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26 Detroit Jewish News

hese doves had teeth.
About 700 guests —
staunch supporters of the
Israeli Defense Forces —
listened as Israel's
military attache in
Washington said,
"We will need a
strong and modern
IDF for many
years, to make and
protect the peace
in the State of
Israel."
strong IDF.
Major General
"While it is vital to
Ze'ev Livne, speak-
develop a strong infra-
ing at the
structure and advanced
Michigan Friends
technology, we cannot
of the Israel
achieve this without a
Defense Forces
strong Israel with secure
annual dinner Nov.
borders and a military
11, said the real
equipped to defend suc-
strength of the
cessfully our home-
IDF was not in
land," she said.
weapons or tech-
While the speakers
nology, but in the
talked of strength, the
human element.
guests talked of peace.
"Our soldiers
Gary Miller of West
are fully aware that
Bloomfield, called the
when they have to
Wye Agreement "very
Major General Ze'ev Livne •
fight and are sent
nice in theory but in
to war, the fate of
reality, it's a joke."
the State of Israel is on their young
He said that agreements should be
shoulders."
signed
when the other side "quits
He apologized on behalf of Defense
teaching their children that they
Minister Yitzhak Mordechai, who was
should be proud when they take the
originally scheduled to attend but was
lives of Jews."
needed in Tel-Aviv to help persuade
Jonathan Brateman of Southfield said
fellow Cabinet members to ratify the
"The major hope is that there is some
Wye River Memorandum reopening
group of Palestinians that will wake up
the peace process with the
in the morning and say 'it's time to stop
Palestinians.
fighting Israel, it's time to try to make
The Michigan Friends of the IDF
the lives of our people better."”
has raised money for various educa-
Joshua Berkovitz, president of the
tional, social and recreational activities
Michigan Friends of the IDF, and
for active-duty soldiers.
himself a former IDF soldier, said, "I
"The Michigan House" will be a
hope that the Arabs will realize that
rest and relaxation center when com-
Jews and Arabs can live together
pleted in Ashkelon, where soldiers can
peacefully in the Middle East."
take a week off during their tour of
He wants to see Yassir Arafat "taking
duty to relax from the stress of
the first step, really showing that he's in
patrolling the front lines.
control, because if he is not, who are
Livne thanked the organization and
we signing the peace agreement with
its members for IDF's support: "Your
and who are we giving land to?" ❑
contributions send a message to our

Israeli military
attache speaks at
annual IDF dinner.

With Coupon

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soldiers that the Jewish community
around the world stands behind them."
To the strains of "Yiddishe Mama,"
played by the Israel Defense Forces
Orchestra, Ann Newman took center
stage as she was honored as a "Woman
of Valor."
In a short speech, the
70-year-old business
executive tearfully told of
her past as a member of
the Jewish underground
in Palestine who wit-
nessed the birth of Israel.
She urged the guests to
continue their support
for a strong Israel and a

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