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Will Peace Talks In U.S.
linon Against Israel?
W
ashington is still a
popular tourist des-
tination — but ap-
parently not popular enough
with officials of Middle
Eastern governments, who
are responding grudgingly
to the administration's in-
vitation to attend peace
talks here on Dec. 4.
But at least one party to
the peace process appears
content.
Administration officials,
convinced that it will take a
strong American hand to
keep the talks on track,
believe that holding the
meetings here will give
them maximum leverage.
The belligerent rhetoric in
Madrid from both sides only
increased the feeling among
U.S. policymakers that con-
tinued pressure from Wash-
ington will be essential to
the peace process.
But many of Israel's
friends in the U.S. do not
share that view.
"It's a discouraging devel-
opment," said Albert Moses,
president of the American
Jewish Committee. "It
means that the Arab coun-
tries and the Palestinians
will be bargaining with the
United States and not with
Israel."
Pro-Israel activists are
also concerned that peace
talks in Washington will
turn into a media circus, and
that the increasingly savvy
Palestinian delegation will
be the biggest beneficiaries.
And there are continuing
fears that holding the talks
in Washington will lead to
new American concessions
to Arab countries, including
removing Syria from the of-
ficial list of nations suppor-
ting terrorism.
Last week, Edward Djere-
jian, the new deputy secre-
tary of state for Near East-
ern and South Asian affairs,
refused to entirely preclude
that possibility during a ses-
sion with House members,
although he said a change in
Syria's status is not current-
ly in the works.
But the bottom line is that
with the various parties to
the talks failing to agree on
a venue, the administration
was handed a perfect oppor-
tunity to force it's own site
preference — and to con-
tinue its preeminent role in
the unfolding drama.
Congress Reaffirms
Israel's Security
Does anybody really care
about congressional procla-
mations on foreign affairs
issues?
Maybe not the folks back
home — but foreign govern-
ments do take notice, say
some legislators.
Recently, Rep. Wayne
Owens, D-Utah, sponsored a
successful resolution com-
mending U.S. participation
in the Middle East peace
talks, and putting Congress
on record as supporting
America's longstanding
commitment to Israel's
security.
The measure was co-
sponsored by Majority
Leader Dick Gephardt,
D-Mo., Rep. Mel Levine, D-
Calif., and Rep. Ben Gilman,
R-N.Y.
"You can't legislate the
peace process," said a con-
gressional source who work-
ed on the legislation. "But
it's clear that foreign
governments do look at
these resolutions. It's impor-
tant to reiterate what U.S.
policy is, especially because
people are very cautious
about the peace process."
More importantly, any
peace treaty resulting from
the current round of talks
would likely involve U.S.
promises and guarantees,
probably regarding addi-
tional aid, development
loans and military assis-
tance.
Since these would require
congressional approval,
backers of the bill argue that
"It's important to
reiterate what U.S.
policy is, especially
because people are
very cautious
about the peace
process."
involving Congress in the
peace process is not a
superfluous exercise.
The Senate has already
passed its version of the
measure supporting the
peace process. It was spon-
sored by Majority Leader
George Mitchell, D-Me., and
Minority Leader Robert
Dole, R-Kans.