THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, December 2, 1983 3 Shamir Calls U.S. Support for Israel a Middle East Bargain (Continued from Page 1) cal future, of the political status of these territories of Samaria, Judaea and Gaza and we are faithful to this commitment," Shamir de- clared. He said Israel "would SAY IT WITH TREES JEWISH NATIONAL FUND • 18877 W. Ten Mile Road Suite 104 Southfield, Michigan 48075 Phone; (313) 557-6644 Monday thru Thursday, 9 AM to 5 PM Friday 9 AM to 4 PM KEREN K AvEIVIETH LEISRAEL like to resume soon the negotiations with Egypt and with Jordan and with the Palestinian Arabs as part of the Egyptian or Jordanian delegation. If we will start negotiations about beace and if all the par- ties will be determined not to interrupt these negotiations until agreement will be reached we will be suc- cessful," he said. In his short prepared speech, Shamir called Lebanon "a microcosm of the Middle East" and "a test case" for the Free World. "It is a challenge to the Free World and to its re- solve and capacity to meet aggression and subversion with firmness and determi- nation," he declared. Shamir said that Israel along with the United States. supports a free, inde- pendent Lebanon and the withdrawal of all foreign forces from that country. He reiterated that the May 17 Israeli-Lebanese agree- ment is the only means for Israeli withdrawal and said that Israel will not agree to any changes, noting that it had made many changes during the long negotia- tions for the agreement. In response to a ques- tion, Shamir said Israel was "worried" about its relationship, with Egypt since the Egyptians are not living up to the terms fo their peace treaty with Israel. But he said Israel is ready to do what it can to improve relations with Egypt as well as with all Arab countries. But . he stressed that the U.S. can &ate play a major role in con- vincing Egypt to uphold the treaty. When Shamir was asked if Israel had nuclear weapons, he made a motion as if tired of this question. "Israel doesn't have any nu- clear weapons," he replied. "We'll never use nuclear weapons. We'll not be the first in the Middle East to introduce nuclear weapons." President Reagan an- nounced Tuesday U.S. - agreement for several steps sought by Israel, including the creation of a joint U.S.- Israeli political-military group which would work toward closer cooperation between the two countries. "We reconfirm the long- standing bonds of friend- ship and cooperation be- tween our two countries and express our determination to strengthen and develop them in the cause of our mutual interest," Reagan said.The President, who called Israel a "close fiend and ally," announced the steps to be taken, including the joint political military group which Shamir said would have its first meeting in January. The meeting will be in Washington and then will alternate with Jerusalem on a semi- annual basis. Reagan said the com- mittee would discuss such things as combined planning, joint exercises and the stock-piling of U.S. military equipment in Israel. A senior Ad- ministration official said later that this list was "illustrative but not ex- clusive." Reagan stressed that the "priority attention" by the committee would be given "to the threat to our mutual security by in- creased Soviet involvement in the Middle East." He also spoke of the "common con- cern with the Soviet presence and arms build-up in Syria." A senior Administration official who briefed report- ers later stressed that there were no plans for a joint Israel-U.S. attack on Syria and that the joint commit- tee could not be seen as a threat to any Arab country. Reagan also said the United States will provide more economic and military aid to Israel. Shamir said he hoped the U.S. would take into account "the great sac- rifices made by Israel" in the peace process by aban- doning its oil wells in Sinai and by having to build new military installations to re- place the ones left in the Sinai. The senior officer said that no agreement has been made on the aid fig- ure although the United States does want to in- The word "kosher" (anglicization of the He- brew word "kasher") did not originally apply to food. It is first used in the Bible (Esther 8:5, Ecclesiastes 11:6) to mean "good" and , "Kpm.7.; crease the percentage of the aid given as a grant rather than as a loan. Another agreement an- nounced by Reagan was to allow the Israelis to use the $350 million Congress voted in military aid funds for developing its Lavie jet fighter plane in the United States and $250 million for development in Israel. Is- rael will also be allowed.to spend $200 million of foreign military aid funds in Israel for its Sinai rede- ployment projects. It is usu- ally required that foreign military aid funds be spent in the U.S. Reagan said that Israel will also be allowed to bid on projects to supply the U.S. military forces. Reagan said that Isarel and the United States will also discuss setting up a free trade zone. The Adminis- tration official explained that this would be similar to the one Israel will have with the with the European Eco- nomic Community in 1989 and will allow Israeli prod- ucts to be sold in the United States and U.S. products to be sold in Igrael duty free One decision not an- nounced by Reagan but re- vealed by the senior officer was that the U.S. will re- sume delivery of cluster bomb artillery shells to Is- rael once an agreement is reached that contains both a definition and guarantee against violation of their use. The deliveries were suspended in July 1982, a month after Israel invaded Lebanon. 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