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SERVING DES MOINES Vol. LVI No. 1
XHJNCIL BLUFFS. LJNCOLN, OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Fri., November 19,1976
Israel Singled Out for Condemnation UNITED NATIONS, ( J T A ) - T h e General Assembly adopted a resolution Nov. 9 condemning "the continuing and increasing collaboration by Israel with the South African racist regime." The vote was 91-20 with 28. abstentions. Israel did not participate in the vote on the resolution or on any of the nine other resolutions dealing with apartheid as a protest against the "selective and dishonest process" of singling out Israel's relations with the Pretoria government. The 20 countries that voted against the anti-Israel resolution were: Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Denmark; Prance; Guatemala; Hon-
duras; Iceland; Ireland; Ital y ; L u x e m b o u r g ; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States; and West Germany. The resolution requested the S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l to disseminate widely a special report by the special committee against apartheid on the matter of Israel's relations with South Africa. The Arab-Inspired resolution was the culmination of repeated Arab attacks on Israel during the debate on apartheid which began on Oct. 26. Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Chalm Herzog, said In a statement to the General Assembly before the voting-
Humanitarian Awarcl Recipient Will Be OMAHA - Frederick S. Cassman, dinner chairman for the forthcoming OmahaIsrael Dinner of State, has announced that Omaha's Lena Grossman will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award on the . occasion of the Omaha-Israel Dinner of State Sunday evening, Dec. 5th at the Omaha Hilton Hotel. "Through a lifetime of committed service to the Jewish community and the State of Israel, Mrs. Grossman has given us a unique experience of devotion", Cassman said. "Every year we are reminded that the fate and condition of Israel are our primary Jewish concern, and each year the destiny we have in common with Israel draws us even closer to its people. We have long stopped thinking that there is any distance between us and our brothers and sisters In Israel. History has swept'•aside the geographic speak of them and the Jews of the rest of the world in terms of the collective "we" in the first person plural. "During the past year one event in its drama and bold planning and execution provided a historic example of Israel's commitment to freedom. There could be no more pointed lesson for freedom than the fact that the spectacular Israeli rescue of the hostages held in Uganda occurred on the 4th day of July — the Bicentennial of the Declaration of American In-
Lena Grossman dependence. When we quote the Biblical prophecy that Israel shall be a light unto the nations, it surely can be applied to Entebbe as a message of resistance to terrorism and of positive action to protect human life and freedom addressed by Israel to the rest of
that Israel would not participate in the voting on any of the 10apartheid resolutions. He said this was because the debate "has been turned into an Ihti-Israel Issue, ignoring as it does the major moral problem) of apartheid which should be exercising this body, because those who prepared the resolution against Israel (the Arabs) are guilty of crimes with which they accuse others; because what we are called upon to participate in Is a monstrous act of deceit and acyrilcal vote based on international hypocrisy and unscrupulous falsehood." Herzog accused the Arabs of turning the debate On apartheid Into a debate on the Middle East. He said the Arabs have riot the slightest interest In advancing the struggle against racial discrimination In the world and that by their anti-Israel drive, they prejudice^ "any prospect to jog' consensus on*-what'., Is clpMf%4h<fcheartft«f. the . Africans.? • "; Herzog:reiterated that the Arab states'have economic ties with South Africa. He named Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and others: Herzog expressed gratification that increasing numbers ' of states .were refusing to. go along with anti-Israel resolu. tlons In the Genera) Assembly. He noted that a number of Latin American count r i e s — I n c l u d i n g Mexico—switched their positions and abstained in the antiapartheid vote that linked Israel with South America. Both Malawi and Fiji, in their statemets, condemned the "hypocrisy" of singling out Israel. Other countries
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UNITED NATIONS, (JTA) - For the first time In history, an agreement made almost 4O00 years ago and recorded in the Bible, has been issued as a United Nations document. At the request of Israeli Ambassador Oh»'m H»r?os. "Yet we must not delude Secretary General Kurt ourselves into thinking that Waldhelm circulated the conEntebbe has solved Israel's tract between the Hebrew problems, We must continue Patriarch Abraham and to face up to our responsibility Ephron the Hittlte for the purto help our fellow Jews who chase -of the Tomb of the are tending the eternal flame Patriarchs In Hebron, the of Jewish hope and Jewish West Bank city which Is at the center of the current debate In destiny", added Cassman. All members of the com- the Security Council. Herzog's munity as well as the Patron- letter was in response to the Hosts are urged to notify the Islamic Conference's claim Israel Bond office, 920 City that "all Jewish association National Bank Bldg., 341-1177 with the city of Hebron, both of their reservations, and-or religious and historical, are tables for the banquet on Dec. completely brushed aside, If not denied outright." , •5.-V7' - •'.••";•,;• J ' v
that abstained included Iran, Swaziland and Singapore. The Mexican delegates,., Carlos Gutierrez Maclas, said his government could not accept the strategy of singling out any one country for alleged economic collaboration with South Africa. J.T.X. Muwamba of Malawi, acussed his colleagues who supported the resolution of "double-faced hypocrisy," noting that "all types of military hardware from both East and West can be found in South Africa:" Herzog noted that the only one of the 10 anti-apartheid resolutions that mentioned Israel found it countries abstaining and 20 opposing. This was the largest number of votes against an. anti-Israel resolution that has been achieved in some time, he said. He also said that during the debate on apartheid, Israel was not attacked by any African country. fi^sjii. ,, Meanwhile,jr\ Buenos Aires Foreign Minister Cesar Guzzetti predicted that In the future Argentina will vote against any resolutions at the United Nations equating Zionism with racism. He made that statement In written replies to questions submitted by the Jewish weekly Mundo Israelite In which he discussed his recent meetings with American Jewish community leaders In the United States and with Israel's Foreign Minister Yigal Alton at the UN General Assembly.
OMAHA-Harlan Noddle,, past president of the Omaha Jewish Federation, has been elected to board of directors of the Council of Jewish Federations snd Welfare Funds (CJF), according to Federation President Leonard Goldstein. Noddle was named to the CJF board during its meeting, ' Sunday, Nov. 14, at the CJF 45th General Assembly held in Philadelphia. The Omaha Jewish community was represented at the General Assembly by Goldstein and his wife Shirley and by Federation Executive Director Lou Solomon and his wifeMarlene. The Omahans noted that they were able to attend most of the many sessions which were presented and brought back new Ideas and Insight which can be applied to attainment of the goals of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Among t h e G e n e r a l Assembly speakers was CJF Executive Vice President Philip Bernstein who urged Federations to look to the future and create viable new programs for the 1980's. These new programs will be needed, Bernstein said, "to assure the Jewlshness of the Jewish family and home, the quality of Jewish education and specially the highest quality of Jewish educators] new patterns of closer cooperation with synagogues and comprehensive community services for the elderly." In addition, Bernstein noted, support of Israel will have to go beyond resisting the barrage of attacks on It to include assisting it "to build the model society of social justice, intellectual greatness, scientific excellence and spiritual living that are Its true meaning and purpose." CJF President Jerold Hoffberger told the assembled
Consensus Statement Creates Some Friction TEL AVIV (JTA) - Israeli leaders are making no attempt to conceal their anger and disappointment with the United States for Its support of a consensus statement of theSecurity Council Nov. II that strongly deplored the establishment of Jewish settlements In the administered Arab territories snd declared that all Israeli actions "which tend to change the legal status of Jerusalem are invalid." The new friction between Jerusalem and Washington was evident at the Kistadrul Solidarity Conference where 550 American Jewish leaders of the Histadrut Foundation were addressed by Premier Yitzhak Rabin, former Premier Golda Melr and U.S. Ambassador Malcolm Toon. Rabin remarked that he was well aware of the American attitude'and positions "but 1 do not have to say that these
are always right." Mrs. Meir was more vociferous in giving vent to her feelings. She described the American support of the Security Council consensus as harmful and Insulting to Israel and unjust. Mrs. Melr questioned whether American policy has "changed overnight" and If Washington believes that a weak Israel would be easier to deal with. She said that talk of the two sides taklngjrisks for (Continued on Page 2)
Early Deadlines The Jewish Press will have an early deadline for the issue of Nov. 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Advertising and news deadline for this Issue is noon, Friday, Nov. 19.
Harlan Noddle Jewish community leaders that "we have cared for our own, set the pace for community services and labored to keep them all conscious of the nation's sensitivity and strength.. .but we must demand more." Hoffberger added that it is "our collective record as leaders, not only in Jewish c a u s e s , . . w h i c h adds credibility to our claim that Israel has a moral right to live." "We are in Israel's debt for Entebbe. We must respond positively through financial support.. .to insure that Israel's social services can fulfill Its human needs with • the same vigor that Israel's military responds to its national defence."
AJC Publishes BoycottBpok NEW YORK - T h e American Jewish Committee has published a booklet on the operations of the Arab boycott in this country. The subject, to which' President-elect Jimmy Carter gave a great deal of attention during the recent campaign, is expected to be high on the agenda of the new Congress when' it convenes in January. The booklet, "Twelve Questions and Answers About the Arab Boycott," explains how the boycott operates, whom it affects, and what should be done about it. It examines the history of the boycott since the establishment of Israel in 1949, and its increasing impact since the Arab States' oil embargo against the West. The booklet also surveys how the boycott affects American business; the current IIS law; onH romilatlnng that pertain to the boycott; and legislation likely to be considered by the new Congress on the subject. The American Jewish Committee booklet Includes a guideline of what can be done by business executives, corporate shareholders, bankers', legislators, regulatory officials arid ordinary citizens to combat the boycott. Copies of the booklet at 25 cents each are available from the American Jewish Committee, 165 East 56 Street, New York, N.Y. 10022.