THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
20 Friday, July 2, 1982
EEC Condemns Israeli Invasion, Demands Lebanon Withdrawal
PARIS (JTA) — The
European Economic Com-
munity (EEC) "vigorously
condemned" Israel for its
invasion of Lebanon and
called for a simultaneous
withdrawal of Israeli and
Palestinian forces from Be-
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The 10 West European
heads of state and govern-
ment refrained, however,
from imposing economic
sanctions on Israel as sev-
eral member-states had
wanted.
The European summit,
which concluded a two-day
round of meetings, also
called for the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization's par-
ticipation in future negotia-
tions.
The joint declaration
said: "The Palestinians
should have the oppor-
tunity to exercise their
right to self-
determination with all
that this implies."
The statement added,
"The position of the 10 re-
mains that the Palestine
Liberation Organization
should be associated with
the (future) negotiations."
This was a reiteration of the
EEC's 1980 Venice declara-
tion.
Diplomatic sources in
Brussels said President
Francois Mitterrand called
on France's European
partners to adopt a strong
resolution and specifically
spell out the need for a
Palestinian state on the
West Bank and Gaza. The
final declaration was toned
down at West Germany's
and Holland's request.
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The Dutch, reportedly re-
fused to underwrite any
statement which could be
interpreted as anti-Israel.
The West Germans argued
that Europe has enough
problems with the United
States as it is and should not
further widen the rift with
the American Administra-
tion.
European sources in
Brussels said the 10 were
"very critical" of past
American policies in the
Middle East and espe-
cially of the U.S. Security
Council veto and nega-
tive General Assembly
vote. During their private
sessions, only British
Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher defended the
American stand. She
maintained that Western
Europe should refrain
from widening rifts at ,a
time when the West
should close ranks.
The session opened with a
personal note from Egyp-
tian President Hosni
Mubarak asking Europe "to
act immediately to obtain a
complete cease-fire in
Lebanon." Mubarak's mes-
sage called on the 10 "to
make it evident that ag-
gression does not pay."
Mrs. Thatcher said that
she did not expect the EEC
to impose sanctions arainst
Israel for its invasion of
Lebanon.
But she stated in un-
equivocal terms at a press
conference here that Israel
should withdraw from
Lebanon, as.called for by the
United Nations . Security
Council in the resolutions
passed after Israel opened
its "Peace for Galilee" oper-
ation. Thatcher said
that she hoped that he
measure taken so far by the
EEC, suspending a loan
from the EEC to Israel, as
only temporary.
In Washington Defense
Secretary Caspar Wein-
berger told American
Jewish leaders that he
favored a phased with-
drawl of Israeli forces
from =Lebanon while Sy-
rian forces also left that
country. He said he
hoped one result of the
Israeli incursion into
Lebanon would be the
emergence of a strong,
independent central
Lebanese government.
• Weinberger met for an
hour at the Pentagon with a
delegaion of the Con-
ference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish
Organization, headed by its
chairman-elect, Julius Be-
rman.
Berman was accom-
panied by Rabbi Alexander
Schindler, president of the
Union of American Hebrew
Congregations; Jacob Stein,
President Reagan's former
liaison to the Jewish com-
munity, and Yehuda
Hellman, executive director
of the Presidents Confer-
ence.
At the UN, Lebanon
called for the withdrawal of
all Israeli troops from
Lebanon and the restora-
tion of Lebanese indepen-
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dence and sovereighty to Presidents Charles De
the Lebanese people.
Gaulle, Georges Pom-
Ambassador Ghassan pidou and Valery Gis-
Tueni, in an address last card d'Estaing learned at
week to the United Na- their expense.
tions General Assembly
The process of this
Special Session on Dis- dramatic turnabout was
armament, declared that slow. For the first two days
"Lebanon should never of the "Peace for Galilee"
again be the arena where operation, public opinion
friends and foes find it and the press reacted in the
convenient to wage their traditional way as far as Is-
wars."
rael is concerned. Admira-
Tueni said the Lebanese tion was expressed for the
alone must decide their fu- valor of Israel's troops and
ture for themselves and that understanding for the need
they are determined to to clear the Palestinian ter-
achieve peace in their coun- rorists out of southern
try without waiting for the Lebanon to prevent them
achievement of a com- from threatening Israeli
prehensive peace settle- settlements and the civilian;
ment in the Middle East.
population in northern
Meanwhile, the Demo- Galilee.
cratic Party urged the
But as Israeli troops
United States to "exert pushed deeper into Leba-
every effort to reinstate non's heart marching on Be-
Lebanese sovereignty and irut, public opinion started
Israeli security" in its ap- to switch. For a day or two,
proach to the present war in it seemed uncertain but as
Lebanon. That position was television newsreels started
contained in the lengthy showing the shellings and
policy statement on eco- bombardments of civilian
nomic, military, civil rights areas, including some of
and other issues adopted by Lebanon's main towns, pub-
the Democrats at their lic opinion turned the other
three-day national confer- way.
ence.
The French Jewish com-
The statement was munity was split over Is-
adopted by the Democratic rael's invasion of Lebanon.
Party national conference Most of the traditional
against the opposition of Jewish leaders assured Is-
some delegates who com- raeli Foreign Minister Yit-
plained that it omitted zhak Shamir, during his
reference to the heavy civi- three-day visit to Paris last
lian casualties caused by week of their solidarity and
the Israeli invasion of support. But hundreds of
Lebanon. But it had strong others, including prominent
support from Reps. Toby Jewish intellectuals, openly
Moffet of Connecticut and and publicly appealed for an
Michael Barnes of Mary- immediate Israeli with-
land.
drawal.
Moffet, who . is of ERA Ideals
Lebanese descent, con-
curred with the view that Are Furthered
the Israeli invasion had
NEW YORK — The
contributed toward "the American Jewish Congress
reunification and resto- said that it would intensify
ration of Lebanese sov- its efforts in support of the
ereignty and indepen- Equal Rights Amendment
dence." He said it dealt "a even though the June 30
severe blow" to "interna- deadline for ratification by
tional terrorism" by the the states has not been met.
Palestine Liberation
Special attention would
Organization and re- be given to countering "the
duced "Soviet influence" massive propaganda attack
in the Middle East.
that has painted a false pic-
Moffett is running for the ture of both the ERA and
Senate against Republican what its effect would be," a
incumbent Lowell Weicker, resolution adopted by the
a long-time supporter of Is- organization's national
governing council noted.
rael. .
The resolution said the
In Montreal, leaders of
Canadian Jewry addressing AJCongress would chal-
more than 2,500 people at a lenge in the courts in-
mass rally for Israel, ex- stances of sexual inequality
pressed enthusiastic ap- under the 14th Amendment
proval of Israel's actions in as well as other constitu-
Lebanon and blasted Cana- tional and statutory pro-
dian Prime Minister Pierre visions, and seek additional
Elliott Trudeau for con- anti-discrimination laws.
In other resolutions
demning it.
In France, public opnion adopted by the governing
and militants, belonging to council, the American
both the government and Jewish Congress urged
opposition parties, are far enactment of federal and
more outspoken in their de- state gun control laws "to
nunciation of "Israel's ag- stop the slaughter by hand-
gression" than the tradi- gun" and resolved that none
of its meetings would
tional political leadership.
held at clubs, hotels, offices
For tlie first time, the or restaurants "whose ad-
split is between a pro-Is- mission or membership pol-
rael leadership, rela- icy is known or is publicly
tively moderate in its acknowledged to be dis-
condemnations of Is- criminatory on the basis of
rael's policies, and a far sex, race, religion or na-
more vehement public tional origin."
opinion. Traditionally,
Education makes us what
the rift had always been
the other way round, as we are.