Four Cabinet Ministers will accompany President Francois Mitterrand on his official visit to Israel next month. The four are: Minister for Foreign Trade Michel Jobert, Minister for Economic Affairs Jacques Delors, Foreign Minister Claude Cheysson, and Minister for Culture Jack Lang. Lang is Jewish.
Jobert, who served as Foreign Minister under President Georges Pompidou, is reputed to head the small pro-Arab lobby within the current Socialist Administration and observers here believe that Mitterrand has asked him to join the official party in order to dispel this reputation.
Mitterrand, who will visit, Israel March 3-5, will also be accompanied by half a dozen top administrative aides. It is believed that among the aides will be adviser Jacques Attali, who has been under attack by Arab diplomats here for his pro-Zionist activities and his criticism of Saudi Arabia. Attali is Jewish.
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