Yet neither Syria nor Jordan ever asked that the loan guarantees be delayed. nor was this ever a precondition for their participation in the peace talks. Additionally. the Arab states agreed to attend the peace conference without guarantee of a settlement freeze. The central issue of these guarantees Is Immigrant absorption. and assisting Israel with this task Is the culmination of longstanding American policy. Within the next 5 years. more then 1 million new Israelis may arrive from Russia and the Ukraine alone. President Bushs request Is eroding Americas historic commitment to freedom of emigration. while $4 billion worth of arms sales to the Arab states Initiated since the gulf war are not being questioned. Will peace come from guns. or from homes. jobs. and the Infrastructure needed to resettle productive. peaceseeking people? I recommend to my colleagues the following editorial published in the Miami Herald on September 8. 1991.
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