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FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1991
JAMES D. BESSER
E
Washington Correspondent
very one in Washing-
ton has been busy in
recent days trying to
unearth information about
Clarence Thomas, President
Bush's nominee to replace
Justice Thurgood Marshall
on the Supreme Court.
But for Jewish groups, the
upcoming confirmation
hearings — scheduled for
September — represent a po-
litical minefield.
Most multi-issue Jewish
groups are uncomfortable
with Mr. Thomas's conser-
vative record.
Reports so far suggest that
Mr. Thomas will reflect the
White House's anti-abortion
stance, and that he will be a
problem for most Jewish
groups on the church-state
issue.
But there are political
costs to publicly opposing
the nomination.
"We're in a real box," said
an official with one major
Jewish group. "Are we ready
to accept the fact that Mr.
Bush is never going to ap-
point someone we can en-
thusiastically support? And
if that's true, can we afford
to oppose everybody he ap-
points? There is a real cost to
being perceived as a perma-
nent 'no' vote. In the polit-
ical world, people begin to
dismiss you."
Jewish groups — with the
exception of the Union of Or-
thodox Jewish Congrega-
tions of America, which has
found some positive things
to say about the nominee —
are trying to weigh just how
visible and active they can
be in any effort to derail the
nomination, an effort few
observers expect to succeed.
"It's a very difficult cost-
benefit equation," said an-
other prominent Jewish ac-
tivist here. "We have good
reason to tread very careful-
ly in this debate."
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Sen. Leahy Works To
Offset Loan Linkage
President Bush's recent
comments notwithstanding,
there is little doubt among
most pro-Israel activists that
the administration will tie
the badly needed $10 billion
in U.S. loan guarantees to
the issue of Israel's West
Bank settlement policies.
If that is the case, Sen.
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., may
become an important player
in the upcoming congres-
sional debate.
Mr. Leahy has been quiet-
ly working to find a corn-
promise formula acceptable
to both Washington and the
Jerusalem government of
Yitzhak Shamir.
"He's starting with the
premise that some kind of
linkage is inevitable," said a
source who has worked with
Mr. Leahy on the issue.
"From there, he's trying to
find ways to minimize the
damage."
Privately, Mr. Leahy has
been telling Jewish activists
that Israel has to be more
accommodating on the set-
tlements question — and
that the administration has
to be more forthcoming in
supporting the loan pro-
gram.
Mr. Leahy faces for-
midable odds; last week's
announcement of new Israeli
settlements came as a sharp
blow to promoters of the loan
guarantees in Washington.
"Every time we think
we're getting this issue
under control, another an-
nouncement comes out of
Israel," said a congressional
source. "This is going to be a
very difficult fight, and the
Israelis aren't making it any
easier for us."
Putting The Cuffs
On Hate Crimes
Last year's landmark Hate
Crimes Statistics Act is al-
ready having a profound
effect on the thinking of
police departments across
the country, according to a
leading law enforcement of-
ficial.
"The act has helped define
the problem of hate crimes
for police officials," said Dan
Rosenblatt, executive direc-
tor of the International
Association of Chiefs of
Police. "The work being
done on the national level to
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