The Jewish Federation and Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago board of directors adopted a resolution reaffirming support for Israel “in its just quest for peace and security and its announced for-reaching peace proposals as the basis for continued negotiations in the Middle East.” It also reaffirmed the unity of the American Jewish community in its support for Israel “and remind all those who would attempt to divide the American Jewish community that such efforts will be fruitless.”
The resolution stated that direct negotiations between Israel and its Arab neighbors “can best be achieved if our Administration ceases its efforts to pressure Israel to take positions Israel regards as inconsistent with its own security and returns to the traditional American policy of encouraging direct negotiations between the parties.” It also called on the Administration to “live up to all present and previous American commitments made to Israel,” to “refrain from any arms sales to Arab countries at this crucial juncture in the peace process,” and to close the offices of terrorist organizations in this country “and use all its influence to get other countries to do likewise.”
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