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Lufthansa 3000 Town Center - Suite 606 Southfield, Mich. 48075 Tel:: (313) 353-0200 • • WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Reagan, while stressing his commitment to maintain strong ties be- tween the U.S. and Israel, urged American Jews this week to support the sale of U.S. arms to Jordan. "Such assistance to Jor- dan does not threaten Israel but enhances the prospects for Middle East peace by re- ducing the dangers of the radical threat" from Syria and Iran, the President told the 2,000 persons who attended the fourth na- tional United Jewish Ap- peal Young Leadership Conference at the Washing- ton Hilton Hotel. Reagan discussed a wide range of issues, including a re-affirmation of the "long- standing American corn- mitment" that the U.S. "will neither recognize nor negotiate" with the Pales- tine Liberation Organiza- tion until the PLO recog- nizes Israel's right to exist and accepts United Nations Security Council Resolu- tions 242 and 338. But he did not mention his proposed constitutional amendment for voluntary prayer in public schools which he had been urging before various groups in re- cent weeks. Although Reagan was applauded several times, the audience was silent as he expressed the need for American arms to Jordan as a means of promoting peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. "Jordan is cru- cial to the peace process," the President stressed. "For that very reason, Jordan, like Israel, is con- fronted by Syria and faces military threats and ter- rorist attacks. Since the se- curity of Jordan is crucial to the security of the entire region, it is in America's strategic interest — and I believe it is in Israel's strategic interest — for the U.S. to help meet Jordan's legitimate need for defense against the growing power of Syria and Iran." Reagan said that "Arab governments and the Pales- tinian Arabs must decide whether to reach peace with Israel through direct negotiations." 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New York (212) 302-0674/800-223-9111 MIAMI BEACH „iimb, RESERVATIONS TOLL FREE 1-800-327-8332 ated his belief that his Sep- tember 1, 1982 Middle East peace initiative "remains the best option for all par- ties." He said: "It is time for the Arab world to negotiate directly with Israel to rec- ognize Israel's right to exist. We hope the government of Israel will understand that continued settlement ac- tivity in the West Bank and Gaza will make the peace process more difficult. Peace can only come through the give-and-take of direct negotiations." While Reagan did not mention his Administra- tion's opposition to proposed legislation in Congress to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, he did say that the "status of Jerusalem" was one of the issues to be negotiated in the peace talks. "Only the U.S. can advance this process," he said. The President also noted that Israel's closeness to the U.S. was demonstrated at the United Nations where even the NATO allies vote with the U.S. only six out of 10 times while Israel joins the U.S. nine out of 10 times. Reagan received a stand- ing ovation when he re- . peated his pledge, "If Israel is ever forced to walk out of the UN, the U.S. and Israel will walk out together." He said that the anti- Zionism expressed at the RONALD REAGAN UN "is just another mask for vicious anti-Semitism, and that's something the U.S. will not tolerate." He declared that "silence is never an acceptable re- sponse to anti-Semitism," adding that the U.S. Am- bassador to the UN, Jeane Kirkpatrick, has "defended Israel and stood up for human rights with persis- tence and courage." Reagan also rejected anti-Semitism in the U.S. The President urged "support" for "Soviet Jews in their struggle for basic rights" and called on "all Americans to observe the International Day of Con- cern for Soviet Jewry" this Thursday. Reagan noted the "near standstill" of the emigra- tion of Soviet Jews and the ban against learning He- brew in the USSR. He speci- fically mentioned the plights of Jewish activists Anatoly Shcharansky, Lev Furman and Iosif Begun. The President concluded his speech by saying, "This Sunday, as Jews the world over observe Purim, they'll celebrate not only the an- cient deliverance of Jews from the wicked, but a mod- em joy as well — the mira- cle of the state of Israel. Permit me to join you and all Jews in your fervent and triumphant affirmation — Am Yisrael Chair Senator Carl Levin (D- Mich.) was among Con- gressmen who led workshop discussions. Conference participants from Detroit were: Ellen Al- ter, Peter Alter, David Aronow, Leslie Chandler, Dr. Mark Diem, Marcy Feldman, Michael Feldman, Stanley Frankel, Cheryl Guyer, Dr. Dan Guyer, Dr. David Harold, Susie Harold, Norman Horowitz, Jeffrey Howard, Jody Jacobs, Linda Korn, Marsha Linver, Judy Lip- nik, Susan Miller, Beth Morris, Michael Perlman, Gail Reichstein, Ron Riback, Barbara Safran, Kenneth Safran, Elaine Serling, Michael Serling, Howard Tapper, Susan Tapper, Marilyn Weisberg, Rosalind Ziegler, Linda Zlotoff and Paul Zlotoff. Hal Goldberg and Harold Steinman, of Flint, also attended. Israel Timber Industry Growing Jewish National Fund JERUSALEM — Israel may soon have a timber in- dustry based on the newest lumberjacking technology. Twenty-nine-year-old Yoram Kaplan of Kibutz Lotem hopes to establish a modern sawmill to boost production of wood chips and timber panels from trees thinned out of Jewish National Fund forests. The maintenance of JNF forests includes regular pruning of the lower branches after trees have stood for five years, and these offcuts are basic material for woodchips. From the 10th year of a for- est's life, thinning opera- tions to maintain the proper spacing of trees provide ex- cellent raw material for the panelling Yoram wants to produce. Kibutz Lotem cradles a hilltop some 20 miles northwest of Tiberias, close to the development town of Carmiel. It is one of 14 rural moshavim and kibutzim in a region of Galilee known as the Zalmon Bloc for which the Jewish National Fund prepared land infrastruc- ture and access roads. Michigan Club. Meets in Florida • Lotem — a Hebrew ac- ronym for lotus flower — is slated to house 100 families. It is presently inhabited by 25 families from a variety of urban backgrounds in Israel, who completed a year's training in kibutz life at Kibutz Gevat near Haifa before moving to their new homes in August 1980. Having been trained on a kibutz before coming to the fledgling settlement, Kap- lan was initially inclined to view forestry as rather ex- citing. Two years of lumber- jacking experience have changed that drastically. Michigan Socialites of Broward will meet 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Broward Federal Bank, 6736 N. Uni- versity Dr., Tamarac, Fla. Entertainment and re- freshments will highlight the evening. Former Michi- gan residents in Florida are invited. For information, call in Florida, Rose Fox, 722-3215; or Rose Abrams, 721-9214. "Believe it or not," he said, "working each day with the raw material of na- ture here has refreshed and deepened my feeling for the land. Above all, it has let me see for myself how impor- tant it is to develop this Galilee area," he says, ges- turing toward the distant hills. He intends to see that the future sawmill benefits from the experience of other countries. He is planning to spend a year learning the finer points from the legen- dary lumberjacks of Canada, and he will also tour Sweden and Finland to see their forestry systems.' Kibutz Lotem's future, like all new Israeli villages in the Galilee, depends on the community's ability to attract at least five new families each year. This summer, only three families joined, although the number of new arrivals will grow as more development funds become available. Beth Achim Israel Tour Slated for May Leaders of the Cong. Beth Achim Israel tour report that openings are still available for those in- terested in travelling to the Holy Land for two weeks this spring. The tour, which will be led by Rabbi Milton Arm, will depart May 8 and re- turn May 22. Participants will begin their tour in Jerusalem and cover Israel from Eilat in the south to the Lebanese border in the north before winding up in Jerusalem again. For itinerary and infor- mation pertaining to the tour, call Cong. Beth Achim, 352-8670.