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THE JEWISH NEWS

A Weekly Review

Editorial
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of Jewish Events

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February 18, 1977

M.E. Peace-nik at Quaker Meeting
Insists Terrorists 'Accept' Israel

Ex-Detroiter Heads
UJA Walk-A-Thon

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Retired Israeli Maj. Gen. lVtatityahu (Matti) Peled, insisting that the
Palestine -Liberation Organization has made clear "without ambiguity" its readiness to accept
Israel, on Sunday called onthe United States to introduce a resolution in the UNSecurity Council
to include the PLO as a participant in Middle East peace negotiations on the basis of Resolutions
242 and 338.
Pelediwas the featured 'speaker on the third day of a four-day conference on "The New
Imperative for Israeli-Palestinian Peace" organized by the American Friends Service Committee
(AFSC). One of the stated aims of the conference is to launch a campaign to change the attitude of
the Carter Administration and the U.S. Congress toward the PLO.
Peled spoke to a receptive audience of some 400 persons inside the 4-H Center in Chevy Chase,
Md. while outside more than 300 members of Zionist organizations in Washington and Baltimore
demonstrated. About 100 carried placards, some of which read, "What Arab Leader Is Ready for
Peace?"; "Israel Cannot Deal With Murderers of Their Children"; and "Peled — Remember Maalot."
Peled, a leader of the Council for Israel-Palestinian Peace, an, organization that includes
several other prominent Israelis, said "The expressions of recognition of Israel by the PLO have
been made clearly, without ambiguity, and I- have no difficulty accepting these as de facto
acceptance of Israel." But he accused the Arab states and, also, by implication, the United States,
of failing to encourage the PLO on that course.
He admitted that the PLO expressions of readiness to recognize "Israel as a Zionist state"
have been made "in a somewhat indirect manner." But, he said, under the circumstances" the
PLO cannot go further" because "for the PLO to make a statement more explicit and (with) no
indication such an explicit statement will bring a favorable expression from Israel" would be "an
empty gesture."
In connection with Secretary of State Cyrus -R. Vance's trip to the Middle East, Peled ex-
pressed hope that all parties to the conflict would resume talks at Geneva with the PLO participat-
ing "as an independent delegation."
Although the AFSC conference was described by its organizers as "even-handed," two long
tables_ in the conference area were laden with pro-PLO, anti-Israel pamphlets, brochures and
books, some labeled "free literature" and others for sale.

Irwin S. Field, shown left, discusses the United
Jewish Appeal Walk A Thon with. UJA General Chair
man Frank R. Lautenberg.
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NEW YORK
Irwin S. Field of Los Angeles, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter (Leah) Field of Huntington
Woods, Mich., has been appointed chairman of the first
United Jewish Appeal National Walk A Thon: The
event will be held on May 15 in more than 100 Ameri-
can communities as the final public event of the UJA's
• 1977 campaign.
Field said he hoped the march would involve more
than 500,000 Jews in a nation-Wide demonstration of
American Jewish unity and support for Israel.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — There
Field, a UJA national chairman, has been active in
were strong indications Tuesday that
the Jewish community both on the national and local
an announcement by President Car-
levels for more than 15 years. He currently serves on
ter on whether to sell concussion
UJA's executive committee and is a trustee of the
bombs to Israel would be delayed until
United Israel Appeal. A member of the board of direc-
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance left
tors of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare
Israel Thursday and possibly not be-
Funds, he is a former associate chairman of the UJA
fore he returns from his Middle East
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tour next week.
He has served the Jewish Federation-Council of
Carter had been scheduled to an-
Greater Los Angeles in many capacities, most currently
flounce his decision this week.
as vice president of its board of directors, a member of
The_ Administration was charac-
its executive committee and chairman of its finance
terized by sources at the State De-
committee.
partment, which is strongly opposed
As general chairman for many years of its United
to the sale, as being earnest about re-
Jewish Welfare Fund, he instituted a number of in-
ducing arms sales and that it would go
novative programs,. including a model resident-
it alone if the other world suppliers of
solicitor project bringing prominent Israeli per-
sonalities into Los Angeles for extended periods as arms refuse to curtail their deliveries.
primary campaign information resources.
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Administration Set
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UN's Rights Agency Censures Israel

GENEVA (JTA) — The United Nations Human Rights ComMission voted 23-3 Tuesday to
accept a multi-count indictment of Israel charging it with all manner of violations of human rights
Allihe occupied Arab territories. The document called on all states, international organizations
W specialized agencies not to recognize changes carried out by Israel in- the territories and
requested the UN Secretary General to bring the indictment resolution to the attention of all
governments, UN organizations and agencies.
Only the United States, Canada and Costa Rica voted against the resolution: Six countries
abstained, including Britain and the other Western European nations. The chief U.S. delegate,
Allard Lowenstein, said the resolution was based on unproven allegations and that its text
seemed to question Israel's right to exist by referring to Palestine as part of the occupied
territoires.' ,
Israel's observer at the Human Rights Commission conference; Ambassador Theodor Mer6ii,
denounced the resolution as "a shameful document, a structure of lies and half-truths." The resolution
was presented to the 32-member Human Rights Commission by-eight member states, none of which
has diplomatic relations with Israel.
Among the accusations leveled against Israel were the torture and ill-treatment of persons
under detention and the violation of the relevant proviskins of the Geneva Conventions; the
confiscation and expropriation of Arab property by Israeli authorities and individuals; the exploi-
tation of human and natural resources; the denial to the population of the occupied Arab ter-
ritories of their rights to national education and cultural life; interference with religious freedom
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Local organizations and synagogues are planning a number of
events in conjunction with the national Jewish Music Festival which
will be announced in The Jewish News in the coming weeks.