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The Southern
Israelite
The Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry
Our 54thtYear
Two Sections
to ‘review’ Mideast
by Trude B. Feldman
Special to the Southern Israelite
President Carter this week
invited Egyptian President Sadat
to visit with him on Saturday and
Sunday. The “extended talks” will
take place at Camp David, the
Presidential retreat in the
Maryland mountains. Mrs. Sadat
will accompany her husband and
they will remain in the U.S. for a
few extra days for meetings with
other Administration officials and
with Congressmen.
Presidential press secretary
Jody Powell said that the purpose
of the visit is for the two leaders to
“hold an extensive review of the
progress that has been made in
Arab-Israeli negotiations and of
how they might provide effectively
toward the common objective of a
comprehensive peace in the
Mideast.
“It has been our practice since
the beginning of the Administra
tion,” Powell added, “to stay in
close and continuing contact with
the leaders on both sides.” He
pointed out that Premier Begin of
Israel visited Washington in
December and that President
Carter recently stopped in Aswan
for a brief visit with President
Sadat.
“Although the Aswan visit was
useful, it was also necessarily
brief,” Powell said, “and President
Carter felt it would be desirable to
follow that up with more extensive
talks with President Sadat.”
After Secretary of State Cyrus
Vance returned from his last
Mideast trip, and had given
President Carter an extensive
review of his discussions with both
Premier Begin and President
Sadat, as well as his analysis of the
latest situation in the Mideast, the
Carter Administration decided
that a Carter-Sadat summit in
Washington would be useful.
“Secretary Vance was helpful in
assisting the two sides to find some
common ground," Powell said.
“He'll continue to stay in close
touch with the parties. He can
return to the area of consultations
if that appears to be useful.”
Jody Powell also said the visit is
viewed as an opportunity for
Carter and the U.S. Government
to have the thinking of President
Sadat on the current situation and
possible future steps. “That sort of
understanding is the sort of thing
that is obviously essential if we’re
going to continue to play an
effective role in supporting the
negotiating process. The need for
such a role, I think, has become
more apparent."
As for the aspect of quiet
diplomacy, Powell indicated that
the conference at Camp David
may have some “beneficial impact
in that regard.” He said they do not
want to make it a ‘media event.'
Regarding Carter’s possible
advancement of concrete ideas for
possible solutions, Powell stressed:
“We’re not dealing in a process of
the U.S. attempting to realh an
agreement with the Arabs—or the
Egyptians over here, or the Israelis
over here on this or that point....
The desire for U.S. assistance in
moving the process forward has
indeed been responded to and will
continue to be. We are concerned
that this opportunity for peace not
be allowed to slip away.
“At the same time, there are
varying points sometimes' on the
same day, from one party or the
other about how fast or slow things
are going, how close or not close,
agreement is on the third of three
or the second of two, etc...so it’s
not helpful for us to get into a
process of commenting on these
reports.”
Is the Carter Administration
close to a decision on arms for
Egypt?
“We’re studying, reviewing and
consulting with Congress on
questions with regard to Egypt, to
Israel and to Saudi Arabia,”
Powell replied. "That question will
be discussed during the Sadat-
Carter meetings, and it’ll be
discussed in the rather broad
context of our responsibilities and
interest in that part of the world.
There are a number of factors to be
balanced. One is our concern to
control through some global
ceilings, the size and impact of our
arms sales and how this affects our
farm supply programs in the
Mideast.
“Another factor —is an
obligation on our part to help meet
the security needs of our friends in
the area.
Long and short of It
Israeli soldiers are the biggest and smallest members of the
Israeli Defence Forces. As impressive as his size is the Mack belt in
karate which Private Zalman Tagar (right) holds. But Rav-Samal
Avraham (left) gives the orders. He's a sergeant major.
AJWF campaign
officially launched
The Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation’s 1978 Campaign was
officially launched on Feb. 1 with plans for a swift, hard-hitting
campaign to be completed by March 31.
Gerald Cohen, general Campaign chairman, said, “With over
400 men involved in this year’s efTort, we expect to complete the
Campaign in eight weeks with no worker asked to call on more
than five prospects. Emphasis is being placed on person-to-person
solicitation.”
While an official goal has not been set, a $5 million campaign
will barely meet the increased needs of local agencies and the
national UJA goal. Atlanta Campaign leaders are confident that at
least that figure will be reached.
“We know,” Cohen said, “the community will respond
generously to the workers who will be calling on them in the next
eight weeks.”
A special “Campaign Emphasis" section appears on Pages I},
14, 13 and 16 of this issue.
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