18 Friday, May 30, 1975 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Senators' Letter Affirms U. S. Support for Israel JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel expressed thanks and appreciation to the 76 American Senators who publicly urged President Ford to provide military and political support for Israel. The Foreign Ministry •11•11 11•1••■ FIRESTONE JEWELRY h"lexale 11m ,,,,, errwminimw. Jeuv4r, •& & h Reptiortnel SUITE 31$ ADVANCE BLDG. 23077 Greenfield at 9 Mile (313) 557-1860 I •111110 • 01•1111111•••• ■ • Mali, • L spokesman here said the Senators' letter was "a clear and unequivocal ex- pression of the deep friend- ship which the American people and government feels towards Israel and of the sincere concern which they feel for the peace and secu- rity of Israel." . The Foreign Ministry statement said the Sena- tors' letter was "especially significant" in view of cur- rent events in the interna- tional arena and more espe- cially in the Middle East. Dorothy S. 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The letter "gives notice to the Arabs that they must al- ter their views regarding U.S. support for Israel," Dinitz said. "It contributes to the stability of the Middle East by affirming that a strong Israel is a pre-condi- tion for any successful nego- tiations." Presidential Press Secre- tary Ron Nessen told re- porters. that "the. President 'believes it is valuable to have a wide range of views" and that the President "wel- comes all suggestions from all sources" in his considera- tion of the reassessment of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Nessen said, in reply to a question, that the President had not asked for the letter from the Senators. Nessen said Ford did not plan to meet with the Sen- ators who signed the letter and that he has already been in consultation with members of both Houses of Congress on the Middle East. 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Nessen told the reporters at the White House that the new aid levels for Israel and other Middle Eastern coun- tries have not yet been de- termined on the basis of our interests and our commit- ment to the survival of Is- rael. Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R- NY), the original sponsor of the letter, summed up the views of his fellow legisla- tors when he said that "if Is- rael's people feel secure, they will be more relaxed on concessions rather than being up tight." * * * Rabbis Keep Vigil on Capitol Steps WASHINGTON (JTA) — Representatives of boards of rabbis from a dozen Eastern cities, wearing yarmulkas and talisim and from time to time embracing a Torah, invoked blessings last week on American governmental leaders and urged them to maintain America's "his- toric commitments to sup- port the democratic state of Israel." Rabbi Harold H. Gordon, executive vice president of the New York Board of Rab- bis, which had organized the rabbinic mission to Wash- ington, said he was "quite sure" that this was the first time such a Jewish prayer vigil was held at the Capitol. The New York Board said in a statement that it is "deeply concerned over the mounting pressures di- rected by our government at the State of Israel." • "The basis for these con- cerns,' ' it said, is the U.S.reassessment of its Mi- deast policy, granting of arms to Jordan during this period "even while Israel is denied the opportunity for discussions relative to new arms shipments, the label- ing of Israel as intransigent and the simultaneous char- acterization of Egypt as moderate although it was Egypt that refused any meanin'gful political conces- sions in return for the enor- mous concessions that Is- rael offered." - Sadat Calls PLO Participation Imperative for Geneva Talks VIENNA (JTA) — Presi- dent Anwar Sadat of Egypt said that Egypt raises no conditions for a new round of the Geneva peace talks except the participation of the Palestinians. In an exclusive interview with the Austrian radio, Sadat said "The Palestini- ans must take part because we will have to work out a lasting peace for the Middle East in Geneva. There is no lasting solution possible without the participation o\f the Palestinians," Sadat declared. "The key question is not Sinai or the Golan Heights but the Palestini- ans." Sadat said the superpow- ers are responsible for a suc- cess of the Geneva talks. In case of a failure of the Ge- neva talks a very dangerous situation would be created, Sadat said. "I fight for peace, but if there is no peaceful solution possible we will not be afraid of a fifth Middle East war." Sadat said he was look- ing forward to his summit meeting with President Ford in Salzburg Sunday and Monday. "It will be very important to discuss the Middle East situation with the President after the failure of the peace mission of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger," he said. At the same time he stated he would not object `to a new Middle "in the context of a dimen- sion of peace." In his interview, Sadat also said Egypt would wel- come an expansion of the participating parties at the Geneva peace talks in order to prevent "a polarization of the super powers." He stated that, "It is my opin- ion that this is the time Eu- rope could do more to reach a solution of the Middle East problem." Sadat added that he would welcome the partici- pation of more European politicans at Geneva such as Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky. "I'm very happy to meet my friend Kreisky in Vienna," Sadat said. Sadat's declaration that he has a "mandate" to speak for the Arab world when he meets with President Ford was received with consider- able skepticism in U.S. offi- cial circles. The Egyptian leader's desire for the PLO to be present in Geneva was described as secondary. Sadat also is seeking U.S. financial support to pay off Egypt's debt to the Soviet Union for arms. This is seen as merely a bargain- ing point with little sub- stance in reality. Some easing away was in- dicated in U.S. circles from the Kissinger statement that the U.S. would disclose its views on a Middle East settlement after Ford sees Sadat and Israeli Premier