European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday september 3, 1380 John Roche israelis have right to select their can capital. It the fuelled the finally can someone explain Why it in. He announcement by israeli ice the capital. Arabist of Jerusalem. I Negedly zionist controlled american mfr e minister  that Jeru again before Basin s final probably fires in the Knesset Ana sea 10 in Iii bothered to chronicle this nest the i Prim r  be i that Salem was henceforth to be the Capi Lial of his nation set off a singular set of Merna Lional spasms. As usual the last one was at the United nations Security Council where Israel was condemned unanimously with mordant Muskie abstaining after a speech justifying a veto. Blood May be thicker Han water but Oil is surely i hitter than ideas. The whole debate Over Jerusalem has a disjunctive character. The saudis who arc the big rollers in the Arab game say it must be Arab so their Kings can go to the mosque and Pray. Curiously throughout the years 1948-1967 when East Jerusalem Ironi Cally the old jewish quasi or was under cd rumanian occupation no saudi King even Prince turned up to make an islamic Novena. Moreover the holy places in Jerusalem jewish moslem and Christian have been open to All worshippers since the israelis drove out the jordanians. Prior to that Lime jews were barred from the wailing Wall and Only at Christmas was a special dispensation Given to selected christians to visit from Israel the shrines controlled by the jordanian army. Once in the dear dead Days beyond recall namely 1947. There was serious discussion of internationalizing Jerusalem and a move to this effect was approved by the United nations. 1 recall at the time the anguished disputes within inc jewish Community on whether to accede to this to me eminently sensible proposal. Ijac Many sensible proposals this was engulfed by events the . Voted to Parli lion the Palestine mandate Israel was established and the Arab states rejecting the United nations vote set out to Esicar Minaric the jewish entity. Jerusalem Almansi became an Arab City but the heroism of a Hunch of youngsters who fought the British trained Arab legion to a standstill it he Mandel Baum Gate led to the division Between East Arab and West israeli Jerusalem. In 1967, the City was reunified under israeli cd it nil. This raises one of the most bizarre dimensions of the argument everybody trying to Tell Israel where to locale its capital. At the moment the arabs Are threatening to punish any nation that moves its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the government of these United states has on Occa Sion gone to hilarious efforts to indicate our commitment to Tel Aviv. Let us put aside inc current dispute Over whether a unified israeli Jerusalem is is Rael s capital. The big demand is that Israel return to its pre-1967 frontiers which included Wesl Jerusalem. So Why can t the United states and any other nations establish its embassy in Wisl Jerusalem in Short the whole Jerusalem dispute is a political warfare exercise by the arabs. Just a minute Roche comes the ques Tion what about begin  the israeli Knesset s unilateral announcement that n unified jewish Jerusalem is now established we 1 does t he negotiate in Good Faith with Sadat Over the Issue Here i May be in a Small minority but i think begin has been too soft look at the Trade offs since Camp David and Tell me who was it big Winner. Israel returned Oil Fields which provided about so percent of her needs Egypt let the israelis install an embassy in Cairo. Israel returned inc first third of Sinai Egypt permitted direct travel Between Egypt and israeli Commerce through the Suci canal which under inter National regulations should never have been blocked. In the same fashion it was Sadat Proba Bly under saudi influence who first made a hard Cornil Ritieni on Jerusalem. Last april his Stooge legislature the people s Assem Bly passed a Resolution unanimously de Claring Jerusalem to be Arab in character indeed it was this action which triggered the motion in the Knesset to nuke Jerusa l to Ruth Bill column Zuj a loom i l m0  ilk 0 a Tull Cut and it i Ivy to la tuft a writer. For i ample in 1964 the Mississippi Freedom democratic parly up it the Wulc Keating arrangement of National political Coric miss it raised the question of whether a Small narrow closed group of White people within the democratic party could deliberately exclude Buck people and then claim to represent the entire party at a National Contention. We Are still dealing wish the democratizing Impact of the Mfd s Challenge. But who now gets the credit for these positive changes the Mcgovern commission. In fuel the changes Are really the Fannie Lau Hamer Auron Henry Rule because these two Are the ones who raised and forced the Issue. Their protest resulted in a commission headed by sen. George Mcgovern. As a consequence Black Genius became known As the Mcgovern committee and the Black presence and contribution have been lost from Public View and memory. And so it is today. White writers and commentators Are saying tha Blacks ate unimportant in this presidential election that they cannot bring about any significant changes. Blacks arc projected As impotent Irr Clevent or weak but it is not so. The blast vote is str the most important Factor in this election. Why did Ronald Reagan denounce inc Kkt As terrorists followed the next Day by president Carter Funking similar statements Why is Reagan saying jobs jobs jobs with Carter talking about put Ling millions and millions and millions of people Back to work Why did Reagan come out in support of Black cd cues one Day and Carter sign an executive order on by Csc colleges the Neil Why were Blacks the first group the president met with after his acceptance speech Why is the main Agenda of the democratic arty now jobs Justice Public education a humane welfare system and Urban Cvita Bizalion because of the Power of the Black vote. At inc Der cratic convention Black leaders met in Titi president Carter and his Tup advisers and put Forth an Cip he Point Agenda. The substance of the meeting was no widely reported in the White press pos Sibly because to have done so would have revealed inc strength of the Black Vule and the Merit of Black concern. The following eight Point Agenda was accepted. 1 even though Blacks gave president Carter 94 percent of their Voles in 1976 and cons flute one Quarter of the democratic party hey do not have primary Access to the president. He has a Black uss Vitants. The president agreed to Correct this deficiency. I there needs to be .1 Black Deputy Campaign director with decision making author ily. The president concurred. 3 Blacks demanded that the president Noi repudiate the jobs Plank of the plat form Nicks shut cd not be confused by the Media s pitting senator Kennedy against president Carter on Thil Issue. While there arc differences Between Kennedy s and curler s approach to providing jobs the is sue was that there remained a solid commit mint to Job creation. President Carter presented his economic recovery plan in a labor Day speech. 4 another demand was thai the Justice department Lak u   position on the Kkt. The response was that the 1 Justice department will move to Bury the rcsurreclcc1 Kkt and thai any District at Torney around the country who does not comply Wilh this policy will be removed 5 the president reiterated action Al ready Talen to earlier demands for greater support of Black colleges by referring to the executive order he had Arcady issued establishing a special Posi Liun in the department of education for the sole purpose of protect ing and procuring Grants for Black colleges. 6 Blacks demanded voter registration monies Comine in " he convention opera Tion big vote a nationwide non partisan attempt to Register Black voters could not gel Ore dime from the democratic National committee. That is to be changed. 7 the president s staff during the week Unev trial Pertll