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about the pro-Israeli posture of a pro-
posed Democratic Administration.
They will point to the many former
Jimmy Carter associates involved in
the Mondale organization, including
Bert Lance, the former Carter
Budget Director who was forced out
of the White House in October 1977
because of alleged financial ir-
regularities. He was later cleared of
wrong-doing but his subsequent
business links with oil-rich Arabs
have aroused considerable concern in
the Jewish community.
Some of Mondale's chief foreign
policy advisers, moreover, are not all
that popular either. Warren Christ-
opher, the Deputy Secretary of State
during the Carter Administration, is
said to have a strong shot at being
named Secretary of State under
Mondale. Two other senior foreign
policy advisers, David Aaron and
Robert Hunter, both worked for Na-
tional Security Adviser Zbigniew
Brzezinski, who was not exactly the
darling of the Jewish community
during his four years in office.
Jimmy Carter may have been
the decisive element in pushing
through the Camp David Peace Ac-
cords and the Israeli-Egyptian Peace
Treaty, but mention of his name con-
tinues to arouse almost-knee-jerk
distrust among many Jews. Carter's
legacy is going to hurt Mondale
among many Americans, including
Jews.
The humiliating spectre of
Americans being held hostage in
Iran for 444 days is still very much a
part of the national psyche in
America.
There is a very clear cut dif-
ference on basic foreign and defense
policy emerging between the Repub-
lican and the Democratic tickets.
The Gary Hart and Jesse
Jackson forces successfully pres-
sured the Mondale people into ac-
cepting Platform language limiting
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the use of U.S. military power around
the world. This will hurt Mondale
among many of the so-called neo-
conservative Jews around the coun-
try. They have come to recognize that
American military support for Israel
is made more difficult by Pentagon
budget cutbacks. Their argument is
that you can't honestly support a
strong defense program in Israel and
a reduced one in the United States.
Jewish supporters of Mondale
and Ferraro will raise the. record
toward Israel of Defense Secretary
Caspar Weinberger and the prospect
that he could succeed George Shultz
as Secretary of State during a second
Reagan term.
Already, some of Mondale's most
active Jewish supporters have
floated the possibility that he might
name Lane Kirkland, the popular
and powerful president of the AFL-
CIO and a down-the-line supporter of
Israel, as his Secretary of State.
Kirkland was one of Mondale's early
backers, leading the fight to have his
union formally endorse Mondale
early in the campaign. Israel could
not dream of having a more sym-
pathic Secretary of State.
The naming of Ferraro as Mon-
dale's running mate will represent a
net plus for Mondale in the Jewish
community, especially among the
women. She is articulate and well-
liked. She also has a perfect record in
support of Israel during her six years
in the Congress.
The stage, therefore, is set for a
tough fight, with very real dif-
ferences between the two camps. This
year, there will be a choice, not just
an echo. Mondale's people, including
some very influential Jewish politi-
cans in the Democratic Party, insist
they can win. All the polls currently
show Reagan with a commanding
lead. But there is still a lot of time
between now and November, and
anything is possible.
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Captured Russian tanks modified by IDF
Tel Aviv (JTA) — The Is-
rael Defense Force has mod-
ified and upgraded the
Soviet-made T-54 and T-55
tanks it captured from the
Arabs in their wars with Is-
rael.
Israeli military corre-
spondents were shown an
example of the "Wester-
nized" Russian-built tank
Tuesday. According to ordi-
nance corps Brig Gen. Tuvia
Margalit, the hull and tur-
ret of the original tank have
been retained and it thus
still has its original low
silhouette.
The original tank treads
have also been retained, as
they are regarded as among
the beat in the world, with a
low attrition rate.
The upgraded tanks have
been equipped with a 100
mm. cannon instead of the
original 105 mm cannon, so
that the vehicle can use
locally-produced shells.
The upgraded tanks have
also been equipped with a
locally-produced fire control
system and a laser range-
finder which ensures the
gunner of a first-shot hit on
his target. This reduces the
chance of a return hit by an
enemy aiming between ear-
lier bracketing shots. The
tank is also fitted with spe-
cial weather protection so
that the firing is more accu-
rate.
The ordinance corps has
completed manufacture of
the original Merkava Mark
I Tank, whith is now being
replaced with a Mark II
model, with a Mark III al-
ready in the planning stage.
AJCommittee
undertakes study
of intermarriage
New York — The Ameri-
can Jewish Committee has
begun a study examining
the differences. between.
Gentiles who .have married
Jews but did not convert to
Judaism, and those who did
convert.
The study, the first of its
kind, is also comparing
these two groups with
born-Jewish persons mar-
ried, to Jews.