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December 19, 1980 - Image 7

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1980-12-19

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, December 19, 1980 1

Haig Support for Israel Recalled

(Continued from Page 1)
ered after Reagan's inaugu-
ration on Jan. 20, it is ex-
pected that he will be con-
firmed.
On Israeli-American af-
fairs, Haig made his views
known in a speech in Miami
on Oct. 27, 1979 before a
conference of the Zionist
Organization of America.
At that time he was consid-
ered a possible Republican
Presidential candidate. It is
understood that he has not
deviated from the positions
e expressed on that occa-
ion. He posed several ques-
tions relative to American
policy toward- the Middle
East. The following are the
questions and his responses:
"Is Israel a strategic
liability of American na-
tional interests, being
worthy of support only
moral grounds?"
No. It is moral to support
the right of the Jewish
people to their own state. It
is gratifying and important
that Israel is a lively democ-
racy, sharing our basic
political values in a world
hostile to democracy. As
the strongest military
power in the Middle East,
Israel's very existence
serves to deter Soviet ag-
gression. As in the past, a
strong, viable Israel will
continue to offer assistance
to American interests and
activities which bolster our
friends in the region and
elsewhere."
"Does Israel have an
unfair veto over U.S.
communications with the
PLO that hampers the
peace process?"
"No. As the U.S. pledged
in 1975 and reiterated in
1979, so long as the PLO ad-
vocated views incompatible
with the peace process, the
U.S. will not recognize or
negotiate with the PLO. It is
simply wrong to believe, as
some of our diplomats seem
to suggest, that official rec-
ognition is necessary to
communication. Communi-
cation is not the issue be-
tween the U.S. and the PLO.
"Attempts to draw the
PLO into the negotiations
without agreement on the
goals of the (Camp David)
process undermines
President (Anwar) Sadat (of

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Egypt) as well as Premier
(Menahem) Begin (of Is-
rael). We should not com-
promise what we have ac-
complished already through
concessions to the outspo-
ken opponents of Sadat's
courageous policy."
Is the Egyptian-Israeli
peace treaty contrary to
U.S. interests because it
leaves out other parties
to the conflict?
"No. The Egyptian-
Israeli treaty does not bar
other states from joining the
peace process. The treaty of
peace between the leading
Arab state and Israel is a
deterrent to war. Without
the treaty, neither U.S.
interests nor those of others
can be realized."
"Will the price of oil k e
stabilized by a settlemen t
of the Arab-Israeli con-
flict?"
"No. The 'link' between
an Arab-Israeli settlement
and oil prices is tenuous.
First, not all members of
OPEC (Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Coun-
tries) are Arab. Second, oil
prices are determined more
by supply and demand and
the value of the dollar than
the issue of 'who rules
Jerusalem.' Third, to speak
of such a link is dangerous,
not only to the U.S. but also
to the leading Arab oil pro-
ducers.
"Fourth, it is illusory to
be considered a superpower
if foreign policies are dis-
torted by domestic needs.
Linking oil needs and prices
to foreign policy only invites
more dictation by radical or
anti-American states. This
is not in our interests nor is
it in the interests of such
states as Saudi Arabia."
"Is recognition of the
PLO necessary to
strengthen U.S.-Saudi
ties?"
"No, Our apparent dif-
ferences with Saudi Arabia
do not 'rest solely with the
Arab-Israeli conflict. Sev-
eral differences are rooted
in these developments: Our
failure to contest Soviet ac-
tivity in Africa and Asia;
the Soviet-Cuban build-up
in South Yemen; our inabil-
ity to prevent the fall of the
Shah; our mismanagement
of the dollar. Recognizing

the PLO would not deal
with these issues.
Haig, 56, is a graduate of
the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point and holds a
master's degree in interna-
tional relations from
Georgetown University. He
worked at the Pentagon
during the Kennedy Ad-
ministration and was a spe-
cialist on European, Middle
East and Latin American
affairs. Regarded as a pro-
tege of former Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger,
Haig is reported to have
played major roles in the
Vietnam peace talks and in
policies involving the Mid-
dle East, China and other
areas.

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British Official Meets Arafat

LONDON (JTA) — Sir
John Graham, the British
Foreign Office official in
charge of the Middle East,
had a secret meeting this
month in Beirut with Pales-
'. e Liberation Organiza-
chief Yasir Arafat, as
art of Britain's move for
closer ties with the PLO.
_trenuous efforts were
lumen to keep the meeting
secret. A British journalist
claims that on the day the
meeting took place, he was
told that Sir John was visit-
ing south Lebanon.
Sir John and Arafat met
Dec. 2. Sir John, a deputy
under-secretary, is the most
senior Foreign Office man
to have officially met with
Arafat. The Foreign Office
said the encounter did not
signify a change in Britain's
general Middle East policy

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or in its attitude to the PLO.
The Israeli Embassy
said that it was awaiting
instructions from
Jerusalem on whether to
protest to the Foreign
Office.
The Beirut meeting was
also attended by Ben
Strachan, the British Am-
bassador to Lebanon, and by
PLO Foreign Minister
Farouk Kaddoumi. The
Foreign Office said that Sir
John was on a "familiariza-
tion visit" to the area and
also visited Jordan, Syria
and the West Bank.

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