THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, February 6, 1981
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Election Pledge Supporting Israel Emphasized Again by Reagan
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is a force in the Middle East
that actually is of benefit to
us. But I also feel that mor-
ally the United States
should do everything it can
in an even-handed manner
to bring peace to the Middle
East. Now this, based on our
first commitment, means
that we have to get over the
hurdle of those nations in
the Middle East that refuse
to recognize the right of Is-
rael to exist.
"Peace will come when
that first step is taken. Now
of them have — as
pt did; and (President
Anwar) Sadat, who I think
is one of the great statesmen
for doing that."
Asked if he approved of
the "accelerated settling
of the West Bank" by Is-
- rael, Reagan said, "as to
the West Bank, I believe
the settlements there — I
disagreed when the prev-
ious Administration re-
ferred to them as illegal.
They're not illegal. Not
under the UN resolution
that leaves the West Bank
open to all people — Arab
and Israel alike, Chris-
tian alike.
"I do think, perhaps now
with this rush to do it and
this moving in there the
way they are is ill-advised
because if we're going to
continue with the spirit of
Camp David to try and ar-
rive at a peace, maybe this,
at this time, is unnecessar-
ily provocative."
The President questioned
the Palestine Liberation
Organization's claim to
legitimacy as representing
the Palestinian people.
Asked if he had "any sym-
pathy toward the Palesti-
nians or any moral feelings
toward them and their aspi-
rations," Reagan replied:
"I know that that has got
to be a part of any settle-
ment. I think in arriving at
that, here again, there is the
outspoken utterance that
Israel doesn't have a right to
exist; there is the terrorism
practiced by the PLO. I
never thought that the PLO
had ever been elected by the
Palestinians. Maybe it is
recognized by them as their
leadership, but I've never
seen that that's been defi-
nitely established. But,
again, it starts with the ac-
ceptance of Israel as a na-
tion."
Reagan conceded that
the U.S. does not now
possess the force to stop
the Soviets "if they set out
to advance logistically;
we know that we couldn't
do that. What is meant by
presence," he said, "is
linknat we're there enough
to know and for the
Soviets to know that if
they made a reckless .
move, they would be risk-
ing a confrontation with
the United States . . . but
I think there should be
or
some kind of American rights program set up by
presence. Well, we're President Carter.
doing it right now with . "The Secretary had sev-
the navy in the Indian eral aspects in mind" about
Ocean. But I think we Soviet actions, including
need a ground presence "provision of financial sup-
also." He did not specify port, training and arms to
where it would be lo- groups such as the PLO
whose Members have been
cated.
Last week, the Reagan often engaged in acts of ter-
Administration listed rorism," Dyess said. He said
Soviet backing of the PLO that Haig also "has in mind"
as the first of several factors the Soviet "use of surro-
that form the basis for the gates such as Cuba and
U.S. making "international Libya as conduits of assis-
terrorism" a priority con- tance of all kinds to groups
cern in the foreign policy it which advocate and use the
tactics of terror."
is developing.
While denying that he
In addition, Dyess said,
was "whipping up anti- the Secretary's views in-
Soviet feeling," State De- clude Soviet "prop-
partment spokesman aganda and material
William Dyess lashed out in support for what the
detail against the Soviet's Soviets refer to as 'na-
alleged practices in tional liberation move-
elaborating on Secretary of ments,' some of which use
State Alexander Haig's terrorism to forward
statement in which he ap- their objectives."
peared to put the Reagain
Administration's opposition
Dyess, who made his ex-
to terrorism ahead of ac- tensive remarks about the
tivity for the U.S. human Soviets in response to ques-
Israelis Raid PLO Bases
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The
Israel army raided a Pales-
tinian terrorist base on the
south Lebanese seashore
south of Sidon Monday
night, the army said. A
spokesman said Israeli
troops had ambushed a jeep
and killed its passengers,
said to have been members
of a terror organization.
The raid was the third at-
tack on terrorists in Leba-
non during the past week,
following the shelling and
Few Price Hikes,
Some Cuts in
Israel Economy
tions, refused to respond,
however, when asked if the
PLO was a terrorist organ-
ization. Haig has described
it as an "umbrella organiza-
tion" for various elements
including terrorists while
Reagan has characterized it
as terrorist.
The Dyess statements
about Soviet actions came
against the background of
two other developments in-
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volving the PLO. The Office
of Management and Budget
(OMB) was reported to have
proposed the steepest reduc-
tion of U.S. foreign aid since
the program was begun
after World War II. One of
the reported proposals calls
for U.S. withdrawal from
the United Nations Educa-
tion, Scientific and Cultural
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measures limiting the free
flow of information."
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indicated that military and
economic assistance for Is-
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continued as in the past
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rocketing of Israeli towns in
Galilee from across the bor-
der.
The air force carried out a
raid on terrorist bases, and
Israeli artillery shelled the
area from which the rockets
had been launched against
Kiryat Shmona and
Metulla. Four children and
three adults were injured at
Kiryat Shmona.
On Tuesday, the Palesti-
nians in Lebanon claimed
they repulsed Israeli raid-
ers during the night who
tried several times to land
on the Lebanese coast. Is-
rael did not comment on the
report.
TEL AVIV (JTA) — New Dachau Visits
Fiance Minister Yoram
Aridor's first public appear- Reported Up
ance Monday since taking
BONN (JTA) — More
over the post last week was than 800,000 people visited
to announce increases in the the Memorial Museum at
price of dairy products, Dachau last year This was
meat, electricity, fuel and the largest number of vis-
other items and a reduction itors annually to the
in prices of colored televi- museum which is situated
sion sets, refrigerators and in the former concentration
small cars.
camp site near Munich, re-
His move was hailed by flecting a continuous trend
government supporters as a since 1975 when 452,000
step toward reducing infla- visitors were recorded.
tion by cutting government
expenditure for subsidies Saudi Sale
and taking in more money
from larger sales of durable of U.S. Arms
items.
to Iraq Probed
But it was immediately
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
castigated by labor leaders
and Histadrut Secretary The State Department said
General Yeruham Meshel that it is looking into re-
who said that Aridor was ports that Saudi Arabia and
helping the rich while Jordan are delivering
American-made military
harming the poor.
Aridor explained that the equipment to Iraq,
reductions would be in force presumably for use in the
for three months, during Iraqi-Iranian war.
which time the treasury
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