Friday, July 25, 1980 11 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS PLO's Friend Is Picketed Members of the Detroit Zionist Federation, the Zionist Organization of Detroit and other groups are shown picketing the Illinois delegation at the Sheraton-Southfield Hotel during the Republican Na- tional Convention in Detroit. The picketers protesting Illinois Congressman Paul Findley's support of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Does 'Peace Now' Movement Present a Hopeless Case? By EZEKIEL LEIKEN Philadelphia Zionist Organization The Peace Now move- ment is projecting a scenario for Arab-Israel re- lations, which is as un- realistic as it is selfdefeat- ing. For years the "peaceniks" have been scouring the globe in search of moderate Palestinians. They met and conferred with members of the PLO, and from time to time issued statements foreshadowing an Israeli- Arab "undeistanding" and - suggesting, that not- withstanding the Palesti- nian Covenant of 1964 and the explosive PLO rhetoric, there was an undercurrent of moderation and recon- = ciliation running through PLO ranks. Time and again, their glimmering hope was shat- tered by extreme PLO pro- nouncements, showing no deviation from the classical terrorist document of 1964 — calling for "the elimina- tion of the Zionist entity," the state of Israel. The Breira movement, a forerunner of Peace Now, had reached a dead-end and quietly expired. The reason for its demise? I could evoke no correspond- ing echo from the other side. Some Palestinian Arabs who did meet with Breira and Peace Now emissaries \ave been assassinated. Jthers have been re- pudiated by acknowledged PLO spokesmen. it The inescapable conclu- ' ,ion is that the Palestinian Arabs are, once again, mis- sing the opportunity to co- exist with Israel and shape their own destiny within a framework of autonomy and self-rule. Once again they insist oil exercising their right of self-determination upon the ruins of the state of Israel. But the Peace Now movement is not to be deter- red. Finding no moderate Palestinians to participate in a dialogue with, they now seek a dialogue with Ameri- can Jews and solicit their financial and moral support for their platform, which, thus far, has been nothing but a mirage. In advertisements pub- lished in Anglo-Jerish pap- ers coast-to-coast, Ameri- can Friends of Peace Now call for a halt to the settle- ments on the West Bank and urge the Israel Gov- ernment, via the American media, to negotiate with any Palestinian body that renounces terrorism. Our guess is that if Peace Now can produce that body, the Israel Gov- ernment would hasten to explore every avenue of cooperation with it. The fact is that no such Pales- tinian body currently exists, nor is it likely to surface if the settlement policy is terminated. American friends of the Peace Now movement should seriously reflect upon the divisive and de- featist effect of their pro- nouncements. Israel and its American friends have nothing to apologize for. AJCongress Intervenes on Behalf of Jewish Activist NEW YORK — The American Jewish Congress has called on the Reverend William Sloane Coffin to withdraw charges of tres- passing against a Jewish activist who peacefully sought admission to a public hearing at the Riverside Church on June 15 ad- dressed by Mohammed Milhilm, former mayor of Halhoul. In a letter to Rev. 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WEST BLOOMFIELD 661-1000 ext. 166 MICHIGAN 48033 ELECT MICHAEL STEIN REPUBLICAN For STATE REPRESENTATIVE 65th DISTRICT BB Museum Receives Grant for Expansion WASHINGTON — The National Endowment of the Humanities has awarded a $175,000 grant to the Bnai Brith Klutznick Museum for a project to expand and modernize the display of Bnai Brith's permanent col- lection of Jewish ceremo- nial and folk art. Sheldon S. Cohen, chair- man of the Bnai Brith Museum and Arts Commit- tee, said the funds will be used for construction of ex- hibit space to present the permanent collection ac- cording to festival and life cycle. Jews who were thought likely to challenge some of Mr. Wilhelm's views. When Tuvya Gross, whom we represent, peacefully attempted to attend the meeting, he was denied admittance to the church because those at the door suspected that he was Jewish, and asked to leave. "When he refused to do so, again peacefully, he was ar- rested and charged with trespassing. Representa- tives of the church, present at the arrest, not only re- fused to defend Mr. Gross' right to attend the meeting, but refused to intervene to prevent his arrest." About one-third of Is- rael's Jewish population is considered strictly reli- gious, while about half the Jewish population observe some of the religious tradi- tions. WHOM DO THE PEOPLE OF THE 65th DISTRICT* NEED IN LANSING? • • • • • • • MICHAEL STEIN B.A.-M.S.U. INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDIES-PARIS J.D.-GEORGETOWN LAW SCHOOL L.L.M.-LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS 2 YEARS-Small Bus Adm., WASH., D.C. PRACTICING ATTORNEY — 5 YEARS MEMBER OAKLAND COUNTY BAR ASSN. • ST. JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBER • ACTIVE MEMBER JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION • MEMBER IVAN S. BLOCH LODGE, BNAI BRITH • MEMBER, AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HAIFA UNIVERSITY MICHAEL STEIN HE KNOWS THE PROBLEMS: Attracting Business, Better Education, Property Tax Reform. HE HAS THE SOLUTIONS! VOTE REPUBLICAN AUGUST 5th PRIMARY Pd. For By The Committee To Elect Michael Stein. 1986 - Meadow Court, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 48013 * THE 65TH DISTRICT INCLUDES: FRANKLIN, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, BEVERLY HILLS, BINGHAM FARMS, BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, WEST PORTIONS OF BIRMINGHAM, WEST BLOOMFIELD, SYLVAN LAKE, AND NORTH SECTIONS OF SOUTHFIELD.