16 Friday, June 15, 1919
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Begin Rebukes Settlement Policy Critics
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spokesmen of the nation,
the peace of the people of Is-
rael in the land of Israel."
Begin said that the use
by opposition circles in
Israel of the word "pro-
vocation" was "perhaps
the most distasteful ele-
ment of the whole incite-
ment campaign . . . If now
there be Israelis of cer-
tain outlooks who accept
the assumption that the
presence of Jews
alongside Arabs in our
historic homeland, Eretz
Israel, constitutes a pro-
vocation — then shame
on them. By doing so they
adopt the evil path of the
enemies of our people."
Begin -called the New
York Times' criticism "dis-
tortions originating either
in cynicism or in ignor-
ance." He said that asser-
tions "that I allegedly prom-
ised somebody that we
would never carry out set-
tlement activity in areas of
Eretz Israel, seized, so the
paper writes, from the
Arabs" have "absolutely no
foundation."
Begin said he had com-
mitted himself at Camp
David to freeze settlement
activity for a period of three
months that expired on Dec.
17, 1978. He said Secretary
of State Cyrus Vance had in
fact confirmed this in recent
testimony before a Congres-
sional committee.
In Washington, National
Security Adviser Zbigniew
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Brzezinski said that he wel-
comed the protests by many
Israelis against the estab-
lishment of a new settle-
ment on the West Bank
near Nablus, a move that,
he observed, "troubles" the
United States.
"We are troubled by it
and I am very
encouraged that so many
Israelis are now troubled
by this too," Brzezinski
said in response to ques-
tions on the ABC-TV pro-
gram "Issues and An-
swers."
He was referring to
Alon Moreh, a settlement
of the Gush Emunim
movement sanctioned by
a majority of the Cabinet.
About 3,000 members of
Israel's Peace Now
Movement encircled the
site last weekend to pro-
test its establishment and
the expropriation of
Arab-owned land for that
purpose.
Brzezinski, who is
President Carter's chief ad-
viser on foreign affairs, said
the new settlement "trou-
bles us because it could con-
tribute to a reversal" of the
peace process. "We want the
momentum" of the
Egyptian-Israeli peace
treaty "to be continued and
not to be reversed," he said.
In New York, Ivan J.
Novick, president of the
Zionist Organization of
America (ZOA), sharply
criticized the Carter Ad-
- ministration's statement
expressing concern over
new Israeli settlements in
the West Bank. He also de-
nounced the Administra-
tion for defining in advance
"how (President Anwar')
Sadat should react."
The White House and
the State Department
both said a few days ago
that Israel's announce-
ment of new settlement in
the West Bank is "harm-
ful to the peace process."
Novick termed the state-
ment "puzzling and dis-
turbing."
Meanwhile, Theodore
Mann, chairman of the Con-
ference of Presidents of
Major Jewish Organiza-
tions, who is heading a
seven-member delegation of
Israelis Protest
Economic Policy
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Hundreds of Israelis
demonstrated outside the
Treasury building here last
week to protest the govern-
ment's economic policy
which, they charge, only
feeds inflation.
The protest was or-
ganized by the National
Consumers Authority and
the Jerusalem Workers
Council. The demonstration
was prompted by reports
earlier this week of an im-
pending 50 percent hike in
the prices of basic com-
modities.
According to the reports,
the rise is necessary if the
government is to fulfill its
promise not to increase its
IL 9 billion budget ear-
marked for commodity sub-
sidies.
Jewish leaders in Israel for
talks with Begin and other
public figures, denied that
his group had come to Israel
to protest the establishment
of a new Jewish settlement
near Nablus. Mann said the
group had been invited to
Israel by Begin.
In Jerusalem, Leon Dul-
zin, chairman of the World
Zionist Organization and
Jewish Agency Executives,
said that the WZO would
immediately obey any in-
structions the government
gave regarding construc-
tion of Alon Moreh, the con-
troversial Gush Emunim
settlement on the West
Bank near Nablus.
The new controversial
Gush Emunim settlement
of Mon Moreh was estab-
lished on land exprop-
riated from Arab owners
near Nablus, the largest
Arab town on the West
Bank.
*
The move, in compliance
with a majority Cabinet de-
cision, was made in a coor-
dinated operation between
the Israeli army and the
World Zionist Organiza-
tion's settlement depart-
ment.
Prime Minister Begin's
coalition in Parliament
Wednesday defeated a mo-
tion critical of the lat. --
Jewish settlement in t
-
occupied West Bank of the
Jordan. The motion of the
opposition Labor Party was
defeated by a 39-31 vote.
* * *
Law Established
on Golan Heights.
*
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Is-
raeli law was established in
effect on the Golan Heights
Sunday when the first civi-
lian regional councils were
appointed at two settle-
ments, each with a popula-
tion of 3,500.
*
Carter Assures Egypt VP
of Continued Defense Aid
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Egyptian Vice President
Hosni Mubarak received
personal assurances from
President Carter that the
U.S. will assist Egypt with
its "legitimate defense
needs." At the same time,
U.S. Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance supported the
Egyptian government's bit-
ter opposition to Jewish set-
tlements on the West Bank.
Mabarak, in Washington
for a four-day visit shortly
before President Carter and
Soviet President Leonid
Brezhnev meet in Vienna,
where the Middle East will
be on their agenda, also met
with Ambassador Robert
Strauss, Carter's special
envoy to the Israeli-
Egyptian negotiations on
autonomy; Defense Secre-
tary Harold Brown, Vice
President Walter Mondale
and other American offi-
cials involved in the Middle
East diplomatic and mili-
tary discussions.
The White House said
Carter and Mubarak re-
viewed the status • of
American-Egyptian coop-
eration "in a number of
fields." The President ex-
pressed "great interest in
Egypt's priority efforts to
expand its economic and so-
cial development, the White
House statement said.
Mubarak brought a special
message for Carter from
President Anwar Sadat, but
its contents were not dis-
closed.
After his meeting with
Mubarak, Vance told re-
porters that Israel's
"contribution of the
building" of Jewish set-
tlements on occupied
territory "is a hindrance
to the peace process."
With the Egyptian offi-
cial at his side, the Secre-
tary of State said the new
Israeli settlements are
"particularly inappropriate
at this time" when Israel
and Egypt are engaged in
the initial phases of negoti-
ations for autonomy on the
West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Mubarak said that the
Egyptian government feels
the statements by Premier
Menahem Begin of Israel
about the right to establish
Jewish settlements are "go-
ing to hinder the peace
process." He said that Egypt
is "doing the maximum to
reach full peace in the area
but we are sorry to say that
every now and then . . . w -
hear statements which t
going to put obstacles in the
peace process."
Lelyveld Elected President
of National Synagogue Body
NEW YORK — Rabbi Ar-
thur J. Lelyveld of Cleve-
land was elected president
of the Synagogue Council of
America.
The Synagogue Council is
the national coordinating
body of Conservative, Or-
thodox and Reform
Judaism, representing
more than four million
synagogue-affiliated
American Jews.
Rabbi Lelyveld is senior
rabbi of Fairmount Temple.
Cleveland. He is a past
president of the American
Jewish Congress and of the
Central Conference of
RABBI LELYVELD
American Rabbis and was
national director of the Bnai
Brith Hillel Foundations.