Premier Yitzhak Shamir tonight voiced displeasure at President Reagan’s meetings in Washington with King Hussein of Jordan tomorrow and with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Tuesday.
Addressing Herut activists from Israel and abroad the Premier said: “I want to state that no discussion on Mideast peace can be complete or practical without the participation of Israel and without taking her views and aspirations into consideration.”
He stressed that Israel “stands ready now as always” to resume the peace talks “on the basis of the only realistic plan — Camp David.” He noted pointedly that two of the three countries to be present at the Washington meetings had been partners in Camp David.
In a reference to the death of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, Shamir said Israel’s hope was that the Soviets would “revise their policy in the Middle East and conclude that they should have a free and direct dialogue with Israel and cease their massive support for the most extreme among its enemies, and recognize the right of Soviet Jews to return to their homeland.”
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