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Reagan Administration Approves Sale of F-16s to Israel

–WASHINGTON (JTA) —
The Reagan Administra-
tion officially announced
last Friday its plans to sell
75 F-16 jet fighter planes to
Israel, with deliveries start-
. ing in December 1986. This
is 1-1 months later than orig-
inally scheduled because of
President Reagan's decision
to hold up the sale of the
planes after Israel went into
Lebanon last June.
The decision, hinted at by
Reagan all week, was in the
form of official notification
of the sale to Congress by
the Department of Defense.
Congress has 30 days in
which it may block the sale,
an unlikely event since
many in Congress have
been pressing for months for
the embargo to be lifted.
When all the planes are
delivered, now scheduled
for September 1988, Israel
will have 150 F-16s. The
$2.7 billion •sale includes
support equipment for the
75 F-16s and training and
maintenance equipment
costs for all 150 planes.
An hour before the de-
cision was made public, it
was announced privately
by Secretary of State
George Shultz to 110
Jewish leaders repre-
senting the Conference of
Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organ-
izations, and Jewish Re-
publicans, with whom
Shultz met for an hour
Friday morning at the
State Department at his
request.
Prior to the general meet-
ing, Shultz had a short
meeting with Julius Be-
rman,chairman of the
Presidents Conference;
Yehuda Hellman, its execu-
tive vice chairman; and two
leading Jewish Republi-
cans, Max Fisher of Detroit
and George Klein of New
York.
The decision was an-
nounced at the State De-
partment by spokesman
John Hughes. "While the
timing of this notification is
related to the Israeli
agreement with Lebanon,
the decision of the sale itself
which was approved over a
year ago, reflects our long-
term commitment to main-
tain Israel's qualitative
military edge in the region,"
Hughes said.
"Our heightened con-
cerns about the Soviet chal-
lenge in the region, particu-
larly the Soviet supply of
the SA-5 integrated air de-
fense system to Syria,
makes it timely for us to
send this notification to the
Congress now," the
spokesman added.
Berman, in his com-
ments to reporters,
seemed to indicate the
emphasis on the Soviet
buildup that the Ad-
ministration made in its
announcement on the
F-16. He said the Ad-
ministration was "dis-
turbed" by the Soviet
buildup in the Mideast,
although it was not
"privy" to the dis-
cussions between Syria
and the Soviet Union.
"From that perspective it

is more important than ever
that America reflects the
strategic relationship with
Israel," Berman stressed.

He would not reveal
whether Shultz had dis-
cussed the Administration
reinstituting the
"Memorandum of Under-
standing" on strategic rela-
tions between Israel and the
United States. "This Ad-
ministration, especially in
light of the Shultz shuttle,
looks forward to a very
strong positive relationship

strategically as an ally, be-
tween America and Israel,"
Berman said.
Obviously more pleased
than on his previous visits
to the State Department,
Berman said that both Re-
agan and Shultz are "look-
ing forward" to a visit to
Washington from Israeli
Premier Menahem Begin
"to continue and to enhance
the close cooperation that
ensued from the conversa-
tions in Israel" which re-
sulted in the Israeli-
Lebanese agreement for Is-

Joint Israel, NY High Tech
Accord Initiated by Katzir

ALBANY, N.Y. (JTA) —
Prof. Ephraim Katzir,
former president of Israel,
launched an historic ven-
ture in sharing high
technology knowledge and
experience.
At the invitation of New
York State Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Manfred
Ohrenstein, Katzir in-
itiated a joint agreement
here on high technology,
regions in Israel and in New
York state. •
An internationally rec-
ognized biophysicist, Katzir
revisited the Center for
Industrial Innovation at
Rensselaer Polytechnic In-
stitute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y.,
briefed legislative leaders
on high technology indus-
tries in Israel, and met with
RPI officials and Ohrens-
tein to discuss formulation
of the agreement.
As a result of Katzir's
visit, he, Ohrenstein and
Tom Field, director of
RPI's Rensselaer
Technology Park, agreed
to proceed with step one
in developing an agree-
ment.
Field and Prof. Arieh
Lavie, chief scientist of the
Israel Ministry of Industry
and Trade and director of
the planned Region 2000
high technology center in
the Galilee, will jointly
identify the specific areas in
which the two projects will
share information.
After this has been ac-
complished, an Israeli and
an RPI expert in each of
these areas will become part
of a project team that will
also include Katzir,
Ohrenstein, Field and
Lavie.
The group will then meet
at determined intervals to
exchange information and
learn from each other's
strengths and weaknesses.

Four years ago, Katzir
was appointed chairman
of a commission to
explore the possibility of
establishing a science
and industry region in
the Galilee that would
best meet the challenges
of the year 2000. This re-
sulted in the concept for
Region 2000, which will
stretch from Segev in the
south to Maalot in the
north, with Carmiel at its
center.
Plans for the Rensselaer
Technology Park,- located on
1200 acres of RPI-owned
land in the town of North

much." But he cautioned
that the Administration,
which is now making a
major effort in the Jewish
community for the 1984
presidential election, does
not have the Jewish vote
yet. The Administration
has "a long way to go" first
and there are "a lot of other
issues," he said.
"But there's a feeling that
there is a new relationship
between Israel and
America," Berman added.
"Secretary of State Shultz
has a major role to play in
that. We also feel that he
will be playing a larger role
within the Administration
along that line in the future
and therefore we are op-
timistic."

raeli withdrawal from
Lebanon.
Begin is expected to visit
the U.S. in July.
Berman added that the
Administration has
"strong hopes" that
Syria, despite its present
rejection, would over a
period of time agree to
withdraw from Lebanon.
He said the Administra-
tion is looking to other
Arab states to help per-
suade the Syrians.
Berman told the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency that as
a result of the Israeli-
Lebanese agreement the
atmosphere between the
Administration and the
American Jewish commu-
nity has improved "very

Candidate Steps
Down in Austria

VIENNA (JTA) — Fried-
rich Peter, a leader of the
Freedom Party, junior
partner in Austria's new
Socialist-led coalition gov-
ernment, stepped down last
week as a candidate for the
office of Third President of
Parliament because of
widespread protests over
his Nazi past. Peter was a
former officer of the First SS
Infantry Brigade which was
notorious for mass murders
during World War II.

LARRY FREEDMAN

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647-2367

EPHRAIM KATZIR

Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, were announced in
April 1981 by then New
York Gov. Hugh Carey and
RPI President George Low.
RPI made a financial
commitment of $3 million
with the fundamental objec-
tive of enhancing the teach-
ing and research oppor-
tunities for RPI's faculty
and students, while offering
substantial economic bene-
fits to business in New York
state.
In conjunction with the
Technology Park, RPI's
for Industrial Inno-
vation serves as an in
cubator" for new high
technology concepts and
firms.
A basic objective of these
two key RPI projects is eco-
nomic growth in the state of
New York. Through the
Urban. Development Corp.,
New York state will issue
$30 million of non-recourse
project revenue bonds to fi-
nance the development of
the Center for Industrial
Innovation.

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