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of the $3 billion in annual U.S.
aid to Israel, as well as loan
guarantees and "the kind of
political backing we take almost
for granted."
Nevertheless, observes Yossi
Alpher, the director of the Israel
and Middle East Office of the
American Jewish Committee in
Jerusalem, the prime ministers
remarks represent the feelings
"of many Israelis."
He adds, "It is erroneous, and
it is unfortunate, because it ig-
nores the aspect of the strategic
alliance between Israel and
American Jewry. But this is not
the first time Rabin has ex-
pressed it, President Weizman
clings to it, and so do many other
Israeli leaders."
Wall is less than sanguine
about the impact of the remarks.
"Many American Jews are go
to say: 'Look, we've been hearing
from Weizman that he basically
doesn't care about us, from Yossi
Beilin that Israel doesn't need our
money, from (Treasury Minister)
Avraham Shochat that the Bonds
cost Israel more than they're
worth, and from Rabin that our
activity in Washington isn't help-
ful.'
There's just so much of this
American Jews will listen to be-
fore they say: 'Fine. We've got oth-
er things on our agenda."'
Wall is convinced that the Is-
raeli leadership genuinely cares
about the relationship with the
Diaspora, but fails to appreciate
the consequences of its rhetoric.
On one matter there appears
to be broad agreement:, name-
ly, it's high time that American
and Israeli Jews took a fresh,
hard look at the true nature of
their ties and the direction it
should take in the future.
By his blunt comments, Wall
speculates, Rabin may have ac-
tually advanced the cause of plac-
ing the relationship on a more
authentic footing. "He may have
made a lot of people angry, but
he's also going to get a lot a peo-
ple thinking. And that's the first
step toward change." ❑

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