THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
President Ford Reiterates Support for Israel
(Editor's note: What fol- must increase the flow of
lows are President Ford's those emigrating. I as-
answers to the questions sure you I will not let this
posed by the Jewish Tele- matter rest.
graphic Agency to him and
Turning to the questions
to Democratic Presiden- in the domestic arena
tial nominee Jimmy Car- which you also posed, I
ter. Carter's responses want to emphasize again
appear on Page 64.)
my total opposition to ar-
I am pleased to respond bitrary quotas in hiring
to the request of the practices or in education. I
Jewish Telegraphic believe above all that
'ency for my views on a merit should be rewarded
tuber of important is- and that opportunity
sues. With regard to the should be open to all. In
Middle East, our rela- the name of justice for
tionship with the state of some, we must not do in-
Israel is firm and endur- justice to others.
ing. Relations between
I am totally dedicated
our two countries are at a to quality education for
peak.
our children. I am equally
The
agreements dedicated to the elimina-
reached between Israel tion of discrimination in
and Egypt and Syria are America. Whether busing
in effect and working. Not helps school children get
a single Israeli or Egyp- a better education is not a
tian soldier is dying in the settled question. The re-
Sinai or on the Golan. The
cord is mixed.
forces of moderation
I have proposed legisla-
throughout the region
tion which would establish
are being strengthened.
specific guidelines for
It is important to note
federal courts considering
that the Sinai II agree- busing as a remedy for
ment was the first Arab- segregation. Even where
Israeli agreement that
was not just an armistice
in the aftermath of a war.
BULLETIN
As we continue our
search for a lasting peace Bellow Awarded
in the Middle East I can
tell you there will be no 1976 Nobel Prize
imposed solutions and
there will be no one-sided
concessions.
A just and lasting solu-
tion depends on the will of
the parties themselves, al-
though we stand ready to
assist at their request as
we have 'done successfully
over the past three years. I
am proud to stand on my
consistent. 28-year record
of support for Israel.
In just a little over two
years the funds I have
proposed for assistance to
Israel amount to over 40
percent of all the aid Is-
rael has received from the
United States since 1948.
And Israel's armed forces
are today much stronger
than they were in October
1973 thanks to U.S.
weapons and Israeli de- _ _SAM. RFT,
termination and skill. We
Saul Bellow, who is
will continue to provide
Israel with the political, presently gaining new
economic and military fame for his book on
support needed to ensure "Jerusalem," was named,
Thursday Morning, in
its security.
With regard to the PLO, Stockholm, as the 1976
I can say categorically Nobel Prize-winner in
that the position of the Literature. His previous
United States is firm and novel, "Humboldt's Gift,"
is believed to be the
will not change.
The Arab boycott has choice of his works that
been in existence since merited his award.
Bellow lost out in 1975
1952, and I have opwed
since 1952. I am proud for the Nobel Award to
be the first President to the Italian poet, Eugio
nave taken strong com- Montale.. Bellow was in
prehensive executive ac- -; Israel 4t.th
f
-s-duarreitz
ton to combat the boyeott his
and put an ent to- dit.L. -”Jellig ralane! ePig;
.t
-
crimination..
n
I respect the views of a
those who urge furtliir•c-, . Nebel:. peoie
tion. Where we may differ,
-
it is on means and not ends. (Continued fronni Page 1r
Our moral and legal oppos- - The Karolinska
ition to the boycott is clear tute said Blumberg had
to all. I will not tolerate the. - discoveredwa
way of indi-
.
translation of foreign eating the presence of
boycotts into domestic dis- hepatitis "B" virus in
against blood. His discovery
crimination
means the carriers of this
American citizens.
During the years I was infection can be identified
in Congress I worked to and has made it possible to
bring to America's atten- produce a solution of blood
tion the plight of Soviet antibody and vaccine
Jewry. I have raised the which protects against this
rilPiatter persbnally with disease.
Soviet leaders since be-
Each prize is worth
coming President. We $140,000.
busing is necessary, I be-
lieve it should be a transi-
tional remedy of only li-
mited duration.
I believe that our non-
public schools provide an
important element of di-
versity and competition
to our educational sys-
tem. Within constitu-
tional limits I believe we
must seek ways within
the tax system to ease the
burden on families whose
children attend non-
public schools. Similarly,
I support efforts to con-
sider ways throUgh the
tax system of easing the
burden on families whose
children are attending
college.
WEDDING—PAR Y—:
BIG SELECTION!
The defect in you do not
point out in another.
—Baba Metzia 59.
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