Mayor Richard G. Hatcher criticized as “very unfortunate” yesterday a resolution passed at the National Black Political Convention here earlier this week advocating the “dismantling” of the State of Israel. Suggesting that the resolution was “snuck through,” since it was passed by voice vote near the end of the convention with only a few hundred delegates present, the Black Mayor told a news conference that it did not reflect “the sentiments of the majority.” He remarked: “I didn’t see any strong anti-Israeli sentiments on the floor of the convention.”
The text of the resolution was not available to the press. The convention’s organizers refused to disclose the contents of the resolution and Hatcher’s office said it did not have a copy. His press secretary noted, however, that it was subject to amendment or rejection by the convention’s 60-member steering committee, which will publish the texts of various resolutions May 19. The delegates also passed a strong anti-bussing resolution.
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