6 Jewish Life Exhibit At JCC Israel Starts Second Phase Withdrawal 9 Cutback On Reparations To Survivors Is Protested 32 Mark Klin er Bowls For `Naches' Nommu ■ Immiumminmummi THIS ISSUE 50c SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY Mubarak Visit Critical To Peace? Washington (JTA) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's visit to Washington next week is increasingly being seen as central to whether the Reagan Administration views the cur- rent Jordanian-Palestine Liberation Organization talks as possibly leading to direct negotiations with Israel or another highly-publicized develop- ment that fizzles out. This was true even before the Administration cautiously spoke last week about a willingness to "re- engage in the peace process" in the wake of Israeli Premier Shimon Peres' endorsement of Mubarak's proposals for direct talks between Israel and a Jordanian-Palestinian delegation. But the United States still wants an explicit agreement for the parties most directly involved, Jordan and the PLO, for direct negotiations with Israel as well as acceptance "without equivoca- tion" of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. The importance of the Mubarak visit was stressed by Middle East ex- pert William Quandt, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former director of the National Secu- rity Council's Middle East Bureau in the Carter Administration, who re- cently returned from a visit to Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Israel. The Americans who are serious about the Middle East see that (the Mubarak visit) as the crucial visit in this period," Quandt told foreign correspondents last week. He added that it was more important" than the visit last month of King Fand of Saudi Arabia, adding, however, that Fand's visit did serve to increase public atten- Continued on Page 20 An Inside Look Druze MK Zeidan Atashi gave Detroiters this week a close-up view of Israeli problems. BY TEDD SCHNEIDER Staff Writer The three dozen or so people who braved the weather Monday night and ventured to Temple Emanu-El were treated to a rare, insider's view of Is- raeli problems and politics not avail- able to most Detroiters. Doing the Zeidan Atashi: Looking at Israel's problems. 80 treating was Knesset Member Zeidan Atashi. Atashi, a leading figure in Israel's Druze community and one of the three Shinui (Democratic Movement for Change) Party members in the current Knesset, touched on a number of is- sues, including the settlements on the West Bank, the unity government and the Israel Defense Force (IDF) with- drawal from Lebanon. But much of his talk and most of his passion was re- served for the Jewish state's economic plight. Atashi lashed out at Menachem Begin's Likud regime for "blindly leading Israel into its current situa- tion" and for conditioning Israelis to accept economic dictums that only encourage collapse. "For seven-and-a-half years, until last summer's election, the govern- ment had been bribing the people," the MK said, referring to what he feels Continued on Page 8 MARCH 8, 1985 PURIM SPOOF New 1-696 expressway to wind through Old City. On The Road Again In an effort to appease the Orthodox community, the Michigan Department of Transportation has decided to reroute the controversial "missing link" to the 1-696 expressway through Jerualem. The Middle-Eastern section of the freeway, already under construc- tion, is targeted for completion along with the rest of the project, shortly before or after the coming of the Mashiach. Building a modern, super-highway across the Atlantic Ocean shouldn't pose any serious problems, according to a spokesman for the trasnportation department. "We plan a series of park-like decks," the spokesman said, adding that each deck would be stocked with trees, benches and plenty of tropical gefilte fish. For Other Purim Pranks See Pages 39-42 :?111111/V : EXHIBIT OPENS WEDNESDAY Pa• e 14 Births B'nai Mitzvah Classified Ads Editorials Engagements Obituaries Purely Commentary Danny Raskin Singles Syriagogues Women's News . 64 65 67 4 60 79 2 45 59 56 50