Amicable relations have been established between the Arab daily newspaper, Assalam, and Nueva Presencia, the weekly supplement of Argentina’s only Yiddish daily, Di Presse.
Daily personal and phone contacts between the two papers began recently when Nueva Presencia called Assalam to congratulate it for its editorial “Peace: The Fundamental Possession.” In addition, Presencia reprinted the editorial in its entirety, along with favorable comments. Presencia had earlier praised Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s historic trip to Jerusalem.
The mass circulation Argentine daily, Clarin, took note of this development in an article, “Assalam-Peace-Shalom.” The article stated that the amicable relations between the Arabic and Yiddish newspapers were symbolic of a new reality and that the contents of both papers in their dealings with Middle East developments are similar in spirit to that which moved Sadat to make his Jerusalem journey. Clarin reproduced parts of Assalam and Presencia articles dealing with the developments in the Mideast.
In addition, the Egyptian Ambassador called Presencia and asked for 30 copies of recent articles on the Mideast and the local television station commented favorably on the positive roles of Assalam and Presencia.
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