• THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Some Good in Everything, Even in the Middle East Jewish republic is far from By SOLLY PRESS finished. And since when (Copyright, 1979, JTA, Inc.) JOHA/NESBURG — By has a new state not had de- the Westernized standards velopmental problems? As a matter of fact, Israel of some Zionists, the news they hear about Israel now- — unlike her one-crop oil- adays must seem somewhat producing neighbors — has less than ebullient. In- an economy which displays adequate housing. Spiral- the advantages of multiple ling inflation. Hitches in development and a political the peace talks. Yet by system containing the non-Western, Middle East- strengths of democratic ern, developing world differentiation. . By contrast, the oil states yardsticks, the young can neither drink or wear 1114110104116141k their black gold, nor will it solve their internaal prob- lems for them before supplies run out in the for- seeable future. 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The talks between Israel and Egypt continue to develop their own dynamism. Al- most regardless of the legalisms involved. Cairo is meanwhile moving closer to the rela- tively moderate Morocco as both are increasingly concerned about the in- tervening states of Libya and Algeria. In the Fatimid-like battle for the soul of Barbary, Is- rael's interest in co- existence with neighbor- ing Egypt becomes clearer. Hostility emanating from Israel's West Asian hinter- lands has been blunted somewhat by the renewed rebellion of the much- maligned Kurdish nations against Shia Iran, with events being nervously fol- lowed by Arab Asia's Sun- nis and Baathists. As for the pro-PLO pressure, President Carter had this to say last month: "I am against any crea- tion of a separate Palesti- nian state. I don't think it would be good for the Pales- tinians. I don't think it would be good for Israel. I don't think it would be good for the Arab neighbors of such a state." Among the leading Mid- dle Eastern hands, the re- nowned Prof. Elie Kedourie of the London School of Eco- nomics remarked in com- mentary: It is by no means obvious that the Talestia- nian dimension ; is the `heart' of the Arab-Israel conflict. It could, on the con- trary, be argued that it is the least important part of it." As far as Black Africa is concerned, Israel's re- sumption of trade union links with Zaire has re- newed hopes of normaliz- ing her relations with a number of Organization of African Unity (OAU) states. Zionists may be par- doned, after long centuries of Jewish statelessness, for not always having the pa- tience to read between and even behind the daily lines of newsprint. If on the one Bomb Explosion JERUSALEM (JTA) — A bomb exploded Tuesday evening in the Rondo coffee house in, downtown Jerusalem, only several hundred yards from where a bomb exploded last week killing one person and in- juring 50 others. There were no injuries in the latest in- cident. Every human being is entitled to the uncondi- tional recognition of his dignity and of his inalien- able human rights MacNeil Honored hand the news about Israel does seem a bit much, it might on the other hand just reduce Israel's public image to that of a pitiful underdog. And that, at least in the Middle East and at the United Nations, even may be an advantage. NEW YORK — The na- tional women's division of the American Jewish Con- gress presented the 1979 Communication's Award to Robert MacNeil, executive editor of public television's "The MacNeil Lehrer Re- port," at a luncheon in New York yesterday. Friday, September 28, 1979 29 LENNY LIEBERMAN Orchestra 559-0844 Quality Music Disco Dance Instruction Floor Show (audience participation) ALL IN ONE The Cultured Commission of Congregation Shaarey Zedek Cordially Invites You To Hear PROF. 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