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Spotlighting Of Israeli Woes
Deflected By Activists On Hill
JAMES D. BESSER
Washington Correspondent
p
ro-Israel groups here
marshalled all their
resources last week to
fend off a bit of legislative
legerdemain by a group of
congressmen eager to focus
attention on Israel's current
political upheavals.
The action centered on the
foreign operations appropria-
tions bill, which was schedul-
ed for floor debate late this
week.
In a move that caught pro-
Israel activists off guard, Rep.
David Obey, D-Wis., attemp-
ted to open the floor up for
two hours of debate — in-
cluding one hour specifically
devoted to recent
developments in Israel. As
chairman of the foreign
operations subcommittee,
Obey is responsible for
managing the debate — and,
according to House insiders,
he let it be known that the
time would be used for ven-
Rep. Larry Smith:
Leads blockers.
ting Congressional frustra-
tion with Israeli policies.
Israel's most vocal sup-
porters on the Hill were not
amused. In a furious round of
behind-the-scenes activity,
Rep. Larry Smith, Rep. Mel
Levine, Rep. Howard Berman
and others attempted to
short-circuit the Obey ploy in
the Rules Committee.
The group of legislators,
with a boost from pro-Israel
groups like the American
Israel Public Affairs Commit-
tee (AIPAC), also prepared
their rebuttals for the debate,
which was expected to focus
on the new conditions for elec-
tions in Gaza and the West
Bank imposed by Prime
Minister Yitzhak Shamir,
and on the emotional issue of
the re-opening of schools in
the territories.
Jewish activists were sur-
prised by Obey's primary al-
ly in the parliamentary gam-
bit — Rep. Charles Wilson, D-
Texas. In the past, Wilson has
been a strong supporter of
Israel. But pro-Israel activists
point to evidence that Wilson
has been troubled by recent
developments in the Middle
East — and particularly by
the murky political situation
in Jerusalem.
.
Family Proviso Saved:
Levin Honors Stolar
Jewish
groups
in
Washington had some good
news last week.
In the ongoing battle over
immigration reform, provi-
sions in a bill by Sen. Edward
Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sen.
Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., that
earned the ire of a number of
Jewish activists were cir-
cumvented by amendments.
Jewish activists were con-
cerned that the measure's
overall ceiling on immigra-
tion would result in an end to
"family preference"
immigration.
But last week, under
pressure from a broad coali-
tion of groups, the Senate
passed an amendment put-
ting a floor of 216,000 slots
under the family preference
category. Also, senators
defeated an amendment
designed to give added
preference for English-
speaking applicants.
The House also passed a bill
sponsored by Rep. Bruce Mor-
rison, D-Conn., designed to
restore the automatic
presumption of refugee status
for certain groups — in-
cluding Soviet Jews. THe
measure now moves to the
Senate, where a similar pro-
posal by Sen. Frank
Lautenberg, D-N.J. is ex-
pected to face tougher going.
Also on the Soviet Jewry
front, Abe Stolar, the
American-born Jew who
spent 58 years in the Soviet
Union before being allowed to
emigrate, was in town this
week, urging a cautious ap-
proach to concessions to the
Soviet Union — and making
a strong pitch for increasing
Soviet Jewish immigration to
Israel.
Stolar was the guest at a
reception hosted by Sen. Paul
Simon, D-Ill., and Sen. Carl
Levin, D-Mich. He was also
scheduled to meet with a
number of legislators, in-
cluding members of the con-
gressional Human Rights
Caucus.
No Rocking Chair
For Hyman Bookbinder
If there's one thing Hyman
Bookbinder doesn't know how
to do, it's how to retire.
Several years ago,
Bookbinder officially retired
after two decades as
Washington representative
for the American Jewish
Committee.
But Bookbinder is still in
the thick of the action in
Washington, working at a
pace that belies his years.
"Above all, I've found that
retirement hasn't reduced my
interest in issues, or my
anger over developments," he
said.
In the political realm,
Bookbinder is continuing his
efforts to represent Jewish in-
terests in the Democratic par-
ty. During last year's
presidential election,
Bookbinder was chairman of
the Dukakis Jewish cam-
paign committee, and he is
playing a role in efforts to
create a permanent organiza-
tion of Jewish Democrats.
Bookbinder was also in-
strumental in urging Ron
Brown, the new chairman of
the Democratic National
Committee, to speak before
the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish
Organizations. The speech
took place several weeks ago,
and by most accounts was ef-
fective in reinforcing com-
munication between Brown, a
Jesse Jackson protege, and
Jewish leaders.
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