Page 6-THE NEWS-August, 1988 Charlotte Jewish Federation Gen. Zach Spoke on Situation in Israel Lass Receives Grant cont’d from page 1 By Joel Goldman As part of the Jewish Com munity Forum, sponsored by the Community Relations Committee (CRC) of the Char lotte Jewish Federation, Brigadier General Freddy Zach appe£ired June 6 before a large, enthusiastic audience at Shalom Park. General Zach is the present Deputy Coordinator of Israeli Government Operations in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza District. He was born in Basra, Iraq in 1946 and im migrated to Israel in 1951. He served in the Paratroopers Corp and fought in both the 1967 Six Day and 1973 Yom Kippur wars. He is a graduate of the University of Tel Aviv (1975) £uid was appointed to serve as Civil Adniinistrator in Judea and Samaria. In 1985 he was appointed as the Deputy Coordinator of Government Operations in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. He is married and the father of three children. (L to R) Jim Meadow, Brig. Gen. Freddy Zach, Alan Kronovet. In his speech, Zach empha sized that the Palestinian demonstrations of the past several months are violent, not peaceful, in nature. Their pur pose was and is to harm Israeli soldiers, and the Israeli army reaction, though often criti cized, was to prevent such harm from occurring. In the past month, Israel has been successful in decreas ing the violence within the oc cupied territories. However, Zach warned, the past several CAR PHONES Afliliated with Jankowitz SALES REPRESENTATIVE 4201-C Stuart Andrew Blvd. Charlotte. NC 28217 534-2016 Mobile MO[m F 3 Its raining. Its snowing. The roads areamess. It’s the perfect time to be in a Volvo 760. Only then can you ftiily appreci ate the handling advantages of our new Multi-link independent rear sus- pensioa And the stopping advantages of an Anti-lock braking system. You'll also discover a plethora of other features—big and small—that make the Volvo 760 a great place to ride out the storms. From an elec tronic climate control system to heated outside rearview mirrors that prevent icing and fogging. So arrange a test drive, come rain, sleet or snow. And see the Volvo 760 shine. "VOIjVO A or )ou c«i bdmc in biversityVolvo months have given the Pales tinians a strong feeling of suc cess, and this feeling allows them to be more confident in their civil disobedience activi ties. Concerning future negotia tions, Zach indicated that all parties to such negotiations would bring their own nega tive contributions. Jordan has little desire to discuss any issues. They pre fer leaving edl matters of discussions to the PLO. Israel is aware of the need to find a solution to the problem, but has little idea as to what form a solution should take. Also, Israel now suffers from reoccurring economic prob lems due to the violence, and the problems are further com plicated by Israel’s two party administrative system. Palestinians desire complete autonomy, which is unaccept able to Israel. The geographic proximity of a Palestinian state to Israel allows for un satisfactory defense alter natives for Israel. As a result of all of the negatives indicated, Zach warned that patience is the key word concerning all in volved parties. Solutions are going to take time, and the matter becomes complicated because of the present two party sharing of leadership within Israel. Zach stressed that Israel must return to a one party prime ministerial of fice to allow Israel’s end of the negotiations to be conducted with a united representation. An enthusiastic question and answer period followed Zach’s speech. Several in the audience alluded to the added threat to Israel if fundamen talist Moslem extremists con tinue to gain strength in both Israel and other Mid-Eastern nations. As Zach confirmed, this could well be one of the more serious problems facing Israel in the near future. described as bright, mature and perceptive. “He will repre sent our conununity well while in Israel. We are all looking forward to hearing of his ex periences upon his return.” The Charlotte Jewish Fed eration gives scholarship grants to deserving Jewish youth. The purpose of the grants is to provide sup plemental financial aid to be applied toward educational and Jewish identity strength ening programs in Israel. It is the intent of the CJF to en courage Jewish high school students to visit Israel. The grants are in amounts up to $1,000 per applicant. The 1989 Teen Israel Schol arship Program guidelines, qualifications and applications are available through the Fed eration office (366*5007). Mission Facts Between December 15, 1987 and April 17, 1988, 1,600 American Jews have participated in UJA/Federations Missions to Israel. These missions have included four Family Missions, a National Students Mission, seven Community Leadership Missions, four Regional Outreach Missions and several depart mental missions. COME JOIN US IN 1989. Tentative Mission Calendar 1989 Feb. 5-15 Feb. 26-Mar. 9 Winter Singles Mission Women’s Division Winter Leadership Mission Feb. 26-Mar. 12 • National Allocations Mission Mar. 5-15 - Region III Outreach Mission Mar. 9-19 • Region I Outreach Mission Apr. 2-12 - Region II Outreach Mission May 7-17 - Region IV Outreach Mission June 18-26 - Women’s Div. Campaign Chairmen & Directors Mission June 25-July 5 - Summer Family Mission I July 2-16 - Summer Medical Students Mission July 2-23 - Summer Students Mission July 9-19 - Summer Family Mission II July 16-26 - Summer Singles Mission I July 30-Aug. 9 - Summer Singles Mission II Aug. 13-23 - Summer Family Mission III Nov. 5-15 • Fall Study Mission Dec. 24-Jan. 3 - Winter Family Mission Dec. 24-Jan. 3 - Winter Students Mission “Say No to Hate” Was Held in Oklahoma TULSA, Okla. (JTA) - Black and Jewish leaders in Oklahoma got together to “Say No to Hate,” the theme of a statewide campaign launched here May 24. Thousands of bumper stickers bearing the slogan were distributed throughout the state, in order to draw atten tion to hate rhetoric and a number of racist incidents that have taken place in the state over the past several months. Cosponsors of the campaign were the Jewish community relations councils and Urban League chapters of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, and the Okla homa Conference of Churches. Deadline for September Issue IS August 10 ESCAPE THE HEAT! gi.b' IN THE COOL A SCENIC BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 7716 HWYZBNorth, Chartotte 704/547-1095 DEUaOUS JEW18H-AMEIUCAN CUISINE SWIMMING POOL •WHIRLPOOL / $9n •GOLF*TENNIS*BOATING / Tr *° • FISHING •ENnRTAINMENT / •ACTIVITIES •INFORMAL tuneh «d Dlnn.r. RMort HoM on BMutiful Uk« 0«c«ola for Brochur* A Rattt Call (704) 692*2544 Hiah Holiday Services on Premises Or Write: P.O. Box 2258 ^^^P^^SONVILLE, North Carolina 28793 If you move to Australia you cannot get The Charlotte Jewish Mews. But If you move locally or any place within the U. 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