Friday, October 19, 1919 13
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Leaders Say PLO Flirtation
Harms Cause of U.S. Blacks
(Continued from Page 1) ence chairman, and Ar- liance" between blacks and
the traditional black- nold Aronson, secretary, Jews "would not be in the
Jewish alliance. A said in a joint statement interests of blacks" or "in
strengthened alliance be- Tuesday in Washington. the interests of Jews." It
tween blacks and Jews "A free pluralistic society would, he said "only be in
would unify American demands not the elimina- the interests of those who,
society and improve con- tion of differences but the like the Ku Klux Klan, wish
ditions for the poor," expression of differing pain upon Jews and Blacks
views without rancor, ra- alike."
Jordan said.
Farmer, who is now
In his speech to the cism or anti-Semitism."
executive
director of the
Meanwhile,
the
Chicago
Baptist group in Harlem,
dillackson claimed that Moses Sun-Times reported that Coalition of American
Wiras a terrorist who like Jackson solicited and re- Public Employees, said
Arafat "killed when his ceived $10,000 in cash and in a prepared speech at
people were under occupa- pledges from Arab Ameri- the conference of the Na-
tion." He said in the case of cans for his operation PUSH tional Associaiton of
Moses "God talked to him last Saturday. Columnist Human Rights Workers
Roger Simon quoted an un- in Portland, Me., that
and changed his mind."
Jackson charged that identified Arab-American "The purported rift be-
there is "Terrorism on both source as saying the money tween the black and
sides" in the Mideast. was requested at a closed Jewish communities"
"Neither can break the meeting between blacks tied to the resignation of
cycle of terror because the and Arab Americans at the Andrew Young as U.S.
last funeral is the battle for PUSH headquarters- in ambassador to -the
United Nations,
the next terrorist attack. I Chicago.
Simon quoted his source threatens to "fragment"
want the U.S. to break that
cycle" by dealing directly as saying that Jackson was the "historical alliance
"clear" in telling the Aiab between blacks and
with the PLO."
Jordan was also criticized Americans, "If you don't Jews."
"In all my years in the
by the Rev. George Lawr- support us, I won't support
civil rights movement, no
ence, a spokesman for the you."
Simon said that Jackson single white community
Progressive National Bap-
confirmed
this to him by contributed more in human
tist Convention, who ac-
cused him of fearing a loss of telephone, saying he chal- and economic terms that
funds from Jew's. "We're no lenged the Arabs that if the Jewish American com-
longer the boys doing what they want to be part of the munity," he said. He said he
the Jewish community human rights struggle they is "troubled by recent
wants us to do in the civil must join it . . . with dollars statements by some black
rights movement," Lawr- and bodies." Jackson was leaders regarding events in
ence said. "It's a sad com- quoted as saying, "We have the Middle East."
He added, however, "A
mentary on black unity that lost some Jewish support,
some people don't realize but this Arab support is not passionate concern for the
a trade-off for that. The social, political and eco-
4* that."
The Leadership Con- Arab money was not sup- nomic freedom of all pelple
ference on Civil Rights, posed to replace Jewish must, of course, include the
Palestinians. But this is not
which includes many money. "
* * *
the issue. The issue here,
black and Jewish organ-
Farmer Condemns
simply put, is whether a un-
izations, has meanwhile
Black-Jewish Split
ilateral pro-Palestine Lib-
been trying to quell the
James Farmer, the foun- eration Organization stance
dispute between blacks
and Jews. "The work that der and former national di- with its implied opposition
still must be done is too rector of the Congress of Ra- to the nation of Israel serves
important to let dif- cial Equality (CORE), the cause of that freedom or
ference divide us," Clar- warned Monday night that whether it might not esca-
ence M. Mitchell, confer- the "scuttling of the al- late hostilities and limit the
opportunities for peaceful
resolution of these long-
standing conflicts."
In Israel this week, seven
black American civil rights
MONTREAL (JTA) — speaks with authority on leaders and trade union of-
Iraq, Libya and Saudi behalf of the Palesti- ficials, guests of Histadrut,
expressed abhorrence for
Arabia have cancelled over nians."
Clark said that two condi- the PLO and siaid that
$4.5 4/lion worth of con-
tracts with Canada in pro- tions would have to be met while American blacks hold
test against plans to move before "we would be pre 7 a variety of opinions on the
the Canadian embassy in pared to consider the Pales- Middle East conflict, all
Israel from Tel Aviv to tine Liberation Organiza- agree that the U.S. must
tion. First, if they would re- support the existence of a
Jerusalem.
The embassy shift, prom- nounce violence and terror free Israel within secure
ised by Prime Minister Joe as an instrument and sec- borders. At the same time,
Clark during his election ondly that they would, they said, they supported
campaign, has been post- without equivocation or self-determination for the
poned pending the recom- condition, recognize the Palestinian people.
The views of the group
mendations of Robert Stan- right to exist of the state of
were stated to reporters by
field who Clark sent on a Israel."
one of its members, Bayard
fact-finding mission to the
Rustin.
Middle East.
Prior to the contract can-
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