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THG BOSTON gwish TIME Moment's Leonard Fein On Zionism Page 5 Write the vision and make it plain upon tables. HABAKKUK 2:2 VOL. XLI, NO. 8 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1985 23 HESHVAN 5746 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PLO And Peres Partners? -Israeli Press Hints Of New Stance By Susan Bloch Israel's strong anti-PLO stance may be taking a shift according to rumors in the Israeli press. It has been reported that high-level meetings, probably between King Hussein of Jordan and Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel, have recently taken place. In those meetings, it is said that Peres has changed his tactics and decided not to rule out the PLO as a negotiating partner. It was hinted, according to Israeli newspapers, that there could be PLO-Israeli negoti- ations if the PLO were to renounce terrorism, rewrite their charter to delete references to the destruction of Israel and recognize the Jewish State. This information is said to have been relayed to Yassir Arafat by King Hussein. Although the PLO and its leadership suffered a massive public relations defeat after the Achille Lauro hijacking, Arafat's standing within the Arab world does not appear to have been affected. Adept at rebounding from apparent diaster, Arafat has shown that he can rise above these situations. He has survived the PLO rout in Lebanon and other earlier fiascos. His position, even after the Klinghoffer killing, appears to be intact. In the Middle East, where political murder is a fact of life, it is obvious that neither the Israelis nor any Arab government prefers Arafat dead. For the Palestinians, no other spokesman with Arafat's base of popular support has emerged. After the broad international negative reaction to recent PLO activities, it was thought that Hussein would remove Arafat's name from the negotiating picture and try to work out a peace plan with the Israelis alone. However, when Arafat and Hussein met in Amman last week, the PLO leader received a mild chiding and a request not to embarass the Arab cause any further with terrorist activities. For Hussein, who has survived these 37 years as the Jordanian King, Arafat is a necessity. Jordan's population is 75 percent Palestinian. He cannot risk internal displeasure; he could risk his throne and possibly his life. Many Middle East observers feel that even if a peace treaty along the lines of Camp David were to emerge between Israel, Jordan and the PLO, it would have little meaning. According to an Israeli government official. "There is a difference between a peace treaty and peace." Israelis point to the empty peace which now exists with Egypt. In the beginning they were wont to say that at least the treaty meant Israelis were no longer being killed by Egyptians. After Ras Bourka and the murder of an Israeli diplomat in Cairo, Israelis are no longer so sanguine and the rush of Israeli tourists to Egypt has fallen off. See Partners page 6 Israel, South Africa And Jews By Susan Bloch Public opinion, that great common denominator of thought, has long asserted that when the revolution comes to South Africa, the Jews will be the first to feel its effects - because they are Jews and because they are part of the white minority. Professor Robert Rotberg of MIT does not agree. "All whites are vulnerable," he says. "Black Africans may be hostile to Israel, but they are not hostile to Jews, certainly not to South African Jews." He pointed out that 98 percent of South African Jews vote for the Progressive Liberal Party; that Jews have been active in liberal politics since they arrived, almost en masse from Lithuania in the 1880's. Despite the fact that a crucial percentage of this Jewish group is far more active in opposing apartheid than any other similar group in the white community, "there is no feeling that the Jews would be spared," he says. Thus the fate of South Africa's 120,000 Jews is linked to the fate of the ruling white minority. According to Rotberg, who teaches political science and history, there is "a deep chasm between white attempts at reform and black aspirations." He states that "the present South African government has been introducing reforms which have significance for whites but not for blacks...Africans now seek the political kingdom. They want to share power, to be citizens, to vote and to help determine the future of the rich land in which they are more numerous than their leaders." Rotberg predicts that "violence, more violence and still further episodes of militant protest are clearly ahead for South Africa, until President Botha and his colleagues decide to take bold moves like prolonged negotiations over how best to take South Africa politically into the next century. The South African Jewish community has strong ties with the State of Israel. Their per capita gifts to Israel are higher than anywhere else in the world. Israel, meanwhile, has had a see-saw relationship with the South African government. See South Africa page 14 Ohabei Shalom May Go Condo By Joseph Berkofsky BROOKLINE - Temple Ohabei Shalom officials, members of Boston's oldest continuous congregation, will meet next week to decide whether to sell part of their temple to developers who want to convert it into condominiums. The Temple Ohabei Shalom board of trustees will vote on a plan which would bring the temple needed money while moving the temple's activities into its main domed sanctuary. The temple's first sale proposal, to Parencorp Developers of Brookline, met resistance from neighborhood activists last month which prompted the planning board to delay action until temple officials present the board with a detailed development plan. Temple members will vote on a purchase and sale agreement Nov. 12 for the temple's 57-year- old center and link buildings. But members could vote down the plan, if they find they cannot afford the move and sale to Parencorp under stricter town zoning laws. "It's all contingent on cost," says Temple President Sonya Ravitch. "If we can't swing it financially, or if we can't swing it aesthetically, the purchase and sale agreement will be null and void." It is the aesthetic issue which has aroused activists. Neighbors of the temple recently reacted with concern when the planning board failed to scale down zoning, for the temple's development. They say they oppose turning the buildings into condominiums, as the temple and Parencorp plan. Merril Diamond, a partner of Parencorp, agrees with the activist's reaction. "Neighbors are concerned about density and aesthetics. Other condos on Beacon Street have been disappointing," he says. Diamond, in an effort to reassure neighbors about the plan, says Parencorp will maintain the temple's facade and basic character. "Parencorp has no intention of tearing down the temple center building," he said. Diamond has no doubt been saying the same thing in private to activists and temple members, who have been meeting these past few weeks to hammer out a compromise over the issue. Any actual development is unlikely until the planning board sees the temple's plan, which may not be until spring. The battle over zoning began in Brookline last May when Town Meeting approved a drastic reduction in building allowances around Coolidge Corner. Developers must now reckon with scaled down height and zoning laws, so are looking east and west on Beacon Street for lots. Still, the anti-building mood here is strong enough that temple planners must take activists into account before presenting any plan to the town. Meanwhile, temple officials are faced with a temple center and the link connecting it the Temple Ohabei sanctuary which are in disrepair and difficult to maintain. But Ravitch denies this is the main reason for the sale, and says the temple wants to modernize and consolidate. "This is a signal that we're willing to spend some money to Shalom today stay in the community. This could be a positive thing for the congregation." Ravitch also maintains that the Ohabei Shalom's member- ship is strong and the sale is not a last ditch effort to save what See Temple page 6
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Title | The Jewish Times |
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Boston Jewish Times The Jewish Weekly Times |
Publication Date | 1985-11-07 |
Publisher | Grand Rabbi Y.A. Korff |
Volume | 41 |
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Title | The Jewish Times |
Alternative Title |
Boston Jewish Times The Jewish Weekly Times |
Publication Date | 1985-11-07 |
Volume | 41 |
Number | 08 |
Access | Open access |
Source | American Jewish Historical Society-New England Archives, New England Historic Genealogical Society |
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Transcript | THG BOSTON gwish TIME Moment's Leonard Fein On Zionism Page 5 Write the vision and make it plain upon tables. HABAKKUK 2:2 VOL. XLI, NO. 8 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1985 23 HESHVAN 5746 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PLO And Peres Partners? -Israeli Press Hints Of New Stance By Susan Bloch Israel's strong anti-PLO stance may be taking a shift according to rumors in the Israeli press. It has been reported that high-level meetings, probably between King Hussein of Jordan and Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel, have recently taken place. In those meetings, it is said that Peres has changed his tactics and decided not to rule out the PLO as a negotiating partner. It was hinted, according to Israeli newspapers, that there could be PLO-Israeli negoti- ations if the PLO were to renounce terrorism, rewrite their charter to delete references to the destruction of Israel and recognize the Jewish State. This information is said to have been relayed to Yassir Arafat by King Hussein. Although the PLO and its leadership suffered a massive public relations defeat after the Achille Lauro hijacking, Arafat's standing within the Arab world does not appear to have been affected. Adept at rebounding from apparent diaster, Arafat has shown that he can rise above these situations. He has survived the PLO rout in Lebanon and other earlier fiascos. His position, even after the Klinghoffer killing, appears to be intact. In the Middle East, where political murder is a fact of life, it is obvious that neither the Israelis nor any Arab government prefers Arafat dead. For the Palestinians, no other spokesman with Arafat's base of popular support has emerged. After the broad international negative reaction to recent PLO activities, it was thought that Hussein would remove Arafat's name from the negotiating picture and try to work out a peace plan with the Israelis alone. However, when Arafat and Hussein met in Amman last week, the PLO leader received a mild chiding and a request not to embarass the Arab cause any further with terrorist activities. For Hussein, who has survived these 37 years as the Jordanian King, Arafat is a necessity. Jordan's population is 75 percent Palestinian. He cannot risk internal displeasure; he could risk his throne and possibly his life. Many Middle East observers feel that even if a peace treaty along the lines of Camp David were to emerge between Israel, Jordan and the PLO, it would have little meaning. According to an Israeli government official. "There is a difference between a peace treaty and peace." Israelis point to the empty peace which now exists with Egypt. In the beginning they were wont to say that at least the treaty meant Israelis were no longer being killed by Egyptians. After Ras Bourka and the murder of an Israeli diplomat in Cairo, Israelis are no longer so sanguine and the rush of Israeli tourists to Egypt has fallen off. See Partners page 6 Israel, South Africa And Jews By Susan Bloch Public opinion, that great common denominator of thought, has long asserted that when the revolution comes to South Africa, the Jews will be the first to feel its effects - because they are Jews and because they are part of the white minority. Professor Robert Rotberg of MIT does not agree. "All whites are vulnerable," he says. "Black Africans may be hostile to Israel, but they are not hostile to Jews, certainly not to South African Jews." He pointed out that 98 percent of South African Jews vote for the Progressive Liberal Party; that Jews have been active in liberal politics since they arrived, almost en masse from Lithuania in the 1880's. Despite the fact that a crucial percentage of this Jewish group is far more active in opposing apartheid than any other similar group in the white community, "there is no feeling that the Jews would be spared," he says. Thus the fate of South Africa's 120,000 Jews is linked to the fate of the ruling white minority. According to Rotberg, who teaches political science and history, there is "a deep chasm between white attempts at reform and black aspirations." He states that "the present South African government has been introducing reforms which have significance for whites but not for blacks...Africans now seek the political kingdom. They want to share power, to be citizens, to vote and to help determine the future of the rich land in which they are more numerous than their leaders." Rotberg predicts that "violence, more violence and still further episodes of militant protest are clearly ahead for South Africa, until President Botha and his colleagues decide to take bold moves like prolonged negotiations over how best to take South Africa politically into the next century. The South African Jewish community has strong ties with the State of Israel. Their per capita gifts to Israel are higher than anywhere else in the world. Israel, meanwhile, has had a see-saw relationship with the South African government. See South Africa page 14 Ohabei Shalom May Go Condo By Joseph Berkofsky BROOKLINE - Temple Ohabei Shalom officials, members of Boston's oldest continuous congregation, will meet next week to decide whether to sell part of their temple to developers who want to convert it into condominiums. The Temple Ohabei Shalom board of trustees will vote on a plan which would bring the temple needed money while moving the temple's activities into its main domed sanctuary. The temple's first sale proposal, to Parencorp Developers of Brookline, met resistance from neighborhood activists last month which prompted the planning board to delay action until temple officials present the board with a detailed development plan. Temple members will vote on a purchase and sale agreement Nov. 12 for the temple's 57-year- old center and link buildings. But members could vote down the plan, if they find they cannot afford the move and sale to Parencorp under stricter town zoning laws. "It's all contingent on cost," says Temple President Sonya Ravitch. "If we can't swing it financially, or if we can't swing it aesthetically, the purchase and sale agreement will be null and void." It is the aesthetic issue which has aroused activists. Neighbors of the temple recently reacted with concern when the planning board failed to scale down zoning, for the temple's development. They say they oppose turning the buildings into condominiums, as the temple and Parencorp plan. Merril Diamond, a partner of Parencorp, agrees with the activist's reaction. "Neighbors are concerned about density and aesthetics. Other condos on Beacon Street have been disappointing," he says. Diamond, in an effort to reassure neighbors about the plan, says Parencorp will maintain the temple's facade and basic character. "Parencorp has no intention of tearing down the temple center building," he said. Diamond has no doubt been saying the same thing in private to activists and temple members, who have been meeting these past few weeks to hammer out a compromise over the issue. Any actual development is unlikely until the planning board sees the temple's plan, which may not be until spring. The battle over zoning began in Brookline last May when Town Meeting approved a drastic reduction in building allowances around Coolidge Corner. Developers must now reckon with scaled down height and zoning laws, so are looking east and west on Beacon Street for lots. Still, the anti-building mood here is strong enough that temple planners must take activists into account before presenting any plan to the town. Meanwhile, temple officials are faced with a temple center and the link connecting it the Temple Ohabei sanctuary which are in disrepair and difficult to maintain. But Ravitch denies this is the main reason for the sale, and says the temple wants to modernize and consolidate. "This is a signal that we're willing to spend some money to Shalom today stay in the community. This could be a positive thing for the congregation." Ravitch also maintains that the Ohabei Shalom's member- ship is strong and the sale is not a last ditch effort to save what See Temple page 6 |
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