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general for the Midwest, Mr.
Bar-Ner said he "very much
wanted to go to Chicago,"
which, along with New York
and Los Angeles, he called a
major center of American
Jewry.
He said Israel's future is
inextricably linked with the
United States. He noted the
importance of the American
Jewish community and the
fact that "the U.S. is our
only really trustworthy
ally."
As consul general, Mr.
Bar-Ner oversaw relations
between Israel and Jewish
communities in 11 states,
including Michigan, as well
as fostered ties between
Israel and the media, and
between Israel and ethnic
minorities in the United
States.
Among his accomplish-
ments as consul general, Mr.
Bar-Ner noted that "both
myself and my staff have
established ourselves as a
reliable source of information
to the media — Jewish and
non-Jewish — throughout the
entire Midwest."
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Characterizing the Ameri-
can media as "absolutely not
fair to Israel, but not anti-
Israel," Mr. Bar-Ner held
frequent briefings with the
press during some of Israel's
most difficult times, such as
the intifada, the Palestinian
uprising, and the Gulf war.
Because the consul general's
office had established good
relations with reporters, the
media "did give me a chance
to explain myself," Mr. Bar-
Ner said.
Mr. Bar-Ner also worked
to increase ties between
Israel and the Jewish com-
munity of the United States.
He and his staff made mon-
thly visits to cities in the 11
states served by the Midwest
office. During Mr. Bar-Ner's
term as counsel general,
economic agreements were
signed between Israel and
six Midwestern states, in-
cluding Michigan.
Though problems exist
between Israeli and Ameri-
can Jewry, Mr. Bar-Ner said
he is optimistic about rela-
tions between the two in the
wake of the Gulf war. Since
the war, Mr. Bar-Ner has
seen much less criticism of
Israel, he said. "I'm convinc-
ed many, many Jews in
America who saw Palestin-
ians dancing on the roofs in
support of (Iraqi leader)
Saddam Hussein now under-
stand who the Palestinians
really are and what they
really want."
Mr. Bar-Ner also said he
worked to develop ties bet-
ween his office and U.S. con-
Uri Bar-Ner:
Ties with politicians, the media,
American Jews .
gressmen and legislators. He
helped coordinate numerous
missions to Israel by Ameri-
can minority groups, in-
cluding blacks and
Hispanics, and planned the
first joint mission to Israel of
Polish and Jewish leaders.
As consul general, Mr.
Bar-Ner was not a political
appointee, and said his
views were compatible with
Israel's two major political
parties, Labor and Likud.
Both parties are opposed to a
Palestinian state and
believe peace cannot be
achieved without direct
negotiations between Israel
and the Arab nations, he
said.
Mr. Bar-Ner described his
work as "a great job, but a
difficult job, the kind you
work at 24 hours a day." He
said he would like one day to
come back to the United
States, but meanwhile is
looking forward to returning
to Israel.
"I like the United States,"
Mr. Bar-Ner said, "but home
is much better." CI
N EWS
Arms Sales Curb
Mixed Review
Washington (JTA) — The
idea of a moratorium on U.S.
arms sales to the Middle
East has picked up support
in recent days from pro-
Israel lawmakers and
lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
But some Israeli officials
are expressing concern that
a unilateral U.S. ban could
adversely hurt Israel, since
the Jewish state relies much
more on America for arms
than do the Arab nations.
The American Israel
Public Affairs Committee,
the pre-eminent lobby for
Israel in Washington, en-
dorsed the concept of a curb
on U.S. arms sales to the re-
gion.