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Prejudices at UNESCO - Endanger U N' I' C EF;' New York Times' Wa'-ens
UNICEF is endangered be-
cause its name could be
confused with UNESCO which
i as been dragged into an out-
rageous status of anti-Semi-
tism and anti-Israelism by
the anti-Israel forces at last
week's sessions in Paris.
This warning was sounded
in an editorial in Sunday's
ition of the N.Y. Times.
The editorial was inspired by
a letter defending UNICEF.
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The editorial and the letter
follow:
The Arab bloc and its allies
amassed votes of vengeance
against Israel in the United
Nations Educational, Scien-
tific and Cultural Organiza-
tion in Paris. At the behest
of the Palestine Liberation
Organization, Israel was ex
eluded from UNESCO's regi-
onal groups and barred from
receiving UNESCO aid.
But the people in all the
Arab states and indeed in
the underdeveloped and de-
veloping countries through-
out the world will be the main
losers from the vindictive
ploy.
While Israel receives a
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paltry $28,00 a year for cul- understanding,
Americans
tural and educational pro- failed to continue to buy the
jects, UNESCO provides sev- beautiful Christmas and New
eral millions of dollars for Year and Peace greeting
all the Arab lands. To save cards that help to fund
the Egyptian temples at Abu UNICEF's aid programs to
Simbel, UNESCO donated poor, ill, undernourished and
$36,000,000; hundreds of neglected children and moth-
schools have been established
by UNESCO for Palestinian
UNESCO NOT UNICEF
refugee children.
To
the Editor:
UNESCO funds a regional
There is from time to time
science center in Gairo. There
is a host of programs in the a certain amount of confusion
Middle East to combat illiter- between the acronyms of
acy, conduct scientific and UNICEF (United Nations
communications ,experiments, Children's Fund) and UNE- .
Available For All Occasions
and support scholars and SCO (United Nations Educa-
3 years experience
tional, Scientific and Cultural
scholarship.
G1CAL MEL
These important programs Organization). These are, in
547-2464
are now imperiled every- fact, two separate agencies
where. The Senate Foreign with different mandates, gov-
Relations Committee has just erning bodies, staffs and bud-
approved an amendment to gets.
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UNESCO unless the Series of tion of the UNESCO General
anti-Israel resolutions is re- Conference in regard to Israel
pealed.
is adversely affecting the
Senator Clifford P. Case, fund-raising activities of the
New Jersey Republican, U.S. Committee for UNICEF,
speaking for a unanimous especially the sales of greet-
committee, declared that ing cards.
UNESCO had no right to pass
UNICEF has had a work-
political resolutions stray- ing relationship with Israel
ing from its humanitarian since its inception. From
Off
to
purposes. The United 'States 1948 to 1966, UNICEF pro-
now provides 29 per cent of vided a total of $1,500,000
Open Evenings and Sundays
the total budget for UNESCO of aid to that conutry; in
activities.
1966 the Israel Government
This costly "victory" by informed UNICEF that its
the PLO has even more far- own services for children had
reaching consequences of the reached a standard whereby
leading philosophers, play- it would no longer need to
wrights and scholars in the draw _upon UNICEF's limit-
world — among them Jean- ed resources.
Paul Sarte, Simone de Beau-
This was reconfirmed by
voir and Eugene Ionesco of Premier- Golda Meir in 1971
France; Kenneth Arro w, when expressing her appre-
Hans A. Bethe, and Eugene ciation of the UNICEF's work
P. Wigner of the United on the occasion of UNICEF's
States—have announced that 25th anniversary.
they will no longer lend their
In 1973, after the October
talents to UNESCO.
PATENT
, Other Styles
Such individualS, including war, UNICEF offered emer-
WITH -
Also on Special
Nobel laureates in the arts gency aid for children to all
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and -sciences, in the past have the countries immediately
BLACK
provided -the inspiration and concerned. Such assistance
BROWN
cultural fiber for the interna- has been provided to Israel
GREEN
tional
organization. Their for the rehabilitation of
BLUE
services
will be lost because health centers, schools and
'BONE
of the perversion of UNE- kindergartens in- damaged
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SCO's fundamental cultural areas, and discussions on fur-
Reg. $40
and humanitarian purpose ther cooperation are continu-
that occurred in the politic- ing between UNICEF officials
ally motivated Paris action. and the Israeli authorities.
Israel has been a regular
A quite different humani-
tarian agency the United Contributor to UNICEF since
Nations Children's Fund—iS 1949, and on Nov. 7 Israel
falling innocent victim to the again pledged its support of
rash action taken by UNE- $45,000 for 1975.
SCO. As the following letter
UNICEF is a humanitarian
points out, support is being aid organization funded en-
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erroneously withdrawn from tirely by voluntary contribu-
UNICEF because of popular tions from governments and
559-7818
confusion of its acronym with individuals. Its total concern-
Mon.; Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 to 8:30
UNESCO.
is the care of needy children
Tues., Wed. & Sat. 9:30 to 5:30
It would be the saddest of and mothers in 112 develop-
ironies if because of this mis- ing countries of Africa; Asia
and Latin America,' without
regard to race, creed , na-
tional status or political be-
lief.
A child in need has no
politics. The need is espe-
cially urgent now when hun-
The
dreds of millions of children
on all three continents are
suffering from malnutrition
and hunger.
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public to help UNICEF in its
humanitarian task.
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lands, UNOCEF needs and
deserves the continued sup-
port of civilized peoples
everywhere—just as UNESCO
has forfeited its right to call
on that support._
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
Hebrew University spokes-
man said a report issued ear-
lier this month that more
than half of the senior offi-
cers in the Israeli army take
a "doveish" view was based -
on a study that was taken in
_1971-72, almost two years be-
fore the Yom Kippur War,
and among reserves officers
only.
The spokesman said the re-
Peru Wants Out
sults, therefore, did not ne-
cessarily indicate the atitude
of UN Forces
of present army officers to-
NEW YORK — The UN ward
peacekeeping force on the flict. the Arab-Israeli con-
Golan Heights, which began
a new six-month tour of duty
Sunday, is threatened with a THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday,, Dec. 6, 1974-57'
one-third cut in size next
year.
Secretary - General Kurt
Waldheim disclosed that
Peru wants to withdraw its
contingent in the UN force
during the first half of 1975.
Peru has supplied 358 of
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American countries have
been approached to find a
replacement," one official
said.
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