pute, and that Washington
and Jerusalem will continue
"in hopes that we will find a
common language."
The prime minister said he
was "encouraged by the sup-
port of American Jewry,
despite difficulities."
During his travels in
Washington, Los Angeles and
New York, Shamir was ques-
tioned by American Jewish
leaders who challenged his
positions and' pleaded that
their criticism of specific
Israeli policies not be inter-
preted as disloyalty to the
state. The prime minister
said he welcomed open discus-
sion and even criticism —
with two exceptions: those
who press foreign govern-
ments against Israel, and
when people take a position
contrary to the views of the
majority of the Israeli people.
He claimed that most Israelis

week. "There was no
unaniminity. We all had a
viewpoint.
"My sense is that the Israel-
Diaspora relationship is long
past the point where we view
ourselves as one people —
who do not have a right as in-
dividuals to have opinions
and express them within the
family.
"In a personal sense, I have
no problems with someone
asking me what I thought
(about the situation in Israel)
The problem is when my opi-
nion is more than my opinion.
"The reality is we have no
single voice who speaks
within our community," he
added.
Dr. Giles said that one of
the problems American Jews
have is that while Shamir
suggests his position on the
unrest and approaches to
peace are overwhelmingly
prevalent in Israel, "it is clear
there is more than one posi-
tion in the country. We have
a sense his position is the one
Likud holds. But Labor has
an entirely contrary posi-
tion."
Dr. Giles said that as far as
the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion is concerned, "we have
the same sense as Shamir. We
want peace as quickly as
possible and recognize Israel
has a problem and respon-
sibility to stamp out civil
disobedience within the ter-
ritories."

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