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Friday, July 31, 1970
THE 90UTHERN ISRAELITE
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ADL Accuses Toyota,
Nissan of Israel Boycott
agreement between JAL and
El Al. He said those at that
meeting said it was clear that
JAL had no interest in talks
with Israel and was even un
willing to set a date for future
discussions. Mr. Forster, who
went to Japan last spring to
talk to JAL officials, declared
that “nothing has changed since
then or since the Presidents
Conference made the facts
known on July ^4. The three are
active participants in the Arab
economic boycott of Israel.”
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Con
ference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations
has described as “fabricated
double-talk” a denial by the
Nissan Motor Corp. of Japan
that it was participating in the
Arab boycott of Israel.
According to Arnold Forster,
chairman of the Presidents’ Con
ference anti-boycott committee
and general counsel of the Anti-
Defamation League pf B’nai
B’rith, Nissan, which produces
Datsun vehicles, “is afraid of
American public opinion and is
trying to wriggle out of a doc
umented fact—that the firm has
indeed capitulated to the Arab
boycott.”
The denial, by Yukata Kata-
market. According to the boycott
resolution of the Israel Boycott
Committee, the transaction with
your country will surely create
the total ban of our export to
the Arabic countries . . . we
would unfortunately decline
your proposal. Please under
stand our awkward situation."
Mr. Forster said that Toyota
refused to comment on the boy
cott charge and refused also to
explain the use of Toyota jeeps
by El Fatah guerrillas operating
on Israeli cease-fire lines. He
added that the ADL had photos
of Fatah Toyota jeeps captured
by Israeli troops. JAL was
notified earlier this week that
four of the 24 groups which axe
members of the Presidents Con
ference — the American Jewish
yama, president of the Nissan _ ... ..
Motor Corp. in the United^ Congress,. B’nai. B’rith, the
States, was in reply to a July
14 press conference charge by
the Presidents’ Conference that
Nissan, the Toyota Motor Corp.
and Japan Air Lines all refuse
to do business with Israel be
cause of Arab boycott threats.
Mr. Forster said this weekend
that Mr. Katayama was quoted
in a July 18 Associated Press
story as saying that Nissan does
not intentionally or accidently
support the Arab boycott. The
official was quoted as saying
that if Nissan “does not actually”
trade with Israel, “it is because
Israel will not trade with an
organization which tried to be
neutral, not because of a boy
cott.” The ADL official said the
statement was “in direct con
tradiction to past correspondence
with Nissan.” He cited a letter
from Mr. Zaitsu, manager of
Nissan’s export division for
Europe and the Middle East, to
Arditi, Ltd., a Tel Aviv firm.
In reply to an Arditi request for
a Nissan franchise, Mr. Zaitsu
declared that “we are now ex
porting around 10,000 units a
year to the Arabic countries and
have already penetrated the
TSI’8 Rosenberg
To Visit Camps
At Hendersonville
Adolph Rosenberg, The Sou
thern Israelite editor and pub
lisher, will be cultural guest this
weekend at Blue Star Camps
near Hendersonville.
Mr. Rosenberg will speak to
several groups of campers and
staff.
He will also visit Camp Judea,
near Hendersonville, for an in
spection and perhaps a talk be
fore some of the campers.
His appearance is a part of the
emphasis on “Living Judaism.”
List Faculty
For Institute
At Wildacres
The 23rd annual B’nai" B’rith
Institute of Judaism, at Wild
acres in. the Blue Ridge of West
ern North Carolina will be held
August 16-20.
Speakers will include Rabbi
Martin A. Cohen, teacher of his
tory and Bible at the New York
School of the College-Institute;
Rabbi Irving Greenberg, associ
ate professor of history at
Yeshiva University and Rabbi
Alan W. Miller, rabbi of the
Society for the Advancement of
Judaism in New York City.
Men and women interested in
increasing their knowledge of
Judaism will meet in the in
formal environment to hear lec
tures followed by discussions of
pertinent topics. Special em
phasis is being directed toward
young men and women ques
tioning the relevance of Judaic
philosophies in today’s times.
Jewish Labor Committee and
the Zionist Organization of
America, with a total member
ship of more than one million
— wound end use of JAL in
tourist programs because of the
boycott issue. Mr. Forster also
reported that on July 20, a
meeting of Israeli and Japanese
authorities was held in Tokyo
to discuss a mutual landing
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