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Vance were the linkage
of the aircraft sales
which, according to
Church, is at variance
with the law, the timing,
because Congress does
not believe this is the
right time, and finally,
Congress is concerned
a
FRANK CHURCH
that the weapons to
Saudi Arabia will be used
against Israel. He said
the Senators asked that
the package proposal be
delayed to allow "the
peace talks to get back on
the track."
Javits said the Congress
was willing to provide Israel
with its security needs and
to provide for the defense
needs of Egypt. He said that
Congress is also willing to
"accommodate for the
security needs of Saudi
Arabia" although "it may
not be exactly the way they
want it."
Congressional opposition
• to proposing the package
now was also voiced by
House Majority Leader
Thomas O'Neil (D-Mass.)
and Senate Majority Leader
Robert Byrd (D-W. Va.).
The opposition state-
ments followed on the heels
of a personal letter from
House Minority Leader
John Rhodes (R-Ariz.) to
Carter. Rhodes asked Car-
ter to drop the package plan
and to sell to Israel all the
planes she had requested.
The President's package
called for the sale of 75 F-16
jets and 15 of the more
highly regarded F-15s to Is-
rael, half the amounts she
requested.
It also called for the sale
of 60 F-15s to Saudi Arabia
and 50 F-5Es to Egypt.
officials in connection with
the agreements for Israel's
withdrawal from the Sinai
create the basis for positive
consideration of the letter of
intent."
Describing Egypt and
Saudi Arabia as "valued
friends" of the United
States, Rhodes said that
nevertheless "our decision
as to the sale of arms to
these governments must be
individually weighed and
considered with full aware-
ness of the potential impact
on the Middle East and the
relations between the indi-
vidual nations and the
United States."
Rhodes warned that the
situation in the Middle
East "is of such grave
consequence" that "a
spirit of confrontation
between Congress and
the Executive Branch
must be avoided."
Last week, U.S. Defense
Secretary Harold Brown de-
fended the arms sale, stat-
ing it would not change the
balance of power in the
Middle East and that Israel
standard of morality and
dignity which our reli-
gious tradition sets for
the general community,"
the NYBR said "we can-
not use questionable
means to achieve even
the most meritorious go-
als, for this would negate
the ideals cherished by
the Jewish tradition."
Young, Waldheim Oppose
UN Meeting on Lebanon
Rhodes also contended
that the "package" ap-
proach "contravenes the in-
tent of Congress when it
passed the 1976 amend-
ments to the Arms Control
Act to "bring Congress into
the decision-making proc-
ess as to major arms sales."
Declaring that each of the
proposed sales "has an indi-
vidual negotiating history
and purpose," Rhodes de-
dared that in Israel's case,
"the signatures of American
Young and Waldheim
held separate meetings over
the weekend with Chaim
Herzog, Israel's Ambas-
sador to the United Nations,
to discuss growing pressure
by extremist Arab countries
and the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization for con-
vening the Council.
MAY 18 DINNER COMMITTEE IS ANNOUNCED
JOHN RHODES
U.S. Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance was expected
to continue the U.S. protest
of Israel's settlement
policies in the administered
territories and bring up Be-
gin's remarks at Kiryat
Arba on Tuesday that the
settlers there would be
joined in the coming years
by hundreds of Jewish
families.
Rabbi Paul Hait, NYBR
executive director, said the
fears of the NYBR had been
confirmed by the recent ac-
tion of an individual iden-
tifying himself as a rabbi,
who rented a closed super-
market in Queens, ostensi-
bly to be a synagogue, but
which was used to operate
Las Vegas nights.
Halt said the individual
was not listed by any rab-
Declaring that it had binical organization and
consistently opposed that he decided to shut down
fund-raising through the venture after it at-
gambling as "not con- tracted widespread un-
sonant with the high favorable attention.
In urging the President
to meet Israel's request,
Rhodes wrote that he be-
lieved that the proposed
sale to Israel, in the
"package" arrangemerk-----nNITED
NATIONS
was "totally inadequate (JTA) — Ambassador An-
to meet her defense drew Young of the United
needs" and that this
States and Secretary Gen-
would be the case par-
eral Kurt Waldheim are
titularly "if Congress
against a formal meeting of
were to approve the sale
the Security Council to dis-
of arms to other countries
cuss the situation in south
in the Middle East."
Lebanon.
DETROIT FRIENDS OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
would be able to defend it-
self against any combina-
tion of Arab adversaries
until at least 1983.
The arms package dis-
pute may well overshadow
efforts by Begin, Dayan and
Carter to reach an under-
standing on Middle East
peace proposals.
Rabbis Hit Synagogue Games
NEW YORK (JTA) — An
official of New York Board
of Rabbis (NYBR), which
waged a losing battle
against approval in a re-
ferendum in 1976 by New
York voters of Las Vegas
nights for fund-raising by
non-profit institutions, said
last week many Jewish con-
gregations were conducting
such fund-raising in viola-
tion of the law.
The NYBR, which repre-
sents Orthodox, Conserva-
tive and Reform rabbis of
the New York area, de-
clared that Las Vegas
games tend to involve "pro-
fessional gamblers and at-
tract criminal elements
who, ultimately, will wield
malevolent power over reli-
gious organizations."
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from south Lebanon. In
addition to a renewed
call for an immediate Is-
raeli withdrawal, the
Arab extremists want the
Council to condetnn Is-
rael for its invasion of
south Lebanon.
Diplomatic sources here
said that a meeting this
week is unlikely since Wal-
dheim, the U.S. and the rest
of the Western Council
members deem a meeting
now unwarranted in view of
Israel's withdrawal thus far
from south Lebanon.
Whatever America hopes
The PLO and its sup-
porters are disgrunted to bring to pass in the world
over the fact that no final must first come to pass in
date has been set for a the heart of America.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
total Israeli pullback
Dr. Leon Fill
Merrill Gordon
More than 100 prominent members of the Detroit business and
professional communities are working towards the success of the
Detroit Friends of Yeshiva University forthcoming Heritage Award
Dinner, it was announced by Dr. Leon Fill, dinner chairman. The dinner
will be held Thursday, May 18, 6 p.m., at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
Southfield.
Merrill Gordon, prominent local businessman and communal
leader, will receive the Heritage Award in recognition of his years of
leadership in the Detroit community in behalf of Jewish educational,
cultural and philanthropic causes. The award is the highest accolade
for communal leadership bestowed by the University, America's old-
est and largest center of higher learning under Jewish auspices.
The Detroit Friends of Yeshiva University, organized in 1953, has as
its officers: David Goldberg, honorary founder; Daniel A. Leven,
chairman; and Rabbi James I. Gordon, treasurer. Norman Allan, Henry
S. Dorfman, David B. Hermelin, and Daniel A. Laven are serving as
dinner co-chairmen.
Serving on the dinner committee are:
Mrs. Morris Adler, Norman Allan, Gustav Berenholz, Harold Berry, Louis
Berry, Paul Borman, Tom Borman, Arthur Boschan, Horace Brown, Richard
M. Brown, Judge Benjamin D. Burdick, Allen Charlupski, Avem L. Cohn,
Irwin I. Cohn, Theodore Curtis, Alfred L. Deutsch, Henry S. Dorfman, Sol
Eisenberg, Dr. Leon Fill, Nathan Freedland, David Goldberg, Nathan I.
Goldin, Rabbi Jack Goldman, Martin R. Goldman, and Rabbi James I.
Gordon.
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Also: Merrill Gordon, David L. Greenbaum, Rabbi Israel I. Halpem Erwin
Harvith, Samuel Hechtman, David B. Hermelin, David B. Holtzman, Arthur
Howard, Milton Howard, Joseph H. Jackier, Donald J. Katz, Judge Ira G.
Kaufman, Honorable Nathan J. Kaufman, Jay M. Kogan, Irving Laker,
Stephen Lanyi, Daniel A. Laven, Edward C. Levy, Albert I. Upton, Charles
S. Litt, Charles Milan, Mike Must, Max Nosanchuk, and David Pollack.
In addition: Abe R. Rosenberg, Edward Rosenthal, Julius Schaumberg,
Marvin Scheflin, Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper, Paul L Sherizen, Sidney Sher-
man, Herbert P. Sillman, Rabbi Arnold Singerman, Alex Sklar, Joseph B.
Slatkin, Carmi M. Slomovitz, Philip Slomovitz, Harold Soble, Max Sosin,
Max Stollman, Phillip Stollman, Joel D. Tauber, Truce E Thal, Thomas
Turner, Harry Tushman, David P. Zack, H. James Zack, and Harry Zekel-
man.
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largest institution of higher learning under Jewish auspices. With four
major centers In New York City, the University is comprised of 14
undergraduate, graduate and professional schools and affiliates.
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