The following segment was inadvertently dropped from the interview with Morris Abram in Wednesday’s bulletin:
Q: How do you view the recent meeting in Rabat between Premier Shimon Peres and King Hassan of Morocco?
A: I think the meeting was a positive development, mainly because the head of the Arab League, the King, was the second head of an Arab state to openly meet with an Israeli Premier. It is, therefore, another breach in the hitherto solid wall of rejection.
I also think the meeting took the courage of both parties and, while no positive result has been announced, in itself was a breaking of the ice. It is also interesting to note the reactions of the Arab states, excluding Syria and Libya, which were relatively mild and might serve as an encouragement to other Arab leaders to follow suit.
Q: What is your reaction to Vice President George Bush’s visit to Israel?”
A: The visit is another demonstration of the friendship of this Administration to the State of Israel and another seal put on the alliance between the U.S. and Israel. The Vice President went from Israel to Jordan and Egypt, where, I believe, he must have conveyed Israel’s thirst for peace.
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