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Friday, November 28, 1986 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
f terrorism were listed on
a stock exchange, its
value would be soaring
now in view of the Reagan
Administration's drastic
change in policy.
The Reagan tough John
Wayne foreign policy stance
of not negotiating with ter-
rorists has turned out to be
more representative of a
meek Gomer Pyle.
The world will pay a heavy
price for the vascillation, and
indeed, the hypocrisy inher-
ent in President Reagan's de-
cision to send arms to Iran
for what he called an attempt
to improve long-term rela-
tions with that terrorist
country.
But the President will have
a hard time making the dis-
tinction that the arms were
not directly related to the re-
lease of hostage, David
Jacobsen; that the release
was "just coincidental" with
efforts to improve diplomatic
relations with Iran.
The President's action will
have serious repercussions on
several fronts:
• This country's credibility
has been badly damaged.
• U.S. allies were undercut
and, more important, they
will be skeptical not just of
America's "commitment" to
hold firm with terrorists but
about its foreign policies gen-
erally.
• Terrorists everywhere
may respond to America's
"weak" spot, placing the lives
of Americans in other coun-
tries in much greater danger.
• Apparently, foreign policy
was being formulated by the
National Security Council, a
White House advisory body
not subject to public scrutiny.
• It becomes more difficult
to defend sanctions against
Syria — and convince others
to join that effort — when on
the same front page in which
the President is seeking sup-
port from allies on Syria, he
is defending his actions in
the Iranian incident. The dis-
tinction betwe-,:-. the two be-
comes very blurred.
As to the interests of Israel
and Jews, the President's ac-
tion has special significance.
Vice Premier Shimon Peres,
in Detroit on Nov. 14, was
diplomatic in his reaction to
the news, stating that it
would not be appropriate for
Israel to judge American ac-
tions. Peres said that Israel
has exchanged many pris-
oners for just one Israeli
soldier and in making that
analogy apparently tried to
ease the pressure on
President Reagan.
That was an appropriate
political gesture but hardly
comparable to paying a ran-
som of military arms for kid-
nap victims.
Peres, of course, under-
stands the distinction and
could not be expected to join
I
the chorus of criticism corn-
ing from Republicans as well
as Democrats.
Nevertheless, he certainly
recognizes that an arms-for-
hostage deal has some
dangerous long-term implica-
tions. for Israel and is not
comparable to a prisoner ex-
change.
It is now very conceivable
that either President Reagan
or a future administration
will pressure Israel toward
negotiation with terrorist na-
tions, citing this incident as a
precedent.
The argument will cer-
tainly be used, if not by the
White House, by the hardlin-
ers in the State Department
who have a long-history of
believing that Israel has been
intransigent.
Indeed, a valid question
which was not asked of Peres
was how much pressure was
put on Israel to participate in
the Iranian connection.
If circumstances prove
appropriate, the U.S. may
very well try to push Israel
toward a "negotiated" settle-
ment, forcing Israel to change
its long-standing "non-
negotiating" posture. The
point is that while the U.S.
and its allies assess the dam-
age, Israel must ponder the
implications of the Iranian
Connection on its future rela-
tionship with this country.
And that future does not
bode well. Israel would be
well-served to declare very
soon, very clearly and very
forcibly, that regardless of
the Reagan Administration's
decision, it will not veer from
a course which has served not
only Israel but the world.
The result is clear: The
U.S. suffered a major defeat
as did other Western democ-
racies along with Israel. The
only winners were terrorists
and one might expect that
somewhere behind the shroud
hiding kidnappers, saboteurs
and assassins who would kill
innocent men, women and
children in airports and
buses, a victory celebration is
being held.
It is not a pretty party.
Bond Appeal
Sets Record
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New York — A record of
$54.5 million in Israel Bond
subscriptions during the an-
nual High Holy Day appeals,
which is an increase of more
than $6 million over 1985,
announced this week by Brig.
Gen. (Res.) Yehudah Halevy,
president of Israel Bonds.
Appeals were conducted in
more. than 1,100 synagogues
in the United States and
Canada. In Detroit, Max
Sosin reported that 18
synagogues participated, rais-
ing $1,179,000. It is a 28 per-
cent increase over 1985.