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Relations between Jerusalem and Washington hit a new low last week. Israeli Premier Menachem Begin lashed out at the Carter Ad ministration, and particularly at Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, for "taking sides" against Israel in criticizing the existence of Israeli settlements in the Sinai. Two days later the Carter Administration announced its long awaited decision to permit the sale of nearly $3 billion worth of advanced jet aircraft to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as $1.9 billion worth of planes to Israel. The Israelis protested loudly, especially about the sale to the Saudis. But neither Washington nor Jerusalem...
...only declared that the U.S. considered the settlements illegal and an obstacle to peace but also added that they "should not exist." Al though his comments reflected longstanding U.S. policy, Vance's words were a bit blunter than usual, and they made Begin see red. Summoning reporters, the Premier read what was surely the toughest official Israeli blast at Washington since Golda Meir rejected the Rogers peace plan eight years ago. The statement expressed "regret and protest" about the Vance remark, insisted that the settlements were "legal, legitimate and essential," and even suggested that Vance's views...
Some influential Israelis are beginning to express similar frustrations. Former Premier Yitzhak Rabin spoke out sharply against Begin's settlements policy, accusing him of preoccupation with legalisms that are "childish and of no account in serious political situations." He added, "What facts is the government trying to create in the midst of the negotiation process? What would happen if the other side tried to do such things? How can one respect a government that carries out settlements whether under an archaeological [i.e., the disputed West Bank settlement at Shiloh] or a security cover?" Rabin's summary...
...toothache, see a dentist; if it's a pain in your taxes, come to me." With that crude but compelling slogan, Mogens Glistrup, Denmark's premier tax-dodge artist and maverick politician, not only made himself a millionaire but also built the country's second largest party, which now holds 26 of the 179 seats in parliament. Last week, after a 3½-year trial, a Copenhagen court found him guilty on a host of charges involving fraud and tax evasion and directed him to pay $880,000 in fines and back taxes. Glistrup's chief...
...game started auspiciously for the cagers with Hooft barreling down the lane for a driving scoop shot and a 6-2 lead. The Quakers took a 9-8 lead when Keven McDonald, the league's premier forward, scored his first points of the night. McDonald led all scorers with 29 points but was bottled up in the second half, shooting only 36 per cent from the field...