THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Denies
Israel Political Expert Predicts Jackson
Bias Charge
U.S. Will Launch Punitive Strike
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Zvi Rafiah, a former dip-
lomat considered an expert
on U.S.-Israel affairs, pre-
dicted that the U.S. might
launch a limited punitive
strike against certain
targets in Lebanon in retal-
iation for the Oct. 23 bomb
attack on Marine headquar-
ters in Beirut which took
the lives of 230 American
servicemen.
But according to Rafiah,
the Americans will not
undertake a major military
effort that might embroil it
in war with Syria. Rafiah of= .
fered his views after senior
officials in Washington in-
sisted that the U.S. has no
plans to attack Syria. They
urged Damascus, however,
to exercise restraint and
prudence.
Speaking on Israel Radio,
Rafiah said the tough
statements by President
Reagan after the attack on
the Marines were intended
to deter Syria from support-
ing further terrorist at-
tacks. He said he did not
rule out some direct re-
taliatory measures, say
bombing a specific target in
Lebanon from the air "or
similar limited" action.
Administration
spokesmen have not pin-
pointed the group they
believe responsible for
the Oct. 23 attack. Some
have claimed "persua-
sive proof" that it was
carried out by Iranians,
though they would not
say whether they were
agents of Teheran or ir-
regulars.
But the general view has
been that the terrorists op-
erated from Syrian-
occupied East Lebanon with
the knowledge, if not the
support, of the Syrians.
Rafiah, who was a senior
diplomat at the Israel Em-
bassy in Washington during
the 1970s, said he strongly
doubted that the U.S. would
seek to engage the Syrians
in a broad military confron-
tation.
W. German-Arab Arms
Link Seen Developing
BONN (JTA) — West but one source said they
Germany appears to be em- are feasible. The Saudis
barking on a new phase of however have received
military cooperation with definite offers of modern
Arab countries as Deputy military equipment and
Foreign Minister Juergen military cooperation on a
Moellemann confirmed in large scale. Israel is ob-
the Bundestag that Bonn jecting vehemently, but
will sell arms to Saudi so far, only in private.
Arabia in the near future,
Moelleman, replying to
though he did not say when.
questions in parliament, in-
Egypt's Defense Minister sisted that the security of
Muhamad Abdel Halim Israel will not be affected by
Abu Ghazala arrived here German arms sales to Saudi
last week for talks with his Arabia. He would not elabo-
German counterpart, Man- rate but said Chancellor
fred Woerner, and other Helmut Kohl would explain
senior officials. The Defense this to the Israelis when he
Minister of Sudan was here visits Israel, probably early
last month for talks which next year.
included arms purchase
He said the government's
negotiations. •
decision to sell arms to the
A delegation of Saudi Saudis was based on several
military experts is expected considerations: the. need to
shortly to discuss West stabilize that country and
Germany's arms sales,offers give it the capacity to de-
and will inspect military in- fend itself against both
stallations. The Egyptian- internal and external
minister, too, is touring threats; the moderate atti-
Bundeswehr bases and will tude of the Saudis in the
watch military exercises.
Arab-Israeli conflict; and
No information has the important role of Saudi
been released on possible Arabia in the world
weapons sales to Egypt economy.
NEW YORK — Demo-
cratic Presidential candi-
date the Rev. Jesse Jackson
has stated last week that he
is neither anti-Semitic nor
opposed to the right of Israel
to exist within secure boun-
daries.
Speaking at a news con-
ference in New York, prior
to announcing his candi-
dacy, Rev. . Jackson re-
sponded to an earlier charge
by the Jewish Defense
League, which termed him
an "enemy of the Jewish
people."
Jackson had visited the
Middle ,East in 1979 and
met with Yasir Arafat,
leader of the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization. At
that time, Jackson was re-
ported to have spoken in
support of the need for a
Palestinian homeland.
According to the New
York Times, Rev. Jackson
said that the U.S. not only
had an interest in a secure
Israel but also had many al-
lies among Ara _ b states. He
said that now, as before, he
supported an expansion of
the "Camp David
framework" in bringing
peace to the Middle East.
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compare the situation in
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