• Friday, July 11, 1 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Gerald Ford's A Time to Heal' Reaffirms His Continuing Role as Supporter of Israel Former President Gerald R. Ford will be in the limelight here this week. He will address the Repub- lican National Convention. As his party's standard be= arer he will be consulted on many issues, by candidates and those already holding important positions. His views and his role in government are reiterated in the new edition of -his book, "A Time to Heal," (Berkley Press), just reis- sued as a 444-page paper- back. "A Time to Heal" inti- mately recounts the trials and successes of President Ford as he moved America out from under the shadow of Watergate and toward the reassertion of national will. Ford describes his vision of reuniting an America fragmented by mistrust of government; his agonizing decision regard- ing the Mayaguez incident; and the personal heartache of his wife's battle with cancer. The volume also re- states Ford's position on Israel, details his rela- tionship with Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and-delves into his friendship with De- troiter Max M. Fisher. Throughout his tenure in office, Ford found it upset- ting that American Jewish leaders thought he was anti-Israel or anti-Semitic because of his policy towards Israel. He took time out in the spring of 1975 to meet with various Jewish leaders and told them: "In all my public life, I have never wavered in my support for a free and secure - Israel. There was never one vote or one speech that could be interpreted other- wise. All of my life I have had great respect for the Jewish people. I feel that way today, and anyone who says I don't, doesn't know me at all. "It is because of my affec- PRESIDENT FORD tion and admiration for the Jewish people and the state of Israel that I am so con- ,cerned about the lack - of progress toward peace in that part of the world. We must have progress soon if we are to avoid another war, the fifth in 30 years. Quite frankly, Israel's leaders have not been as quick to recognize this as I had hoped they would be. They have not been as forthcom- ing as I wanted them to be. "Now, I have always believed in maintaining the national integrity of Israel, but always within the context of maintain- ing world peace and — above everything else — within the contexts of protecting the national interests of the United States. "What this means is that the leaders of Israel and the American Jewish commu- nity here simply can't hold up a legitimate settlement and expect me as President to tolerate it." Later on in the book, Ford describes his feelings toward Israel thusly: "Israel was — and is — a valued ally. But even friends dis- agree and that's what had happened to us." Ford probes deeply into both his professional and personal relationship with Kissinger. The former President details Kissing- er's valiant but often mis- understood "shuttle diplo- macy" which resulted in the Sinai accord of 1975. "In March, Kissinger resumed his shuttle be- tween Cairo and Jerusalem. Again, the Egyptians bent over backward. Again the Is- raelis resisted. Henry pushed and pushed — and then pushed some more. "Finally, agreement was reached on the framework of a new accord. Israeli forces would pull back about 35 miles from the eastern bank of the Suez Canal, and the new dividing line be- tween the two adversaries would be in the vicinity of the strategic mountain passes of Gidi and Mitla in the Sinai desert." As an illustration of the deep friendship that de- veloped between the two leaders, Ford writes of an episode in which Kissinger, feeling that he was becom- ing a political liability to the President, offered his resignation. "Early in January (1976) he had come into the Oval Office and handed me a `draft' letter of his resigna- tion . . . . Conservatives still blamed him for my dismis- sal of Schlesinger, although he had nothing to do with it. That made him a liability to me in the primary fight. Unselfishly, in order not to embarrass me, he would step aside. "I was shocked by the idea. His resignation was simply something I could not accept. The country needed him — I needed him — to impliment our foreign policy at this dif- ficult time." Detroiter Max Fisher, chairman of the board of the Jewish Agency and a per- sonal friend of Ford's, was called an for his personal expertise several times dur- ing the Ford Presidency. THE ONLY PLACE According to Ford, "He (Fisher) had served as an unofficial ambassador be- tween the United States and Israel for years, and his contacts at the highest levels of both governments had often helped us bridge over misunderstandings. I said that I thought it was imperative that we see new momentum toward peace in the Middle East . . . I didn't have to ask Max to get the message back to the Is- raelis. Word would spread very quickly that I meant what I said." Ford has written a new forward for the book, which was originally released by Harper and Row last June. The foreward gives Ford's assessment of the policies of the Carter Administration and offers a point by point comparison between his administration and the cur- rent one. IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA WITH THESE ITEMS! • HEAVY-DUTY WORK BENCHES • HEAVY-DUTY SHELVES & RACKS — PLUS • 3-PHASE CONVERTERS (CONVERTS 3-PHASE CURRENT TO SINGLE PHASE CURRENT) 100 GOOD USED MACHINES • Lathes • Punch Presses • Grinders • Milling Machines • Air Compressors • Hydraulic Presses • Drill Presses • Shears • Cutting Tools • Chain Hoists • Pulleys • Gears • Etc. 100 TONS OF NEW STEEL FOR THE SMALL USER SARAH-LIL CO ■ 1485 CENTRAL, 1 /4 Mlle E. of Wyoming, 1 Mile N. of Michigan on Dearborn Border 933-1490 SPECIAL SALE. 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Eitan said the raid, car- ried out by paratroopers and other forces, was a complete success, conducted with ex- cellent coordination and precision. He said the ter- rorists were taken by sur- prise. According to Eitan, the target was three kilomet- ers inland from the Mediterranean, north of Tyre and near the Kassmiyeh Bridge over I';41 the Litani River. The Is- raeli forces destroyed five buildings, two of them ammunition stores and the others barracks. Reports from Lebanon said that Israeli naval units shelled the coast while paratroopers were being landed on a hilltop near Kassmiyeh. Local residents also reported that Israeli seaborne troops placed roadblocks on the main highway between Tyre and Beirut and that they left behind ammunition and cartridge belts. • • • • • • • Carter Appointee HE KNOWS THE PROBLEMS: Attracting Business, Better Education; Property Tax Reform. HE HAS THE SOLUTIONS! 65th DISTRICT , WASHINGTON President Carter has ap- pointed Hyman Bookbin- der, Washington represen- tative of the American Jewish Committee, to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. WHOM DO THE PEOPLE OF THE 65th DISTRICT* NEED IN LANSING? MICHAEL STEIN B.A.-M.S.U. INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDIES-PARIS J.D.-GEORGETOWN LAW SCHOOL L.L.M.-LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS 2 YEARS-S.B.A.-WASHINGTON, D.C. PRACTICING ATTORNEY — 5 YEARS MEMBER OAKLAND COUNTY BAR ASSN. • ST. JUDE'S CHILDREN'S .; HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBER • ACTIVE MEMBER JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION • MEMBER IVAN S. BLOCH LODGE, BNAI BRITH • MEMBER, AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HAIFA UNIVERSITY MICHAEL STEIN VOTE REPUBLICAN AUGUST 5th PRIMARY Pd. 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