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Old Dilemmas A new administration is commencing its role in governing the affairs of this na- tion. The domestic problems are over- whelming, the foreign policies are filled with numerous challenges. The State Department and the White House may be faced with Middle East issues much sooner than expected. Even if the necessity for some form of action, which can only be in an expression or interpretation of anticipated policies, the Arab-Israel issue is certain to arise very soon. It may be in the form of a response to requests for increased military or economic aid or- both, and such requests are re- peatedly dealt with both for Israel and the Arab states. Then an old question will arise anew: is there pressure upon Israel, espe- cially in view of the continuing threats of increased prices for oil as an effect upon impending energy crises? Even if Secretary Vance has spoken in the past of pressures, both from the U.S. and the USSR, he can be expected to deny it. There will always be the emphasis on the traditional policy of an American-Israel ac- cord and of a pledged American policy to protect Israel's sovereignty and to assist in assuring security for the Jewish state. . . . The Speculative Media This is where speculation and rumor step in. Here is where the media play an important role. Every bit of rumor, every whisper on the Hill or at State, will be ab- sorbed, grabbed at, commented upon, specu- lated with, by news commentators and the experts (sic!) who deal with any and all is- sues. That's where the trouble starts. There are too many authorities and every time there is a viewpoint that is negative to Is- rael there are many who suffer the jitters, who panic and yield to fright. This, more than anything else, is to be seriously avoided. The experts will utilize a sentence from Arafat, a gesture from Sadat, a grimace from Assad, as indications that Israel must yield or ,else, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. This, more than anything else, must be treated with kid gloves, with caution, with a sense of suspicion of the wisdom of the comments and the acceptability of the sources. It is to be expected that the Carter pledges to Israel during the political cam- paign for the presidency will become sus- pect, that there will be accusations of bet- rayals of trusts, of the yielding to the oil magnates. There is always partial truth to such accusations and fears, but they are al- ways subject to change, to discussion, to re- versals of the original policy of America's concern for Israel's security and therefore of adherence to an established code of honor between the two nations. - . . . Sadat and Jordan New approaches are in evidence in the Middle East. It was not so long ago when Arab potentates would not speak of Israel or refer to the Jewish state by name. The Arafat forces still adhere to that policy, as was evident at a demonstration in Lebanon only two weeks ago when the shout was "Palestine forever," an implication that Arafat's forces adhere to an aim of destroy- ing Israel. Sadat speaks of and about Israel. He has indicated a desire to include a planned Palestinian area as a Jordan- merged territory. This comes closer to the sense of reality than the threats upon Israel from Arab, Moslem and pro-Arab non- Moslem sources. Israel has maintained all along that what is referred to as a Palestin- ian state already exists in Jordan. There- fore, the solution for those who have fled from pre-Israel Palestine is in Jordan. . . . Only Direct Negotiations Egypt's President Sadat speaks of negotiations at Geneva. He places hopes on some form of amicability at Geneva. There remains the question of the PLO role which continues to be damaging, which has a background of terrorism, whose ideology is Israel's destruction. If and when Jews and Arabs can sit to- gether to reach an accord — even if it is only an extended armistice to end warfare, since peace is so remote! — then Sadat's views and the Israeli suspicions may be amelior- ated and brought to terms. . .. The U. S. Role The urgency now is to make certain that the approach both in State Department and White House is rational, that it retains a policy of justice for embattled Israel. Jewish spokesmen who often meet with the heads of state have the responsibility of avoiding exaggerations and of dealing with the hard facts realistically. Perhaps there will be a lessening of protests and an in- crease in sensible statesmanship as the newest approaches to better Middle East relations develop in the months to come. • • • Kissinger Inevitability President Carter will be confronted with the need for expert assistance in han- dling the situations that are certain to emerge to avoid new crises. One person stands out immovably in whatever issues may have to be tackled. Former Secretary of State Henry M. Kissinger remains the major authority on the Middle East and it is inconceivable that he should be left out of the negotiating teams or that he should be ignored in dealing both with Israelis and Arabs. In spite of the bitterness that often marks the views of many regarding the Kis- singer role during Republican adminis- trations, his guidance must prove valuable and it is reasonable to believe that he will be called in to deal with the Israeli leaders, who, in the main, respect him, and with Anwar Sadat who called him "my friend." . . . Strong Israel Assures Peace One thing should have been learned from the conflicts that have divided the peoples in the Middle East: that when war was averted it was because Israel was de- fensible. If there is to be peace, Israel must not be weaker than the combined forces of her war-threatening neighbors. This must be understood at State and White House. This is the very essence of realism in the Middle East. o va M uni , •j11 .. ......... • sweammuum lirlimmoilimes 111N111111101Mum 1111MU111111 ■ 1111111 amtuifare, cum 4.3.Txt All of Kafka's Short Stories and Parables in Paperback With the exception of his three full-length novels, all of Franz Kafka' short stories and parables are included in the 500-page Schock- en-published "Kafka." Edited by Dr. Nahum N. Glatzer, this volume is a veritable liter- ary treasure for the growing admirers of the eminent Jewish writer who had left an inerasable mark on his and the succeeding generation. This is a volume that will fill a great need for those who have come to see in Kafka the equivalent of Dante and Shakespeare, Goethe and Dostoyev- sky. . The stories, many already rated as literary classics, provide the inspiring literary products for discriminating lov- ers of the best in literature and more especially for students for whom Kafka has become a must in attaining knowl- edge of the best in literary gems. Translated from the German by skilled linguists, the stories in this vol- ume include many of the best known classics, including the longer and shorter serials, and such popularly ac- olaimed as "The Judgment," "The Penal FRANZ KAFKA liolony," "The Country Doctor," "The Village Schoolmaster," "The Giant Mole" and others. The parables themselves form a veritable library of literary gems in this paperback. It serves well in emphasizing the glory of the Kafka name in the liter- ary world. 'Treasury of Yiddish Poetry' Emphasizes Language Folklore The beauty of Jewish folklore, the dedication to just causes and to aspirations for libertarianism are attested to in the poetry that has been an enrichment for Yiddish literature. The evidence is in a collection, "A Treasury of Yiddish Poetry," (Schocken Books), the product of the labors of tv- well-known scholars, Dr. Eliezer Greenberg and Prof. Irvi. Howe. Greenberg and Howe have collaborated in the gathering of Yiddish literary works in a number of volumes, including one of short stories and the republished, in paperback, poetry treas- ures. The current one first was published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. As in their earlier works, the two anthologists have appended a long introduction in which they present a scholarly evaluation of Yiddish literature, interpreting the views of the authors, their inclinations to the highly spiritual, to their dedi- cation to.the laborer, to their love for the traditional. Here we have a collection of the best known poetic works of Yehoash, Abraham Reisen, Mishe Landau, Mani Leib, Morris Rosenfeld, H. Leivick, Rashelle Veprinsky, Anna Margolin, Jacob Glatstein, Itzig Feffer, Itzig Manger, Jacob Glantz, Aleph Katz, Chaim Grade, and a score of others. All countries where the Yiddish writers created their im- pressive works are represented in this volume, including Russia and the United States. Not only lovers of Yiddish but all who admire the best in poetry will be rewarded with the reading and the possession of this notable anthology of Yiddish poetry.