Christian Role
in Partnership
with Israel's
Defenders
and Supporters
of Status of
Jerusalem
Commentary, Page 2
THE JEWISH NEWS
A Weekly Review
of Jewish Events
Wiesenthal's
Courageous
Leadership
in Exposing
the Nazi
Murderers
Editorial, Page 4
VOL. LXXII, No, 10 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $12.00 Per Year_This Issue 30' November 11, 1977
Dorder Threats Are Forcing Israel
Into Increased Security Posture
Kissinger Sees Palestinian
State Jeopardizing Peace
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissi-
nger. cautioned Israel last Thursday to stand fast for suitable pro-
cedures toward reconvening the Geneva conference and to remain
unyielding in its opposition to a Palestinian state wnich, he said, by its
very nature would jeopardize the-"tranquility" of the Middle East.
In an address to the closing session of the World Jewish Congress
General Council meeting, Kissinger, though using veiled terms, implied
strong criticism of the Carter Administration's Middle East policies
and those of some European governments.
He did not identify any government or
personality by name and- told his
audience at the outset that he would not
discuss tactical situations in the Middle
East because of his obligation to refrain
from such matters for a full year follow-
ing his retirement from office. The for-
mer Secretary told the gathering, "I
wanted to talk to you at a moment of
great complexity to the Jewish people"
and about the "present situation that
must fill all Jews with a sense of respon-
sibility and concern."
Kissinger said he believed that a
Nliddle East peace "must be achieved in
closest cooperation between Israel and
the U.S.," but added, in an apparent ref-
erence to the Carter Administration, "It
is not enough to give grudging accept-
HENRY KISSINGER
ance" and to depend "on a continual need
for assurances." He said that "Jews can ensure their interests best by
understanding the interests of the countries in which they live" but
"similarly, the U.S. and other countries owe Israel understanding of the
insecurity of the people of Israel who have not had peace in their entire
history."
Kissinger stressed, "A just peace cannot be an imposed peace but a
peace in which all nations feel they have a stake in maintaining and
preserving it." At each stage "the parties must feel it was their deci-
sion and not somebody else's decision that brought about a final con-
clusion," he said.
He noted that "the procedure is sometimes as important as sub-
stance. It makes a good deal of difference who participates in negotia-
tions, what the purposes of the countries are and in what sequence
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TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israeli jets attacked terrorist bases, encampments and training centers in
southwestern Lebanon Wednesday morning and returned safely to their bases. The air strike,
the first in Lebanon in two years, was announced by Chief of Staff Gen. Mordechai Gur. He
said it was ordered in retaliation for the terrorist rocket attacks on Nahariya that claimed three
lives, injured five and did extensive damage earlier in the week.
Gur said the aircraft were in action between 7:35-8:40 a.m. local time and carried out their
attacks on terrorist targets in a coastal strip 10 kilometers wide extending from the town of Tyre
to the Israeli border. He insisted that the targets were not places inhabited by civilians and that
there were no known Lebanese or Syrian army units in their vicinity. Reports from Beirut
claimed the Israeli planes had bombed civilians in refugee camps.
The attack followed heavy shelling of terrorist targets by Israeli artillery TueSday night.
Gur said the rocket attacks on Nahariya indicated that the terrorists have resumed their
warfare against Israeli civilians. He said Israel • wanted to preserve the cease-fire in
southern Lebanon and called on Syrian forces there to put a stop to terrorist activity.
The chief of staff said the terrorist rocket attacks could not have been launched without
the knowledge of the Syrians. Gur stressed that no Israeli ground or naval forces were
involved in the retaliatory action.
Tuesday night Premier Menahem Begin declared that the days are over "when terrorists of
the so-called PLO can launch deadly assaults upon us and we stand idly by." Addressing the
10th anniversary dinner of the Variety Club of Israel in Jerusalem he-accused the Soviet Union
of supplying the PLO with "sophisticated weapons with which to kill innocent men, women and
children.' But he said Israel had no interest in escalating the situation on the Lebanese border
and urged that the cease-fire be maintained.
The United States on Tuesday condemned the rockets attacks and expressed its con-
dolences over the loss of Israeli lives.
"We have conveyed to the Israelis our condolences for deaths and injuries involved in the
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`Sloppy' INS Hurting U.S. Nazi Cases
ALBANY, N.Y. (JTA)—The Albany Times-Union, which has been giving extensive coverage to the
deportation hearings against accused Nazi war criminal Vilas A. Hazners, has charged that the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service's nationwide effort to deport suspected Nazi war criminals has
been severely damaged by sloppy preparation of cases and those responsible for the breakdowns may be
disciplined.
Among the cases endangered are those of Hazners and two who are alleged to have been his
subordinates in Latvia: Boleslav Maikovskis, now on trial in New York City, and Karlis Detlays, whose trial
is scheduled to begin in Baltimore.
The government's principal problem, the Times-Union reported, is believed to be a lack of
coordination of the various prosecutions which may eventually number more than 20 and the
incompetence of some of the INS authorities.
Attempts are now underway at the INS Washington headquarters to correct the situation and disciplinary
action may result against the lawyers, investigators and administrators responsible, it was learned. Martin
Mendelsohn of Washington, a lawyer in private practice, was named last month special chief prosecutor by
David W. Crosland, the INS general counsel, to spearhead the effort.
Haze. rs' hearing is into its third week. Several witnesses from Israel have testified that Hazners, 73, of
Dresden, N.Y., "led the whole operation" at the Riga police station in Latvia during the Nazi occupation.
Book Fair Opening Saturday Night
The 26th annual Jewish Book Fair opens 8 p.m. Saturday with the appearance of Marvin Kalb
Ted Koppel, noted national news broadcasters, at the Jewish Community Center of Metropol-
-An Detroit. Kalb and Koppel have written a new book, "In The National Interest," and their talk
promises to be an exciting opening night event.
Highlighted by the appearances of such notable authors as Ben Dunkelman, Robert Kimmel
Smith, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Alvin Rosenfeld, Lulla Rosenfeld, J. Bowyer Bell, A.H. Raskin,
Dr. Neil Rosenstein, Ira Hirschmann, Stephen M. Poppel, Rabbi Hayim Donin, John Phillips,
Howard Blum, Bernard Postal, Harriet Schiff, and many others, as well as children's programs
and a Yiddish-English theater evening, Book Fair will provide entertaining presentations through-
out its eight-day run.
Sunday will feature a children's program, "Like It or Not—I am Who I Am" at 10 a.m. and
2 p.m. There is a charge. Yiddish speakers will enjoy a lecture by author Chaim Grade,
who will speak on "The Sabbath and the Weekdays in Yiddish Literature" 1:45 p.m. in the
Center's Senior Adult Lounge. His talk is co-sponsored by the Center's Yiddish Committee.
Grade's "The Yeshiva, Volume II" is scheduled for publication in December. Advance
reviews haVe described it as "the second volume of a major Yiddish work...a cooly crafted
re-creation of a vanished society."
Hebrew speaking audiences will hear Natan Shaham, author of "Journey in the Land of
Israel—This Land We Love." His topic at 3:30 p.m. will be "Contemporary Hebrew Literature: Old
vs. New," and his talk is co-sponsored by the Center's Hebrew Department.
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