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end of the political spectrum.’’
Brandt, he added, “wrote the
letter to make clear the German
.people ahould .look at both
sides," Strobbe said. “That’s my
personal opinion, too."
The Mayor bbaerved that in
West Berlin there is a small but
totally controlled” National Par*
ty Of Germany (NDP) whose
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members are forbidden to hold
meetings. There are far more
left-wing extremists, he said
"with a certain anti-Israel feel
ing which concerns me a lot and
gives me sorrow."
Later at the White House
news briefing, Presidential new*
secretary Jody Powell said he
was “sure the President and thi
Mayor share abhorrence of any
thing like" the revival of Hitler
ism.
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Hosea Williams claims ha Is nof anti-Semitic
(Editor's Net*: An article in
The Southern Israelite on Au-
ffuet 19 reported a remark bp
Rep. Hosea Williams tn which he
referred to one of the backen of
the movie King as being part of
“a rich clique of New York Jews
(who are) going to exploit the life
of Dr. King, for economic fain. ”
Williams’ reeponee to the arti
cle follows.)
Editor
I have never been — nor do I
believe I will ever stoop to
becoming — anti-semitic. There
is not an anti-Semitic molecule
in my body or an anti-Semitic
thought in my mind; and any
man, woman or child who says
I'm anti-Semitic is a liar.
Why? First, because I will not
accept anyone judging me by my
religion or the color of my skin. I
demand to be judged by the con
tent of my character, and I live
by that creed, “Do unto others as
you would have them do unto
you.”
'While totally protecting the
integrity of their racial and
religious heritage, I pray that
Jews — nor Blacks — never
become over sensitive to “well-
meant racial references”: If they
do, they may very well ignite for
exploitation the very thing they
are out to destroy ... racial pre-
judice (including Anti-
Semitism).
Those who say Hosea L.
Williams is anti-Semitic are not
only sadly mistaken and con
tributing to national racial con
flict, but they leave me with no
other choice than to accept this
as a curse and disrespect for my
personal being. Am I mad? Hell
yes, and I will fight this harder
than I would fight the KKK for
saying that I am leas human
than whites. <.
Why? Because the KKK is ig
norant and doesn’t know any
better, but those Jews who are
saying I am anti-Semitic aren’t
ignorant and should know
better. ti
Some Jewish person wrote me
that prejudice is ignorance, and I
fully agree. And D1 be the first
to admit that if referring to -
White House concerned
three rich persons belonging to
the Judaic faith as a “rich clique
of Jews” is prejudice, than I am
ignorant. * .As
l am aware that just as
Blacks, Jew* are rfehtfuHy sen
sitive to racial and prejudicial
references to their people. I was
not aware, however, that there is
anything anti-SeMitic about me
specifically identifying a “rich
clique of Jews.” Had they been
Muslims, Hindus, or Africans,
Chinese; Polish, I would have
referred to them aa such. Yet, in
no way would 1 have attempted
to indict an entire religion, race
or nationality for something a
few of the group were being
charged with. Suppoee I had
been praising them for some
good deed?
If the statement (rich clique of
Jews) wronged the Jewish com
munity, I’m willing to publicly
apologise. But at present I feel
certain a pokes men of the Jewish
community owe me an apology.
After reading one newspaper’s
story, they publicly lamhlaated
me for being anti-Semitic
without examining the facta.
Am I mad with them? Yea. Fm
just as mad wit|i them aa they
would be with me if I intended to
be anti-Semitic,
No living man, woman or child
in America has given any more
than Hosea Williams to fighting
racism and prejudice. Fm not
bragging . . . but after having
been reared by an un wedded, il
literate, poverty-stricken
mother through sacrificing, suf
fering and hard work I became a
research chemist This afforded
me a so-called middle-class
“Negro lifestyle.” Yet, in
fighting for equal human rights
for all mankind (including Jews)
I gave up everything but my life
(and I offered that too).
Did I, make the statement
“rich clique of Jews”? Yea, but
the Atlanta Constitution
reporter (Jay Lawrence)
specifically promised me he
would print my entire statement
which included: “In no way la
this statement (rich clique of
Jews) intended as an indict
ment of Jews, tn fact, Fm calling
Rise of neo-Nazism in
Germany a problem ?
by Joseph Potskotl
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Concern over the spread of neo-
Nazism in West Germany reach
ed the White House when the
Mayor of West Berlin,.Dietrich
Stobbe, paid a courtesy call on
President Carter. ,
Vice President Walter Mop-
dale, who joined in the Aug. 21
meeting, railed the question of
S owing ultra-right extremism
at former German Chancellor
Willy Brandt had dealt with
recently in a letter to Chaneellor
Helmut Schmidt. * . .
The Berlin Mayor said he
responded .that left-wing ex
tremes lb Germany art “the
main problem just now, but
Brandt waffled the German peo
ple of the danger on the other
upon the Jewish community to
once again join ua in SCLC in
fighting injustice. Jewish people,
more than any other group, have
stood up and helped Blacks fight
racial prejudice in America,
because Jews know what it
means to be oppressed. Jews
know as well as any group the
necessity of eppnased people
protecting the image of their
heroes and their heritage.”
Why did I make this
statement? First, because it’s
true. Second, because I’ve been
mis-aocused before of being anti-
Semitic when I was totally inno
cent and not even involved in the
act that brought about the state
ment ■
In closing, I would like to
apologise to my Jewish brothers
and sisters for any statement I
made that they might have in
terpreted as anti-Semitic; but I
also demand an apology from
those Jews who have accused me
of being anti-Semitic.
I must mention that the last
movie (Montgomery to
Memphis) was made by a Jewish
group and it was great
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