ROSH HASHANAH GREETINGS

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Relations Have
Built-In Limits

Best wishes for a
happy, healthy
New Year.

MORRIS J. AMITAY

to all
our friends
and relatives.

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two years, several
Jewish leaders have
declared that the "special
relationship" between the
United States and Israel hai
reached new heights.
While U.S.-Israel relations
could certainly be worse than
they are, there are still a
\ number of dark clouds
' threatening the relationship
which should not be ignored.
We cannot ignore the built-
in limits of this "special rela-
tionship" or a number of exist-
ing negative factors. The U.S.
and Israel are separate coun-
tries with unique interests
that do not always coincide.
The current controversy
over the Israeli-produced Lavi
fighter-bomber illustrates how
differently the U.S. and Israel
view Israel's defense needs and
military budget priorities. Is-
rael is determined to produce
its own attack aircraft on the
basis that militarily, this
would be most suitable for Is-
rael, and a boon to her economy
and technological base. Penta-
gon officials argue, however,
that the Lavi will cost more
than Israel estimates — and
they have encouraged Israel to
scrap the program and buy
American-made planes with
Israeli avionics instead. This
dispute is not only over cost
projections but highlights the
antipathy felt for Israel by cer-
tain Pentagon officals who
have hindered closer U.S. - Is-
rael military cooperation every
step of the way.
On the diplomatic front, the
Reagan Administration, eager
to court favor with so-called
Arab moderates, continues to
push for arms sales to Arab
countries that will erode Is-
rael's technological advantage
and force her to allocate scarce
resources to keep the edge.
During his recent visit to the
Middle East, Vice President
George Bush underscored this
policy with his public remark
(in Jordan) that Congress had
been wrong to oppose the latest
U.S. arms sale to Jordan.
The Administration has also
not retreated from the Reagan
Plan first put forth in 1982.
This plan for the future of the
territories was flawed then,
and still is by prejudging the
outcome of any direct negotia-
tions between Israel, Jordan
and Palestinian representa-
tives.
Another political fact of life
is the absence in the White
House of any significant
Jewish input on issues of con-
cern to our community. The
post of Jewish liaison has been
steadily downgraded to where
it has even less meaningful
input than at the time of the
Bitburg incident.
The lessons to be learned
from an appraisal of U.S. - Is-
rael relations is that there is
reason not to be too euphoric,
but certainly not to despair.

May the coming
year be filled
with health and
happiness for
all our family
and friends.

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These are samples of the
only greetings being offered
this year. They will be
published in the Rosh Hashanah
issue of the Jewish News on
October 3, 1986.

DEADLINE: Wednesday, Sept. 24th

All greetings arriving after the deadline will

appear in the following week's edition.

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L'Shana Tova

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prospeious
New Year.

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Wishing all our family and
friends a year of
health and happiness.

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A Very Happy and Healthy
New Year to All Our Friends
and Family.

May the coming year be
one filled with health,
happiness and
prosperity for all our
friends and family.

May the New Year Bring
To All Our Friends
and Family — Health,
Joy, Prosperity
and Everything
Good in Life.

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