Former Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin said last night that “peace could be a long job and we still have a long way to go” Speaking to 500 people at a dinner of the Canadian Friends of the Technion at the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue, Rabin said, “The next 6-7 years will be decisive in the building of peace relations with Egypt.” He said “II will largely depend on how well it fulfills people’s expectations. The key to the success of peace is our moving forward in the domain of technology That’s what Egypt wants and we can offer. The critical question is what kind of cooperation can we offer the Egyptians to keep them interested in the peace process? And the answer is technology for agriculture and industry. If we do not move for-word fast enough in developing our technology, peace will remain an illusion for us.”
Rabin asked for American and Canadian help and that of the Western world “to assist us and the Egyptians in our peace efforts.” He said that soon there will be advertisements in the newspapers inviting tourists to “come and see how Egypt and Israel live together.” Rabin welcomed Prime Minister-elect Joe Clark’s campaign promise to move the Canadian Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel so that’s where the Embassy should be,” he said.
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