THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 34 Friday, September 21, 1919 Weizman-Saunders Confrontation Over Their Countries' Foreign Policy Called 'Nothing Much' ALUMINUM SIDING Custom Trim 545-1110 Try My Prices! ask for PETER WASHINGTON (JTA) — Both the State Department Wishing All Our Friends & Customers A HAPPY NEW YEAR PRESCRIPTION OPTICAL CO. . Oak Park 543-3343 SHIRLEY & JACK FREED & FAMILY and JUNE & SEYMOUR RUBENSTEIN & FAMILY of PILLOW TALK OFFER BEST WISHES FOR A VERY HEALTHY & HAPPY N EW YEAR 8236 W. 9 MILE RD. 543-1406 and the Israel Embassy sought to play down the con- frontation between Israel Defense Minister Ezer Weizman and Assistant Secretary of State for Mid- dle East Affairs Harold Saunders over United States and Israeli policies. The confrontation, which took place at the Israel Em- bassy Saturday night where a reception was held with some newsmen present, was characterized by an Israeli spokesman as "nothing much" and the two "spoke in quiet tones." Department State spokesman Hodding-Carter was asked whether the Is- raeli bombardment of Palestinian terrorist bases in South Lebanon, the cabinet decision to allow Is- raelis to purchase land in the administered ter- ritories, Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the U.S. aid program constitute a rising level of tension that was symbolized by the ex- change between Saunders and Weizman. "Such sharp exchanges at 11:30 at night with Treasured Gifts Take Time "Give the Gift of Love" Family Portraits There is a Difference Southfield at 13 Mile 646-8484 Veit/ e4 fteaegzei obter as aa go-adv./ Preataa cad you 4ad VO-40t lava emite4 deerea9 rite, axstaet9 Yea/' Michigan National Coi•poration Banks MEMBERS FDA e good friends, we don't consider to be the final determinant of our stand- ing as friends," Carter replied. "We remain close and friendly. We have dif- ferences as we have al- ways had differences. We continue to work on those differences. The differences in no way in- terfere with the ultimate stability of our relation- ship or the depth of it." Carter said he would not deal with the details of the exchange or the "varied re- ports" about it, but he acknowledged that "in gen- eral the thrust of the article I have seen is relatively ac- curate." HAROLD SAUNDERS Acc6rding to an eye wit- ness to the confrontation who took notes, the confron- tation was initiated by Saunders, who complained to Weizman that the U.S. gives billions of dollars in aid to Israel, but when he was in the Middle East he was not informed about the Egyptian-Israeli moves to establish joint Egyptian- Israeli patrols in the Sinai in place of the United Na- tions Emergency Force. When Saunders suggested that the failure he spoke of did not consti- tute friendship, Weizman replied, "you are talking of friendship. You are making us to appear as villians in Southern Lebanon." Weiz- man also wanted to know, "where were you when the children were being killed in Maalot?" Saunders said that "all you know is bombing," and added, that is not our kind of policy." Weizman wondered what U.S. policy is and Saun- ders said that "you are making the same mistake that the U.S. made in going to Vietnam." Weizman replied that "if there will be another Katyusha (Soviet rocket) or something else that will hurt us we will act se- verely." When Saunders said, "you will continue bombing," Weizman re- plied: "I did not say bomb- ing. I want to remind yeti we went into Lebanon and stayed there several weeks until we accomplished what we had to do." Weizman reportedly also told Saunders that the U.S. was not being Israel's friend by assailing Israeli air strikes against terrorist bases in South Lebanon. °47-20" EZER WEIZMAN Saunders then charged that Israel was using too much military force in Lebanon. Weizman re- sponded, "don't lecture us on what to do." He then re- ferred to the U.S. display of weakness and vacillation in foreign affairs, noting the position toward Cuba, which led the non-aligned nations meeting in Havana in condemning the U.S. and again equating Zionism with Racism. Saunders re- portedly responded, at least we are not bombing there." (Reports from Washington Wednesday said that Weizman and Saunders reconciled their differences.) Meanwhile, Rep. Paul Findley (R-I11.) said that Weizman had promised that Israel would consult with the U.S. before launching any new pre- emptive strikes against Lebanon American-supplied weapons. Findley said Weizman authorized him to disclose that pledge, made at an off- the-record meeting with members of the Foreign Af- fairs Committee. According to the Congressman, the Is:- raeli defense chief told him that "if Israel in the future should find it necessary to use U.S.-supplied military equipment in any pre- emptive strikes it would first talk with the United States." Findley, who has called for an inquiry into Is- rael's use of American equipment in Lebanon, said Weizman's promise rep- resented "a significant and gratifying change in Israel's military policy." Vance Voices Optimism Over Camp David Accords WASHINGTON (JTA) — Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said on the first an- niversary of the signing of the Camp David agree- ments that the "commit- ments made one year ago are being carried out scrupulously." He said, in a prepared statement issued at the State Department, that "the world can see the practical results that have been achieved" and that as the Egyptian-Israeli relations "mature it will demonstrate that agreement will be kept." The secretary called on "all who seek aid cherish peace to join with us" to "build on the solid foun- dation laid at Camp David." The Camp David accords were signed at the White House Sept. 17, 1978, by President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, Premier Menahem Begin of Israel with President Carter as a witness. Vance's statement was is- sued prior to a ceremony at the White House marking the first anniversary of the Camp David accords. President Carter, Vance and National Security Ad- viser Zbigniew Brzezinski represented the U.S. at the ceremony. Israel was represented by Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Defense Minis- ter Ezer Weizman and Egypt by Vice President Hosni Mubarak and De- fense Minister Kamal Has- san Ali. Oil Policy Asked CYRUS VANCE Vance noted also that "it will show not only that peace can be achieved, but that it can last." He said that "for the first time in the more than 30-year-old Israeli-Arab conflict, a mechanism exists for be- ginning to resolve the issues of concerns to the Palesti- nians" and that the current negotiations "to provide the full autonomy for the in- habitants of the West Bank and Gaza are gaining momentum." NEW YORK — American Jewish Commit- tee has urged the U.S. to broaden its definition of "heavy crude" oil to make the production of such oil commercially feasible. In written testimony submitted to the U.S. De- partment of Energy, Harris L. Kempner Jr., chairman of ACJ's National Commit- tee on Energy, also urged the U.S. to encourage the production of refined heavy crude oil by non-OPEC oil- producing nations. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand.