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U.S. says relations with Iraq
won't be harmful to Israel

Washington (JTA) — The Re- initiative and the Arab League
agan Administration, in an-
summit meeting statement in
nouncing that the U.S. and Iraq Fez, Morocco.
are resuming diplomatic rela-
The official maintained re-
tions, stressed that the move will peatedly that the resumption of
not be harmful to Israel.
relations with Iraq is not a "tilt"
It has no effect on our relations toward that Arab country in it
with Israel which continue to be war with Iran. He said the U.S.
stronger than ever," a senior Ad- continues to want the "earliest
ministration official said in brief- possible peaceable settlement of
ing reporters on the move which the war" in a way that "preserves
took effect immediately.
the integrity and sovereignty" of
The resumption of relations, both countries.
which were broken by Iraq follow-
ing the 1967 Six-Day War, was
announced after Iraqi Foreign CJC seeks changes
Minister Tarik Aziz met with
President Reagan at the White in Quebec law
House. He had met earlier with
MONTREAL (JTA) —
Secretary of State George Shultz
at the State Department and with Sabbath-observing owners of
Vice President George Bush at small stores in Quebec have been
given the right to conduct busi-
the White House.
on Sundays under certain
The two countries have main- ness
conditions.
tained interest sections which are
A new provincial government
now upgraded to embassies. Am-
bassadors will be appointed as regulation permits observant
Jews to open their shops on Sun-
soon as possible according to the
day if they close Friday before
White House.
The Administration official sundown and all day Saturday.
stressed that the move was a They must have no more than
"bilateral step" which resulted three employees working in the
from the "de facto normalization store on any day it is open.
For almost a decade, the Cana-
of the U.S.-Iraqi dialogue that has
dian
Jewish Congress (CJC) has
developed gradually" since the
U.S. opened its interest section at been pressing the Quebec gov-
the Belgian Embassy in Baghdad ernment for a change in its busi-
ness hours legislation which
in 1972. The Iraqi interest section
would recognize the right of Jews
in Washington was at the Indian
to conduct their business accord-
Embassy.
ing to their religion.
The official said that the move
However, the CJC is not satis-
was not aimed against Iran with fied with the new regulation for
which Iraq has been at war since several reasons. It believes there
1980. He said the U.S. would like should be no restriction on the
to improve its "dialogue" with number of employees working. It
Teheran too, once Iran "ceases its has also asked the government to
support of international terrorism put into law a general principle of
and appears willing to enter tolerance toward any group which
negotiations to end the war with does not observe the traditionnal
Iraq."
Christian sabbath.
Until the Reagan Administra-
tion took office, the U.S. also con-
sidered Iraq as one of the leading
1,039 Israeli minors
supporters of international ter-
sexually assaulted
rorism. The terrorist Abu Nidal,
responsible for attacks on Israeli
Jerusalem (JTA) — About
and Jewish institutions abroad as
1,039 children were sexually
well as on representatives of the
molested in Israel last year ac-
Palestine Liberation Organiza-
cording to a report submitted to
tion, made his headquarters in
Social Affairs Minister Moshe
Baghdad where he died this
Katzav
this month by his minis-
month.
-3.,;ity's Youth Probation Service.
However, the Adminilitratsm - The victims included 865 girls
official stressed that the U.S. feels
under the age of 14. The largest
it is important to establish rela-
number of sex molestation inci-
tions with Iraq which he called a
dents involving both sexes — 172
"major player" in the Middle East.
— was reported in the Jerusalem
While maintaining that he
area.
could not see what role Iraq will
have in the Middle East peace ef-
fort, the official said there has
Controversial issue
been an "evolution" in Iraqi policy
since the 1970s and that Iraq no
Chicago (JTA) — Professionals
longer sees itself as a "front line
and Jewish community members
state" in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
meeting here were found to be
The Iraqis, while concerned
sharply divided over the issues of
about the Palestinians, now say
"merit pay" and achievement-
they will accept any solution ac-
linked salary increases as appro-
ceptable to the Palestinians and
priate means for raising incomes
that "no responsible Arab leader
of teachers in Jewish schools, ac-
looks forward to the destruction of
cording to New York education
Israel."
expert.
As further evidence of Iraq's
new moderation, the official cited
Cracow invitation
its support of Jordan's resumption
of relations with Egypt, Iraq's
Boston (JTA) — Prof. Hillel
support of the Palestine National
Levine, a Jewish historian on the
Council meeting now going on in
faculty of Boston University, has
Amman, and that Iraq has "ac-
been invited to lecture on Jewish
knowledged" President Reagan's
history at the Jagiellonian Uni-
Sept. 1, 1982, Middle East peace
versity in Cracow, Poland.

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