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According to these sources, in the last four years there was a gap be- tween Washington's pro- nouncements • concerning Israel and the U.S. pro- nouncements at the UN. A Beautiful Place to Live .. . The Farmington Hills Inn A Supervised Residential Care Community in Farmington Hills The Farmington Hills Inn's handsomely-decorated, roomy semi-private residences are on a single level that is structured to blend comfort with con veniencesand security. Its design offers the elderly who need assistance, but don't want a nursing home environment, a home of their own in a setting that brings the everyday necessities and conveniences to them. Its chalet-like architecture features wood-beamed ceilings, plush carpeting, traditional furnishings and spacious surroundings. It is completely air conditioned and fireproof. Laundry and housekeeping services are provided. Activity programs for virtually every interest are offered. Professional medical attention always is readily available. 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The forthcoming change in U.S. dealings with the Third World was clearly ex- pressed by the New Ameri- can Ambassador-designate to the UN, Jeane Kirkpat rick in a Commentary Mag- azine article of November 1979 in which she stated that "A position of continu- ous self-abasement and apology vis-a-vis the Third World is neither morally necessary nor politically appropriate." Mrs. Kirkpatrick's two predecessors, Ambas- sadors, Donald McHenry and Andrew Young, were known for,their courting of the Third World at the UN which many times operated to the disadvan- tage of Israel. The new American envoy has al- ready declared that she doesn't see her role at the UN as a molder of foreign policy. "I have a very strict con- structionist view of an Am- bassador," the former Georgetown University pro- fessor said in a recent inter- view. "The job of UN Am- bassador is to represent -the policy of his/her govern- ment without qualification of ambiguity, to do it as per- suasively as possible. I do not expect to be making pol- icy in New York. The Re- agan Administration and the Haig State Department make policy." She added, however, that she hoped "to have some input through the Cabinet" on U.S. policy at the UN. Nazi Is Charged WASHINGTON — The U.S. has filed suit to revoke the citizenship of Talivadas Karklins of Monterey Park, Calif., who reportedly was the commander of a Nazi concentration camp in Madona, Latvia. regard to its future. Part of the leading group wants to convert the movement into a political party, others strongly ob- _ ject to this idea. Some observers feel that Peace Now in fact 'A ccom- plished its task two years ago — but its young 1 aders refuse to realize thal their role in Israel public lie has ended. Peace Now was ( stab- lished as a direct rest It of a letter sent by 320 an iy re- serve officers to Premier Menahem Begin in Vlarch 1978. On the same day Ezer Weizman, then Minister of Defense, threatened to re- sign if Begin did not stop a would-be settlement opera- tion at one of the "heart-of- Samaria" sites. The letter, signed by out- standing and unquestiona- bly patriotic army officers — some of them had won military decorations warned the premier thLt if he continued to prefer the idea of "Greater Israel" to achieving peace with Egypt, these officers might no longer be able to identify with the country's Though far-reaching (in some people's eyes too far-reaching), this was an obviously honest and sincere appeal stemming from an authentic feeling of frustration that the chance of peace with Egypt might be missed due to the government's policy. The genuineness and the honesty of the officers' letter were the key to their tremendous political success. Four months after the visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Jerusalem, the officers' letter seemed to reflect the basic feelings of most Israelis. The consequence was that the 320 reserve officers evolved into a political grass roots group, which rapidly accumulated public power and financial re- sources. However, instead of re- presenting clear and crys- - tallized positions, the Peace Now leaders choose some vague terms to define their ideological approach towards the future of Judea and Samaria and the status of the Palesti- nians. This vague terminol- ogy is not accidental. It stems from the fact that the leaders of the move- ment have differences of opinion among them- selves concerning these complicated issues. The result of this am- biguity and confusion is a weak and unconvincing movement. The Peace Now apparatus still reacts from time to time to various polit- ical events. Its leaders pub- licly air their internal dif- ferences, and they are no longer able to woo signific- ant public support for their sporadic acts of protest. Too often the Peace Now young leaders remind one of the actors who missed their cue to leave the stage. BIRMINGHAM VACUUM CLEANER SOUTHFIELD BUY 2 KEYS! GET 1 FREE WITH THIS AD FREE VACUUM CLEANER BAGS BUY 2 Pkgs., Get One FREE 1 THIS COUPON WORTH' 1 • $5 I I I I I Towards the Repair 1 1 Of Any I 1 I VACUUM CLEANER l' I I or 1 1 SEWING MACHINE I WE ARE FACTORY AUTHORIZED HOOVER, EUREKA & ROYAL DEALERS 12 MILE AT EVERGREEN OPEN 7 DAYS 13 MILE —4 11 MILE e-4 t - ■ EVERGREEN PLAZA 11 MILE a l3u mi no s ":7 This limited response seemed to reflect what many observers feel is Peace Now's loss of popular- ity and support among wide circles of the Israeli public. Something in the public image of the movement has been tarnished: the Peace Now activists are now seen as semi-professional politi- cians rather than enthusiastic idealists — as they were considered two years ago. ' In recent interviews, the Peace Now leaders exposed something of the movement's confusion. They admitted that the movement is searching for a path, trying to crys- tallize a consensus among its leaders with 11 3 311 9 11 3A 3 By UZI BENZIMAN JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Peace Now movement, which came into being dur- ing 1978 with the specific purpose of pressuring the Begin government to make concessions to Egypt during the peace negotiations, seems today in a state of confusion as to its future. The movement, which succeeded in turning out more than 100,000 people at its mass demonstration in Tel Aviv on the eve of the Camp David conference, failed to draw more than 1,000 several weeks ago when it organized a "protest march" against what it termed the government's "obstinate positions" in the autonomy talks.