“Although I don’t assume that everything will be rosy in Iran, ” Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R.NY) said here last night, ” I doubt that in this modern day there is a serious threat to the human rights of minorities, including Jews ” in Iran.
He added, however, that he advocated “eternal vigilance” and ” an open route of exodus to a place of security, if necessary. I don’t see any signs of (human rights) problems in Iran now, but in that kind of atmosphere you can’t tell.” Javits, ranking minority member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, mode his remarks at a press conference preceding his appearance at the Schenectady County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner.
” In the final analysis, the Shah did himself in,” Javits said, “by removing himself so for from the people. He thought he had the divine right of kings. “Because of the situation in Iran and the need for oil in the Western world, the United States must do its utmost to introduce stability in the entire Middle East, he said Asked how this stability could best be achieved, Javits said that President Carter should begin by bringing Premier Menachem Begin of Israel and president Anwar Sadat of Egypt to the White House for another summit conference.
“When Sadat went to Jerusalem, it was be cause he felt Egypt needed it. When Begin went to Ismailia, it was because he felt Israel needed it. Now we need it, “Javits said. The same authority and skill that produced Camp David, he feels, can bring about new summit talks.
If a peace agreement is reached between Israel and Egypt, Javits said he believed this could drastically change the atmosphere in the Middle East. First, he said, Egypt will be able to back up Sudan in its efforts against Soviet influence. Sadat will also be encouraged to take a firmer stand against Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi because. Egypt will realize that stability in the area is important for Egypt’s security:
In addition, Javits noted, king Hussein of Jordan will have a totally different look at the situation, if peace is achieved between Israel and Egypt, and Algeria may join Morocco and Tunisia in the more liberal comp.
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