THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 11, 1977 17
Friendship Pervades Discussions
(Continued from Page 16)
"I am sure we will agree
to something."
Rabin agreed that
there is a Palestinian
question, but emphasized
"it is by no means the
heart or the crux" of the
Mideast conflict.
He reiterated that "what
prevents peace is the re-
luctance of the Arab gov-
ernments to recognize Is-
rael as a viable, indepen-
dent Jewish state." He
said once this recognition
is achieved all the other
problems will be easily
solved.
.„._ --
The Palestinian-, issue
-would thus be solved
through negotiations
with Jordan, he said.
Rabin also said that he
had not heard from Car-
ter any demands to re-
duce present level of U.S.
arms shipments to Israel.
President Carter gave
another pledge of strong
and continuing-American
support for Israel at the
working dinner at the
White ,House for Rabin
.Monday night.
Carter said he and
Rabin had discussed "the
possibilities in 1977 of
helping to carve out for
Israel and for Israel's
neighbors the time of
permanent peace, of
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mutual respect, trade,
better understanding
and of the acceptance of
differences that in the
past have been devisive."
Later, in his'toast to Ra-
bin, Carter recalled that
President Truman recog-
nized 4rael 12 minutes
after the Jewish state
came into existence 29
years ago. "And that rec-
ognition and that friend-
ship has never wavered, -
Carter added.
"Many people in our
own country," the PreSi-
dent said, "have looked on
our relationship with Is-
rael as one of support and
one of friendship that was
to Israel's benefit. I have
never looked on it that
way. I consider it to be an
equal partnership that
has derived for our coun-
try and for the cause of
freedom tremendous ben-
efits for us and this is a
time of a sharing of plans
for the future. -
In his response to the
President, Rabin said
that "the unique rela-
tionship that has been
developed between our
two countries" results
from their "spirit of free-
dom; the belief in detrnoc-
racy and the permanent
search for peace and hap-
piness."
He said, "Your initia-
tive" to start the talks
with the Middle Eastern
leaders "this time will
alloW us to build the kind
of thinking and, I hope,
also action with coordina-
tion with other leaders of
the area that will bring
about an end to a long,
futile war and will start a
new beginnjpg to Israel
and to all the countries in
the area."
Rabin also said "This is
the first visit of a prime
minister of Israel that has
come to the United States
without a shopping list,
without the need to make
imminent decision be-
cause of the pressure of
events. -
In keeping with the
scaled :down formal .pro-
gramming; the dinner
was limited by the Presi-
dent. to 35 guests. They
included the Israeli vis-
itors and embassy offi-
cials, the President's
principle aides and prom-
inent members of Con-
gress.
Rabin met with De-
fense Secretary Harold
Brown for more than an
hour at Blair House 'fol-
lowing a long, working
lunch with Secretary of
State Cyrus Vance. On
leaving the meeting,
Brown. described it as
"useful and productive."
JERUSALEM (JTA) — `services, although the
Prof. Yigal Yadin's party's Knesset members
Democratic Movement would be free to follow
for Change (DESH) is en- their consciences on re-
countering internal dif- ligious issues. But the
ficulties over the peren- "Shinui" and other secu-
nially explosive issue of lar groups who regard
the favored status of re- state enforcement of re-
ligious practices as coer-
ligion in Israel.
The movement, seeking cion say the platform be-
the broadest possible lies the party's stated ob-
base in the May 17 elec- jective of instituting
tions, has endorsed the changes in Israeli society.
In Tel Aviv, Minister of
unwritten' status quo
that has governed the Tourism Moshe Kol was
government's relation- re-elected chairman of
ship with the religious es- the Independent Liberal
tablishment since the Party at a stormy closing
session of its convention
state was founded. -
But members of the at which strong demands
strongly - secular were made by some mem-
"Shinui" (Change) move- bers for new leadership.
Kol said he had not de-
ment, headed by
lawyer-writer Amnon cided whether to stand for -
Rubinstein, which joined re-election to the Knesset
,DESH recently are repor- May .17 but observers
tedly restive over Yadin's noted'he has used this tac-
apparent concessions to tic before to get his sup-
the religious elements. porters to persuade him to
On the other hand, those remain on the list.
The ILP platforni sup-
favoring an accommoda-
tion express concern that ported reconvening the
DESH has taken on an Geneva conference at
anti-religious image since which, it said, the Pales-
the merger with tinian issue should be
dealt with by Israel and
DESH obviously hopes Jordan and a Palestinian
to win support from Or- delegation that recog-
thodox voters, especially nized Israel. It stated
since the National Religi- that the issue should be
ous Party and the Aguda resolved within the con-
bloc have both been text of a Jordanian-
weakened by internal con- Palestinian state in
which the Palestinian en-
flicts.
The DESH platform de- tity would find self-
clares that "Israel, as a expression.
JewiSh society, should re-
tain the principles of the
The mariners asked
Halakha in matters of Jonah, "When cometh
personal status while thou? What is thy country
striving to correct the and of what people art
moral distortions."
thou?" And Jonah re-
The platform also backs plied, "I am a Hebrew;
continued state provision and I fear the Lord, the
of religious services and God of heaven, who has
kashrut in state institu- made the sea and the dry
tions, such as the armed land."
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