THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
50 Friday, March 21, 1980
Giscard's Pro-Arab Stance Aimed at France, Personal Leader Role
By EDWIN EYTAN
The French President has
PARIS (JTA) — Like the often acted, in both internal
"sahibs" of the former and foreign affairs, accord-
British empire, French ing to subjective motiva-
President Valery Giscard tions. His government in-
d'Estaing loves Arab lore. cludes, or has included a
JACK & SHIRLEY SONENBERG and
EDDY & WINE TSE Invite You To Try Our
MANDARIN—SZECHUAlt—CANTONESE
And American Dining
RESTAURANT
Mon. thru Thurs.
11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Fri. & Sat. til 12 Mid.
Sun. 12 noon to 10 p.m.
YO U ARE O NLY
15
T E S
AWAY FROM
THE FINEST
CHINESE FOOD
M NU
NOW SERVING COCKTAILS! 1
W. 7 MILE, 2 MILES W. OF I-215, HIGHLAND LAKES SHOPPING CENTER
348-0180
ORIGINAL NEW ORLEANS STYLE®
BAR-B-Q RIBS
MOIST, TENDER, SELECT
32976 GRATIOT
CORNER 14 MILE RD.
Roseville
Carry-Out
Available
293-7220
DETROIT'S NEWEST FRENCH RESTAURANT
Chez Raoul
2295 W. 8 MILE
1 BLK. E. OF TELEGRAPH
• Lunch • Dinner
• Cocktails
• Wines
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Mon. thru Fri.
5 p.m. to 12 Mid. Sat.
• 534-0004
DINNERS FROM
$725
Valet Parking
Your host: Raoul .de Marcia
.
•
♦
NOW OPEN
•
♦
* GREEN-TEN Family
♦
♦
♦
♦
(FORMERLY DUBBS
Country Kitchen)
SERVING • BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER
IN A BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN ATMOSPHERE
UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP ] •
I
♦
♦
♦
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
6
a.m.
to
10
p.m.
••••••••••••••••
VOTED NO. 1
SQUARE PIZZA
Detroit News
Detroit Free Press B y
AAA Motor News
HALF-BAKED PIZZAS and
LASAGNA ... GREAT FOR
YOUR FREEZER AND
HOME PARTIES
We Also Feature Complete Italian Dinners,
Home-Made Soups, Antipasto Salad,
Sandwiches, Etc.
Carry-out
or
Dining
Buddy's Pizza
17125 CONANT
COR. McNICHOLS
892-9001
couple of princes and a half
dozen counts.
His wife is a descendant of
half a dozen kings. He him-
self claims to be a scion of
Louis XIV and his intimate
circle of friends generally
consists of dukes, princes
and an occasional bil-
lionaire.
In foreign affairs he
has launched France on
an ambitious and inde-
pendent policy which
makes him feel the equal
of the world's main lead-
ers. French diplomacy is
persistently trying to
deal as an equal with the
United States and the
Soviet Union.
In the Middle East, Gis-
card has tried to pursue an
independent and increas-
ingly pro-Arab policy since
his election. It was for him,
at the time, both a question
oT France's interest and a
symbol of prestige and in-
dependence.
Only a few months after
his election, in April 1974,
when practically all of
Western Europe was still
staunchly pro-Israel and
Jerusalem and Washington
were in the heyday of their
friendship and cooperation,
Giscard's Foreign Minister
Jean Sauvagnargues met
and shook Yasir Arafat's
hand in Beirut.
The incident, now half-
forgotten, practically
marked the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization's offi-
cial entry onto the interna-
tional scene.
Since then, France
gave the tone and
marked the increasingly
pro-Arab West European
line.
It was France which first
spoke of a Palestinian
homeland, France which
welcomed a PLO office in
Paris, France which failed
to welcome Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat's
trip to Jerusalem and led an
offensive of ice-cold indif-
ference to the Camp David
agreements.
Giscard's declarations
earlier this month, calling
for Palestinian "self-
determination" which im-
plies the creation of a Pales-
tinian state, gives another
and still sharper pro-Arab
turn to his Middle East pol-
icy.
A number of reasons have
prompted this new initia-
tive. There are concrete
material interests aimed at
reducing France's impor-
tant economic deficit in its
trade with the Arab world.
Last year alone, France
imported $6 billion worth
of oil from Saudi Arabia
and $2 billion more from
the other four Persian
Gulf states: Kuwait,
Qatar, Bahrain and Abu
Dhabi. It sold them
slightly over $1 billion
worth of goods, mainly
arms.
France believes that by
improving its ties with
them, it can also improve
both its economic situation
and ensure a guaranteed
flow of oil in coming years.
Saudi Arabia supplies 40
percent of France's oil con-
sumption and the other four
.
states, another 15 percent.
But, it would be both un-
fair and inaccurate to attri-
bute Giscard's increasingly
pro-Palestinian policy to
material considerations.
The Giscard government
Giscard feels that
is probably the world's Western Europe is in-
staunchest supporter of sta- creasingly leaning/
bility throughout the Third towards the Palestinian
World.
side. A French initiative
It has rapidly intervened in this respect would give
militarily throughout Af- him the political leader-
rica whenever it feld the ship within the European
stability of the regimes in Economic Community
power threatened.
(EEC), to which he openly
Even at Mecca, during aspires.
the recent attempted
At least seven EEC
religious zealots' coup, member states, Britain
France reacted at once. Italy, Belgium, Ireland,\
Within a few hours, after West Germany, Spain and)
the Saudi request, it flew Portugal, increasingly tend\
military experts and to support a recogr .
technical equipment to the PLO and a re.v ,t of
help put down the revolt.
United Nations Security
The official French Council Resolution 242.
analysis believes that the
France feels that West
basic factor of instability in Germany, because of its
the Gulf, Saudi Arabia and Nazi past, cannot take an
even Jordan are the Pales- initiative in this field andz
tinian refugees. French ex- that Britain is too weall
perts incessantly repeat
that until their problem is Two days before he left for
solved the whole area is Kuwait he held a long tele-
threatened with chronic in- phone conversation with
stability and a new Iranian West German Chancellor
situation could occur at any Helmust Schmidt who re-
time, anywhere throughout portedly backed him to the
the Arab world. hilt.
.
GISCARD d'ESTAING
According to the French
official analysis, the Arab
world, and especially Saudi
Arabia and the Gulf States,
are increasingly disap-
pointed with Washington.
This, both because of
America's failure to support
the regime of the Shah of
Iran and because of what
the Arabs claim to be its
continued pro-Israeli policy.
The French believe
that the time is ripe to try
and slip into America's
shoes and slowly replace
U.S. political and eco-
nomic influence.
French officials openly
confess that Western
Europe, led by France, could
play the major role in the
Arabian Peninsula and for
the first time fully enjoy the
fruits of such a cooperation.
The French are also wor-
ried by both increasing
Soviet influence and by the
dangers of instability and
possible revolutions.
MOSLEM TEMPLE 100th ANNIVERSARY
MARCH 14 30th
STATE FAIR COLISEUM
Get tickets now at State Fairgrounds,
Hudson's, Sears. Ward's and Bank of
the Commonwealth or call 366-6200
RUN AWAY AND JOIN
THE CIRCUS FOR A DAY.
_ ,
BLOOMFIELD MOVIES I
S. WOODWARD • DTN. BIRMINGHAM • 646-0154
FRI-SUN. $1 .50
MOVIE
GUIDE
M-TH $1.00
FRANCO BRUSATI'S MASTERPIECE
1
I
"BREAD & CHOCOLATE" (R)
BERKLEY THEATRE
ORIGINAL SUB-TITLED VERSION
STARRING NINO MANFREDI
2990 W. 12 Mile Rd.
3erkley
LI 2-0330
FRI.-SAT.-SUN. 5:30, 7:40 & 9:40
MON.-THURS. 7:30 & 9:30
All Seats $1.00
MATINEES
at all times
Weekdays incl. Sat.
HELD OVER!
SAT., SUN. 1 p.m.
1
p.m.
STEVE REEVES
IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION
"HERCULES"
25c
George Burns, Art Carney
& Lee Strasburg
"GOING IN STYLE" (PG)
7:30 & 9:30
Sun. 2:07, 4:04, 6:01,
7:44 & 9:27
& 3
Academy Award
Nominee
BEST FOREIGN FILM
BLOOMFIELD MOVIES
S. Woodward, Downtown 648-0154
Seats Fri.-Sun. $1.50, M-Th. $1
Franco Brusati's Masterpiece
"BREAD & CHOCOLATE" (R)
Original Sub-Titled Version
Starring Nino Manfredi
Fri.-Sat.-Sun. 5:30, 7:40 & 9:40
Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 & 9:30
SAT.-SUN. 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. 25c
Original Version of "HERCULES"
, ,
, ,:s. ,
•
--,;
CCA
FRENCH
WINNER
BEST ACTRESS
"'A Simple Story' touches home for us all.
An enriching intelligent film."-Gene Shalit. INBC-1:
"In 'A Simple Story' Romy Schneider is
terrific, sensuous, sophisticated and beautiful
in a very adult movie."-Bruce Williamson. Playboy
•
WASHINGTON THEATER
426 S. Washington, R.O.
541-0082
All Seats $1.00
at all times
it could be
tours.
Directed bk. Claude Sautet starring Romy Schneider
NOW SHOWING
George Burns, Art Carney
& Lee Strasburg
"GOING IN STYLE" (PG)
Mon.-Thur. 7:30 & 9:30
Fri. 7:30 & 9:40
Sat. 5, 7:30 & 9:40
Sun. 5:15, 7:30 & 9:30
Monday—Friday 7:15 & 9:30 PM
Wednesday 1:00, 7:15 & 9:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday at
1:30, 3:45, 7:15 and 9:30 PM
MON
plsaci
A Quartet !Films Incorporated Release
Exclusively
CINEMAS
TEL-EX
354.9660
Telegraph Rd. N. of 10 Mile
I