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consider negotiating the future of
the West Bank settlements with
Hussein-although in a talk the
previous evening, Shamir appeared
to be saying just the opposite.
What all this means is far too
early to tell. For one thing, Hus-
sein seems a long way from actual-
ly sitting down with the Israelis.
For another, as long as the Leba-
non conflict remains a major issue,
the West Bank will be kept on the
back burner. Thus, Shamir does
not have to go into detail on his
West Bank negotiating positions.
Ruth V. H. Lack
Chairperson
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By YAAKOV BEN YOSEF
Special to the lewish Herald- Voice
JERUSALEM - Lebanon has be-
come America's war, no longer I s-
rael's. This week the United States
and Syria engaged in some of the
fiercest confrontations since Is-
rael invaded Lebanon in June
1982. The Israelis watched from
the side.
The mood in Israel is clear. The
emphasis is on noninvolvement -
steering dear of more fighting in
Lebanon. When Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Shamir returned
from Washington last Friday, the
big concern in Israel was that he
had - secretly - promised the
Americans that Israel might fight
side by side with the Americans
against the Syrians.
No one here wants that. So Sha-
mir-aswellas Israeli Defense
Minister Moshe Arens- have spent
the last few days trying to dispel
these notions of secret Israeli-
American collusion. Israel had
“assumed no military obligations",
Shamir reported in the Knesset
this Monday.
On Tuesday of this week, a
bomb exploded in a Jerusalem
bus, killing four and wounding 46
others. It was the first time in many
months that terrorists have struck
come in military aid, Israel won
assurances from Ronald Reagan
that he was not about to insist that
the May 17 Israel-Lebanon agree-
ment be modified, shelved or
abandoned. The Arabs have insist-
ed on that, but Israel, and now the
U.S., are standing fast.
When Reagan met with Amin
Gemayel, the Lebanese presi-
dent, last Thursday, a day after
Reagan's discussions with Shamir
were concluded, the American
President tolelahe Lebanese lead-
er that the accord would not be
abandoned by the U.S. Indeed,
Reagan told Gemayel that he
should strengthen his ties with Is-
rael.
Another outcome of the Rea-
gan-Shamir meetings was the
establishment of a U.S.-Israeli
political-military working com-
mittee that will focus on joint mili-
tary exercises. Interestingly, the
Israelis were less excited about
this new-found American-Israeli
warmth, perhaps because they
sense that American policy toward
Israel-and toward the Middle East
in general - has wavered in the past
and could easily shift again in the
future.
Shamir's visit to Washington
was his first real test as prime min-
ister since he assumed power on
Oct. 10. If he was little known in
the U.S., it was largely because he
has not been in office very long,
and not become identified with
any major Israeli policy.
But the American journey was a
dear success, and he will reap po-
litical benefits from it. Shamir is
being modest abdut his and the
country's latest achievements in
Washington. Rather than take
personal credit for it, as his suc-
cessor, Menahem Begin, might
well have, Shamir sensibly point-
ed out in his Knesset speech on
Monday that “objective develop-
ments", meaning the U.S.' new,
harsh attitude toward Syria, had
made the intensified American-
Israeli friendship possible.
As a result,Shamir is getting
good press in Israel, even from the
opposition newspapers. The Jeru-
salem Post credited him with
good efforts in Washington and
could only fault him for not appear-
ing to take seriously Israeli fears
that I srael will be dragged into the
Lebanese conflict again as a result
of stepped-up American military
activity against Syria.
Some observers in Israel are
systematically trying to figure out
whether Shamir is really a dove in
hawk's clothes. There seems to be
evidence, however sparse, for
$58,000 worth of Jewish books purchased
at Book Fair, Ruth V. H. Lack reports
You and your readers will be pleased to learn that more than $58,000
worth of Jewish books were purchased at the Jewish Community Cen-
ter's eleventh annual Jewish Book Fair. Such figures say something very
positive about the kind of Jewish community we are becoming.
The lewish Herald-Voice plays a significant role in its extraordinary
support of this major effort. We are indebted to your paper's recogni-
tion of the meaningful impact a successful Jewish Book Fair can have on
in the capital. For Israelis, the at-
tack was a grim reminder that,
split or no split, the PLO still could
function, and still wage successful
terrorist warfare against Israeli
targets.
The Israelis have done well in
the past few weeks. The Shamir-
Arens visit to Washington was, by
any standard, a big success. The
American-Israeli relationship is
flourishing, and Israel is getting
almost everything that it wants
from the U.S.
When.the prime minister re-
turned to Israel on Friday, he could
not contain himself. The period Is-
rael was going through now, he
said, was “one of the finest hours
in U.S.-lsraeli relations".
The facts spoke for themselves.
Decided during the Shamir-Rea-
gan talks last week was a record
American military grant to Israel,
$1.4 billion. This is less than the
$1.7 billion Israel wanted, but
more than the $1.275 billion Israel
felt was a minimum. The $1.7 bil-
lion grant means that no military
loans will be included in the 1985
budget.
In 1984, Israel received$1.7 bil-
lion in military aid from the U.S.,
but half of it was in the form of
loans.
In addition to the happy out-
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The story by David Kantor on the next page
indicates that the Saudis will purchase military
arms from West Germany.
It hardly makes sense to freedom-loving
peoples that West Germany, whose govern-
ment under H itler caused the deaths of at least
six million innocent European Jews during the
Holocaust, would provide arms to Saudi Ara-
bia, Israel's sworn, most direful enemy.
There is no need for such arms in Saudi Ara-
bia. Doesn't the United States have its own mil-
itary bases there to protect the desert kingdom
from invasion by its Arab and Persian neigh-
bors?
Some of the prior American administration's
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arms sales found their way into Palestine Liber-
ation Organization hands in Lebanon. Those
arms were used to kill Lebanese and Israelis in
the past. What would prevent the Saudis from
giving German arms to future enemies of Israel?
The Saudis and the West Germans may be
using these prospective arms Sales to tell this
administration that they are both displeased
with the new American/Israeli strategic ac-
cords. If that is the case, perhaps Defense Sec-
retary Caspar Weinberger can see the futility
and consequential duplicity in working with
the Saudis. President Reagan and Secretary of
State George Shultz, seem now to understand
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Editorial comment/
Jack Kammerman disappointed to see so
few community leaders at rights program
It was disappointing to see so few of our community leaders at the
recent Human Rights Day program held jointly by a committee of the
Federation and the St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
The inspiring presentations by the essay winners, Congressman Bill
Archer and Sister Ann Gillen should have reached more ears.
It's true that the attendance at this important function was affected
by people attending other events that were scheduled that same eve-
ning. My suggestion is that our calendar watchers who fix the dates for
such observances should consider the timing of what is going on in the
community at large, as well as just our community.
Jack Kammerman
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Dr. Edith F. Bondi comments on award
received by the Reverend Ronald Pogue
The lewish Herald-Voice always keeps me well-informed! I was par-
ticularly surprised, and pleased to come upon the picture of my dear
friend, the Reverend Ronald Pogue, in the Nov. 17,1983, issue.
Its accompanying words alerted me to the high, Religious Service
Award that was to be given to him, by the National Conference of Chris-
tians and Jews.
It was a Thanksgiving weekend presentation. Rev. Pogue's tireless
services to our community, to refugees from destruction far away, as
well as from local weather chaos, were recognized in the beautifully
appointed University of Houston A. D. Bruce Religion Center. The sur-
rounding trees were shining through the large windows in the evening
sun, alive with squirrels and birds among peoples of hearty song, and
speakers of good will.
It was a truly inspiring, memorable Thanksgiving.
Dr. Edith F. Bondi
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such a theory. The U.S. pointed
out after the Shamir-Reagan talks
that the prime minister appeared
willing to rethink Israel's opposi-
tion to the Reagan Plan (of Sept. 1,
1982). Under Shamir, word has
been passed quietly that Israel
might be willing to open talks with
Jordan's King Hussein on a basis
other than the Camp David frame-
work.
And, just this Monday, Shamir
was quoted on I srael Radio as hav-
ing told visiting former Secretary
of State Cyrus Vance that he might
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