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Rabbi Ellen W. Dreyfuss - Ed. Coordinator Dr. Milton Rosenbaum - Rabbi Emeritus Allan Tushman - PRESIDENT 4-Tiumilmummimmummuumuminimmilminumirii= I Lebanon at the Cong. Beth Shalom Israel Bond tribute dinner Monday in honor of Rabbi David Nelson's 10th anniversary as spiritual leader of the congregation. Addressing nearly 300 dinner guests at the largest ever Beth Shalom dinner on behalf of Israel Bonds, Dinitz said that the Leba- non crisis "is probably the most misunderstood and in- comprensible war." He said four misconcep- tions about the crisis had arisen: • The reason for the war is that "they" shot the ambassador in Lon- don. Dinitz blasted that statement, asserting that the "war became inevita- . ble a year ago" during the cease-fire. "The PLO w a s not allowed to shoot across the border, but could kill Jews all over the world. "The cease-fire was a peculiar arrangement," Dinitz said. "Cease for us, fire for them (the PLO). The sin of Israel was that we de- cided not to wait like sitting ducks." • That Israel would re- main in its original strike position. Dinitz scoffed at that saying that "no war in history ended the same way it started." Dinitz added that it was not Israel's aim to engage the Syrians, only to destroy the PLO. • That because the PLO held off Israel for eight weeks they are heroes. Dinitz decried that miscon- ception saying that "we could've gone into Beirut in 24 hours." Israel didn't want to settle it militarily, but politically so that so many lives wouldn't be lost, he added. • That Israel went into BeirUt to kill the Palesti- nians. Dinitz assailed THE ENTERTAINMENT Watch CHANNEL Your Mail for Details Coming To Southfield Next Week CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION 353-3900 At a recent parlor in advance of the tribute dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Tarnoff, $200,000 in Israel Bonds were sold. Pictured, from left, are: Harvey Farber; Mrs. Tarnoff; Tarnoff; Akiva Baum, guest speaker; Mrs. David Nelson; Rabbi Nelson; honoree; and Howard Tapper. that reaction, asserting "we have never equated the PLO with the Palesti- nian question." He added, "The fact that Israel will let the PLO out alive is already taken for granted. I don't know of any other event in history where the enemy was let out alive." On the question of a peace agreement, Dinitz said that Israel was apprehensive. He explained that the PLO signed 49 agreements with Arab countries and never honored any of them. "What makes you believe they'll honor an agreement with Israel?" On the international force, he remarked "Israel has been compromising" and said "Israel will not shoot Americans, the French, maybe." He lauded U.S. special envoy Philip Habib for his efforts in the crisis. Taking a different tack, Dinitz gave examples of the lack of Arab solidar- ity. He said that the Sy- rians were in Lebanon, not to protect the PLO, but to guard their own positions in the country. • In a second example, Dinitz said that the Arabs have been trying to convene a conference but can't agree on an agenda. On sending the PLO to other Arab countries, Dinitz reminded-the audience that "not a single Arab country volunteered to take PLO. All are volunteering where not to send them. "Saudi Arabia said 'we will pay for their tickets if you don't send them to Saudi Arabia.' Jordan would take them if they had Jordanian citizenship and didn't have criminal re- cords. Do you know of any PLO members who didn't have a criminal record?" He added that the "Arab hatred of each other is equal to their combined hatred of Is- rael." He described the cost of the invasion in economic terms, saying that it al- ready cost about $3 billion. That 100,000- men were mobilized "is a terrible blow to the economy." He concluded his talk with an appeal for Jewish unity. "We should put what is essential above what di- vides us." He called for a "unity of purpose." Nearly $350,000 in Israel Bond subscriptions were realized at the dinner. Greetings from the Conser- vative rabbis of Detroit and from former Detroiters Rabbi and Mrs. Alan Lucas were read. Cantor Samuel Green- baum, accompanied by Lil- lian Zellman, sang the an- thems. Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick gave the invoca- tion and recited Hamotzi, while Rabbi Max Weine chanted the Birkat. Dinner co-chairman Har- vey Farber welcomed the guests, and co-chairman Howard Tapper introduced Dinitz. Beth Shalom President Dr. Barbara Goodman pre- sented greetings on behalf of the congregation. Na- tional campaign co- chairman of Israel Bonds, David Hermelin, appealed on behalf of the Israel Bond campaign and Israel. The tribute to the honoree was given by Rabbi Efry Spectre of Adat Shalom Synagogue. Atlanta AJC Chapter Urges King Holiday MARTIN LUTHER KING ATLANTA •— The At- lanta chapter of the Ameri- can Jewish Committee has issued a resolution asking the Georgia State Legisla- ture to declare the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., martyred civil rights leader, as a state holiday.