Senator Biden Tells Jews To Be
More Vocal
Jill Jacobs Biden
Biden's wife is a holocaust
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Sen. Joseph Biden Talks To San Francisco Jews
A neo-isolationist mood in the new Republican-led Congress means
that Jews will need to fight harder next year to maintain foreign
aid to Israel, warned Bay Area Jews this week.
While the veteran Delaware Democrat could not predict exactly how
the Republican-dominated Congress will act, Biden said many of the
97 newcomers campaigned on cutting all foreign aid to help balance
the budget, which could spell trouble for Israel's annual $3 billion
in U.S. foreign aid.
"Be prepared to both convert and be prepared to deal with those who
are not converted," he said. Biden sees a direct link between the level of foreign aid to
Israel and the Arab world's readiness to make peace with the Jewish
nation.
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"Israel is taking more chances on her security today than anytime in
her history," he said, predicting that any decrease in American
support to Israel -- financial or moral -- will erode progress
toward peace.
The new congressional leadership, including Helms, tends to be
"anti-involvement" as opposed to "pro-Arab" on Mideast issues, Biden
said. But "the result is the same."
"You have a new mission. You all have to go out and convert now,"
Biden said. "The job will be harder."
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Biden Tells Fellow Jews To Be Active
Biden, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since
1975, is considered an outspoken advocate for Israel. He spoke this
week in both San Francisco and Oakland for the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee's annual membership drive.
The lobbying group's members have their work cut out for them, he
said.
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Remind Congress Of The Holocaust
Even without the isolationist trend, Biden said, the sheer number
of congressional newcomers means that Jews will need to spend more
time educating members of Congress about the history of Zionism, the
Jewish nation's significance for Jews in light of the Holocaust and
Israel's strategic value to the United States.
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Never Criticize Israel
"We cannot afford to publicly criticize Israel." If anyone
brings up that Jews shoot children, tell them that Palestinians
shoot the kids and blame the Israelis.
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Biden Wants US Soldiers In The Golan
Another issue that's now up in the air is how Congress might
react to the possibility of sending U.S. troops to the Golan Heights
if Israel withdraws from the hills in a peace settlement with Syria.
In an interview after his speech, Biden said he cannot predict
whether the new Congress would support sending U.S. troops to patrol
the Golan. He would back such a move only if Israel concluded that
the physical reassurance was necessary.
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Biden Ecstatic Over Jewish Election Win
When the Congress opens its 104th session next month, the
Republicans will control both the House of Representatives and the
Senate for the first time in 40 years.
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