30 Friday, October 31, 1980 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Kollek Proposes Assurance of Arab Rights ALDRICH CUSTOM KITCHENS DESIGNERS & INSTALLERS OF CUSTOM CABINETS & COUNTER TOPS Nth .• io, 542-1550 OLD CABINETS REFACED KITCHEN APPLIANCES SOLD & INSTALLED O . ..q011 room 1824 BELLAIRE - ROYAL OAK - 1 BLK. S. Of 12 MILE - 1 UK. E. OF CAMPBELL 4 ........... - .** 4 • ♦ . 357-1056 , SUITE 110-HERITAGE PLAZA 24901 NORTHWESTERN HWY. A SOUTHFIELD SUMMER HOURS: M.S -F. 9-5, Sat. 10-3 jEwELER . 7 . • ♦ . IS STILL BUYING . • • Gold, Silver & Platinum Including • -* • ♦ Sterlin g Tea Sets & Tableware • * 4***************+ NEW YORK (JTA) — Mayor Teddy Kollek of Jerusalem proposed that be- fore a final agreement on the status of Jerusalem is reached, Israel make a statement that it is not going to use Arab-owned land for Jewish settlers in Jerusalem and its environs. Addressing a press luncheon sponsored by the American Jewish Commit- tee at its headquarters, Kol- lek said there is enough land controlled by Israel to settle some 250,000 people in the next 15 years so that the present population ratio in the city is maintained. It is presently 72 percent Jewish, 22 percent Moslem and six percent Christian. Kollek also suggested that Israel "formalize and legalize" the actions it has taken so far in Jerusalem on such mat- ters as the education of the Arab population and the question of their citi- zenship. Arab residents of East Jerusalem may opt for either Israeli or Jordanian citizenship. "I believe that we will be able to solve the problem of Jerusalem," Kollek said, but reaching a final agree- ment on its status will be a matter of years. "We need a lot of time for it." He said that in his opin- ion, the issue of Jerusalem should be the last item in negotiations toward a peace settlement between Israel and its Arab neighbors. He said the Arab citizens of Jerusalem are afraid to negotiate openly with the Israeli authorities regard- ing their status and a solu- tion of the city's problems because of threats by the Palestine Liberation Organization. But there have been contacts on an unofficial level whereby Is- rael learns about the prob- lems of the Arabs in Jerusalem, Kollek said. The mayor was sharply critical of a recent UNESCO UN Groups Pressuring U.S. to Change Copenhagen Vote NEW YORK (JTA) — There is increasing pres- sure on the United States, in an upcoMing UN General Assembly session, to re- verse its rejection of the "Program of Action" adopted at the world confer- ence of the United Nations Decade for Women in Copenhagen this summer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has learned. A campaign is being mounted through regional meetings where the . Copenhagen vote is being discussed by local chapters of the United Nations Asso- ciation of the USA (UNA) and by various women's groups. The women's groups were not immediately iden- tified. At a recent West Coast 29300 TELEGRAPH JUST Nut-11H OF TEL-TWELVE MALL Re•Elect REPUBLICAN JOHN N. 14th year of LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS: Established township EMS, emergency medical service. Bike path implementation township-wide. Professional police department, 42 full-time personnel. West Bloomfield fire department, 87 staff firefighters. Initiated ordinances to preserve natural woodlands and wetlands. • E xtended sewers to environmentally sensitive areas. ■ West Bloomfield planning department recognized statewide for longstanding excellence. ■ Acquired acreage for future recreation or civic center. • ■ ■ ■ • SUPERVISOR West Bloomfield Township TEDDY KOLLEK resolution condemning Is- rael for its archeological ex- cavations in Jerusalem. "We are revealing the (an- cient) city and restoring it," he said. He stressed that the excavations unearth relics of many cultures and faiths at various periods and all are treated with equal care and respect by the Israeli authorities. Kollek said that a Vati- can statement, issued June 30, warning Israel not to change the status of Jerusalem, was "dis- turbing." He said he did not think the Vatican still wants the internationali- zation of the city but it would like to have a greater role with respect to the Christian commu- nity there. In that connection, Kol- lek observed that while the Vatican represents the Roman Catholic church, there are 34 different Chris- tian communities in Jerusalem, the strongest being the Greek and Arme- nian churches. Asked what he thought were the prospects of a Palestinian state being es- tablished on the West Bank, Kollek said that in his opin- ion the Arabs themselves "will prevent a Palestinian state" because many Arab countries, especilly Jordan, view such a state as a grave threat to themselves. Paid for by: John•N. Doherty Campaign Fund Committee :485394 5341 W. Doherty, West Bloomfield, 48033 meeting a resolution was passed calling for the U.S. to reverse its vote, with re- strictions, and express its solidarity with women around the world, the JTA was told. On Tuesday, UNA's New York City chapter scheduled a discus- sion on Copenhagen, fol- lowed by a meeting at the United States Mission with Ambassador Donald McHenry and other U.S. Mission personnel to dis- cuss strategy when the World Conference for Women's report comes up before the UN General As- sembly. This weekend, the UNA New Haven Chapter is sponsoring a meeting at Yale Law School to inter- pret the results of the Copenhagen Conference. It is anticipated that pro-Arab forces wish to convey the argument that by the U.S. support of Israel the United States is selling out the women's rights movement around the world. The Program of Action adopted at Copenhagen is currently in a UN commit- tee and may not reach a vote in the UN General Assem- bly until after, the U.S. Presidential election. The Program of Action is not valid until it is adopted by the Assembly. Despite the many positive aspects of the program, and its concern for develop- ing valuable assistance programs for women inter- nationally, the U.S. along with Canada, Australia and Israel, felt compelled to vote against it in Copenhagen for its equation of Zionism with racism and its legitimization of the PLO. The program calls for the eradication of the "evils" of Zionism, racism, im- neo- and perialism colonialism, and for eco- nomic assistance to Palesti- SHIRLEY LEVITON nian women inside and out- side occupied territories in cooperation and consulta- tion with the PLO. In a letter sent to President Carter, Secretary of State Edmund Muskie and other officials, the president of the National Council of Jewish Women, Shirley Leviton, urged that the United States remain firm in its opposition to the Program of Action as it was adopted in Copenhagen. She further urged that the U.S. take the offensive in demonstrating its con- tinued commitment to the achievement of universal women's rights as long as this is not done at the ex- pense of the security of Is- rael or the interests of the U.S. Mrs. Leviton stated, "It is those governments which are either indifferent to or oppress women in their own countries that are responsi- ble for distorting the Pro- gram of Action adopted at Copenhagen." Armies, though always the supporters and tools of absolute power for the time being, are always its de- stroyers too, by frequently changing the hands in which they think proper to lodge it. —Chesterfield