I believe I am voicing some of those feelings today. Foremost on our minds are the lives and wellbeing of those innocent people who have been made hostages by Arab terrorists57 men and women39 of them American citizensare still in the hands of the air bandits. and one wants to avoid any public posturing that might add to the difficulty of obtaining their safe return. But surely the United States should make it clear that unless the hostages are released quickly and unharmed. all U.S. aid to refugee camps now under the control of Arab terrorist organizations will be stopped. We contribute more than twothirds of the funds for the maintenance of these camps. and the plight of all refugees must be the concern of those who are more fortunate. But we cannot continue to finance sanctuariesmuch less training groundsfor those who would blackmail the civilized world by kidnaping hundreds of travelers and then detaining some of them after a selection process that appears to have peculiarly sinister overtones. Furthermore. the U.S.
Identified stereotypes
Associating all refugees in camps with terrorism.