THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 7, 1986 15
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this was prior to the UN's tiles. The fact that Jews in-
1979 arm embargo. The vol- corporated a court for gen-
ume of this trade is dwarfed tiles was a revolution for
by South Africa's main west- equality in the ancient world.
ern arms supplier, France, Earlier religions would have
and South Africa's own now never allowed a foreigner to
almost self-sufficient arms take part in their sacred
industry. Asked whether rites.'
Shortly after making the
Israel's military connection
was not minuscule compared offensive simile, Tutu ack-
to others, Jackson retorted, nowledged, "I was immed-
"It's really irrelevant. I don't iately accused of being anti-
think any African nation Semitic. I am sad...That
should sell Israel's enemy comes from an arrogance —
even a .22 pistol. [Likewise], the arrogance of power
I don't think Israel should because Jews are a powerful
sell, as a matter of principle lobby in this land and all
and practice, to South Africa kinds of people woo their sup-
port. I don't have a single
even a .22 pistol."
Tutu's comments about anti-Semitic bone in my
Jews per se were the most body."
Tutu's inconsistent "carrot
positive he has made to date.
Despite continuing Jewish and stick" rhetoric are part of
and Israeli commitment to a "slippery game he is play-
racial equality in South ing with the Jewish commun-
Africa, Tutu has in the past ity," declares Tanenbaum,
repeatedly made inflam- who has recently completed a
matory remarks, according to fact-finding tour of South
Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, in- Africa. Tanenbaum reports
ternational relations director that Jews in South Africa are
of the American Jewish Com- indeed duplicating the perfor-
mittee. Tanenbaum cited a mance of Jews in the civil
November 1984 Tutu appear- rights movement in America.
ance before 300 students at "The general consensus
the Jewish Theological Sem- among Jews and always has
inary. According to press ac- been outrage over Apar-
counts, Tutu told the audi- theid," explains Tanenbaum.
ence, "Whenever the Jews "I know an Orthodox rabbi
have tried to be like other na- who has operated a black
tions, they have I think lost daycare center in his syna-
direction and been untrue to gogue for 25 years. The
South African Board of
their calling."
In a reference to Palestin- Deputies has consistently
ians, Tutu added, "I am condemned Apartheid, and
myself sad that Israel, with some time ago adopted a
the kind of history and tradi- stern statement calling on
tions her people have exper- the government to dismantle
ienced, should make refugees Apartheid totally."
However, Tanenbaum
of others. It is totally incon-
sistent with who she is as a warned that South African
people." He also castigated Jewry, established only dur-
Israel for "conniving" in the ing the 20th century, is in a
massacre of Palestinians at precarious position. "The
the Sabra and Chatilla refu- Marxist groups there ad-
gee camps in Beirut. vacating bloody revolution
But during that same will not discriminate between
Jewish Theological Seminary white Afrikaaners and Jews,"
speech, Tutu criticized Arab suggests Tanenbaum. "Yet
nations for being "totally the right wing Afrikaans
unrealistic" in not recognit: Party, which sided with
ing Israel, which he insisted Hitler during the War, still
must have her territorial in- maintains a strong anti-
Semitic ideology."
tegrity maintained.
On another occasion, Tutu Tanenbaum called for more
proffered a simile between "responsible rhetoric" from
the ancient Jewish Temple Bishop Tutu, but asserted
and Apartheid, asserting nonetheless, "America's
that "the wall of separation" Jewish community must be
was "a kind of model which wholeheartedly behind the
reflects the racial separation movement to bring all pres-
in South Africa.' Rabbi sures on the Botha govern-
. de Apar-
Tanenbaum asserted, "He is ment to dismal'
not inaccurate. The ancient theid." He added a warning
temple Tutu refers to had to Pretoria: "If this regime
several courtyards — one for does not move fast enough in
priestly men, levite assist- dismantling Apartheid, they
ants to the priests, the bring upon themselves a
Israelites, women and gen- Continued on next page
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