declared: "There are ominous signs that the Soviet Un- ion will exploit the censure of Israel to whip up international opinion against Israel. It is diffi- cult to understand why the inter- national community remains mute when Arab terrorists commit mur- der and finds its voice only when Israel undertakes to put an end to such atrocities." Signatories in- cluded members of both parties. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, Montana Democrat, said he did not think the United States had any real commitment to defend Israel, while stating the U.S. should seek a regional solu- tion in cooperation with the Soviet Union. He said, on a television inter- view program: "I don't think we have a hard and fast commitment to go to the side of Israel or any other country in that area that is not a member of NATO." He said he felt the Arab-Israel situation was "getting worse" but indicated that he looked for a solution through American-Soviet diplo- macy. The 1968 Detroit Israel Bond campaign resulted in a total of $3,004,850 in cash sales, it was an- nounced by Robert Brody, general chairman of the Detroit Israel Bond Committee. This was the highest total for any normal year, excluding the crisis year of 1967, and was $639,850 more thin the cash Israel Bond sales for 1966, which totaled $2,365,000. Thus De- troit maintained its position in the forefront in the nation in Israel Bond per capita cash sales. Highlights of the 1968 Campaign included the Israel 20th anniver- sary dinner on June 4 with Israel Cabinet Minister Menahem Begin as guest speaker; the Shaarey Zedek dinner on Oct. 31 which honored Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar on his 40 years of service, and the Hanuka dinner on Dec. 19 with Israel Cabinet Minister Pinhas Sapir and Jan Peerce in a farewell tribute to Dr. Jacob Goldman. A total of $1,674,000 was sub- scribed in the Israel Bond High Holy Day Appeals and in related congregational activities, accord- ing to Phillip Stollman, Israel Bond Congregational and High Holy Day Council chairman. Adas Shalom again set the pace, with $650,000 in Israel Bond subscriptions. This was the eleventh consecutive appeal made by Rabbi Jacob E. Segal and again Adas Shalom was the top congregation in the country in Is- rael Bond High Holy Day results. 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