Gideon Hausner, Minister-Without-Portfolio in the Israeli Cabinet, told a delegation of visiting Canadian Jewish leaders today that the budget cuts just approved by the Cabinet for social services and education were probably not the last, given Israel’s serious economic situation. Hausner met with members of Montreal’s Combined Jewish Appeal visiting here under the auspices of the Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.
Jack Zittrer, general chairman of the CJA, who heads the group, replied that as far as overseas Jews are concerned, Israel’s social services are not negotiable. He urged the Montreal Jewish community to make its largest peace time effort ever to narrow Israel’s fiscal gap.
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