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General Sharon Davidi, a retired Israeli Parachute Corps officer who commanded that elite unit from 1965 to 1970, was one of the original proponents of the program and he now chairs the Tel Aviv- based board of directors. This week he has been touring the Northeast speaking to various Jewish organizations and several major universities...
Qualification for the program are simple, including (besides enthusiasm) only a medical exam, a personal recommendation from a community leader, a valid passport, and an interview with a program organizer. Groups fly charter for a reduced $500 fare from the U.S. to Tel Aviv, where they are picked up by bus and taken to their military base...
...Salvador has made no secret of its desire for military assistance from Israel. Last month the Salvadoran government conspicuously moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, becoming only the second nation in the world officially to recognize the holy city as Israel's capital (the other is Costa Rica). A few days later, El Salvador's interim President, Alvaro Magaña, said that he looked forward to closer cooperation with Israel...
Anyone who loves both Israel and America should consider the consequences of moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem at this time [NATION, April 9]. This symbolic act would only serve to provoke P.L.O. terrorism against Americans who live, work or travel in Muslim countries...
...initial accounts were tragically straightforward. Two weeks ago, four Arab men hijacked a bus south of Tel Aviv. Their demand: free 25 Palestinians being held in Israeli jails or else the vehicle and its 39 passengers would be blown up. Then followed a tense, almost ten-hour standoff. Dozens of soldiers ringed the bus; inside, one of the terrorists could be seen holding a grenade launcher. Finally, at 4:45 a.m., Israeli commandos rushed the bus. Two terrorists were killed instantly, and the other two died of their wounds on the way to the hospital. One passenger died and seven...