Refuseniks May
Receive Visas

New York (JTA) — Western
diplomats have been in-
formed by the Soviet govern-
ment that two well known,
ailing refuseniks will be
allowed to emigrated.
However, the refuseniks
themselves, Benjamin Char-
ny and Yuri Zieman, both of
Moscow, reported that they
have not heard of any permis-
sion being granted.
The Zieman family made
headlines during the super-
power summit in Moscow,
when President Reagan
planned, then canceled, a per-
sonal visit to their home.
The Soviet Foreign Min-
istry in Moscow informed the
embassies of the United
States, Sweden and Canada
that Charny and Zieman
would be allowed to leave.
Ambassadors of all three na-
tions telephoned the two men
to notify them of the news.

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Israel Names
Envoy To Egypt

Jerusalem (JTA) — Prof.
Shimon Shamir, an expert on
Arab affairs, will be Israel's
next ambassador to Egypt,
according to an announce-
ment last week by the
Foreign Ministry.
Cairo has already agreed to
the appointment. Shamir will
take his post at the end of this
summer, replacing Moshe
Sasson, who has been am-
bassador to Egypt since 1981.
Shamir is well versed in
Egyptian affairs. He was the
first head of the Israeli
Academic Center in Egypt,
which was set up when the
two countries signed their
peace treaty in 1979.

Israel Schools
To Teach Arabic

Jerusalem (JTA) — Educa-
tion Minister Yitzhak Navon
told the Knesset last week
that Arabic language studies
will be compulsory in all
Israeli high schools within six
years.
The only compulsory
foreign language in the high
school curriculum now is
English.
Arabic is offered in many
schools as an optional foreign
language, on the same level
as French or German. In
some schools, especially
religious schools, Arabic is
not taught at all.

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