THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
'Klansman's Election Not
Indicative of Klan Support'
NEW YORK (JTA) —
The victory of a Ku Klux
Klan leader in a Congres-
sional primary in California
last month does not indicate
any upsurge in popular
support for that racist, bi-
goted group.
It does suggest that a
candidate who addresses
himself to the deeply-felt
emotions of many voters
may succeed in attracting
votes in spite of his Klan
identification.
is
conclusion
This
reached in an American
Jewish Committee analysis
on the recent victory of Tom
Metzger in the Democratic
primary in the 43rd Con-
gressional District in
California. Metzger, a 42-
year-old television repair-
man, is the California
Grand Dragon of one Ku
Klux Klan faction.
In analyzing Metzger's
success, the report states
that "Metzger ran a
popUlist-oriented cam-
paign as a conservative
Democrat and small
businessman rather than
as the Grand Dragon of
the Ku Klux Klan."
He did not use anti-
Semitic materials to pro-
mote his efforts, it con-
tinues, but rather ham-
mered away on his opposi-
tion to immigration, espe-
cially from Latin American
countries.
The report, compiled by
Alisa Kesten of the AJ-
Committee's Trends
Analysis • Department,
points out that the cam-
paign took place during the
time when a wave of Cuban
refugees was arriving in the
United States, and while
rioting of newly-arrived
Cubans took place at Fort
Chafee in Arkansas.
The report also points
out that Metzger's pro-
gram included attacks on
big business, opposition
to affirmative action,
stopping entry of for-
eigners into the U.S. for at
least five years, and cut-
ting off welfare for the
"bums who are too lazy to
work."
While noting that Metz-
ger's campaign played down
his Ku Klux Klan affilia-
tion, the report also points
out that Metzger never de-
nied his Klan identification.
The AJCommittee analysis
suggests that it is disturb-
ing "that so many people
obviously had no compunc-
tion in voting for a man who
is an active leader of the
KKK."
Architectural Achievements
Listed in New WSU Guide
Notable architectural
achievements by three De-
troit firms — Albert Kahn
Associates, Louis Redstone,
and King and Lewis are re-
corded photographically in
"Detroit Architecture: AIA
Guide" (Wayne State Uni-
versity Press).
The paperback is an ex-
panded edition of the
pocket-sized survey of De-
troit architecture originally
published in 1971 and in-
cludes 50 new photographs.
The new edition contains a
total of 280 entries and
photos of architectural
landmarks in Detroit and
its adjacent communities.
Included in the 30 ar-
chitectural works by Albert
Kahn Associates are the
National Bank of Detroit
(Downtown), Cong. Shaarey
Zedek and perhaps the
firm's most notable achiev-
ment, the Fisher Building.
The Redstone contri-
butions to area architec-
ture listed in the book in-
clude the Westland and
Somerset Malls. The
projects of shopping mall
designer A. Alfred
Taubman are also listed
in the guide.
Work of the King and
Lewis firm is illustrated by
the Pontchartrain Hotel, a
unique building in which
"prism style" windows in
every room offer an "inter-
national view" of the De-
troit River.
Israeli Officers Disciplined
in Aftermath of Misgav Am
TEL - AVIV (JTA) — A,
military tribunal took
disciplinary action Sunday
against five army officers
whose units were responsi-
ble for security along the
section of the Lebanese bor-
der infiltrated by the ter-
rorist gang which attacked
Kibutz Misgav Am last
April 7.
An infant child, the
kibutz secretary and an Is-
raeli soldier were killed
when the terrorists seized
the kibutz children's house.
According to the tribunal,
the senior officer in overall
command of the sector was
removed from his command.
Another officer was given a
short prison sentence, a
third was given a suspended
sentence and two others
were reprimanded.
There was no indica-
tion of what specific
charges were brought
against the officers. They
were tried on the recom-
mendations of, a special
military investigating
committee headed by
Gen. Yaacov Even, com-
mander of the National
Defense College.
An investigation of the
Misgav Am incidetn showed
tha tthe electronic warning
system had failed to func-
tion when the terrorists cut
through two rows of elec-
trified perimeter fence sur-
rounding the kibbutz. But
that, apparently, did not
explain how the five heavily
armed terrorists managed
to cross the supposedly
well-guarded -border.
Friday, July 18, 1980 23
Israel Seeks to Halt UN General Assembly Session
UNITED
NATIONS
(JTA) — Israel is engaged in
a last minute effort in major
capitals around the world to
head off a special emer-
gency session of the United
Nations General
on Palestine, scheduled to
begin next week.
Sources said Israel stands
no chance of avoiding the
meeting which the Arab
states and their supporters
have been planning for
some time and which they
intend to use as a major of-
fensive against Israel.
According to these
sources, the foreign minis-
ters of leading Third World
countries will participate in
the special session in sup-
port of Arab and Palestine
Liberation Organization
claims against Israel.
The session was re-
quested by the Arabs
after a similar bid in the
Security Council was
vetoed by the United
States. It will be held
Christians Plan
Parley in Israel
JOHANNESBURG
(JTA) — A total of 1,000
delegates from all over the
world, including 60 from
South Africa, will attend a
Christian Action for Israel
conference in Jerusalem in
September.
This will be the largest
ever Christian conference
in support of Israel, it was
repOrted in the South Afri-
can Jewish Times. _
Christian Action for Is-
rael was established in
Geneva at the end of 1973.
Its main purpose, according
to the latest newsletter is-
sued by the South African
Christian Action for Isiael,
is that "we pray for Israel,
give to Israel and similarly
educate fellow Christians so
that Israel may occupy the
land given to her by Divine
right — dwelling in prosper-
ity and peace in accordance
with biblical promises
which promises have never
been .abrogated.
JDC Director
Trobe Retires
NEW YORK — Hafold
Trobe, American Jewish
Joint Distribution
Committee-Israel director
for the past 14 years, retired
this month 'after having
served the JDC in various
capacities since 1944.
Trobe came to his position
with JDC-Malben in Israel
in 1964 when Malben was
engaged in an emergency
program to assist hundreds
of thousands of hanidcapped
and aged immigrants who
had come to the country
from Eastern Eui.ope and
later from, the Moslem
dominated states.
Under Trobe's leadership
JDC expanded its services
to include all sectors of the
population. Today, in
partnership with other
agencies, it operates 100
programs for the aged, the
physically and mentally
handicapped, community
centers and manpower
training.
under a "United for
Peace" procedure which
allows the General As-
sembly to assume some of
the tasks of the Security
Council when the latter is
deadlocked by a veto.
A working paper in prep-
aration for the upcoming
debate, inspired by the
PLO, was circulated here. It
calls on Israel "to com-
pletely withdraw its forces
from all the occupied Pales-
tinian and other Arab ter-
ritories, including
Jerusalem and urges that
such withdrawal from all
occupied areas should start
no later than 15 Nov. 1980."
The working paper,
which is a prelude to a draft
resolution, also requests the
secretary general "to estab-
lish the necessary UN force
to supervise and confirm the
withdrawal of Israeli forces
from all the occupied Pales-
tinian and other Arab ter-
ritories, including
Jerusalem."
' It calls further for the im-
plementation of the right of
the Palestinians for state-
hood and their return to
their homes and property
which they left or to receive
compensation:
An Israeli spokesman
at the UN said that Israel
will charge that the spe-
cial meeting of the Gen-
eral Assembly is "illegal"
and ignores the rules of
procedure of the UN.
The spokesman said," We
see in this upcoming session
a continuation of the exploi-
,
PD POL ADV
VOTE AUG 5TH
PATRICIA A. KEY
State Representative — 69th Distr,ct
PEARL UNL
New Law Would
Punish Terrorist
Sympathizers
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
law that would make it a
criminal offense to support
the Palestine Liberation
Organization or any ter-
rorist group was introduced
in the Knesset this week by
Justice Minister Shmuel
Tamir.
The legislation, recom-
mended by security sources, '
was drafted by the Justice
Ministry and unanimously
approved by the Cabinet at
its regular weekly session -
Sunday.
Under the proposed law,
anyone who makes speeches
in favor of a terrorist organ-
ization or its methods, dis-
plays its flag or sings its an-
them would be subject to up
to three years in jail and a
$5,000 fine. Under the cur-
rent- law, only persons
charged with an overt ter-
rorist act, conspiracy to
commit such an act or mem-
bership in al illegal organ-
ization are punishable.
The new law would apply
in Israel proper as well as in
the occupied territories. It
was initiated apparently
because of the recent public
expressions of support for
the PLO among Israeli
Arabs. Tamir said that such
expressions in private
would not be penalized.
tation of the UN by the
Arabs in their war against
Israel." He noted in the last
few months, Israel has been
condemned at the UN at
least seven times.
Under UN rules, the sec-
retary general is required to
canvass all member states
before a special session can
be called. A majority of 77
countries is necessary. So
far only 10 have responded,
nine of them supporting a
special session. A UN
spokesman said that the
U.S. replied in the negative.
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