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^ * 12, 1981
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Bleak outlook
For a change, things do not look good for Israel. There are signs of immense challenges to her security and well-being everywhere.
Jordan is purchasitig a $200-milliQn sur^v face-to-air missile system from the Soviet Union with economic support fronv the Iraqis. The Soviets themselves are pressing the Libyans for ^permission to establish military bases in Kadafy*s madcap desert flefdom.
As if the U.S. iSenate's approval of^ AW ACS weaponry for Saudia Arabia were * not bad enough, the White House recently gave assent to the sale of American space satellite technology to Arabsat, a consortium embracing 22 members including Libya and the PLC. Syria and North Yemen will also receive advanced technology from the Americans. The U.S. State department has cynically labelled the deal a ''commercial transaction** with civilian, not military, application.
In eastern Lebanon, Syrian antiaircraft missiles rentiain despite promises by the Americans to work diplomatically for their removal. The Washington Post indicated recently that the Reagan administration is seeking to build missile bases of its own in ' Saudia Arabia in order to establish an **integrated air defense system" for the Persian Gulf region. Defense against whom?
Saudia Arabia claims Israel, not the Soviet Union is "the enemy."
Into this climate of growing hostility flies Britaih^s Lord Carrington, who with token U.S. objections, is attempting to undermine the Camp David accords and replace them with Crown Prince Falid^s "peace plan." Since the Saudis are reluctant to even mention the Jewish State by name it must be assumed that President Reagan^s interpretation of impending Saudi ''recognition" of Israel is bailed on either wishful thinking or boredom with the whole Middle East bottleneck.
While the current Middle East situation appears to involve a complexity of factors — Arab rivalries, U.S.-Soviet maneuvering, political jockeying for Third World influence — there may be a simple bottom line to everything.
During the high pressure presidential campaign on behalf of the A>yACS deal. Republican Senator David Durenbefger, a Roman Catholic and staunch opponent of the-sale, made a stunning observation. "It's not Reagan vs. Begin," he said, "It's oil vs. the Jews."
As the threats to Israel's existence multiply, that, perhaps, is the crux of the issue.
Moonie infiltration
Memory loss governs Middle East analysis
The adherents of Sun Mjrun Moon, better known as the "Moonies" have been getting an uneven press these days.
This has not deterred this group from persisting in its attempts to legitimize its image through various "laundering" techniques. A favorite one is sponsoring various academic seminars and inviting international scholars to spend all expenses paid vacations at resort areas.
Even Jewish groups have been invited to participate in these Moonie-sponsored affairs; they have had the good wisdom to decline those invitations.
And well they should havie; the Moonies have tried in recent months to infiltrate bona
fide Jewish organizations so as to work from within. The Task Force on Missionary Activity of the New York Jewish Community Relations Council has reported that seminary students from thb Unification (^urch have tried to get jobs in Jewish institutions — particularly those that are youth-oriented (source: Young Israel Viewpoint inm, 1981).
This is a particularly disquieting development for it now wilkequire Jewish agencies to introduce screening requirements not previously entertained. With the subterfuges now being used by the Moonies and other missionary organizations, Jewish groups will now have to be on the alert to prevent such infiltration.
By. SIDNEY ZION
The Middle East memory bank is empty again. Just read the papers, watch the television. The new Book of Genesis begins with the raid on the Iraqi reactor and climaxes with the bombs over Beirut. The world is outraged and world will not forget. The world has forgotten everything else, and if the American news media is representative, the world does not want any reminders.
It is angry with Menachem Begin, it is impatient, it is at wit's end. And so history becomes intolerable. Still, history has its claims, does it not? • And a memory bank is the only bank in history that needs a run on it to get
back in business. So here are a few facts.
Lebanon. Israel never touched Lebanon until the Palestine Liberation Organization moved in aft^r King Hussein drove it out of Jordan in September 1970. Prime Minister Golda Meir warned the Lebanese Government that Israel would not countenance a new sanctuary for terrorists.
Still, Lebanon gave the inch (othe PLO and the rest is what we see, the destruction of a nation. The PLO, with the leftist Lebanese forces, sacked and pillaged Christian
(Continued on page 8) See: PERSPECTIVE
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Vancouver Mayor Harcourt writes letter of support on behalf of Odessa Jews
Dear Mr. Kaplan:
On behalf of the Parliamentary Liaison Committee for Soviet Jewry, f would like to publicly thank Mayor Michael Harcourt for his letter on behalf of Soviet Jewry. The letter is to be enclosed with correspondence that Vancouver citizens will forward to their adopted Refusenik families in Odessa.
REVAK. DEXTER
As Mayor of Vancouver, lam joining citizens to.support the writing of letters to Odessa Jews who wish toemigrate. We base our support of these people on many agreements between the Soviet Union and Canada including the international law, the Covenant of Civil and Political Rights which stipulates:
"Everyone shall be free to leave anv country including his own."
(Article 1212).
Canada and the USSR have freely ratified the above law which has been adopted as part of the U. N. Charter and ofthe Helsinki A ccords. I believe that both our countries must honor such agreements'and laws in the interest of world peace and mutual security.
In this matter, I am particularly concerned to have the coopieration of our sister city of Odessa so that meaningfitlandfriendly exchanges between us may be continued and expanded.
MICHAEL HARCOURT Mayor of Vfincouver.
Israeli citizenship "honorary or otherwise" not for sale
Dear Mr. Kaplan
I have read with disgust a statement attributed to a Mr. Nessim Gaon, president of the World Se-phardi Federation who stated that **he was personally willing to donate $2.3 million (to Project Renewal) and urged that anyone donating a similar sum should be accorded Honorary Israeli Citizenship.** (JWB Oct. 15/S\).
If this quote is accurate, does Mr. Gaon really believe Israeli citizenship, honoiary or otherwise, can be bought? And if so, ^t what price? Will we have "specials'* or "sales**? "For this week only, you can buy your "Honorary Israeli Citizenship** for only $1.5 million. So don*t delay. Get yours nowlSI**
Who does he think he is? Why does he think that he has any more rights to Israeli citizenship than anyone else? What about those people who have far less money? If they give $100 or $1000, it might be more of a hardship for them than for someone of great wealth to give a couple of million dollar^:
What about those of Us who risked our liyes in June, 1967? War^was imminent with IsraeKs Arab neigh: bors. The odds were horrible. People feared for IsraePs very existence.
Some of us rushed to Israel before the outbreak of war to help in whatever way we could. Does Mr. Gaon have any more right to "Honorary Israeli Citizenship** than we who -gave without asking for anything in return?
And what of the wonderful Bob-bas who give of their time at Hadassah bazaars to raise money for
Israel? Is Mr. Gaon more worthy than they? Many people, great and small have given much to Israel in many ways. Shouldn*t they all be worthy?
Perhaps next yearhe can donate $S million and become "King of Israel.**
SAUL APFELBAUM Richmond
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