I WAS SO PLEASED TO LEARN THAT MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE HOWARD “TZVI “ FRIEDMAN HAS BEEN ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF AIPAC.
TZVI, A RESIDENT OF BALTIMORE, IS THE ORGANIZATIONS FIRST ORTHODOX PRESIDENT. A WARM AND FRIENDLY INDIVIDUAL, HE IS AN OUTSTANDING BAAL TZEDAKAH (PHILANTHROPIST) HIS CAUSES ARE MANY AND ECLECTIC. AS A LEADER OF THE BALTIMORE FEDERATION, HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF ON MANY FRONTS.
I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO CONVINCE HIM TO HEAD UP NCSY WHEN I SERVED AS ORTHODOX UNION PRESIDENT.THERE IS HARDLY A YESHIVA OR CHARITY THAT HE DOES NOT TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN. SUPPORTING
HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM BOTH PARTIES IS LEGENDARY AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN HE HAS RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE IN ORDER TO STRENGHTHEN THE U.S-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP
I WISH HIM AND HIS WIFE CHAYA MUCH SUCCES ON THIS VENTURE-OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PROUD.
BOMB SALES TO ISRAEL
WE SHOULD APPLAUD THE SALE BY THE US OF BUNKER BUSTING BOMBS TO ISRAEL.THESE SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED 2000 POUND BOMBS CAN BURROW DEEP INTO THE GROUND AND 20 FEET BELOW DESTROY CONCRETE WALLS.
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A MESSAGE TO IRAN. ABSENT AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD HALT URANIUM ENRICHMENT,AND ,IF IT APPEARS THEY ARE GETTING CLOSE TO A NUCLEAR DEVICE WITH A DELIVERY SYSTEM THEN THE US WILL APPROVE OF ISRAEL TAKING DEFINITIVE PRO-ACTIVE STEPS AS IT DID IN IRAQ TO DESTROY THE OSARIK REACTOR.
THIS SALE WILL REQUIRE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL,AND WE WILL NEED AIPAC’S LEADERSHIP IN THIS REGARD.THIS IS BUT ONE REASON THAT THE SUCCESS OF AIPAC IS VITAL TO EACH ONE OF US,
