THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Democratic Platform Backs Arms for Israel
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"you cannot sweep under the
rug.'
craft and other military equip-
Mrs. Chisholm contended that
ment" to preserve her deterrent
the refugee problem was the "root
strength in face of Soviet arsenal-
cause of the problem of the Mid-
ing of Arab threats of renewed
dle East."
war." The Wallace plank would
commit the U.S. to "strive in
Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy
every way to merit and receive
of Minnesota, who was a Presi.1
the friendship of all parties to
dential contender in 1968 and I
this (Arab-Israeli) dispute and to again this year, called for an en-
earn the respect and good will ' dorsemcat of Israeli security on
of Israel and the Arab nations
"moral and legal grounds."
alike."
Sen.
George McGovern, cur-
Wallace spoke of taking the "ini- rently the front runner in the
Democratic
nomination sweep-
tiative in seeking mutual coopera-
tion between the adversaries in stakes, urged a strong pro-Israel
reaching agreement" which "will plank when he appeared before
mean resolving and stabilizing a platform committee panel in
boundaries and the free use of New York Thursday.
Mrs C'nisholm's remarks on the
water and land routes throughout
this area." There was no amplifi- Middle East were contained in her
cation of that statement. The plat- "Presidential campaign position
form committee also voted to al- paper No 2" in which she out-
low supporters of Sen. Henry M. lined a five-point program for the
Jackson (D. Wash.) to present a stability and territorial integrity
minority report to the convention of all states in the region, guar-
urging the strengthening of Amer- anteed by the United Nations.
ican military forces in the Eastern
Her charge that her opponents
Mediterranean. W. Stull Holt, a were trying to woo the Jewish
history professor and member of vote was made when she was ask-
the Washington state delegation to ed pointedly why she does not op-
the platform committee, failed to pose the resolution of the National
have the plank incorporated into Black Political Convention in
the platform. It urges the U.S. to Gary, load. on March 12, that, in
"maintain a political commitment effect, called for the dismantling
and military force in Europe and of Israel. Mrs. Chisholm said,
at sea in the Mediterranean ample "The creation of the state of Is-
to deter the Soviet Union from rael in Palestine was meant to be
putting unbearable pressure on a form of ultimate moral redress
Israel." .
by the West for the atrocities com-
mittee against Jews throughout
There is also an endorsement of their long history." But, she went
capital punishment for states that on, "in the midst of rejoicing at
choose to adopt the death pen-
alty for crimes.
the creation of a national home
land for the Jews, the world over-
looked the hardship and misery
created for the Palestinians."
Observers at the com m it to: '
hearings thought that Mrs. Ch - s •
holm's remarks on the Mirlcf.
East constituted a bid for atten-
bon from elements in the D,,,
cratic Party, who, like
elements in the Republican
have been questioning U. S. sup-
port for Israel.
The platform committee was
urged to incorporate stronr
planks for a negotiated peace in
the Middle East and on the
rights of Soviet Jews to emigrate
freely or to live in a full cul-
tural and religious life in the
USSR by Irving Kane of Cleve-
land, chairman of the Ameri-
can Israel Public Affairs Com-
mittee, and on Soviet Jews tiv
Richard Maass, chairman of the
National Conference on Soviet
Jewry.
Kane's two key platform recom-
mendations called for the promo-
tion of Mid East peace through
direct Arab-Israel negotiations and
the prevention of another war in
the region through the supply of
deterrent military equipment to
Israel. Kane said AIPAC's
are shared by an overwhelminc
majority of American Jews and
noted that its proposals had the
full support of the Conference of
Presidents of Major American
.tewish Organizations which em-
braces 26 national organizations
Maass told the committee that
the American people had issued
a mandate to their elected offi-
cials to exert every effort on be-
Theloubcommittee also recom-
half of Soviet Jews. He referred
mended that the U. S. maintain
to a petition campaign sponsored
"a political commitment and a
by his organization that resulted
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military force" in the Middle East
"amply sufficient to deter the So- fits provided by the institute for in the collection of 1,400.000 signa-
viet Union from using military such cases, including rehabilita- tures and observed that the gov-
ernors, state legislatures, senators
force in the area." In the fifth tion services.
congressmen and other elected
and final point, the subcommittee
The officials noted that under
said the U. S. should "recognize the Hashemite regime which con- officials had issued similar ap-
the responsibility of the world trolled Old Jerusalem from the peals on behalf of Soviet Jews.
community for a just solution of 1948 war to the Six-Day War, there
the problems of the Arab refu- was no comprehensive social in-
Romania Returns Mail
gees." Kenneth Gibson, mayor of surance program for residents of
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Mail from
Newark and subcommittee chair- Old Jerusalem.
man, represents, with other black
Meanwhile. - Defense Minister Israel to Romania bearing the
members, a fifth of the subcom- Moshe Dayan approved a request "Let My People Go" stamp is
mittee's membership. They were by the newly elected Township being returned without delivery,
i
understood to have approved with- Council of Kalkilya that the West a communications m nistry spokes-
out dissent the language of the Bank town be connected to the man in Jerusalem said. Ile said
recommendations on Soviet Jewry National Electric Network of Is- no official explanation was given.
and Israel. The other Blacks in- rael. Kelkilya faces Kfar Saha on
clude the Rev. Walter Fauntroy. the other side of the pre-1967 de- '
D. C. representative. and Mrs. mai canon line betwen _Israel and'
Massey Eberhardt, also from New the We:f. Bank.
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Jersey. The Rev. Fauntroy is a
The ritroduction of electricity
For Wettings. Be lIrtzvas.
member of the Congressional to Kalkilya may become a major
Parties. Palle and Dates
Black Caucus which issued a impetus to its industrial develop-
strong pro-Israel statement after ment, especially in tne small craft
Yes. Sizes for Ur t to 44
the Black National Political Con- industry and in the industrialization
vention adopted last March in of its citrus packing houses, which
Gary, Ind.. a resolution which in has hitherto been operated on a
Si MIT* WOOOlt AIM in 15 lb
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BIROMI4GMAIA
effect called for dismantling of manual basis.
Israel. Rep. Bella Abzug (D.
N. Y.), a member of the subcom-
mittee, told the JTA that the Israel
and Soviet Jewry recommendations
were "overwhelmingly" voted by
the subcommittee.- She said that
perhaps "one or two" members
were opposed, but she did not
name them.
Friday, June 30, 1972-S
.
Rome s Chief Rabbi R artied to Leave Italy
ROME (JTA)—Chief Rabbi Elio, The sources warned the threats
Toaff of Rome received an anon- should not be dismissed lightly as
ymous threat. The threat, which they seem to be part of a precise
arrived by mail, was in German. p!on to influence Italian political
igned "Aryan Defense . ' and in- opinion
luded a drawing of a swastika
The note warned the
Norm chief rabbi to "return
me-
:lately to your filthy fatherland -
-presumably Israel--` , c cause - to-
norrow may be too late '' Labe:
roaff, 17, has been Rome . ,
Met
Xperienced
'abbi since 1951.
Jewish sources said the threat
Xcellent
was part of a mounting natIone.ide
anti-Semitic campaign conducted
Xtremely
by Fascists and nee-Nazi c,rcles
Reasonable
.hroughout Italy. They said 5-laid:,
hreatsl and anti-Semitic proga-
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ganda have been received by other j
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Jewish community leaders in re-;
cent weeks.
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Three contenders for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination
expressed sharply divergent
views on the Middle East con-
flict in hearings before the
Democratic Platform Committee
here. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey
(D. Minn.) and Sen. Edmund S.
Muskie a). Me.) urged the corn•
mittee to write in a strong state-
ment of comprehensive S.
support for Israel and advocated
that the U. 5, recognize Jeru-
salem as Israel's capital.
Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D.
N. V. ). the only Black and the
only woman campaigning for the
nomination, accused her op-
ponents of using "rhetoric de-
signed to attract the votes of the
Jewish people" and claimed they
ignored the Palestinians whom
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