THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, May 18, 1973 - 17 Rep. Ford Tells AIPAC U.S. MustContinue Assistance to Israel WASHINGTON House floor leaders Thomas P. O'Neill and Gerald R. Ford last week joined in a vig- orous call for restoration of (Continued from Page 16) the Council debate, it was the Nixon administration's proposed cut in aid to Israel. address with a feeling that reported. The opening date The congressional leaders has not yet been set. through the partnership with addressed the annual Cipitol Israel "the Jewish people Tribute to Fitzsimmons Hill luncheon sponsored by Eban Inspires Israel Bond Supporters ; Berry Honored will safeguard its legacy and guarantee its future." Prior to the presentation of the Sword of Hagana to Berry, Rabbi Irwin Groner expressed the community af- fection for Berry. He enumer- ated the honoree's communal interests, his devotion to the synagogue and to Israel, his role in United Jewish Ap- p e a 1, Weizmann Institute, Jewish National Fund and many other causes. le drew his resources from his faith, his unfalter- ing source of strength was the synagogue, and he has been in the forefront in the cause of Jewish redemption," Rabbi Groner said in paying honor to Berry. -B err y, in his response, called the impressive event "an overwhelming experi- ence," and he described his numerous communal efforts, "which may have earned for me the title `shnorrer,' " and in appreciation said: "I am being honored because of you and because of the way you responded to my ap- peals." He recalled his active par- ticipation in labors for Israel, starting with the call to him and to the late Abe Kasle, in 1946, to a meeting at which they were asked that Detroit Jews finance the sending of a boat to bring refugees to Palestine. In a single meet- ing in Detroit that sum was raised, he stated in his ad- dress. Then came his and the late Joseph Holtzman's mission to the displaced persons camps in 1948 and the subsequent events in which he played a role for Israel. He was given an ovation upon outlining a career of great importance in pro-Israel activities. Lewis Grossman was the toastmaster. Eban was intro- duced by D a v id Pollack, chairman of the Detroit Is- rael Bond Committee. Man- dell L. Berman greeted the gathering as president of the Jewish Welfare Federation and announced a $100,000 Israel Bond purchase by the United Jewish Charities. Participants in Sunday night's dinner program in- cluded Cantor Jacob Barkin, who gave a musical program, accompanied by Bernie Katz; Peter Weisberg, who recited the Ha mo tze ; Mrs. Jack Freedland, who led in the singing of the national an- Ins, accompanied by Mrs. nuel Stulberg, and Rabbi Leon Fram, who gave the benediction. Eban, Waldheim, Confer on Mid East UNITED NATIONS (JTA) — Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban and United Na- tions Secretary General Kurt Waldheim held a breakfast meeting at Waldheim's home Tuesday, a UN spokesman reported. The meeting lasted 1 1/2 hours, and the two diplomats reportedly had a "general discussion" including Wald- heim's Middle East report, the general Mid East situa- tion and the upcoming Mid East debate in the Security Council. Eban will not be here for Produces $26,000,000 the American Israel Public Sale of Israel Bonds Affairs Committee (AIPAC) WASHINGTON — History celebrating Israel's 25th an- was made here May 10, when niversary and honoring Is- a national tribute to Frank rael Ambassador Simha Di- E. Fitzsimmons, general nitz, who thanked Congress president of the International for its solid support of Israel Brotherhood of Teamsters, over the quarter of a cen- produced the unprecedented tury. The luncheon highlight- sale of $26,000,000 in Israel ed AIPAC's 14th annual Bonds. policy conference. More than 2,500 members The 1974 fiscal budget of the Teamsters and affili- would reduce supporting as- ated unions gathered at a sistance to Israel from the celebration of Israel's $50,000,000 appropriated last 25th anniversary, which was year to $25,000,000. The ad- addressed by Secretary of ministration has also omitted the Treasury George Shultz, any request for additional Secretary of Labor Peter funds for the resettlement of Brennan, GcFernor William Soviet Jewish emigrants; last Milliken, f or me r Attorney year Congress appropriated General Richard Kleindienst, $50,000,000. and Herbert Stein, chairman Majority Leader O'Neill of the President's Council of noted that supporting assist- Economic Advisers. ance, "which helps nations Israel Ambassador Simha with heavy defense expendi- Dinitz presented Israel's Sil- tures," is "indispensable" to ver Anniversary Award to Israel, which has "the Fitzsimmons in recognition highest (external) per capita of his leadership in mobiliz- debt in the world." ing American labor's support Minority Leader Ford sim- for Israel's economic devel- ilarly urged that U. S. back- opment. The Teamster presi- ing for Israel "should con- dent visited Israel at the per- tinue at the levels of re- sonal invitation of Prime cent years through military Minister Golda Meir last De- credits, supporting assistance cember. Upon his return he and grants to resettle immi- embarked on the intensive grants." campaign which resulted in Ford said that the Nixon the phenomenal sale of Is- administration "is selling rael Bonds that broke all Israel four squadrons of records for such activity on combat jets and is helping the part of a single organiza- the Israelis set up produc- tion. The Teamsters have for tion cf an advanced jet fight- years been consistent pur- er of their own design." chasers of substantial These additional American amounts in Bonds. warplanes, he continued, Messages of tribute were "will keep pace with ship- received from President ments of Soviet aircraft to Nixon and Prime Minister Syria and Egypt and of Golda Meir. Mrs. Meir laud- French aircraft to Libya. By ed Fitzsimmons and the the end of this year, Israel Teamsters for setting "one is due to have about 120 F-4s of the finest examples of and by the middle of next brotherhood between the year about 200 A-4s." Ford said U.S. "backing American people and the for Israel should continue at people of Israel." the levels of recent years Murray W. Miller, general through military credits, sup- secretary-treasurer of the porting assistance, and grants Teisters, was the chairman to resettle immigrants." of the dinner committee. In- He added that "we reject dustry co-chairmen were any diplomatic concept that John Ruan and John Murphy. would call upon our friends In discussing t h e unre- the Israelis, to negotiate with solved conflict in the Middle the United States rather than East, the Israel Ambassador Egypt on the territorial ques- asserted that the strength of tion." Israel was the first prere- The two leaders differed quisite for peace. Support for slightly on the Jackson-Mills- Israel through Israel Bonds, Vanik legislation which he emphasized, would help would deny most-favored keep Israel strong and as- nation status, credits and in- sure the attainment of peace. vestment guarantees to In accepting the Israel states which restrict emigra- award, the Teamster presi- tion or impose excessive dent recalled his visit to Is- fees rael in December, 1972. Fitz- Ford affirmed support "in simmons said: principle" for the amend "It was a golden oppor- ment, but emphasized th' tunity for me to see how the need for a "compromise that people of Israel turned a will permit affirmative ac- wilderness into a promised land. Only if you can see French Intellectuals first hand can you compre- hend what these people hay, Urge Refugee Returr done through sacrifice, dedi- PARIS (JTA)—Eighty-fiv ation, and perseverance. French intellectuals, inclu(' "While the struggles of the ing philosopher Jean-Paul people of Israel are difficult Sartre, published a quarter to equate in exact terms to page advertisement in Li the struggles of the working Monde calling for the re- people of America, there are turn of Palestinian refugee: definite parallels and there "to their homeland from are like experiences. which them chased." "These parallels and ex- The signatories include( periences form the bond of writer Jean Genet and a num labor in America with the ber of actors and profes people of Israel. sors. tion on trade but at the same time show the Russians that the Congress backs freedom of emigration." O'Neill, a co-sponsor of the bill, said that he "cannot agree" with President Nix- on's view that denying favor- ed nation status to Soviet exports is not "a proper or even effective way of dealing with this problem." O'Neill continued: "Re- pressive policies such as those implemented by the Soviet government cannot be countenanced or ignored by the United States in seeking to better our relations with Russia . . . Congress will closely scrutinize these pro- posals and will insist that repressive policies cease be- fore ratification of any trade agreement or proposal." Fourteen national presi- dents of Jewish organiza- tions were among the 300 AIPAC delegates who dis- cussed the legislation at the luncheon with the 125 mem- bers of the Senate and House. Chairman Irving Kane of Cleveland outlined the policy statement adopted at the AIPAC conference and thank- ed Congress for its long- standing support for Israel. He commended current U. S. policy and noted: "We are convinced that the policies now pursued are best cal- culated to bring about peace in the Middle East—a peace which will be to the advan- tage of America's national interest and to the highest interest of all the people in the region." The policy statement calls for restoration of aid and urges "Congress and the ad- ministration, working to- gether, to take legislative action to give effect to the principles and objectives of the Jackson-Mills-Vanik legis- lation." In its statement AIPAC decries "a reckless and ir- responsible propaganda drive by certain vested interests to link the 'oil crisis' with the Arab-Israel conflict — a posi- tion which the administration has not adopted." Assistant Secretary of State Joseph J. Sisco, speaking of the "desire to develop fur- ther" the relations between oil-consuming and oil-pro- ducing countries, observed earlier: "In this connection, there has been much speculation of late as to whether the so- called energy crisis is going to lead to changes in our Middle East policy. In my view, this is the wrong way to pose the question. The who also asked not to be named publicly, told AIPAC delegates that he did not be- lieve the U.S. is experiencing an energy crisis. question is whether our pol- icy of seeking to promote a peaceful settlement is going to succeed, so that there will be no temptation for some to seek to politicize the en- ergy problem, to their own detriment as much as to the detriment of others." In a visit to the State De- partment, many delegates were told by a Middle East specialist that the U.S. would not be panicked into a change of policy for peace based on Israel's security. This offi- cial, who asked for anonym- ity, pointed out that most of the Arab threats to cut off oil supplies to the U.S. come from countries that do not have oil resources. The oil producers, he said, have suit- able relationships with the United States. Another official, a special- ist on world energy supplies 28111 Telegraph Rd. 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