more important than
choice. People who are
opposed to these things are
opposed to women being
powerful.
"I really believe we can
find someone who votes for
Israel and for reproductive
rights, and we shouldn't
have to choose one position
over the other," she said.
For Miriam Cohen, a
West Bloomfield
homemaker, the method in
selecting a candidate is
fairly simple.
"I want someone who is
going to represent my
issues, which are choice
and Israel."
Mr. Gad-Harf added that
"there are differences of
opinion on many issues —
economic and social — that
we may not see as ex-
clusively Jewish.
"But there is a strong
concern among the Jewish
community about social
welfare of all people that
would lead us to support
candidates who are advan-
cing policies that demon-
strate compassion for the
needs of the dispossessed
and the underprivileged,"
Mr. Gad-Harf said.
Candidates Appeal
To The People
im r. Clinton's, cam-
paign speeches hold
mass appeal for the
working class. In many ap-
pearances, Mr. Clinton has
changed his message to fit
the audience of the moment.
Mr. Tsongas is waging a
campaign focused on his
integrity, and he is focus-
ing his appeal toward
businesses. On his cam-
paign trail, he consistently
preaches that personal
sacrifice and support for
business is essential to
strengthening the econo-
my.
Detroit attorney Alex
Bensky has studied each
candidate carefully, spen-
ding many hours picking
his favorite among the
Democrats. His choice at
the polls will be Mr. Clin-
ton, a candidate he thinks
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shares his views, has voter
appeal and has a decent
chance to carry the Dem-
ocratic Party to the White
House.
"People say you vote for
the person, and not the
party," Mr. Bensky said. "I
study their views, and I
look for someone who can
win.
"I am a Zionist, and I
would never vote for a can-
didate who was not friend-
ly to Israel," Mr. Bensky
said. "I also look at views
on the economy, health
care and foreign and
defense policy. You have to
try and get some sense of
what kind of person he or
she is, and you must try to
figure out how that person
will deal with the unfore-
seen."
Many Jews
Mad At Bush
B
ecause of his convic-
tions, Mr. Fishman
will not support
President Bush in his re-
election bid. He is mad
about the administration's
attitude toward absorption
loan guarantees for Israel.
Never before has the U.S.
administration linked hu-
manitarian issues like re-
settlement of Soviet Jews
to loan guarantees, which
cost nothing to the tax-
payers. Arab nations have
never been forced to attach
conditions to their loan
guarantees, and Mr.
Fishman does not think
Israel should be held to
different standards.
The county's Republican
chairman Mr. Alexander
has spent the past few
months defending Mr.
Bush's position on Israel
and the loan guarantees.
He said Mr. Bush and Sec-
retary of State James
Baker are playing political
hard ball with Israel mere-
ly to achieve peace in the
Middle East.
"Israel needs and de-
serves our financial assis-
tance," Mr. Bush said in
the Jewish News question-
naire.
Mr. Alexander said Mr.
Bush has never deviated
from his position on Israel.
"This president and this
secretary of state have
brought Israel and its Arab
neighbors to the peace
table," Mr. Alexander said.
"In the long run, peace in
the Middle East and secur-
ing Israel's strategic posi-
tions would be the greatest
gift to humanity that any
president ever gave." 0