Urge National Conclave of Jewish Representatives to Counter American Policy in the Middle East

The Board of Governors of District 3 of B’nai B’rith called on B’nai B’rith national president David Blumberg yesterday to initiate a meeting of all American Jewish organizations in Washington, D.C. next month to counter what it charged was a “reversal of U.S. policy in the Middle East” aimed at forcing “the State of Israel to commit step-by-step suicide,” it was reported by Albert H. Erlick, associate editor of the Jewish Exponent.

A resolution to that effect was adopted unanimously by the District 3 board at an emergency meeting here, Erlick said. District 3 represents 35,000 B’nai B’rith members in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginia. The resolution asked for supportive action by the five other B’nai B’rith districts in the U.S.

It said it was asking Blumberg to “immediately secure mail vote consent” for such a meeting from the Board of Governors of the Supreme Lodge of B’nai B’rith because “the leadership of Jewish American organizations have not taken forceful public and coordinated actions to expose the destructive effects of the U.S. policy reversal, the Sadat maneuvering and the U.S. media blitz to force the State of Israel to commit step-by-step suicide.”

The resolution urged that “a national confer ence of representatives from all U.S. community groups” be held in Washington “during the week after the U.S. Congress” Easter recess.” It said: “The purpose of such a conference is to have separate meetings with U.S. Senators and Congressmen with their constituents to impress these elected representatives with the views and deep concern of American Jews on present U.S. Middle East policies and the dangers thereof to the vital interests of the U.S. and the State of Israel.”