19 FOR YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT & SECURITY NEEDS SAVE ON MODERNIZATION — SUMMER & WINTER 1 EXPERTS IN "People like Falwell have evolved into symbols in this country. In the last election, I heard people looked at the election as more of a choice between Jerry Falwell and Jesse Jackson than Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan." of many poliltical liberals in this country, that of peaceful coexistence and capitula- tion on meaningful issues, they will lose al- together. "I think force is the only way that Israel can survive. Her enemies don't respond to anything else. Arafat doesn't understand diplomacy or negotiation. He is a killer by nature, and he's a liar. If you decide you're going to do business with him, you're go- ing to lose. The only thing he understands is brute force." Falwell said that his hard stand for force against Israel's enemies is by no means anti-Christian. He said that just because a Christian forgives and forgets in per- sonal relationships doesn't mean that he'll "let a thief break into his home with a weapon to injure his family and steal his property and then turn his cheek. It means Falwell's New Foundation Jerry Falwell has made a major an- nouncement about the Moral Majority since his interview with • The Jewish News. Speaking before reporters at the Na- tional Press Club in Washington, D.C., Falwell announced the formation of a foundation called the Liberty Federa- tion. The foundation will act as an um- brella organization and the Moral Majority will be included in it. The intent of the reorganization is to give the Moral Majority an opportunity to focus on issues such as abortion ac- tivities and other "strictly moral issues." The Liberty Federation, meanwhile, will focus more on political issues. Falwell said at the press conference that he wanted to "broaden his base" to reach conservatives "who may not be in- terested in social issues. The Moral Majority claims to have 500,000 active members with a mailing list of 6 million. Its annual budget is $7 million. Falwell intends to raise $12 'million for his new project. Falwell put aside any intent to run for political office himself. He did say, however, that the group intends to register 4 million conservatives by the next presidential election. Falwell said that in general he planned to use the new organization to push issues such as star wars, support for the Contra rebels of Nicaragua and for the government of South Africa. lossiated Steel Doer Entry Lock ir deed bolt Steel home lbw* weather stripping Energy to credit Free Peep Nolo FREE RETALIATION ON Vinyl Thermal leplacerrant windows. Never needs painting. 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These politicans include Senators Frank Church of Idaho, Birch Bayh of In- diana and Dick Clark of Iowa, all of whom were defeated. "I've heard this time and time again," Falwell said. "But we did not have any kind of hit list, and we did not instruct anyone in the Moral Majority to vote for anyone. I have read in the press that peo- ple feel we bankrolled these elections and got out the vote as some sort of covert anti-Israel campaign. There is nothing fur- ther from the truth. "Christianity and Israel are inseparably connected. When Israel became a state in 1948, it became a fulfillment of Old and New Testament prophecy in which Jesus predicted the budding of the fig tree. We • know that fig tree to be Israel. And we believe that God deals with nations in rela- tion to how they deal with Israel. Israel is a miracle, and that is why we Christians support it so staunchly. There is no other way." Still, Falwell worries Jews. Many simply don't trust him. They're sure he's out to Christianize America. think when it comes to the political and secular realm of Falwell, there's a clearly identifiable common interest be- tween his interests and interests that are beneficial to the Jewish community at large," said an Orthodox Jew who is a Detroiter conservatively active in politics. "For example, he's a strong supporter of Israel, •a strong national defense, a strong economic policy and free enterprise. Many of his social positions are probably similar to positions consistent with Orthodox Jews. "But," he continued, "there's a legiti- mate fear of his strong religious fundamen- talist views and a concern that some of his followers who aren't as principled or as in- telligent as he may be harboring anti- Semitic feelings. This may be true to some extent, and it's something for the Jewish community to be concerned about." Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein is an Orthodox . ABE BURNSTEIN PROFESSION: CPA, president, Burnstein, Morris & Brown ASSETS: Wife Charlotte (Chickie), son Larry HOW HE KEEPS TRIM: Tennis, golf, bowling COMMUNITY INTERESTS: Beth Shalom Synagogue budget committee chairman, Morgenthau and Accountants lodges of B'nai B'rith, Jewish Welfare Federation Community Services budgeting and planning division, Federated Endowment Fund professional advisory committee, Jewish Vocational Service board GROWING UP: "There weren't too many Jews on the East Side, where my father had his store. But he taught me early on the pleasure and responsibility of giving. Sixty years ago, when I was 5 years old, I made my first pledge: five cents." ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER ROLE: Longtime leader, worker in Professional Service and Metropolitan divisions. A P ERS E WHY HE'S A CAMPAIGN PARTNER: "I remember only too well what life was like for a Jew before 1948, and what it became alter the creation of the State of Israel. 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