24 hoe 16, 1918 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Mr. Sadat Parades His Weakness (Editor's note: The fol- lowing editorial ap- peared in the June 9 New York Times:) "Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, has recently seemed to be a man casting about. Clearly frustrated by the lack of results thus far of his diplomatic initiative toward Israel, he has within a few short weeks armed himself with a plebiscite and then restricted the DR. S. MEYER ARBIT and DR. JOSEPH S. SALERNO Foot Specialists-Foot Surgeons Announce the opening of an additional office at 23200 Woodward Ave. N. of 9 Mile Rd. Ferndale, Mi. 547-9400 Hours by appointment AGENT OF THE MONTH It is a pleasure to announce that MELVIN WEISZ, C.L.U. has received the agent-of-the-month award as the most out- standing Representative of our Detroit-Rosenwasser Agency. The award is in recognition of his excellent service to his policyholders and our Agency. Seymour.M. Rosenwasser, C.L.U. General Agent suite 140 30555 SouthfieldRd. 642 5146 - 111•1111111•01MMITS LIPS Mwruoa 011111 ► 11111' ■ 41 Sp. uweisil. Nana rives.. 0.0..a rights of political oppo- journalists as Mohammed nents, menaced prominent Hassanein Heykal flow journalists and even from the same anti- warned the armed forces of dem6cratic impulses and a possible return to confron- are equally unjustified. Mr. tation with Israel. Heykal had made every ef- "In curtailing the democ- fort to stay within the ratic experiment he began bounds of existing law, but several years ago, Mr. Sadat to no avail. We do not pre- seems to have been serving tend to know what Mr. his own short-run conveni- Sadat had in mind when he ence rather than respond- addressed his troops, but his ing to any real threat. It was words will do little to en- not for plotting insurrection courage greater Israeli flex- but for articulating alterna- ibility. tive policies that leaders of the leftist and New `NAM "So on all counts, Mr. parties were censured. Sadat's political crackdown Neither Mr. Sadat's diplo- may prove counterproduc- macy nor his efforts to tive. If the Egyptian leader liberalize Egypt's economy seeks to demonstrate that were in serious jeopardy. he is still in control, the im- The promised Investiga- • pression he is giving is just tions' of such respected the opposite." NEW YORK (JTA) — The United Nations Gen- Arab Charges Bias in Attemp t to Buy House in Jewish Area JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Supreme Court began hearings Wednesday on a complaint by an East Jerusalem Arab that he was barred from buying a flat in the Jewish quarter because he is an Arab. The complainant, Mohammed Said Burkan, alleges discrimination on the part of the government-owned corpo- ration for the reconstruc- tion and development of the Jewish quarter which re- fused to allow him to bid for the flat which -he had for- merly occupied. Burkan, a house-painter by profession, and his fam- ily, were forced to leave the premises a year ago when the building was exprop- riated by government order and renovated. Residency was restricted to veterans of the armed services and new immigrants. At the outset of the hearing, presiding Jus- tice Haim Cohen warned Burkan that the court Bob Hunter, Community Relations Manager, Southfield, reminds you: There are things you can do to control the cost of your phone bill. We are constantly searching. for ways to help you economize on your phone service, but here are just a few ideas on how you can help yourself: Call when it's least expensive. 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The Justice wanted to know why Burkan has not applied for Israeli citizenship and criticized him for giving interviews to the foreign media in which there was "an element of slander against the state." The defendants were rep- resented by Dr. Moshe Ben Zeev, one of Israel's leading attorneys who argued that there was no discrimination against Burkan because "the Jewish quarter fights for its destiny as a Jewish quarter." He asked the court if it would support "an appeal by a Jew who wanted to live in Medouin Burkan's lawyer, Ab- raham Lenemann, argued that the government-owned company had practiced dis- crimination which was con- trary to the letter and spirit of Israel's proclamation of independence. "Just as Is- rael can be a Jewish state with an Arab minority, so can the Jewish quarter be Jewish with an Arab minor- ity," he said. Justice Cohen chal- lenged the sincerity of Burkan's appeal on grounds that the comp- lainant had said that as a Moslem he was forbidden to sell property to Jews. "Burkan cannot comp- lain that he is discimi- nated against when he himself adheres to dis- crimination. When he comes to this court he must first come to us in honesty. We do not assist those who come to us dis- honestly," he said. At another point, assert- ing that if he showed sol- idarity with the state it would have strengthened his case for living in peace with Jews. Lenemann re- plied that it is not citizen- ship that determines loy- alty and it is not up to the housing corporation to de- termine loyalty to the state. The court will review the case and announce its deci- sion at a later date. direct intervention of God to punish the Jews." It was the early Christian fathers, he explained, who elaborated on the theme that Jews killed Jesus. At least today, Drinan said, "Christians are recog- nizing the validity, dynamic quality and permanence of the state of Israel. At least I know that anti-Semitism is a type of de- Christianization." Accord- ing to Drinan, what Christ- ians have to understand is that "the country (Israel) is an essential part of the Jewish faith throughout the world." eral Assembly resolution of 1975 condemning Zionism as racism was the act that "galvanized Christians to state that they have solidar- ity with Israel," according to Father Robert E. Drinan, a Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who be- lieves that Christians have long misunderstood the re- lationship of the state of Is- rael to the Jewish people. Drinan, a nationally prominent Jesuit scholar and theologian, addressed a meeting of the National Conference of Christians and Jews here which awarded him its National Media Brotherhood Award for his book, "Honor the Promise: America's Com- mitment to Israel." In his remarks he traced the history of anti-Semitism in Christianity and the av- ersion, until fairly recently, of many Christians Zionism, including the the trad- itional Catholic Church. "After the Holocaust, I thought Christians finally would sanction Zionism," Drinan said. But between 1945 and 1948 Jews found Referring to the Carter Administration's policies toward Israel, Drinan said he hoped that Vice Presi- dent Walter Mondale "is right" when he says the White House stands fast in its commitment to Israel. He noted that this year, Is- rael has received from the U.S. aid equivalent to $600 for every man, woman and child in that country. He said those figures lead him to believe that Congres- sional support for Israel "has not been eroded." He recalled that as early as 1903, Pope Pius IX issued a declaration stating that the Catholic Church "cannot approve of the Zionist movement" because "The Jews have- not recognized our Lord." He said this at- titude could be traced back to early Christianity which believed that the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem was due "to He called the American commitment to Israel from its inception "very, very unusual" observing that the financial aid it has received from the U.S. is unique in the history of American foreign assistance. Drinan added, "We need to explore the moral com- mitment that this country has toward Israel and put it in religious terms. No one can be a good Christian until first he is a good Jew." no encouragement for Zionism from Christians. Father's Day Memory By SHARON GASPAS GOLDENBERG Dear Dad, Contemplating old memories, remembering the fun We used to have together when I was very young. Your wisdom and your guidance became a part of me, But my childhood inexperience prevented me to see. For now that Pm a parent I've experienced too What it is to care for someone who is a part of you. And it is through our children we never have to fear, For that shadow of remembrance will continue to appear. The Hills Were Sufficient for Judah By LEO SCHNEIDERMAN The Western Sea was no- thing To our fathers It did not invade their stron- gholds With flooding inlets And they rarely disturbed its waters With pointed ships The hills were sufficient For Judah And even Zebulon and the others, Heirs to the coast, Emunah Donor NEW YORK — Rabbi Isaac Bernstein, spiritual leader of the Jewish Center, New York City, will be the guest speaker at the annual donor luncheon of Emunah Women of America on Tuesday at the Waldorf As- toria Hotel. Turned their yees toward the hills Little suspecting that their _ destiny Lie beyond the undefended beaches - Across stormy seas Where God's Law was un- known And Leviathan reigned On Land as well as on the sea. Fund Celebrates Bank's 75 Years TEL AVIV — Bank Leumi is celebrating its 75th year during Israel's 30th anniversary. The bank has established an IL 25 million anniversary fund ($1.4 million) for social wel- fare projects for the elderly and disadvantaged chil- dren.