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Ask For Shirlee or Debby FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1992 I And if the Jewish com- munity fails to recognize those positives, it risks its credibility with an ad- ministration that may well have another four years at the helm of U.S. foreign policy. ❑ Greek Leader Arrives In Israel CONGRATULATIONS! 70 , of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organiza- tions. "It was exactly that way with Jimmy Carter and Cyrus Vance. Politically, that is very harmful. We really have no interest in leading the president to believe that he has to write off the Jewish community." The positives — including the surprisingly hardy Mid- dle East peace negotiations and the administration's balanced, low-key role in the talks, the ongoing strategic relationship and the relative stability of Israel's foreign aid — may outweigh the emotional negatives ge- nerated by the loan guar- antee debate, he said. NEWS WE SALUTE THEIR EFFORT AND ACHIEVEMENT • • ••• antee new eruptions over settlements and other long- term issues. Even with Democratic and Labor vic- tories, the changing land- scape in the Middle East is bound to generate new ten- sions. But Jewish leaders warn it is important to distinguish between sharp conflict over specific issues and a wholesale deterioration in the diplomatic relationship. In fact, Jewish leaders rep- resenting a variety of perspectives worry that ex- aggerated perceptions of sagging relations — percep- tions they may have en- couraged by their own emo- tional reactions to the loan guarantee debate — could become a kind of self- fulfilling prophecy. "What happens is that in moments of fear and hys- teria, American Jews tend to lash out at their president," said Ted Mann, a former chairman of the Conference FREE ESTIMATES All services guaranteed VALERIE' TAYLOR - FASHION RESALE 7 Exclusively Women's Clothing and Accessories Current Fashions Sizes 2-14 ._.., ' 1844 W. Woodward Birmingham 1 block North of 14 Mlle Rd. 540-9548 We Pay Cash for Fine Clothing and Accessories" HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 12-6 Jerusalem (JTA) — Israel and Greece solidified their recently improved relations on the arrival here of Con- stantine Mitsotakis, the first prime minister of Greece to pay an official visit to the Jewish state. He was welcomed at the Rose Garden by Prime Min- ister Yitzhak Shamir, who expressed appreciation for the change of Greek policy with respect to Israel and the Middle East. "Now we must work together to ensure that these relations will flourish," Mr. Shamir said. The Greek leader, respon- ding in French, observed that the two peoples have always enjoyed cordial rela- tions and expressed con- fidence that his visit would promote peace in the region. Mr. Mitsotakis was responsible for upgrading Greece's relations with Israel to full diplomatic sta- tus. He extended de jure rec- ognition to Jerusalem in April 1990, a month after taking office. Prior to that, the at- mosphere in Athens had been chilly toward Israel, especially during the So- cialist regime of Prime Min- ister Andreas Papandreou from 1981 to 1989. Relations were maintained only at the consular level. On the other hand, Greece had close ties with the Arab world. Apart from the change of government in Athens, global events of recent years have brought Israel and Greece closer. Both feel threatened by the advance of Islamic fun- damentalism as Turkey, a traditional adversary of Greece, and Iran, an avowed enemy of Israel, vie for in- fluence in the newly in- dependent Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union. Greece had not always perceived the danger of Islamic fundamentalism. Greek leaders credit the Israeli ambassador in Athens, David Sasson, with awakening them. Greece, a member of the European Community, is now pursuing a policy of co- operation with Israel in many spheres, including the economic, military, interna- tional policy, agriculture and tourism. Another diplomatic event in Jerusalem was the visit of the foreign minister of Angola, Pedro de Castro dos Santos van Dunam, to finalize the establishment of full diplomatic relations and sign an economic agreement. Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy was in Luanda, the Angolan capital, last month to negotiate the renewed diplomatic ties.