THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 18 Friday, June 8, 1919 Photography v3 •,Av" \(..0 . gary . 711iffer 398-6g94 Aon, Specializing In Writer Stone's Analysis of Peace Effort Presents a One-Sided Criticism of Israel By ALAN HITSKY i Portraits & Sound Movies Jeff & Barry Togal Bring once again to the area THE FINEST 1,),,,„ WITIi PROFESSIONALIDWilvai)ws - Light & Sound Disco Show For ANY OCCASION Discover the secret to last year's success Competitive Prices — Clubs, Mitzvas, Weddings NOW . BOOKING FOR SPRING & SUMMER "Come Dance With Us" Call or write us at Dance With Me Productions P.O. Box 37104 Oak Park, Mi. 48237 541-0047 I.F. Stone's speech at the Birmingham Temple Mon- day evening was distin- guished more by what was not covered than by the speaker's condemnation of Israel, in a session devoted to "Prospects for Peace in the Middle East." Stone, a Washington journalist who has sided with the Arab cause since he reversed positions after Israel's 1948 War for Inde- pendence, spent an hour Monday attacking Israel and her peace negotiating positions. He neglected, however, to devote more than a fraction of his speech to similar criticism or critique of the Arab posi- tion. In his major points of the evening, Stone attacked Is- rael for denying the Pales- tinians the right of self- determination, for closing Bir Zeit University on the West Bank, for arresting leaders of the Palestinian movement and curbing free speech. He said Israel was an How to blow your own horn. Very softly. , occupying army on the West Bank and Gaza in defiance of international laws "that were estab- lished after Hitler's oc- cupying armies" were de- feated in Europe. It was one of several parallels drawn between Israel and the Nazis by Stone. He also drew an analogy to Poland, stating that once Poland gained its indepen- dence Polish nationalism "overcame Poland's great liberalism" and this led to Poland's anti-Semitism and mistreatment of minorities. Not once, however, did Stone make similar com- parisons to the Arabs, and it was not until the sometimes - stormy question-and-answer ses- sion that a person in the audience queried Stone about the far more grievous mistreatment of Jews by the Arabs, the failure of the Arabs to help the Palesti- nians or allow the Palesti- nians self-determination while Jordan controlled the West Bank and Egypt con- trolled the Gaza Strip be- tween 1948 and 1967. Stone said peace would fail if the question of the Palestinians was not ad- dressed. He said the Begin government's autonomy proposal was "an insult." He said a failed peace would lead to renewed warfare, this time leading to the de- struction of cities like Damascus, Cairo, Jerusalem: "the world's great treasures." He advocated U.S. pressure to bring about a mutual recognition of Is- rael and the Palestine Liberation Organization. He said this mutual recognition would lead to an end to terrorism "which hasn't done the Arabs a darn bit of good." He condemned ter- rorism. But Stone also con- demned Israel and the gov- ernment of Menahem Begin throughout his speech. Is- rael was painted as inflexi- ble in its negotiating posi- tions and as the oppressor of the poor Palestinians. Several times he said the Aid to Elderly Sil 1 Shoe Craftsmen Since 1867 You are what you wear. And that includes what's on your feet. So if you want your shoes to say something nice about you, slip into a comfortable pair of French Shriner's like these. The horn motif means you insist on soft, supple leather. It says you have good taste, very subtly. The Carmel, Navy, Rust, Bone Glove Leather. $50. doug hoffman LTD 115 S. Woodward at Maple • Birmingham 642-5630 SAN FRANCISCO (JTA)‘ — The northern California division of the American Jewish Congress is expand- ing a program of legal assis- tance to the elderly - The program has 50 loca- tions in San Francisco and will become an indepen- dent, non-sectarian agency. Historical Role WALTHAM, Mass. — Saul Viener of Richmond, Va., was elected president of the American Jewish His- torical Society at the organ- ization's annual meeting in April. Since 1949, more than 150,000 Israelis have graduated from ORT schools. U.S. has much to lose in the Middle East and cited the U.S. dependence on Middle East. He received heavy applause from the Bir- mingham Temple audience when he said, "All of us have to help Israel. But Is- rael has an obligation to conduct itself in a manner that will not damage the Jews' position in the Dias- pora." Leaflets were distrib- uted before the meeting by the Detroit District of the Zionist Organization of America and the Con- ference of Jewish Ac- tivists. The materials at- tacked Stone's positions. During the heated question-and-answer period Stone was attacked for over- looking the PLO Covenant to destroy Israel. There were a number of angry outbursts from members of the audience. * * * In his Shavuot sermon, Saturday, at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Rabbi Irwin Groner was severely critical of the sponsorship of a lecture by a Jew whose journalistic re- cord is so detrimental to Is- rael. He said it is not enough to criticize non-Jewish an- tagonists, that when a Jew is harmful to truth about Is- rael, he, too, should be equally repudiated. di 1 •di 4 dui Asseatixon kot 1010 Retaidd 4 1650 561. mi . 3 -• C111111 OMAAC_OLO ell 4 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The BOYCE • K1912W Distinctively styled, decorator compact cabinet. 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