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by Vida Qofdgar
In a hard-hitting apaech at the
International Conference of
Israel Bonds Saturday night,
Israel's Ambassador to the
United States Simcha Dinitx
totally rejected the Ad-
m in titration's view that the new
Israeli settlements on the West
Bank are an obstacle to peace.
“Until after the 1967 war,
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there wasn’t a single Jewish
settlement established (on the
West Bank). If these are an
obstacle, why didn’t the Arabs
negotiate with us when there
wasn’t a single Jewish settle
ment on the West Bank?”
Dinitx, whose remarks were
interrupted 12 times by
applause, rejected also the idea
that the United States could
negotiate for Israel with the
Arabs.
“We have no better ally and no
better mediator than the United
States,” he said, “but the peace
must be made with us.
“The Arabs expect the U.S. to
bring Israel to them on a silver
platter, but the peace between
Israel and the Arab countries
must be made over the hills of
Judaea, over the Suez Canal,
over the Jordan — not over the
Potomac,” the Ambassador
emphasised.
As for inclusion of the PLO in
discussions, Dinits questions,
“How can the United States
carry on a dialogue with a bunch
of murderers and make them
partners in negotiations?" Dinits
called the possibility of such a
dialogue “not only morally
but “politically un-
“We cannot play games of
public opinion or popularity
with the precious treasure of
Jewish independence.”
In other conference activities,
Israel’s Finance Minister Simha
Ehrlich, in his first public ad
dress in the United States since
his election, had told a Friday
luncheon audience that the new
government’s economic policies
would place greater emphasis on
free enterprise and reduce
government participation in
major economic activities.
One of the prindpal aims of
the new Government, the
Finance Minister said, “is to
phase out government control
and ownership of certain
economic enterprises ... and to
abolish as far as possible all
restrictions and controls on the
economy.”
Ehrlich placed a high priority
on private initiative and the
need for a greater volume of
private investment. Citing
Israel’s major economic
problems as a huge balance of
payments deficit and a high rate
of inflation, Ehrlich said that
last year the deficit was reduced
by |800-million, but that still
left a gap of more than |&25
billion.
r He characterised the Israel
Bood Organisation as a decisive
force in the success of the
Government’s policies of
promoting private investment,
with Israel Bond funds needed
“to lay the groundwork, to
provide the electric power, the
Israeli Finance Minister Simha Ehrlich addresses Bond Con
ference.
courage and attract private
enterprise.”
Dr. Leon Keyserling, chair
man of the Economic Advisory
Council in the Truman Ad
ministration, at the final ses
sion, predicted an early up
turn in Israel’s economy, along
with a general improvement in
the world economic situation.
Keyserling called Israel’s ad
vances “unequalled economic
progress” and urged both Jews
sad non-Jews to continue in
vesting in Israel Bonds “because
of Israel's performance to date
and the potential for more
progress in the years ahead."
The Conference marked the
start of a special synagogue ef
fort in behalf of Israel Bonds, a
major phase of the fall cam
paign, which will also include
heavy emphasis on Bond sales to
business and industry.
Michael Anon, president of
the Israel Bond Organisation,
said that in the past 16 years,
banks, labor unions, cor
porations and other institutions
have accounted for 9872 million
in Israel Bond purchases.
In a cable to the conference,
Premier Menachem Begin said,
“Much of brad’s development
could not have been achieved
without the resources supplied
by the Israel Bond Organ ii*
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at a national tribute dinner to be
held in Washington, D.C., on
Saturday evening, Oct 8.
The event marks the 10th an
niversary of Coca-Cola in Israel.
Abba Eban, former Foreign
Minister of Israel, will be the
principal speaker. ,
The Israel Prime Minister’s
Medal will be presented to Mr.
Austin at the dinner “in ap
preciation of his distinguished
service to democracy and
freedom and hie company’s out
standing support for the
economic well-being of Israel.”
Since 1966, when a contract to
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expanded markedly. The
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