`It is a momentous agreement for no more war, no more bloodshed .. it is a momentous agreement for us, for Egypt, for the world —Menahem Begin `If you want to live with us in this part of the world in sincereity, I tell _ that we welcome you among us with all security and safety'Anwar __ el-Sadat V/ PU Negotiations in Quest for rem:11 '17 17) THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review VOL. LXXII, No. 12 IM Sadat Declares 'All Efforts Should Now Be Directed Towards Reconvening Geneva Conference' of Jewish Events 17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Southfield, Mich. 48075 November 25, 1977 International Messages of Cheer Outweigh Arabs' Negative .Reactions to Egypt's Sadat International interest aroused by the Sadat visit to Israel gained new emphasis during the week by the positive reactions to the Egyptian president's pledges of "no more war. - While threats on Sadat's life continued and ext emists, from the PLO to Syria, bitterly attacked the Egyptian president, there was evidence that the moderate Arabs were leaning towards Sadat. There were reports from Jordan of a planned interchange of friendly negotiations between King Hussein and Menahem Begin, and one report stated that Jordan was sending an emissary to Syria to induce Hafez Assad to join with Sadat in establishing good relations with Israel. The general feeling expressed by diplomats and observers at the United Nations in the aftermath of Sadat's visit to Israel was that it is now up to Israel to make dramatic concessions in response to Sadat's initiative. Scores of diplomats have called Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Chaim Herzog, to congratulate Israel for its part in the week-end's events in Jerusalem and to express hope for further progress. A few brought up the questions of concessions in their talks with Herzog. Many of the diplomats who telephoned the Israeli envoy represented African states that have no diplomatic relations with Israel. According to UN sources, some of them indicated a desire to renew their ties with Israel. Herzog has not had a chance yet to meet with the Egyptian ambassador, Esmet Abdel Meguid. Meguid walked out of the General Assembly Tuesday morning during a ferocious attack on President Sadat by the Syrian ambassador, Mowaffak Allaf. Meguid's aide remained behind -but was reading a newspaper while the Syrian spoke at the opening of the General Assembly's Middle East debate. Allaf said it was a "shameful tragedy" that Sadat, the hero of the October, 1973 war, went to the occupied land of Palestine to be greeted "by the Zionist alien invaders." Last week, Herzog urged the General Assembly to reflect "events which may be of great and historic importance" which "are in the offing in the Middle East." He said that in view of Sadat's visit to Israel "it seems to me appropriate that this event should be reflected in this Assembly both in plenary and in the committees, in that the acrimonious and counter-productive debate on the Middle East, which seems to be at the center of most of the deliberations, be suspended." Herzog asked the UN's chief of protocol, Pedro de Churruca, for Egyptian flags of various sizes and the music of the Egyptian anthem. A member of Israel's UN delegation flew to Jerusalem with all the material on Thursday. In Rome, Pope Paul IV, who had himself paid a history-making visit to Jerusalem in 1964, said that Sadat's visit signaled the end of 30 years of war. CHAIM HERZOG At an Israel Bond meeting in Memphis, former President Gerald Ford expressed the hope the Sadat trip would "continue the momentum which is so essential for peace and security in the Middle East." President Carter said that the historic speeches in the Knesset constituted "a moving occasion and a contribution to the cause of peace." The President, who watched the entire two-hour and 10-minute proceeding on television, said it was haracterized by "candor and conciliation." He added: "In that spirit we hope and believe it is possible to move toward a :sating peace." `I Leave Israel With All Love and Appreciation' Sadat - By WILLIAM LANDAU, TUVIA MENDELSON, GIL SEDAN and YITZHAK SHARGIL JERUSALEM (JTA)—President Anwar Sadat of Egypt made it clear in his parting words Monday that he expects "hard and dras- tic decisions" from Israel to further the peace process which he hoped his historic visit to the Jewish state has set in motion. Addressing a joint press conference with Premier Menahem Begin shortly before his departure for Cairo, the Egyptian leader declared, "There is a great need for hard and drastic decisions. I have taken my share in my decision to come here . . . and I shall be looking forward to dose decisions from Premier Begin and the Knesset." FArlier, at an informal meeting with Knesset members of all fac- tions, Sadat proclaimed that the Yom Kippur War of 1973 should be the last war fought between Egypt and Israel and that both nations would collaborate to settle all future disputes by peaceful negotiations. To most observers, the juxtaposition of those statements by Sadat summed up both the substance and purpose of his momentous 44-hour visit to Israel. In making the trip, Sadat broke through the psychological barrier of 30 years and swept aside Israel's arguments and possibly its fears that Egypt at best was not prepared to acquiesce to the existence of a Jewish state in the Middle East. In return, he is demanding far-reaching concessions from Israel on territorial issues and Palestinian aspirations. Begin carefully avoided those sensitive matters in his response to Sadat's Knesset speech Sunday and his subsequent public appear- ances with the Egyptian president. But he gave no indication that any concessions by Israel were forthcoming. The Israeli leader stressed instead that the Sadat visit would mark the opening of a continuing dialogue that would eventually achieve an overall peace settlement between Israel and all of its neighbors. A statement agreed on by the two leaders was read by Begin at Monday's press conference. He said: "In response to the sincere (Continued on Page 56) Carter attended a special early morning church service to pray for the success of Sadat's mission to Israel. Carter said he thought that Sadat's visit might help overcome Syria's refusal to deal with Israel. "He (Sadat) does not want Syria left out of the negotiations," the President said. He added that he does not believe that Egypt and Israel will reach a separate peace agreement. Vice President Walter Mondale likened the event in Jerusalem as being "the words again of Genesis 33 of the reconciliation of Jacob and Esau." He said President Sadat and Premier Begin have planted "a seed" for peace in the Middle East. Addressing some 600 delegates at the annual meeting last Sunday of the Bnai Brith Anti-Defamation League at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Mondale drew heavy applause when he said, "President Sadat deserves the congratulations of all the world for his courage." Speaking while still in Israel, Sadat said, "Whatever I do is not to their liking," in reference to Moscow's criticism of his trip. He said he feared the• same attitude would be adopted by the Soviets at Geneva. Questioned about the hostility in the Arab world toward his visit, Sadat said he would "not be answering my attackers . . . I shall be reporting to the Egyptian people." He recalled that the criticism he faced after signing the two Sinai interim (Continued on Page 5) A Salute to Sinai Hospital The Jewish News joins with the entire community in greeting Sinai Hospital on its approaching 25th anniversary. The record of noteworthy achievements by Sinai Hospital is impressively recorded in the spe- Begin and Sadat at the Knesset cial supplement included in this issue of The Jewish News. The supplement appears between Pages 28 and 29.