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New York (JTA) — U.S. of-
ficials and most American
Jewish leaders appear to ac-
cept Prime Minister Yitzhak
Shamir's assertion that he
has not abrogated his govern-
ment's peace initiative in the
wake of last week's Likud
Central Committee meeting.
But many expressed con-
cern that by agreeing to abide
by tough new conditions for
implementing the peace plan,
Shamir has damaged the
chance of winning backing for
it from Palestinians or even
members of Likud's coalition
partner, the Labor Party.
In an emphatic speech to
the party faithful, Shamir
outlined the conditions of the
plan, include barring East
Jerusalem Palestinians from
participating in the elections
the initiative proposes; ruling
out the creation of a Palesti-
nian state; and calling for
continued Jewish settlement
of the West Bank and Gaza
Strip.
In Washington, State
Department deputy
spokesman Richard Boucher
said last week that the
United States continues to
support Israel's peace in-
itiative. But he was unwilling
to conjecture whether
Shamir's speech "constitutes
a proposal by the Israeli
government."
Among American Jewish
leaders issuing statements,
Seymour Reich, chairman of
the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish
Organizations, seemed to
have the fewest reservations
about Shamir's moves.
"I am gratified that the
government's peace initiative
remains intact," said Reich.
Other groups were more
equivocal.
Two officials of the
American Jewish Congress
said they were "pleased that
the basic proposal for elec-
tions has been affirmed by
the Likud's Central Commit-
tee."
But American Jewish Con-
gress president Robert Lifton
and Executive Director
Henry Siegman said they
were also "deeply concerned
that the conditions reported-
ly attached to the plan may
present major impediments to
its implementation."
Abraham Foxman, national
director of the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith, said Shamir had not
amended the peace initiative,
but merely affirmed well-
known planks in his party's
platform.
"I believe that this is a
creative political maneuver
by Shamir, who is both a
pragmatist and an ideologue
at the same time," Foxman
said in an interview.
Foxman said both the U.S.
government and sincere
Palestinians would see
Shamir's move for what it is:
"an event within the political
arena and no more."
Ex-Premier Condemns
Anti-Arab Reprisals
Jerusalem (JTA) — Former
Prime Minister Menachem
Begin emerged from seclu-
sion Sunday to add his voice
to those of current Israeli
leaders condemning the ran-
dom violence against Arabs
that has broken out since the
July 6 bus disaster that
claimed 14 lives and injured
27.
There have been numerous
reports of attacks against
Arab civilians in Israel and
the administered territories,
since the incident, when an
Arab from the Gaza Strip
seized the steering wheel of
an Egged passenger bus, for-
cing the vehicle to topple in-
to a ravine, where it caught
fire.
Police reported Sunday
night that 27 Israelis had
been arrested for revenge
assaults on Arabs.
Begin, 75, has been a vir-
tual recluse since his surprise
resignation in 1983.
Although sought out con-
stantly by the media, he rare-
ly makes public statements.
But the former leader of
Likud and its hard-line Herut
faction told Israel Television
Sunday that while the
"abhorrent crime" shocked
every Israeli, violent reac-
tions will only deepen the
hatred between Jews and
Arabs.
Begin did not appear on the
screen. His statement was
read by his spokesman and
confidant, Yehiel Kadishai.
President Chaim Herzog
also warned that violence
breeds violence and fanatical
racism causes endless hatred
and enmity.
Prime Minister Yitzhak
Shamir also condemned the
attacks on Arabs.