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beyond their country's im- America's freedom to protect., its advance that it will enforce U.S.
mediate defense, referring to a' global interests r and meet its 're- laW limiting use of American
'division of labor' in which the sponsibilities in protecting vital arms to "legitimate self-defense"
United States would deter Middle East oil resources. — if necessary by cutting off
extraregional forces such as the Washington, he stresses, must in- further aid. The United States,
Soviets while Israel would take sist upon and, if necessary, en- Shaw adds, should work closely
care of local actors. "In short," force Israeli respect for U.S. in- with the Israel government to re- •
duce Israel's deepening depen-
he claims, "These Israelis ac- • terests and law.
He is concerned, too, that "a • dence on U.S. economic aid. It
kowledge as far-fetched the no-
tion that Israeli divisions would mistaken belief in its importance "may be in Israel's interest," he
advance beyond Israel's borders to U.S. interests" could embolden asserts, "to insist that the recent
to meet a Soviet thrust toward Israel to retain Arab territories $1.5 billion emergency package is
seized by force and by seeking ab- a one-time boost."
the Persian Gulf."
Washington should continue
Israelis, Shaw says, without di- solute military. security, provok-
rectly suggestirs that the Israeli ing a counter Arab military buil- military cooperation with Israel
air force or navy would engage dup which would boost Soviet in- through the Joint Political Milit-
Soviet forces except in self- fluence • and jeopardize Arab ary Group "as_ long as this en-
defense, stress the value to states crucial to Middle East sta- deavor is mutually beneficial and
America in unspecified Middle bility. Unstable conditions, he does not conflict with the need to
East contingencies of the reminds, would provide fertile soil maintain similar links with
"friendly and reliable" air and for Islamic fundamentalism and friendly Arab states," Shaw de-
U.S. dares. He stresses,. however, that
naval environment afforded by for wars "that could bring
••
United States
"must be pre-
the IDF. But these allusions to and Israeli interests , into direct , the
pared
to
use,
when necessary, the
conflict."
possible tangles with the Soviets,
But even without these misfor- leverage inherent in Israel's de-
he claims, "fall short of suggest-
ing that Israelis would be willing tunes, Shaw warns, Israel, "under pendence on American support to
guise of, strategic partner," push that country toward accom-
to take on the Soviets strictly in the
may
grow increa3ingly dependent modation with the realities of its
support of U.S. forces rather than on U.S.
support and continue ex- existence, lest both countries be
in self-defense."
Shaw likewise downgrades Is- petting special privileges. Assert- drawn into disastrous war."
raeli claims of the value to ing that Israel's extraordinary
Washington of "force projection" share of the foreign aid budget is
4ETTERS
facilities in Israel — the preposi- already being questioned pri-
vately
in
government
and
Con-
tioning in Israel of equipment for
U.S: ground forces and the use of gress, and with the Treasures to
Israeli airbases, medical facilities reduce the deficit, he asks, "How Nun Agrees
and Israeli industry for equip- long will the American public be
willing to underwrite the Israeli
Your recent editorial, "yatical
. ment repair and maintenance.
He -emphasizes what he de- economy and to support Israeli Vexation" (Dec. 13) is , an impor-
tant one. I only wish that
scribes as Israeli reluctance to military power that is used to per
"spell out the circumstances petuate Israel's occupation of the' Roman Catholics were writing
such editorials, not just for
under which Israel would be wil- West Bank?"
The writer - complains that Is- newspapers like yours, but for
ling to risk fighting Soviet forces
when it had a choice in the mat- rael's activities often run counter Catholic newspapers, across the
ter" and reiorts that "some be- to American interests, charging country. ,
Thank you for writing it and
lieve that war in Lebanon buried that its West Bank settlement
notions of acting as an American policy is at cross purposes with for. challenging the Catholic-
strategic surrogate in the Middle American interests and contrary Christian community to face
East and that Israel must return to U.S. policy. The lack of progress squarely the issue of Vatican
to its earlier strategy of fighting toward a peace settlement, for diplomatic recognition of the .
State of Israel. I only regret that
only 'wars of no choice.' " In that which he holds Israel partly re-
a Roman Catholic wasn't the
case, Shaw warns, "the United sponsible, he says, contributes to
States could not rely on Israeli instability in the area. He charges author of that editorial.
Carol Rittner, RSA
cooperation in circumstances not further that "Israel flouts U.S.
Sisters Of Mercy
'
directly threatening Israel." policy on nuclear nonprolifera-
The strategic partnership tion."
The • two countries, Shaw de- Rejecting Modern
myth, Shaw asserts, "also exagg-
erates the military threat to Is- dares, would benefit from quietly. 'Liberal' Thinking
rael; inflating Israeli's military discarding the strategic partner-
requirements and encouraging ship myth and grounding their re-
Dr. Sam Lerman's desultory
Israeli demands for excessive lationship on greater realism. He remarks (Jan. 10) concerning
military aid and U.S. acqules- notes suggestions that the United
my Op-Ed piece (Dec. 27) rehash
cence in these demands." This, he States clarify its commitment to the usual specious arguments
charges, "encourages mistaken Israel's survival in treaty form that one has come to expect of
public and Congressional imires- but points out that.in order to do modern-day liberal, thinkers.
sions that the United States must so, Israel's boundaries would need Nothing he says, however, seri-
support extra Israeli Military to be agreed upon — "a task sure
ously challenges my principal
thesis that the International
capabilities beyond those needed to be
difficult."
The
writer
agrees
that
there
is
a
Physicians for the Prevention of
for self-defense, and fosters un-
critical attitudes toward military "moral and 'practical American
Nuclear War is a hypocritical
political interest stemming from organization that does not de-
.
aid Moreover,
generally?' he says,
"the myth the commitment made at Israel's serve the Nobel Peace Prize it
warps•Israel's economic relation- birth." This involves Israel's sur-
was recently awarded.
As to Dr. Lerman's "distress
ship with the United States and viVal as an independent state sec-
deepens an already troubling de- ure enough, from external a that The Jewish News "saw fit
„ pendency. It encourages Israel to enemies to pursuedestiny as
to publish" my article, I can
with its only express 1 my own satisfac-
' believe that it is so important to democracy at peace
and free to develop its - tion that your newspaper does
'the United States and so influen t ,- neighbors resources
, he. says
not share Dr: Lerman's curious
tial in American politics as to de- human
, •
serve to be bailed out of an Freed of the strategic partner-
view that by treedom of expres-
economic crisis roote primarily in ehip myth, he says, military aid to sion is meant the freedom to ex-
d
solely
on
s
should be b a e
press only those ideas with
its own - disastrous economic Israel
American assessment of Israel's which one agrees.
policies
and
inordinate
military
expenditures." needs "and the extent to which
Richard J. Rosenbluth
Englewood,
Shaw is concerned that the American interests are served in
"strategic partner hip myth" meeting them. The United
in Coptinued on next page
States
should
also
make
it
clear
could be invoke to inhibit
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