As he has in several other statements in recent days, Mr. Kohl stressed Germany's willingness to aid Israel.

The students, accordingly, volunteered to aid Israel during the war.

Kupat Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes-Kolel Polin, founded in 1796, is a charity aiding Israel's poor.

Cain supports Israel, and believes that the US should aid Israel in defending itself.

It says the defendants regarded those policies as aiding Israel and the Egyptian Government, which the 57-year-old Mr. Abdel Rahman wants to overthrow.

The organization was founded in the wake of Kristallnacht in 1938 but for most of its history, the purpose of its fund-raising has been to aid Israel.

He said that the U.S. should aid Israel in defending itself, and has said, "If you mess with Israel, you're messing with the USA."

Hamas states that an unnamed Arab state may have aided Israel in the assassination of Hamas leader Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil.

Boschwitz had been sent as a special emissary of President Bush, and he and his team met with the government of Ethiopia to aid Israel in the arranging of the airlift.

One week later, under Nixon's direction, and against Kissinger's initial opposition, the US military conducted the largest military airlift in history to aid Israel on October 12, 1973.