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Crisis

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escalation of concern in the
last few weeks.
"I don't know if there's
slippage," said Malcolm
Hoenlein, director of the
Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish
Organizations. "But there
are strains that I hope will
be addressed once a govern-
ment is functional in Israel.
There clearly has to be
better communication, and
more sensitizing on both
sides about the signals being
sent. It's been a rough period
in the past few months."
Hoenlein argued that re-
cent events have not started
an unstoppable slide in
U.S.-Israel relations.
"Everything can be put back
on track," he said. "But care
has to be taken that no ac-
tions are taken that are ir-
reversible."

In Congress, there are con-
tradictory indications of how
recent events are likely to
play out. On one hand, there
are ample indications of
solid support for Israel; the
House's recent actions pass-
ing a bill affirming
Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel was seen as one in-
dication that legislators
were not about to let their
frustrations with Israel's
government situation affect
their voting.
"It was a tremendous vic-
tory for Israel," said Rep. Ed
Feighan (D-Ohio). "You
could not have had a worse
week for this vote, given
everything that has been
happening. Passage by such
a wide margin indicates that

support for Israel remains
very strong."
But Jewish activists are
frustrated with Jerusalem
and there are undercurrents
of dissatisfaction rumbling
through Congress. Some of
Israel's top supporters on the
Hill privately worry about
holding the line in the up-
coming budget negotiations.
At a private meeting
called by the House Dem-
ocratic whip last week, there
was talk of attaching tough
new conditions to Israel's
foreign aid — including, ac-
cording to several sources,
requirements that Israel
reform its electoral system.
It is difficult to gauge the
point at which the political
payoffs for such proposals
may outweigh the obvious
benefits of cultivating the
pro-Israel political action
committees.
At the same time, Dole
may have started the process
of re-defining the acceptable
limits of the congressional
debate over the Middle East.
Dole called for a sizable cut
in Israel's foreign aid allot-
ment to help pay for increas-
ed levels of funding for the
emerging democracies in
Eastern Europe and Central
America.
Until now, it was hard to
make the case for cutting
Israel's aid without being
labeled 'anti-Israel.' Dole's
recent blasts at Israel and
her Jewish supporters,
amplified by the painfully
tight budget and by Israel's
political problems, may give
a new legitimacy to such
arguments.EI

Congressman Worried
About U.S. Foreign Aid

ALAN HITSKY

Associate Editor

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srael's friends on Capitol
Hill are incensed that the
Israeli government gave
$2 million to Jewish settlers
to lease a building in the
Christian Quarter of
Jerusalem.
"A major recipient of U.S.
aid dollars made us look like
fools," said Congressman
David Obey (D-Wis.) in
Detroit this week. Obey,
considered a staunch sup-
porter of Israel, spoke to
Jewish leaders Monday at
the Skyline Club. He said
the Israeli government in-
volvement will make
passage of future U.S. ap-
propriations for Israel more
difficult.
Obey chairs the House Ap-
propriations Committee

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David Obey:
Pessimistic on aid.

subcommittee on foreign aid
and was instrumental in
securing $400 million in
loan guarantees last month
for Israel to finance housing
for Soviet emigres.
This week, the 21-year
House veteran painted a

