THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Changing Views on Candidates
Tested on Eve of GOP Confab
(Continued from Page 1) Congressman Jack Kemp
national television, "Plat- may be the vice presidential
forms have very little im- candidate and Virginia
pact on the formulation of Senator John Warner will
the Presidential campaign go to the Pentagon.
in the fall; the candidate
But what of those high
formulates those issues."
up in the Reagan organ-
Thus, Jewish voters ization considered parti-
like others will examine sans of the Arab oil-
the platform but also lis- producing states such as
ten to Reagan's promises former Texas Governor
— he told the American John Connally and
Jewish Press Association former U.S. Treasury
a mid-June he has a re- Secretary William Si-
- eord of trying to keep his mon? In Reagan's an-
promises. Voters will nounced business advi-
assess the indicators of sory group are some like
Republican aims for the construction company
early 1980s — a period mogul John Fluor, who
which prognosticators has campaigned for de -
see as particularly dif- velopment of Arab inter-
ficult for Israel no matter ests in American educa-
who is President since tional life in the face of
the energy problem will strong Jewish prote8ts.
still be present.
The thinking here is that
Questions to which many Reagan, while solidly
will require adequate re- backed by the hard core
sponses, therefore, include: of the right wing in his
will the Republican leader- party, must visibly mod-
ship firmly pledge that a un- erate his own views and
ified Jerusalem is Israel's -the makeup of his
capital and that's where the entourage to attract the
American embassy is to be; center of the American
that the Republican Ad- electorate. If the right-
ministration will -never wing extremists appear
permit the balance of mili- to dominate the
tary power in the Mid-East campaign the view is he
to wane against Israel; that will lose the election.
it will include Israel in U.S.
As the Republican con-
strategic readiness; that it vention nears, the Reagan
will strengthen enforce- organization is building
ment of existing legislation Jewish cadres across
against the Arab boycott of America. Some of the lead-
American companies doing ers are prominent like Max
business with Israel; that it Fisher of Detroit, the
will not weaken the Michigan Republicans' "el-
Jackson-Vanik amendment der statesman" and con-
unless Soviet assurances fidante of President Ford;
are forthcoming on emigra- Californians Ted Cum-
tion policy; that U.S. policy mings and Albert Spiegel,
will remain based on the who backed Reagan in 1976;
Camp David agreements Pennsylvania GOP leader
and will not allow UN Secu- Richard Fox; Gordon Zack
rity Council Resolutions of Columbia who supported
242 and 338 to be altered; George B ush; Senator Jacob
that it will not tolerate a Javits, Richard Rosen-
Palestinian state adjoining baum, George Klein and
Israel, that the PLO is hos- Rita Hauser in New York.
tile to Israel and therefore
Many Jewish names are
outside U.S. considerations on the organizational lists
in West Bank/Gaza au- of the Reagan strategists, it
tonomy negotiations.
is said, and they will be an-
Will Reagan _specifically nounced when the cam-
state how he would react to paign begins rolling in Sep-
the anti-Israel resolutions
in the Security Council
where in the case of JDL Group
President Carter, the U.S. Storms NY
record now stands at one
veto, one approval and five API Office
NEW YORK (JTA) —
abstentions in four months.
How does Reagan consider Nine members of the Jewish
Saudi Arabia's demand for Defense League took over
enhanced combat ability of the Manhattan office of
- - the 60 F-15s it is to receive? Americans for Progressive
Will he impress on our Israel (API) Monday and
WNATO allies that Israel is a demanded that Interns for
democracy like them and Peace, a program that oper-
should have military sup- ates out of the office, stop
port from them at least like helping Arabs in Israel.
Dov Becker, who led the
landing rights for American
group, called the Jewish
aircraft destined for it?
Apart from issues, the Telegraphic Agency, to tell
aides Reagan selects will be of the takeover. He said the
weighed for or against his JDL demands that Interns
candidacy. Some now say for Peace "give up the
George Bush will be his vice dangerous false hope that
president; Nixon's chief of Jews and Arabs can peace-
staff General Alexander fully coexist inside or out-
Haig his secretary of state, side the land of Israel" and
and that Senator Henry Becker said the Interns
Jackson will be coaxed to should "disband im-
leave his Democratic stand- mediately unless all their
ing to be defense secretary. efforts are directed in aiding
But there also is talk that only poor Jewish families
Baker, Missouri Senator and not Arab ones in the
Jack Danforth or New York state of Israel."
',
tember.
Pollsters note that if the
race will be as close as now
indicated, the Jewish vote
could determine the out-
come in seven or eight key
states. If the vote had split
51 percent for Carter•and 49
percent for Ford instead of
about 75 percentfor Carter,
as some analysts claim, the
difference in 1976 would
have caused a switch of 107
members of the Electoral
College. To win, 270 are
needed. That's why pundits
look on the Jewish vote as
"crucial."
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