Rabbi Alexander Schindler, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, met here Monday with Premier Yitzhak Rabin for an exchange of views on U.S.-Israel relations following last week’s Security Council debate. Schindler is in Israel for four days of talks with Israeli leaders. He told newsmen it was an “hyperbole” to speak of “crisis” in U.S.-Israel relations. Referring to the speech of William Scranton. U.S. Ambassador to the UN, last Tuesday in the Security Council, Schindler said that while the speech was unwelcome it must be seen in perspective. He acknowledged there would be “tough times ahead,” but said there was “no reason for panic.” He is accompanied here by Yehuda Hellman, executive director of the Presidents Conference.
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