Father Daniel Berricran's Anti-Semitic Anti-Zionism Condemned by Christians and Jews
NEW YORK (JTA)—Lead-
ing Jewish and Christian
theologians declared that
"anti-Zionism is a guise for
anti-Semitism" and one of
them, Rabbi Arthur Hertz-
berg, president of the Amer-
ican Jewish Congress, assail-
ed Father Daniel Berrigan
who had recently castigated
Israel.
The comments were made
at an all-day conference on
anti-Semitism and anti-Zion-
ism sponsored by the com-
mission on inter-religious
affairs of the American
Zionist Federation.
Rabbi Hertzberg told the
more than 100 Christian and
fish leaders attending the
__.:iclave that he was re-
ferring, to a speech by Berri-
gan delivered at a meeting
of the Association of Arab
University Graduates on Oct.
19 in Washington when the
anti-Vietnam war priest cas-
tigated Israel for "domestic
repression, deception, cruel-
ty, militarism," for having
turned the "settler ethos"
into the "imperial adven-
ture," for having failed "to
create new forms of political
life for her own citizens" for
having created "one and a
half million refugees."
Rabbi Hertzberg said that
"Berrigan would have us be-
lieve as he wrote that `many
American Jewish leaders
were capable of ignoring the
Asian holocaust in favor of
economic and military aid to
Israel. Those of us who had
resisted the war had to live
with that fact. The fate of
the Vietnamese was as un-
important to the Zionists in
our midst as was the fate
of the Palestinians.' After
this ringing denunciation,
Berrigan asserts that the
great majority of the Ameri-
can Jewish community `re-
fused the bait offered by
Nixon and peddled by their
own leaders' — that is, they
resisted Zionism."
Rabbi Hertzberg said that
"this distinction of his has
absolutely nothing to do with
the truth. Israel is supported
by the nverwhelming major-
ity of the American Jews;
that includes the majority
which Berrigan praises as
remaining firmly on the side
of the angels and uninflu-
enced by the Zionists.
"more of the major organ-
izations of the American
Jewish community pro-
nonnced formally against the
Vietnam War than were to
be found anywhere else in
America. This included not
only such bodies as the Union
of American Hebrew Con-
gregations and the American
Jewish Congress. but also
the Labor Zionist Alliance,
the group in America closest
to the Labor Zionist Party
in Israel, the essence of the
governing coalition that Dan-
iel Berrigan denounces so
assiduously."
Rabbi Hertzberg termed
Berrigan's views "old-fash-
ioned theological anti-Semi-
tism."
Dr. Franklin H. Littell, of
the department of religion
of Temple University in
Philadelphia, a well-known
theologian and professor of
religion, said that "anti-
Zionism is an easy way of
self-deception; you can no
more be an anti-Zionist and
a friend of the Jewish people
than you can be a constant
and carping enemy of Chris-
tianity and be a friend of the
Christians." Anti-Zionism is,
he added, "the new form of
anti-Semitism.
Abraham H. Foxman, di-
rector of leadership develop-
ment for the Anti-Defamation
League of Bnai Brith, de-
clared that "more recently
the enemies and opponents
of Israel and the Jewish
people have adopted anti-
Zionism as a leitmotif of
their ideological and propa-
ganda attacks on Israel. The
anti-Zionism of Arab propa-
ganda is simply a mask for
anti-Israelism and for anti-
Semitism."
If
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 7, 1973-7
Look
before you leap.
Holiday shopping definitely isn't for the faint of heart. When the crowds start surging, packages, arms and elbows
start flying. And tempers start flaring.
So it seems like you have to be Captain Courageous just to get your shopping done.
Unless, of course, you're doing it at Osmun's.
Osmun's keeps things peaceful. By giving you a lot of room to move about. And a huge selection of super clothes
to fit every man or young man on your list. Like casual slacks and sports shirts in the latest colors and styles. We even
give you free gift boxes at Osmun's, too.
And Osmun's has something else you won't find at most stores. Quick service. That's because we hire extra people
to help out for the holidays. And while they spend their time taking care of the stock, our regular salespeople have
the time to take care of you. Which lets you get through your shopping faster than Santa can get up a chimney.
So keep the season cheerful. Come ye to Osmun's.
Osmun's
Open Sundays 'til Christmas, noon to 5 P.M.
'1.S. End to Ties
MA Arabs Uraed
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Rep. Lester L. Wolff (D.NY)
called on the U.S. to take
immediate steps towards sev-
ering diplomatic relations
with those Arab nations par-
ticipating in the oil boycott
and to embargo shipments of
all American goods and ma-
terials to those countries.
His recommendations were
incorporated in a resolution
which was referred to the
House Foreign Affairs Com-
mittee.
Noting that some argue an
embargo would be ineffec-
tive, Wolff said that it would
serve to convince the Arab
states that the U.S. is not
weak and can deal firmly
with those who "resort to
blackmail and threaten our
security."
4.3e,
Open evenings til 9 and Sundays, Noon to 5 P.M. in the Tel-Twelve Mall (12 Mile and Telegraph in Southfield), Tech Plaza Center (12 Mile and Van Dyke in Warren),
and the Tel-Huron Center (Telegraph and Huron in Pontiac). You can charge what you want with your Osrnun's Charge, BankAmericard or Master Charge card.