42 Friday, July 29, 1977 • THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Officials Jubilant Over the Success of Begin's U.S. Trip the friendship between Is- rael and the U.S. is now rooted not only in the friend- new stage in the relation- ship between the President ' ship between Israel and the and the premier but what United States, "an unwrit- he termed Israel's contribu- ten alliance," was estab- tion to United States nation- lished last week during the al security. The source said meetings between Presi- Begin had given Carter in- dent Carter and Premier formation pertaining to So- Menahem Begin of Israel. viet weaponry which was In . addition, a deep and gen- gleaned from that left be- uine friendship and respect hind by the Arab armies I. was welded between the after they attacked Israel. two chief executives that The source stressed that went beyond surface appear- the policy of the Israeli gov- ances. ernment under Begin, un- like that under the Labor Unique, Elegant Party, is not to continue to ' as a big rely on the U.S. Entertainment brother helping its small from sibling. What Begin estab- Bach to Rock _ lished in his meetings with Carter, the source explain- ed, could be termed an "un- written alliance, bilateral help, reciprocity." Pursuing the basis for Begin's optimism, one edi- tor asked how this was pos- sible since neither Israel nor the Arabs have basi- cally changed their views on substantial issues. The SANdy. FniEdmAN source noted some moves recently taken by Egypt to phoToymphy help improve the atmos- 25900 Greenfield (at 101/2 mi. Landmark Bldg., phere as a further basis for optimism. 968-0808 CANDIDS--PORTRAITS--MOVIES-OUTDOOR One example cited was SETTINGS-INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS Egypt's move earlier this month to withdraw some 4,000 troops from Sinai placed there in excess of the number agreed to in the Sinai accord. Although this Lights - Sound - Experience followed Israel's complaints Parties, Dances, Special Occassions to the United Nations Emer- from gency Force, Egypt pulled back these additional forces "THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN" "without any condition," he said. Another example was Egypt returning, with full military honors, the re- 4Y4o Disc Jockey mains of 19 Israeli soldiers who had been killed in the 546-5797 \ ,544-0454 Yom Kippur War, also "without any conditions. In both cases, Egypt did not ask what it would receive in return," the source said. 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It is not permissible, UNITED TABLE PAD CO. as far as Israel is con- Our 30th Year cerned, for the Arabs to ask the United States to pres- z z, sure us to accept their de- mands before we sit down to talk. he said, "In fact," "Begin has asked for a polit- FOR ALL OCCASIONS ical truce until the Geneva conference is reconvened." Seating Up to 400 What if the Geneva talks fail? he was asked. Call Our Banquet Manager Wouldn't the frustration arising from that lead to 682-4300 war on the part of the Arabs? The source respond- ed by noting, "War depen's on whether the Arabs want to go to war. One session of By MURRAY ZUCKOFF NEW YORK (JTA)—A THE JOE ODDO ORCHESTRA 476-5678 This assessment was of- fered by a senior Israeli source during a 90-minute question and answer work- ing breakfast with a select, number of newspaper, tele- vision, radio and magazine editors. Begin's optimism, the source said, was based on genuine accomplishments and the very real "good feelings" that were estab- lished between Carter and Begin during their five hours of talks last Tuesday and Wednesday. The two discussed all the substantial issues affecting steps toward a peace confer- ence and eventual peace, in- cluding the West Bank and the Palestinian issue. "They reached a measure of agreement but differen- ces remain," the source ob- served. "Differences cannot be fully resolved in two days. But they agreed to ex- press differences ami- cably." The source observed that BAR & BAT MITZVA'S 4 e,t c ANKEft4L, .‘" DISCO TABLE PADS CATERING Shenandoah Country Club " Geneva will not lead to war if it isn't successful. If one session doesn't work there can be other sessions." What is required, the source said, is patience, and Israel has patience. "The very wish to nego- tiate, to sit around the same table, to see each other may dispel misunder- standing on both sides," he said. Would Israel accept a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization as part, of an Arab delegation? The source said Israel would not object to Palesti- nian Arabs being members of the Jordanian delegation, but would not deal with known members of the PLO. However, "If there is a member of the PLO in the delegation who is not known by Israel to be a member, well, his pockets will not be searched to see if he has PLO credentials." Before returning to Israel Begin spent the weekend in a grueling series of public appearances before major American Jewish organiza- tions, held private talks with prominent Jews and non-Jews, conferred for an hour with United Nations Secretary General Kurt Wal- dheim, was interviewed on NBC-TV "Meet the Press," and met for little more than a hour with former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. Kissinger said after his meeting with Begin, which was at the premier's in- vitation, that he was hope- ful the Israeli leader's pro- posals could result in a peace agreement. A spokesman for Begin disclosed that the premier spoke by telephone to for- mer President Gerald Ford. He said Begin invited Ford to visit Israel and Ford ac- cepted and said he would ar- range a date. Begin told 400 cheering well-wishers at a meeting of the Conference of Presi- dents of Major American Jewish Organizations that Israel wants no guarantees of its survival from the U.S. The premier, was praised by Rabbi Alexander Schind- ler, chairman of the Presi- dents Conference, who said he had succeeded in regain- ing "the moral initiative" for Israel during his visit here. However, Schindler warned the Jewish commu- nity not to be blinded by the euphoria over Begin's success but to be ready to face "the harsh realities be- fore us." Begin received a tu- multuous welcome from more than 2,000 American Jewish leaders attending a United Jewish Appeal lunch- eon in his honor Friday af- ternoon. He told them that Israel does not want to need American assistance forever and urged the Amer- ican Jewish community to stand behind Israel "to fight with her and to resist if necessary." He urged Jews to help Israel to stand on a sound economic founda- tion by investing in Israel. Leonard Strehtz, UJA gen- eral chairman, greeted Begin with the observation, "You are the right man at the right time to provide leadership." He said the ob- ligation of the American Jewish community is to keep Israel strong and the goal of the UJA, is to raise $700 million in 1978. Addressing a cheering throng of more than 2,000 Jewish leaders from the U.S. and Canada at a nation- al dinner on his behalf by the Israel Bond Organiza- tion where some $13.5 mil- lion in bonds were sold, Begin reaffirmed that his mission to the U.S. had been successful in deep- ening U.S.-Israel friendship. At his meeting with Wal- dheim, which preceded the UJA luncheon, Begin fo- cused on the plight of Syr- ian Jewry and criticized the European Economic Com- munity for adopting a reso- lution recently supporting the idea of a Palestinian state. "Perhaps more than any other people, the Europeans should be very careful with proposals which may mean the shedding of Jewish blood." Begin said he told the Sec- retary General that Israel would do "whatever we can" to prevent the destruc- tion of the Christian minor- ity in Lebanon and that Is- rael would never agree to the establishment of a Pa- lestinian state. He said he also asked Waldheim to intercede with President Hafez Assad of Syria to obtain exit vsias for the Syrian Jewish corn- munity of about 800 fami- lies. Begin said Waldheim promised to take up the is- sue with Assad. Appearing Sunday on the "Meet the Press" program, Begin repeated most of the elements of the . peace plan he presented to President Carter and unveiled at a press conference in Wash- ington last Wednesday. Noting that the plan con- tained three alternate ways of proceeding with the Gen- eva talks—face-to-face but separate talks at Geneva, bilateral talks with each of the neighboring countries or proximity talks—Begin said the goal of any one of these should be the signing of a final, comprehensive peace agreement. _ Akiva Seniors Will Pursue 12th Grade Studies in Israel Akiva Hebrew Day School 12th graders who will spend their senior year in Israel are from left, seated: Dena Greenbaum, Michael Schwarzberg and Sherri Mandel. Standing are, from left: Ellen Kersch, Shira Shuchatovitz, Sherri Gardin, Anna Platt, Sandra Jubas, Esther Mermels- tein and Janet Ginsburg. The girls will study at Machon Gold-Jerusalem College for Women, while Schwarzberg studies at Bet Midrash Le Torah-Jerusalem Torah College. Ten members of the Schwarzberg, Sherri Man- Akiva Hebrew Day School del, Ellen Kersch, Shira senior class will pursue Shuchatovitz, Sherri Gar- their 12th grade studies in din, Anna Platt, Sandra Israel, beginning in August Jubas, Esther Mermelstein and returning in June for and -Janet Ginsburg. Akiva still has openings graduation. The senior girls will in its kindergarten and first study at Machon Gold-Je- grade classes, with few rusalem College for openings in the upper Women, while the only grades. For enrollment and male member of the class registration information, studies at Bet Midrash Le call the school, 354-4664. Torah-Jerusalem Torah Col- lege. Vehicles Donate° . - Participating in the 12th- for Civil Defense grade-in-Israel program are Dena Greenbaum, Michael Sgt. Michael Cohen and Sid Lantz of Southfield Civil Anti-Semitism Defense have contributed the use of their newly pur- on Czech Radio chased car and van for LONDON—In a recent emergency Civil Defense broadcast from Prague on use. It will be outfitted as a the poor state of the Czech rolling emergency first aid economy by Dr. Vladimir vehicle to be used only in Gerloch, the International Civil Defense emergencies. Southfield residents who Council of Jews from Czech- have vans or four-wheel oslovakia reports the follow- drive vehicles and would ing comment was made: like to volunteer those ve- "Even in Israel, although the Jews are notorious usue- hicles for Civil Defense emergencies may call the rers and financiers, the Civil Defense office, 354- economy is the wrong way 9152. up."