Knesset OKs Amendment to Law of Return
Equating Jewish Nationality, Religion but
Aiding Non-Jewish Families of Immigrants
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Knes- wing—Yosef Saphir, Zvi Zim-
set voted 69-15 Tuesday night to merman, Moshe Nissim and
approve a controversial amend- Gideon Patt. Other factions op-
posed were the Communists, Ha-
ment to the Law of Return which
equates Jewish nationality with olam llazeh, the State List head-
the Jewish religion. ed by former Premier David
There were 23 abstentions, and I Ben-Gurion and Mapam. The
four members of the Ahdut Avoda latter is a member of the Labor
faction of the Labor Party were alignment but votes independ-
absent. But the measure, sponsored ently on many issues.
by the government with intense
Abstentions were registered by
personal backing by Premier Golda the balance of Gahal and by the
Meir, won a clear majority on its ultra-Orthodox Agudat Israel and
first reading.
Poalei Agudat Israel. The two Or-
It must stand two further read- thodox factions explained that they
ings in the Knesset, but its final supported the measure in prin-
passage is virtually assured.
ciple but opposed the provision
The bill, drafted by a cabinet for equal rights for the non-Jewish
committee, stipulates that only families of immigrants.
persons who are Jewish according
The vote was taken after 10
to the Halakhic (religious law) hours of debate which began Mon-
interpretation may be registered day. Labor Party MKs were under
as Jewish by nationality. This ex- pressure of party discipline to vote
cludes persons not born of a Jew- in accordance with the decision of
ish mother or not formally con- the party leadership. Mrs. Meir
verted to Judaism.
made it clear that she would toler-
The amendment is directed pri- ate no dissent in this matter.
marily at immigrants of mixed
The 72-year-old premier deliver-
marriage entering Israel. It pro-
ed a highly emotional speech
vides, however, that the non-Jew-
in the Knesset in which she denied
ish spouses, children and grand-
political motivation and claimed
children of immigrants be accord-
that the measure was a means of
ed the same right and privileges
protecting Jewry from assimilation.
as Jewish immigrants.
Opponents of the amendment
The amendment was support-
have charged that it was designed
ed by all members of the Labor
to appease Israeli rabbinate and
Party who voted, by the nation-
al Religious Party and the the Orthodox political parties. The
Herut wing of Gahal (Herut-Li- National Religious Party, a mem-
ber of the coalition, threatened to
beral • alignment). One member
of the latter, Dr. Yohanan Bad- walk out of the government unless
er, cast a negative vote, as did it acted to nullify a recent Su-
four members of Gahal's liberal preme Court decision which allow-
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will enable Israel to hold the line
on prices, avoid a drastic curtail-
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decline in her foreign currency
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ening the Soviet hand in the area
and encouraging Arab recklessness
and intransigence. Despite the
Nixon administration's slight re-
visions of its policies recently, due
to considerable counter-pressure,
the ambiguity of its arms commit-
ment to Israel in the face of heavy
Russian support to the Arabs con-
tributes to continued insecurity in
the Middle East.
The statement went on to say
that the U.S. government should
"do all in its power to encourage
direct negotiations between Israel
and the Arab states and must re-
frain from participating in any
attempt to impose a settlement."
The Socialist Party called on
the Nixon administration to con-
tinue economic aid to Israel and
if the Soviet Union refuses to
accept "binding guarantees for a
bilateral cessation of arms ship-
ments to both sides," the U.S.
"must provide Israel with . . .
military assistance sufficient to
dispel Arab illusions that a fourth
war with Israel would be to their
advantage."
The Socialist Party urged social-
ists and all other democrats to
"raise their voices now in support
of an effective U.S. policy for
peace in the Middle East, one that
will encourage the direct negotia-
tion of a just and permanent
settlement."
Adlai Stevenson III Says
U.S. Must Assist Israel
CHICAGO (JTA)—U. S. Senate
candidate Adlai E. Stevenson III
told a meeting here of Bnai Brith
that America must recognize and
respond to Israel's needs for mili-
tary and economic aid. He also
rejected "any attempt to dictate
the terms of a settlement .
which would weaken Israel's hand
in future.negotiations."
McDONALD FORD
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
14—Friday, February 13, 1970
WASHINGTON, D. C. (JTA)
The House of Representatives has
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approval. His widow, Mrs. Alice
adults demonstrated against the
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Tawil was awarded the Bronze
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In a January statement sharply , rich Arab states would be more
critical of the Nixon administra- profitable allies than Israel" as
tion's new policy in the Middle well as "growing isolationist sen-
East, the Socialist Party, U.S.A. timents in the country."
said that the weakening of the
The Socalist Party warned that
U.S. commitment to Israel's de- Secretary of State Rogers' newly
fense "has bolstered the Arab be- announced policy of "impartiality"
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