THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 12, 1977 5
Begin Sees Omen in Vance Trip, Rejects PLO Role at Geneva
(Continued from Page 1)
Vance's reply was less
specific, less dramatic and
more generally couched—
but it was clear that he did
not necessarily accept
Begin's argument. He
urged Israel "to strike out
down paths that are unfa-
miliar' in order to reach
peace."
- The peace process would
involve 'uncertainty and
change," for the parties, he
continued, and the U.S. act-
ing in its role as catalyst
'
might proceed "with more
activism than Israel would
prefer."
But he invoked the "mu-
tual understanding" be-
tween the U.S. and Israel
as the cause for hope of
eventual success. The
choice was between ever
more destructive wars and
"bold moves" towards
peace, he said. "It won't be
easy or brief." -
Vance still hopes that the
Geneva Conference will be
convened this year. Speak-
ing‘at a press conference at
the end of his visit to Is-
rael, Vance expressed that
hope—despite admitting
that "he would have liked
to make more progress,"
and that "sharp differences ,
still existed between the
parties."
It was evident from
Vance's statements that the
existing gaps on the key
issues were not bridged dur-
ing. this visit. The best he
could say on the positive
side was that the visit was
useful, in that "We have
been able to get into much
more detail on the. sub-
stance of the issues."
Vance said, "We have
found that in some cases
what appeared to be irre-
concilable differences, have
disappeared. My hope is
that if we can continue to
deal more concretely with
the specifics, we will find it
possible to further narrow
these differences, and iso-
Eban Says Israel's Emergency
Requires a United Jewish World
NEW YORK (JTA)—In the Arab states proves too
his first address before a -.great.
Jewish group during his cur-
Eban expressed the opin-
rent speaking tour on be- ion that.a "failed peace con-
half of the Begin govern- terence at Geneva" could
ment, former Foreign Min- be worse than a peace con-
ister Abba- Eban told the ference that does not take
Conference of Presidents of place. He said Israel was
Major American Jewish Or- "wise" to insist on a full
ganizations that the current peace treaty as the ."ulti-
"emergency" . situation fac- mate destination" of Arab-
ing Israel requires the "full Israeli negotiation but he in-
power and solidarity of a dicated that there was a
_united Jewish world."
greater likelihood of win-
Addressing some 150 Jew- ning agreement on steps to-
ish leaders Eban said Amer- ward that destination than
ican policy makers were on the final outcome.
Eban cautioned against
"unusually sensitive to Jew-
ish opinion". But he warned expecting that Israel would
that in the absence of any be "rescued" by divisions
the Arab world. He
progress toward filling the within
also rejected Arab efforts
diplomatic vacuum, the to
"blow up" the signifi-
Arab states may choose the
cance of the recent Knesset
military option.
action in legalizing the
This would require, he three settlements on the
said, a "second line of de- West Bank. The importance
fense, a contingency plan," of that action, Eban said,
if the gap between the pre- was "marginal, minimal
sent positions of - Israel and . and subsidiary".
He indicated that the
theme of Israel's approach
to American public opinion
would be to emphasize that
"only Israel can decide the
minimum conditions for our
security because only Israel
is prepared to sacrifice the
lives that may be necessary
to assure that security. "
American support on this
issue, he said, was essen-
tial.
Last week Eban said he
saw no change in the Pales-
tine Liberation Organiza-
tion's attitude toward non-
acceptance of Israel and
UN Resolution 242.
Eban met with Presiden-
tial advisors Zbigniew Brze-
zinski, Robert Lipshutz, and
Stuart Eizenstat. He also
spoke with some 20 Sena-
tors and many more House
members, ' including the
leaders of both parties and
with former Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger.
Ownership of Eretz Yisrael Cited
JERUSALEM (JTA)—
Shmuel Katz, Premier Men-
achem Begin's advisor on
information and the man
widely considered the ideo-
logue of the Begin- adminis-
tration, said that Israel
would give U.S. Secretary
of State .Cyrus Vance •
"more material" aiming to
prove to him that "Eretz
Yisrael legally belongs to
Am Yisrael."
Regarding Eretz Yisrael,
Katz noted what he termed
"an advance" in the United had in effect said was that
States position. He said that . if the rights of two par-
a few days after President . _ties—Jordan and the Palesti-
Carter had condemned Is mans—in the area were un-
rael's - legalization of the clear, this gave no justifica-
three West Bank settle- tion to a third party—Is=
ments,Vance, at a news con- rael—to set up- its
ference, had acknowledged settlements there.
that Jordan's legal rights
Thus, said the officials
over the West Bank were and observers, if there was
unclear.
any "advance" in Vance's
, Officials and observers ex- statement it was in the di-
pressed immediate wonder- rection of the Palestinians,
ment at Katz's construction implicitly equating their
of Vance's statement. They claim to the area to that of
recalled that what Vance Jordan.
Yeshiva Students Start Judaism
.Classes for Russian Immigrants
NEW YORK—A further eral-Jewish Studies in N.Y.
attempt at developing and
They have received a
increasing JewiSh con- grant from the Jewish Asso-
sciousness among the new ciation of College "Youth
generation of Russian-Jew-
(JACY) for the eight-week
ish teenager in the U.S. is . summer internship pro-
being carried out this sum- gram which will continue
mer through a prototype through Aug. 25.
sports and education pro-
According to Galperin,
gram headed by two Ye- who came to the U.S. with
shiva University students at his family from Leningrad
the Coney Island-Hirsch- in 1976. the Coney Island
man YM-YWHA in Brook- area was chosen for the pro-
lyn, N.Y.
gram because it is one of
The students. Mark Weins- the four "absorption areas"
tock. 17. of New York. and for Russian Jews in New
Michael Galperin, 19, a Rus- York. The other sections
sian Jew of Los Angeles.
are Boro Park, Brooklyn,
are freshmen at the Univer- Forest 'Hills, Queens, and
sity's Yeshiva - College and Washington Heights in
James Striar School of Gen- upper Manhattan, he said.
Americans Attend
Hebrew U. Camp
JERUSALEM—A total Of
74 Israeli and Arnerican
teenagers have just com-
pleted a summer camp at
the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem. the ninth year
the camp has been held.
The camp is intended for ca-
pable high school students
between 11th and 12th
grade with a special inter-
est in science.
• The 21 Americans spent
six weeks in Israel. includ-
ing 22 days at the univer-
sity. Most of them came
from New York. New Jer-
sey and Boston. and they
were chosen on the basis of
their teachers' recommen-
dations.
Caution should not be
overcautious.
late those key issues where stressed were not pre-condi- and Jordan to reverse their
it is impossible to narrow tions but only a starting negative reactions to the
the gap.
point which could change proposal made by Egyptian
But, he said, "The funda- during , the negotiations.
President Anwar Sadat for
mental differences remain.
He said these are:
a working meeting of
The parties remain divided Israel does not want to Mideast foreign ministers.
on the key issues—which negotiate with a single
Begin said if the two coun-
must , be resolved if prog- Arab delegation but wants tries would not change their
ress must be made toward to establish peace with positions Israel would agree
a settlement." each of its Arab neighbors, to 'bilateral talks.
The main difference was Israel wants a full peace
the question of a Palesti- agreement not interim ac-
BIG SELECTION!
nian representation to the_ cords, Israel will not with-
Geneva talks. So far, Vance draw to the 1967 borders, Is-
GOWN
said, there has been no rael rejects the idea of a
w.king_party:-.Bar Mitzi%
change that indicates that Palestinian state on the
the Palestinians are willing West Bank, Israel is ready
to accept Resolution 242 • to withdraw from parts of
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and specifically the recogni-- the Sinai as part of a peace
tion of Israel's right to agreement and Israel re-
exist. As long- as this is not jects any foreign adminis-
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to the Palestinians, he said, nian, on the West Bank and
and added: "If they recog- the Gaza Strip.
nize Israel's right to exist- -
Before Vance arrived in
we will talk to them."
Israel, Begin urged Syria
He did not rule out the
possibility that when he
meets with the foreign min-
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not intend to impose a set-
tlement on the parties, but
wanted to assist them in
reaching an agreement:
Thus the U.S. presented pro-
posals which, Vance said,
would narrow the pro-
cedural and substantive dif-
ferences between the par-
ties, "We have sought reac-
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tion of the various parties
to these prciposals and we
have now set forward the
basis which we believe
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should be the framework
for the Geneva Confer-
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economy — it grows food — on it stands
He said the U.S. would
discourage any attempt to
Israel's religious, educational and welfare
amend 242 as the Palesti-
institutions. A bequest to the NJF is a
nians might demand." He
bequest to the entire Jewish people, link-
said, "Our commitment to
ing the name of the Testator with Israel in
the security of Israel is
perpetuity.
clear and unequivocal, and
we will continue . to furnish
Israel with what is neces-
For information and advice
sary to preserve its secu-
rity."
its strict confidence apply to
Vance said he would
meet with the Soviet Am-
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form him of his tour, "and
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