THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
'German Politician Re-Affirms Israel Support
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
The foreign affairs spokes-
man for West Germany's
Christian Democratic
Union (CDU) re-affirmed
last week his party's sup-
port for Israel and its people
but indicated that it would
riot advocate direct German
military support should Is-
rael require it.
The Jewish Telegraphic
Agency asked Dr. Alois
Mertes if he agreed with the
position of European Parli-
ament President Simone
Veil, of France, who said
here two weeks ago that
Western Europe should use
"military force" if Israel's
existence as a state was
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threatened. He replied that
Germany's constitution
prevented such action by
the nation but indicated
that individual Germans
could help.
Mertes was in Washing-
ton to explain the views of
the West German opposi-
tion party to American offi-
cials and member of Con-
gress with respect to the de-
fense of the West against
the Soviet Union. He was
asked by the JTA if he con-
sidered Israel to be a
strategic asset in West
European defense and
about the reported Anglo-
French agreement to press
for changes in Security
Council Resolution 242 that
would open the door to
Palestinian Arab participa-
tion in Israel's negotiations
with neighboring states. He
did not respond directly to
those questions.
Mertes,
who
presumably would be-
come West Germany's
foreign minister if his
party took power in the
next elections, spoke of
the need for a "consis-
tent" policy by the West
toward the Soviet Union
because "the. Soviet
Union wants a political
victory and peace" and
"control of Western
Europe." He met here
with diplomatic corre-
spondents at a breakfast
sponsored by Foreign
Policy Magazine.
Responding to questions
about Israel, Mertes spoke
of two principles held by the
CDU "since 1948." One, he
said, is that Germany is in
"a position of responsibility
toward Israel" because Is-
rael's people are made up of
"victims or the sons and
daughters of victims of Nazi
persecution."
He said this "does not
mean we are in accord with
every step" taken by Israel.
The other principle, he said,
is the "renunciation of
force" in the Middle East.
"The Palestine Liberation
Organization and the Arabs
must have a position of
non-terror," he stressed.
"This is a universal princi-
ple. As long as the PLO uses
terror and questions the
existence of Israel, that
threatens its very existence.
Israel must be defended," he
said.
He added, "To be quite
sincere, the relation of
power has changed." He
noted that "the West is
threatened by blackmail
possibilities of the Arabs"
and quickly emphasized,
"We are interested in the
peace process now taking
place."
He observed that it
would be "satisfactory" if
Israel helped President
Anwar Sadat of Egypt "to
assure chances" of suc-
cess for the Camp David
accords. "We would be
happy if Israel would be
more flexible on the issue
of settlements" on the
West Bank. "But that is a
matter for Israel and
Sadat," he added.
Later, Mertes was asked
if Germany would contrib-
ute military force in Israel's
defense. He replied that the
German Constitution pro-
vides that Germany use its
military only within the
context of NATO and that
Israel is not geographically
part of that area.
Asked if the German gov-
ernment would permit the
formation of a "brigade of
volunteers, say in Ham-
burg," to aid Israel, he
thought that also would be
in conflict with the Con-
stitution. But "individuals
certainly" were free to as-
sist.
He said that "in the Yom
Kippur War" the CDU
criticized elements in Ger-
many that had criticized the
use by the U.S. of German
harbors and airports to
transport supplies to Israel.
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billion in economic and
military assistance since
1948.
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