Separation of Church and State: Is Basic American Principle Defied by Carter, Reagan? THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Commentary, Page 2 I of Jewish Events VOL. LXXVI, No. 23 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 Sakharov's Nobility of Spirit a Book for All Mankind Editorial, Page 4 $15 Per Year: This Issue 35c February 8, 1980 U.S. Report on HumanRights 'Scrupulously' Judges Israel A Jewish Presence in Hebron Is Sought After Student Death JERUSALEM (JTA) — Long-standing demands by nationalist and religious militants to establish a Jewish presence in Hebron received powerful impetus from the murder of a yeshiva student in that West Bank Arab town Jan. 31. The Cabinet is expected to take up the issue at its regular meeting on Sunday. Knesset sentiment seemed to be overwhelmingly in favor of such a move Wednesday and the coalition majority easily defeated motions by three opposition factions that would have barred Jews from set- tling in Hebron. Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, who has frequently angered his Herut colleagues by his circumspect approach to the settlments issue, took a hard line on Hebron in the Knesset. "No power on earth can uproot our security presence and our dwelling in Judea and Samaria," he de- clared. "We have returned to the city of the patriarchs (Hebron). Our right to live there is anchored in our religion and history." He promised that the government would beef up security on the West Bank to protect Jewish settlers and ensure their safe movement throughout the territory. The militants, especially the residents of Kiryat Arba, the Gush Emunim stronghold adjacent to Heb- ron, are demanding that the government take over homes and public buildings in-Hebron that had be- longed to Jews who were massacred or forced to flee during the Arab uprising in 1929 and turn them over to Jewish settlers. Yossi Sarid of the Labor Alignment warned in the Knesset that "such a decision will cause even more tension. It will affect negatively the progress of the peace negotia- tions and will harm the prospects of autonomy. It will be one of the main obstacles on the way to peace," he said. Former Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, an indepen- dent MK, supported Sand's view up to a point. He warned that Jewish settlement of Hebron would be a serious mis- take. But he advocated strengthening Kiryat Arba and the Etzion Bloc of settlements. Dayan joined the opposition in the vote on motions by Shai, the Independent Liberals and the Civil Rights movement that would have banned return- ing Jews to Hebron. (Continued on Page 6) Jewish Population Figures Updated in 1980 Year Book NEW YORK (JTA) — Continuing a pattern orrecent years, the Jewish popu- lation of the United States is moving in increasing numbers from the Northeast to the Sun Belt — the southern and west- ern parts of the country. This trend is demonstrated in demographic reports that appear in the 1980 edition of the American Jewish Year Book. The new edition, Volume 80 in the annual series, has just appeared. The American Jewish Year Book is published jointly by the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Publication Society of America. Its editors are Milton Himmelfarb and David Singer. Morris Fine is editor emeritus. Figures on world Jewish popula- tion in the Year Book show an in- (Continued on Page 7) By JOSEPH POLAKOFF WASHINGTON (JTA) — In its annual report to Congress on human rights conditions in 154 countries which was released Tuesday, the State Department again divided its treatment of Israel into two parts "because of the sharply differing political-social environment in Israel and in the Arab territories Israel has occupied since the 1967 war." The 854-page report, the most comprehensive ever issued by the department, devotes to Israel, more than any other country except the Soviet Union and Argentina which each receives 14 15 pages pages. The Soviet Union is among 39 countries that were not in previous reports which had been restricted by law to those redeiving United States assistance. In the past year, the law was amended to include all countries. By comparison with reports on Israel in other years, the current one appears milder in its treatment of Israel's practices in "occupied territories" and more scrupulously balanced in terms of allegations and responses, but it persistently points out that "East Jerusalem" is under "occupation" and is treated as such in its discussion of "occupied territories." Besides Israel, the report contains discussions on Jews and emigration to Israel in several other countries, including the Soviet Union, Romania, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Unlike other years, too, general media reports on the volume did not stress Israel in dark colors. Instead, this time the media seemed to put emphasis on countries not mentioned in previous reports such as the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Rhodesia and South Africa. "Israel is a parliamentary democracy with high standards of justice and human rights," the report said. "These standards are applied fully inside Israel proper. Under the military regime that governs the occupied territories, however, certain of the normal human rights guarantees that are taken for granted in Israel proper have been suspended on security grounds. This dichotomy poses a dilemna that will be probably resolved only in the context of a final peace settlement between Israel and its neighbors." Nazi Unit Banned by West Germany BONN (JTA) — A neo-Nazi paramilitary organiza- tion active in south Germany was banned by the government last week as unconstitutional after a police raid on its headquarters yielded a quantity of military equipment and propaganda material. Inter- ior Minister Gerhart Baum said the group, known as the "Wehrsportsgruppe," masqueraded as a sports organization while it planned to overthrow the demo- cratic system by force. The "Wehrsportsgruppe," said to have 400 mem- bers, was described as the largest neo - Nazi militant organization in West Germany. Police who searched its headquarters in a castle near Nuremberg found a quantity of small arms and ammunition and an armored vehicle used for train- ing. Additional arms and ammunition were found in the homes of 32 members raided by police. Regarding Israel proper, the report said, "Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment is not sanctioned in Israel and law enforcement is car- ried out without the excessive use of force." It also said that "arbitrary arrest or imprisonment is not practiced and there are strong guarantees against it." "Israel is a welfare state whose economy is or- ganized along the general lines of the Western Euro- pean mixed economies," the report said. "Income dis- tribution in Israel is relatively egalitarian." The re- port stated that "all Israelis are guaranteed good health care and housing for the poor is modestly sub- sidized." It also observed that "since 1948, Israel has taken in well over one million largely-impoverished Jewish refugees from Europe, the Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa and has worked to integrate them into its society and economy." All Israelis between the ages of five and 16 are (Continued on Page 5) Keren Hayesod Anniversary The Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp. has issued this bronze medal to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the United Israel Appeal - Keren Hayesod in 1980. Begin Denounces Church Vandalism Around Jerusalem JERUSALEM I JTA ■ — Premier Menahem Begin has denounced as "in- tolerable" acts of vandalism against Christian institutions in Jerusalem and pledged that "the authorities will do the utmost to prevent" their recurrence. The statement, issued by the premier on Monday, referred to a series of recent incidents of vandalism by Jewish milit- ants. They included the breaking of stained glass windows at the Benedictine Dormition Basilica on Mt. Zion: smearing a bookstore selling the New Testament and Christian writings with the Hebrew words, in red and black paint, "mis- sionaries get out" and "bloodsuckers"; and the smearing of anti-Soviet slogans on the Russian Orthodox church in downtown Jerusalem. (Continued on Page 8)