MOSHAV page 160 LECTION '96 THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT COUNCIL OF SYNAGOGUES AND TEMPLES Cordially Invites You to Attend FORUMS ON CRITICAL, ISSUES AFFECTING OUR CONEVIUNITY STATE & LOCAL RACES Wednesday, September 25, 1996 at 7:30 PM Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. 810/357 5544 - Candidates Invited Oakland County Executive, Oakland County Prosecutor and State Legislators Moderators.. David Gad-Harf, Executive Director, Jewish Community Council and George Cantor, Columnist and Commentator NATIONAL RACES Sunday, October 20, 1996 at 10:00 AM Temple Israel, 5275 Walnut Lake Rd., W. Bloomfield. 810/661 5700. - Candidates Invited U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives (Covering Oakland County Districts 11 & 12) Moderators: Arthur Horwitz, Publisher, The Jewish News and Sherry Margolis, WJBK TV News Reporter WHY THE FORUMS? To assist you in becoming a better informed voter by hearing the candidates' position on such issues as • Terrorism • Prayer in schools • Public support for private education • U.S. - Israel relations • The New Empowerment — From Washington to Pontiac ELECTION '96 IS PRESENTED BY THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT , COUNCIL OF SYNAGOGUES AND TEMPLES: Adat Shalom Synagogue Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel-Moses, Congregation Beth Achim, Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation B'nai Moshe, Temple Kol Ami, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Temple Shir Shalom, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Israel. OUR CO-SPONSORS ARE: Anti-Defamation League, B'nai B'rith, Hadassah, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Community Council, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, The Jewish News, National Council of Jewish Women and Women's American ORT. AN OPPORTUNITY — AN OBLIGATION PLEASE COME! sumac and arbutus trees. In ar- eas where ancient terraces re- main, fruit trees such as olive, almond, carob and fig will soon be blooming. Some portions of the forest will be left to grow natu- rally. The redevelopment program is expected to take three or four years at a cost of many millions of dollars. But the collective trauma caused by the destruction of so many trees and the fact that their restoration has been declared as national priority point to some- thing more significant that just a redevelopment program. "Trees in Israel are highly valued," says Dr. Zachs. "They are a symbol to all Jews." ❑ WZPS Israel's Credit Is Questioned Jerusalem (JTA) — The Bank of Israel denied a report that it had received a letter from Moody's, a stock and bond rating service, warning of a possible lowering of Israel's credit rating. A bank spokesman said no let- ter had been received and at- tributed the report to rumors circulating on the Tel Aviv stock market. The Israeli daily Ma'ariv re- ported that Moody's was consid- ering lowering Israel's rating, now at A-3, because of the coun- try's budget deficits. A lower credit rating means that investors face greater risks on their investments, and this in turn would force Israel to provide greater returns, in the form of higher interest payments, to make up for the added risk. Israel Protests PA Article Jerusalem (JTA) — The Prime Minister's Office has submitted a formal protest to the Palestin- ian Authority about the publica- tion of an article in a Ramallah-based newspaper that compared Prime Minister Ben- jamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. The article described Mr. Ne- tanyahu as "more of a Nazi than Hitler." The prime minister's commu- nications adviser, David Bar Ilan, said Israel would not tolerate such published comments, adding that they represented a violation of the self-rule accords. Palestinian leaders have crit- icized what they view as Mr. Ne- tanyahu's refusal to implement the peace agreements signed by the previous government.