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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1991
INSIDE WASHINGTON
'Spin Control' Needed
To Protect Israel
Organizations. "We have to
make it clear that it is a
mistake to bind ourselves to
a time frame measured in
weeks. These are issues that
cannot be brushed aside in
two or three meetings."
JAMES D. BESSER
Washington Correspondent
I
srael's supporters here
continue to debate
whether Secretary of
State James Baker's latest
"shuttle diplomacy" mission
has run into a dangerous
dead end.
But there is little debate
about the fact that the pro-
Israel community here needs
to batten down the hatches
for some rough weather
ahead as frustration within
the foreign policy estab-
lishment reaches a
dangerous level.
To keep the pot from boil-
ing over, Jewish activists
are quietly developing a
multi-pronged strategy.
One early goal will be to
attempt to defuse the set-
tlements issue by arguing
that the flurry of recent ac-
tivity — which some ad-
ministration officials regard
as a deliberate attempt to
sabotage the Baker mission
— is purely a function of
internal political considera-
tions.
But that will be a hard
sell, according to several
congressmen who lead the
way in support for Israel.
Several of Israel's staun-
chest friends in Congress are
privately expressing rage at
Housing Minister Ariel Sha-
ron, who they say promised
to follow a more restrained
policy on settlements.
But the same sources pri-
vately describe the quan-
dary they feel: how can Mr.
Sharon's activities be repu-
diated without appearing to
condemn the entire Israeli
government at a particular-
ly precarious moment in
U.S.-Israeli relations?
Another part of the emer-
ging strategy involves
speeding up the process of
educating Congress about
the $10 billion in loan guar-
antees that Israel is ex-
pected to request in
September.
And Jewish activists are
exercising some "spin con-
trol" in the wake of Mr.
Baker's latest trip.
"We are engaged in ongo-
ing efforts to explain to the
administration what we
believe are signs of move-
ment on the part of the
Israelis," said Shoshana
Cardin, chair of the Con-
ference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish
Shoshana Cardin:
Making Israel's case.
The end of the Gulf war,
Ms. Cardin said, created
unrealistic expectations of a
quick solution to the Middle
East stalemate; one critical
function of Jewish organiza-
tions, she said, will be to
convince policy makers here
that they need to take a
longer view of the prospects
for a settlement.
Schumer Target
Of Gun Supporters
Jewish groups are lining
up to support Rep. Chuck
Schumer (D-N.Y.), a leading
advocate of a bill that would
require a seven day waiting
period for purchases of han-
dguns.
In recent newspaper
advertisements, Aaron
Zelman, a Milwaukee gun
distributor and founder of
Jews for the Preservation of
Firearms Ownership,
blasted "Stupid Jewish Gun
Grabbers," and Mr.
Schumer in particular.
"Schumer has made
himself the point man to
push this misguided legisla-
tion through the House,"
Mr. Zelman said in an inter-
view. "I see Charles
Schumer as being a danger
to the internal security of
America, more so even than
a foreign spy."
Jewish groups here, which
overwhelmingly support the
Brady bill, were not amused.
On Monday, a coalition in-
cluding the Union of Ameri-
Rep. Charles Schumer
can Hebrew Congregations,
the American Jewish Com-
mittee, the American Jewish
Congress, the National
Council of Jewish Women
and the Anti-Defamation
League held a press con-
ference to demonstrate their
support for Mr. Schumer,
and to deplore the injection
of the anti- Semitism issue
into the debate over the
Brady bill.
Reform Zionists
Advocate Tourism
The Association of Reform
Zionists of America (ARZA)
met in Washington this
week, and high on their
agenda was the issue of
promoting tourism in Israel,
especially among Reform
Jews.
But the group's central
message — the need to pro-
tect religious pluralism in
Israel — was a constant sub-
theme of the meetings.
"We are interested in the
spiritual character of
Israel," said Rabbi Eric
Yoffie, executive director of
ARZA. "We're interested in
religious pluralism, in de-
veloping progressive forms
of Judaism in Israel."
Unlike most visiting
groups, the ARZA delega-
tion did not engage in active
lobbying. Instead, the focus
was on a number of
workshops, including ses-
sions on women in Israel and
expanding progressive
Judaism in that country.