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-I i I 1 ; i Israel won’t change PLO policy—Arnon by Vida Goldgar Consul General of Israel Joel Arnon, just back from home leave in Jerusalem, made it quite clear last week that Israel is not about to change its policy toward the Palestine Liberation Organiza tion. Addressing the Delegate Assembly of the Atlanta Jewish Federation, Arnon said, “The PLO has declared war on Israel, and is at war with Israel, and until such time that terrorism is completely stopped, that the Palestinian convenant is dropped and the idea of a secular Palestinian state is dropped completely, we will not deal with the PLO." Emphasizing that Israel's position is not only that of the present government but the previous one, he said, “We have been very often accused of not being crystal clear in all kinds of matter, but not regarding the PLO. “It is the duty of the government of Israel to protect its citizens.” Arnon noted that the present government has changed its tactics. “Previously whenever they (PLO) launched an attack, we replied. This government has decided, and I believe rightly, to wage war before they get to Israel. When we know there is a terrorist base, we do go in." Then, forcefully and with emotion, and interrupted by applause from the audience, Arnon said, “Regardless of outside reaction, we will continue to do so, because the PLO is at war with us.” The Consul General supported Prime Minister Begin’s refusal to see Jesse Jackson in Israel, saying “To expect the Prime Minister of Israel to receive Mr. Jackson after Jackson uttered anti-Jewish and anti-Israel remarks is something I do not understand." Also beyond understanding,' Arnon said, is Hosea Williams' presentation to Libya’s Qadaffi of a Martin Luther King peace medal. “Regardless of Israel, Qadaffi is the past master of international terrorism. I think Martin Luther King turned in his grave." Repudiating the need for intermediaries between the PLO and Israel, Arnon was again stopped by aft>1303cf "WUln he said, “The PLO knows where we live. If they want to deal with us, then let them find us the very same way Mr. Sadat found us.” Then, in Yiddish, Arnon said, “We have more than enough people giving us advice.” Blacks-Jews share feelings and fears by GRS Across the crowded restaurant, he whispers the word "Jew." and at our table all conversation stops: What is he saying? Is he with us, or with Them? What is he saying, what are They saying in their Board Rooms, in their locker rooms? So much of the time we are simply what we seem to be: WHITE. So much of the time, we do not know, we do not even want to know, that we are Jews. Do not know, save for the gnawing fear. LEONARD FEIN Moment Magazine In Atlanta during the past month, attention has been sharply focused on being Jewish: the fear, the reality, the repetition. This vital issue was reported on at the Atlanta Jewish Federation’s Delegate Asembly meeting last week by Gerald Cohen, AJFs vice president for community relations. Cohen detailed steps being taken within the Jewish community to make Jewish concerns known to the black community. Specifically, he noted “that meetings have been held between prominent blacks and groups of lay leaders and professionals in the Jewish community. At these meetings, the feelings of the Jewish community were expressed and the black leaders were made cognizant of the depth of disappointment in the events which have occurred since the resignation of Andrew Young. It is hoped that at these meetings black leadership was made aware of the fears and angers of the Atlanta Jewish community." Cohen went on to say, “As a result of these meetings it was decided that the time had come that the Jewish community should make positive plans to strengthen ties with other groups in the community—Church groups, labor groups, political groups— wherever a commonality of interest might lie." The delegates were told “The general conclusion reached has been that the ‘Black-Jewish Problem' is not as deep into the black community as it was initially feared. “Atlanta seems to be a focal •See Blacks-Jews page 5 The Southern Israelite VOL. LV The Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry Our 55th Year Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 19, 1979 'Israel security for oil c O u 3 2 2. C U >-* > z < 3 2 = O LU H X ll cn —i LU _j X o Connally draws flac. from senators, leaders WASHINGTON (JTA)—John Connally’s nine-point Middle East plan, which calls for Israel's withdrawal to its pre-1967 borders except for “minor” changes, a permanent U.S. military presence in the Mideast, and which would discard the Camp David accords, has come under fire from a number of Congressmen and American Jewish leaders. Senators Howard Baker (R.Tenn.) and Robert Dole (R.Kan.) charged that Connally, a fellow Republican presidential hopeful, who unveiled his plan last week in an address at the Washington Press Club, is seeking to trade Israel's security for oil. Baker, in a speech in the Senate last Friday, said, “I am not prepared to accept the sacrifice of Israel as the price of peace in the Mideast or as the hope of moderation in the price of oil.” This was a reference to Connally’s statement that the U.S. “must secure a clear understanding” from Saudi Arabia and other oil producers of a return to “stable” oil prices. “The Arabs must, in short, foresake the oil weapon in return for Israel’s withdrawal from the occupied territories," Connally said. Baker, the 1 ’ Senate minority leader, said that Connally’s Mideast plan “represents a fundamental shift from a political and moral base to an economic base.” He added that American’s oil supply “is not a bargaining chip for Mideast peace negotiations.” Dole said that Connally’s speech “looks more like an energy program than a peace plan. The speech smacks of trading Israeli security for our oil savings.” Dole also said that Connally’s plan ignores Israel's need for defensible borders and underrated the achievements of Camp David. Jewish leaders who attacked Connally charged that he was emerging as the candidate of the oil interests, that he was rehashing the stale arguments of the Arab potentates and dictators, and that he was fostering the notion that the U.S. should submit to Saudi Arabian oil blackmail. Discarding the Camp David accords, which he said are now “without form or effect,” Connally urged the U.S. to adopt “a far more forceful American diplomacy” and start “a new process toward peace by presenting to the parties a new set of principles that will be the building blocks to a fair and comprehensive settlement." He called for Israel’s withdrawal to its pre-1967 borders except for “minor” changes, a permanent U.S. military presence in the Middle East and a flow of cheaper oil from the “moderate” Arab oil- producing states in return for Israel's withdrawal. In broad aspects, the Connally plan appeared to be the Rogers Plan of December 1969, proposed by then-Secretary of State William P. Rogers, plus U.S. military guarantees with support from the NATO countries and Japan and an assured petroleum output for the industrialized world at stable prices. Connally said “The only basis for a Middle East peace settlement is a balanced agreement which meets Israel’s requirements for peace and security within recognized borders and Arab requirements for the evacuation of their territories occupied in the 1967 war and some form of Palestinian self-determination.” Connally indicated that his views were inspired by the letter earlier this year to Israeli Premier Menachem Begin by “a number of America's most prominent Jewish leaders and intellectuals” that, he said, urged Begin “to abandon his policy of creeping annexation of the West Bank by means of his settlement program." Free Soviet Jewry Atlanta’s Simchat Torah March drew large crowd despite chilly weather. For more photos, see page 24^ v.v.v.v.v.w.v.v.v.v.v.w. ■ . ,t. • ■. o <\j in n- x c < o CJ