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On The Hottest Car's!!!
Relations With Egypt
Are Still Valuable
CARL APLERT SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH N EWS
I
t has become popular in
some circles constantly to
denigrate the peace with
Egypt, but this first historic
step toward normalcy in the
Middle East, taken more than
13 years ago, must continue
to be regarded as practical
and valuable to both sides.
-, Contrary to general belief,
what is termed the "cold
> - peace" is in fact warm on
many fronts. For one thing, it
should not be overlooked that
Israel purchases more than
half its oil needs from Egypt
at a favorable price. Egypt
also buys fruits, vegetables,
> , tools and industrial products
from Israel to the extent of
about $15 million.
A little known aspect of the
relations between the two
countries is the cooperation
in the fields of agriculture,
science and medicine. Some
100,000 Egyptian peasants
have in the past 10 years
received training from Israeli
experts in new methods of ir-
rigation, planting of crops
and care of livestock. Drip ir-
Close to 100,000
Israeli tourists
visit Egypt
annually.
rigation equipment, purchas-
ed from Israel, is now to be
found almost everywhere in
Egypt — and the Egyptian
farmers know where it comes
from.
Though there are occa-
sional incursions of terrorists
across the Egyptian border,
there is certainly none of the
constant threat and menace
which still exists in the north.
The Egyptian government
treats all violations of the
border from its side as
criminal offenses, and those
apprehended are prosecuted
accordingly.
We must understand that
Egypt has its own internal
problems with extremists and
Moslem fundamentalists, and
its relations with Israel have
made it even more vulnerable
to these internal threats. A
pogrom against Christian
Copts by Muslim fanatics,
and the more recent murder
of a distinguished Egyptian
writer who was critical of the
fundamentalists, has created
unease. There are constant
reminders that the Jihad
underground, which had
assassinated Sadat in 1981, is
still active.
Under these circumstances,
and in view of the saber-
rattling in other parts of the
Arab world, Israelis must
realize that the diplomatic
relations between Cairo and
Jerusalem serve to exacer-
bate Arab criticism of Egypt.
That is not to say that
Egypt has not benefited from
the peace, beyond the trade
relations with Israel. For one
thing, it was rewarded by
Washington with cancellation
of its debt to the U.S. to the
tune of $7 billion. The
military relaxation on this
front has also enabled it to
divert national resources to
economic development and
recovery. Israel enjoys a
similar and parallel benefit.
Close to 100,000 Israeli
tourists visit Egypt annually,
and, except for those who
vacation at the Red Sea
beaches of the Sinai, report
that they are warmly receiv-
ed by the Egyptians they
meet. Tourism is an economic
asset to that country.
From this end there is
criticism of the fact that there
is almost no tourist traffic in
the reverse direction. Egyp-
tian defensive reaction is that
Egyptians in general are not
a traveling people, and only 1
percent of the population ever
go abroad. These, around
550,000, are for the most part
businessmen, and there is lit-
tle in Israel to attract them at
this stage. Even those Egyp-
tians who might be interested
in coming are deterred by the
cost, by the anti-Israel pro-
paganda which some of the
local press continues to print,
and, many hint, by the local
bureaucratic obstacles which
make it difficult for them to
get permission to go.
Mr. Mubarak still hopes to
gain recognition as leader of
the Arab world, hence his ef-
forts to play the role of
peacemaker in the Middle
East, and even his occasional
public criticism of Israeli
policies in Lebanon.
T3 sum up, even a cold peace
is far preferable to the hot
hostility, and Israel should
have some cause for satisfac-
tion that our relations with
the nation of 55 million peo-
ple to our south are formally
correct. ❑
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