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"Things are going well now because we have a window of opportunity," he said in reference to the Mideast. "But I am skeptical because we don't know how long that window will stay open." He reminded his attentive audience that the U.S.-Israel re- lationship is on a constant "roller- coaster." With the whole world beginning to focus on Israel through the Mideast talks," he said he is concerned that Israel will be blamed for inflexiblity if a quick solution is not found. Biden asserted that Americans still do not truly understand the Mideast situation, due primarily, he said, to three myths: that the Saudis are a pillar in the region; that somehow Arafat will come around and be more accommodating; and that Hussein is able to take bold steps for peace. He countered that the Saudis are just "an 80-family oligarchy in a sea of Islamic fundamentalism" and are incapable of promoting the peace process, that Arafat is incapable of moving the PLO toward peace and that Hussein is more concerned with staying alive than meeting with Israel. "Hussein doesn't want to appear in the second edition ofProfiles In Courage," observed Biden. "He'll be shot dead if he sticks his neck out." Biden suggested that the situa- tion now in the Mideast is as potentially dangerous as it was during the Yom Kippur War but that "the energy level" of the American Jewish community is not as high. "You've got to do a lot more," he chided his audience. "I'm not going to call cards here, but there's a direct correlation be- tween what I can do on the Senate floor and the energy level of the American Jewish community. "If not for Israel, the Soviets would take over the Mideast in a minute. Why are we so defen- sive?" he asked. As for changes in American pol- icy, he called for "doing away with the myths" he had described, hav- ing Washington announce to the world that "Israel is first among friends," and not allowing Israel to make any territorial conces- sions until there was proof it was worth the risk. Following up on Biden's analysis/pep talk, David Herme- lin, the energetic Detroiter who along with his wife, Doreen, chaired the mission, told the par- ticipants that "the real test for American Jews is to come to the aid of Israel when blood is not being spilled." The Hermelins were the catalyst for many who partici- pated in the whirlwind trip. The group flew into Washington at 9 a.m. and, before flying home at 9 p.m., visited the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee for a briefing, heard about the Soviet Jewry situation from a Washington-based leader, sent a delegation to protest at the Soviet Embassy, lunched while listening to a parade of Congressmen, vis- ited the Israeli Embassy, the State Department and had a kosher dinner at a Washington hotel. Despite the seriousness of their goal, the group was spirited, due mainly' to David. Hermelin's famed sense of humor and whimsy. Each participant re- ceived from Hermelin a salami snack, a string of jokes on the two buses and an impromptu aerobic exercise session at the State De- partment — to the amazement of the Foggy Bottom Mideast expert who was about to brief the group. "The Hermelins are remarka- ble for their caring and their energy," said Allan Gelfond, who helped staff the trip for the Allied Jewish Campaign. Alvin Gendelman and his wife, Lynne, said they took part in the trip because they knew the Hermelins and they welcomed the opportunity to participate in "a kind of crash course on Israel." Lynne is planing to convert to Judaism. Eric Winkelman, a business- man, said he came along on the mission because he felt the need to