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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1988

Letter-Writing Campaign Help
Free South African Activist

ctivists at the Religi-
ous Action Center of
Union of American
Hebrew Congregations were
patting themselves on the
back recently for their role in
the release of Raymond Sutt-
ner a white anti-apartheid ac-
tivist in South Africa.
Suttner, who is Jewish and
the only white person im-
prisoned for anti-apartheid
activities, had been held
without charges for two years.
"What we did is organize a
major effort to have rabbis
throughout this country write
to their senators and con-
gressmen on Suttner's
behalf," said Glenn Stein, a
spokesman for the center
"Last month, we found out
that the State Department
had requested Suttner's
release?'
The wave of congressional
interest, Stein said, clearly
was related to the successful
letter-writing campaign.
The South African govern-
ment insisted that Suttner
was released for humanitar-
ian reasons, arguing that
Suttner's medical condition
had deteriorated after two
years in virtual solitary con-
finement — and that his
release had nothing to do
with international pressure
by Jewish groups.
A number of local Jewish
federations and community
relations councils had also
become involved in Suttner's
cause.
Despite the good news, the
UAHC group is not easing its
pressure on the South African
government. The group is
pressing for the release of a
Lutheran clergyman, the Rev.
Molefe Tsele. Like Suttner,
Tsele is being held without
formal charges.

NRA 'Turns Up
Heat On
Metzenbaum

While Jewish groups press
for the so-called Brady
amendment, a measure that
would require a seven-day
waiting period for the pur-
chase of handguns, one
member of the Jewish delega-
tion on the Hill is already
facing some of the fallout
from the raucous debate.
Sen. Howard Metzenbaum,
whose strong advocacy for
Israel in Congress has often
kept him on the firing line, is
now the focus of a massive

advertising campaign by the
National Rifle Association.
Metzenbaum is the key
sponsor of the Senate version
of the measure, which gun
control advocates see as a
mild attempt to make it a lit-
tle harder for criminals to
acquire cheap handguns.
The NRA doesn't see it that
way, and they are flooding the
airwaves with ads chastising
Congress for even considering
legislation to limit the sale of
"Saturday Night Specials!"
Many pro-Israel activists
are concerned. Metzenbaum
is still facing subterranean
discontent from some mem-
bers of the pro-Israel com-
munity for his pivotal role in
the "letter of 30," the con-
troversial Senate letter that
urged both Israel and the
Palestinian leadership to
show more flexibility in
negotiations.
"Metzenbaum was vulner-
able already," said one staffer
at a pro-Israel PAC. "The
NRA carries a lot of clout in
Ohio; this could make a dif-
ference in how things shape
up in November!' Metzen-
baum is locked in a tight re-
election battle with
Cleveland Mayor George
Voinovich.

Senate Holds
Rosh Hashanah
Hostage

Rosh Hashanah became an
issue on the Senate floor last
Thursday.
The flap centered on a bill
to impose barriers on textile
imports. After returning from
its summer recess, the Senate
leadership decided to force a
vote on the controversial
measure. The vote was sched-
uled for Monday night at 6
p.m.
Sen Chic Hecht (R-Nev.),
who has locked horns with
- Jewish political groups on
issues like last year's "yar-
mulke bill," complained that
the schedule allowed no time
for the seven Jewish senators
to celebrate the holiday with
their families.
Senate Majority Leader
Robert Byrd sympathized
with Hecht's plight, but sug-
gested that promises of a
positive vote on the textiles
bill might grease the wheels
a little.
"In effect, he was holding
Rosh Hashanah hostage to
the trade bill," said one aide
to a Democratic legislator.
"It's the first time I've ever
agreed with Chic Hecht!'

Jewish Lobbies
Work To Stop
Arafat Visit

Yassir Arafat:
Hard to turn down.

Despite an avalhnche of
rumors, it is still ifar from
clear whether PLO chief
Yassir Arafat will accept an
invitation to speak before the
National Press Club in
Washington.
But Jewish groups here are
taking no chance0. At the
American-Israel Public Af-
fairs Committee (AIPAC),
arguments are being assem-
bled to present t(!) the ad-
ministration and COngress in
opposition of the visit — if the
PLO leadership decides to
make the trip.
And the Confe'rence of
Presidents of Ma* Jewish
Organizations is getting its
ducks in a row. ',We'll be
prepared," said Malcolm
Hoenlein, the director of the
influential group. "The com-
munity is taking ains to
have a coordinated, effective
response!'
On Capitol Hill; Jewish
legislators are taking a wait-
and-see attitude toward the
rumored visit — in part
because of fears thatthe pro-
Israel agenda has taken a
beating in recent weoks.
"This has been a 'cult
period for us," said a aide to-
a staunchly pro-Isra 1 legis-
lator. "There's a co sensus
here that Arafat will ome —
but probably not unt 1 after
the election. So Congress will
probably sit tight; Israel's
political capital is not as high
as it's been. There's a lot of
talk about a 'dear colt eague'
letter, but nobody sins fill-
ing to step forward t his
point!'