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FRIDAY, AUG. 14, 1987 BETWEEN CROOKS AND COOLIDGE OPEN MONDAY AND THURSDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. wring the four years of the Carter Admin- istration, despite numerous entreaties, the State Department refused to officially characterize the Palestine Liberation Organization as a terrorist organization. And, while the same Arabists in the State Department still maintain to- day that this description ap- plies only to "elements" , within the PLO, President Reagan himself apparently has no similar compunctions. Reagan has forthrightly labelled the PLO "one of the world's most vicious terrorist organizations." But, the obvious is not always obvious to our so- called Middle East "experts" located in that area of Washington (appropriately) known as Foggy Bottom. These are • the diplomatic descendents of the same group who fought against U.S. support for the creation of the State of Israel 40 years ago, and who today vigorous- ly defend arms sales to Arab countries who publicly state that those weapons will be us- ed against "the common enemy" — i.e. Israel. Given this kid gloves policy, the recent efforts by the U.S. Congress to legislate the clos- ing of the PLO's offices in our country deserve widespread support. Without even a men- tion of PLO terrorism directed toward our ally, Israel, there are valid reasons for sending the PLO packing. The irony of Egypt, Jordan and Morocco closing down PLO offices in their own coun- tries, while we permit them to do business as usual in Washington and New York, should also say something. The history of PLO crimes against American citizens and diplomats over the yew's, and the PLO's violent opposi- tion to U.S. interests throughout the -world is cer- tainly no secret. Yet, some well-meaning (and not-so- well-meaning) critics of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 — the legislation introduced recently in both Houses of Congress — claim the free speech guarantees of the first amendment of our constitu- tion give protection to the PLO operations in Washington and New York. Actually, nothing in the bill limits anyone's right to ex- press views in support of the PLO. What would be unlarful would be the taking of money or direction from the organization. But it becomes apparent that the real motive of most critics is not preserv- ing the Constitution, but at- tacking Israel. There is little question as to the motivation of the nine House members who signed a letter opposing the anti-PLO legislation recently introduc- ed by Rep. Jack Kemp. Among the signers of this letter, which describes the PLO as a "government-in-exile," are the most virulent critics of Israel in the Congress. Aside from seven members of the Black Caucus who are on the letter, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco closed their PLO offices, while the U.S. permits the PLO to operate. there is Nick Joe Rahall of West Virginia, (an otherwise undistinguished six-term legislator who is the leader of a relatively tiny anti-Israel coalition in the House) and David Bonior of Michigan, chief deputy majority whip, with aspirations for continu- ing up the Democratic leader- ship ladder. It is fair to ask whether the nine are protesting in defense of the Constitution, or in defense of the activities of a terrorist organization which has deliberately taken the lives of innocent Americans and Israelis. Fortunately, the vast majority of their congres- sional-colleagues do not agree with them as there are already a hundred cosponsors of the anti-terrorist legisla- tion in the Congress. A well-orchestrated cam- paign against the bill has begun, in which the usual coterie of Israel-bashers have been joined by a small number of civil libertarians, including the ACLU. More thoughtful liberals, however, recognize the real issue rais- ed for what it really is — that, in the words of the bill, "the PLO and its affiliates are a terrorist organization and a threat to the interests of the United States, its allies and to international law, and should not benefit from operating in the United States."