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Although Israeli trade In Latin America, Buenos with Argentina is not sig- Aires has one of the most nificant, Argentina is one of independent foreign Israel's best customers for policies, despite the fervent military equipment. In the anti-Communism of its late 1970s, when the U.S. leaders. And this tendency imposed an arms embargo to play both sides of the against the junta, Israel fence is clearly reflected in stepped in and sold the gen- Argentina's position vis-a- erals an estimated 26 Dag- vis the Arab-Israeli conflict ger jets (a modified version at the UN. of the Mirage), four Dabur In 1947, Argentina patrol boats, Gabriel ship- abstained on the Pales- to-ship missiles and- Shafrir tine partition plan. Yet air-to-air missiles. the Argentines quickly "Argentina was looking recognized Israel and for suppliers, President opened an embassy in Tel Carter slapped the embargo Aviv. on us," explained a busi- Immediately after the nessman well versed in the Six-Day War, Argentina field. "Israel had always opposed Arab and Soviet ef- tried to penetrate the forts to force Israel from the Argentine market, and the occupied territories. Yet the government gave it a Argentines favor resolution chance." Israeli sources in 242, which calls for the Buenos Aires are loath to withdrawal of Israeli forces discuss the matter. from the administered ter- Apparently, Argentina ritories. is satisfied with Israeli Argentina did not support equipment. "I've heard. Israel's annexation of the many officers say beauti Golan Heights, but it was ful things about Israel," against a related motion one authoritative source endorsing voluntary sanc- said. "The pilots are im- tions against Israel. pressed with the Dagger, Argentina, which and they have admira- abstained on the 1975 reso- tion for Israeli flyers." lution equating Zionism Despite such sentiment, with racism, does not recog- Israel has to work hard to nize the PLO. But Argen- maintain its fairly positive tina, one high-level Foreign image in Argentina. "There Ministry spokesman told is not general or automatic me, regards the PLO as the approval of our policies," an legitimate representative of Israeli source said. the Palestinians. Argentina Israel has friends in has not expressed an opin- Argentina, but enemies as ion on the merits of a Pales- well. Argentina, is home to tinian state, he said, but it one or two million Arabs, thinks the Palestinians are mainly of Lebanese Chris- entitled to self- tian descent. And while determination. they are not as volubly The Palestinian prob- committed to the Arab lem, he added, consti- cause as Jews are to Israel, tutes the core of the they remain a reservoir of Arab-Israeli dispute. "If anti-Israel sentiment. In you solve it, you solve ev- the armed forces, officers erything." He went on to who received combat train- say that Argentina fully ing in Nazi Germany are re- supports the Camp David solutely anti-Israel. process as "the only Some politicians, notably game in town" at the pre- on the extreme left and sent. He digagreed with right, have no love for Is- 76 bigotry, no percer assisto nre, ( AV41g1 rael. The landed gentry, and Argentina, which is self- elements within the sufficient in oil, has good re- Catholic church, generally lations with the Arab world. don't like Israel. 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