INSIDE WASHINGTON hilsum's misses & misses petites contemporary fashions PRE-INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE Strange Bedfellows Help Kill Nielson's Bill Blasting Israel JAMES D. BESSER SPRING & SUMMER CLEARANCE UP TO Washington Correspondent E -ven as Israel began the process of re- opening schools in Gaza and the West Bank, the issue continued to boil over here in Washington. Last week, Rep. Howard C. Nielson, R-Utah, made good his promise to re-introduce an amendment criticizing Israel for closing the schools. The amendment first sur- faced several weeks ago, dur- ing the debate over the foreign aid bill, but was withdrawn due in large part to the intervention of Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif. This time around, the out- come was slightly different as Nielson attempted to attach an amendment to the foreign operations bill. In as strange a coalition as Capitol Hill has seen in a long time, Berman and Nielson, along with Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., and Rep. 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Eleven Mile lat Lahserl Southfield, MI 48076 (313) 353-1790 thrashed out a compromise that began by praising Israel for beginning to reopen the schools. The amendment also urged that the reopened schools not be used as staging areas for Palestinian violence. B'nai B'rith Keeps Wary Eye On Argentina Mon., Tues., & Wed. 10-6 Thurs. 10-8 Fri. & Sat. 10-6 11 MILE & LAHSER Rep. Howard Berman: Levels charges. Over on the Senate side, an amendment critical of Israel was slated for introduction by Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I. But a compromise similar to the House language was worked out after intensive negotia- tions with Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, R-Minn., and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Mo. After the dust settled, Ber- man used the legislative flurry to level charges at the Arab-American groups that pressed hard to use the issue as a platform for blasting Israel. "It would be wonderful if these Arab-American organizations, and some of the members of Congress who are friendly with them, would start applying pressure on the Palestinians to work with the Israelis on the election pro- cess," he said. "I think there is a role for their friends in this country to give them this message, in much the same way as many of Israel's friends gave Israel the message that they had to have a peace plan." j Argentina is beginning a new era under a Peronist president, and B'nai B'rith's International Council is keep- ing a wary eye on developments that could threaten that country's large Jewish population. So far, B'nai B'rith's net- work of Jewish activists in Argentina sees no signs of the growing Argentinian-Jewish exodus that has been reported by some sources in the Israeli government. "There are strong concerns about economic instability, and about how this could af- fect the Jewish community," said Warren Eisenberg, direc- tor of the council "On the other hand, we are seeing signs that the Jewish com- munity wants to work for stabilization. Despite con- cerns that the business com- munity might pull out of the country, including the Jews, this has not happened." The new president, Carlos Saul Menem, is faced with an astronomical inflation rate and a $60 billion foreign debt. And his Peronist movement has long been associated with anti-Semitism. But Menem has surprised observers by filling top government positions with conservative businessmen in- stead of Peronist party loyalists, a move seen as an ef- fort to jolt the economy out of its steady slide toward chaos. Eisenberg and his staff in Washington are maintaining close contact with B'nai B'rith affiliates in Argentina, and with U.S. policy-makers. "It's a very fluid situation," he said. "We're sending a clear message; the country may have severe economic problems, but let's not look for scapegoats. So far, we're encouraged that Menem seems to be moving very carefully, in a non-traditional way." McClure Amendment Shot Down Again Sen. James McClure, R- Idaho, is a man who understands persistence. Last year, McClure's amendment designed to stif- fen requirements for granting Most Favored Nation status to the Soviet Union ran afoul of Soviet Jewry activists who were concerned that the McClure amendment would weaken the Jackson-Vanik amendment, the cornerstone of U.S. human rights policy towards the Soviet Union. After several furious skir- mishes, the McClure amend- ment was shot down last August. But last week, in a move that caught Soviet Jewry ac- tivists by surprise, the McClure amendment was resurrected, one of 53 amend- ments to the State Depart- ment authorization bill. "It came out of the blue," said Mark Levin, Washington representative for the Na- tional Conference on Soviet Jewry. "We started getting calls from all over Capitol Hill, wondering what was go- ing on." Levin swiftly tapped the group's network of member organizations, who responded with calls to key Senate offices. "It was all over within an hour," Levin said. "We were very pleased that we were able to react so quickly. Now is not the time to start monkeying with Jackson- Vanik."