Labor leader Shimon Peres said today in a French radio interview that, if elected Israel’s next Prime Minister, his first step will be to meet Egyptian President Sadat to patch up existing differences. Peres, who is running in tomorrow’s Israeli elections as Menachem Begin’s challenger for the Premiership, said: “Peace with Egypt is the first thing to be saved. At present our relations are passing through a crisis which will have to be resolved.”
The French press closely follows the Israeli race with most papers reporting a neck to neck run which, commentators stress, could give the victory to Begin. Some 60 French Jewish personalities, including writers Albert Cohen and Albert Memmi, signed an appeal last night on Labor’s behalf.
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