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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the 19th day of Tammuz, 5736, the fbi/owing scriptural selections will be read blow. synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Numbers 25:10-80:1. Prophetical portion, Jeremiah 1:1-2:3.
Candle lighting, Friday, July 16, 8:47 p.m.
VOL. LXIX, No. 19
Page Four
Friday, July 16, 1976
New Courage for Libertarians
A world in despair over the rising trends of
blackmail, kidnapings, terrorism, hijacking and
the bombasts of toy dictators suddenly took a
new turn in the direction of courage for strivers
for decency. A very small country defied the
harassments from a vast army of enemies in
countries large (USSR) and small (like Uganda),
and undertook a mission of rescue under unbe-
lievable circumstances. The small band of Israe-
lis, traveling a long way from Tel Aviv to Kam-
palla, brought to safety Jews and non-Jews who
were under threat of death, within a matter of
hours after the three Israeli planes arrived at
Entebbe Airport.
The story is well known, but the back-
ground of that long trip by men of courage, a
flight that will be recorded in history as tanta-
mount with the Maccabean valor, had its lesson
for mankind and its uplifting for the people
whose new courage emanating from national
sovereignty is a factor of great significance.
Just having emerged from the horrible Hol-
ocaust, the national rebirth of the state of Israel
gave the liberated Jewish people new stature. It
was an acquiring of new respect from a world in
want of abandonment, of prejudice and recog-
nizing the just rights of Jews and their role as a
creative force in mankind and still the leader in
ethical teachings for mankind. For Jews it
meant an elevation of civilized thinking and
idealism, in a newly liberated, historic home-
land.
Then came the many military successes
which gained admiration for Israel and respect
for that nation's determined will not to be
crushed or ever again to be subjected to tyranny
and oppression. But it was not army strength
alone that raised high the status of the Jews in
Israel. It was the re-dedication to ethical codes,
to cultural attainments, to scientific research
which has been marked by great accomplish-
ments in the universities and technical schools
of the land.
Yet, there were anxieties. In recent months
there developed a fear over the possible decline
in American friendship for Israel and a reduc-
tion in the aid from this country for the embat-
tled Israelis, help that is so vital to that nation's
A Notable Anniversary
Detroit Jewry's progress in the half century
of Jewish Welfare Federation activities was not-
ably reviewed on the occasion of the Federa-
tion's 50th anniversary observed in 1975. Now,
the celebration of the 75th year of Fresh Air So-
ciety provides an added opportunity to review
an even longer period of Jewish communal
services.
The 75th anniversary of Fresh Air Society
provides opportunities to trace the beginnings of
important camping services which symbolized
needs that have developed into a vast program
of activities embracing all elements in a great
community. The events and personalities
emerging from the history thus to be traced will
surely add interest in the fascinating growth of
a community that is ready to fulfill the major
obligations inherent in the wholesome services
that are vital to a meritorious social program.
existence. There was talk of an erosion in senti-
ments and the desire to be of assistance to Is-
rael. The White House fell under such suspicion.
Is it possible that another military triumph
was necessary to ignite another wave of interna-
tional respect for Israel? The courageous act of
July 3, 1976, certainly proved that the world at
large had to be awakened to the fact that adher-
ence to basic human decencies had declined and
that it had become necessary to inspire people
everywhere with fearlessness and a determine=
tion to end barbarism wherever it may flour-
ish. Israel's act of bravery did just that: it was a
signal to the world at large not to submit to tyr-
anny, to reject blackmail, to outlaw hijacking.
Will the world community act more firmly
to reject future threats to the security of inno-
cent people, or will it remain politicized, as the
United Nations has been under the influence of
a prejudiced majority? Is there anyone besides
the criminal clown Idi Amin who can influence
the USSR? In Washington the sentiment was
that the Israel act of July 3 was a great gift to
the American Bicentennial celebration. Will the
rest of mankind recognize the significance of
that occurrence and will there be a sufficiently
organized force to end for all time the hatreds
and bigotries that have dominated the UN and
its Security Council?
Meanwhile, there is a gift for world Jewry
and for Israel in the miraculous July 3 military
mission for justice. Israelis grew a bit taller and
world Jewry acquired new satisfaction in the
knowledge that kinsmen who are under con-
stant threat from neighbors who threaten their
extermination stand firm in defense of their
rights and their boundaries and go a long way to
provide security for their citizens wherever they
may be.
The lessons of the new spirit of freedom so
well glorified by the Israelis can not and must
not be lost. The period of anxieties and concerns
that enveloped Israel since the Yom Kippur War
vanished with the experience of the July 3 liber-
ation of hostages from the hands of barbarians.
Now there is a revived spirit of courage, and
it embraces all of Jewry. It particularly influ-
ences American Jewry.
It gives new significance to a slogan that
has gained momentum in the declaration of the
current year as one to be dominated by a "This
Year in Jerusalem" theme. This is a time for
Jews, wherever they may be, especially the
great community of American Jews, to visit Is-
rael and affirm there a confidence and respect
that is merited by the struggles the small state
endured in the best interests of libertarian
idealism.
Israel fights alone for justice but she must
be apprised that she does not stand alone. Her
kinspeople must continue to be the active part-
ners in an historic effort to assure liberty for the
Israeli libertarians and to uphold the hands of
the fighters for justice.
A new note was struck by courageous Israel
for justice and freedom. An admiring world, a
co-operative Jewry, can derive inspiration from
the new experience provided for Israel that
peace is possible, that human decencies need not
be sacrificed out of fear from oil- and brutality-
infested tyrannies and that liberty can be a
blessing for all peoples everywhere!
Tekoah's Courageous UN Role
Is Displayed in His Speeches
When the complete story is recorded of the struggle for justice at
the United Nations and the UN Security Council, the name of Yosef
Tekoah, the Israel chief delegate to the UN, will emerge among the
most courageous. He also was among the most dignified and most
eloquent, and no other spokesman for any nation ever was confronted
by as many challenges, by so much animosity he had to overcome by
mustering facts in his appeals for fair play from an antagonistic
forum.
Tekoah's was a voice the enemies sought to drown, but the man
of courage who spoke for Israel would not be silenced. The major por-
tions of his great orations have been pub-
lished by Simon and Shuster in a volume
by Tekoah entitled "In the Face of the Na-
tions: Israel's Struggle for Peace." About
this noteworthy chronicle of an eminent
sta Lesman's role in a den of antagonists,
even the most critical reviewers are writ-
ing with admiration.
This collection of former Ambassa-
dor Tekoah's speeches and statements
made during his term at the United Na-
tions systematically explores Israel's
fight for survival and recognition as an in-
dependent nation.
Beginning with a discussion of Jew-
ish historical experience and an analysis
YOSEF TEKOAH
of how that experience has shaped Israel's
policies, Tekoah explains, with clarity and authority, the tide of events
that has brought the Middle East into the headlines again and again:
the place of Jerusalem as a Jewish city; the dynamics of Israeli-Amer-
ican relations; the effects of the threat of Arab terrorism; the question
of Palestinian refugees; Israel's position within the United Nations;
the Israeli interpretation of UN Resolution 242; the PLO; and the con-
tinuing goal of Israel to attain a lasting and legitimate peace for her-
self and her neighbors.
Tekoah was one of Israel's foremost statesmen and diplomats.
His seven-year term as Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
(from January 1968 to July 1975) was marked by his ability to strike
"the right balance between respect for the principles of the interna-
tional organization and realism in the assessment of the reality of
Israel's role in the UN."
According to Premier Yitzhak Rabin, "In his addresses before the
Security Council and the General Assembly he (Tekoah) brought the
power of truth made more potent by incisive reflections on the Jewish
past. A convincing debater and patient negotiator, he carried into the
lobbies of the international forum many years of diplomatic service."
"His statements before the UN constitute an important contribu-
tion to an understanding of the basic issues of the Israel-Arab conflict.
In their collective they convey the tenacity with which Israel has been
seeking peace with its neighbors and leave no doubt of Israel's resolve
to pursue that goal despite the obstacles.
"This is the central theme of Israel's policies inspired by an an-
cient prophetic heritage which the UN speeches of Yosef Tekoah pro-
ject with fearless integrity," Rabin said.
His association with the Israel Foreign Service dates from the
state's birth. He served with the Israeli delegation to the United Na-
tions General Assembly in 1948, and then held posts of deputy legal
advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, legal advisor to the Israel
Defense Forces on armistice affairs, and director of armistice affairs.
During that time, Tekoah headed (1954 to 1958) Israel's delegations to
the Mixed Armistice Commissions with Egypt. Lebanon, Jordan and
Syria.