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Howard Wolpe (D- Mich.), a strong supporter of sanctions legislation, has been quietly working to in- sure that the Israeli diamond industry doesn't feel the bite of the sanctions law. JAMES D. BESSER Expires 5-31-88 W hen it comes to legislation affecting the Middle East, quiet negotiations and behind-the-scenes compro- mises are often more impor- tant than splashy public battles. Such was the case last week, when House floor debate on the Defense Authorization Bill included a curious legislative byplay with potentially great significance to Israel and her congressional backers. At issue was an amendment to the giant bill offered by Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy (D- Mass.). Kennedy's measure prohibits U.S. procurement of defense materials from com- panies that discriminate by race, religion and national origin. Although it did not come out in the curiously muted debate that followed, the amendment was really directed at Northern Ireland, where a big defense company with U.S. contracts is alleged to discriminate against Catholics. But other legislators saw a problem: What would the loosely worded amendment mean for Israel, which is in- creasingly dependent on arms-industry exports to the United States? Israel routine- ly denies Arabs jobs in defense-related industries on security grounds. And would the amendment offer new am- munition for Israel's detrac- tors in Washington? As a result, Rep. Dave McCurdy (D-Okla.) introduc- ed another amendment which would allow discrimination in hiring — as long as it could be demonstrated that the dis- crimination was based on legitimate security considerations. This entire sequence of events took place on the House floor, with almost no for-the-record discussion. And there were no direct references to the two coun- tries involved — Israel and Northern Ireland. Jewish Groups Back Sanctions Congress is working on a sweeping set of sanctions against the white-ruled government of South Africa, and Jewish groups have been quietly working to build sup- port for the proposal. Lobby Effort Takes Salad Bar Approach Rabbi David Saperstein: High action alert. "Recently, we sent out a high-impact action alert to more than 2000 rabbis," said Rabbi David Saperstein of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. "The South Africa legislation is the topic this month; obviously, we think this is an urgent issue for our people to address." The National Council of Jewish Women has also played a leading role in bring- ing together a coalition to fight for a bill with more teeth than the 1986 sanctions measure, which was passed over President Reagan's veto. The American Jewish Con- gress is expected to make a decision supporting the pro- posal in June; the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council is also thrashing through the im- plications of stiffer sanctions. The bill, authored by Rep. Ron Dellums (D-Calif.) and recently approved by the House Foreign Affairs Com- mittee, would result in a vir- tual embargo against South Africa, and give U.S. corpora- tions one year to eliminate in- vestments in South Africa. Israel's friends on the Hill are closely watching the bill for two reasons. One is a sen- sitivity to the way critics have compared Israel's handling of recent unrest with South African repression of blacks. The second issue involves diamonds, an important com- ponent of the Israeli economy. The question that pro-Israel lobbyists are trying to sort out is this: Will the bill's pro- hibition against the import of minerals mined in South Africa affect diamonds cut and polished in Israel, and then sold in the United States? Or have those diamonds been "sufficiently transformed" by craftsmen in Israel? Arecent Capitol Hill gim- mick has many lobbyists green with envy — and Jewish groups were part of the coalition that developed the creative strategy. The focus of the lobbying ef- fort was the Pepper-Robyal Long Term Home Health Care bill, a supplement to the catastrophic health care bill now in House-Senate con- ference. The measure would provide benefits for people who need to provide in-home care for sick or disabled de- pendents — including elderly parents and children. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Ed- ward R. Roybal (D-Calif.) and Rep. Claude Pepper (D-Fla.). lb dramatize their concern, the National Health Care Campaign, a broad coalition pressing for a variety of health-care legislation, brought busloads of older ac- tivists from Baltimore and Washington to Capitol Hill. After a morning pep rally, they were taken around to congressional offices — where they met with key staffers and dropped off bags of green peppers to visually punctuate their efforts. The American Jewish Con- gress and the National Coun- cil of Jewish Women were among the groups leading teams of activists in this salad-bar approach to lobbying. According to AJ Congress representative Ron Lebovitz, the long-term health care issue is important to the Jewish community for several reasons. "First, it's a matter of compassion — and the Jewish community has always been a compassionate one. And in terms of demographics, the Jewish community is older; many Jews are trying to take care of elderly parents in the home." The Pepper measure cleared the House rules com- mittee back in November, and is scheduled to go to the House floor this month.