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TEXAS JEWISH POST THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1977 PAGE 2
Nazis:
Organize At University...
Rabbi: A me rican Jews Worried
About Carter's Mid-East Policies
BY AVRAHAM
FEINGLASS
S EATTLE [JTA] -
There has been concern
here recently over a pro-
posed brganizational meet-
ing” of the Nazi Party,
advertised in the Univer-
sity of Washington news-
paper on June 30. Local
newspapers and television
news programs gave the
story wide coverage and
students at the university
staged an anti - Nazi
demonstration on campus
July 7. Apparently fearful
of the kind of riots that took
place at the KKK rally in
Ohio, on the Fourth of July,
university officials decided
‘to postpone indefinitely”
any Nazi meeting on the
university campus. The
incident started when a
local Nazi, John Voorhees,
a student at the university
and son of Donald S.
Voorhees, United States
District Court judge in
Seattle, placed an an-
nouncement in the campus
newspaper, The Daily,”
which stated: “SS and Nazi
Party organizational meet-
ing will be held July 7 at 8
p.m. to discuss the subject
Can the declining West be
saved? Vietnam veterans
are particularly encouraged
to attend.” John Voorhees,
who owns a record store
near the university, said in
an interview that the wants
to start a paramilitary
organization comprised
CHICAGO [WNS] - The
Illinois Appelate Court
ruled that a Nazi group can
march in uniform through
the predominantly Jewish
suburb of Skokie but cannot
wear swastikas. In effect,
the court upheld a Cook
Circuit Court ruling that the
wearing of the swastika
could constitute a “grave
and serious threat to the
peace of the citizens of the
Village of Skokie” which
includes an estimated 7000
Holocaust survivors. The
National Socialist Party of
mainly of Vietnam veterans
who will act as shock troops
to maintain the supremacy
of the white race in
America. The enemies of
the white races, Voorhees
said, are Blacks, Asians and
fespecially Jews” who con-
trol the media and have too
much money and power in
the country.
American plans to appeal.
Jerome Torshen, attorney
for Sol Goldstein, a Holo-
caust survivor, a leader of
the Jewish Federation of
Jewish United Fund of
Metropolitan Chicago, has
filed a class action suit on
behalf of all Holocaust
survivors in Skokie seeking
a permanent injunction
against a Nazi - style march
on the grounds it would
cause the survivors “severe
emotional distress.” A hear-
ing on this suit is scheduled
for July 29.
... And May March
But Without Swastikas
NEW YORK - Rabbi
William Berkowitz, Presi-
dent of Bnai Zion, the oldest
and largest fraternal Zion-
ist organization in America,
said that the meeting held
between President Carter
and American Jewish lead-
ers concerning Israel “still
left many gaps and doubts
and unanswered questions
about American policy vis -
a - vis Israel.”
In a report sent to the
National Executive Board
of Bnai Zion across the
country concerning his visit
to the White House, Rabbi
Berkowitz praised the
length of the meeting and
the presence of top U.S.
officials but added that “in
essence this meeting with
the President was a one -
way discussion. Next time I
would hope for a true
dialogue with a greater
interchange between the
President and all the
participants.”
Continuing, Rabbi Berko-
witz said: “This meeting
which was called to clarify
the Administration’s policy
Israelis Skeptical Over Body Return Offer
BY YITZHAK SHARGIL
TEL AVIV [JTA] -
Israel circles expressed
surprise and some skepti-
cism over the announce-
ment in Cairo that Egypt
would return the bodies of
19 Israeli soldiers killed in
the Yom Kippur War whose
remains were discovered
recently during an excava-
tion work to widen the Suez
Canal. The announcement
was referred to by Presi-
dent Carter at his Washing-
ton press conference as “an
inclination ... toward an
alleviation of tension” in
the Middle East. Surprise
stemmed from the fact that
Israel has been making
approaches to Egypt for the
return of still missing
soldiers but has never
received a reply. News that
the bodies were found
reached here only a short
time before it was made
public in Cairo and Wash
ington. Moreover, the Is-
raelis say they have no idea
when the Egyptians will
return the remains and
what “price” they may
demand. Egypt last April
returned the remains of
seven soldiers and two
Jews executed for espion-
age more than 20 years
ago. In exchange, Israel
released to Egypt a much
larger number of Arab
prisoners, including some
serving sentences for terro
rist acts. Israel also says
that it knows of only 14
Yom Kippur War dead still
missing. The Egyptian fig-
ure of 19 may be the result
of a mixing remains,
sources here said.
Israeli Justice Rejects
Torture Story Inquiry
LONDON [WNS] — Is- able to air their grievances
rael Supreme Court Justice to judges in private. He said
Moshe Etzioni rejected a Israeli judges are not
call by the Sunday Times allowed to read confessions
for an independent inquiry unless convinced that they
of the allegation of torture were made freely. He said
of Arab prisoners by Israeli the police have often been
authorities which was al- censured for presenting
leged by the newspapers, inadmissible evidence. Etzi-
He said the newspaper’s oni denied the Sunday
suggestion was “an insult to Times allegations that
the Israeli judiciary.” Etzi- there were secret cham-
oni told a press conference bers where tortures were
that Israeli Supreme Court carried out noting that
makes frequent visits to Israel was a small country
prisons without advance where such things could not
warnings and prisoners are be kept secret long.
Dole: Israelis Won't Reveal
Position Before Negotiating
TEL AVIV [WNS] — blame the Israelis for not
“The Israeli government wanting to disclose their
wants to negotiate but they conditions for a peace
don’t want to say in settlement before talks
advance what the condi- begin. I think President
tions will be,” Sen. Robert Jimmy Carter may agree
Dole (R. Kan.) said here. after he hears the Prime
Dole, in an interview on Minister,” he said.
Israel Radio after he had __■
met with Premier Mena- Adversity is the best col-
hem Begin, said he did not lege.
ommon Market Urged
To Move Embassies
LONDON [JTA] — A to any British exports or re
suggestion that Britain and - exports,
other European Economic
Community (EEC) countries Referring to the Sunday
should transfer their em- Times’ allegations of tor-
bassies in Israel from Tel ture by Israel, Thorpe said
Aviv to Jerusalem was that even if the paper’s
made here July 12 by investigations were proved
Jeremy Thorpe, MP, the to be true—“which I do not
Liberal Party’s spokesman believe” — Israel’s record
for foreign affairs. He told a compared with almost
luncheon organized by B’nai every other conqueror in
B’rith that such a step could war “Would stand as an
be taken as a balancing example of restraint and of
gesture on the next occa- mercy.” At the end of his
sion that Britain, together prepared speech, Thorpe,
with European community who is the patron of the
nations, made another Liberal Friends of Israel,
statement calling for a chastized Anglo - Jewry for
Palestinian state, such as being far too sensitive” in
that issue at last month’s its reaction to criticism of
EEC summit. He said his Israel. Although it wielded
proposal had the full agree- great influence in all three
ment of David Steel, the main British parties, it
Liberal Party leader, sometimes behaved as if it
Thorpe associated himself was an oppressed minority,
with the anti - Arab boycott he said. Your case is far too
bill introduced in the House strong. Argue it on logic,
of Lords and said that the After all, you are talking
British government should about the right of a nation
immediately cease cooper- to survive, one which in its
ating with the Arab boycott struggle for survival owes
by refusing to give certifi- nothing to any other na-
cates of non - Israeli origin tion,” Thorpe said.
concerning Israel and to
reassure the American
Jewish community proved
to be inconclusive, unclear
and fuzzy. Many statements
bordered on the ambiguous.
One left the meeting with
the impression that the
Administration felt that
peace possibilities were
contingent upon a return by
Israel to pre - 67 borders.
Although not stated, this
was understood.”
Meeting Fails to Stem
Erosion of Support
Referring to the question
of growing erosion of
support for President Car-
ter in the American Jewish
community, Rabbi Berko-
witz said that “I am still not
totally sure that the Presi-
dent is fully aware of the
continued erosion of sup-
port for him in the Jewish
community on the part of
the average Jewish voter.
Many of them now seem to
have one eye on his Mid -
East policy and the other
eye on the polls of 1980.
They are still worried and
do not seem to have been
reassured as a result of this
meeting.
“The President and his
advisors may be of the
impression that they have
convinced the American
Jewish leadership through
this meeting concerning the
wisdom of their policy in the
Middle East. While some
may have been convinced,
many others are still skep-
tical and faced with- quest-
ion marks. ManyTif not all,
Americans admire the cour-
age of President Carter in
his forthright stand on
human rights even at the
risk of antagonizing the
Soviet Union. Some of that
courage and forthrightness
seem to be lacking at this
meeting. The time is long
past for America to assume
moral leadership and to
state the case in the Middle
East as it really is.”
Pressure on Washington
Rabbi Berkowitz urged
continued vigilance on the
part of the American
Jewish community. “Conti-
nue to pressure the White
House and Congress for a
true and moral peace in the
Middle East. Remind them
that they are accountable
to the electorate which will
wait and see and judge
them in 1980 more on their
actions than their assur-
ances. Remind them that
the American Jewish com-
munity stands united be-
hind Mr. Begin who is
neither extremist nor dog-
matic nor a terrorist.”
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3 Firms, 2 Banks Deny
Boycott Compliance
NEW YORK [WNS] -
Three major American cor-
porations and two banks
have denied a claim by the
Arab Boycott Committee
that they have submitted
proof of compliance with
anti - Israel boycott rules,
the Anti - Defamation
League of B’nai B’rith said
here. ADL national chair-
man, Burton M. Joseph,
said that General Electric,
General Motors, Westing-
house and Barclays Bank
and Bank of America have
informed the ADL that they
do not discriminate and
that they maintain business
relationships with both Is-
rael and the Arab world.
Joseph said the ADL
checked with the five after
the Arab Boycott Commit-
tee said that Barclays was
removed from the boycott
list and the other four
would not be put on
because they had given
proof of not having business
ties with Israel. Joseph said
the companies “were being
used as innocent pawns in
an Arab propaganda effort
to counter the new U.S. anti
- boycott law.”
Sadat: 5 Years Needed
To Normalize Relations |
WASHINGTON [WNS] -
A group of Congressmen
led by Rep. Lee Hamilton
(D. Ind.) were told by
Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat that Egypt could
normalize relations with
Israel five years after a
Middle East peace settle-
ment was implemented,
according to reports re-
ceived here from Cairo. The
Congressmen also met with
Palestine Liberation Orga-
nization leader Yasir Ara-
fat, although it was not
known whether it was at
Sadat’s suggestion or whe-
ther they had requested the
meeting. Sadat told the
Congressmen that “After
four wars over the past 29
years governed by hatred
and violence during which
we lost confidence in each
other, we cannot begin
opening our borders and
establishing economic and
diplomatic relations. I
would give it five years
after setting up a new
atmosphere. Everything
will then return to normal.”
Sadat urged the U.S. to
start a dialogue with the
PLO. Arafat reportedly
told the Congressmen that
the Palestinians wanted full
American recognition of
their rights.
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