Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!arig From: arig@cvl.UUCP (Ari Gross) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Re: Jews and Israel Message-ID: <747@cvl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 15:13:02 EDT Article-I.D.: cvl.747 Posted: Tue Aug 20 15:13:02 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 20:02:33 EDT References: <332@sol1.UUCP> <6@ucdavis.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park Lines: 32 > > is going on in (of all places) South Africa. Israel is one of RSA's > > largest trading partners - both countries are involved in the world > > diamond trade. Israel is also rumoured to be a major supplier of military > > hardware to the RSA. > > {Al Berg - ihnp!sol1!s252 - akgua!sol1!s252 - New York City} > > > Horse hockey! In 1983, South Africa sold Israel like 80 million > American, and Israel sold South Africa about the same. South Africa > bought like 1/4 billion American in Saudi Arabian oil. England and > West Germany are South Africa's leading trade partners. They > sell billions each year to South Africa. EVEN MOZAMBIQUE TRADES MORE > WITH SOUTH AFRICA THAN ISRAEL! (They sold like 160 million.) > > Don't let anybody snow you with the story that Israel is propping up > South Africa. They're helping less than Mozambique. Glad you made the point. On a similar note, why are more Jews getting arrested in recent months outside the South African embassy than outside the embassy of the Soviet Union? And how come while the Jewish leaders were busy getting arrested at the South African embassy , there were no Black leaders participating in the daily vigil outside the Soviet embassy? There's nothing wrong with taking up for causes that are worthwhile, but shouldn't our priorities be such that we first try and do what we can for Jewish causes ? Ari Gross arig@cvl.arpa