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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Z4 Friday, January 26, 1919

The Downfall of the Shah of Iran
MPRON
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Justifies Israel's Slow Peace Pace
Custom

Carpet

By VICTOR M.
BIENSTOCK
BOCA RATON, Fla.

A
great deal has happened
since the Egyptians and Is-
raelis initialed the draft of
the accords in Washington
last October and, as the say-
ing goes, the game is in a
different ball park today.

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Much as the Israeli people
crave peace, the Israeli gov-
ernment, appraising the
developments since last Oc-
tober and the situation that
prevails in the Middle East
following the Iranian col-
lapse, must ponder whether
it is indeed in Israel's inter-
est at this moment to pursue
the goal of a peace treaty be-
fore the full import of the
situation in the Middle East
is recognized in the Arab
capitals and in Washington.
The Arab states can no
longer count on the Shah's
military forces to protect
them from external aggres-
sion and Washington must
face the disruption of the
entire American strategy
flit- the defense of the oil
routes and the oil fields of
the Persian Gulf and Ara-
bian Peninsula.
Washington's first
thought was to rush an
Arab-Israel settlement to
eliminate the danger of an
Arab-ISraeli confrontation,
hence the dispatch of Ather-
ton to the Mideast. But
Washington has not yet
evidenced recognition of the
changed roles in the Middle
East since the Shah's depar-
ture and Israel would do
well to wait for the under-
standing to manifest itself
in the White House, State
Department and National
Security Council.
Since Sadat raised the
price for peace, Iran, the
military bulwark protect-
ing the oil fields, has col-
lapsed.
Turkey, easternmost
pivot of the NATO line, is in
a desperate political and
economic condition and can
easily follow the Iranian
pattern.
The Saudi Arabians, the
Kuwaitis and the emirate
sheiks can look northward
to a sweeping arc of pro-
Communist states while, in
their midst and at their
western extremities are the
heavily armed pro-Soviet
Iraqis and Syrians, the Li-
byans, with their deranged
ruler, and a hostile Algeria
which, for the time, is
sidelined until a new leader
emerges to take over the re-
gime.
Even pro-Communist
South Yemen poses a threat
to the Saudi Arabian re-
gime as does the Palestine
Liberation Organization.
Not one of the oil states can
defend itself from external
attack and, despite recent
precautions, they would
have a difficult time main-
taining themselves against
an internal uprising such as
drove the Shah from the
Peacock Throne.
The rulers of the Arab
oil states are in danger,
and they know it. The
American display of
force — a dozen unarmed
F-15 fighters which vis-
ited Saudi Arabia to as-
sure King Khalid that
President Carter was
zealous of his security —
was pathetic in its inad-
quacy. The oil barons
have reason to question
the ability of the U.S. to

come to their defense in
time to save them, par-
ticularly when they think
of all the problems we
had getting those dozen
unarmed planes over
there.
It may take time for it to
sink in, but paradoxical as it
must seem, the security of
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the
emirates and the other Arab
oil-producing are-as in the
Middle East not now in
pro-Communist hands
(Libya, Algeria) rests on Is-
rael today.
There is no other first-
class Military force in the
Middle East today that can
defend the oil fields. It will
be hard for the Arabs to rec-
ognize and accept that fact.
Israel should give them the
time and resume negotia-
tions for a peace settlement
only when the facts of life in
1979 have been fully corn-
prehended.
It is of special bearing in
this connection that 170 re-
tired generals and admirals
in the U.S. have sent an
open letter to President
Carter drawing his atten-
tion to a National Intelli-
gence Estimate report
warning of Soviet intention
to neutralize the West by
denying it access to the oil of
the Middle East and stres-
sing that were it not for the
ability of Israel's forces, the
U.S. would have to station
significant forces and
equipment in the Middle
East.
Sooner or later, the Saudi
Arabian rulers will have to
recognize these facts, un-
palatable as they may be,
renounce the rejectionists
and support Sadat in a sin-
cere effort to come to terms
with Israel. It may be an
agonizing, dismaying
period of waiting for the Is-
raelis and a period of worry,
concern and disquiet for
American Jews who will be
under constant pressure
from the White House and a
press taking its lead there.
But a peace settlement at-
tained when the Arabs and
Washington both recognize
the Israeli role will be jus-
tification for a present de-
lay.

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Singles Program Thriving

By BEN GALLOB
Inc.)

(Copyright 1979, JTA,

NEW YORK — A pro-
gram to encourage young
Jewish men and women to
meet each other in tradi-
tional and dignified ways, a
burgeoning problem for
young people in America's
urban centers, has been
"flourishing" on the Upper
East Side of Manhattan and
is approaching its first an-
niversary, according to offi-
cials of the 92nd Street Y in
Manhattan.
Traditional does not
mean Orthodox, though —
to the amazement of the
sponsors — a few Orthodox
young men and women, in-
cluding Orthodox divorced
Jews, are taking part in the
program. Helaine Geismar,
director of the group serv-
ices department at the Y,
who assists in the program,
said some 600 men and
women participate.
Shabat Kvutzot — liter-
ally Sabbath groups — as
the program is called, spon-
sors weekend programs for
young Jews of all degrees of
commitment, including

those unaffiliated with any
branch of Judaism. The
monthly gatherings begin
with a large group meeting
in a catering hallfor a Fri-
day evening dinner. Mem-
bers are assigned tables
based on their compatibil-
ity, age and interests. These
are determined when they
register for the project.

During the dinner — at
which participation has
been around 200 singles
on the average — each
diner is provided a trans-
literation of Hebrew into
English of traditional
Sabbath songs which the
participants sing to-
gether. After the dinner,
a speaker, often chosen
for his or her reputation
for controversial views,
speaks to the group.
Hotels are recommended
for those who do not travel
on the Sabbath. On Satur-
day afternoon, groups of 10
couples dine at a Y
member's home. Saturday
evenings include concerts at
the Y with name perfor-
mers.

Canadian Technion Prof
Introduces Eye .Instrument

HAIFA — The use of a
completely new instrument
for examining the eye has
been introduced to Israel by
a visiting professor at the
Technion — Israel Institute
of Technology.
Prof. Jacob Gershon
Sivak of the University of
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada,
is a Lady Davis Visiting
Professor at Technion's
Silver Institute of Bio-
Medical Engineering for the
academic year 1978-79. The
chromo-retinoscope, as the
instrument is called, uses
colored light which allows
for a more accurate exam-
ination of the eye. Prof.
Sivak has already used the
instrument extensively to
study the eyes of adults and
children as well as a wide
variety of wildlife such as
penguins, ducks and fish.
At the Silver Institute of
Bio-Medical Engineering,
Prof. Sivak will coordinate
some of his research with
ongoing projects at the
Technion. He will be study-

ing some of the marine,
mammal and bird life pecul-
iar to Israel during his stay,
particularly in the Red Sea
area.

Popularity Slip

TEL AVIV (ZINS) — A
Public Opinion Research
Institute poll shows that the
Likud coalition has suffered
its first drop in popularity
since the Knesset elections
of May 1977.
If the elections were held
today, Likud would receive
33.3 percent of the vote
(compared to 35.3„ in the
elections), Labor 28.3 per-
cent (24.6), Mizrachi 10.6
(9.2), Agudath Israel 5.1
(4.7), Yigael Yadin's party
1.9 (Democratic Movement
for Change 11.6), Amnon
Rubenstein's party 1.1 (part
of DMC), other parties 1.2
(5.6).
Some 18.5 percent ex-
pressed no opinion.

ORT has trained 1.5 mil-
lion people in 100 years.

Dr. Harold Abel Is First Jewish President
of a University in the State of Michigan

By IRVING I. KATZ

Executive Secretary
Temple Beth El

The first Jew to serve as
president of a Michigan
university is Dr. Harold
Abel. He is president of
Central Michigan Univer-
sity in Mt. Pleasant.

A native of New York
City, Dr. Abel holds BA, MA
and PhD degrees from Syra-
cuse University in New
York.
From 1949 to 1956 he was
director of the child de-
velopment laboratory and
associate professor of psy-
chology and of human
interest at the University of
Nebraska, and from 1963 to
1965 he was chairman and

professor of the department
of human development at
the same university.

DR. HAROLD ABEL

He served as director of
the division of psycho-
educational studies, profes-
sor of education, associate
dean and professor of educa-
tional psychology at the
University of Oregon, Col-
lege of Education from 1965
to 1970.
In 1970 Dr. Abel accepted
the position of president of
Carleton State College in
Carleton, Vt., where he re-
mained for five years.
In 1975, he became
president of Central Michi-
gan University. His ap-
pointment climaxed a 10-
month search for president.
The university has an
enrollment of 16,000 stu-
dents.

