UP FRONT
Younger Jews More Willing To Criticize Israel
agreed strongly with the statement
versus 34 percent of those in the
younger age bracket.
In previous attempts to engage in
direct negotiations, Jordan and Israel
have explored a joint Jordanian-
Palestinian delegation. However, the
ARTHUR M. HORWITZ
Associate Publisher
A
new generation of Detroit
area Jews is more willing
than its elders to criticize
Israel publicly, support Secretary of
State George Shultz's international
peace initiative and accept Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO)
representation in negotiations with
Israel, according to a recent survey
commissioned by The Jewish News.
However, the generations come
together in their heavy criticism of
the American media for their
coverage of the uprising in the ad-
ministered territories.
The survey, by Scarborough
Research Corporation of New York,
was conducted from May 12-June 15.
Of 1,000 randomly selected Detroit
area Jewish News subscribers, 530
returned the questionnaire.
A total of 44 percent of the readers
agreed with the statement that Israel
should reject any efforts to convene an
international peace conference and
engage only in direct negotiations rent positions are incorrect should not
with Jordan over the status of the ter- voice their disapproval to those out-
ritories. Among those 65 or older, 70 side the Jewish community. Among
percent agreed compared to 25 per- those 65 or older, 76 percent agreed
compared to 34 percent of those under
cent of those under 45.
Israel's Foreign Minister Shimon 45.
Shamir has been critical of public
Peres, who leads the Labor party, has
offered support to Shultz's initiative comments by American Jews which,
while Prime Minister Yitzhak he claims, undermine Israel's ability
Shamir of Likud opposes a conference to quell the uprising and proceed with
and supports only direct, face-to-face direct negotiations. In a March
negotiations between Israel and its teleconference from New York with
American Jewish leaders, Shamir
neighbors.
Readers were vitrually split over said that while he welcomed
whether American Jews should criticism, there were two exceptions:
publicly criticize Israel. Fifty-four per- those who press foreign government
cent agreed with the statement that against Israel and those who take a
American Jews who feel Israel's cur- position contrary to the views of the
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U.S. Resumes
Issuing Visas
To Soviets
ELIZABETH KAPLAN
Staff Writer
T
majority of the Israelis. He claimed
most Israelis agree with his position
against an international conference
and singled out Rabbi Arthur Hertz-
berg of Dartmouth College and Tik-
kun editor Michael Lerner for lobby-
ing Congress against his position.
Readers were more definitive in
their opposition to having Israel talk
to PLO representatives or sym-
pathizers. Two-thirds agreed with the
statement that Israel should not
negotiate with delegations comprised
of any known members or supporters
of the PLO. Seventy-eight percent of
those 65 and above agreed compared
to 60 percent of those under 45. Near-
ly 60 percent of those 65 and above
he State Department, faced
with public outrage over its
decision to temporarily stop is-
suing U.S. visas to Soviet citizens, late
last week directed the American Em-
bassy in Moscow to resume the ap-
plication process.
Many people, including President
Reagan, were greatly disturbed by the
temporary ban on refugees, a
spokesman for the Bureau of Refugee
Programs said. "There was enough
public interest to bring about a
change?'
About 3,400 refugees would have
been affected by the suspension on
visas. Now, 400 refugees will be per-
mitted to complete the immigration
process. The remaining 3,000 cannot
apply for visas until Oct. 1, when the
new fiscal budget goes into effect.
While some Soviet Jews apply for
refugee status in the United States,
relatively few are included in the
3,400 figure, the majority of whom are
Armenians. State Department of-
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Government Hits
Doctors' Plan
Tel Aviv (JTA) — Striking
public hospital doctors re-
vived a proposal Tuesday to
involve the private sector in
solving the health care crisis.
But they got a negative
response from the govern-
ment and the Histadrut trade
union federation, which both
rejected the idea when it was
originally proposed weeks
ago.
The doctors turned down a
government offer last week of
a 5 percent pay increase.
Their counterproposal is to
have a private company rent
the operating rooms at state-
run hospitals and those of
Kupat Holim for the after-
noon or evening hours when
they are idle. Kupat Holim is
the Histadrut health care
agency.
'Strife Affecting
Ties To Greece'
Athens (JTA) — The strife
in the Israel-occupied ter-
ritories is the only obstacle to
the improvement of Greek
diplomatic relations with
Israel, Foreign Minister
Karolos Papoulias said Sun-
day. Papoulias assumed the
rotating chairmanship of
the European Community's
Council of Ministers on
July 1. Greece is the only
ECC member state that does
not have full diplomatic rela-
tions with Israel.
According to Popoulias,
Greece was about to nor-
malize its diplomatic ties
with Israel when those events
occurred. He said he would
use his chairmanship of the
ECC to press for a solution of
the Middle East conflict.
Power Company
In Political Feud
Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israeli
politicians feuding with the
government-owned Israel
Electric Corp. are generating
more heat than light. But the
utility, an easy target in an
election year, is fighting back.
The latest round was touch-
ed off by power outages
earlier this week. A leaky
boiler at the Hadera
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generating plant forced a
temporary reduction of wat-
tage, in the middle of a heat
wave. Customers who couldn't
use their air conditioners
were irate.
The politicos seized on this
to accuse the IEC of "lack of
foresight," and demanded the
resignations of its top
management. They also
dredged up a 50-year-old
issue, dating from the first
hydroelectric plant built on
the Jordan River by Pinhas
Rutenberg.
It was agreed at the time
that employees of what was
then the Palestine Electric
Corp. would receive free
power. They still do, and the
politicians accuse them of
wasting electricity.
Kosharovsky
Refused Again
New York (JTA) — Yuli
Kosharovsky, a Moscow ac-
tivist, repeatedly refused an
exit visa over the last 17
years, has been told by the
Soviet authorities he will not
be able to emigrate at least
until 1991.
He learned of his latest
refusal, the second this year,
in a telephone call from the
Moscow soviet, the National
Conference on Soviet Jewry
reported Tuesday.
Kosharovsky, 47, a spokes-
man for the refusenik com-
munity, met with President
Reagan on May 30 at Spaso
House in Moscow.
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