CONTENTS
OPINION
CLOSE-UP
iWo-Edged Swords
24
KAREN KATZ
Does converting to Judaism bring
double discrimination for Detroit
blacks? A few discuss their unique
situation.
INSIDE WASHINGTON
Opposition To Bork
34
Re ligious News Se rvice
JAMES DAVID BESSER
National Jewish organizations are
leaping off the sidelines over the
nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S.
Supreme Court.
The aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy visited Haifa in February.
Aid To Israel Is Still A Bargain
For American Defense Posture
GERRY SIKORSKI
I received a letter today which stated
in simple and bold terms: "No more gifts
to Israel, no more favors for special in-
terests."
The letter conveyed a serious
misconception — one that needs
addressing.
Many years ago, U.S. aid to Israel was
more of a "feel good" item than anything
else. That young nation inspired us with its
forming democracy, its idealism, and the
brave acts of its citizens and leaders alike.
Israel was a statement of history and
hunianity and while known to be of
strategic importance, that was less a
significance.
That was three or four decades ago. No
longer. The Pentagon classifies Israel as a
"major non-NATO ally." Our relationship
is one of strategic cooperation that cannot
be exaggerated.
The American Sixth Fleet now makes
regular port visits to Haifa. U.S. carrier-
based aircraft practice on Israeli firing
ranges in the Negev Desert. Joint anti-
submarine exercises have become a matter
of routine. U.S. and Israeli military plan-
ners meet every few months, and U.S.
materiel is now being prepositioned in
Israel.
Israel aids us in our intelligence
gathering operations, and recently in-
itiated special participation in the develop-
Gerry Sikorski is a Democratic member of
Congress, representing the Sixth District in
Minnesota.
ment of an anti-tactical ballistic missile
system.
Israel is a $3 billion budget bargain. It
provides a model for democratic
developments in an area of the world that
is not very familiar with the concept of
democracy. It aids us in deterring Soviet-
backed radicalism in the Middle East. It
helps us in our continuous battle against
terrorism.
U.S. aid to Israel is not a "gift" and is
not due to "special interest group"
pressure. It is an investment in our na-
tional security — an interest of all
Americans. And it is one of the least expen-
sive and most cost-effective expenditures in
the U.S. budget.
Current aid to Israel amounts to less
than one percent of the U.S. defense budget;
less than three percent of U.S. expenditures
on NATO's defense of Europe and a fraction
of the cost of defending East Asia.
Most aid to Israel is spent in the United
States on such things as U.S. technology
and weapons. According to the director of
AID, aid to Israel generates 60,000
American jobs for every billion dollars of
assistance. And Israel's use of aid for
research and development by U.S. com-
panies saves American defense dollars by
funding developments later adopted by the
Pentagon.
I have visited Israel twice and have
watched our special relationship with
Israel closely over the years. Israel has
shown itself to be America's strongest and
most reliable ally in the Middle East.
Because of this, I have always supported
and will continue to support full and
critical aid levels to Israel.
EDUCATION
Selecting
The Future
SUSAN WEINGARDEN
High school
students are
getting guidance
on picking
a career
and a college
to match.
AROUND TOWN
Bonds Go Broadway
58
A glittering night attracts hundreds of
young faces to an investment in fun
and Israel Bonds.
63
ENTERTAINMENT
Young At Heart
JUDY MARX
Two youthful octogenarians kick up
their heels through their recent
marriage and their art.
SINGLE LIFE
Finding True Love
93
HEIDI PRESS
Author Ben Dominitz has a method
for the madness of trying to find that
one true love of your life.
DEPARTMENTS
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Synagogues
B'nai B'rith
Entertainment
Cooking
For Women
Engagements
B'nai Mitzvah
Births
Seniors
Obituaries
CANDLELIGHTING
September 11, 1987
7:29 p.m.
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