THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
DR. HARRY M. GALLUP, D.P.M.
Begin Illness Delays Cabinet Peace Debate
JERUSALEM (JTA) — erately refrained from
Premier Menahem Begin stating his position. He is
remained at home for three believed however to
days this week to rest. The favor the approach urged
Cabinet,which had been ex- by his Herut colleague
pected to convene in special Haim Landau who would
session Thursday, therefore politely inform the U.S.
will not meet again until its that Israel can make no
regular session Sunday commitment on the fu-
when it is expected to con- ture of the West Bank and
clude debate over the for- Gaza Strip until Begin's
mulation of Israel's replies proposed five-year
to questions posed by the "self-rule" plan runs its
United States on the future course. That uncom-
of the West Bank.
promising position is be-
The announcement re- lieved to be unacceptable
vived the recent flurry of to the Americans who
speculation over the state feel that resumption of
of Begin's health. Only last the stalled peace talks
Sunday, Begin's office is- with Egypt hinges on a
sued a vehement denial of more flexible stand by Is-
reports in the London gven- rael.
ing Standard that Begin
The approach advocated
was in poor health and could
not function properly. Begin by Defense Minister Ezer
Weizman
is more compati-
suffered a severe heart at-
tack a year ago and was ble with the American
views.
Most
observers be-
hospitalized twice therafter
for treatment of complica- lieve that unless Begin in-
jects
his
personal
prestige
tions. Two weeks ago he was
confined to bed for a week and political influence into
with a fever that his doctors the Cabinet debate, Weiz-
said was not related to his man's proposals will carry,
heart ailment. In his most if not unanimously then at
recent public appearances least by a substantial mar-
he seemed pale and drawn. gin. The question being
Begin's aides admitted asked now is how Begin
that the Premier is could withstand such an
"fatigued." Some Pundits erosion of his authority in
suggested that his condi- the Cabinet he has domi-
tion, requiring a three-day nated since taking office.
The view is that the split
rest at home, was brought
on by aggravation over the within the government and
sharp split in his Cabinet on concurrent rumors that
how Israel should respond Begin is ill contain the seeds
to the American questions. of a major crisis for the
There have been no signs so Premier.
Weizman's view is that
far that his efforts to bridge
the gap between hardline there is an urgent need for
advocates and moderates the resumption of direct
negotiations with Egypt
have succeeded.
The Premier has delib- rather than the present
AJCommittee Hits Credit
for Non-Public School Tuition
NEW YORK (JTA) —
The American Jewish
Committee expressed its
opposition to income tax
credits for tuition payments
to non-public elementary
and secondary schools as
"an unsound expenditure of
public funds" which "would
undermine the principle of
separation 'of church and
state."
The AJCommittee also
declared that the adoption
of legislation now before
Congress to grant such cre-
dits would "reduce the re-
sources available for sup-
port of public education."
In a statement by its na-
tional education committee
made public by Mrs. Carol
N. Stix, education chair-
man, the AJCommittee
pointed out that the tax cre-
dit legislation, adopted by
the House of Representa-
tives and currently pending
in the Senate, would pro-
vide income tax reductions
for all parents who send
their children to non-public
schools, regardless of their
income.
The AJCommittee
added that if the princi-
ple of partial reimburse-
ment for tuition costs
were legitimate, there
would be inevitable pres-
sure to grant tax credits
for the total amoqnts of
dialogue via Washington
and dwelt on Egypt's impor-
tant role in a future final
settlement of the West
Bank and, especially, the
Gaza Strip issues. He ap-
pears to believe, as do the
Americans, that only a posi-
tive reply by Israel indicat-
ing flexibility and a wil-
lingness to compromise,
could lead to a resumption
of the stalled peace talks
with Egypt.
Weizman also recom-
mended at last Sunday's
Cabinet meeting that Is-
rael accept Washington's
unofficial proposal that,
with respect to political
self-expression for the
Palestinians, it agree to
eventual quadripartite
rule between Israel, Jor-
dan, Egypt and the local
Palestinians. He stressed
that agreement would
have to be by consensus,
obviating the possibility
that Israel would be out
National Position
NEW YORK—Emily W.
Sunstein, a Philadelphia
civic and intergroup rela-
tions leader, has been
named as chairman of the
Institute on Pluralism and
Group Identity of the
American Jewish Commit-
tee.
participants or forced to
agree to concessions in
later years that it does
not want to make.
Foreign Minister Moshe
Dayan differed from Weiz-
man in that he stressed a
Jordanian rather than
Egyptian role not only on
the West Bank but in the
Gaza Strip where he would
prefer Jordanian to Egyp-
tian influence. Dayan en-
visioned co-existence with
Jordan on the West Bank
whereby Amman would
have the greater role in the
political and administrative
affairs of the local populace
while Israel retained its
control over security in the
territory.
Weizmann made a sur-
prize trip last week to Lon-
don and Zurich and has re-
fused to discuss the trip.
Upon his return to
Jerusalem he met with
Begin for 20 minutes.
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