UP FRONT
Hint Of Soviet Inclusion
In Talks Worries Israel
DAVID MAKOVSKY
Special to The Jewish News
I
srael will seek clarifica-
tions from the Bush ad-
ministration about
reports that President
George Bush had intimated
to Soviet President Mikhail
Gorbachev in Helsinki that
the Soviets could participate
in an international con-
ference on the Arab-Israeli
conflict once the Persian
Gulf crisis is resolved, accor-
ding to officials in the Prime
Minister's Office.
A report in Tuesday's New
York Times suggested that
Mr. Bush had moved away
from long-standing U.S.
efforts to limit Soviet par-
ticipation in Middle East
peace efforts.
Mr. Gorbachev said at the
Helsinki press conference
that he had received
assurances that the U.S. no
longer opposes greater
Soviet involvement in the
Middle East.
David Makofsky is a staff
writer for the Jerusalem Post.
Allison Kaplan and Howard
Rosenberg of the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency contributed to
this report, which was compil-
ed by Richard Pearl of The
Jewish News staff.
Asked to comment on
these reports, Prime Min-
ister Yitzhak Shamir hinted
that Israel would not
welcome Soviet participa-
tion in such a forum. Mr.
Shamir has long viewed an
international conference as
anathema.
"We know we will be par-
ticipating in the process of
peace, and we are not look-
ing for many partners in this
process," Mr. Shamir told
reporters. He did not rule
out consultations with the
Soviet Union.
Meanwhile, Israel Foreign
Minister David Levy said he
was not surprised at U.S.
Secretary of State James
Baker's announcement
Monday that he would visit
Syria later this week. Levy,
saying he had been informed
in advance of the an-
nouncement, invited Baker
to make a stop in Jerusalem
sometime in the near future
and added, "He will come, I
have no doubt."
Former Israeli defense
minister Yitzhak Rabin said
in Washington, D.C., that
the U.S. and other countries
opposing Iraq's annexation
of Kuwait should use force
only as a "last resort".
Regarding the invitation
from the U.S. to the Soviets,
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Vice President Dan Quayle and President George Bush meet with Israel Foreign Minister Levy.
a senior Foreign Ministry
delegation was to be holding
talks in the Soviet Union on
a wide range of subjects, in-
cluding the peace process, in
Moscow earlier this week.
"We are monitoring the
situation, but we don't
believe in deals," an official
in the Prime Minister's Of-
fice said Monday night. "It is
clear that Bush's priority at
this time is to assure Gor-
bachev's support in the Per-
sian Gulf."
The official said that he
did not know if Bush made
any promises to Mr. Gor-
bachev, but suggested if he
did, the pledge would not ex-
ceed a position taken by then
secretary of state George
Shultz in 1988 which said
the U.S. would agree to such
a parley only if it were struc-
tured properly and without
coercive powers.
A senior Foreign Ministry
official said he believed the
Times report was "far-
fetched." Mr. Bush had
made it clear in Helsinki
that he rejected any linkage
between the Gulf crisis and
the Israel-Arab conflict.
Reached at his office in
New York, Malcolm
Hoenlein, executive director
of the Conference of Presi-
dents of Major Jewish Com-
munity Organizations, said
that the reports in the Times
were "incorrect."
"There is no reversal in
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exchange of researchers, lec-
turers and students, and the
transfer of information
about academic events and
seminars in each institution.
The main areas of focus are
expected to be in Judaic
studies, the history of Israel
and Germany, comparative
religion and agriculture.
KAEL
ROUND UP
Photo Contest
Is Launched
Washington, D.C. — B'nai
B'rith International Jewish
Monthly is sponsoring a
"Spirit of Jewish Life" photo
contest open to amateur and
professional photographers
worldwide.
Awards will be given in
the categories of holidays
and customs; lifestyle; life
cycle (birth, bar mitzvah,
wedding, death); Jews at
work and leisure; and Jew-
ish life around the world. In
addition, two overall
winners will be selected.
Contestants may submit
only one entry per category,
in as many categories as
they wish. Each photo must
be accompanied by a $5 en-
try fee. Color and black-and-
white pictures may be sub-
mitted, in slide or print
form. Prints must be un-
framed, no smaller than
3"x5" and no larger than
11"x14." All entries must
have been shot on 35 mm or
larger film. The deadline for
entries is Jan. 1, 1991.
Photographs may be sub-
mitted to Photo Contest,
B'nai B'rith International
Monthly, 1640 Rhode Island
Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
20036. Include the photog-
rapher's name, address and
phone number, the names of
the categories entered, and
designation of professional
or amateur status.
For information, call Stacy
Wiener, (202) 857-6645.
Send A Greeting
To Jewish Soldiers
The U.S. Chaplains Corps
is asking American Jews to
send High Holy Day
greetings to Jewish ser-
vicemen stationed in the
Persian Gulf.
Jewish officers and
enlisted men in all branches
of the service will be
separated from family and
friends during the High
Holy Day season and need
cards and letters to boost
their spirits, members of the
Chaplains Corps said.
Greetings to Jewish per-
sonnel in the Persian Gulf
may be sent to Rabbi Irving
Elson; Lieutenant,
Chaplains Corps, USNR;
Code 25; Naval Station;
Charleston, S.C. 29408.
Israel, Berlin
Sign Agreement
Jerusalem — The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem and
Humboldt University of
East Berlin have signed an
agreement of cooperation —
the first such document bet-
ween the Israeli school and
an East German university.
The purpose of the agree-
ment is to promote under-
standing between the two
peoples, "mindful of the
close links between German
and Jewish history and bear-
ing in mind the responsibili-
ty of the German people for
the crimes committed by the
Nazi regime during the
Holocaust," the document
states.
The agreement is expected
to take the form of coop-
erative research projects,
New York Hosts
Israel Food Week
New York — The eighth
Israel Food Week, with a full
menu of attractions for every
sector of the food industry, is
set for Jan. 28-31, 1991, at
the Tel Aviv Convention
Center in New York.
The event will highlight
consumer products and in-
stitutional and industrial
products representing the
latest technological and
taste developments.
Categories represented in-
clude: processed meats and
poultry products; fresh,
canned and frozen fruits and
vegetables; convenience
foods; cheeses; baked goods'
confectionery products'
FOOD WEEK
The logo for Israel Food Week.
wines and spirits; additives;
herbs and spices.
Meir Buber, Israel trade
commissioner to the United
States, said the 1980s have
shown an increase in Israeli
food exports. He cited as
reasons for the increase the
establishment of new plants,
innovative products.
Compiled by
Elizabeth Applebaum
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