8 Friday, February 24, 1918
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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Mexico-Israel Relations Reported Improving
By DAVID AMATO
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Vice President, Mexican
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MEXICO CITY — While
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- Egypt's President Anwar
Sadat was planning his visit
to Jerusalem, Israel's Pres-
ident Ephraim Katzir was
planning his visit to Mexico
during the same month last
year. Many observers re-
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gard both visits of historical
importance.
The open and warm
dialogue between Jose
Lopez Portillo, president of
Mexico, and President Kat-
zir, however, went beyond
the usual _diplomatic
amenities. It resulted in
immediate agreement bet-
ween the two heads of state
to widen communication
and cooperation between
the two nations, without
leaving the task of working
out such an agreement to
subordinate officials.
The Mexican Jewish
community, in its en-
thusiastic support of Presi-
dent Lopez Portillo's efforts
to improve the social and
economic position of mill-
ions of Mexicans, could not
have been more patrioti-
cally united, channeling in-
creasingly greater invest-
ments into Mexico's
economy to demonstrate
confidence and solidarity
with the President, while
maintaining spiritual iden-
tification with Israel.
In the short span of one
year under Lopez Portil-
lo's leadership (his is a
six-year term), a unique
and fruitful pattern of
cooperation has already
been established bet-
ween Mexico and Israel.
Existing fears, resulting
from Mexico's previous post
itions at the United Nations
and from the possibility
that the new administra-
tion- would take the same
stance, were quickly 'elimi-
nated by Lopez Portillo in
meetings with Jewish lead-
ers in Washington and
Mexico.
Moreover, as an indica-
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tion of the increasing in-
terest of the non-Jewish
population in Mexico in get-
ting to know Israel, El-Al is
being forced to add in April
a second flight each week on
its Mexico --Tel Aviv route
to accommodate the
increasing traffic. The
present once-a-week flight
schedule is already fully
booked from March to July.
Also with increasing fre-
quency, Israel's Hebrew-
speakingtouristscanbeseen
and heard on Mexico City
streets.
There haS been - a
steady stream of com-
mercial, agricultural and
technical missions travel-
ing between Mexico and
Israel. As developing
countries, both Mekico
and Israel recognize the
many possible mutual
benefits resulting from
increased trade between
them; from an exchange
of experience and know-
ledge in applied research
methods, advanced sci-
entific and technical de-
velopments; and from
opportunities to collabo-
rate on mutually benefi-
cial research projects.
They have much in corn-
mon, since much of both • Jews in other parts of
countries is arid land.
Latin America are faced
Organizationally, both with ugly prejudice and
are already set up to engage bias, Mexico's religious
in meaningful joint ac- tolerance may in time in-
tivities at a rdalistic and fluence other countries in
practical level.
this region of the
as
Through Mexican efforts, its spreading dynamic
Israel was included in a and progressive influ-
Mexican-European trade ence is felt.
conference in April 1977. At
Notwithstanding OPEC's
the same time, Israel staged opposition (Mexico is not a
an Israeli Trade Exhibit in member of this cartel),
Mexico on what Israel pro- Mexico sells Israel 10 per-
duces for export.
cent of its petroleum exports
In October 1977, a high- (90 percent goes to the U.S.).
level Mexican technical As exploitation of its . t
mission went to Haifa to at- petroleum resource
-
tend the first Mexico — Is- creases, Israel can be s-
rael Seminar on the Role of sured of a larger share of
Modern Technology in Na- Mexico's petroleum exports.
tional Development, held at
Because of the remarka-
the Technion-Israel Insti- ble progress being made in
tute of Technology.
this new dialogue and pat-
-Accompanyisg this group tern of cooperation, 'which
was Jose Ramon Lopez Por- may well be a model for
tillo, son of the president, other Latin American coun-
who also met privately with tries to follow, there is no
President Katzir.
justification for the exis-
As head of the Catholic tence of residual feelings of
Church of Mexico, Car- resentment or suspicion to-
dinal Miguel Dario ward Mexico in the Ameri-
Miranda, Archbishop of can Jewish community.
Mexico, visited the Past mistakes belong to the
Yehuda Halevy Sephar- past. The present is bright
dic Synagogue in Mexico and the future has good
City last year, the first prospects of being even
such visit in any Latin brighter for Mexico — Israel
American country.. Since relations.
Holland Rep orted Abetting Arab Boycott
AMSTERDAM (JTA) =-
The Center for Information
and Documentation on Is-
rael (CIDI) reported that
compliance with the Arab
boycott of Israel is more
complete in Holland than in
any other Western Euro-
pean country.
tion to be adopted by Ot-
towa.
- The Jewish leaders
said that a report by the
Department of Industry,
Trade and Commerce
"clearly demonstrates
the weakness" of the
government's policy on
boycotts.
It noted that because of
the government's "narrow
definition" of a boycott, "a
large number of transac-
tions containing clauses
discriminatory against
Canadian citizens and bus-
iness are ignored."
The Jewish leaders
pointed out that the gov-
ernment was able to remove
boycott clauses from 24 con-
tracts, proving that "a firm,
comprehensive anti-boycott
policy could be effective
without prejudicing Cana-
da's trading links with the
Arab Mideast."
Right In Your
own Driveway!
- The CIDI released the
names of 13 large Dutch
firms dealing with Arab
countries that adhere
strictly to the boycott de-
mands. It noted, at the same
time, that Dutch firms that
do not yield have not suf-
fered as 'a result.
According to the re-
port, The Netherlands
Certified by the National
government, has taken
Autosnotive Institute of Excellence
virtually no measures
Comes to your home or office with
the "garage-on-wheels."
against the boycott. The
Purim Leaflet
Valet service that doesn't
sole exception is an order
'
cost one penny extra
NEW YORK — A leaflet
issued by the Minister of
• Expert diagnostic tune-up
entitled
"Purim
in
the
Interior several months
■ Electronic analyzer - all
engine systems
ago
that forbade Home" is available free
■ Professionally trained
municipalities to register from Cong. Kol Yisroel
mechanics
■ Perfect results assured
certificates stating that Chaverim in Lawrence,
Expanded Services
an applicant to do busi- N.Y.
To obtain the brochure,
Call Sanford Rosenberg
ness with an Arab coun-
for your car problems
send a stamped, self-
try was not Jewish.
addressed
envelope
to
Rabbi
3 98-3 605
But Dutch firms export-
6-cyl. cars $31.50 includes
ing goods to Arab countries Rubin R. Dobin, "Purim in
EVERYTHING:
Labor AND Part
Home," POB 11, Lawr-
4 and 8 cy. comparatively lov e
provide the so-called nega- the
ence
N.Y.
11559.
Mastercharge and BankAmeri
tive certificates of origin
which state that the goods
-maw
contain no components
VERTICAL BLINDS .CHROME, MACRAME, FABRIC VINYL
made in Israel. The certifi-
FLEXALUM LEVOLORILINDS 2 WEEKS
cates are legalized by the
DELIVERY
Ministry for Economic Af-
fairs.
WOVEN WOODS an exclusive. line
Many firms also comply
NEWEST CREATIONS IN CUSTOM DRAPES
with Arab demands to state
SHADES BLACKOUT, LAMINATED, also large sizes
that employes sent to Arab
countries are not Jewish
WE CARRY DAKOTAH BEDSPREADS and other lines
and that the firms have no
TRUE
Jews among their directors.
In a related development,
ocloscioNNTss
leaders of Canadian Jewish
organizations have de-
nounced that country's pol-
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icy on the Arab boycott .as
"weak and incomplete" and
called for tougher legisla-
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