CONTENTS Double Standard Of U.S. And Media BERL FALBAUM T he double-standard morality play contin- ues to be played out in the media. While Israel is flayed for its action in the intifada and "in- transigence" in not sur- rendering security, the rest of the world enjoys immunity from the kind of moral stan- dards applied to Israel. Let us consider three ex- amples of recent news stories not involving Israel and how the media treated each. Panama The United States invaded a sovereign country to topple a dictator it did not like, and in the process wreaked havoc which has escaped any critical media examination, not to mention moral outrage. Whatever the sins of General Noriega, the securi- ty of the United States was The secretary of state enthusiastically supports the dual standard of his boss and Senator Dole. hardly at stake and yet the U.S. conducted a massive in- vasion killing hundreds, wounding thousands, while leaving additional thousands homeless. None of this, however, has been reported or examined by the media. Tom Wicker of the New York Times expressed puzzle- ment why "those of us in the press have been so uncritical about both the justification and the consequences of this egregious misuse of U.S. military power." As Wicker pointed out, on- ly one newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, finally ex- amined the human toll and then ran the story on Page 13. Consider what would have happened had Israel been involved. The military strike — il- legal by any international standard — was launched by a president who seems to be oblivious to the hypocrisy of devastating Panama while criticizing Israel for its military actions in fulfilling an obligation to maintain control of an occupied ter- ritory and pressuring Israel to relent when its very sur- vival may be threatened. Red Squad Files The secretary of state en- thusiastically supports the dual standard of his boss and Senator Dole, who found it very easy and politically op- portunistic to applaud the Panamanian mission. And the media stand idly by. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Jewish groups, individuals were among those spied upon. No Exit ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Renaissance High's Jews must confront other issues. 33 INSIGHT Narrow Coalition 24 ZE'EV CHAFETS, HELEN DAVIS and JAMES BESSER Can Israel's government speak in one voice? 39 TEENS Coming Together BRUCE D. AFT The Kornwise Weekend bridges factional differences. 69 ENTERTAINMENT The Ticket To Success STEVE HARTZ The Diary of Anne Frank led Tracy Aller to the stage. 89 FOR SENIORS 69 The Graduates RICHARD PEARL Commencement has dual meaning for the Krokers. 99 LIFESTYLES Author, Author Jimmy Carter The former president con- ducts a press conference after meeting with one of the world's most brutal tyrants — Syrian President Assad — and blasts Israel for its policies. He discusses his "fruitful" session with Assad but none of those tough, in- quiring reporters asks him how he justifies criticizing Israel while, in effect, com- mending a killer who slaughtered 20,000 civilians at Haman and who sponsors terrorism and taking hostages. One would think that Carter's explanation of his Continued on Page 10 24 CLOSE-UP Lebanon One would think in review- ing the media's scant atten- tion to this country, that it must be enjoying a peaceful existence. Little appears about the tragic bloodshed which is ten-fold worse than even at the height of the Israeli invasion. The country is a battlefield with Arab factions slaughter- ing each other, including in- nocent civilians, and the media utter hardly a peep. NBC commentator John Chancellor, who during the Israeli strikes stood amidst the Israeli targets and com- pared the bombing emotional- ly to the worst of World War II, has nothing to say about Lebanon now. TV reporters and the rest of the media ranted when Israel, protec- ting itself against onslaughts daily by the PLO, launched its strategic strikes and made no mention how Israel tried to keep casualties to a minimum with "surgical" air bombings. This spring, when 11 Israeli schoolchildren and four others were killed in a brutal attack, the New York Times ran a brief story on Page Three (a picture on Page One) and the local press hardly mentioned it at all. The Detroit Free Press, which has been a frequent and vocal critic of Israel, only publish- ed a picture. Again, no moral outrage at the slaughter of in- nocent children. 15 DETROIT CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ Detroiter Robert Fenton has another bestseller. DEPARTMENTS 29 42 48 50 54 Inside Washington Synagogues Education Business Sports 92 100 102 104 134 Engagements Births Single Life Classified Ads Obituaries CANDLELIGHTING 89 8:54 p.m. Friday, June 15, 1990 Sabbath ends June 16 10:06 p.m. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 7 ONTENT OPINION