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Speeding Peace
by Ending
Hatreds:
Venomous
Manifestations
Exposed
Editorial
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LXV. No. 15

A Weekly Review

of Jewish Events

Justified
Misapprehensions
AboUt New
U. S. Mideast
Policies

Commentary
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June 21, 1974

Robin Wins - .Knesset * Corifidente
Nutleqi7 H 10ue; Nikon
Vote
Pledges Iverjciitin0. Friendship'

By DAVID LANDAU and YITZHAK SHARGIL

Sapir Elected Jewish Agency,
Zionist Executive Head; Funds
Aid immigrant Absorption
to 'Alt]

JERUSALEM (JTA)—Former Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir
was elected Tuesday evening as Zionist Executive chairman, succeed-
ing the late Louis Pincus.
At Wednesday's meeting of the Jewish Agency's third annual
assembly., Sapir also was elected chairman of the Jewish Agency.
Sapir was elected by a clear majority of the 140 members of the
General Zionist Council, but the Herut Hatzohar and the World Feder-
ation of the General Zionists abstained. Prof. Howard Hableson ex-
plained in the name of Herut Hatzohar that his faction abstained
because of Sapir's opposition to the national unity government. "How
can he who sacrificed the unity of Israel now approach the Jews of
the world in that very name of unity?" he asked. Herman Weissman,
in the name of the General Zionists, explained that his faction
abstained because of its support for the outgoing acting chairman,
Arye Dulzin.
However, Dulzin who dropped his candidacy for the post when
Sapir decided to seek it, praised Sapir; noting that he had given up an
important government post with prospects for an even more import-
ant position (prime minister) to take up the two chairmanships. Dulzin
remains treasurer of the Jewish Agency.
In his acceptance speech as WZO chairman, Sapir outlined some
of the goals and challenges in the new post to which he was elected:
securing the existence of the Jewish people, deepening Jewish educa-
tion, encouraging aliya, struggling harder for Soviet Jewry and Jews
in Arab countries and focusing the interest of the Jewish people and
its means to assist Israel.
Sapir described the agency as a "true and practical expression of
the identification of the Jewish People with our endeavors" in Israel.
"Let us build here a society based on a foundation of social justice-
a nation living in peace with its neighbors," he declared.
Sapir also mentioned some of his predecessors, the late David
Ben-Gurion, Moshe Sharett, Berl Locker and Arye Pincus. Sapir
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JERUSALEM (JTA)—The new government of Premier Yitzhak Rabin easily survived
its first vote of confidence in the Knesset Wednesday. The vote was 60-50 against motions
of no confidence, filed by Likud and the National Religious Party on grounds that the gov-
ernment was irresponsibly playing down the potential peril to Israel of the U. S. agreement
to provide Egypt with a nuclear reactor.
Rabin, in his reply, said he would have preferred it had the U. S. postponed its nu-
clear aid to Egypt. "The longer it is possible to postpone the-introduction of nuclear reac-
tors to the area, the better for Israel," he said, "but, on the other hand, describing the exist-
ence of such reactors as the end of Israel is merely spreading fear to the public. Israel
will live forever,. under any conditions."
His government was upheld by the votes of coalition MKs plus the lone Moked man.
Likud, the ,NRP and the Aguda bloc voted against the government. Three Rakah Commu-
nist MKs abstained but made it clear that they would have voted for the government had
it been in danger of losing.
Rabin promised that the matter of the Egyptian reactor would be discussed with
Israel's atomic energy committee after a report is completed by two leading scientists
who the premier has asked to study the subject. Rabin disclosed the identities of the two
men: Prof. Yisrael Dostrovsky, his special adviser on nuclear energy, and Shalhevet Freier,
head of the atomic energy committee.
Likud leader Menahem Begin accused Foreign Minister Yigal Allon of "senseless
and irresponsible talk" for his radio comments last week minimizing the danger of a nu-
clear reactor in Egyptian hands. Yehuda Ben-Meir of the NRP denounced Allon's remarks
in equally strong terms. But Allon said that it was not his remarks but rather the outcries
of alarm that did the most damage.
President Nixon left Israel for Jordan Monday after an historic 25-hour visit, leav-
ing behind assurances of continued United States support of Israel in his and future
United States administrations, promises of long-term military and economic aid and a rec-
ommendation to Rabin's new government to be flexible in the upcoming negotiations for
4'1
a Middle East peace.
an
President
to
visit
Israel
during
his
administration,
Mr. Nixon, the first Americs
and Rabin issued a joint statement in which Mr. Nixon confirmed the U. S. intention to
provide Israel its sought-after agreement for long-term and economic aid.
Mr. Nixon also "reiterated the commitment of the U. S. to the long-term security of
Israel, and to the principle that each state has the right to exist within secure borders and
to pursue its own legitimate interests in peace."
As expected, the statement contained an announcement that the U. S. and Israel

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'Detroit Hosts NJCRAC Plenary, June 23 to 26; Agenda, Lists
Major Issues Under Consideration; Noted Leaders on Program

Detroit will host the 30th annual plenum
of the National Jewish Community Rela-
tions Advisory Council, Sunday through
Wednesday at the Shiawassee Hotel.
Representatives of more than 90 corn-
munities, as well as the national commun-
ity relations agencies, are expected at the
plenum, a forum for establishing policy
guidance positions on the work of Jewish
communal agencies. Lewis D. Cole of
Louisville, NJCRAC chairman, will pre-
side.
Israel Ambassador to the U. S. Simha
Dinitz will address the opening session
Sunday morning, his speech dealing, in

part, with Israel's reaction to President president of the JCS, will give "A Jewish
Perspective on the World Today" Sunday.
Nixon's trip to the Mideast.
At a Monday afternoon session, Avern
Prof. Carl Cohen of the University of
Michigan will head a panel assessing the Cohn, a member of the JCC's executive
health of the American democratic system committee, will chair a discussion on
as a consequence of the Watergate disclo- "Strategies for Jewish Security Today.' .'
sures. Stanley J. Winkelman, past presi- Evelyn Orbach, JCC staff member, will
dent of Detroit's Jewish Community Coun- lead a discussion on effective use of the
cil will preside over a Wednesday evening media as a tool in community relations
discussion of Watergate and its aftermath, work.
As host city, Detroit will be heavily rep-
"The Health of the American Democratic
resented. On Tuesday, Mandell L. Berman,
System: the Stake of the Jewish Commun-
president of the Jewish Welfare Federa-
ity."
Other domestic and world issues, with tion, and Lewis S. Grossman, president of
the Jewish Community Council, will pre-
implications for Jewry, will be taken up at
sent greetings from the community to dele-
the sessions. Judge Lawrence Gubow, past

gates attending a luncheon devoted to
NJCRAC internal affairs.
Hospitality chairman is Hubert J. Sid-
low, and hospitality coordinator is Mrs.
Aaron B. Shifman. On the hospitality com-
mittee are Mesdames Howard Appelman,
Bertha Brotman, Bernard Colton, Philip
Fealk, J. Stewart Linden, Morton Oppen-
heim, Ruth Redstone, Matilda Rubin and
Milton Schwartz.
Sidlow, past president of the Council,
will chair opening ceremonies Sunday
morning. Greetings will be extended • by
Alvin L. Kushner, Council executive direc-
tor, and by William Avrunin, Jewish Wel-
fare Federation executive vice president.

