THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 13, 1976 7
Canada Says Israel Lobby Exaggerates Boycott
TORONTO (JTA) — A
secret Canadian Cabinet
memorandum affirms
that a working team of
the Ministry of External
Affairs has informed the
government that the
"pro-Israel lobby (in
Canada) has been
exaggerating the effect
on Canadian companies
of the Arab boycott
against Israel."
Furthermore, the
memorandum states that
"the boycott is an emo-
+-ional issue and the in-
lusion of non-
commercial contracts is
repugnant to many
Canadians."
This is believed to be a
reference to advertise-
ments appearing in
Canadian newspapers
placed by Arab com-
panies offering contracts
for projects in those
Duntries but specifying
__2hat Moslems should
apply for jobs in such
projects.
The disclosure of this
memorandum was made
last week by the Toronto
Globe and Mail. There was
no indication as to whether
the memorandum iden-
tified "the pro-Israel
lobby. - While there was no
immediate comment from
government sources on
the memorandum as pub-
lished in the newspaper,
Allan MacEachen, Minis-
ter of External Affairs,
said in a statement in Ot-
tawa that the Cabinet will
make a decision by early
fall regarding government
policy concerning the chairman of the ADL's re-
gional office, "It was re-
Arab boycott.
The memorandum, as cently reported that the
published by the Toronto assistant golf professional
daily, also said that at the O'Donnell Golf
"pro-Israel lobbyists Club, David Ross, had ad-
have complained that by mitted that applications at
not taking steps to pro- O'Donnell are carefully
tect Canadian companies screened, 'otherwise,
from pressures to include you'd have a lot of Jews
boycott clauses in busi- coming in there all the
ness contracts with Arab time. We try to keep them
countries, the govern- down to 15 percent. -
Naysky pointed out
ment is encouraging the
that the ADL's concerns
boycott."
are increased "by the ap-
Many Canadian Jewish
organizations have pro- parent involvement of
tested the government's the city of Palm Springs
lack of action on the issue. in the discriminatory
The report included a list policies of the O'Donnell
of 119 Canadian firms Club. O'Donnell operates
blacklisted by the Arab on a long-term lease from
Boycott League because the city of Palm Springs
their activities are on city owned property."
The ADL, Naysky
deemed to support Israel
economically or politi- stated, is considering
possible legal action
cally.
against the club and the
Meanwhile, in Los
Angeles, the Pacific city of Palm Springs be-
southwest regional office cause of Ross' "admission
of the club's discriminat-
of the Anti-Defamation
League of Bnai Brith has ory policies." He added
that the regional ADL
charged that an exclusive
has written to the mayor
country club in which
and city council of Palm
some of Palm Springs
most prominent citizens Springs regarding the
club's policy and has re-
are members engages in
"institutional discrimi- quested that a "thorough
investigation of the club's
nation."
According to Al Naysky, admissions policies be
undertaken."
Naysky noted that the
Supreme Court has de-
clared it to be a violation
of the Fourteenth
Amendment for an in-
stitution utilizing public
property to discriminate
on the basis of race, reli-
gion or national origin.
In New York, the
American Jewish Con-
gress has called on the
Department of Health,
Education and Welfare to
destroy the results of a
survey of public schools in
five major cities, including
Detroit, requiring
teachers and principles to
identify themselves and
their pupils by race and
ethnic origin.
The survey was under-
taken last spring in New
York, Chicago, Detroit,
Los Angeles and
Philadelphia.
In a letter to HEW Sec-
retary David Mathews,
the Congress declared:
"There is an inherent
and persistent danger
that records which iden-
tify individuals by race or
ethnicity may become the
basis for future discrimi-
nation against them.
"Surely this danger
should not be raised nor
,
Jewish Shops Hit
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Windows in 14 shops in
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Tewish commercial area
ere shattered or perfo-
ated by shots fired from
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casualties were reported
nor the reason nor the
identity of those firing
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