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ID# 224815 THE WHITE 'HOUSE CORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET INCOMING C0074 DATE RECEIVED: MARCH 28, 1991 NAME OF CORRESPONDENT: MR. DANNY KRAVITZ SUBJECT: OPPOSES ISRAEL NEGOTIATING WITH YASSIR ARAFAT ACTION DISPOSITION ROUTE TO: ACT DATE TYPE C COMPLETED OFFICE/AGENCY (STAFF NAME) CODE YY/MM/DD RESP D YY/MM/DD KATHY JEAVONS ORG 91/03/28 C 91/04/02 REFERRAL NOTE: n-DOS E A 05 NAN 91/04/16 REFERRAL NOTE: / / / / REFERRAL NOTE: / / / / REFERRAL NOTE: / / / / REFERRAL NOTE: COMMENTS: ARTICLES ENCLOSED ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENTS: MEDIA:L INDIVIDUAL CODES: 4400 PL MAIL USER CODES: (A) (B) (C) *DISPOSITION *OUTGOING * *ACTION CODES: * * *CORRESPONDENCE: * *A-APPROPRIATE ACTION *A-ANSWERED *TYPE RESP=INITIALS * *B-NON-SPEC-REFERRAL * OF SIGNER * *C-COMMENT/RECOM *D-DRAFT RESPONSE *C-COMPLETED * CODE = A * *F-FURNISH FACT SHEET *S-SUSPENDED *COMPLETED = DATE OF * * OUTGOING * *I-INFO COPY/NO ACT NEC* * * *R-DIRECT REPLY W/COPY * * * * *S-FOR-SIGNATURE * * * *X-INTERIM REPLY REFER QUESTIONS AND ROUTING UPDATES TO CENTRAL REFERENCE (ROOM 75,0EOB) EXT-2590 KEEP THIS WORKSHEET ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL INCOMING LETTER AT ALL TIMES AND SEND COMPLETED RECORD TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF STATE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT TRANSMITTAL FORM S/S 9106022 Date April 16, 1991 FOR: Mr. William F. Sittmann Executive Secretary National Security Council Staff The White House REFERENCE: To: President Bush From: Mr. Danny Kravitz Date: March 15, 1991 Subject: Opposes Israel negotiating with Yassir Arafat WH Referral Dated: April 5, 1991 NSCS ID# (if any) : 224815 The attached item was sent directly to the Department of State. ACTION TAKEN: A draft reply is attached. A draft reply will be forwarded. A translation is attached. An information copy of a direct reply is attached. XX We believe no response is necessary for the reason cited below. The Department of State has no objection to the proposed travel. Other (see remarks). REMARKS: No reply to this letter is necessary. The letter makes no specific points about our policy in the Middle East, nor does it ask specific questions we could reply to. Also, the letter makes prejudiced statements about the Moslem religion which do not merit a response from the U.S. Government. Director Secretariat Staff UNCLASSIFIED WHITE HOUSE RECEIVED 91 APR !7 - A|2 : 00 91 APR 17 A 7 : 24 SITUATION ROOM THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE REFERRAL APRIL 5, 1991 TO: DEPARTMENT OF STATE 0404000 7100022 ACTION REQUESTED: '91 APR-05 3:24 PM APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIPTION OF INCOMING: ID: 224815 MEDIA: LETTER, DATED MARCH 15, 1991 TO: PRESIDENT BUSH FROM: MR. DANNY KRAVITZ DISTRICT FIVE FLORIDA STATE P.A.N. CHAIRMAN B'NAI B'RITH DISTRICT FIVE 4110 PALM AIRE DRIVE WEST POMPANO BEACH FL 33069 SUBJECT: OPPOSES ISRAEL NEGOTIATING WITH YASSIR ARAFAT PROMPT ACTION IS ESSENTIAL -- IF REQUIRED ACTION HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN WITHIN 9 WORKING DAYS OF RECEIPT, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE UNDERSIGNED AT 456-7486. RETURN CORRESPONDENCE, WORKSHEET AND COPY OF RESPONSE (OR DRAFT) TO: AGENCY LIAISON, ROOM 91, THE WHITE HOUSE, 20500 SALLY KELLEY DIRECTOR OF AGENCY LIAISON PRESIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE Kathy leavons 2.24815 B'nai B'rith District Five Chartered 1867 6611 BAY CIRCLE SUITE 100 NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071 404-662-8505 FAX 404-448-1489 DISTRICT OFFICERS President Bruce Raskin March 15, 1991 9175 Guilford Road, Suite 320 Columbia, Maryland 21046 George Bush President of the United States First Vice-President Kenneth Friedman The White House 16499 N.E. 19th Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 North Miami Beach, Florida 33162 Second Vice-President Dear President Bush: Eugene Margolis 6504 Sparrow Point Court I am enclosing for your attention an editorial commentary McLean, Virginia 22101 by Cal Thomas, which expresses my own viewpoints and con- Third Vice-President/Treasurer cerns and those of the 35,000 members of the Political Frank Rosen P.O. Box 31873 Action Network Committee of B'nai B'rith ( P. A. N. ) I Charlotte, North Carolina 28231 write you in my capacity of District Five Chairman, which Executive Vice-President encompasses 7 states from Washington, D.C. south to Florida. Michael A. Jaul I am enclosing a documented excerpt from an open letter to REGIONAL OFFICES King Hussein of Jordan, from the Saudi Ambassador, as Regional Director reported in the Washington Post, Sept. 26, 1990. (the Fred Bressler 2701 W. Oakland Park Blvd., #410 palestinian problem has been an arab problem which the Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 israeli's inherited in their own successful defense). 305-485-8108 FAX 305-485-8222 Regional Membership Director Last, but not least, you will find documented quotes from Suzanne Weiner Weber Yassir Arafat, as reported by the Consulate General of Israel, Regional Director of Development located in Miami, Florida. Ed Schwartz Regional Director How can our Congressional representatives, let alone our Kenneth Farber President, and Secretary of State, entertain even the thought 6801 Lake Worth Road, #322 of urging Israel to negotiate with the likes of Yassir Lake Worth, Florida 33467 407-966-2322 FAX 407-966-3421 Arafat ? This man was as much an enemy of ours as was Sad- dam Hussein, and may still be. How can his words or Regional Director Arlene Smolar thoughts hold any credibility for today let alone the future ? 130 Slade Avenue, #104 Nevertheless, it seems the Palestinians and Arafat want to Baltimore, Maryland 21208 dictate THEIR TERMS TO THE DEMOCRATIC WORLD AND TO THE STATE 301-484-6200 FAX 301-484-9999 OF ISRAEL. THIS GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE WORD, "CHUTZPAH". NATIONAL CAPITAL ASSOCIATION 6101 Montrose Road, Suite #204 Rockville, Maryland 20852 In closing, the Koran, the holy book of the Moslems, prescr- 301-231-0007 ibes: B'NAI B'RITH FOUNDATION OF U.S. Assistant National Director 1 - the Bible is a forgery. of Development Jerrold G. Posner 1550 N.E. Miami Gardens Dr., #310 2 - the people in the Bible (Christians & Jews) are infidels, North Miami Beach, Florida 33179 called in arabic "Dhimmi". 305-947-1004 FAX 305-947-8102 DISTRICT FIVE OFFICE 3 - "Dhimmis" (infidels/non-believers, in Islam) do not des- erve to exist. Pilot City Program, Director Marci A. Gollis 4 - Lying to "Dhimmis" and cheating them is perfectly moral. District Dateline, Editor Lauren E. Misner District Program Coordinator Danny Kravitz Cheryl B. Moss District Five/Florida State P.A.N. Chairman MARYLAND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA FLORIDA 4110 Palm Aire Drive West, Pompano Beach, Fl. 33069 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ORM OPTICAL DISK NETWORK ID# 224815 Hardcopy pages are in poor condition (too light or too dark). Remainder of case not scanned. Oversize attachment not scanned. Report not scanned. Enclosure(s) not scanned. Proclamation not scanned. Incoming letters(s) not scanned. Proposal not scanned. Statement not scanned. Duplicate letters attached - not scanned. Only table of contents scanned. Nc incoming letter attached. Only tracking sheet scanned. Photo(s) not scanned. 3111 not scanned. Comments: M.D. Rare Candor From Saudis Excerpts from an open letter to King Hussein from the Saudi Ambassador: Your majesty, you claimed to defend the Palestinian people's right to self-deter- mination and a state of their own. And I support you in that. But you were responsi- ble for the Palestinian homeland on the West Bank from 1948 to 1967. Why in all that period did you not give them their rights and statehood? When you needed Saudi troops to help you, they came and spent 10 years in your country at your asking. And we did not question why or why not, nor raise "ifs," "and," or "buts," as you do now. You say the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border is dis- puted and based on a historical record cre- ated by the colonial British. Your Majesty, you should be the last one to say that. Not only all your borders, but your whole coun- try was created by the same colonial Brit- ish. And do you remember when the British troops were invited by you into your country in 1958? We did not object or ques- tion your motives and judgement over that. I hope you are proud of your new friends - Saddam Hussein, Abul Abbas, Abu Nidal, Habash, Hawatmeh, and the rest of the unholy crowd (Washington Post, Sept. 26). CONSULATE GENERAL ISRAEL 330 Bise acne Boulevard Suite 510 Miami, I lorida 33132 Arafat's Declaration of Solidarity with Iraq (305) 358-8111 FOR YOUR INFORMATION In a speech before the Assembly in Bagdad, on January 7, Arafat said that if the United States and its allies want to fight against Iraq because of the occupation of Kwait: "Then I say welcome, welcome, wel- come to the war. Iraq and Pales- tine represent a common will. We will be together side by side and after the great battle, God will- ing, we will pray together in Jerusalem. The Iraqi fighters and the Palestine stone throwers have an appointment with victory to- gether." In an interview in the Today Show, respond- ing to the question on his close contacts with Saddam Hussein: "I am not his ally. He is my ally. He is the strongest to my people and their occupation." Editorial Under the Mask of Faisal Husseini Faisal Husseini, the leader of the Palestinian Arab delegation which met with Secretary of State James Baker this week, has been widely portrayed as a "moderate." The truth, however, is consider- In an interview in the PLO's Journal of Palestine Studies last ably more complex. year, Husseini explicitly endorsed the use of "armed struggle," the traditional PLO euphemism for wanton terror against Israel. "When there is an occupation, people have the right to fight it by any means they can, including the armed struggle," Husseini asserted. "I believe that at this stage, other means will work better. I am not saying that we should should_renounce renounce the armed struggle. The armed struggle is only part of the political struggle." Husseini then revealed some disturbing details about his past. It turns out, for example, that this "moderate" is actually a veteran terrorist. "I joined the Palestine Liberation Army" - the Syrian faction of the PLO - "in 1966, and went to officers' school in Syria. (In 1967) I was sent to train Palestinian fighters in Leba- non," (meaning he trained terrorists to launch cross-border murder raids into northern Israel). After the-Six Day War, Husseini slipped into Jerusalem and began organizing a local terror cell. He was arrested after Israeli police "searched my house and found two dis- assembled weapons," and he spent time in prison for the crime. The other fascinating aspect of the interview was Husseini's comment on the question of whether a small Palestinian state would serve as a launching pad for future attempts to conquer the rest of Israe!. Asked if he still adhered to the traditional PLO goal of a "democratic secular state," Husseini described that goal as "a beautiful dream," and concluded: "As to the future - who can say? Who can guarantee that our children or grandchildren fifty years from now will not ask why we haven't chosen the democra- tic, secular state?" It was a coy way of saying, "Let's be patient, take what we can right now, and eventually we'll conquer the rest It comes as no surprise that former Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin once described Faisal Husseini as "the number one PLO rep- resentative in the territories." By cleverly combining political and terrorist methods, Husseini is doing an expert job of advancing the of Palestine." PLO's deadly agenda. OPINION LET'S JUST SAY, WE PEACEFUL FOR A MOMENT, PALESTINIANS WOULD THAT THE ISRAELIS SETTLE DOWN, RAISE DID TRADE LAND FAMILIES PROSPER FOR PEACE RAISE BIGGER FAMILIES THEN AS A PEACEABLE PEOPLE WE WOULD REQUIRÉ MORE ONLY ONE LAND. SMALL THING TO ACHIEVE COMPLETE HAPPINESS Mack's Resolution Calls on Arabs To Recognize Israel WASHINGTON, D.C. - Un- The resolution states that it is the ited States Senators Connie Mack sense of the Congress that: (R-FL) and Charles S. Robb (D-VA) introduced a resolution all Arab nations which have March 7, calling on the Admi- refused to recognize Israel nistration to encourage Arab na- and have maintained a state tions to recognize Israel's right to of belligerency with the exist. State of Israel should recog- The resolution was introduced nize Israel, end the eco- as Secretary of State James Baker nomic boycott against is- was preparing to visit Arab and rael, end the state of bel- Israeli leaders. ligerency with Israel, and Under the resolution, Arab na- enter into direct negotia- tions are urged to recognize Israel tions with Israel for the pur- before any peace talks can begin. pose of concluding peace "The Persian Gulf War brought treaties and establishing full to light the incredible security diplomatic relations. concerns Israel must face," Mack the United States should use said. "Now is the best time in all available means to influ- perhaps generations to bring ab- ence and encourage the out lasting peace in the Middle Arab states which were al- East if Arab nations recognize Is- lied with the United States rael's right to exist. in the Gulf War to achieve "In March 1979, Egypt and Is- the objectives (in the above rael signed an historic peace tre- paragraph). aty. Now, twelve years later, The bill was also co-sponsored Egypt's Arab brothers have the by Senators Alfonse D'Amato best opportunity in years to make (R-NY) and Frank Lautenberg peace with Israel as a neighbor." (D-NJ). VIEWPOINTS 8 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991 THE MIAMI HERALD 17 Peace? Arab attitudes must change! After four decades of fomenting anti-Israel hatred and bostilities T HE WORLD is expecting, even demanding, a mentary magazine, the bandying about of these words in settlement to the nearly 43-year-old dispute CAL THOMAS the Arab states is merely a disguise for "an absolute between Israel and its Arab neighbors, as well as rule that could not be declared openly as such." resolution of the "Palestinian problem" that much of Instead of pressuring Israel with "land for peace" the world sees as an integral part of the Arab-Israeli dis- During the war, the PLO and its allies urged Iraqi formulas, the United States ought to be concentrating pute. dictator Saddam Hussein to attack Israel and its civilian on the real needs of the Arab world: overcoming igno- As Secretary of State James Baker visits the region population. Can the PLO be considered a legitimate rep- rance, fanaticism, hate, exploitation by their fellow (and Israel for the first time), "experts" and some edito- resentative of the Palestinian people? If so, then the Arabs; proper development of their resources; advanc- rial writers are saying that there has never been a bet- true intentions of the Palestinian people must be viewed ing agricultural and water projects; and so on. ter opportunity to reach an accord than in the aftermath as identical to those of PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, In his speech to Congress last week, President Bush of the war with Iraq, during which "moderate" Arab who said on Baghdad television on Dec. 31, 1990: "We was right to call for compromise. His hint that Israel nations aligned themselves with the West. will answer the Zionist enemy, and say to him in 1991: a ought to be doing the compromising, however, ignores This is a dangerous and inaccurate conclusion to land without the Israeli or Zionist people. This land is who has been the predator in the region and who has draw from the war. The problem has been and is most Arab, Arab, Arab, Palestinian in her face and Arab in her been the potential meal. likely to remain not a few hundred square miles of land heart." The Arab nations have lost every war that they have that make up the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but the atti- How safe would Israel be next to a Palestinian state launched against Israel. Each of those wars was for the tude of millions of Arabs about the very existence of with Arafat, or someone like him, as its president and purpose of occupying all of Israel and driving every Jew Israel and the Jewish people. committed to an all-Arab "Palestine"? to his grave or into the sea. Each time that the Arab But the Palestinian issue is a side issue. The real nations lost, they came back to try again. Ahhorrence to the existence of Jews issue is whether Arab nations are willing to put aside Arab literature, schoolbooks, and public pronounce- years of hatred and hostility to make peace with the sov- It takes only one lost war ments are filled with hatred and animosity toward Jews. ereign nation of Israel. As national-security-affairs Israel is not so fortunate. It has only to lose one war, A Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Qabas, described Jews in a expert Steven Emerson has written, "The Palestinians because it won't get a second chance. Nov. 28, 1989, article as "human scum" and persons in are not interested in or capable of living in peace with Concerning Arab attitudes, it is worth remembering whom "treachery is inbred." Abhorrence to the very the Israelis. Most Palestinians have sheer hatred for a line from the Covenant of the Islamic Resistance existence'of Jews on Earth is commonly read in publica- Jews." Too harsh a judgment? If so, the burden lies on Movement, published in 1988: tions in ali Arab countries, including Egypt, which is offi- the Palestinians and their leaders to prove otherwise, "There is no solution for the Palestinian question cially at peace with Israel but whose opposition media not on those such as Emerson, who have ample evidence except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals, and inter- continue 1) convey the worst anti-Semitic epithets. to buttress their case. national conferences are all a waste of time and vain Karl von Clausewitz noted more than a century and a The idea of "land for peace" is foreign to the Islamic endeavors. The Islamic Resistance Movement CASUALTIES half ago: Where there are hostile emotions, there are world. Terms such as "human rights," "civil rights," believes that the land of Palestine is consecrated for hostile intentions. The hostile emotions have subsided "democracy," "free elections," "self-determination," future Muslim generations until Judgment Day." not at all. It is unlikely that the outcome of the Gulf War and "peace" are precious to the West but are not prac- Now, there's an attitude that will take more than one COPYRIGHT USA has caused a reduction in the hostile intentions of most ticed fully in any Arab nation. As British analyst David visit by Secretary of State Baker to change. Arab states. Pryce-Jones noted in the January 1989 issue of Com- Los Angeles Times Syndicate Red-carpet treatment B'nai B'rith District Five FREDERICK P. BRESSLER CORT LAUDEN 19 PA MAR SOACE This REGIONAL DIRECTOR 2701 W. OAKLAND PARK BLVD., #410 to 1991 E'stamp.rate FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33311 George Bush President of the United States The white House By: passed Washington, D.C. 20500 2 1991 SCEPTION & SECURITY VIHITE HOUSE MAIL VIEWPOINTS 8 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991 THE MIAMI HERALD 17A Peace? Arab attitudes must change! After four decades of fomenting anti-Israel hatred and bostilities T HE WORLD is expecting, even demanding, a mentary magazine, the bandying about of these words in settlement to the nearly 43-year-old dispute CAL THOMAS the Arab states is merely a disguise for "an absolute between Israel and its Arab neighbors, as well as rule that could not be declared openly as such." resolution of the "Palestinian problem" that much of Instead of pressuring Israel with "land for peace" the world sees as an integral part of the Arab-Israeli dis- During the war, the PLO and its allies urged Iraqi formulas, the United States ought to be concentrating pute. dictator Saddam Hussein to attack Israel and its civilian on the real needs of the Arab world: overcoming igno- As Secretary of State James Baker visits the region population. Can the PLO be considered a legitimate rep- rance, fanaticism, hate, exploitation by their fellow (and Israel for the first time), "experts" and some edito- resentative of the Palestinian people? If so, then the Arabs; proper development of their resources; advanc- rial writers are saying that there has never been a bet- true intentions of the Palestinian people must be viewed ing agricultural and water projects; and so on. ter opportunity to reach an accord than in the aftermath as identical to those of PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, In his speech to Congress last week, President Bush of the war with Iraq, during which "moderate" Arab who said on Baghdad television on Dec. 31, 1990: "We was right to call for compromise. His hint that Israel nations aligned themselves with the West. will answer the Zionist enemy, and say to him in 1991: a ought to be doing the compromising, however, ignores This is a dangerous and inaccurate conclusion to land without the Israeli or Zionist people. This land is who has been the predator in the region and who has draw from the war. The problem has been and is most Arab, Arab, Arab, Palestinian in her face and Arab in her been the potential meal. likely to remain not a few hundred square miles of land heart." The Arab nations have lost every war that they have that make up the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but the atti- How safe would Israel be next to a Palestinian state launched against Israel. Each of those wars was for the tude of millions of Arabs about the very existence of with Arafat, or someone like him, as its president and purpose of occupying all of Israel and driving every Jew Israel and the Jewish people. committed to an all-Arab "Palestine"? to his grave or into the sea. Each time that the Arab But the Palestinian issue is a side issue. The real nations lost, they came back to try again. BAKER Ahhorrence to the existence of Jews issue is whether Arab nations are willing to put aside Arab literature, schoolbooks, and public pronounce- years of hatred and hostility to make peace with the sov- It takes only one lost war ments are filled with hatred and animosity toward Jews. ereign nation of Israel. As national-security-affairs Israel is not so fortunate. It has only to lose one war, A Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Qabas, described Jews in a expert Steven Emerson has written, "The Palestinians because it won't get a second chance. Nov. 28, 1989, article as "human scum" and persons in are not interested in or capable of living in peace with Concerning Arab attitudes, it is worth remembering whom "treachery is inbred." Abhorrence to the very the Israelis. Most Palestinians have sheer hatred for a line from the Covenant of the Islamic Resistance existence\of Jews on Earth is commonly read in publica- Jews." Too harsh a judgment? If so, the burden lies on Movement, published in 1988: tions in ali Arab countries, including Egypt, which is offi- the Palestinians and their leaders to prove otherwise, "There is no solution for the Palestinian question cially at peace with Israel but whose opposition media not on those such as Emerson, who have ample evidence except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals, and inter- continue 1) convey the worst anti-Semitic epithets. to buttress their case. national conferences are all a waste of time and vain Karl von Clausewitz noted more than a century and a The idea of "land for peace" is foreign to the Islamic endeavors. The Islamic Resistance Movement half ago: Where there are hostile emotions, there are world. Terms such as "human rights,' "civil rights," believes that the land of Palestine is consecrated for hostile intentions. The hostile emotions have subsided "democracy," "free elections," "self-determination," future Muslim generations until Judgment Day." not at all. It is unlikely that the outcome of the Gulf War and "peace" are precious to the West but are not prac- Now, there's an attitude that will take more than one COPYRIGHT has caused a reduction in the hostile intentions of most ticed fully in any Arab nation. As British analyst David visit by Secretary of State Baker to change. Arab states. Pryce-Jones noted in the January 1989 issue of Com- Los Angeles Times Syndicate Red-carpet treatment