84 Friday, September 24, 1976
40 — BUSINESS CARDS
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Special to The Jewish News
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Challenge of Magen David Adorn to International
Recognition for Admission to World Organization
By YORAM DINSTEIN
(Editor's Note: Yoram
Dinstein is professor of inter-
national law at Tel Aviv Uni-
versity and is currently a vis-
iting professor on the faculty
of law at the University of To-
ronto in Canada.)
nied recognition of its
Here much depends on
traditional emblem.
the position taken by the
When the Geneva Con- International Committee
Call TOM THE PAINTER
ventions were formu- of the Red Cross (ICRC) in
331-2925
lated, in 1949, an Israeli Geneva. The ICRC is an
References
attempt to add the Red institution composed en-
Shield of David to - the list tirely of Swiss citizens,
NEW YORK — Basic of formally recognized which has far-flung re-
PLASTERING &
humanitarian senti- emblems failed by a mar- sponsibilities in the field
ments require, and inter- gin of one vote (22 to 21 of international human-
STUCCO WORK
national humanitarian with 7 abstentions). Is- itarian law.
Any Size
law (embodied in the four rael proceeded to ratify
Israel and the Jewish
Fast Service
Geneva Conventions of the Conventions subject people have had their dis-
Clean & Reasonable
1949) lays down, that the to a reservation that, agreements with the ICRC
422-3764 (days)
medical services of the while respecting the in- over the years. But, on the
937-8374 (eves)
armed forces of bellige- violability of the three whole, the ICRC (which,
rent states must be im- other emblems, for its unlike the Geneva Con-
Aluminum
mune from harm while part it would use the Red vention does not depend
,Siding & Trim
they are carrying out Shield of David. on Arab or Soviet votes) is
their mission of looking
Aluminum Gutters-Roofing
This reservation is probably the international
after the wounded and juridically valid and, in organization with which
Replacement Windows
the sick.
Deal With Owner
fact, Israel has been using Israel finds it easiest to
That being the case, all the Red Shield of David in cooperate.
Ca ll ADAMS
medical personnel should all its wars with the Arab
On this eve of the
531-7060
obviously wear a distinc- countries. In actuality, Jewish New Year let the
•
tive emblem which would Arabs and Jews have de- hope be expressed that
MOVING?' N
enable friend and foe monstrated respect for the ICRC will, at long
alike to tell them apart. each other's emblems. last, find it possible to
COLLEGE STUDENTS
With furniture van will move _ \from combatants-. Only Hence, the Red Shield of
with such an emblem can David has gained respec-
you expertly at economy
doctors, nurses and tability where it most
rates.
others continue to do counts, i.e., on the
Insured
their best when the battle battlefield. Oddly enough,
549-5116
288-4055
is raging and everybody it appears to be more dif-
else is doing his worst. ficult to gain formal rec-
ROOF
The need for the emblem ognition for the emblem of
(and the very concept Judaism in Geneva. WASHINGTON (JTA)
LEAKS??
from which it sterns, that
The issue is not con- — The Senate Foreign
the wounded and the sick fined, however, to the dip- Relations Committee is
Commercial & Residential
must not be left to their lomatic conference. The split over the proposed
Roofing. Aluminum Siding &
fate) first arose in the Israel Red Shield of sale of 650 "Maverick"
Trim. Gutters & General Re-
1860s, at which time the David (in Hebrew: Magen TV-guided missiles to
pair. GUARANTEED MATERI-
civilized countries were David Adam or MDA) Soc- Saudi Arabia proposed by
ALS & WORKMANSHIP.
all Christian. No wonder iety has sought admission the Administration. A de-
that they chose the sign into the international cisive vote is expected
546-0050
of the cross — in red on League of Red Cross today when the commit-
white ground — as an Societies. Such admission tee will hold its last ses-
emblem of mercy.
has so far been denied to sion before Congress ad-
53 — ENTERTAINMENT
However, when Moslem MDA because it is using journs Oct. 1 for the na-
countries joined the club the Red Shield of David tional elections.
"WE BRING THE
of civilized countries, emblem, rather than the
The debate turns in
they refused to let their Red Cross, Red Crescent part on whether the
DISCO TO YOU"
own medical services be or Red Lion and Sun. Saudis would raise the
Limitless Space Disco
guided by this most
price of their oil if denied
Bob lwrey
Jeff Leitson
Christian of all signs, and Yugoslavia Failed
the missiles or would be
impelled not to for fear of
681-2478 626-4357 they insisted on using the to Arrest Carlos
red crescent — as well as
antagonizing American
the red lion and sun (an
public opinion.
WASHINGTON (JTA)
emblem used exclusively — The United States and
Israel to Receive
The Mavericks, which
in Iran) — instead.
cost about $600 million,
West Germany both had
U.S. Jet Fighters
_ The Christian states informed Yugoslav au-
represent only a tiny
fraction of the $6 billion in
TEL AVIV (JTA) — De- conceded the logic of al- thorities that the notori-
contracts fcir military
fense Minister Shimon lowing Moslem countries ous international politi-
goods and services
Peres indicated that Is- to resort to emblems other cal terrorist with Middle
negotiated this year bet-
rael will soon be receiving than the cross. Yet, when East connections, Olich
ween the U.S. and Saudi
the first of the American the first sovereign Jewish Ramirez Sanchez, better
Arabia. These include the
F-15 jet fighters she has state emerged and ex- known as "Carlos," was in
pressed the desire to use Yugoslavia but Belgrade
ordered.
construction of naval
bases, barracks and air-
He also told a meeting its own emblem, the Red failed to act upon their
ports.
of Labor Party and His- Shield of David, it was felt tips, the State Depart-
Sen. Clifford Case
tadrut leaders here that that there were too many ment charged.
(R-NJ) moved to disap-
The State Depart-
Israel's army is signific- distinctive signs as it was
prove the Maverick sales
antly stronger than it and that there was no room ment's disclosure came at
at a closed-door session of
a time of strain between
was at the time of the for any addition.
The Geneva Conven- the two countries, with
the Foreign. Relations
Yom Kippur War.
Committee Tuesday. He
Peres observed that tions pronounce that the Yugoslavia fiercely criti-
was backed by Sen. Hubert
there are more soldiers in red cross on white ground cal of U.S. officials and
H. Humphrey (D-Minn).
the army today than is formed by reversing media "surrender" to the
But Case withdrew his mo-
there were Jews in the the colors of Switzerland requests of the Croatian
tion, the Jewish Tele-
country when Israel was as a compliment to that hijackers who seized an
country.
graphic Agency was in-
established.
American passenger
This ingenious exp- plane two weeks ago.
formed, after learning_that
He also stressed the in-
Sen. Jacob K. Javits
tegration of diverse lanation, designed to as-
Department spokesman
(R-NY) intended to vote
groups into the armed suage the feelings of Frederick Brown said the
against it.
forces, noting that only a . states such as Israel but U.S. has expressed "our
Javits is involved in
few days previous he it fails to address itself to serious concern" to
the two key issues, Yugoslavia over its failure
negotiations with Presi-
promoted an officer from
dent Ford to reduce the
the Yeminite community namely the religious sig- to detain Carlos, particu-
to the rank of brigade nificance of the cross, larly in view of Yugos-
number of missiles sold to
even in the context of the lavia's "claim to be
commander.
Saudi Arabia. In a related
Swiss colors; the incon- strongl?, opposed to ter-
action, Sens. Joseph
trovertible fact that Mos- rorism.
Biden (D-Del.) and Dick
Sunday School
lems have a legally rec-
Clark (D-Iowa) were said
Brown's disclosure fol-
to have moved to bar U.S.
Rebecca Gratz founded ognized alternative to the lowed his reading of a
arms sales to all countries
the first Jewish Sunday cross, actually two alter- statement that U.S. pol-
except Israel and NATO
School in the United natives. Thus, of the icy of "no negotiations, no
members. Their move
States in 1838 in three great monotheistic concessions" to terrorists
religions only one — "has not changed and will
was apparently offered to
Philadelphia.
Judaism — has been de- not change."
dramatize the need to re-
Good work. Good price.
reach a workable corn-
promise with MDA and
enable it to join the
League of Red Cross
Societies.
* * *
Beit Shean Women
Pass MDA Course
was held in the presence
of MDA officials, local
dignitaies, high ranking
officers of the Israel De-
fense Forces (IDF) in-
cluding the Medical Corps
and Civil Defense. High-
lighting the field exer-
cises was the simulation
of a burning building
from which mock casual-
ties were rescued, given
first-aid and evacuated in
MDA ambulances.
TEL AVIV — One
hundred nineteen wo-
men, housewives for the
most part, from the de-
velopment town of Beit
Shean recently enrolled All participants passed
and completed a six week the course with distinc-
MDA First Aid Training tion and received MDA
Course, held under the Graduation Certificates,
auspices of Magen David issued by the Magen
Adorn (MDA) Israel's Na- David Adorn Central
tional Emergency Medi- First, Aid School. A spe-
cal Health & Blood Ser- cial citation was pre-
vices and the Israel Civil sented to a mother of ele-
Defense Corps (JAGA). yen who managed to
complete the course be-
At the conclusion of the fore giving birth to her
course, a field exercise twelfth child.
Senate Vote Expected Today
on Sale of Missiles to Saudis
.
view the entire U.S. arms
sales policy.
The committee appa-
rently is not objecting to
the sale of 850 more
heat-guided "Sidewin-
der" missileS to Saudi
Arabia since the Saudis
are using them up at a
rate of 165 a year for
training purposes. Javits
is credited with having
succeeded in getting the
Administration to reduce
the number of Sidewin-
ders from 900 to 850 and
the number of Mavericks
from 900 to 650.
If the committee diSap-
proves the sale of the
Mavericks the Adminis-
tration is expected to
blame Congress for any
subsequent increase in
the price of Saudi oil.
One official, who asked
not to be identified, said
that- disapproval. of the
Maverick deal coming on
top of the antijboyeott
legislation in the Tax Re-
form Bill passed by Con-
gress last week would jolt
Saudi Arabia. He noted
that the Saudis recently
doubled their oil sales to
the U.S. and are America's
largest supplier of im-
ported petroleum.
Case and Humphrey
regard the Maverick as
an offensive weapon
against ground targets.
According. to Case, the
sale of Mavericks to Saudi
Arabia would be a "dis-
turbing and a potentially
destabliizing factor in the
balance of power equa-
tion in the Middle East."
Assistant Secretary of
State Alfred Atherton,
testifying before the
Foreign Relations Com-
mittee, characterized the
proposed sale as "approp-
riate and responsible."
He said, "We believe
Saudi Arabia would not
engage in unauthorized
transfer of U.S. equip-
ment. They have never
done so and we have
ample evidence of ,how
much they value their
military supply relation-
ship with us."
Holocaust Parley
Cites Elie Wiesel
NEW YORK (JTA) —
More than 40 of the
world's foremost au-
thorities from this coun-
try, Canada, England,
France, Israel and Nor-
way met here and in Old
Westbury, Long Island,
to discuss "The Work of
Elie Wiesel and the
Holocaust Universe."
Prof. Irving Greenberg,
chairman of the depart-
ment ofJewish Studies at
City College, who was the
Holocaust conference
chairman, assessed the
meeting as "an event of
cultural, religious and
human interest." The
conference participants
explored the significance
and implications of the
Holocaust as well as the
work of Wiesel.
The three-day confer-
ence was a project of the
National Jewish Confer-
ence Center, the Depart-
ment ofJewish Studies of
City College (CUNY),
the Strochlitz Founda-..
tion.
A new annual award in
honor of Wiesel to ad-
vance the study and un-
derstanding of the
Holocaust was an-
nounced by Sigmund
Strochlitz, founder of the
Strochlitz Foundation,
which will ,fund the
award.
Yosef Guest of JNF
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Sephardic Chief Rabbi
Ovadia Yosef was a guest
of the Jewish National
Fund, visiting JNF pro-
jects in Rafah (Southern
Gaza strip) and in the
Etzion Bloc (between
Jerusalem and Hebron).