THE HET4 1 fv01 1 NEWS
Friday, Octollar i4, 10111, 15
Boris Smolar's
`Between You
. . . and Me'
BETH YEHUDAH SCHOOLS
Editor-in- Chief
Emeritus, JTA
(Copyright 1978. JTA, Inc.)
64TH
ANNIVERSARY DINNER
CAMP DAVID REVERBERATIONS: The implica-
tions of the Camp David summit for relationship between
Jews, Christians and Moslems in the U.S. — there are
about 2,000,000 Arab-Americans — are now being
evaluated by the American Jewish Committee. Its leaders
anticipate basic shifts in the positions of Roman Catholics,
Protestants, Evangelicals and Black churches as develop-
. ments in the Middle, East unfold in the wake of Camp
Highly satisfied with President Carter's historic
achievements at Camp David, the AJCommittee leader-
. ship nevertheless believes that as America's role in the
efforts to achieve Middle East peace intensifies, pressures
on Israel could be anticipated. These pressures, inimical to
Israel's security, will require suitable counteraction. In the
light of the Camp David agreements, the AJCommittee
plans to center its activities on interpreting the ensuing
developments to the American people generally, and to
certain segments in particular, especially to the church
groups. Certain issues, like the status of Jerusalem and
Israel's security requirements on the West Bank of the
Jordan River, will no doubt require special interpretation.
THE INVITATION TO JEWS: Whether American
Jewish organizations wanted the United States to merely
. be a mediator in the Egyptian-Israeli talks and not a part-
ner, it is obvious now that Carter's efforts at Camp David
have brought the United States into partnership in the
Egyptian-Israeli peace efforts, with intentions to use influ-
ence also on Jordan, Saudi Arabia and moderate Palesti-
nians.
In this respect, the Conference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations seems to have lost its
standing in the White House. President Carter originally
contemplated on getting a helping hand from this Jewish
body in his efforts to have Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
and Israeli Premier -Menahem Begin resume their sus-
pended talks. To indicate his intention, he gave a dinner in
the White House to the members of the Conference. After
being given a polite cold shoulder by those present at the
dinner, he decided to go hiS own way and no longer deal
with this body.
Instead of developing direct contact with major Jewish
organizations — as his invitation to the Conference of
Presidents to the White House dinner had indicated — he
chose to do it through one of his closest personal Jewish
friends, Edward Sanders of Los Angeles, who had been
president of the American-Israel Public Affairs Commit-
tee, vice president of the Council of Jewish Federations and
an active leader of the United Jewish Appeal, Joint Distri-
bution Committee and other major Jewish ,bodies. In this
respect Carter now follows the way of his predecessors, the
Republican Presidents who considered Detroiter Max M.
Fisher as their consultant on Jewish affairs, and link to the
American Jewish community. Fisher proved to be of great
service to the White House, to American Jewry and to
Israel.
INVITATION TO U.S. ARABS: The members of the
Presidents Conference were not the only group Carter in-
vited to the White House. He had also invited 16 leaders of
major Arab-American organizations to discuss his Middle
East policy.
This was the first such meeting. The invited Arab.:
American spokesmen anticipated that it would initiate an
ongoing dialogue with the White House. They voiced sup-
port for Carter's peve efforts, but insisted that the U.S.
recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization ancf- in
dude it in the peace-making process. Carter, however, told
them point blank that in order to receive American recog-
nition, the PLO would firSt have to accept the United Na..-
Lions Security Council ResOlution 242, thereby implicitly
recognizing the state Of Israel.
There are two major groups and a number of smaller
groups of organized Arah: Ainericans in this country. One of
the major groups is the National Associationof Arab,
Altio Americans. It is an umbrella organization consisting of
some 1,600 church,;.sOtial'and charitable groups and about
4,000 individualS' altO'Ver the United States. Most of the
individuals are blisiteSsinen, lawyers and professors, The, .
organization is considered relatively moderate
tude toward Israel; Wtealizes that the state of -Israel has
come to stay. but itrecognizes the Palestine Liberation
Organization, as the :solet.legitimate representative, of the'
Palestinian people:,;VI &ri.t
v;70k7.0ittokr of
The other leading .organization is the Association
Arab-American University Graduates. It is more radically
anti-Israel and is one of the;:most influential se'cniar Arab
organizations. Itshearciiidtters is in Detroit with 15 chap-
ters across the country. It strongly supports the PLor- kild
has endorsed the use iforce in "liberating" PaIeStind.
1,400 members are mainly professors and Othi -4a.Oad'eMi.& -
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lawyers, dpciprsi
oigineers.
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SUNDAY EVENING,
NOVEMBER 19, 1978
Golden Torah
Award Recipient
Guest Speaker
I. William Sherr
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Senator Lowell Weicker
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