Friday, February 4, 1977
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JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Premier Yitzhak Rabin
said that initiatives
taken by his government
in the past "might create
conditions for progress
toward peace durilig 1977
or 1978." -
He also said that•Israel
expected that "develop-
ments in Lebanon will be
corrected by peaceful dip-_
lomatic means," -a refer-
ence to the current pre-
sence of Syrian troops in
southern Lebanon -near
the Israeli border.
However, the Premier
warned, in an address at
the closing dinner of the
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annual Prim,e Ministers
Israel Bonds Conference,
that the Arab' States
should not take "our pati-
ence" over recent events
in Lebanon as "a sign of
weakness or a change in
our policy."
He reiterated that
peace heads Israel's
agenda. If the Arabs are
ready for real negotia-
tions they will find Israel
"a strong, reasonable and
a forthcoming partner,"
but if they are not ready
to negotiate, "I can prom-
ise them that we will not
be taken by surprise
again," Rabin told 300
American and Canadian
Jewish leaders.
In Washington, Secret-
ary of State Cyrus R.
Vance re-affii-Med long
standing United States
policy regarding the
Palestine Liberation Or-
ganization by saying
neither he nor any U.S. de-
signated official will meet
with the terrorist group
under present cir-
cumstances.
"It is difficult to see
how progress can be
made," on the Palestine
question, Vance said,
since the PLO up to this
point -has refused the
right of Israel to exist or
recognize the framework
of UN Security Council
Resolutions 242 and 338.
HO-wever, he added, "we
continue to believe rec-
ognition of the legitimate
interests of the Palestin-
ian people will be critical
to any peaceful settle-
ment."
Vance said 1977 is a
"critical year" in the
Middle East settlement
process since "all parties
have indicated willing-
ness" to proceed
"promptly" to Geneva.
However, he cautioned,
"it would be fool-hardy",to
hold a conference "until
the groundwork is
thoroughly explored and
plans arrived at so there is
a realistic chance of a con-
structive solution": He de-
clined to suggest a "dead-
line" for a conference
date.
Asked about the-impact
on Israel, Iran'and Sandi
Arabia of President Car-
ter's move to reduce the
flow of U.S. arms abroad,
Vance said the Administ-
ration has not yet discus-
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called it "a terribly im-
portant issue."
Boris Smolar's
'Between You
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Vance met over the
Editor-in-Chief
weekend with United Na-
Emeritus, JTA
tions Secretary Kurt
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Waldheim who starts his
A DISTURBING QUESTION: Three of the largest
own 10-day visit to the
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Jewish organizations — the American Jewish Com-
Mideast on Monday.
mittee, the Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith
In Miami Beach last and the American Jewish Congress — are now thowing
week, optimism was ex- in their full forces, jointly and separately, into inten-
pressed . about the new sifying the fight against the Arab boycott efforts in
Carter Administration's this. country. These efforts are beoming bolder from
promises to maintain Is- month to month and have a growing impact on impor-
rael's secure -survival, to tant and influential American firms seeking business
favor direct--Arab-Israel in the oil-rich Arab lands.
negotiations, to oppose
The three Jewish organizations are now concen-
any imposed solution, to trating, among other things, on securing the passage
refrain from using aid to by the new Congress of a bill which would declare t
Israel in a 'carrot and 'Arab boycott illegal. The bill-has already been int
stick' manner, to resist duced in the newly-composed Senate. It is anticipate
Arab blackmail and to that it will have the support of President Carter and
support legislation to end his Administration. Indications to this effect were
the Arab boycott, in talks givan at a hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee
at the plenary session of by the new Secretary of Commerce, Mrs._Juanita
the National Jewish Kreps.
Community Relations
All this is good and well. However, I have not
Advisory Council.
heard at yet — neither from competent sources in
nor from Jewish organizations in New
In Houston, ,former De- Washington
York
—
whether
the Arab rulers apply their boycott
fense Minister Moshe not only against American
firms dealing with Israel
Dayan declared Saturday but also against Jews serving in the American mili-
night that "the dawn of a tary units which are provided by the U.S. government
new era in the Middle - to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other , underdevelopda
East" has arrived because oil-rich Arab countries to help them build up their
"the Arabs_ for the first military strength. Does the U.S. military administra-
time are asking for peate." tion include Jewish personnel in the units which it
He predicted that the new sends to Arab lands, or are the Jewish officers and
Carter Administration experts being quietly left out in order not to raise any
would not pressure Israel. issue with the Arab rulers?
This is a very important question which has to do
Dayan said that before
1977 ends Israel may not only with the Arab boycott against Israel, but
achieve its greatest with boycotting Jews who serve in the U.S. armed
forces. It constitutes a direct challenge to the highest
foreign policy victory
"ending the state of war principles of American equality.
with the Arabs."
WASHINGTON'S EVASIVENESS: I posed this
question to President Ford when, during the Presi-
It was reported in West dential election campaign, he received in the White
Germany that Foreign House a number of editors of the Jewish and English-
Minister Hans-Dietrich Jewish press. I received from him no clear answer.
Genscher's visit to Syria, High officials in the White House who are in a position
Egypt, and Jordan next to know were -similarly evasive in their answers.
week and to Israel in
I now feel that the Jewish national organizations
March will be watched by intensifying their fight against the Arab boycott —
Bonn diplomats with un- which also jealously stand on guard the rights 62
usual interest.
American Jews — should look into the matter.
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Though earlier reports
Incidentally, not all Moslem countries- are
of a planned German volved in the boycott-against Israel. Iran and Turkey
peace initiative in the have never boycotted Israel and they don'• do it now. -mg
Mideast appear to be Even Algeria, Morocco and Sudan are not deeply in-
exaggerated, there is volved in demands to American firms concerning the
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strong evidence that anti-Israel boycott. The Arab countries that go to ex-
Germany is seeking a tremes in their boycott demands to American firms
more active and positive are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Emirates.
role for the European They finance the boycott movement with huge sums.
Economic Community Libya and Iraq — outspoken enemies of Israel — are
(EEC) in furthering peace not as extreme in their demands to American firms
talks.
with regard to the boycott as are rulers of the three
oil-rich countries.
It is interesting -to .note that Egypt has now
Hostage-Qaddafi-
adopted a policy of not bl
ackmailing any American
Daoud Link Denied firm which does business with Israel, if the firm in-
in Egypt a total of capital equal to that invested
PARIS (JTA) -- French vests
Israel. Thus,, the Egyptian government is, for in-
political sources denied in
negotiating with the Ford Motor Co. — which is
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Tuesday that the release stance,
on
the
Arab blacklist — for a joint project of $150
of French anthropologist
Francoise Claustre by million to build in Egypt assembly plants for trucks
tractors. Other Arab governments have similarly
Chad rebels who had held and
her hostage for nearly indicated that they would accept American firms who
three years was in any refuse to boycott Israel if-these firms will make in-
way connected with Fr- vestments also in Arab-lands. And there are American
that deal with both Israel and the Arab lands.
ance's release last month firms
_ THE PRO-ARAB LOBBIES: Just as the Jewish
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of Palestinian terrorist
organizations are now determined to intensify thei
Abu Daoud.
fight against the Arab boycott and to seek a fede
The sources were re- ban on it, the pro-Arab groups are similarly mobilizi
sponding to a suggestion all forces possible to prevent the outlawing of the boy-
in the newspaper L'Au- cott in this country.
rore that the personal in-
The lamentable thing is, that among these pro-
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tervention of Libyan Col. boycott elements, one finds many respectful and influ-
Muammer Qadaffi, cre- ential American firms which are ready to comply with
dited with securing Mrs. any wish of the Arab rulers to get multi-million dollar
Claustre's freedom, was orders from them. Outstanding in this camp are lead-
part of a deal.
ers of the National Association of Manufacturers and
important figures in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Meanwhile, Newsweek There are also many large American banks involved in
magazine reported that supporting the boycott. Together they now form a
France was pressured by formidable lobbying force in Washington. A special
Arab oil interests, who
organization named "Full Employment in America
threatened to pull out through Trade" has been formed — with offices in
their French investments Washington — which conducts propaga:nda aiming to
if Daoud was not re-
persuade Americans that trade with Arab countries
leased.
will reduce unemployment in this country.
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