80 Frida , September 21, 1979 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS MR. AND MRS. ELI FRIEDMAN AND FAMILY wish all their family and friends a happy and healthy New Year WOLF & FELINA GOLD & FAMILY wish their relatives and friends a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year THE GOLDSTEIN FAMILY Barbara, Larry, Wendy & Lisa wish their family and friends a healthy, prosperous and happy New Year MR. AND MRS. HAL GREEN send best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to all their family and friends ANTAL & HERMINE GRUBER AND FAMILY wish their family and friends a healthy and happy New Year lzririzin nem ruri, best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to all our relatives and friends Sara and Joseph Grossman To all our dear family and friends we wish every joy and blessing of a happy and wonderful New Year and to have peace in Israel and all coun- tries. Shalom, The Isaacs, Lou, Ethel & family I Alex & Elizabeth Joseph 13401 Dartmouth, Oak Park Wish All Their Relatives and Friends A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year SAM AND HELEN JUTKIEWICZ AND FAMILY wish all their friends and family a very happy and healthy New Year DR. AND MRS. LOUIS LEONARD KAZDAN AND FAMILY extend best wishes to all their family and friends for a healthy and happy New Year MRS. BRENDA MOSS wishes her friends and relatives a year filled with health and happiness and peace MICHAEL & BLANCHE OPAS Wish all Our Relatives and Friends a Healthy and Happy New Year At this time of the year when Jewish People all over the world celebrate and commemorate the dignity of man and God-given right of freedom, we extend our greetings and good wishes for a year of peace and freedom to our family, friends and all mankind. Mr. & Mrs. Louis Kepes 14511 Ludlow Oak Park, Michigan 48237 Peace Treaty Highlight of Exciting Year for Israel and Egypt; Rough Road Ahead By DR. WALTER EYTAN World Zionist Press Service The year 5739,,now end- ing, opened barely two weeks after the signing of the Camp David accords — outlining the "framework" of a Middle East settlement and peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. It was the final conclusion of this treaty which without doubt was, for both countries, the outstanding event of the year. It took several months longer to work out than had been expected, but by March it had become fact. In April instruments of ratifi- cation were exchanged, and by May the autonomy talks were under way — au- tonomy for "the inhabitants of Judea, Samaria and Gaza." These negotiations are now actively proceed- ing, without break or crisis so far, while other pro- visions of the peace treaty are also being carried out. The Suez Canal has been opened to Israeli shipping (naval vessels and freighter alike), and traffic has moved without a hitch. Is- rael has begun shutting down her military installa- tions in Sinai and has re- stored El Arish to Egyptian rule. By January it is ex- pected that full normali- zation will, according to the agreed time-table, have been attained — symbolized dramatically by the exchange of am- bassadors between the two countries. Even now, Israelis can (and do) visit Egypt, while an Egyptian passport no longer bars its holder from entering Israel. Yet the further Israel and Egypt have advanced on the road to peace, the more vio- lently have most Arab states opposed it. So far this opposition has not modified either Israel's or Egypt's de- termination to carry out the provisions of their agree- ment down to the last detail. If anything, it has had the opposite effect, since both have gone so far that they know there can be no turn- ing back. They know, too, that the peace treaty is wholly in the interest of each and that other Arab states will in due course fol- low suit. What has been more dis- ■ turbing has been the un- willingness of the outside world, with the solitary ex- ception of the United States, to lend the peace process its whole-hearted endorse- • ment. It was perhaps to be expected that the Soviet Union and its satellites, in- tent on making trouble everywhere, would do all they could to attack the treaty — not only to curry favor with the Arabs, but to belittle and undermine any achievement of the United States. Most "third world" countries, for their part, Historic post-Camp David photo at the White House have been running true to' form, following the Arabs in whatever policies they may pursue. It is, indeed, little short of miraculous that Egypt has not yet been drum- med out of membership of the O.A.U. (Organiza- tion of African Unity) or the group of the "non- aligned," despite mount- ing Arab pressure. Far more shameful has been the sulky reaction of the nine-member European Economic Community, led by France, Britain and Germany. These civilized states have been so petrified by Arab threats of oil sanc- tions (higher prices, boycotts, embargoes and the rest) that they have been able to do no more than shuffle their feet in embar- rassment — knowing full well that peace between Egypt and Israel has been a tremendous achievement, but not daring to say so. Instead, they are still holding out for a "com- prehensive" peace, as if Is- rael and Egypt had not taken the essential first step if ever Jordan, Syria and the others are to be brought in — and as if they were not negotiating on the autonomy plan which, five years after conclusion of the agreement, is to lead to Palestinian self- determination. We have here a distressing example of political cowardice under economic fire. In the course of 5739 Is- rael's international image has not been improved, less by her own fault than by the faint-heartedness of the rest of the world. Even the United States has con- demned Israel's settlement policy as "illegal" — as if this were the point. As a re- sult, Israel has been stres- sing the new settlements' legality, and a barren argument has been con- ducted between her and everyone else. The problem, of course, is wholly political — claims of legality or illeg- ality only cloud the issue. It may not have been politically wise to put up new settlements in Judea and Samaria at this time, but this is a risk the Israel Government has thought fit to take, moved as it is by a perfectly legitimate concern for the country's security. It is the security problem which should be discussed, not anything else. As things are, Israel can do little right in the eyes of others. This derives inexor- ably from the balance of in- ternational power. Of the more than 150 members of the United Nations, barely thirty are democracies — four-fifths find themselves, therefore, automatically on the Arab side and will nor- mally applaud any Arab cause. The democracies, for their part, are — with scarcely an exception — dependent on Arab oil for their energy: that is, for their very exist- ence as modern indus- trialized nations. In these SALLY and circumstances, it is fairly amazing, and a sign of ex- traordinary vitality, that Israel should find strength to argue back at all — as if any amount of argument could help. Whether Jordanians and Palestinians join in the au- tonomy talks or not, as pro- vided by the Camp David "framework," the year 5740 will doubtless see a strengthening of the drive for peace. Even if it remains restricted to Egypt and Is- rael alone, it will serve as an example whose force will make itself felt. Egypt more.than once led other Arab states to war against Israel, and they fol- lowed. They followed, too, when Egypt in 1949 took the lead in concluding an armistice. Sooner or later they will follow again, until peace reigns everywhere along Israel's borders. PASSMAN wish all their relatives and friends a year of health, happiness and prosperity MR. AND MRS. MILO RAPPAPORT wish all their friends and relatives a year of good health and happiness Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year to all my family and friends MRS. LOUIS (TILLY) ROSE 111110 illri5 R . AND MRS. HARRY SCHLOMPER M R. wish all their friends and relatives a happy and healthy New. Year We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year DR. and MRS. HARRY M. STURMAN AND FAMILY .A happy New Year to all our relatives and friends JANE and JACK SWEET AND FAMILY er