sentences:  When Carlos Saul Menem was elected president in 1989, his Arab origin and previous support of Perón worried the Jews, but he proved to be a more tolerant leader.Menem appointed many Jews to his government, visited Israel a number of times, and offered to help mediate the Israeli-Arab peace process.After a Jewish cemetery was desecrated in Buenos Aires, Menem immediately expressed his outrage to the Jewish community.