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Call The Jewish News 354.6060 ed, and we are proceeding on that assumption." Hoenlein pointed to one positive consequence of the week's furious succession of crises. "This week really put everybody to the test," he said. "And people really came through. The Jewish community was virtually unanimous in its response to this." During the weekend U.N. session in Geneva, the Arab initiative fell apart in the wake of vigorous Israeli op- position and an American position that once again seemed nebulous. On Mon- day, Secretary of State James Baker again in- dicated U.S. support for some kind of U.N. investiga- tion into the treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories — but suggested that this country would only support a mission sent by the secretary general, not by the Security Council. But the American position remained deliberately am- biguous; despite the fact that the international body was hamstrung in its effort to send some kind of interna- tional team to the occupied territories, the underlying message from Washington to Jerusalem was delivered in a style that is by now becom- ing a diplomatic hallmark of the Bush administration. Many of Israel's leading defenders here were deeply disturbed by the week's wild emotional roller coaster. "I don't see anything good in the near future," said one leading pro-Israel activist. "I don't really know how Baker's statement came about; I'm not sure that it matters. But it's very evi- dent that the administration continues to feel that these kinds of signals can put pressure on the Israelis to move forward on the peace process. Anybody who knows anything about Israeli politics knows that such statements only provoke a negative backlash." In a number of meetings on Capitol Hill, pro-Israel legislators have been soun- ding the alarm, as well. In a number of cases, pro-Israel activists have been given a very direct, very private message: Congress is in an unsettled mood when it comes to the Middle East. "From the conversations I've had on the Hill, the ma- terial support for Israel re- mains strong," said Warren Eisenberg, director of B'nai B'rith's International Coun- cil. "But people are sending private messages. What you're beginning to see is a recognition by Jewish sup- porters of Israel that the climate has changed across the board." There is also a sense that the administration, which has consistently tried to put itself at the center of the Middle East peace process, may be dealing itself out by continuing to make statements that only pro- voke an internal political backlash in Israel. But there is a sense in many quarters on Capitol Hill that events in U.S.-Israeli diplomacy are on a downward spiral. And so far, there are few ideas in Washington about how to reverse this disturbing pro- cess. CI NEWS L.A. Cranks Up For Gala Jewish Festival Los Angeles (JTA) — Every year, the organizers of the Los Angeles Jewish Fes- tival put their heads together and dream up novel attractions to entice jaded Angelenos to the outdoor event. For Sunday's massing of the faithful, the publicity handout promises: The first L.A. Jewish Mother's Chicken Soup Challenge in which housepersons will submit a quart of their best clear chicken broth (no matzo balls, noodles or kreplach permitted). All entries will be reheated in traditional microwave ovens and tasted by an all-star panel of rabbis, elected office-holders and the ubiquitous commun- ity leaders. The champion will win two free roundtrip business class plane tickets from the Big Orange to Tel Aviv. For those who like to slurp their Jewish penicillin for non-medicinal purposes, a contest will determine how fast and how much soup each contender intakes. Those still on their feet after the contest will dance and revel the hours away to the music of the Rockin' Rabbi Review, a doughty band of high- spirited spiri- tual leaders, the Simcha Or- chestra, the Promised Land combo, and Israeli songstress Hedva. The 1990 festival is dedicated to Operation Ex- odus, a community-wide campaign to raise $36 mill- ion for the absorption of Soviet Jews into Israeli society. Some 40,000 people are expected to attend.