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Friday, October 26, 1919
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Connally, Jackson Called Wicked for Blaming Israel
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Attempts to "promote a
wicked and dangerous dip-
lomatic bargain: trade the
West Bank of the Jordan for
reliable, affordable supplies
of Arab oil," were severely
condemned in the leading
editorial of the New York
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Under the title "Mer-
chants of Myth," the edito-
rial declares: "What makes
this formula wicked is its
unspoken assumption that
the United States has an oil
problem mainly because
American Jews somehow
prevent American politi-
cians from forcing a quick
West Bank deal on Israel."
The "wicked" roles are as-
cribed to John Connally and
Jesse Jackson. The editorial
asserts:
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"Mr. Connally and Mr.
Jackson seem to forget
that most OPEC nations
are not Arab and that
Arab nations have been
warring among them-
selves as much as with Is-
rael; there is no single
path to Saudi, Iraqi and
Libyan hearts. Mr. Con-
nally and Mr. Jackson
seem not to remember
that the Shah of Iran, one
of Israel's warm friends,
raised oil prices much
faster than even Saudi
Arabia, and that Iran's
present low production
has nothing to do with Is-
rael.
"They seem not to care
that cynical offers of ransom
— ineffective ransom at
that — only invite further
blackmail from every major
oil producer. Not even com-
plete disavowal of Israel
would get American out of
its costly energy fix. Let us
certainly debate the Middle
East, but not on the level of
fatuous claims."
The remainder of the
editorial states:
"John Connally and Jesse
Jackson, of all people, have
now joined their voices to
promote a wicked and
dnagerous diplomatic bar-
gain: trade the West Bank
of tte Jordan for reliable, af-
fordable supplies of Arab
oil. The former governor of
Texas has made this the
main plank of his foreign
policy platform as he pur-
sues the Republican nomi- nians a home, we are
nation for President; he asked to believe, and 50
sayd the idea will save years of Middle East
strife will end, the global
Western civilization.
"Mr. Jackson, a promi- oil cartel will fold its tents
nent black leader, cites the and grateful Arab na-
prospect of such a deal to tions will pump more oil
explain his effort to get for lower prices than they
blacks to embrace the now judge to be in their
Palestinian cause; he says best interest.
"The Palestinians cer-
only that can protect the
poor from economic disas- tainly deserve a home. We
are not here concerned with
ter.
"What makes this for- the merits of the rival t
mula wicked is uts unspo- ritorial claims of Israeu.
ken assumption that the and Palestinians. They
United States has an oil have not behaved well
problem mainly because toward each other and there
American Jews somehow are good American reasons,
prevent American politi- moral and strategic, for
cians from forcing a quick goading them toward a set-
West Bank deal on Israel. tlement. But there are no
What else does Mr. Con- barrels of oil at the end of
nally mean when he says that rainbow.
"The OPEC cartel has
the country must 'now' base
policy on 'American inter- held down supplies and kept
ests?' These are ugly code prices rising for the simple
words that have the effect of reason that the world — and
blaming Israel and Jews for above all the United States
gas lines, escalating oil — has kept demanding
prices and the hardship more oil. The only way out
of the energy bind is to use
they cause.
"Such loose and incen- less and find more; either
diary talk is bad enough. way will be expensive. No
It is downright danger- amount of scapegoating can
ous that Americans alter that prospect."
should be designing the Strike Ends
terms of Arab blackmail
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The
— and around the
simplistic notion that the Bank Leumi strike ended
energy crisis can be dis- last week when an agree-
pelled with a few new ment was signed between
boundaries and diploma- the bank's management
tic arrangements in the and workers through the
West Bank and Gaza mediation of Histadrut.
strip. Give the Palesti- The strike lasted 12 days.