8 Friday, March 4, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS ALLSTATE ALLSTATE ALARM .SYSTEMS Reagan: Israel Armed Camp (Continued from Page 1) would guarantee the se- curity of Israel's north- ern borders after Israel withdraws its army from Lebanon. He made that offer Feb. 21 in a speech to the American Legion convention during which he emphasized that it was urgent for "Syria, the PLO and Israel to with- draw their forces from Lebanon in the shortest possible time." Asked at the breakfast to amplify on his offer to guarantee Israel's security, Reagan stressed, "This is not anything different than has been said before by me and by several Presidents before me, that this country BURGLAR ALARMS New Computerized Security Equipment Central Station & Direct to Police Thousands of satisfied customers. 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And I thought I made it plain that I was talking about the withdrawal — that in the aftermath of that withdrawal, we are pre- pared to guarantee their (Israel's) safety on their northern border." The President declined to offer any specifics as to how the U.S. would act to guarantee the security of northern Israel. He as- serted, however, that "We, in consultation with our al- lies in the multinational force, would be prepared — until Lebanon was actually stabilized and able to guarantee this safety — we would be willing to enlarge the multinational force. This is of course, in consul- tation with our allies . . ." Considerable attention was focussed on the President's use of the word "homeland" with reference to a solution of the Palestinian problem. White House officials said it was consistent with the Middle East peace initiative Reagan proposed last Sept. 1 which called for Palesti- nian self-government on the West Bank and Gaza Strip in association with Jordan. Israel rejected the Reagan proposals immediately. Last week, the Palestine National Council meeting in Algiers declared the Re- agan plan "unacceptable" because it failed to recog- nize Palestinian self- determination and opposed a Palestinian state. But the President seemed unfazed by those reactions. He told the reporters at the White House breakfast, "I don't take too seriously the statement of positions in advance of negotiations. Everyone wants to preserve their position at their high- est price before negotia- tions." He added, however, "The Palestinian problem has to be a factor in the solution. We cannot go on. That's been the biggest problem now for a number of years. We cannot go on with these people in not providing them something in the na- ture of a homeland. On the other hand, no one has ever advocated creating a na- tion. And so I just believe that, as I say, that you wait until you get to the (negotiating) table." The President asked rhetorically, "What is at stake for Israel? The stake is security. Can they go on forever living as an armed camp? Their economy's suffering. They have 130 percent in- flation rate. And they're having to maintain a mili- tary presence that is out of all proportion to their size as a nation. "And so the great security for Israel, and this is what's back of our plan, is to create new Egypts, more nations, more neighbors that are willing to sign peace treaties with them." He added: "Now, Israel proved its willingness to negotiate and to comply with things that weren't, certainly, appetizing to them in the giving up of the Sinai to Egypt. Well, what we're looking to is the same kind of relationship with most of their neighbors. "Maybe not all the Arab states will be moderate. Maybe some of them will still continue to be holdouts. But I believe there's real evidence that the more moderate Arab states do want peace and this would involve recognition of Is- rael's right to exist." Israel's outgoing Am- bassador to the U.S., Moshe Arens, termed Reagan's remarks a "re- peat maybe in somewhat different verbiage" of his earlier position. Arens, who returned to Jerusalem last weekend to take office as Defense Minister, reiterated Is- rael's contention that the Palestinians already have a state, "Jordan." Arens paid a farewell visit to the President Feb. 23. He told reporters after- wards that Reagan had con- veyed to him "a sense of urgency" over the with- drawal of foreign forces from Lebanon and repeated his offer to guarantee the security of northern Israel. Chief Rabbi Visits President This could be the "BUY" of your lifetime. Regularly priced at $181,800 base to $200,000. Builders will be at our furnished model Saturdays and Sundays until all units are sold. Remaining units and model can be seen: Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun.-1:00-5:00 pm. For an appointment to see at other times call: 569-0040 J. Singer and Sons — MODEL PHONE 661-0763 Developed and Sold by J. singer & gent Development Co. Sephardic Chief Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef of Israel, shown at right, visited President Ronald Reagan at the White House in February. At left is Moshe Arens, Israel Ambassador to the U.S. at the time who is now Israel's defense minister. Rabbi Yosef urged the President to continue his efforts on behalf of Soviet Jews, Jews in Arab lands, and for the release of Is- raelis captured by' Syria during the war in Lebanon.