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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1992
Rabin's Strategy
Winning Points
AMY J. MEHLER
Staff Writer
I
sraeli Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin's progress
this week with U.S. Sec-
retary of State James Baker
is scoring big with American
Jewish organizations com-
mitted to peace in the Mid-
dle East.
"We are very pleased with
the new cabinet," said Fran-
cine Rosemberg, local
chairwoman of New Jewish
Agenda, member of the
Greater Detroit Jewish Co-
alition for Peace in the Mid-
dle East. "His (Mr. Rabin)
new policies will go a long
way to restore positive rela-
tions between the United
States and Israel."
Mr. Baker, who traveled to
Jerusalem last Sunday, said
he was encouraged by the
new prime minister's
assurances that Jewish set-
tlements on the West Bank
would be restricted. He
seemed to hint that Israel
would get the loan guar-
antees it has lobbied for —
up to now unsuccessfully.
Israel's Labor Party, led by
Rabin, beat Yitzhak
Shamir's Likud Party last
month in Israel's Knesset
election.
Israel is seeking $10
billion in guarantees to pro-
vide housing and jobs for
immigrants from the Soviet
Union. The guarantees,
which are not grants, will
enable Israel to get loans at
favorable interest rates.
Mrs. Rosemberg, professor
at Macomb County Com-
munity College, is confident
that Israel will continue its
peace negotiations
regardless of what may
result from the U.S. presi-
dential election in
November.
"I don't think it matters
whether or not we have a
Democratic or Republican
president," Mrs. Rosemberg
said. "At this point, the
movement is from Israel, the
impetus has already
started."
An indication was word
Tuesday that Egyptian Pres-
ident Hosni Mubarak had
accepted Mr. Rabin's invita-
tion to visit Israel — the first
such trip by an Egyptian
head-of-state since Anwar el-
Sadat's historic visit to
Jerusalem 15 years ago.
Though no date was given,
Mr. Mubarak's decision
gives a significant boost to
Mr. Rabin's Labor Party co-
alition, which has promised
to build bridges with its
Arab neighbors. Mr. Rabin
has issued similar invita-
tions to the presidents of'
Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Zana Macki, director of the
Detroit chapter of the Arab
American Anti-
Discrimination Committee,
applauded Mr. Mubarak's
decision. "It reflects what
some of the rest of the Arab
countries are feeling — that
at least we have the oppor-
tunity of establishing real
dialogue."
Ms. Macki feels it is wise
to remain "cautiously op-
timistic."
"Freezing some set-
tlements is good," she said,
"but we'd like to see more.
Rabin has showed good faith
and has acted quickly to put
these steps into place."
Mr. Rabin and his policies
also have the backing of the
Zionist Organization of
He seemed to hint
that Israel would
get the loan
guarantees it has
lobbied for
up to now
unsuccessfully.
America, said Detroit
chapter executive vice presi-
dent Ezekiel Leikin.
"We support him (Mr.
Rabin) unequivocally," Mr.
Leikin said. "Rabin is mak-
ing a new start. The Israeli
electorate has spoken. On
the whole, things seem to be
opening up with closer rela-
tions."
Till now, there have been
only strained relations bet-
ween the Bush administra-
tion and former Prime Min-
ister Yitzhak Shamir's°
Likud-led government. But
Mr. Rabin, seeming to hit it
off with Mr. Baker, has been
invited to join the president
next month at his vacation
home in Kennebunkport,
Maine.
Mr. Leikin views the pres-
ident's gesture as politically
motivated.
"George Bush is in terrible
trouble," Mr. Leiken said.
"He wants to regain Jewish
good will.
"I always though he'd (Mr.
Bush) do it sometime before
reelection," he added.
"Israel will probably get all
or some part of its loan
guarantees."
Morris Amitay, a Wash-
ington lobbyist, agrees.