Premier Yitzhak Rabin expressed confidence tonight that Israel would get from the United States all the weapons it needs despite the Ford Administration’s plans for a reassessment of its Middle East policies because of the failure of Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger’s effort for a second Egyptian-Israeli Sinai accord.
Rabin also said, in a television interview, that he expected “certain circles” in the United States would try to pressure Israel into changing its policy on a peace agreement but that he expected Israel would “be able to stand up to this.”
He said Israel had shown flexibility in the negotiations through Kissinger and had said “no” at the right time in the talks. Rabin also reaffirmed Israel’s willingness to attend peace talks at a reconvened Geneva conference but expected little progress at the conference. He rejected suggestions that Egypt had made a new initiative in setting a June date for reopening the Suez Canal, declaring that the reopening would not contribute any benefit to Israel but would provide sorely needed revenues for Egypt.
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