54 Friday, January 12, 1919
• THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Irgun Activist Analyzes Israeli Political Thinking
By YITSHAQ BEN-AMI
Zionism." More so in the lishment "loves" Israel in
NEW YORK — The polit- parliamentary groups the sense that they still re-
ical debate in Isreal is than in the Cabinet mem- member the extermination
within the context of an bership.
• of European Jewry. It also
overwhelming consensus.
The debate in the press, "loves" the American
The consensus is that the Knesset and the major- Jewish- community as reli-
Samaria and Judea cannot ity parties is now proceed- able voters and important
be given over to a PLO re- ing within the context of political financiers. But it -
gime.
geo-political and military does not "respect" Israel.
The division in the con- interplays in the Middle
It does not really "love"
sensus appears when the East.
the Arab oil countries
Labor leadership proffers
A minority in the coun- either. Contrary to the
Judea and Samaria to Jor- try, the Israeli version of the old time British Colonial
dan (except for the Allon New Left, is outside this de- officials who actually
militarily-valued Jordan "pate. The vociferous leader- loved the Arabs, during
Valley settlement) while ship of the "Peace Now" the past half-century,
the heirs of "Political movement is a small minor- however, it respects the
Zionism" — the Likud coali- ity„ although decidedly of Arab OPEC.
tion — insist on Israeli high intellectual caliber,
The intellectual-political
sovereignty, with com- encompassing mostly the crisis in Herut, Likud and
munal autonomy for the devoted Marxists with a down to the "consensus man
Arab towns and villages. small sprinkling of what are in the street" starts at this
Optional ci`kizenship is of- known as "Liberals." Again, point. Since there is almost
fered to Arabs — Jordanian, this group should be left no disagreement that U.S.
Israeli or none.
aside in a realistic analysis policy is to basically shrink
The Likud government, of Israeli politics, as not Israel to the 1949 borders
historically, is an out- really being a decisive fac- and downgrade it into a
growth of !Political tor, or in the mainstream of "Lebanese-Maronite" de-
Zionism," tracing its origins the nation's thinking.
pendency of the U.S., the
back to Pinsker's concepts,
If the national consensus
crisis faced is grave, deep
among which was a basic is anti-PLO state and the
and touches on the roots of
one that relations between division
between the return to Zion.
people are dictated by re- "socialist-Labor"
and
The majority of Israelis
spect and not love. Pinsker's "political-Likud" is cen-
identify well the menacing
other precepts of self- tered on the issue of sover-
reliance, change from eignty of Judea and Russian shadow that
stretches from: Iran and Af-
minority everywhere to a Samaria, the next question
ghanistan
to Ethiopia and
majority in one's own land, is: Are the Israelis split on
Mozambique. They also are
were further refined by the choice between Jorda-
cognizant of the dangerous
Herzl, Nordau and nian or Israeli sovereignty
shortcomings
of the U.S.
Jabotinsky — into "Politi- of Judea, Samaria and Gaza
understanding and analysis
cal Zionism."
and is this division caused
of the people of the region.
The Likud coalition is by ideological or ethical
They feel lonely and forlorn.
mostly dominated by dis- grounds? The answer is
They, the only solidly
ciples who grew up "no."
democratic
community in
within __ ' "Political
The division within the
the Middle East, are not ac-
consensus is along what
cepted as a strategic factor,
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is realistically attainable nor a preferred ally. This,
and what is not. This di- despite their numbering
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position as representa- tary bases, unequaled in the
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tive of the majority con- region.
sensus: that the Camp
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They feel betrayed by
David accords are as far
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The new crucial debate, when the degrading ac-
10 years experience.
however, is still proceeding cusation is directed
Reasonable
within Herut, Likud and towards them, namely
the citizenry — not so much that every man, woman
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as to what was conceded or and child in Israel is sub-
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ing on the protagonists' con- by U.S. government
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with now and in the im- hints is clear — a threat to
mediate future, if Prime Israel's freedom of politi-
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Minister . Begin's cal thought and action.
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"minimalist" interpretation
The Israelis are aware
that hardly anyone bothers
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lenged by Washington.
to explain to the American
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On this issue there is al- public the background of
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most unanimity within the priorities, needs for survi-
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its State Department and toric, demographic prob-
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the National Security lems Israel is faced with!
Council. The Israelis, one of
The debate then reaches
PETER L. BOLGAR_
the most involved and bet-
the point of touching bare
Attorney At Law
ter informed people in to- bone. If the U.S. geo-politics
Shalom
day's world community, do of the area lead to the emas-
If you want it right the first admit to Pinsker's culation of Israel, can Israel
time. At a reasonable rate.
century-old concept that re- face up to the U.S. and draw
lationships between people the line at Camp David?
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are formed by respect and Here the schism within Is-
mutual interest.
rael is vehement and pain-
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The Israelis . recognize ful.
that the present U.S. Ad-
Within Herut, down to
BAND
ministration, plus State many politically unaffil-
Department and the Na- iated but conscious citizens,
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tional Security Council, do the soul-searching question
For All Social
not consider Israel's exist-
is: Did we, our children and
Occasions
ence within the geo-
the generations before us
political constellation of the
sacrifice so much for almost
Middle East, as an asset.
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a century, to now be forced
Today's American estab- by Washington back to
ghetto minority thinking jets to the Saudis and
the same time practically
and acting?
nothing is being done to
Egypt.
bring about a change in the
Furthermore, it will
The distinction be-
tween old-fashioned force a break between present policy of the U.S.
Administration through.
political, and socialist- the Atherican Jewish
proper, intensive, vibrant,
spiritualist (cultural) community and an "in-
information campaigns
Zionism always emerged transigent" Israel. It has
among American Jews, the
on the issue of achieving unleashed recently sev-
general American public,
changes through firstly eral times, the Jewish big
the media and Congress.
objectively analyzing a wheels of the Democratic
And - unless it is done,
critical or menacing party, both on Israel and
capitulation is within sight.
problem;- secondly — on the handful of Ameri-
The "Loyalists" claim*
formulating a self- can Jewish activists who
that any campaign of this
reliant, activist policy to •disagree with Washing-
nature has to be organized
bring about the required ton's policies, to the em-
and headed by Americans.
barrassment of the non-
change.
The quintessence of Jews, who concurred The "dissenters" claim that,
without active supp*m
Herzl's, Nqrdau's and with Israel.
The Likud and Herut the Israeli gover t
Jabotinsky's teaching was
nothing will be achieved...
activisim, not through the "dissenters" claim that
There is a stalemate a1
"cow by cow," dunam by to admit to Washington's
the top of "Political
dunam" policies of Labor omnipotency that Israel
but pursuing by political could not hold out against Zionism." There is a per-
means, political goals, and the crushing weight of vasive anxiety in the
in the last 10 years of Washington's economic street. The Prime Minis-
Jabotinsky's life couple sanctions, or shrinking ter's policy, personality
and credibility are vehe-*
military aid, or withstand
same with military action.
its pressure, that it will meetly debated.
The heirs of Political break Israel's morale,
The disheartening phe-
Zionism project the follow- economy and security; that nomenon is the sinking feel-
ing scenario:
Washington is the only ally ing that the first Israeli
Washington has clearly left to Israel . . . The "dis- government that emerged
tilted towards and senters" say that to admit from the teachings of ac-
entrusted its and the this without counteraction tivist Political Zionism..
West's energy fate to the may mean aborting the re- may, after all, turn out as
Arab OPEC. It has birth of the Hebrew nation.
compromising and self- -
The "Loyalists," till now deprecating as the leader-
further placed its mili-
tary trust in a potential the majority of Herut- ship of the last seven de-
alliance stretching from Likud, say that Prime cades, acting according to
Egypt through Saudi Minister Begin is fully ' the traditional Diaspora
aware of what Washington concepts of accommodation
Arabia to Iran.
is attempting to achieve, with the powers of the world '-
Militarily, Israel is and will not buckle under.
who tragically decided.,
minimized. It will
The "dissenters" argue Jewish fate over the mil-
squeeze Israel into this that it may be so but that at lenia.
mold if Israel toes the
Washington-SaUdi line. If
not, the American estab-
lishment will try to repeat
"the lesson taught the Is-
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ADL's Project
Reduces Bias
in the Schools
NEW YORK — "Indi-
vidual Differences," a series
of teachers' learning aids,
distributed by the Anti-
Defamation League of Bnai
Brith, is designed to help
grade school children and
their parents cope with pre-
sent day prejudice and bias.
The classroom lessons
contained in "Individual
Differences" have proven
successful in Madison, Wis.,
where the program origi-
nated, and in many public,
parochial and private
schools throughout the
country.
Observers of the Madison
project say that teachers be-
come more aware of their
own biases and more "con-
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ferences of all children";
religious holidays are hand
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with special needs — handi-
capped in one way or an-
other — are more accepting
of their problems which are
also better understood by
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there is less name-calling
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