14 Friday, April 7; 1918 IBM Thomism isisdrie etc. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Hirschmann's 'Questions, Answers' Aids Understanding $400 By DR. SAMUEL COHEN 342-7800 399-8333 342-1221 Every once in a while a book comes along which ar- Add 'n Type Executive Vice President Jewish National Fund ticulately and emotionally puts into clear focus the just cause of the people of Israel to live in their own historic homeland. "Exodus" was Straight Talk with tto ltot •A Ro uri p That's our simple no-nonsense sales policy at Tamaroff Buick-Opel-Honda. And we mean to stick to it with each and every customer. No song-and-dance. No double-talk. No run-around. Just "straight-talk" and really "down- to-earth" prices on Buicks, Opels and Hondas. You get the car you want at the price we quoted. And, you know, it must be working because we're the Buick sales leader in this area. TamaRoFF Buick Opel Honda Telegraph Road just south of 12 Mile / opposite Tel-Twelve Mall We lease all makes and models. Phone 353-1300 STATE SENATOR D IEL CO PER NNING FOR ELECTION ARE such a volume. Abba Eban's "My People" was another. And now, "Questions and Answers About Arabs . and Jews" is bound to hit home, for author Ira Hirschmann has cut away the reams of verbiage to tell with a sharp question-answer technique- reasons for the conflict in the Middle East. Explore briefly but a few of his impacting rejoinders: Q. "What has been the legacy of Arab refusal to share Palestine with Jews"? A. "Four bloody wars, ex- tremely costly in life and property to both sides, and the creation of a dilemma that continues to defy reasonable solution." Q. "What do the Arabs and Jews have in common"? A. "An acute shortage of and need for water." Q. "Who created the Arab refugee problem"? A. "The Arabs them-. selves." Q. "What country has caused the greatest mis- chief in recent Middle . East history"? A. "The Soviet Union." The reader should not misunderstand. Most of the . questions and answers in this paperback by Bantam Books are longer and de- tailed, as a book which seeks to inform must be. The extreme value of this volume is that it is geared for Jew and non-Jew, be- ginner or expert, teenager or adult; all will discover valuable morsels. Palestine and its own- ership has been and still remains the major bone of contention between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East. Hirsch- mann's section, "Pales- tine, to Whom Does the Land Belong?" should be required reading at the White House, the Krem- lin, the Palace in Amman, the Quai d'Orsay, and in- deed in every Jewish home. Hirschmann makes the following points: "The Jewish people, through the Jewish Na- tional Fund, purchased the land it settled and improved the lot not only of the Jewish pioneer, but also of the Arab farmer." Hirschmann does justice to us all when he notes that the Israelis have never stopped buying land that is offered for sale by indi- vidual Arabs in Israel. The Balfour Declaration, the UN Partition Plan of 1947 and other documents contain a legal and interna- tional basis for the estab- lishment of the state of Is- rael. History has recorded that the Arabs never ac- cepted those decisions regarding Palestine, in- cluding the 1947 Parti- tion Plan which would have resulted, inciden- tally, in half of the Jewish state being com- posed of desert. And even then the Jews, in 1947, were ready to accept that plan to avoid bloodshed. Instead, they were at- tacked by seven Arab regular armies. The Arabs refuse to con- sider any Arab state that does not include all of the former Palestine territory to the total exclusion of any Jewish state. Hirschmann exposes the Arab governments who have, for example, kept thousands of Arab refugees in squalid camps. One of Hirschmann's most interesting chapters deals with the UNRWA "scandal." Hirschmann, who conducted studies for many agencies, in- cluding the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, charges that this UN agency in effect helps fi- nance terrorism. He calls on the U.S. to "discon- tinue its support" of UNRWA camps and "in- sist on the dispersal of the refugees as soon as pos- sible into the countries of their brothers to which they had fled twenty- eight years ago." In his book, Ira Hirschmann has given us the material to understand the complexities of the Mid- dle East. SENATOR COOPER ON GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY: "The growth of bureaucracy is killing small and middle income business and hurting the consumer. Help me stop it." DO YOU WANT TO KEEP THIS FINE PUBLIC OFFICIAL IN THE STATE SENATE? FILL IN THE FORM BELOW AND SEND IT TO: "FRIENDS OF DAN COOPER CANDIDATE COMMITTEE 30400 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 302 BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN 48010 I WANT TO HELP DANNY IN HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN. PLEASE CONTACT ME. NAME ADDRESS CITY PHONE THE DETROIT FREE PRESS SAYS: STATE ZIP COMMENTS - ON THE MOST POWERFUL MEN IN THE LEGISLATURE: "Daniel S. Cooper, the Senator from Oak Park, makes the list because a lot of people think he's the smartest, most persuasive guy in the legislature." "Cooper is the conscience of the Senate," said one admiring senator. "When Danny speaks the rest of us listen . .. that sentiment is widespread, and you certainly can't say that about many others in the Legislature." A PAID POUTICAL ANNOUNCEMENT. FRIENDS OF DAN COOPER CANDIDATE COMMITTEE. HENRY BASKIN TREASURER.