Muskie favors secure Israel and arms for Arab states
JWB Staff
Despite what former U.S. Secretary of State Sdmimd Muskie tensed a deeply persoml and hard-headed practical belief in the right of Israel to maximum security, he nevertheless feels it is in the interest of the West to bolster the miUtafy capabilities of select Arab countries.
Fielding a question from a memlMr of the audience at the Vancouver CJA maugidral meeting hist week, Muskie stated the U.S. mterests encompass more tluin Israel and that given the present situation in the Gulf region it is necessary that a friendly country like Saudi Arabia^ be given the opportunity to defend ItMlf from stUick. He mentioned the possibility of Saudis being assaulted by the Iranians.
Earlier Muskie had asserted that mutually beneficial refaitions must be sought from the Arabs. ''The ability of the uidustnal democrac^s to defend their vital interests ui the region would depend on ourrebtionship with the Arab shit^ We must ensure that the balance of power in the
regioiii does not turn a^inst the West.
''And if the West hopes to play a creative role in fostering a settlement between Israel and the Arab world, it is important that we be ableto discuss the quest for p^ce in an atmosphere of common purpose rather than in one of hostility.^
.11^ former Senator admitted Jhat"in recent, y^rs the energy issue has made the West more seiisitiye to its rckitionships with the Arab ciluntrics. Biit even if that issue couM be resolved overnight, constructive relations with the Arab world would stiD be important to us, to them and forworidp^
He ad^ed that "the West wiU gam nothmg m the long ruhl^y wavering in support for Israel. It wiH not win respect^ nor energy advantages, nor bi$ting peace. The Arab world must understand that we .win not allow ourselves to be tihed away cynically from our old friends.*
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SHABBAT SHALOM -^THURSDAY. APRIL 16. 1981 — NISAN 12. 5741 ^ VOL. XLVIIL NO. 16
Sinai
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, TIEL Aviv? — Agriculture MimsHer Arfel Sharon clalnibd recent UuOtJcwi&h settlenients^pii thc:^test BakiX were bel|»ii^ihe Wesfern woddVdefense-po^iiieia thereon.
TEL AVIV— Chief of Staff Gen. Rafael Eitan has reduced the sentence on a soldier who has spent most of his time jn the army in prison refusing to serve or train in occupied areas.
Private Gadi Elgazi had served four months in detention oa five charges within his unit for eefiislng to go to a training camp across the "Green Line", and was then sentenced by the Tel Aviv District
(Continued on Fige 20) See: ELGAZI
BY GIL SEDAN
JERIJSALOl .^(1I.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Sterner ended two days of discussions here recently over, the multinational peacekeeping force to police Sinai after Israel withdraws next year. While no agreements weie reached. Sterner: who met with Egyptian leaders on the subject in C^iro before camming to Israel, said. "The areas qt agiee .are far wider than tleliar^^diffeienc^ between the^twciabpum
He noted at a that "This is the first round in which we have attempted to commit some of this to - writii^." He was apparently referringtoan American draft paper that figured in the discussions here during his stay. (The issues involved, were touched on by Secretary of Stote Alexander.
GULAG RECORd
The weeka go by slowly fbr three Moscow Jews sentenced to long prison terms for wanting to leiwe the country.
VLADIMIR
NUMBER OF WEEKS ALREADY SUFFERING THE GULAG ORDEAL:
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ANATOLY
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
The Helsinki Agreement which the Soviet government sighed aiiows tor freedom of emigration. Let oiir voices — letters, telegrams and phone calls — express our protest to Western leaders to intercede and to the Soviets to set them tree.
THiS WEEK WRITE PRISONER
Yuri Wejsi^m, Uclir 5110/1 VS, Moscow, USSR.
Haig during his recent visit to IsET^l, Haig visited E^yp^ Jordan-Saudi Ai^bi% in^addition to lsni%L
C^vTd Kin^he."D:rector Geneial^ of the Foreign Mfnistry. said the talks with Sterner provided a vvery useful clarification** but that another k round of talks wasnecessaiy^ Among the issues discussed were the ^ cOmpf^tion - of the peacekeeping force and the facilities itwoukt need to discharge its mandate. : Sterner said that it would be reasoi^ble to expect that the force would need an airstrip somewhierein Siiui, He spoke of the possible the Etzipn and Eitam military airfields built by isiael. They will be ^ ""ei^cuateii in the final stage of Isiaers^ withdrawal from Sinai in April. 1982. Israel refuses to hand them;. over to Egypt but is prepared to., discuss an American presence at the airfields.-:; . '
Sterner said that if Israel leftthem intact there was a good possibility
that ihey ^puldbe us^fi by it£ muhi-: national force, proyi&d that Eg3f^
.ajgreed. Kimchc #^^^^tOL?S^ ate Oft Israel's position witfaTresiiect." to that suggestion, *
The^dverriding issue, however. is;\ the makeup of the multi-national ^force. So far there has-been a very Tpoior^ rKponse from the various nations €an^ssed. Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamal Hassan Ali personally toured theSeandinavian' countries iatry^ to convince them to. coiitributeitropps but reportedly got nowiiefe. -
'Sterner tefiued to answer questions as tQr.whc^her the U.S. would , agree to: provide manpower tfiio other countries partiqpated.,
ITnder'tW terms of the Egyptian-I Israeli p^ce treaty^ the ;U.S. is -committed to create a multi-national force if the United Natioio Security Council proves unable to do so.
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BLOW UP HOUSES
TEL AVIV > AoJsiaeliJn^tiv unit ndded Toulin village six imles inside Lebanon recently and liiew
up four houses after^theiroccojpiQts were ei^icuated. a militaiy q>ote»-man said. "
SEX ACCURACY
TEL AVIV Doctors at the Afuia hospital report a 94 to 100 accuracy rate in detennimng thesex of fetuses as^rlyas the 20th week of pregnancy.
PRIME MINISTER BEGIN merve soldlen.
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