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lhamir Sees End of IDF in Lebanon
(From the left standing} Lili Kaufmann,
president, Tampa Jewish Federation Women's
Division; Rhoda Karpay, Linda Goldstein,
chairman, Business and Professional Women's
Network; Janet Ettleman, Betty Tribble, Natalie
Goldberg, Dr. Joyce Swarzman, Rhoda Davis,
Director, Tampa Jewish Federation Women's
Division. (Photo: Audrey Haubenstock)
fampa Mayor Bob Martinez addressed the
ftmpa Jewish Business and Professional Worn-
it Network at their November 7 meeting. Since
jmpo has been designated as one of the ten
tat growth areas of the 1980's and 1990's, he
oke of "The State of the City." Shown with
tyor Martinez and his wife, Mary Jane, are
tmbers of the Network's steering committee.
\Herzoa in U.S.
Brings 'Clear Message' to Reagan
By YITZHAK RABI
NEW YORK (JTA) President
"haim Herzog of Israel arrived here
londay bringing "a very clear message"
M> President Reagan and other
Vdministration officials from Premier
fitzhak Shamir. He told reporters at
Kennedy Airport, however, that his 10-day
visit to the U.S. is "apolitical." He meets
rith Reagan on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Herzog, accompanied by his wife, Ora,
as greeted by Meir Rosenne, Israel's
Ambassador to the U.S., Yehuda Blum, the
..sraeli Ambassador to the United Nations,
the Israeli Consul General in New York,
iNaphtalie Lavie, and other Israeli officials
[and American Jewish leaders at a reception
[in El Al's King David Lounge at the air-
on.
Herzog said, in response to a question by
[the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, that he is
also bringing a message for American
|jewry which he will deliver when he ad-
[dresses various American Jewish forums in
[the next few days. He mentioned that
before leaving Israel, he met with Shamir
and Defense Minister Moehe Arena to
discuss his trip.
Herzog met Mayor Edward Koch of New
York at his Regency Hotel suite here
Tuesday and also met with a representative
of Gov. Mario Cuomo and with Lane
Kirk land, president of the AFL-CIO. He
addressed the UN General Assembly on
Wednesday and the Conference of
Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations here Thursday before flying
to Atlanta for his speech to the CJF
Thursday night.
The Israeli chief of state said his original
purpose in coming to the U.S. was to
address the 52nd General Assembly of the
Council of Jewish Federations in Atlanta
which had invited him some time ago to be
the major speaker. Subsequently, he said,
he decided to broaden his visit to include
meetings with Reagan and other
Administration officials and American
Jewish leaders and to address the United
Nations.
But He Gives No Date
For Exit of Forces
By GIL SEDAN
JERUSALEM (JTA) Premier Yitzhak Shamir
said that Israel may be nearing the end of its presence in
Lebanon but refused to say just when this would be.
Rejecting the view that Israel is somehow trapped in
Lebanon, Shamir said in a television interview last
Wednesday that the end was in sight. "However, there
are some obstacles which must be overcome."
HE STRESSED that Israel has achieved its main
objectives in Lebanon, destroying the Palestine
Liberation Organization's infrastructure in that country
and keeping the terrorists far from its borders. "We have
no interest to continue the war, but must make sure that
we are not attacked by the terrorists once we leave," he
said.
Shamir noted that there already has been a substantial
reduction of Israel's presence in Lebanon. The Israel
Defense Force occupies a smaller territory and is
deploying smaller forces. He expressed hope that in the
near future, the Israeli presence could be reduced even
more. "We are looking into every possible way which
would allow us to reach an agreement on security
arrangements which would enable an IDF withdrawal
from Lebanon," Shamir said.
Percy Call W. Bank
Settlements 'Provocative'
Arabs Bilked U.S. Customers of Billions
By DAVID FRIEDMAN
WASHINGTON -
I JTA) Rep. Clarence
Long (D., Md.), who has
been the target of a radio
commercial by an Arab
group for his leadership in
providing U.S. aid to Is-
rael, has charged that the
Arab oil-producing
countries have "extorted"
billions from the U.S.
I "Isn t it ironk that Arab-ai-
piiated organizations are com-
plaining when the OPEC nations
jave extorted $335 billion in ad-
ditional revenues from American
consumers as a result of the oil
P^e increases begun in 1973."
ng said as he received the
tmunah Women of America's
Man of the Year award in New
* last Wednesday night.
"That's almost twice as much as
the current U.S. deficit."
LONG SAID the radio com-
mercial sponsored by the Na-
tional Association of Arab Amer-
icans <NAAA) which attacks
U.S. aid for Israel and Long for
supporting this aid, "is a hate
campaign."
The 74-year-old chairman of
the House Appropriations Com-
mittee's subcommittee on foreign
operations has been a leading
proponent in Congress of provid-
ing aid to Israel. "Our support of
Israel is not only based on moral
and democratic grounds, but also
on the fact that Israel is our key
strategic asset in the Middto
East." Long told the Emunah
Women.
The NAAA commercial was
refused by radio stations in
Baltimore where Longs Con-
gressional district is located, but
was played by WTOP-AM in
Washington, D.C.
"AT A TIME when there's less
for all Americans, when unem-
ployment affects millions, when
we are suffering the tragic effects'
of Israel's invasion of Lebanon, is
it fair for Congress to give $2.6
billion to Israel?" the commercial
asks.
It answers its own question.
"This is not fair; this is out-
rageous. Congressman Clarence
Long is at the forefront of this
more for Israel' campaign." The
commercial asks listeners to
protest to Long.
A spokesman for Long said he
was concerned about the com-
mercial. He said there were re-
ports that it will be played
throughout the country and was
thus being heavily financed. Re-
districting in 1982 removed most
of the Jewish-populated areas
from Long's district.
NEW YORK (JTA) -
Sen. Charles Percy (D.,
111.), calling Israel's
"extensive" West Bank
settlements "provocative,"
told a group of Jewish
leaders that the settlements
discouraged Jordan from
entering into peace
negotiations with the Jew-
ish State. He said he had
been assured that King
Hussein wants to enter into
negotiations with Israel.
Percy, chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee, spoke to a
closed meeting of the Conference
of Presidents of Major American
Jewish Organizations. The
meeting with the some 100
Jewish leaders was requested by
Percy, who is seeking reelection.
THE SENATOR said he op-
posed the establishment of an
independent Palestinian state
but asserted that the Palestinian
people needed a national
homeland, which he said should
be in some form of confederation
with Jordan. He said he regarded
Yasir Arafat, the Palestine
Liberation Organization's chief,
as a "relative moderate compared
with George Habash," the leader
of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine."
The senior Senator from
Illinois also defended his support
for the 1981 sale of AWACS
reconnaissance planes and other
advanced weaponry to Saudi
Arabia, which he termed as a
"moderate" Arab state "com-
pared with Libya and Syria." He
said the military balance had not
shifted against Israel as a result
of the U.S. arms sale to the
Saudis.
On other topics, Percy was
reported to have appeared un-
comfortable with a question
about why the U.S. did not move
its Embassy to Jerusalem. He
said "the time was not ripe" for
such a move and that he would
not seek to push the Reagan
Administration into such a step
at this time.
PERCY SAID he strongly
opposed any demands by Syria or
its surrogates in Lebanon that
the government of President
Amin Gemayel abrogate its May
17 security and withdrawal
accord with Israel. The Adminis-
tration, he said, was strongly
opposed to any such action. He
said that he had personally urged
President Hosni Mubarak of
Egypt to return his Ambassador
to Israel and to resume progress
toward normalization between
the two countries.