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Subscriptions: 1 year - $21 — 2 years - $39 — Out of Stale - $23 — Foreign - $35 CANDLELIGHTING AT 6:38 P.M. VOL. LXXXVII, NO. 7 Polarized Glasses Congressman George W. Crockett Jr. of Detroit learned no more on his fourth visit to the Middle East than was apparent from his earlier trips. His Oct. 4 article in the Detroit Free Press reads like a PLO public relations manual. Possibly his views were tainted by his itinerary. According to his article, Crockett met with King Hussein, the PLO's Yassir Arafat, the U.S. ambassador in Jordan and the consul general in Jerusalem, four deposed Arab mayors, "Israeli and Palestinian citizens" and "Israeli occupation forces." The emphasis on Arab leaders and pro-Arab officials could explain Crockett's distorted view of Israeli policy: "The reason for Israel's intransigence is apparent: The Likud Party does not believe it to be in Israel's interest to change the status quo on the West Bank until there are far more and larger settlements on the West Bank, resulting in the expulsion or complete subjugation of thousands more Arab inhabitants. The Labor Party does not dare negotiate with Jordan, the PLO or any other participant for fear of forfeiting its present coalition with the Likud." How convenient to forget that Israel, under an "intransigent" Likud regime, returned the "occupied" Sinai to Egypt. How convenient to forget 38 years of Labor pleadings to Jordan, and other Arab governments, to negotiate peace with Israel. And we are reminded daily of the threat to any Arab leader who dares accepts that invitation. Shall we also forget Anwar Sadat? Rep. Crockett has consistently opposed foreign aid programs in an effort to boost domestic programs. He has accepted the Arab viewpoint in the Middle East in an effort to end years of strife in that area. His motives are exemplary; his rationale , is not, and that will not aid the cause of pegce in the Middle East. Computerized Hate Right-wing extremists have moved into the area of high technology through two computerized networks which link like-minded activists from all over the country. According to the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, these operations are the work of Louis Beam, Texas Grand Dragon of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and a leader of the Idaho-based hate group known as the Aryan Nations, and George Dietz, a West Virginia farm broker who owns the largest neo-Nazi publishing mill in the U.S. The system can be accessed by dialing phone numbers in Idaho, Texas or North Carolina and offers messages such as "The Case Against the Holocaust," which asserts that the genocide of Jews was a hoax and Bergen-Belsen was merely a "sick prisoners' camp.", Another message attacking "Negro Michael Jackson" condudes: "Only the Jews could have thought up such a creature as Michael Jackson for the youthful 'goyim' to admire." Anyone with a home computer and a modem ,(phone link-up) can reach these bulletin boards by phone and receive a variety of hate messages. The sponsoring bigots are not seeking to reach an adult audience. They are going after the children and teenagers who spend time withhome computers, who are susceptible to propaganda and who lack knowledge of world history. These computerized hate messages area sobering reminder that the need for vigilance against racism and anti-Semitism is constant. OP-ED Detroit's Walk Will Carry A Tradition For A Lifetime BY PAUL D. BORMAN AND STANLEY D. FRANKEL Special to the Jewish News A few weeks ago, Detroit was singled out by the United-Jewish Ap- peal for having the finest Federation campaign in the country in 1984. To a lot of us, it came as no sur- prise. That year saw Allied Jewish Campaign breakthroughs both in dol- lars raised and in the number of new contributors — only two of the rea- sons why the Pinchas Sapir National Campaign Achievement Award went to our Jewish Welfare Federation. Volunteers and contributors alike made it all happen, not only in 1984 but year after year, in good times and bad. You see, 1984 was a fluke. There is a quality of heart in De- troit — a special, indefinable spirit that makes each Campaign award- winning. Or, to borrow a word from our children's lingo, awesome. We saw it in '84, recovering from a severe recession. But we also saw it back in 1945, responding to the needs of Jewish refugees in Europe. In 1948, with the rebirth of the Jewish state. In '67 and '73, when Israel's survival was on the line. When the opportunity presented itself to rescue the Jews of Yemen, then the Jews of Iraq, of the Soviet Union and of Ethiopia. Detroiters re- sponded without hesitation. We saw history being written, and we wanted to be part of it. Many of us can remember that day ten years ago when Americans and Israelis walked side by side through the streets of Jerusalem to show our solidarity against the anti-Semitic U.N. resolution equat- ing Zionism with racism. Once again, there was plenty of Paul D. Borman and Stanley Frankel are chairmen of the 1986 Allied Jewish Campaign. Jewish heart in evidence that day walked down Jaffa Road. Once agai at a moment when it appeared th Israel would stand alone, Americ Jewry — her steadfast partner was at her side. This Sunday, as we Walk As 0 past the imposing structures wit aintit 7314•41 E 011E: PARTNER FOR LIFE the Jewish Community Campus, will also see the tangible evidence our partnership here at home. ' will see our parents and grai parents living well-deserved comf and dignity at Hechtman Federat . Apartments and at Fleischman 1 dence, the newest facility operated the Jewish Home for Aged. We N share with our children in this da d fun and purpose at the Jewish C( munity Center, whose facilities programs meet the recreational I cultural needs of all ages. These Federation agencies and others that educate, counsel care for thousands of Detroiters exist because the members of community take their responsibi very seriously. That is why, when Walk As One this Sunday, we have a host of memories and m