16 Friday, Number 6, 1961 111EDEl1eIT DASH NEWS Bias in AWACS Debate Perils Democracy RONALD D. KERWIN, M.D.. Is pleased to announce the opening of his PRACTICE OF DERMATOLOGY at 6765 ORCHARD LAKE RD. (between 14 & 15 Mlle Road) W. BLOOMFIELD 855-3366 Office Hours by appt. ••••4FREE GIFT WITH THIS AD•••• ♦ IMPORTS, Inc.: *WORLD • • SAVE * • • • . * 20% • * Featuring: . . ♦ • Swiss Music Boxes ♦ • . . ♦ . Lovely Children's Greeting Cards . Infant Music Switzerland Boxes from . Collectible Crystal Bells (From Bohemia, Hungary) . Linden Black Forest Pendulum Clocks 4 ♦ PLUS A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF FINE • • ♦ GIFTS & COLLECTIBLES • FROM AROUND THE WORLD • • - (located in Birmingham Vacuum) • • * • Evergreen Plaza, Evergreen and 12 • • . 569-0070 Southfield VISA • thru 11-30 , Mon. thru Sat. 10 - 8 MasterCharge e 4.... FREE GIFT WITH THIS Ab...... (Continued from Page 1) American Jews were being made a scapegoat.' New York's Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, 'There's been a pattern of argument . that, should this not go through, it will lead to the kinds of things you de- scribe' "Who dared evoke such loathsome emotion? Mr Moynihan was quite right to describe a 'pattern'; no one directly shouted 'blame the Jews' for losing a vote or a Saudi contract. But too many in this struggle were ready to arouse or exploit base resentments. Too many made passionate con- cern for Israel's safety ap- pear sinister, disloyal to America. " It is not.the business of other nations to make foreign policy,' said President Reagan, even as he opened the capital's doors for a Saudi prince. And if the overtone isn't clear, listen to its elabora- tion by former Senator James Abourezk: 'This turned out to be a major battle between the President of the United States and a foreign lobby . Hell, Reagan beats his American opposition a lot easier than that.' And if even that in- nuendo is unclear, hear it from a master of the art: 'If it were not for the intense opposition by Begin and part of the American Jewish community, the AWACS Sale would go through,' said Richard Nixon. 'This fact will greatly affect the con- sequences if the sale fails to go through' "Let people of honor, starting with the President, remove this stain on our politics. • • • • • • • • • • • • IV • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••• • • • • ou don't have to build one of these under us for service. We give all your household items the finest service possible. • • • • • • "Most American Jews op- posed the AWACS sale, but so did most other Ameri- cans; and Israel's security was only one reason to ob- ject. Jewish lobbyists waged a vigorous campaign; in- deed, they began before the Israeli government joined the challenge. But on the other side, promoting the deal, was an equally vigor- ous lobby of weapons mak- ers, oil companies and Saudi agents and traders. Neither side had any special claim on the 'American interest.' Neither lacked for 'foreign' entanglements. "In fact, American Jews are not slavish apologists for every Israeli policy. Many have been critical of the bombings of •Baghdad and Beirut and Israeli policies in the West Bank. But even when Jews stand united, there can be no tolerance for dark mutter- ings about disloyalty and coded complaints about their influence. "Jews have as much right to read concern for Israel into their view of the na- tional interest as do Greek Americans opposing aid to Turkey or black Americans demanding opposition to South Africa's racism. Such exertions, whether or not they are persuasive, do not weaken America. On the contrary, there" can be no strong foreign policy that ignores the combined yearnings of domestic interests. "Those who would frighten any group out of the debate erode the rights of all. Those who summon the demons of anti- Semitism against an under- standably jittery people do the devil's work. It is they who betray America?! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ol I 891-1818 • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "The notion that for par- ticipation in discussions — even debates-- on issues that are controversial, Jews will suffer anti-Semitism and should therefore be si- lent, is unworthy of democ- racy, - and for Jews, histori- cally discredited advice," he - said. "Indeed, were Jews to abandon their rights as Americans on the grounds that their participation in the democratic process is a dangerous undertaking, they'd be serving neither our nation nor themselves. The only beneficiaries would, of course, be anti- Semites. The losers? Both Jews and the democratic process." SAVE MORE WITH THIS AD BIRMINGHAM VACUUM CLEANER INC. 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The editorial stated: By the most generous re- ckoning, what Mr. Reagan has won is some room for maneuver, an opportunity to get Saudi Arabia to repay him with significant dip- lomatic support in the Mid- dle East. "His recent arguments notwithstanding, the Saudis have been almost as recalcitrant as the toughest Arab adversaries. They not only denounced Camp David but worked against it by contributing to the isola- tion of Egypt and the in- transigence of Palestinians. They have opposed Ameri- can requests for military in- stallations in the Persian Gulf. When pressed, in this AWACS fight, to demon- strate that they really ac- cept Israel, they offered peace—on the PLO's terms. "These very arguments against the AWACS deal define the ways in which Mr. Reagan could redeem what he says is a Saudi promise of "substantial as- sistance"' in resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict. 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