46 Friday, September 24, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Congressional Races Heating Up Caricatures By MORRIS AMITAY for your party By SAM FIELD Call WASHINGTON — With only weeks to go before the Nov. 2 elections, a number of recent political develop- ments of interest to the American Jewish commu- nity are worth noting. In a pleasant surprise, a Jewish challenger won the Republican Senate nomina- tion in Nevada. He is Chic Hecht, the former State Se- nate minority leader. Hecht, who has close ties to 3994320 •••••••••••• • FABULOUS FRUIT TRAYS • • • • • • • • FOR ALL OCCASIONS • BROADWAY TRAYS & BASKETS Formerly In The Broadway Market Middlebelt & 14 Mile Rd. We Also Specialize In VEGETABLE TRAYS & BASKETS & CHEESE TRAYS 545-0505 •• We Deliver FOR THE HOLIDAYS • Cut Flowers • Potted Flowering Plants at Reasonable Prices SCHRODERS Greenhouse and Nursery 24951 W. 9 Mile Rd. Between Telegraph and Beech 355-1059 South side of road Detroit Area Retail kosher Meat Dealers Assoc. the Jewish community, will face incumbent Democrat Sen. Howard Cannon, who won in a very close and divi- sive primary race. One of Hecht's immediate concerns following his vic- tory on Sept. 14 was obtain- ing a seat in a synagogue in Washington, where he was spending Rosh Hashana. Hecht's race offers the best opportunity to gain a new Jewish Senator in 1982, along with Democrat Julius Michaelson, who is chal- lenging incumbent Sen. John Chaffee in Rhode Is- land. In California, Demo- cratic Governor Jerry Brown is running hard against San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson, who came out of the June GOP pri- mary with a big lead. Two recent statewide polls put Brown, who has had a consistent record of public support for Israel, within 10 percent and moving up. A September GOP poll shows incumbent -Republi- can Sen_—Lowell Weicker of Con_ne-cticut retaking the lead over . challenger Toby Moffett. Weicker, who has been an outspoken suppor- ter of Israel, is in a tough but winnable race. On the House side, a race of key importance in Florida pits incumbent Democrat Rep. Dante Fascell against Glenn Rinker, a former TV newscaster. Redistricting has hurt Fascell, who is a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and has been a consistent and effective friend of Is- rael. If he wins, Fascell will be next in line to become chairman of the committee. The current chairman, vet- eran Clem Zablocki of Wis- consin, withstood a serious primary challenge and un- fortunately can be expected to maintain his critical atti-• tude toward Israel for the next two years. In Georgia, incumbent Democrat Wyche Fowler, who has a fine record of support on Israel-related issues, was faced with the These specials prevail at all member markets of the Detroit Area Retail Kosher Meat Dealers Assoc. Look for this emblem, it is your assur- ance of the finest of kosher meats and poultry. All meat, poultry and deli items sold in member markets are slaughtered and processed under the supervision of a recognized orthodox rabbinical organization. Starting Sun. Sept. 26th thru Thurs Sept. 30th •y , ROCK CORNISH HENS $ •39 lb. U.S.D.A. Choice CUBED STEAKS §2.69 , e. possibility of a primary challenge from State Representative Julian Bond. The Georgia redis- tricting plan placed a very high percentage of black voters in Fowler's new district. Bond, the nationally prominent black leader, considered a bid for the seat, but recently announced his decision not to run in the primary against Fowler. Bond had expressed ex- treme anti-Israel views even before it became fash- ionable. * * Exactly what is the Re- agan plan for the Middle East and is it Reagan's? Does current U.S. policy in- clude the positive points made by the President in his speech — or is U.S. policy more accurately reflected in the "talking points" pre- sented to Israel, and Shultz's subsequent com- ments? Unfortunately, it seems to be the latter, with its serious departure from the carefully crafted Camp David agreements. In fact, some of the language used by the President — whose positive instincts with re- gard to Israel have consis- tently been undercut by the State and Defense Depart- ments — seem at odds with the "talking points." What really rankled the Israelis (besides a great deal of prejudgment of substantive issues) was the lack of prior consul- tation with them, and conversely, the consulta- tion with King Hussein. This, they felt, is no way to treat an ally — and un- doubtedly spurred this sharp reaction to the plan. The attitudes of the American Jewish commu- nity toward the plan have attracted unusual national attention. No doubt many would have preferred a "sof- ter" response from Israel to an American President's plea for peace. But the possible ramifications of the "plan" do not impact di- rectly on the lives and well-being of American Jews. Israel labeled the plan a non-starter — and when neither the Arab summit in Fez, or King Hussein came forward — the plan has be- come even more theoretical. Whenever there is any criticism of Israeli actions by any American Jews it makes big news. And it has been the goal of Israel's enemies for years to split the community away from support for Israel. It hasn't worked in the past and will not now — because a secure Israel is in the best interests of the United States. And the vast majority of Ameri- cans, both Jewish and non- Jewish, continue to believe this. As for the continuing ten- dency of some Jewish "lead- ers" to want to see their names in print — there is less reason to be optimistic, but one can still hope! Christians See Lebanon Boon NEW YORK — "A new day of strength and unity for Lebanon" may emerge as a result of the removal of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and other out- side forces, a prominent Southern Baptist leader said after his return from a week-long fact-finding mis- sion to Israel and the Lebanese war-zone. Dr. W. David Lockhard, director of organizations for the Southern Baptist Chris- tian Life Commission, was one of eight Christian lead- ers on an interdenomina- tional mission sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith. The group, he told newsmen, had complete freedom in meeting and talking with Christian, Muslim and Jewish indi- viduals and officials in Lebanon as well as Israel. The other Christian lead- ers on the trip were: Msgr. John B. Ahern, di- rector of social develop- ment, Archdiocese of New York; Augustine Bono, National Catholic News Service; Dr. Eugene Fisher, Jewish-Catholic Relations Department, United States Catholic Conference; Rev. Landrum Shields, chair- man, United Presbyterian Church; Rev. Paul L. Stagg, general secretary, New Jer- sey Council of Churches; and Dr. Charles Wissink, New Brunswick, N.J. 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