Sadateslantal Decision' Threats Meet With Israel Readiness to Seek Decisive Win in Case of War JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli sian officer on the other side of leaders are taking very seriously the waterway. - the Egyptian threat to renew war- One of the officers pointed a fare along the Suez Canal as Presi- finger toward Dayan and some dent Anwar Sadat's "year of deci- Egyptian soldiers called to him sion" nears its end. But sharp dif- by name. ferences of opinion surfaced as to Israel's retiring Chief of Staff whether Israel's response to an Gen. Haim Bar-Lev served notice Egyptian attack _should be an all- on Cairo that any renewel of war. out thrust for a decisive_ victory fare would bring swift and de- or a limited war. stractive retaliation a gain st Most observers here believe that Egypt. Addressing a conference Sadat is not thinking in terms of of mayors in Tel Aviv Sunday full-scale -hostilities but is con- night, Gen. Bar-Lev said the sidering a renewal of the "war chances for renewed hostilities of attrition" carried out by his were 50-50 and have been for predecessor, the late Gamal Abdel some time. He said a peaceful Nasser. It is believed here, how- settlement was still theoretically ever, that attempts to cross the possible but the chances at pres- Suez Canal and establish bridge- ent "are only very slightly more heads on the West Bank are in- than zero." cluded in Egyptian planning. Bar-Lev, who leaves the army Cairo's future strategic moves next year for a cabinet post, spoke will be coordinated with the lead- with confidence of Israel's ability ers of Libya and Syria, Egypt's to hit back hard and decisively new federated partners, who met against attacks by Egypt or a com- in Cairo Wednesday. bined Egyptian-Syrian assault on Sadat was to address a joint the cease-fire lines. "If the Egyp- meeting of the Egyptian parliament tians attempt to hit any civilian and the central committee of the targets in Israel. we can retaliate Arab Socialist Union behind closed in kind with such force that they doors Thursday. would quickly drop whatever plans The secretariat of the ASU, they have," Bar-Lev said. Egypt's only political party, con- The Cabinet met briefly Sunday firmed reports that a "final de- to hear Premier Golda Meir re- cisiOn" has been made to re- port on the recent conversations sume fighting against Israel, ac- of Foreign Minister Abba Eban cording to Cairo Radio. with Secretary of State William P. However, sources close to the secretariat have reportedly said Rogers and United Nations media- that there was no connection be- tor Gunnar V. Jarring. She briefed tween the decision itself and the the Cabinet on Friday's talk be- date on which shooting will be tween Ambassador Itzhak Rabin resumed, nor does the decision to and Assistant Secretary of State fight mean that diplomatic efforts for Near Eastern Affairs Joseph to reach a solution will be aban- J. Sisco. Israel is still waiting for a clar- doned. Cairo Radio said that war prep- ification of the American position with regard to an interim agree- arations will not last too long. Two of Israel's leading military ment to reopen the Suez Canal, ac- cording to informed sources here. commentators warned Monday night that Israel must not allow Premier Meir's recent visit to Sadat to dictate the form and Washington apparently did not elicit clarification nor, it appears, - limits of a future war. The commentators, Maj. Gen. was the matter made any clearer Haim Herzog, a member of the in Rogers' telephone -call to Eban Rafi wing of the Labor Party who in New York last week. Rogers also often reflects official views, and telephoned Egyptian Foreign Minis- Maj. Gen. Ezer Weizman, chair- ter Mahmoud Riad. Israel is also uncertain how the man of the opposition Herut fac- tion who has the reputation of a U.S. stands on Egypt's demand that "hawk," agreed in separate radio an Israeli pull-back from the Suez interviews that Israel should seek Canal must be the first step to- a decisive victory if war breaks ward a phased withdrawal from all of the Sinai. It is understood out anew. In their view, warfare cannot here that Israel's main concern is whether Rogers' six points re- be controlled and Israel cannot enter into a tacit agreement to presented a position which the U.S. confine the shooting to the Suez would introduce at some point in - Egyptian-Israeli talks or whether Canal zone. Weizman called for a swift, they were merely a general state- clean-cut decision with negotia- ment of views which, once stated, tions for a new cease fire only would not come up again as the U.S. resumed its role of mediator. after it is achieved. Rogers' phone call to Eban, Gen. Herzog stressed that de- tails of future strategy are not a which State Department spokes- subject for public discussion. But man Robert J. McCloskey disclosed he said that if attacked, Israel's last Friday, did not appear to wisest course may be to strive contain anything new on the sub- ject, although this too is not clear, for a decisive victory. But - security experts here take Israeli sources said today. Tlit an opposite view. They warned conversation was described here Tuesday that in the event of a as having been in "a constructivie new war with Egypt, it would be spirit." C * C in Israel's interest to restrict it- self- to actions that would not war- Shooting Incident on Canal; Israeli Soldier Killed In Gaza -, rant a deeper Soviet involvement 4-.4- TEL AVIV (JTA) '-- .- ' EgYro # in the conflict. ■ -‘.-.; In . order to prevent a direct fired two shots Berns) tbp Sue; confrontation with the Russians, Canal Saturday at an Israeli ,patral: Israel world have to restrict its moving along I' i'ainiiiii Cal thrk. blows to the Egyptian army and northern section of-the- 7arater*aft , to prevent it from gaining a foot- It was the third such incident in held on the east bank of the several weeks. There were no - canal. casualties in any of the incidents This - strategy, the proponents_ of nor did the Israelis, return fire. which were identified only as On Friday an ISraell soldier was security experts, would seem to killed and an officer and soldier preclude massive Israeli retalia- wounded in a clash with terrorists tion against targets deep inside in the Jebaliya refugee camp in the -Gaza Strip. The dead soldier EterPt. Defense MinisterMoshe, DaYtte was identified as' Cpl. Avinoam l front Mon-. Gal, 19,.of Tel Aviv. He was visited the Suez Cana "Y- and was spotted - group fitd-Isnielif soldier killed in , of tgAirintworrieeri'iffet a ituIP dr:1M - Sfiii'lliiii Alit' *r.' : D York." Now, he wrote, "No one, can watch the drift and delay in the Middle East without a sicken- ing sense that the last hope of peace is draining away." Orch estra and Entortaimanet THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 24, 1971-31 647-2367 Cpl. Gal's father, Itzhak Yag- ness, was a commander of the Irgun Zvei Leumi during the pre- statehood era. Two terrorists were killed and three children wounded in the Friday clash. State Dept. Mildly Critical of Soviet Pledge to Egypt WASHINGTON (JTA) — The State Department responded be- latedly and with only mild critic- ism to a reported Soviet pledge to support Egypt "in peace and in war" made Dec. 16 in Cairo by Russian Ambassador Vladimir M. Vinogradov. Department spokesman Chailes Bray said that the Soviet envoy "made comments in a private ses- sion with a small group of Egyp- tian journalists" which "obvious- ly are not helpftil to the whole process in which the parties and others have been engaged over the past month looking to an in- terim agreement or a full settle- ment." Lord Caradon Wants Over-all Peace Settlement LONDON (JTA) — Lord Cara- don, former British ambassador to the United Nations, urged in a letter published Monday in the Times that an international peace conference be convened in Geneva to reach an over-all settlement of the Middle East conflict. Lord Caradon recalled that he had pro- posed such a conference "long ago in the Four Power talks in New We Have Added Delores from •Vorthwest Detroit and Oak Park to our staff and Nancy is bark Aft en Salon Advance Bldg. (9 Mile & Greenfield) 557-3724 Bill McDonald Fern Kumove Prominent Floral Designers formally of Marc William Flowers are pleased to announce their new location William-Geoffry Gallery Flowers and Antiques 2140 Walnut Lake Road one mile west of Franklin Road Birmingham, Michigan Phone 626-5484 1 L arry .