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Texas Jewish Post
VOLUME 40 NO. 33
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1986 9 AV 5746
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less jaw In for whom Hie Boycott Tolls
It’s no secret that the Arabs openly participate in the boycott of Jews,
Jewish firms and the State of Israel and its products.
A notable example is Kuwait, which is about the size of New Jersey with
a population of 1.7 million people.
But unlike New Jersey, Kuwait with its 7,780 square miles, (New Jersey
has 7521 square miles of land and 351 of water making a total of 7836)
though abundantly rich is not industrialized. Nor does Kuwait have to run
gambling casinos and lotteries to increase its wealth.
Kuwait has more.
Much more.
It has black gold.
Oil.
Even though Kuwait has cut its production from 2.5 millions barrels of oil
a day (1979) to a current level of 900,000 barrels a day, there is more than
enough money to go around for all its people.
In a report issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, of the 13
members of OPEC, Kuwait held 90 percent of its direct investments in the
United States. This means it held stock ownership of more than 10 percent
in many major corporations.
The American Jewish Congress’ August Boycott Report says “Apart
from the Western industrial countries, foreign direct investment in the U.S.
was concentrated in two countries — the Netherland Antilles and Kuwait.
Of the $21.8 billion invested from abroad, more than two-thirds was
attributable to these two countries. The Dutch Antilles is of course an
offshore tax haven which allows compromise to funnel investments
secretly through “shell” or dummy affiliates located in the Antilles.
“Direct investments in the U.S. by Kuwaiti residents increased by 17
See Jess Jawin page 16
I Only One In Four Jews Contributes
To Campoigns-Says Jewish Agency
TJP Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - The Jewish
Agency's assembly in
Jerusalem attended by 370
members, heard among points
view expressed by "some
participants” that "not enough
funds are coming from the
Diaspora” and that "only 25
percent of Jews give to
campaigns.”
There is "also a lack of
sensitivity for Israelis’ life-style
based on daily tensions from
economic pressures, war,
terrorism,” according to a
report on the assembly
distributed to Jewish
leadership from Jerrold
Hoffberger, of Baltimore, the
chairman of the agency’s board
of governors.
The assembly’s resolutions
included ratification of a
budget for $381 millions and
appropiration of up to $48
millions from proceeds of the
Project Renewal Campaign for
Project renewal programs.
For Jewish education, $16
millions is allocated in sums
"spread throughout the
budget.” That amount
excludes World Zionist
Organization expenditures for
Jewish education and therefore
the total amounts to nearly $50
millions.
The report said that the
"three major thrusts" of the
committee on education
appointed in 1984 are Israel's
experience, personnel in
Jewish education, and teaching
Hebrew in the Diaspora.
INDEX
The Horrors Of Auschwitz.............. 2
Cutting Edge: Child Abuse Backlash........ 2
Wedlock: A Padlock............................ 3
Charge Some Gov’t Officials Try To Weaken Israel.........3
Postorial: A Welcome Step........................4
Amitay: Israel Air Industry Strains U.S. Ties............4
Dallas Doings.................................5
Keeping The Dream Alive.........................6
You and Your Health............................8
Home Improvement........................... 11
Delicious Recipes.............................15
Around The Town............................. 17
Knesset Passes
Anti-Race Law
JERUSALEM (JTA) - The
Knesset passed a law outlawing
racist incitement. Hard on the
heels of this legislation, and
not unconnected to it
politically, the Knesset also
passed into law a bill
forbidding meetings with terror
organizations.
On both measures the
government coalition achieved
a solid majority — since Labor
and Likud reached agreement
beforehand. But on both
measures there was some
Labor defection, and both were
hotly opposed by the left-of-
center opposition in the
Knesset.
The new legislation was voted
into law during a drawn-out
nocturnal session that began
Tuesday afternoon and ended
close to dawn on Wednesday of
last week.
Heavy Burden Of Proof
The racism bill bans
publication of racially inciteful
material. The bill places on the
prosecution a heavy burden of
proving intent to commit
incitement by the publication.
This proviso was inserted into
the bill during more than a
year of controversies in the
Knesset Law Committee. In the
eyes of many leftist Knesset
Members, the proviso
effectively empties the new
measure ot its content and
renders it toothless.
Victor Shemtov, Mapam MK,
delivered a scathing attack on
the bill close to midnight,
pointing out that the man
against whom it is principally
intended, Kach MK Meir
Kahane, had announced that
he intended supporting it.
Kahane Votes For The Measure
In the vote Kahane joined
with Labor, Likud, National
Relgious Party, and Shinui
members in voting for the bill.
Clearly, his purpose was to
embarrass the government and
to build up a favorable voting
record so that when his party’s
credentials are challenged in
court before the next election
- as they almost certainly will
be under legislation passed
earlier this year banning racist
parties from running - he will
be able to point to his vote in
favor of the law against racism.
The vote tally was 56 for, 22
against and seven abstentions.
The latter comprised members
of the two ultra-Orthodox
parties, Shas and Aguda Israel,
and the rightist Tehiya party.
Labor and Likud whips had
sought throughout the day to
modify the bill's wording so as
to assuage concerns in the
religious camp that purely
religious or ritual actions could
be prosecuted as racist or
discriminatory.
A Special Provision
The bill in its final form
contains a special provision
excluding the citation of
Biblical or other sacred
passages from ever being
considered racist.
On the bill, the religious vote
was split: NRP in favor, Shas
and Aguda abstaining and the
lone Morasha MK, Avrahm
Vediger, voting against the bill.
Also voting against, along with
the leftist parties, were Labor’s
Abdel Wahab Daro8usha and
Shinui's Mordechai
Wirshubsky.
Soviet-Israel Initiatives Appear
Based On Improving Image For U.S. Talks;
Jewish Emigration Continues Decline
BY JOSEPH POLAKOFF
' Chief Correspondent
TJP Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON (JTA)
Soviet-lsraeli talks in Helsinki
August 1/ to Oisuuss
arrangements for reopening
consulates in Moscow and Tel
Aviv were initiated by the
Kremlin as a start to obtain a
major role in Israeli-Arab
negotiations, political observers
say.
In addition, the timing for
Moscow's announcement that
Natan Scharansky's family will
be allowed to emigate to Israel
is directly linked to improve
the Soviet image at the
expected Reagan-Gorbachev
summitry late this year.
These two Soviet initiatives
along with President Reagan's
subsidy on the sale of
American wheat to the Soviet
Union were seen at the Capitol
as having an impact on the
Jackson-Vanik Amendment’s
future. However, specific
movement has not appeared in
pertinent Congressional
committees towards
modification of that law tying
U.S. government credits to
Soviet emigration practices.
Scharansky in Jerusalem
urged the Israeli Government
not to enter the Helsinki talks
unless more Soviet Jews were
allowed to emigrate. "A
precondition for all
negotiations with the Soviet
Union must be a demand of
serious change in the policy of
the Soviet Union towards
Jews,” Scharansky said. "We
must remember that when
there were relations with the
Soviet Union it had no positive
influence on emigration.”
The National Conference for
Soviet Jewry’s Washington
office said only 417 Jews were
allowed to leave the Soviet
See Soviet page 18
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