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fore the Six-Day War, he joined
Christian leaders in declaring
that Israel had a right to live "in
tranquility and without fear."
Months later, he wrote to Jew-
ish community leaders that Is-
rael's right to "security is
incontestable."
Addressing a convention of
rabbis just 10 days before his
tragic death in1968, the Nobel
Prize laureate referred to Israel
as "one of the great outposts of
democracy in the world." He
also insisted that "we must
stand with all our might to pro-
tect" Israel's "right to exist, its
territorial integrity."
Dr. King also frequently de-
nounced anti-Semitism. Ac-
cording to him, "segregationists
and racists make no fine dis-
tinction between the Negro and
the Jew." In a letter to Jewish
leaders, he stated that he had
attacked anti-Semitism "with-
in the Negro community, be-
cause it is wrong. I will continue
to oppose it, because it is im-
moral and self-destructive."
Dr. King's adoption of these
causes is not surprising, given
his belief that the freedom of
blacks is inextricably tied to the
universal right of all groups to
live in peace, free from dis-
crimination and oppression.
This belief, exemplified by
Dr. King's extraordinary lead-
ership, was instrumental in
shaping the dose relationship
between blacks and Jews that
developed during the King
years, a relationship that in-
cluded cooperation in cam-
paigns to end discrimination in
employment and housing and
to improve educational oppor-
tunities.
Now, in1994, we are mindful
that a far more attenuated re-
lationship has come into being.
It is caused in part by anti-Se-
mitic comments from several
prominent blacks and exacer-
bated by substantive disagree-
ments in such areas as the
admissions policies of profes-
sional schools.
What of the future? As we
ponder the message of Martin
Luther King Jr.'s life and work,
it is useful to recall that 10
years ago this month, Congress
enacted a law that encouraged
"appropriate ceremonies and ac-
tivities" in honor of Martin
Luther King Jr. Day.
Surely, one important activ-
ity would be for Jews and blacks
to acknowledge our disagree-
ments, while cooperating on is-
sues on which a shared outlook
exists. Such cooperation is like-
ly to bring us closer to the re-
alization of Martin Luther King
Jr.'s dream, the enduring
dream that all Americans of
good faith share.
Martin Hochbaum is director of
national affairs for the
American Jewish Congress.
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escalation of American Jew-
ish opposition to Israel's
peace accord with the
Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization, bombs were left out-
side the Manhattan
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fices of Americans for Peace
Now and the New Israel
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long supported compromise
with the Palestinians and
have been virulently attack-
ed by American Jews on the
other end of the political
spectrum.
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office was discovered by a
building security guard, who
called police. A half-hour
later, an unknown caller
notified police of the second
bomb.
A police robot successfully
defused the first device, but
the bomb in front of the New
Israel Fund exploded. It
caused no damage, according
to a police spokesman.
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bombs were low-level ex-
plosives in thermos-type
containers, which were
capable of causing serious
injury or property damage.
Both had timing devices.
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both bombs had handwritten
notes that criticized the
Israeli government for being
too liberal. The notes were
signed by multiple organiza-
tions, which the police would
not identify.
According to one source, a
note said that "the civil war
has begun."
The incidents are being
investigated by the Joint
Terrorism Task Force of the
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion and the New York City
Police Department.
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Israeli Consulate in New
York denounced the attack. ❑
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