CARL STERR

Senators Lobby E.C.
On U.N. Measures

Washington (JTA) — A
bipartisan group of U.S.
nators has sent letters to
European Community
leaders urging them to end
the "Israel-bashing" in the
'Inited Nations.
Thirteen senators,
- spearheaded by Sen. Orrin
Hatch, R-Utah, last week
called on the E.C. leaders to
avert what has become
the routine annual passage
f 30 anti-Israel resolutions.
The measures are scheduled
to come up this month in the
U.N. General Assembly.
The "anti-Israel resolu-
tions are passed each year in
the United Nations, with the
specific objective of condem-
ning and embarrassing the
government of Israel," and
"we believe the resolutions
re unjustified," the sena-
tors wrote.
The letters were sent to
British Foreign Minister
ouglas Hurd, who current-
ly chairs the E.C. Council of
Ministers, and Danish For-
eign Minister Uffe
Ellemann-Jensen.

The lawmakers argued the
resolutions would fly in the
face of the "tangible steps"
aken by Israeli Prime Min-
ister Yitzhak Rabin to ac-
celerate the Middle East
eace process and, "at this
elicate stage," would "only
harm the talks."
"In our opinion, Israel
hould be commended for its
commitment to the peace
talks, rather than openly
condemned in resolutions at
he General Assembly,"
they wrote.
The senators also called for
Israel to be included in a re-
gional working group, which
is a prerequisite for full par-
ticipation in the multilateral
rganization.
Israel has been excluded
from its rightful place in the
Asian regional group by
embers of the League of
Arab States and, therefore,
is unable to hold key com-
ittee chairmanships or
serve as a rotating member
of the U.N. Security Council.

As a result, the Jewish
state has applied for tem-
porary membership in the
"Western European and
hers" regional group.
The senators' effort was
lauded this week by the
American Jewish Com-
mittee, which in recent mon-
ths has petitioned ambas-
sadors and foreign ministers

of key member countries for
what it called "Israel's
rightful place in the com-
munity of nations."
"Israel-bashing is an in-
tolerable vestige of the Cold
War, and the continued pet-
ty denials of Israel's
nationhood in the U.N.
degrade that institution and
hinder its effectiveness,"
said Jason Isaacson,
AJCommittee director of
government and interna-
tional affairs.
Last year, the General
Assembly revoked Resolu-
tion 3379, which had
denigrated Zionism as
racism.
But other resolutions
scheduled to come before the
General Assembly this mon-
th include condemnations of
Israel's alleged abuses of Pa-
lestinian human rights, il-
legal "imposition" on
Jerusalem and cooperation
with South Africa,
specifically in "military and
nuclear fields."
Stuart Feldman, foreign
affairs aide to Mr. Hatch,
said the letters were a
logical extension of the sena-
tor's efforts "to ensure Israel
was treated properly and
fairly in the international
community."
Mr. Hatch has lobbied
countries such as Indonesia
and Bangladesh to recognize
Israel, he said.

Israel Helps
Build A Tank

Tel Aviv (JTA) — Israel may
assist India in building a
new tank.
According to a report in
the Times of India, Israel is
seeking to provide sensors
and fire-control systems for a
tank being developed by In-
dia.
A senior Indian defense of-
ficial said the Israelis "are
prepared to delete brand
names of the items they
supply" for the Arjun tank,
Cooperation on the project
would be significant since
New Delhi for decades dem-
onstrated solidarity with the
Palestinians and kept its
distance from Jerusalem. It
established full diplomatic
relations with Israel only
last January.
Israeli defense officials
said cooperation between
Israel and India on the pro-
ject would require a political
decision, news reports said.

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