Jacob Stein, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said here today that he did not expect any basic changes in U.S. Middle East policy “which would lead to pressure being brought to bear on Israel to accept a policy she cannot accept.” Stein and 37 other American Jewish leaders arrived here today for a special session of the Presidents’ Conference, its first in Israel.
Yehuda Helman, executive director of the Conference, said the purpose of the visit is to mark Israel’s 25th anniversary year and to study developments in the economic, social, cultural and political areas. Stein said he thought the Nixon administration wanted to move toward peace in the Middle East and that the controversial Rogers Plan was not likely to be implemented in the near future. “All interested parties are occupied at the moment with the partial settlement alone and any talk of a total settlement such as envisioned by the Rogers Plan is very far away,” Stein said.
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