THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 27, 1978 5
United States Government Is Under the Spell of the News Media
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Vance, and developing con-
ditions necessitated his ab-
sence during those critical
hours at the Israel-Egyptian
sessions in Jerusalem. Act-
ing Secretary of State War-
ren Christopher took charge
to define the U.S. foreign
policy goals. While empha-
sizing that all State Depart-
ment actions are geared to-
wards achieving peace in
the Middle East, he recog-
nized the "journalistic
bouncing around," but there
ttle despair over the
r Cronkite initiative
which had contributed to the
Sadat visit in Jerusalem.
Then came the series of
policy declarations, the con-
demnation of the "flagrant
abuse of human rights" and
the strong stand taken on
the subject by President
Carter. It was, of course, a
strong defense of the Carter
program, and in respect to
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tions, with Paul C. Warnke
presenting a revealing de-
velopment, again in a hope-
ful mood. Assuming one of
the most pressing roles was
the issue of U.S.-USSR rela-
tioons and, on this score, the
status of Russian ,Jewry, the
human rights issue, Arabs
and Israelis came under
analyses.
Assistant Secretary for
European Affairs George S.
Vest was outspoken in ex-
posing the Russian attitudes
on Jews and dissidents and
reporters and editors from
many sections of the coun-
try displayed an interest in
the Anatoly Sharansky case.
The intervention by the U.S.
was treated as part of the
concerns of President Car-
ter not to hush the human
rights issues. Asked about
the Middle East com-
mitments Secretary Christo-
pher declared:
Over the corning year,
critical decisions will be
made that will affect the
prospects for peace for
years to come. Negotiations
are finally under way, and
almost unbelievable
opportunities now exist."
Whatever the subject
among the many under con-
sideration at the foreign pol-
icies discussions, the Middle
East and the Arab-Israel
conflict were inevitably in-
terjected. Exemplary were
the comments of Ambassa-
dor-at-Large Ellsworth
Bunker, the veteran diplo-
mat who had a role in the
Middle East negotiations
during the Gerald Ford Ad-
ministration. He not only
viewed conditions as "more
hopeful" but emphasized
that he was "not pessimis-
tic."
Major attention was given
to discussion of advance-
ment in SALT 2 negotia-
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to guarantee that every vote
is counted. - Each of the
eight slates is entitled to one
alternate for each delegate
elected.
Faye Schenk, AZF presi-
dent, said, "Once again, we
have demonstrated that the
Zionist Movement in the
United States is a vibrant
and vital force in the Ameri-
can Jewish community and
that its members are con-
cerned, committed and
deeply involved in its activi-
ties and programs." She
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velopment by Israel and
Lebanon of water and power
resources, Jordan-Israel
chemical plants. importa-
tion of Syrian wool, meat
and leather, and Israel-
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said that a voter response of
more than 25 percent is
rarely achieved by volun-
teer organizations in the
U.S.
She announced that the
delegates and alternates
will meet at a special AZF
delegates conclave Sunday
in New York to discuss the
agenda of the Zionist Con-
gress and "those questions
of particular concern to the
Zionist Movement and the
Jewish community here in
the United -States.•'
NEW YORK (JTA)—Rab-
bi Arthur Schneider, presi-
dent of the Appeal of Con-
science Foundation, warned
this week that the 6,000-
member Jewish community
in Panama and Jewish com-
munities elsewhere in Latin
America might be victims
of "turmoil and upheaval"
if the U.S. Senate fails to
ratify the Panama Canal
treaties. Schneier, spiritual
leader of the Park East
Synagogue, was a member
of a citizen's task force
which recently visited Pan-
ama.
Schneier said, "History
has taught us that any so-
cial upheaval and dis-
location is ominous for any
Jewish community. There is
apprehension, therefore,
that in case of a backlash
over failure to ratify, Pan-
ama's Jews, who have lived
there since the 16th Cen-
tury, might seriously be af-
fected." He spoke of his
meetings with Gen. Omar
Torrijos, head of the Pan-
amanian government, and
with political military, busi-
ness and labor leaders in
Panama and the Canal
Zone.
Schneier also met with
Rabbi Heszel Klepfisz and
other leaders of the Jewish
community in Panama.
"The Jewish community en-
joys full religious freedom
and is able to maintain its
educational and social in-
stitutions," Rabbi Schneier
reported.
He said the foremost Jew-
ish institution was the Al-
bert Einstein Day School,
with classes from nursery
through high school, attend-
ed by 900 students, 200 non-
Jews among them. "Three
of Gen. Torrijos' children
graduated from this school
which is considered the out-
standing educational in-
stitution in Panama,"
Schneier said.
was effected last week at
the State Department Na-
tional Foreign Policy Con-
ference for editors and
broadcasters.
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gotiations, conference par-
ticipants evidenced
objectivity, expressed con-
cern over an impending
peace. One prominent editor
went so far as to suggest to
the State Department that
Sinai should be developed as
a homeland for displaced
Arabs.
His view was that if the
United States can spend bil-
lions to rehabilitate Viet-
nam refugees, why not
spend,$40 billion in 10 years
for Arab rehabilitation in
the Sinai ,which would be a
normal habitat for them.
Vest . conceded that it
might be a good plan
were it not for com-
plications involving Arab
opposition.
That the Middle East is
among the very vital issues
affecting U.S. foreign policy
becomes apparent in State
Department planning to
evaluate the issues with the
news media. Time given to
the Middle East becomes
limited under any circum-
stances, but -it is atoned for
in the references to the sub-
ject under whatever other
heading foreign issues
emerge. • And the media be-
come inseparable from gov-
ernment responsibilities to
the nation. This is apparent
from the confrontation of
press with government as it
the Russian protests that
the U.S. is intervening in
Soviet internal affairs, the
Russian anger being ex-
pressed in a "don't butt into
our affairs." attitude,
Vest asserted that "it is our
business." He said that
there are untruths, such as
the charges that Sharansky
was involved in spying for
the U.S. It becomes Amer-
ica's business to register the
protests that are now in-
cluded in appeals in, Sha-
ransky's behalf by the U.S.,
leading academics and oth-
ers, he said.
Vest also dealt with
the Russian position in
Middle East and he pointed
to _the pro-Arab stance in
USSR policies.
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