Friday, July 24, 1981

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Swiss Deny Giving Official Recognition to the PLO

GENEVA (JTA) — The
controversial visit here of a
senior Palestine Liberation
Organization official,
Farouk Kaddoumi, was fol-
lowed by a Foreign Office
communique describing the
PLO as "an important factor
in the search for a solution
on the Middle East" but de-
nying it official recognition
by the Swiss government.
The communique ex-
plained that recognition can
be extended only to soverign
states.
Kaddoumi, who is the
PLO's spokesman in foreign
affairs, met with Foreign
Minister Pierre Aubert in
Bern under tight security,
measures.
"Security reasons"
were cited to explain why
photographers and tele-
vision camera crews
were barred from the
meeting which was also
attended by Raymond
Probst, director general
of the Foreign Ministry,
and by the director of its
Middle East division.
But observers here be-

lieve that Aubert, who in-
vited Kaddoumi, was em-
barrassed by the visit and
wanted minimum publicity.
He was reported to have ex-
tended the invitation only
reluctantly and under pres-
sure from pro-Palestinian
elements.
He chose mid-July when
Tiost people are on vacation
in order to avoid publicity
and protest demonstrations.
The Jewish community
dropped the idea of a protest
march because there was
only a handful of marchers
still in town.
The Foreign Office
communique was an ef-
fort at even-handedness.
It stated that all proposed
solutions to the Middle
East problem must take
into consideration the se-
curity of Isreal in inter-
nationally recognized
borders and also the
right of the Palestinians
to self-determination.
The communique said
that Switzerland deplores
the use of force by states,
groups or individuals as a

means of solving interna-
tional problems. It specifi-
cally condemned acts of, ter-
rorism but also reaffirmed
the principle of interna-
tional law barring the ac-
quisition of territory by
force.
The communique stated
that Switzerland is ready, if
called upon, to support and
contribute to efforts to find a
peaceful solution to the
Middle East conflict.
Despite the summer dol-
drums, some demonstrators
handed out leaflets in front
of the Palais Federal, the
government house, when
Kaddoumi arrived for his
meeting with Aubert.
Meanwhile, British
Foreign Secretary Lord
Carrington said in a tele-
vision interview that that
the European Economic
Community's (EEC) Mid-
dle East initiative is
based on the Arab recog-
nition of Israel's right to
exist within secure bor-
ders and "in exactly
equal measure" Israel's
recognition of Palesti-

Dropsie U. Founder Remembered
on College's 75th Anniversary

As Dropsie University in
Philadelphia prepares to
celebrate its 75th anniver-
sary, the founder of the uni-
versity, Moses Aaron Drop- ,
sie, is remembered.
Moses Dropsie began a
career as a watchmaker but
at 28, he began to study law
and in 1851 was admitted to
the bar in Philadelphia. He
was admitted to practice be-
fore the U.S. Supreme Court
five years later.
Dropsie was active in
Philadelphia politics, but
his greater interest was in
Jewish communal activi-
ties. He was president of the
Philadelphia branch of the
Alliance Israelite Universe-
He and of the Mercantile
Club.
He was a charter
member of the Hebrew
Education Society and
held various offices in
that organization. In
1894, he was made an
honorary director for
life.
In 1864, he joined Isaac
Leeser in establishing the
first Jewish college in the
U.S., Maimonides College,
and was its president. Lack
of support forced its closure.
In 1884, Dropsie was

edge shall be taught in
the said college requisite
for the attainment of ripe
scholarship in Hebrew,
the Bible and rabbinical
literature with which
should be connected
original investigation
and research."
Today, Dropsie Univer-
sity exists as the only
Jewish graduate university
in the U.S. based on these

nian rights.
Appearing on NBC's "To-
day" program last Friday,
Carrington stressed that
any peace initiative in the
Mideast must include the
Palestine Liberation
Organization.

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