THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel to Attend Economic Parley
U. S Anti-Boycott Proposals Hit
.
WASHINGTON ,(JTA) —
Acting Secretary of State
Robert S. Ingersoll has
scored "most" attempts in
Congress to advance new
legislation to curb Arab
boycotts and black-listing of
American businesses linked
to Israel or the American
Jewish community.
In an address before the
Southern Council in Atlanta
on the theme of "Economic
Inter-Dependence," Inger-
soll who is in charge of the
State Department while.
Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger is. abroad, said,
"We are opposed to legisla-
ti nitiatives that would
it more difficult for
ot. nations to invest res-
ponsibly in the U.S."
But he warned that, "We
must improve our capacity
to monitor capital flows,
enforce laws designed to
protect our vital national
indilistries and safeguard
against abuses such as the
use of investments for polit-
ical purposes."
He added, "Most of the
proposed legislation deal-
ing with foreign invest-
ment goes beyond what is
necessary to safeguard our
national interests."
One of the proposals, co-
sponsored by Rep. William
Brodhead (D-Michigan) and
57 other congressmen, calls
• for the convening of a con-
ference of Federal agencies
to formulate policy/against
the Arab boycott.
Meanwhile, Black, Ital-
ian, Polish and Jewish lead-
ers in the Philadelphia area
have urged the U.S. govern-
ment to resist Arab de-
mands for a discriminatory
boycott of Jews and Ameri-
can companies that do busi-
ness with Israel.
The statement was issued
by Solomon Fisher, of the
American Jewish Cominit-
tee; Andrew Freedman, of
the National Urban League;
Judge Frank J. Montemuro,
of the Sons of Italy; Phila-
delphia City Councilman
Joseph Zazczyny, of the Pol-
ish-American Citizens
League of Pennsylvania;
and The Rev: William L.
Bentley, of the Interfaith-
Interracial Council of the
-Clergy.
The Philadelphia Tri-
bune, one of the oldest and
largest Black newspapers
in the U.S., published an
editorial sharply denounc-
ing the "pressure from
Arab countries, particu-
larly Saudi Arabia" that
"has caused our federal
government and several
large corporations to im-
pose a pattern of 'anti-
Semitism on their poli-
cies" which is "a disgust-
ing development that is
diametrically 'opposed to
everything this country is
supposed to stand for."
The Philadelphia Tribune
said it condemned discrimi
nation against minorities
because it is immoral and il-
legal and also because,
"from a 'purely practical
point of view, we should
keep in mind that if dis-
' criminatory practices
-
against other minorities are
successful, it won't be long
before Blacks are similarly
victimized." -
As a possible example,
the editorial asked: "What
would happen . . . if the Su-
dan, which has been waging
a particularly vicious cam-
paign against its Black
Christian minority for al-
most 15 years, told' U.S.
firms doing business with
them that they must refuse
to hire Black Christians?"
UNITED NATIONS
(JTA) -- Counselor Israel
Eliashiv, of the Israeli Mis-
sion to the United Nations,
is representing Israel at the
United Nations Dev•o
The iecent Rowland Ev-
ans and Robert Novak re-
port from Kuneitra, Syria,
leveling accusations at Is-
rael, was widely condemned
in Jewish circles and the
two writers again were ac-
cused of anti-Israel prejud-
ices.
The facts stated regard-
ing the threat to Israel from
the Golan, when Syria was
in full charge of it, was de-
scribed briefly as follows:
-"Since 1948, despite the
armistice agreement with
Israel, the, Syrians heavily
fortified the region and used
the Heights' advantageous
position overlooking the
Hula Valley and the North-
ern Galilee for placing artil-
lery batteries which threat-
ened the Israeli villages
below. Life in the villages
was frequently disrupted by
Syrian shelling, which also
interfered with Israeli fish-
ermen on Lake Kinneret."
he Golan Heights situ-
on is summarized as
ows in refutation of the
Evans-Novak ' report
which has been branded as
misrepresentation of exist-
ing conditions:
• The topographical ad-.
vantages of the Golan
Heights afforded the Syri-
ans, until June 1967, the
ability to threaten Israeli
villages in the Hula and Jor-
dan Valleys at close range.
It also enabled Syria to at-
tempt the diversion of the
River Jordan, Israel's main
water supply.
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• The main problem
posed by Syrian possession
of the Golan Heights is the
defense of northern Galilee,
which in parts is only 10-12
kilometres wide and which,
until 1967, was totally at the
mercy of Syrian gunners.
As a result of the Six-
Day War, Syrian batteries
were pushed back to posi-
tions which no longer al-
lowed direct bombardment
of Israeli villages, and
which, in October 1973,
gave the Israeli Defence
Forces a strategic depth of
over 30 kilometres in
which to block the Syrian
advance. Had the October
attack — in which Syrian
units penetrated in several
places to a depth of 10 to 15
kilometres — taken place
from the pre-1967 lines,
northern Galilee would
have been overrun.
• With- the Syrian army
in possession_ of the Golan
Heights, the Syrians were
in a strategically advanta-
geous position. With the Is-
rael`Defence Forces in pos-
session of the area, however,
neither Israel nor Syria has
the advantage, since both
armies are now within equal
range of vital regions be-
longing to either side.
ment Organization confer-
ence in Lima, Peru. The
two-week conference will -
deal with world economic
problems.
Daily—Hospital—Sympathy
Facts Refute Evans; Novak
on Kuneitra, Golan Heights
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