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Zeidan Atashi, chairman of the Israel Druze National Council's Task Force on the Lebanese, told a press con- ference at the Jewish Com- munity Relations Council of New York last week that he would like to see Israel and the United States support a different Lebanese President acceptable to all the warring factions in Lebanon. He claimed that Geinayel is unacceptable to the Druze community as well as to most Lebanese. Gemayel, Atashi pointed out, even now is not president of Lebanon. "Syria controls 40 percent of the Lebanese territory, .Israel about 30 percent, Gemayel doesn't even control western Be- irut," Atashi contended. All Gemayel controls is a stronghold of Maronite eastern Beirut, and this is "only through the Ameri- can security provided him," he said. Atashi explained that the Lebanese Parliament, which is "overwhelmed by Maronites and Phalan- gists," was the Lebanese authority to accept and admit the Palestine Libera- tion Organization in 1970. "It was not the Druze com- munity," he said. Then, in 1975, when the PLO "contested the authority and property of those Phalangists," the Phalange extended' "very cordial invitations to the Syrians," so that the Sy- rians might rescue the S CURI Understanding your right to live with dignity, knowing you have as much right to a home as anyone else. This is the security we provide for the residents of our supervised homes and apartments. We're the Jewish Association for Retarded Citizens, dedicated to providing lives of quality, dignity and pride for retarded men and women. Think of JARC the next time you have the opportunity to make a special tribute. Hundreds more are waiting for the security you can help provide. Call 557-7650 to have a tribute sent today. Lebanese from the same the Phalange, toward the PLO presence. With the Israeli government," pre- "chaos resulting" from the venting any Israeli contact occupation of both forces, with the non-Phalangist "The same group invited the non-Maronite movements Israelis to rescue them from in Lebanon, the initial Is- both sides," Atashi said. raeli policy toward the Atashi, a former member Lebanese Druze was "very of Knesset and a former Is- unkind," Atashi claimed. rael Consul in New York, is The task force has sought to on tour of the U.S. to clarify "offset the embarrassment" the status of the Israeli the Israeli Druze felt. The task force works Druze community, their history and their contribu- by putting intensive tions. He emphasized that pressure on the Israeli he is not seeking to inter- government through vene in American affairs, press conferences, but is looking for ways to demonstrations, and make America more credi- other lobbying activities, Atashi pointed out. The ble in the Middle EAst. He said that he "loves demonstrations, he said, and admires" the U.S. are "not for reasons of in- and "it hurts me to see the equality or negligence Americans killed for no toward the Druze com- future benefits," a refer- munity of Israel, "but for ence to the servicemen the "future of our breth- who have been killed in ren." Drawing a parallel be- Beirut during their stint as part of the multina- tween Jewish efforts on be- half of Soviet and Syrian tional force. Atashi said he foresees a Jewry, and underlining Is- bloodbath involving local raeli Druze support for such Lebanese factions the min- rescue activities, Atashi ute the Marines are with- asked: "Why can't I do the drawn. But following the same thing — to rescue my bloodbath, Lebanon "will brethren — in this great decide what to do via its own democracy, Israel?" He de- fended the Israeli Druze as people," he said. Discussing Syrian ambi- "very authentic Israelis, tions in Lebanon, Atashi neither extremist nor lef- said they are aimed at re- tist." Atashi claimed that as a covering "Greater Syria" by challenging the weak party result of the task force's ac- in the area, namely, Leba- tivities, there is currently a non. The Syrian Nationalist dialogue going on between Party has existed inside the Israelis and the Druze in Lebanon for the last 30 Lebanon, and that its ac- years, he said, and main- tivities have "softened the situation and bridged the tains paid agitators there. He predicted that "We gap, in many cases, between will not have an easy task our brothers and the state of regarding Syrian with- Israel." He pointed out that one drawal." One reason for this, he opened, is that the of the sore points be- Syrians, who were invited tween the Israeli Druze to Lebanon by a central and the Israeli govern- government, do not now feel ment had been the con- that Gemayel represents a tinued refusal on the part united, centralized of Israel to act on the re- peated requests by the authority. As for the Israeli occu- Israeli Druze that Israel pation of Lebanon, eject the three Phalangist Atashi said he favors a battalions from the Druze pullback from all popu- areas of the Shouf moun- lated areas even if tains which are killing pockets of terrorists re- the Druze there. Atashi said the Israelis main there. He said Is- raelis, who are "sensitive were unable to do this be- people," cannot them- cause "it would destroy the selves continue to eradi- bridges between them and cate terrorists. That the Lebanese authorities." should be the task of the The Lebanese Druze then went ahead and fought the local population. He explained that "dip- Phalangists on their own, lomacy allows for a lot of he said, but at a very high exits" and suggested that, price to themselves. given the situation "as it is," it might be in Israel's inter- TAU est to offer military help to the Lebanese Druze corn- TEL AVIV — Scientists munity just as the Syrians at Tel Aviv University have are offering theirs. embarked on a research Discussing the Israeli project aimed at biological Druze task force on the control of the sweet potato Lebanese, which was whitefly, a pest which has formed in October 1982, caused extensive damage to Atashi said its goals are to cotton and vegetable crops "save, support, sympathize both in Israel and the (with) and rescue our Druze American Southwest. brethren from any immi- The major objective of the nent danger to their exist- project, headed by Prof. Dan ence" in Lebanon, and to re- Gerling of Faculty of Life scue Israel's image in the Sciences, is to discover eyes of the Lebanese Druze. which of the whitefly's "Because of the lack of re- natural enemies can most sponsibility or blackmail by effectively combat the pest. Aims at Crops Pest