Friday, July 2, 1982 5 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Israelis Voice Concern Over Haig Resignation (Continued from Page 1) Spearheading this trend according to Israeli obser- vers, is Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and the traditional "Arabist" lobby within the State Depart- ment. What worries Israelis the most, transcending party lines, is that those forces within the .Ad- ministration seen here as potentially unfriendly are the very ones who adhere to a tough line in J.S. - Soviet relations. s tends to undermine Mennhem. Be- gin's oft-tated argument that Israel is a strategic asset to the U.S. and the WITH TREES • JEWISH NATIONAL FUND 27308 SOUTHFIELD SFLD, MI. 48076 557-6644 Monday thru Thursday, 9 AM to 5 PM Friday 9 AM to 4 PM KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAF, HOUSE of SHUTTERS Western world in terms of the conflict between the power-blocs. The Weinberger school, some Israeli observers fear, sees the moderate Arab states, rather than Israel, as the preferable "strategic set" from the American point of view, There is also the personal element in policymaking. Officials in Jerusalem ,reassure themselves and the public that U.S. policy is determined by interests riot personalities. Yet the obvi- ous rapport between Haig and Begin will be Missed and one can never really know what value and effect it had on policymaking. Simha Dinitz, a former Israeli Ambassador to Washington, and another former Ambassador to the U.S., Yitzhak Rabin, re- called that the Secretary- designate Shultz, had been favorably disposed to Israel when he served as a member of the Nixon Ad- " ministration. He was Secre- tary of Labor, head of the Office of Management and Budget and Secretary of Treasury. ° Meanwhile, the surprise resignation of Haig and President Reagan's ap- pointment to succeed him of Shultz, president of the Bechtel Corp., the giant San Francisco based engineer- ing and construction firm, is causing great concern among friends of Israel in the United States. Compounding the con- cern over the naming of an official of a company that does billions of dollars of business annually with the Arab countries, and Saudi Arabia in particular, is that Haig's resignation Friday came as Israel was con- solidating its victory over the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon. ° Haig has supported Is- rael's contention that the results of the "Peace for Galilee" operation provides an opportunity to reunite Lebanon with a stable gov- erninent in charge and with all foreign. troops — Syria, AMIN SINCE 1959 Call Now For Free Home Estimates RES1DENTIAL-COMMERCIAL CUSTOM WINDOW SHADES 60% OFF HORIZONTAL 1" blinds many decorator colors by LEVOLOR - 40% OFF CUSTOM SHUTTERS Horizontal & Vertical By Joanna, Mastercraft 60% OFF VERTICAL BLINDS aluminum decorator cloths & suedes P.V.C. macrame, wood HOUSE of SHUTTERS excluding previous orders 559-4668 25511 SOUTHFIELD RD., SOUTHFIELD the PLO and Israel — off its soil. But the reaction of joy at Haig's resignation in the Arab world shows that there is a perception there that United States policy in the Middle East will harden toward Israel and thus it will be more difficult to get Arab sup- port for a solution in Lebanon that will exclude .the PLO and the Syrians from that war- torn country. In fact while both the White House and State De- partment are maintaining a diplomatic public -silence about the reason's for Haig's sudden decision, reports are circulating that one of the major causes is his clashes with National Security Ad- viser William Clark, who has been advocating that the Administration take a harsher line with Israel over Lebanon. Haig was considered by -the American Jewish corn- munity and by Israel as "a true friend of Israel." This was the sentiment v.oiced. after the resignation by both members of Premier Menahem Begin's govern- ment and opposition Labor Alignment leader Shimon Peres.° _ Haig 'always considered Israel a strategic ally and the U.S.'s most important ally in the Mideast. This is not the view of. Shultz who has had close ties with the Saudis during his years with Bechtel. While Shultz has not .ex- pressed many views on foreign affairs, he has spo- ken out on the Mideast. In an interview during the 1980 presidential campaign, he said the only differences he had with Reagan.were on the Mideast and specifically referred to a-speech then candidate Reagan made to Bnai Brith Interna- tional in September 1980 supporting Israel. In that speech Reagan called Israel "a_A,Lajor strategic asset to AniMca;" labelled the PLO as "ter- rorist,"-and said "Jerusalem is now and will continue to be one city, undivided." The 61-year-old Shultz was believed to be Reagan's first choice for Secretary of State in 1981. But he with- drew when it became ap- parent there was strong op- position to the naming of two high-ranking Bechtel officials to major Cabinet posts. Caspar Weinberger was an officer of Bechtel when he was named Secre- tary of Defense. The strongest public statement so far against the appointment has come from Sen. Alan Cranston (D- Calif.), who called it "bad news for Israel" and "bad news potentially for the cause of peace and stability in the Middle East." It is clear that Haig who has had well-publicized clashes with such people as Weinberger, United Nations Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, Vice President George Bush and others finally could take no more when he saw that Clark, his former Deputy Secre- tary, was now overruling him on matters of foreign policy. Haig had always maintained that he should be the Adminis- tration's voice on foreign policy. Haig lost out to Clark last week when the Administra- tion decided to tighten eco- nomic sanctions against the Soviet Union. Ironically, Shultz seems to support Haig on this issue. But Haig was also losing out on the Mideast to Clark. At the end of Reagan's trip to Europe, Clark overruled a decision by Haig to go to Jerusalem even though it had been announced by Is- rael earlier in the day. White House Counselor Edwin Meese pointedly told reporters at the time that the President's special envoy, Philip Habib, was al- ready in the Mideast and was doing a good job. Haig seemed to be win- ning against Clark and Weinberger, who wanted Reagan to get tough with Is- rael over ,its continued fighting in Lebanon, when Reagan met with Begin at the White House last week and then issued a conciliat- ory statement. • But later in the week things went against Haig. He was reportedly angered that Clark ap- peared to be sending messages to the Saudis that Begin had assured . 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