Vast Majority of Congressional Candidates Back Aid to Israel
WASHINGTON, D.0 .— A
decisive majority to the na-
tion's candidates for Con-
gress strongly support con-
tinued American assistance
to Israel Public Affairs Com-
mittee (AIPAC).
NS
m
plies indicates that Israel fer of the U.S. Embassy from
may have gained strength, Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
since 48 members of Con-
Ninty-eight per cent of the
gress who have not been
avowed or declared propon- respondents favor direct ne-
gotiations.
One candidate
ents of Israel's cause in the
past, returned positive an- sees negotiations as a UN
responsibility. This is in con-
AIPAC invited congres- swers.
trast to numerous respond-
sional candidates to comment
The geopraphic distribu- ents who volunteered their
on the Middle East planks tion of replies indicates that option that the UN has "out-
adoptedby the Democratic the Middle East is not only lived its usefulness" in this
and republican conventions, an issue of concern to candi- area of conflict.-(Gallup polls
to reply to specific questions dates representing large Jew- indicate that only 2 per cent
and to submit any additional ish constituencies, but,equal- of the American people favor
statements they wished to ly—and in some cases pro- UN intervention.) Some re-
make.
portionally even more — in spondents consider it more
The purpose of the poll was other areas of the country. pragmatic to have the U.S.
play an active role in reach-
not to endorse or evaluate
AIPAC Executive Vice- ing a settlement.
candidates or to affect the
Chairman I. L. Kenen pointed
election, for AIPAC does not
A 5 per cent no answer for
out that to attempt to assess
make endorsements.
Congressmen on the basis of the question dealing with eco-
The committee told the their participations, is ques- nomic assistance to Israel
candidates that the purpose tionable since some members comes predominantly from
of the inquiry was to develop of Congress make it a firm minority party circles. A
support "for the policies rule never to join in co-spon- number of Republicans, and
which AIPAC had advocated sorship of letters, resolutions, to a lesser extent Democrats,
make the granting of eco-
in the past and which have declarations.
nomic aid dependent on the
been widely accepted by the
Moreover,
some
members
domestic economic climate.
administration, the Congress
of
the
House
say
t
hey
have
The
same reservation was
and both the Democratic and
Republican national conven- not signed these declarations made in connection wtih aid
in the past because they for Soviet Jewry, which is ,
tions."
were not called to their atten- to only a miniscule group, to
As of Monday, 428 candi- tion by the sponsors. be "an internal Soviet mat-
dates had replied. There
Figures showing that 96 tm
were 206 Democrats, 178 Re-
per cent of the candidates
Provisions of planes and
bublican and 35 candidates
endorse their party's planks other defensive armaments to
of minority parties. They in-
tell only part of the story. Israel drew favorable re-
clude 185 incumbents, more
Many candidates indicate sponse from 94 per cent of the
than half the number seek-
that they prefer stronger lan- candidates; 3 per cent an-
ing re-election.
guage in support of Israel. It swered an unqualified no.
Those who did not send is disagreement within the The remainder were evenly
answers Included 128 mem- minority (especially the divided between "no opinion"
bers of Congress who have American Party) groups and a "qualified yes."
already put themselves on which accounts for the less
Most of those who com-
record by signing pro-Israel than 100 per cent figure. mented on the Soviet Jewry
declarations and resolutions Many Republicans also sup- issue equate this cause with
during the last four years. port a proposal not included higher ideals. One senatorial
An examination of the re- in their platform, the trans- remark sums it up: "This
is not just a Jewish question,
but is really the cause of in-
dividual freedom upon which
By LEO TOLSTOY this country was founded al-
Anti-S'emitism is a mail life." In the course of the most 200 years ago. We must
passion, akin to the lowest ! same day another Jew now rededicate ourselves to
perversities of diseased passed him, and, warned by this cause if we are to keep
man nature. It is the will to example, he did not greet faith with our ideals."
'
There is some disagree-
Hadrian. "You, a Jew , dare
The Emperor Hadrian was to pass the emperor with- ment on the moving of the
an honest anti-Semite. One out a greeting!" he angrily US Embassy to Israel's cool-
day, the Talmud records, on exclaimed. "You have forfeit- tat, Jerusalem. Eight per
his journey in the East, a ed your life." To his aston- cent say No, while 23 per
Jew passed the imperial ished courtiers he replied: cent had no opinion. A con-
train and saluted the Em- "I hate the Jews. Whatever siderable number had no
peror. He was beside himself they do, I find intolerable. I clear understanding of the
with rage. "You, a Jew, dare therefore make use of any issues involved. "The em-
to greet the emperor! You pretext to destroy them." bassy is in Israel's capital, i
shall pay for this with your
Tel Aviv, where it belongs"
So do all anti-Semites.
is a common reply.
Some fear that moving
the embassy would exacer-
bate the conflict, while others
consider it "A matter the
Israelis should decide." For
statistical purposes, the no
opinion figure includes the
often-given reply that "this
is up to the administration."
The responses indicate
that support for Israel is
tri-partisan — with the Lib-
erals joining the two major
parties. A "hands off" iso-
lationist policy was advocated
by Conservative party can-
didates, while members_ of
the Independent and Ameri-
can parties were divided
within their own ranks.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Nov. 3, 1972—S
ELECT . . .
Julian A.
OAKLAND COUNTY
CIRCUIT JUDGE
(
NON PARTISAN BALLOT)
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Mad Passion of Anti-Seinitisin
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5
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it
Elect...
David P. KERWIN
ONLY CANDIDATE:
• Endorsed by Oakland
County DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE
• Endorsed by UAW
• Endorsed by AFL-CIO
Traffic Court Judge
CAPABLE . . . CONCERNED . . . COMMITTED
y
I
S
• The only candidate rated by the Detroit
Bar Association "rated qualified"
• Superior endorsement by the Urban
Alliance
• Married to Nancy (Littky) Kerwin — The
Kerwin's are members of Adas Shalom
• Graduated from Mumford High School,
Wayne State University Law School
• Endorsements:
• UAW — CAP
• 1st., 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th Districts (
Democratic Congressional Committees
• 17th Dist. Liberal Conference • National Lawyers Guild
• Wolverine Bar Association •
• The Kosher Butchers Union
• Civic Searchlight—"Oualified"
• The Detroit Free Press
• UNICOM (United Communities) • Southend Newspaper
"HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE
LIFE OF OUR COUNT HAS
GIVEN HIM THE EEDED
INSIGHT INTO ITS PR BLEMS.
WE ARE CONFIDENT T AT HE
WOULD MAKE AN EX ELLENT
CIRCUIT COURT JUDG
OAKLAND PRESS 10 28/72
VOTE
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TUESDAY, NOV MBER 7, 1972
( NON-PARTISAN BALLOT)
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