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French-lsraeli Ties Still Tense Following Arab Boycott Decision
PARIS
(JTA)—Mor-
de hai Gazit, Israel's Am-
bassador to France, met
with the Secretary General
of the French Foreign Min-
istry, -Jean-Marie Soutou,
last week for "a clari-
fication" of the French gov-
ernment's decision to re-
scind the recently approved
law outlawing economic
boycotts when based on
race, religion or national
origin as -ait applies to the
Arab boycott against Israel.
While both France and Is-
ael are angered over the
ench government's direc-
ive and Israel's reaction,
both sides decided to treat
the meeting as "a clari-
fication" and not an official
protest.
Israel has been angered
by the government's direc-
tive which has been rapped
by members of Israel's Par-
liament and the Israeli
press as an unfriendly ges-
ture.
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The French government
has, paradoxically, been
irked by the Israeli pi'd-
tests, which sources here
said used the incident to
"re-launch former anti-
French propaganda cam-
paigns." The French
sources also said privately
that Israel "seems to forget
recent improvements in
Franco-Israeli relations."
After the Gazit-Soutou
meeting, both sides went
out of their way to express
the hope that relations will
not be worsened and that Is-
raeli Premier Menahem
Begin's official visit to
France will take place as
scheduled.
France last month re-
newed the invitation it had
extended to Begin's prede-
cessor, Yitzhak Rabin. No
date has been fixed for the
visit which will be the first
official one by an Israeli
Premier.
The current incident was
sparked by a French gov-
ernment directive last
month instructing the state-
controlled Foreign Trade In-
ports to Arab countries rose
14 percent from 1975 to
1976, but at the same time
West German exports to
surance Commission to un-
derwrite French exports to
the Arab states even if, an
when, the contracts provide
for anti-Israeli boycotts.
The government directive
explained that French ex-
ports to "oil-producing
states" must be considered
"a national priority." This
directive is seen as a de
facto cancellation of the
June 7 anti-boycott law
which was approved by the
Parliament.
the Arabs rose 26 percent,
Danish exports 29 percent,
Dutch exports 27.8 percent
and British exports 18 per-
cent.
These countries have
been more successful than
France in resisting the boy-
cott of Israel, the Times
said.
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Jewish organizations in
France are continuing to
protest the government's di-
rective. The French press
has also been generally crit-
ical of the government's-de-
cision.
The New York Times re-
ported that while France
has been one of the most co-
operative Western Eu-
ropean countries with the
Arab boycott of Israel, it
has lagged behind in busi-
ness with the Arab bloc.
The, value of French ex-
JWB Prepares for High Holiday
Services at U.S. Military Bases
NEW YORK—American
Jewish military personnel
throughout the world will
ten-observe the -High
Holy Days and attend spe-
cial services this year,
thanks Jo Jewish chaplains
and the Jewish Welfare
Board's Commission on
Jewish Chaplaincy (CJC).
"The needs of the Jewish
serviceman are unique,"
says Rabbi Eric Friedland,
chairman of the CJC.
"While there are sever_al
hundred military bases in
the U.S. alone, and count-
less others at overseas
points and aboard seagoing
Navy - vessels throughout
the world, there are barely
50 full-time Jewish chap-
lains.'4
But a corps of civilian
and reserve rabbis and mili-
tary lay leaders will con-
duct Rosh Hashana - and
Yom Kippur services at
every base where there are
Jews.
As in previous years, both
JWB's Commission on Jew-
4sh-Chaplaincy and JWB's
Women's Organizations'
Services have sent ship-
ments of kosher foods, pray-
er books and prayer
shawls, yarmulkas, Torah
scrolls, shofars • (ram's
horns), Jewish calendars
and inspirational literature
for use not only during
Rosh Hashana and Yom
Kippur, but during Sukkot,
Shemini Atzeret and Simhat
Torah as well.
Special shipments are
also earmarked for Peace
Corps volunteers and U.S.
embassy personnel.
In addition, the Chap-
laincy Commission will
work with the placement
services of the Central Con-
ference of American
Rabbis, the Rabbinical. As-
sembly, and the Rabbinical
_Council of America in help-
ZOA Supports W . Bank Settlements
NEW YORK—Rabbi Jo-
seph P. Sternstein, presi-
dent of the 120,000 member
Zitnist Organization of
America, has sharply re-
buked • the State Depart-
ment for its expression of
"deep disappointment" that
Israel had legalized three
ettlements in the West
n a telegram sent to the
- State Department last
week, Sternstein said: "Fol-
lowing the very positive
visit of Premier Begin with
President Carter, it is high-
ly regrettable and counter-
prbductive for the State De-
partment to place obstacles
in the way of the friendly
relationship between Israel
and the United States."
Continued Sternstein,
"We have full confidence
not only in the legality of Is-
rael's action but in the in-
tegrity of Mr. Begin's word
that he will pursue all nec-
essary steps for peace."
Sternstein pointed out that
the establishment of settle-
ments by Israel need not be
a deterrent to peace.
"There is no reason,"
said Sternstein. "why
Judea and Samaria should
be `Judenrein' and we fur-
ther reject the premise that
these settlements are a vio-
lation of international law.
This area cannot be consid-
ered occupied territory and
it does not belong to the
Arabs."
Israel Weapons
Exports Double
JERUSALEM (JTA)—
Ten years ago, Boston-born
Harry Rosen, .a veteran
community worker in the
U.S., came to Israel to in-
- vestigate the possibilities of
settling here permanently.
Today, Rosen, 65, is act-
ing director general of the
Jewish Agency, a post left
vacant by the death of
Aviad Yaffe. A permament
director general will be
named by the World Zionist
Congress when it convenes
, next February:"
ing to arrange civilian rab-
binical coverage at the
many military bases and
VA facilities that labk per- ---
manent Jewish chaplains.
Traditional Selihot pray-
ers and liturgical melodies
of the- High Holy Days and
Sukkot are available on
three CJC-produced tape
cassettes. "While ambula-
tory patients generally at-
tend hospital services,"
Rabbi Friedland notes. "the
cassettes are often played
over VA hospital networks
so that bedridden Jewish
patients can participate as
well."
In some cases, Jewish
chaplains arrange special-
"break-the-fast" suppers
for those patients who fast
on Yom Kippur.
Holiday leave policy for
Jewish servicemen is typi-
cally liberal, Rabbi Fried-
land points out, and those
servicemen who can't get
home for the holidays are
offered home hospitality by
local Jewish families.
Single men and women are
often guests of military fam-
ilies on their bases.
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