Egypt. has made peace with Israel while the rest remain at war. They persist at war when peace is breaking out throughout Eastern Europe. An added benefit of this peace. and one which will have a severe impact on Israel. is the wave of Soviet Jewish refugees which have already started arriving in numbers higher than at anty time since the mid1970s. The number of refugees entering Israel over the next few years may be as high as onehalf million Soviet Jews. Since the United States has significantly reduced the number of Soviet Jewish refugees allowed entry into this country. this will add a burden to an already troubled Israeli economy and will only increase Israels reliance on United States aid. This is aid which has actually decreased in real terms in the past few years. Senator DOLE would also cut aid to Egypt. a close friend of the United States and the only country in the Middle East which had the courage to make peace with Israel.
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