Head of Christian Institute in Israel Speaks for Peace and Zionist Ideal Uneasiness and uncertainties' stemming from misinformation or spective, yet its students come lack of information about what is from many different eccelesiastical really happening in Israel-"held" I and theological origins and its lec- territories seem to be on the in-1 turers include distinguished local crease in certain circles in Amer. ' clergymen of a variety of theolog- ica. It affects the moral and value ical backgrounds as well as noted judgments of individuals and ; Israeli scholars from local tmiver- groups not only to our detriment sities. Thus the Institute provides. who live in Israel, but to the per along with its more academic ob- sonal detriment as well as those jectives of archaeological, geogra- who become party to the spread of phical, historical, sociological and misinformation that hurts others. linguistic studies, an unusual on- In the long UN debates about the-spot study and observation post border incidents. refugees, and Is- and forum for the exchange of per- raeli occupation since the Six-Day ' spectives in all the areas of mis- War, accusations motivated by I givings and lack of objectivity political considerations rather than noted above. considerations of truth contribute Our long and close observation in to the uncertainty. 'Israel has brought us to certain. Delegations of church groups, as understandings of the Jewish peo- well as individual clergymen, have ple here and their intentions as been coming for "inspections" that well as their acts, and of the prob- last only a few days. Some of their lems causing uneasiness abroad. , reports, widely circulated even There can be no doubt about' though necessarily (for reasons of the deeply religious character of; the shortness of their visits) based the average Israeli and in par- on partial and sometimes even ticular the young, the sabras. faulty sources, add to the unrest Their religiosity may not be ex- being created. In fact, some church pressed as we in America are groups and clergymen who make accustomed to seeing expressions reports never even get to Israel, of religion, nor obviously is the but base their observations on in- content of their faith the same formation secured wholly from out- as ours. It is Jewish, not Chris- side and biased sources. tian, and consequently there are This statement is made in the differences. The impact of the interest of easing any tension that Bible from Genesis to Malakhi is ; might be developing and of invit- everywhere evident. In person 1 ing Christians to come, stay for and place names, in quotations 1 awhile, study the situation first- by statesmen, in names of prod-1 hand and form their own conclu- ucts and ideas, in Bible contests sions. We Christians who live in and study, in books and articles Israel find life here as normal as and in many other ways. in most parts of the world. The The Biblical records as well as local tensions are not greater 1 uninterrupted Jewish tradition' than anywhere else in our 20th century, and in some respects, I have created the Israeli feeling of due to good control of law and deep roots in the land of the Bible I and its history. These roots they order, much less. Who speaks? The American Insti- justifiably see as eternal since the tute of Holy Land Studies is a 10- I Prophets from Moses to Jeremiah year resident of Jerusalem, Israel. and Ezekiel reiterate it: "I have It is an educational institution serv- given thee this land as an eternal ing the churches of the world and possession." To state that modern their schools in general, American Zionism (the hope of their own and European in particular. It is government in the land God prom- evangelical in background and per- ' ised them) is opposed to Judaism is completely to fail to grasp Jew- ish self-understanding and tradition TESTS FOR ISRAELIS. I and to twist Biblical statements. This summer's Maccabia Games To take the promises made by God in Tel Aviv will serve as an offi- to Judah and Israel and apply cial trial for Israeli athletes in them to the church is an error of selecting a national team for the hermeneutics of long standing in Asian Games in Bangkok in 1970. some churches. The New Testa- Israel won gold medals in basket- ment declares that "the building ball and track in the 1966 Asian of the tabernacle of David" is after Games. "the calling out of the Gentiles a people for God's name" and not that they are the same things (Acts 15) and thus makes it clear that the church cannot absorb to itself the good statements of God sto Judah and Israel. God's prom- ises to Israel must and do stand yet. The oft-repeated attempts to anti-Zionist without being anti- Jewish (anti-Semitic in that sense) were shown to be erron- eous by the complete solidarity of all the Jews of the world in June 11167. To say one is not anti- Jewish but only anti-Zionist is meaningless, since that June showed a solidarity unimagined before and demonstrates that there is no real distinction be- tween these terms for the vast majority of Jews. This is a dan- gerous distinction to try to make in this age when anti-Semitism is frowned upon, certainly in theory, everywhere. Religious and Biblically-oriented people should not allow themselves Phone:KL. 3-2110 to be moved to apprehensions by such allegations as irreligiosity or non-Bibleness among Israelis, not even by the use (misuse) of Zionist 171 9 1c. 7 24 : / 01 (30 charges. Books and multitudes of articles have been written on the "Pales- 24611 Greenfield tine Refugee." We have found, con- Southfield trary to many of the conclusions reached in these books and articles, a great empathy between the Israel and these people since so many, at I countries we here do not find oppo- be counted on the side of directly sition to ideas of peace. Attempts negotiated peace. to bring physical destruction on Such lasting peace is possible civilians by border incidents or by through wise action. Until we ham schools and that peace, however, we wish It planting of bombs in theaters, or to use women and chil- known that in this local situation dren for political ends, are ideas we dwell and work in confidence. that are abhorrent to the mentality with a real sense of security. I of the people among whom we have TIE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS lived here. To them the basic ques- tion is peaceful co-existence, not 18--Friday, March 21, 1969 destruction. The problem is not one of refugees, of occupations of bor- OLD PHOTOS ders. It is a problem of either COPIED & RESTORED peace or genocide of Jews. When the area is ready for a genuine peace, all outstanding problems can be mutually worked out. And it Photographers becomes, not a cause for uneasi- UN 41-87115 ness or uncertainty to Christians abroad but rather a very deep moral issue as to whether they will lend encouragement to Arab na- tions whose plans include more war H is also erroneous to say "Jer- and possible genocide or whether ( usalem has been overwhelmingly I they will use their influence for the Arab from the seventh century I negotiation for peace now. Now is until the modern influx ..." His- I the time for us all to stand up and tarically, the opposite is true. The Jewish population has been the FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ON THE '69 CADILLAC m ajority in Jerusalem for many, many years; long before modern SEE OR CALL times. To unify a Jewish majority city after 20 years of its being divided by others is surely no cause for antagonism abroad.' PERSONAL PICKUP & DELIVERY FOR SERVICE Our churches damaged by wars since 1948 are being repaired by Israeli compensation funds. The 2151 EUREKA AVENUE, WYANDOTTE extremely stringent laws protect- , RES. 642-6836 CALL: BUS. 382-7820 ing Holy Places and worshippers' at them have ben consistently' — - and strictly enforced. We feel at I peace and at ease in our united I city as Christians, with actually ANYWHERE EVERYWHERE less fear of personal assault than Coll in other cities in which we have lived abroad, such Is the force of Israeli law and order being main- 15751 W. 10Y2 MILE RD. tained. This may be said in spite I SPECIAL — FROM 11 TO 120 DAY TOURS TO ISRAEL of the border incidents and occa- FROM $399 and up sional Arab terrorist acts. least one-half of all Israelis, have been refugees themselves, many I from Arab countries. To speak of "a great deal of pressure and not a little force to 'encourage' the Arabs to leave" Israeli areas is ; sheer fabrication, vicious, and I bound to contribute to feelings uneasiness. The Israeli policy has I always been, as she has done with all who chose refuge here, that they should be settled productively in their host countries, in line with I the settlement of similar refugee I problems in many other areas of the world, and that refugees should not be used as tools to raise inter-1 national political sympathies. It is 1 ironical that this issue, maintained I by Arabs, should be used by friends I of Arabs to cause antipathy against a people who have demonstrated so much humanitarianism. 1 of I j) " c c et al d ie / ANDY BLAU PRENTIS CADILLAC TRAVELING YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH Eve. 862-0963 353-6750 Contrary to the policy of the Arab The Metropolitan Detroit B'nai B'rith Council Proudly Announces "CAMPAIGN 21" in honor and recognition of the of the State of Israel AN EMERGENCY MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN TO STRENGTHEN ISRAEL BY STRENGTHENING B'NAI B'RITH 21st Anniversary B'nai B'rith cordially invites you to become a member of B'nai B'rith during "Campaign 21" (March 16-April 30) or participate by enrolling a new member during this emergency campaign. Use the convenient application blank below. PLEASE MAIL TO: B'NAI ritITH , 19951 LIVERNOIS DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48221 DISTRICT GRAND LODGE NO. DATE (NAME OF LODGE OR CHAPTER) CUSTOM HOMES CUSTOM REMODELING PROFESSIONAL and OFFICES &2 EiD k Saga- 3ayng- 19 NO. STATE OR PROVINCE CITY I AM OF THE JEWISH FAITH AND PLEDGE MYSELF TO SUPPORT TIE HIGH IDEALS AND PURPOSES OF WNAI MTH NAME — DATE OF BIRTH HOME ADDRESS * 0 BUSINESS ADDRESS . 0 (ZIP) .... (ZIP) HOME TELEPHONE Let Us Bid Your Plans — BUSINESS TELEPHONE OCCUPATION HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A MEMBER? WHAT LODGE OR CHAPTER? ... — WIFE OR HUSBAND'S NAME MEMBER OF B'hii•4 B'RITH? PROPOSED BY •Please Indicate Where You Wish Your Moil Sent. DUES ATTACHED tN THE AMOUNT OF I SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT FOR MEMBERSHIP FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CAL. 341-0863 ar 2 CITY & STATE Dr. G. Douglas Young, president of the American Insti- tute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem, in a statement issued in Israel repudiated attacks on Israel and Israelis, defended the Zionist ideal and indicated that a lasting peace is possible if Arabs will abandon unrealistic actions and will not resort to terrorism. His statement follows: