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"We are non-NATO in that
we don't ask the American
army to protect our land or
our skies. We will do it our-
selves. We are an ally in that
we are not neutral, not reluc-
tant, not shy or apologetic in
our relationship with the
United States. We feel com-
fortable with it. We are in an
era of understanding and
cooperation like never before
and like with nobody else.
We are not afraid of the
greatness of the United
States. The United States is
not worried about the small-
ness of Israel. We are equals
in facing the challenges and
facing the needs."
The most pressing issue Is-
rael faces and the most press-
ing need Israel has, said
Peres, is peace. And, he said,
there, too, things are looking
up.
In the north, with Leba-
non, we brought the war to
an end. In the south, with
Egypt, the dispute over Taba
was settled and we have a
new chance to widen our re-
lationship in the future. In
the center, the most compli-
cated part, we have also
made headway. For the first
time, all the mayors in the
West Bank are Arabs. For
the first time, a Jordanian
bank has opened on the West
Bank and deals with both Is-
rael and Jordanian curren-
cies. We have halted our pol-
icy of settlements, enlarged
the authority of the mayors,
permitted investments."
As a result, Peres said,
"terrorism has subsided in
the West Bank and is down
50 percent from last year.
Also, an air of dialogue has
been created in which the
world believes Tsrael is sin-
cere in trying to solve the
dispute between the Arabs
and us peacefully, diplomati-
cally and immediately."
But, said Peres, not solely.
Israel and the Arabs cannot
do it alone. "Unless there is
international involvement,
peace will fail." Involvement,
specifically, by the Europeans
and the Japanese to give eco-
nomic aid to the troubled
Arab economies and "help
them overcome their difficul-
ties and give them a ray of
hope." Help also in stopping
terrorism around the world,
for it is terrorism he said,
"that frightens Arab leaders
to death. Because of the
threats to their lives, they
can't make the right choices
to really save the Middle
East."
If that comes, Peres said,
peace can come. "Israel in
1986 is strong enough to de-
fend itself and negotiate a
real peace with her
neighbors. We have won all
the wars forced upon us. This
time we will win the peace
for them and for us."
As for peace for us, be-
tween Jews, Peres said that's
another story. "we are a
great people, not only in
achievements but great in di-
visions, great in splits, great
in disagreements."
And it is the disagreements
between the religious and the
secular, both in Israel and
the United States, that worry
Peres. "We need to find a
civilized way to live with
religious differences. I can't
suggest people give up their
point of view without hate, to
declare their position with
open ears and to listen to one
another."
Detroiters Symbolize
Major CJF Sessions
ALAN HITSKY
News Editor
onathan Guyer may
have been the
youngest delegate at
the 55th General Assembly
(GA) of the Council of Jewish
Federations. And he may not
have been up for all the ses-
sions. But six-month-old
Jonathan, son of Detroit
young leadership award win-
ners Dr. Dan and Cheryl
Guyer, helped to symbolize
the sessions in Chicago last
week for the 3,000 delegates
from throughout North
America.
Riding in a stroller from
meeting to meeting, wide-
eyed Jonathan watched De-
troit's 55 delegates discuss
hundreds of topics. None, may
have been as rousing • as the
program, on Project Renewal
chaired by Detroiter Jane
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Friday, November 21, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Peter Alter and
Jane Sher man
Sherman, which discussed
the urban renewal program
in Israel in • partnership with
world Jewry. It ended with
an audience7 pleasing , per.
formance by Orot Haschuna