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U.S. Soothes Israel Over Refusal
to Accept Aid for Injured Marine
JERUSALEM (JTA) — our countries together.
"In this instance we were
behind-the-scenes
The
the United
States Israel
last week
quarrel
between
and able to care for our injured
and wounded from our own
over America's failure to resources. But I take deep
avail itself of Israeli offers of satisfaction from knowing
medical aid to marines that Israel stands prepared
wounded in the bombing of to help us again in the fu-
their barracks on Oct. 23 ture if the need arises.
"Please convey my pro-
has now been resolved.
found gratitude and thanks
Top Israeli officials say to all those individuals and
they are "fully satisfied" organizations who were
that
the U.S.
was hour
ready
support us in our
not taken
"at decision
the political
of to need."
level" and was not moti-
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vated by political considera-
JWV
Protests
tions. A warm letter from
U.S. Refusal
Secretary of State George
Meanwhile, in. a letter to
Shultz to Premier Yitzhak
Shamir last Thursday, and Secretary of Defense Caspar
other U.S. reassurances de- Weinberger, Joseph Zoldan,
national commander of the
livered through
channels,
helped diplomatic
to ease Is- Jewish War Veterans of the
raeli resentment and suspi- U.S.A., expressed JWV's
shock and dismay over the
cions.
fact that "our Marines' lives
Shultz,
in his letter to were put in jeopardy, be-
Shamir,
wrote:
"I want you to know the cause the Pentagon refused
American people and my to accept Israel's offers of
colleagues appreciate the medical assistance."
Zoldan pointed out that
outpouring of sympathy
and offers of assistance Israel has had extensive ex-
from the government of perience in providing emer-
Israel and from private gency care to victims of ter-
Israelis from all walks of rorism and indeed has con-
life on learning of the at- ducted medical seminars in
tack against the marines the past for the U.S. mili-
tary.
in Lebanon.
Rejecting
the had
explanation
"I especially appreciated that
the U.S.
ample
irut, Zoldan asked, "How
many more Marines
could have been found
alive beneath the rubble
if Israel's equipment
could have been deliv-
ered to the scene?"
Zoldan concluded, "The
tragedy in Beirut was hor-
rifying enough without add-
ing these additional dan-
gers to our young men's
lives. It appears as if our
country was more con-
cerned about offending
Arab sensibilities than
about saving our soldiers."
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hour flight to Germany and
tragedy.
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Israel, U.S. Lash Attempts
to Scuttle Lebanon Treaty
JERUSALEM (JTA) — tion of seeking the an-
On the eve of the Lebanese nulment of the agreement
national reconciliation con- as one result of the "na-
ference in Geneva, Israel tional reconciliation"
strongly' warned against process. Syria, along
any attempt to scuttle the with Saudi Arabia, has
May 17 Lebanon-Israel an observer role at
Geneva and on Tuesday
agreement.
In statements by Defense Syria told the Lebanese
Minister Moshe= Arens and that the agreement with
by Cabinet Secretary Dan Israel must be scrapped.
Meridor over the weekend,
U.S. Deputy Secretary of
Israel insisted that the State Kenneth Dam de-
agreement, predicated on clared last week that the
the withdrawal of Syrian, U.S. will not allow the gov-
Israel and PLO troops from ernment of Lebanon to be
Lebanon, provided the basis destroyed for signing its
for security arrangements agreement with Israel.
along the border without
"Lebanon is under attack
which Israel could not leave for having signed an
Lebanon.
agreement with Israel,"
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here, on the agenda of the of a sovereign people or the
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