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Representatives from the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee said Michigan must not pro- mote trade with Israel when "Israel's free trade status with the United States is under question due to alleg- ed violations of workers' rights in the occupied ter- ritories?' The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is in- vestigating Israel for alleged mistreatment of Palestinian laborors in the West Bank and Gaza. A decision on the matter is expected this month. American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee Director Terry Ahwal said she is thrilled that the hearings have been postponed. She called MICH a "contradic- tion" and said legislative ap- proval of such a government board "would be rewarding Israel for violation of labor." "The delay makes me feel at least they (legislators) are willing to listen," she said. "We don't want to apply pressure, we just want to give facts. We want to kill this MICH organizer Burton Leland, a state representative from Detroit, called the delay frustrating. The board's pur- pose, he said, is to secure ongoing relations between the state and Israel. Several states including Massachusetts, Virginia, Texas and Maryland — have formed similar trade commissions. "My colleagues backed off a bit because of opposition by the Anti-Discrimination Committee," Leland said. "I'm expecting lots of con- troversy. But I will pick this thing up in November." Although Ross and Gov. James Blanchard support Israeli ventures, future ,corn- merce directors and governors may oppose such business deals, Leland said. "They (Ross and Blanchard) have worked with Israel without being in the high pro- file spot," he said. "The rela- tionship already exists. This just puts it on the books:' In the past year, for exam- ple, plans have been launch- ed to bring an Israeli car manufacturing company to economically distressed Ben- ton Harbor. The factory would build the world's first mass 4 produced automobile for han- dicapped drivers. The American/Israel Chamber of Commerce and the state Department of Corn- -merce also are working with Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza International to bring the chain to Israel. Ross, several legislators and representatives from the American/Israel Chamber of Commerce have been lobby- ing this past year throughout Michigan for increased state business ties with Israel. The Arab objections mark the first setback in Ross's campaign. "I'm sure we (the state House) could have passed this last week, but we never would have been able to get it to the Senate anyway until after the election, " said state Rep. David Honigman, R-West Bloomfield, a co-sponsor of the bill. "Yet for some unnam- ed political reason, it has become surprisingly con- troversial. We can assume that some Arabs have political power." The MICH board would comprise 15 "ethnically diverse" members, five to be appointed by the governor, five to be appointed by the speaker of the house and five to be appointed by the senate majority leader. Ex-officio members of the board would include the state's directors of commerce and agriculture, or representatives from each department. The board would promote trade and foster cultural, scientific and technological cooperation between Michigan and Israel. It would not make grants or loans and would not act as a lobbying body to influence domestic and foreign policy. 4 , 4 ADL To Fight Japanese Bias New York — The Anti- Defamation League has an- nounced a three-part plan to address issues of Jewish con- cern in Japan and the Pacific basin. As part of the plan, ADL will commission a public opi- nion poll in Japan this fall to ascertain Japanese attitudes toward Jews and Israel. In addition, ADL leaders will go to Japan to meet with government, business and community leaders there to discuss recent outbreaks of Japanese anti-Semitism and the country's business and diplomatic relationship with Israel. The third part of the ADL program is the establishment of a Pacific Rim Committee. I II =el 4