and more than 12 times the
total for 1986.
Shmuel Ben-Zvi, secretary-
general of the Israel Public
Council, also reported that of
2,300 refusenik families in
the USSR, 500 have been
waiting more than 10 years
for exit permits, and 1,600
have been waiting between
five and 10 years. Another
200 families have been
waiting fewer than five years.
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Dukakis
Mentions Israel
In Debates
Washington, D.C. (JTA) —
The Arab-Israel conflict made
it into the presidential can-
didates' debates last week,
albeit by the back door.
There were no questions on
the issue in the two debates
between Vice President
George Bush and Massachus-
etts Gov. Michael Dukakis, or
in the debate between their
running mates, Sens. Dan
Quayle (R-Ind.) and Lloyd
Bentsen (D-Texas).
In fact, foreign policy has
been mentioned in the de-
bates only when it relates to
defense.
While answering a question
on beefing up conventional
forces, the Dukakis inserted a
comment on the Middle East.
"I would challenge (Soviet
President Mikhail) Gorba-
chev to join with us in
limiting and eliminating
regional conflict in the Mid-
dle East, in Central
America," Dukakis said.
"Lets get him working on
Syria, their client state, and
see if we-can't get them to join
Israel and other Arab na-
tions, if at all possible, and
Arab leaders, in finally bring-
ing peace to that troubled
region!"
"And I think that's one
reason why we need fresh
leadership in the White
House that can make pro-
gress now, bring peace to the
Middle East."
Bush did not mention the
Middle East in his reply, but
said that "in the terms of
regional tensions, we have
now gotten the attention of
the Soviet Union."
"nd the reason we've gotten
it is because they see us now
as unwilling to make the very
kinds of unilateral cuts that
have been called for and to go
for the discredited freeze (on
nuclear weapons)."
Bush has accused Dukakis
of wanting to make defense
cuts that would hurt the U.S.
position in negotiating with
the Soviet Union.
Both Bush and Dukakis
have issued lengthy position
papers on the Middle East.
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