S. African Jews Oppose Sanctions THIS ISSUE 50c SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY Peres In Morocco: Reaction Is Mixed Jerusalem (JTA) — Premier Shimon Peres was in Morocco for talks with King Hassan II in what many observers see as the first major Middle East peace initiative since President Anwar Sadat of Egypt went to Jerusalem nine years ago. Peres' trip was unannounced but reaction in Israel was broadly positive. Peres arrived in Morocco Monday night on an Israel Air Force executive jet. He was expected to remain 48 hours as Hassan's guest at the King's summer residence at Efrana, about 160 miles southeast of the capital, Rabat. Political experts and diplomats here and abroad believed the talks concentrated on ways and means to break the deadlocked Middle East situation. Some diplomats in Rabat were said to believe Hassan may try to arrange an official summit meeting between Peres and King Hussein of Jordan. Peres and Hassan held their first round of talks shortly after the Israeli Continued on Page 26 Hearings Deplore Anti-Arab Violence ALAN HITSKY News Editor Congressional hearings last week on violence directed against Arab Americans will spur greater efforts by law enforcement agencies and may lead to greater ties between Arab and Jewish groups, according to an aide to hearings sponsor John Conyers (D- Detroit). The aide, Julian Epstein, told The Jewish News that the hearings put the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion publicly on record for the first time to give anti-Arab violence in the United States its "highest priority." Epstein said the pattern of violence against Arab Americans has been occurring for 15 years. Amazing Marketplace 72 Births 68 Business . .... ........ ... 56 Engagements Obituaries 62 47, 86 Danny Raskin 46 Singles 70 Synagogues 40 Women 60 The hearings accepted testimony from members of Congress, the FBI, and a panel of four: former Senator James Abourezk representing the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (AAADC); David Saad, Arab American Institute; and the American Jewish Committee's Hyman Bookbinder and Dr. David M. Gordis. Arab spokesmen and Jewish groups, Epstein said, linked the vio- lence to "Jewish fringe groups" and others who reacted to Middle East events. They cited the bombing death of the AAADC's West Coast director, Alex Odeh, in California last October, and violence against Arab American stores and individuals in Dearborn, Mich., New York and Illinois follow- ing the U.S. air strike against Libya this spring and the Achille Lauro hijacking and murder of Leon Min- ghoffer last fall. Epstein said all the groups pre- sent, including the AJCommittee, recognized the involvement of Jewish fringe groups — such as the Jewish Defense League" — in the violence. Arab and FBI spokesmen cited the JDL's encouragement and applauding of violent acts, including the murder of Odeh, while claiming they have no responsibility for the acts. Richard Lobenthal, Michigan Region director of the Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Continued on Page 28 JULY 25, 1986 / 18 TAMMUZ 5746