22 April 9, 1976 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Price Sells Cars Stop In And See Why Let Us Build A Car For You Measure Quality With Gage Ga ge Oldsmob i le inc. 21710 Woodward, 6 Blks N. of 8 Mile Ferndale, Mich. 399-3200 SEE US LAST!!! Fisher Downplays Israeli Tensions; States U.S. View on Egypt and Aid JERUSALEM (JTA) — Max Fisher, chairman of the Jewish Agency board of gov- ernors, said that the current feelings of tension between Israel and the United States were being generated by,the Israeli Press. He said they were not apparent in the U.S. and that in fact, Presi- dent Ford, with whom he met only 10 days ago in Washington, was puzzled as to where the tension came from. Fisher spoke to Israeli newsmen at a press confer- ence following the end of the board of governors meeting. The Detroit industrialist said he would "suggest very strongly that the Israeli press handle differently the relations between Israel and the U.S." Declaring that he did not "find the same ten- sions in the U.S." and that "in all fairness," what is reported in Israel "is not quite accurate," Fisher warned that "if you high- light minor differences then you lead to major disagree- ments." Fisher said he would personally use whatever influence he has to see that Israel receives $550 million in U.S. aid for the fiscal year transition quarter. However, he noted that in the last 27 months Israel has received over $4 billion from the U.S. Israel also must un- derstand President Ford's position, Fisher said, and realize that it is very diffi- cult for the President to approve additional aid for Israel when he faces a $49 billion deficit at home. Fisher claimed that Israel was making "Too big an is- sue" over the sale of six transport planes to Egypt. He said Israel should try to view the sale from the point of view of the general bal- ance in the Middle East. It should be understood that the U.S. is committed to maintain the security of Israel, he said. However, the U.S. is friendly with Egypt as well and only a major power which is friendly to all sides of the Middle East conflict can try to find an agreement. Fisher denied allegations that Ford has "written off" the "Jewish vote" in this year's Presidential elec- tions. Meanwhile, Moshe Zan- bar, governor of the Bank of Israel, warned that if Israel does not receive the extra $550 million, unemploy- ment in Israel would soar to 80,000. Zanbar said that under the present circumstances, "politicians in Washing- ton can decide if we will have unemployment and what its rate will be." Rabin denied reports from Washington corre- spondents of Israeli newspa- pers that he hadtold Presi- dent Ford Israel did not need the transitional quarter funding. Rabin's statement to the Cabinet on Sunday was followed Tues- day by an official statement saying that Rabin first raised the issue with Presi- dent Ford during his Janu- ary visit to the U.S. At the same time, Rab Alexander Schindler, chair- man of the Conference of Presidents of Major Ameri- can Jewish Organizations, told Israelis that their world image was that of a nation without strong leadership because it has postponed dealing with basic problems such as the Palestinians. Addressing a press con- ference in Tel Aviv, Schin- dler also said that the Se- curity Council speech by U.S. Ambassador William Scranton did not herald a change of U.S. policy to- ward Israel. American policy in the Middle East seeks to differentiate be- tween the extremists and more moderate elements in the Arab world and to en- courage the latter to come under American influence, Schindler said. He -observed that the world view of Israel was that its leadership could not stand up to the challenges of the region's basic problems. Whether this is true or not makes no difference as long as the world sees Israel in that light, he said. (See related story, Page 24) Ford Veto Threat, Kissinger Role Criticized at AIPAC Annual Detroit Assembly A HAPPY PASSOVER To The Entire Community A 00 0111 Complete Food Centers Aaron Rosenbaum, re- search director of the Amer- ican Israel Public Relations Committee Washington headquarters, in an address to 100 Detroit enrolees in the movement, at the Stan- dard Club, Wednesday, ex- pressed concern over Presi- dent Ford's threat to veto the $550 million allocation in foreign aid funds ear- marked for Israel. He also criticized the support given to such a threat by Secre- tary of State Kissinger. Rosenbaum, who is the son of Rabbi and Mrs. Mil- ton Rosenbaum of Oak Park and holds a major executive position in AIPAC, said hope now is centered in the role to be played by Con- gress whose members have been alerted by IPAC about the excessive arms provi- sions that continue to flow- into Arab countries from Russia and other countries. He said that proof has been provided that $15 billion worth of arms have been given the Arab states by the USSR and other govern- ments and that Egypt, con- trary to denials by Sadat, still receives Soviet aid. Wilfred Doner, co-chair- man of the Detroit AIPAC Committee with Morris Brandwine, gave an analy- sis of the national com- mittee's functions and urged strong support for it as the movement that al- erts American legislators and public opinion on Is- rael's desperate status under threat from the Ar- abs. He joined in express- ing concern over the an- tagonism that has become evident both in the Sta Department and the Whi, House. • Lewis Grossman also pE ) ticipated in the prograrh - and spoke of the urgent need to keep members of Congress aware of the truth in the issues affecting Israel and of constantly urging them to insist that justice be done to Israel whose se- curity is much dependent upon U. S. support. Banks Hold Bonds NEW YORK — Three thousand American banks have Israel Bonds in their investment portfolios.