12 Friday, March 30,1919 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Night of Celebration on the White House Lawn LOCKS ...SAFES ...DOORCLOSERS Mikes Mobile Locksmith Service Bonded and Insured Reasonable Rates call 967-3361 By JOSEPH POLAKOFF WASHINGTON- (JTA) _— A night-long state banquet under the red-and-yellow tent on the White House WHERE EVERY DAY IS SALE DAY W 7 Mlle At Lodge ' -34 :7`1 lawn with a spillover in Blair House and cham- pagne in the White House itself followed Monday's-- peace treaty signing. • Egyptians, Israelis and Americans heard President Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Premier Menahem Begin pledge friendship,to one an- other and clasp hands to- gether as television cameras flashed the scene around the world that - would have been unbeliev- able even a few weeks ago. Carter, who- broke prece- dent by reciting grace be- fore the dinner, spoke in his toast of "this joyous occa- sion" and foresaw "a new era ahead — an era, we hope, in which violence no longer dominates the Mid- dle East, and the just con- cerns of all of us can find RENAISSANCE JEWELERS 20% to 40% OFF Vt/ DIAMONDS and FINE JEWELRY 14 & 18K Gold Expert Watbh & Jewell )/ Repair We also service Pulsar watches Greenfield Plaza, suite 313 968-0450 21700 - Greenfield, Oak Park 48237 All Bankards Honored Mon.-Fri. 9-5:00, Sat. 9-3 Swwin B' mai 4'44th COVENANT peaceful expression." But, he cautioned, "to- night we commemorate not an end but a beginning — for a treaty between Egypt and Israel is but the first step along the road. We hope that the Palestinians and others will soon join us in our efforts to make this treaty the cornerstone of a comprehensive peace." The President injected "the Palestinians" extem- poianeously while reading from his prepared Temarks. The evening's only tense moment occurred when Sadat in his toast asserted a position that he had omitted in his signing speech. Praising Carter for "having shown an unparalleled under- standing of the Palesti- nian people," the -Egyp- tian leader added: "He is sensitive to their legitimate call for the eradi- cation of the injustice that was inflicted upon them in the unhappy past. We all realize their need to be reas- sured that they will be able soon to take the first step on the road to self determina- tion and statehood. A dialogue with their repre- sentatives will be very help- ful. It would also be consis- tent with American tradi- tion. It is with this in mind that we proceed towards the completion of this sacred mission." Applause broke out from the Egyptians and others in " AleotifteAd. cud 7itei4 CREDIT . UNION 21111 WEST TEN MILE ROAD ROOM 129 SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48015 TELEPHONE: 354-6100 YOUR COVENANT CREDIT UNION PROUDLY ANNOUNCES .. 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Instead, cheer- fully and smilingly, Begin nominated "Jimmy Carter as the candidate . . ." Before he could continue, the crowd guessing rightly, began to applaud and,Begin added, "I did not say a candidate for what — as a candidate to receive the Nobel Peace Prize of 1979." When the ovation sub- sided, he evoked the eve- ning's loudest and most welcome laughter by add- ing, "And please, no sharing of the award." Begin and Sadat shared the 1978 peace prize. But Begin did not stop there in his compliments. A moment later he was again being cheered when he finished speak- ing of "the great service rendered to Israel, Egypt and to the cause of peace, - who did so much day and night, with his inventive mind and great learning, the husband of a perfect - lady — I refer to Secre- tary of State Cyrus R. Vance." Sadat then returned to the microphones to say of himself and Begin that "we seldom come in conformity" but "i am in full conformity" with Begin's nomination of Carter as the man of peace for 1979." Carter responded that if the next nine months of negoti ition are "com- pletely harmonious" and meat "all tie requirements" of the Camp David accords and the treaty, I might con- sider accepting their nomi- nation. Otherwise they have made their toast in vain." (President Carter is one of 50 candidates for this year's Nobel Prize, it was an- nounced in Oslo.) More than 100 of the dinners consumed Monday night were kosher, suppli by a Baltimore caterer at the White House's request. Begin was among the Jewish guests who asked for a kosher meal. The kosher meals were similar to the non-kosher meals prepared by the White House, but the wines for the kashrut ob- servers were from Israel. Events that preceded and followed the treaty-signing ceremonies included: • The greatest enthusiasm in Israel was shown at post offices where first-day covers of a new "peace" stamp were sold. Based on a tradition in which pil- grims to Jerusalem tuck notes into cracks in the Western Wall, the stamp portrays a section of the wall with a white note in a niche. Collectors stampeded post offices, some of which closed early when their supplies ran out. Buyers waited as long as two hours for their turn, and there were some fist fights. • In Washington, Begin presented President Carter with a photo album of the . President's recent visit to Jerusalem. The Premier ac- cidentally dropped the cover the box holding the album 01'0 on Carter's, foot but the mis- hap was greeted- with jokes and added to the happy at- mosphere because of the peace treaty signing cere- mony later in the day. Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan pointed to the clear blue skies outside after Sunday's rain and told Car- ter, "I knew you could ar- range everything." • Carter's recent trip to Israel increased his reliabi ity in the eyes of Israeli Seventy-four percent of the respondents to a survey noted that they trust Car- ter's policy concerning Is- rael, as compared to only 33 percent who- responded favorably during February. • The United Israel Appeal of South Africa held a special "Day for Peace for Israel" Wed- nesday. • President - Carter, speaking to the convention of the National Association of Broadcasters in Dallas, said he wondered if the people of Israel and Egypt would have been as ready to accept peace with each other "if they had not been able to see each other's faces on television or hear each other's voices on radio." • Some 400 demon- strators gathered Sunday in downtown Jerusalem, ask- ing that the government devote as much effort to so- cial peace inside the country as to achieving peace with Egypt. • As demonstrators in Lafayette Park shouted "Down with Sadat" during the peace treaty signing on Monday, a group of children and teenagers rolled out a big bedsheet and held it aloft. It read: "Carter, Be- gin, Sadat. Peace Be With You. Highland Park, Ill." Nearby, Ellen and Paul Clough, two high school teachers from Detroit, shared a pair of binoculars to peer into the White House grounds. "I just wanted to be able to tell our two small children that we were here when history was made," said Mrs.--Clough, picking up the binoculars. Israelis Predict Real Peace in One Year: Poll TEL AVIV (JTA) — majority of Israelis belie that true peace between Is- rael and Egypt can be achieved within the coming year and almost the same majority believe Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is really and truly interested in peace. A public opinion poll ar- ranged for Yediot Achronot shows, however, that 64 percent of those polled noted that they believe the U.S. is encouraging the establish- ment of a Palestinian state, and 89 percent agree that a . Palestinian state will con- stitute a threat to Israel's security.