THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
12—Friday, July 2, 1971

Soviet Writer's -Visit to Israel Stirs Rumors

JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Jew- and exchange ratification docu- held without prior conditions of
power politics in the Middle Jews and Baptists
ish Telegraphic Agency learned ments of the new Egyptian-Soviet any kind.
East. What may seem details Ponder Faith, Role
from reliable sources Monday that 15-year treaty of friendship and
"Any proposal to divide Jerusa- of diplomacy to us may be
CINCINNATI (JTA) — A four-
the recent visit to Israel of Victor cooperation.) •
matters of survival for Israel.
lem again must be rejected if
Louis, a-Russian-journalist known
Both our policy and our strength day interfaith dialogue was held
Meanwhile, it was reported that peace is to reign in the Middle
must remain constant—so Israel here as 40 leading Southern Bap-
to carry out missions for Soviet the director of the U.S. Central East," it concluded.
.
can become as certain of our tist and Jewish scholars exchanged
authorities, was for the purpose Intelligence Agency had arrived in
of probing Israel's willingness to Tel Aviv for talks with Mrs. Meir Muskie, Clarifying Stand, Says
support as she is of her own views on the application of re-
U.S. Must Back Israel Demands
ligious faith to problems of the
remove its relations with 'Moscow, and other government officials.
resolution."
secular world.
from the deep freeze in which they
WASHINGTON
(JTA)—Declar-
The visit by Richard C. Helms
Muskie said the U.S. "must back
have languished since the Six-Day , was admitted in a statement at- .' ing that he hoped to put to rest
The conference, held at the He-
Israel's
demands
for
defensible
War.
doubts
the
occasional
about
brew
Union College-Jewish Insti-
' tributed to a foreign ministry
I borders" and must give Israel the
issue of right to determine her own fate. tute of Religion, is under the co-
Despite emphatic denials by the spokesman. Until now, the govern- where I stand • on the ssue
foreign ministry that any such ment had sought to keep his pres- Israel and the Middle East, "The great powers should help— sponsorship of the American Jew-
contacts have occurred. the ,TTA ence .secret, but the news was : Maine's Democratic Sen. Edmund but cannot decide. A lasting peace ish Committee and the Southern
S. Muskie told an audience in will result only from negotiations Baptist Mission.
learned that a request by Louis leaked both in Israel and abroad.
In Washington, after an hour- Denver over the weekend that he by the parties directly involved.
for an audience with Premier
Only once before have repre-
cleepls,- "felt Israel's a r g e n t, And the United States must do sentative groups of Jews and
Golda Meir was the subject of long conversation with Secretary
moral claim on our (American ) nothing to undermine Israel's bar- Southern Baptists met together_
deliberations by the cabinet's de- . of State William P. Rogers,
fence committee.
Ambassador Itzhak Rabin told j support, not merely the support - gaining position," Muskie said.
to discuss problems of mutual cc
Its decision was to let Louis see the press Tuesday that he was of our words, but the support of ' Furthermore, he added, "Though cern, two years ago at the Sout.
Mrs.
Meir's political
adviser,
satisfied t h a t a "phantom", our deeds."
we hope as much as Israel for a ern Baptists Theological Seminary.
Simcha Dinitz, a close confidant
memo suggesting that Israel
Under the title "The People of
Referring to his visit to Israel permanent peace, we must also
of the premier in wham she has withdraw from half the Sinai I and the Mid East last January. assure Israel of enough power to God: Jewish and BaptistPerspec-
unlimited trust. The committee's Peninsula did not ' reflect the Muskie said he had "learned again deter renewed war. The right aim tives," conference session focused
reason for rejecting a direct meet- position of the U.S. government ia stark and simple truth—that is to stop the arms race in the on subjects such as the religious
ing was unclear, but sources said and was not meant to reflect the security of Israel is closely Middle East. But arms control on community, the world community
it was because the ministers the position of the Israeli gov- related to the security of the one side and arms increase on the and pluralism, and the respective
feared a "leak" to the news ernment.
United States"
other will only tighten the tensions perceptions of each other's faith.
media which might be "misin-
Excerpts from Sen. Muskie's re- and encourage bloodshed and vio-
Diplomatic sources here expect
terpreted," the J T A learned. the memo affair to leave its mark marks were released Monday by lence. That would threaten our
ELECTRIC CALCULATORS
There were no details available on the credibility of the U.S. in his office here. According to Dick own security—and that is another
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of Louis' talk with Dinitz. these negotiations, but not to ef- Stewart, a Muskie aide, the sen-
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reason why we must secure the
Louis, 47, is Moscow corres- feet the substance of the talks ator, who recent polls say is the
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strength of Israel," Muskie said.
pondent of the London Daily Mail. themselves. front-runner for the Democratic
MISC.
USED FURNITURE
He arrived at Lydda Airport from , They say that Israel will be Presidential nomination in 1972, Presidents' Conference Urges
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Helsinki via Cyprus on June 13 more careful in the future and addressed a private group of about Congress Act on Plane Deliveries
bearing a Soviet service passport, probably will not be easily per- 300 Jews.
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Con-
the kind issued only to persons suaded to an American viewpoint,
ference of Presidents of Major
The Maine senator who was
traveling on official business.
American Jewish Organizations
the Democratic vice presidential
but that the friendship between
According to the newspaper
urged all members of Congress to
the two countries 'is strong candidate in 1968, said "It is no
Yedit Ahronot, he was met at enough to even withstand such a longer enough—and it never was
support "prompt resumption of
the airport by foreign ministry : thing." enough—to rely on the diplomacy continuous and regular plane de-
officials who whisked him away
liveries to maintain Israel's de-
A 20-member delegation of the of mere reaction to Russian
in a car. The foreign ministry . "Committee for
terrent capacity as she strives for
a
Negotiated
denied the whole affair until
a final durable Middle East
Peace between Israel and the
Monday when it issued a long
Arab States'' returned to Brussels Arab Leader, Banned peace."
statement asserting that Louis
from a visit to Israel fully corn- From Travel an U.S.,
The appeal was contained in
applied for and was granted a I mitted to ISrael's position with
letters sent to every member of
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visa to come to Israel for health
m i tted to Canada
emitted
regard to- peace talks and the. A d
the Senate and House of Repre-
reasons. nature of a Middle East settle- TORONTO (JTA) — Dr. Ibra- sentatives by Dr. William A.
When asked by the JTA June ment.
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' him Aben, a leading member of Wexler, chairman of the Presi-
22 whether "in view of recent re-
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The delegation was headed b y ! the Palestine Liberation Front, dents Conference. Dr. Wexler
ports on Israel - Soviet contacts ! Henri Rohn. a Socialist. minister. : who was banned from all travel warned that "any indication that
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there is more than meets the and included 10 leadin.,a members in the United States, has received. the United States may be with-
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eye," Foreign
Minister Abba of Belgium's parliament. Their • Personal approval from Canadian holding arms for Israel is taken
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Eban replied. "No. but what • report stated:
! Minister of External Affairs Mitch- as • a sign of American weakness I
meets the eye is there."
"There is a unanimous de-
ell Sharp, to visit this country, it-' and increases the risk of Soviet-
Southfield
The JTA learned from reli•
sire in Israel to negotiate with was reliably learned here. Dr. Arab miscalculation and of a con-
able sources that the Louis visit
the Arabs. The Israeli military Aben 's admission to Canada was frontation between the super-
was preceded o v e r several
presence in the administered sponsored by George Haggar, powers."
months by visits to Israel of • territories presents a low pro- i president of the Canadian-Arab
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file and is hardly evident. The Federation who was deported from
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leaders who came here ostensib-
policy of open bridges and free I the U.S. two years ago. Dr. Aben
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ly as tourists but in fact care-
movement
contributes to a was reportedly denied admission
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fully probed Israel's position
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climate of peace. Israel has a f to the U.S. four weeks ago but,
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with regard to renewed diplo-
right to demand secure and re- according to Haggar, "everybody
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cognized borders. Certain recti- In Ottawa was very Cooperative."
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Time magazine claimed in its
fication of the armistice lines
He said he was told Sharp
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Current issue that a formal meet-
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are indispensable for a peace personally gave official permission
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ing will take place soon between settlement. We believe negotia- for the admission. Last week Sharp
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Asrael and Soviet Russia with a
tions between Israel and the i was attacked by delegates attend-
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, 'view to re-establishing diplomatic
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Arab
states
involved
should
be
ing
the
federation's
convention
be-
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Time magazine claimed that • cents a constitutency in Toronto
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"The Soviet overtures toward Is- Hiroshima Group to Visit
with a large Jewish population
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rael appear to be part of a pattern. Auschwitz in Good Will i
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and, therefore, according to the
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Stung that the U.S. has maneuvered ' TOKYO (JTA)—The Hiroshima- I delegates, cannot be objective in
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itself into the position of the indis- Auschwitz Committee will send a ! Arab affairs. They demanded
pensable middleman in the Mi
ddlegood-will dele g ation
on to' Poland in ' Sharp l) resi gn-
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East peace negotiations, Moscow is ! August to visit the site of the death , I Dr. Aben, addressing a student
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anxious to demonstrate that with- . camp and bring back articles con- meeting, stated that any move by
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out its participation and blessing, Inected with the Holocaust for an : Egypt to reach a peace agreement
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any moves toward an Arab-Israeli exhibition in Japan next May, the with Israel will be viewed as an '
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settlement are futile."
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. Mainichi Daily News reported.
: act of "capitulation" and will be
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Christian Science Monitor cor-
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The committee was formed to fought by the PLF.
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respondent Francis Ofner re- promote friendship between the
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ported from Jerusalem lizednes- survivors of Hiroshima and the stir- NY Council Seeks End
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day that "Some Israeli officials
view his (Louis') visit as a Rus- vivors of Auschwitz. The good-will
mission will consist of about 30 to NYU Holy Day Classes
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sian warning to Egypt that the persons, including five or 10 school
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Brook-
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Soviets could become friendlier children, the Mainichi Daily News lyn Jewish Community Council re-
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toward Israel, should the Sadat said. They will leave Japan Aug. ported it had urged New York
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government of Egypt 'flirt' with 11 and stay in Poland for five days. University officials to reconsider a
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the U.S. I . The mission will ask the Polish decision to hold law school classes
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(At Moscow Airport, where he j government and the Auschwitz mu- on both Rosh Hashana and Yom
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went to greet visiting Egyptian scum to lend articles left by Jew- Kippur next fall.
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Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad j ish victims, poison gas containers , Supreme Court Justice Abraham
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Tuesday, Soviet Foreign Minister used in the massacre of Jews and i Multer- president of the organiza-
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Andrei Gromyko scorned reports documentary photographs. T h e j tion, said that the law school orig-
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that Russia and Israel were ne- committee plans to hold an - Ausch-i inally had not planned to have
gotiating a resumption of diplo- vvitz-,Hiroshima Exhibition" in Hira- , classes on those Jewish holidays.
matic relations. Gromyko was' shirna, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Osaka ' He expressed "sorrow" over the
quoted as saying that the rumors i and six other Japanese cities.
decision and added the hope that
did not even deserve refutation.
' According to a committee spokes-' school officials 'would reconsider
(Riad will be in Moscow four , man, these articles have not pre- i the decision and thus ".not penalize
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days during which he will discuss viously been taken Jut of Poland, the many students who observe
the latest Mid East developments ' the newspaper reported. i such holy days."
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