34 Friday, June 24, 1983
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
American Volunteers Aid
Israel During War Effort
Israeli Athletic Teams Are Criticized
for Use of Foreign, Non-Jewish Players
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The volunteers, who pro-
By today, a total of 1,000 vide one month of service,
volunteers from the United are part of a project called
States will have come" to Is- "Volunteers for Israel,"
rael since last. summer to which was born out of the
offer their services to the need for manpower during
state of Israel.
the war in Lebanon.
By HASKELL COHEN
Over the years the local flight Jewish soccer players cer federation has been
coaches have formed friend- in South America and let it thinking about the possibil-
TEL AVIV — The annual ships with the leaders of the be known to the press that ity of permitting each of
hiatus from Israel by local U.S. Maccabi basketball he was going to import them their teams in the National
basketball coaches is get- teams, which play here for trials here. There's noth- League, to sign one non-
ting to be somewhat of a every four years and then ing wrong in importing
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visiting various basketball in the quest for prospects.
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What is disturbing to ing the basketball people
only one which is bent on here, claims that he already learn is that the Israeli soc- operate here.
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