NEWS I
MICHAEL ZIPSER
Rare Coin
Investment Specialist
Rc
Richard Charles
Rare Coin Galleries
Michigan's Only Fully-Accredited Coin Dealer
Cordially Invites You to Visit Their New Location
In the Lobby of
4000 Prudential Town Center
Southfield, Michigan 48075
(313) 356-5252
Different Names, Same Function
4 Adding a little light to your life
Whether you prefer the contemporary look of
the curved aluminum beam, or the traditional
elegance of the laminated cedar beam, let
us integrate a glass structure into your
your home's architecture. Custom
installations our specialty.
TRANSPARENT SOLUTIONS
3315 Union Lake Road, UNION LAKE
363-9055
'/4 Mile North of BayPointe Country Club
Tables • Desks
Wall Units
Bedrooms
Dining Rooms
10 Years Experience & Expertise in the Design
of Affordable Laminate; Lucite & Wood
Furniture
For
Appt
Call
Muriel Wetsman
THE BEST CARPET DESERVES
THE BEST CARE
661-3838
Send Someone
Special a Gift
52 Weeks a Year.
Send a gift
subscription to
Our foam extraction rated best by independent tests.
Residential and commercial experts in carpet, furniture, drapery, and blind cleaning.
BOB & MARYANN ZUKOSKY
72
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1990
THE
JEWISH NEWS!
ADL Challenges PLO's
Clean Bill Of Health
New York (JTA) — Has the
Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization lived up to its 1988
promise to renounce terror-
ism?
In its first status report on
the PLO earlier this month,
the U.S. State Department
answered that question in
the affirmative, concluding
that the PLO has "adhered
to its commitment" to give up
terrorism.
But the Anti-Defamation
League of B'nai B'rith, in its
own just-released report,
claims that the State
Department report was
"selective and distorted" in
its analysis of whether the
PLO has complied with
terms for continued dialogue
with the United States.
When the State Depart-
ment does not hold the PLO
accountable for their "many
acts of violence and inflam-
matory rhetoric," ADL Na-
tional Director Abraham
Foxman said in a statement,
they reduce "incentives for
the PLO to take meaningful
steps toward peace and
hinder the building of trust
and confidence essential to
the resolution of the con-
flict."
It was PLO chairman
Yassir Arafat's pledge in
Geneva to renounce terror-
ism, along with his recogni-
tion of Israel and acceptance
of two U.N. Security Council
Resolutions, which resulted
in the initiation of the PLO-
U.S. dialogue in December
1988.
A key difference in the
view of the ADL and the
State Department stems
from the fact that the PLO,
as an umbrella organization,
represents all of its consti-
tuent groups. These groups
include factions such as the
Democratic Front for the
Liberation of Palestine and
the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine.
The ADL report, titled
"PLO Terrorism 1989-90:
Violating the Terms of the
U.S.-PLO Dialogue," claims
that at the start of the
U.S.-PLO dialogue, the U.S.
government strongly stated
that Arafat and the PLO
would be held accountable
for the behavior of all these
factions.
Even after Arafat's
declaration in Geneva, the
DFLP and the PFLP, which
reject many of Arafat's polit-
ical stands, continued ter-
rorist activity, and have ac-
knowledged responsibility
for attempts to infiltrate
Israel and carry out attacks
against civilian targets.
But when the State
Department came out with
its report, it did not hold the
PLO directly responsible for
these acts, noting that there
was "no evidence that these
actions were authorized or
approved by the PLO Exec-
utive Committee or Arafat
personally."
The ADL points to about
12 attacks involving hand
grenades and Molotov
cocktails, which Israeli au-
thorities traced to Arafat's
Fatah branch of the PLO.
These attacks went unmen-
tioned in the State Depart-
ment report. The State
Department claims that
they were left out because
direct PLO links have not
been proven, and not be-
cause they condone the ac-
tions.
Israel Buying Arms
From United States
Washington (JTA) — Israel
will soon buy $285 million in
U.S. arms, including $150
million worth of missile-
carrying Apache helicopters
to defend it against enemy
tanks, an Israeli Embassy
official said recently.
Besides 18 AH-64 Apache
attack helicopters, the sale
would include 539 Hellfire
missiles, 14 spare Hellfire
launchers, 16 spare engines,
support equipment, ammuni-
tion, and U.S. maintenance
services.
On April 12, the St. Louis-
based McDonnell Douglas
Co., whose Mesa, Ariz.,
helicopter company makes
the Apaches, announced the
Israeli order and said it ex-
pects to begin delivery by
the end of September. Israel
would be the first foreign
country allowed to buy the
Apache.
The $285 million package
would be Israel's first new
major purchase this year of
U.S. weapons. The sale is to be
paid for over several years
with U.S. foreign aid dollars
that Israel is required to
spend in the United States.
It is not expected to be
blocked by Congress or the
Bush administration.