bassador should be doing —
presenting his government's
position forcefully, and at
the same time looking for
places to build bridges," said
Jess Hordes, Washington di-
rector for the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith.
Dennis Ross played a com-
plementary role for the
American side.
Mr. Ross, according to
sources, helped prevent an
angry State Department
reaction to Israel's absence
at the opening sessions of
the Washington talks.
Some top offici a ls in the
administration's foreign
policy team were convinced
that all the nit-picking over
venue was only the most ob-
vious manifestation of the
Israelis' unwillingness to
negotiate seriously on the
only question that counts —
the exchange of land for
peace.
Mr. Ross helped generate a
more pragmatic response.
Israel, he argued, needed
to blow off steam after the
"insult" of the invitations.
For internal reasons, Israeli
leaders needed to demon-
strate that they could not be
pushed around by the Bush-
Baker team.
Sources indicated that Mr.
Ross and his State Depart-
ment colleagues are well
aware of Israel's concerns
about a strong American
role in the second round of
peace talks.
But Mr. Ross, like his col-
leagues on the Bush-Baker
team, firmly believes that it
will take a continuing
American presence to keep
the process from collapsing
— a fact, they suggest, that
was proVen beyond doubt
during the tumultuous in-
itial round of talks in
Madrid.
Some officials acknowl-
edge — in private — that
they have created the im-
pression of a pro-Arab tilt in
weaving the complex and
fragile tapestry of the peace
process.
But that. is really just a
reflection of the fact that the
administration, like Israel,
is trying to make the best of
the limited resources at
their disposal. These offi-
cials say the administration
has blunt instruments it can
use to beat the Israelis into
submission, but with the
Syrians, the only tools
available are inducements.
If this creates the ap-
pearance of a pro-Arab tilt,
the administration seems to
be saying, so be it: the
tremendous opportunities
offered by the post-Desert
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