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senator was in meetings and
could not be reached in time
for publication. But, the aide
said, the -senator and most
Democrats likely would not
comment on this matter.
David Gad-Harf, executive
director for the Jewish
Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit, called
Mr. Quayle the administra-
tion's "point person" on
Israel — particularly to the
Jewish community.
"In recent years, his sup-
port for Israel has grown
stronger, and he has played
a special role in promoting
strategic cooperation bet-
ween the United States and
Israel," Mr. Gad-Harf said.
"During the - past year, he
was the one who addressed
major Jewish and pro-Israel
organizations, often immed-
iately prior to administra-
tion decisions favorable to
Israel.
"In evaluating Vice Presi-
dent Quayle, however, the
Jewish community should
examine his entire record on
issues and his level of in-
fluence inside the ad-
ministration," Mr. Gad-Harf
said.
As a member of the U.S.
Senate, Mr. Quayle, from
Indiana, served on the
powerful Armed Services
Committee where he sup-
ported a strong U.S.-Israel
bilateral relationship. He
traveled to Israel twice —
once in 1983 and again in
1987 — to discuss strategic
cooperation between the
U.S. and Israel.
He advocated joint pro-
grams between the U.S. and
Israel, most notably the
"Arrow" anti-tactical
ballistic missile program
and the "Popeye" air-to-
ground missile.
The so-called Quayle
amendments of 1986, 1987,
1988 and 1989 directed the
U.S. Department of Defense
to study the missile pro-
liferation problem. For this,
Mr. Quayle became the
Senate's acknowledged
champion of the anti-
ballistic missile.
Mr. Quayle once said,.
"What is not well known in
the West is that since the
war in 1973, Egypt, Iraq,
Iran, Libya and Syria have
fired between 160 and 245
tactical missiles in military
operations. The threat to
Israel, therefore, is real, not
speculative."
Mr. Quayle also helped
lead Senate legislative
efforts to designate Israel as
a major non-North Atlantic
Treaty Organization ally of
the U.S. He also cosponsored
a bill in the Senate, calling
on the U.S. to move its em-
Dan Quayle:
Friendly record.
laassy in Israel from Tel Aviv
to Jerusalem.
Records obtained from pro-
Israel political action com-
mittees show that Mr.
Quayle's record on major
legislative issues concerning
Israel was fair in his earlier
political career. In the
House, he supported four of
17 foreign aid votes. In the
Senate, he supported four,
and voted against two of the
six key foreign aid votes for
Israel. -
He has not opposed U.S.
arms sales to Arab countries
at war with Israel. He has
said he favors supplying
sophisticated American
weapons to Egypt, Jordan
and Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Quayle also co-
sponsored a resolution con-
demning a March 1978 PLO
attack on Israel. In 1987,
then Sen. Quayle co-
sponsored a bill to close
down the PLO offices in the
United States.
In July 1983, he co-
sponsored a Senate resolu-
tion urging the U.S. to pro-
ceed with the sale and
delivery of F-16 fighter jets to
Israel.
In April 1985, Mr. Quayle
co-sponsored a resolution ask-
ing President Reagan to
reconsider his scheduled visit
to Bitburg.
In addition, Mr. Quayle
declined to sign a controver-
sial letter to former Secretary
of State George Shultz, en-
couraging him to pressure
Israel to give up land for
peace.
Mr. Quayle's press office
did not respond to requests
for an interview. But in an
interview with CNN jour-
nalist Wolf Blitzer, Mr.
Quayle said, "I have a deep
affection and I have a lot of
friends and interest in the
security of Israel. I have de-
veloped that throughout my
years and have done a lot in
the Senate to be of assis-
tance to Israel on various
matters." ❑