THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
6 Friday, July 4, 1975
Israel to Decide Crucial Passes Issue Sunday
(Continued from Page 1)
Intelligence Gen. Aharon
Yariv urged "territorial
flexibility" on the issue of
the passes, while at the
same time declaring that
Israel must stand firm in its
demands for meaningful
political concessions from
Egypt in the form of
"components of non-belli-
gerency."
Peres declared earlier
that if Israel was to give into
Egypt's demands that she
evacuate the Mitle and Gidi
passes, Israel would be left
without a defense line in the
Sinai.
He said that Israel wants
in return for an evacuation
of the western part of the
passes an agreement by
Egypt that she would not go
to war for a certain period
of time. The aim of this
agreement would be for
Egypt to concentrate on her
internal economic and social
affairs rather than on war
with Israel.
Meanwhile, the Herut
Central Committee unani-
mously adopted a resolu-
tion urging the govern-
merit to reject the U.S.-
backed Egyptian terms.
After listening to Herut
leader Menachem Begin's
report of his meeting with
Premier Yitzhak Rabin,
the committee took the
position that if Israel gave
up the Mitle and Gidi
Passes and the Abu Rodeis
oilfields, it would invite
the gravest dangers, since
Egypt refuses to abandon
its state of belligerency.
The resolution called on
all friendly elements in the
U.S. to back Israel's atti-
tude.
A public committee has
been established to oppose
withdrawal from Abu Rod-
eis. Headed by geologist
Moshe Shafrir, it has called
on the public to flood the
prime minister's office with
letters and telegrams pro-
testing such a move.
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Dinitz, who has been sum- is going to ask for a purely
moned home to take part in military assessment from
the final decision-making, Israel's top military men as
has been instructed to seek to what withdrawal from
"clarifications" on the the strategic Mitle and Gidi
points troubling the govern- passes in Sinai would mean
ment. His task is compli- in terms of Israel's defense
cated by the logistics prob- position.
lem of Kissinger's vacation.
The Chief of Staff, Gen.
On the more immediate Mordechai Gur, has been
issues of a settlement, Israel asked to present his views to
is still unclear on Cairo's the cabinet. No one disputes
specific territorial demands. the fact that there is no to-
The Egyptian response to pographical feature in Sinai
Israel's proposals was that can substitute for the
vague, according to sources passes as a strategic asset
here.
for the Army that holds
Other points still needing them. But if the political
elaboration include the Pressure on Israel to with-
question of the width of the draw proves insurmounta-
coastal strip to Abu Rodeis ble, the cabinet wants to
which Israel has offered, the know what Israel should
question of electronic warn- demand from Egypt to corn-
ing devices in and near the ' pensate for the strategic
passes, and the issue of eco- loss.
nomic and political warfare
Another question to
on which Israel is seeking which the cabinet will seek
meaningful Egyptian mod- answers is the matter of
eration.
surveillance. Military ex-
The "doves," mean, perts doubt that a third na-
while, were organizing a tion would be acceptable in
concerted effort to sway a watchdog role. They ask,
the Israel decision to- what army in the world
wards their view. Leading would agree to place its
Laborite "doves" report- faith in foreign hands to
edly asked Rabin to con- sound the alarm in case an
vene a special ad hoc "attack is imminent.
forum, comprising Labor's
Government circles.
cabinet • ministers and were clearly shaken by
members of the Knesset President Ford's angry
Foreign Affairs Commit- _reaction to a New York
tee, to formulate the par- Times story from Jerusa-
ty's stand. They recalled lem detailing' what pur=
that Golda Meir had sum- ported to be Israel's latest
moned the same forum in territorial offers to Egypt
August 1970 when it had for a second-stage interim
been resolved to accept the settlement.
American peace initiative.
A
foreign
ministry
The "doves" were report- spokesman said that Israel
edly pressing former Fi- disapproved of "leaks" of
nance Minister Pinhas Sapir secret negotiations no less
to postpone his scheduled strongly than the U.S. and
trip to South America — he agreed with President Ford
is due to leave at the week's that the Times story con-
end -- so that the party tained inaccuracies. It
"strongman" is on hand to should not be viewed as re-
throw his weight behind the flecting the Israeli propos-
doveish campaign.
als submitted to Egypt
But even if they can push through the good offices of
their will through the Cabi- the United States, the
net, the "doves" will find it spokesman said.
hard to muster a Knesset
But the severity of Ford's.
majority since the Labor admonition worried Israeli
"hawks" mainly of ex-Rafi, officials. The President's
are also showing signs of statement denouncing the
ferment and uttering veiled leak was read by State De-
threats that they would partment spokesman Rob-
rebel rather than sanction a ert Anderson who made it
surrender to American dic- clear that the President was
tates.
not criticizing the Times
The cabinet, meanwhile, when he declared that the
U.S. "will not get into the
business of competitive
leaks of confidential diplo-
matic exchanges." Times
Jerusalem correspondent
Terence Smith attributed
his information to Israeli
government sources.
Ford's strong- reaction
surprised many observers
here because the Smith
story added little to what
has already been reported
here and in Washington on
the progress of the negotia-
tions.
Concern was expressed
that the episode could lead
to a new period of tension
between Israel and the
U.S. which abated after
Premier Yitzhak Rabin's
meetings with Ford in
Washington earlier last
month.
In Washington, White
House Press Secretary Ron
Nessen said that President
Ford is "not personally an-
gry --with anyone over the
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publication of a purported
Israeli proposal for a second
interim agreement with
Egypt.
Nessen offered that state-
ment when asked why the
President was so angry over
the "leak" that he made his
statement assdiling it
through the State Depart-
ment. The issuance of a
Presidential statement
through the State Depart-
ment is a rare occurrence.
Observers here are puz-
zling over why the Presi-
dent expressed himself
publicly with such ire over
a news report, attributed
to Israeli sources, which
he himself described as
"inaccurate and highly
misleading."
Some analysts suggested
that the Presidential state-
ment originated with the
State Department which
saw it as a means to pres-
sure Israel and demonstrate
to the Arabs that the Presi-
dent has no qualms about
applying such pressure.
Others believe Secretary of
State Henry A. Kissinger
felt undercut in his role as
mediator between Israel
and Egypt and urged the
President to make his state-
ment as a warning to Jeru-
salem to keep silent about
the negotiations now .taking
place through diplomatic
channels.
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