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make-up of the Palestinian
contingent has not been ac-
ceptable to Israel or the U.S.
because of its PLO ties.
Media coverage of the upris-
ing is one topic which unifies
readers. A total of 87 percent
agreed with the statement
that the media have been
biased against Israel in their
coverage of the unrest of the
West Bank and in Gaza. Of
those 65 and above, 92 per-
cent agreed compared to 83
percent of those under 45.
The television networks
have been criticized by
American Jews for their
alleged failure to explore the
roots of the Arab-Israeli con-
flict and for focusing on the
"sensational," 30-second
visual. Locally, The Detroit
Free Press has been criticiz-
ed by Jewish community
leaders, particularly its use of
allegedly inflammatory
photography.
Given their viewpoints,
would those readers surveyed
vote for Shamir today, if they
could, for a full term as prime
minister? Based on the study,
Shamir and Peres might
make strange bedfellows .. .
again. Half of the readers
agreed that if they were
Israeli citizens, and elections
were held today, they would
vote for Yitzhak Shamir as
prime minister. And despite
positions they opposed more
frequently than their elders,
those under 45 were just as
supportive — or unsupportive
— of Shamir. Fifty-three per-
cent of those 65 and older
would vote for Shamir versus
47 percent of those under 45.
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he older generation
was raised with the
idea that any criticism
of Israel was wrong" says
Rabbi M. Robert Syme of
Temple Israel and president
of the Detroit District of the
Zionist Organization of
America.
"Their patriotism is much
stronger. Their feeling is 'My
country right or wrong! "
Rabbi Syme and several
other Zionist leaders in
Detroit were asked this week
to explain the differences bet-
ween the 65-and-older
generation in a recent Jewish
News poll, and the views of
Detroit Jews under the age of
45.
George Mann, who helped
organize a young group for
the Detroit District ZOA, was
not surprised by the poll
results. "I always had the
feeling the stalwart attitude
of the older generation was
not shared by my friends in
their 20s, 30s and 40s!'
"It's absolutely natural," he
said. "The older generation
saw the creation of Israel and
they feel like the defenders,
the protectors. They follow
the annual Balfour Concert
theme — 'Guardians of the
Dream! The younger genera-
tion does not want to just
guard, but to create.
"The young people want
Israel to grow, to move on.
They don't want Israel to
always be on the defensive!"
A similar view was express-
ed by Robin Willner, presi-
dent of Labor Zionist Branch
960, whose members are
mainly in their 30s and 40s.
"There is a wide range of
views (on Israel), even within
the same age group," Willner
said. "But most people my
age believe there has to be
some movement (for peace in
the Middle East), not just love
Israel or leave it!'
Manh said the younger
generation is just as commit-
ted to Israel as the older
generation, "but they unders-
tand the future has to be dif-
ferent from the past. The old
people see Israel as
something wonderful that
has been created, and they
will not let it be destroyed.
"The younger people want
to enhance the dream and
end the wars and the constant
tension. They want Israel to
show flexibilty toward its
Arab neighbors — who have
never grown up!"
Norman Naimark, presi-
dent of the Detroit Zionist
Federation, expressed views
similar to Mann's. "There is
such a great identification
with Israel in the older
generation," he said, "that
security and not shaking the
boat are very important. The
younger people are not as
afraid of taking chances!'
Naimark believes older
Jews have more fears about
Israel's security "than the
Israelis do. But the older peo-
ple have seen many things
happen in their lives and they
are concerned!'
The generation gap, he said,
is greater now than a genera-
tion ago. Naimark believes
the third gereation has not
had the same experiences as
the immigrant generation
and the second generation:
the immigrant experience,