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oes Sen. Patrick
Leahy, D-Vt., have
plans for foreign aid
that could affect
Israel's $3.2 billion annual
allotment?
That question looms large
in pro-Israel circles as the
debate over the foreign aid
budget for the next fiscal
year approaches — and as it
appears likely that the en-
tire aid program will be
overhauled as Congress try
to cut the runaway deficit.
As chair of the foreign
operations subcommittee of
the Senate Appropriations
Committee, Mr. Leahy's
opinions on foreign aid carry
enormous weight.
Although he has worked
closely in the past with pro-
Israel activists on several
issues, he has also criticized
Israel's human rights
record, and suggested
possibly linking aid to
changes in Israeli human
rights policy.
Now, he is dropping hints
about a major overhaul in
the entire foreign aid pro-
gram.
During his trip to Israel
last week, Sen. Leahy re-
portedly confined his discus-
sion to the $10 billion in loan
guarantees now in the
pipeline to Israel and to
Israeli economic reforms.
Israeli leaders argued that
this is not the time to cut aid
because of the present peace
process.
But pro-Israel leaders in
Washington are keeping a
wary eye on the senator.
"We have no reason to
think that he is targeting
Israel," said one pro-Israel
activist. "But he is talking
about overall cuts, and it's
not clear whether that would
include Israel. Anytime you
open up that can of worms,
Patrick Leahy: Will face
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resistance if cuts aid to Israel.
you must worry about what
comes out."
If he does favor across-the-
board cuts, Mr. Leahy may
face stiff resistance. Last
week, Senate minority
leader Robert Dole, R-Kans.,
told representatives of the
Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish
Organizations that Israel's
deportation of Hamas ac-
tivists could sway the up-
coming aid debate. But he
added that Israel's standing
in the Senate remains high
— and that he doesn't expect
a concerted move to cut
Israel's annual aid.
"For now, we believe aid to
Israel is not in danger,
although foreign aid in gen-
eral will be reviewed," said
Malcolm Hoenlein, ex-
ecutive vice-chair of the Con-
ference of Presidents.
"There will probably be
some restructuring. And we
need to increase our educa-
tional efforts so people
understand why this aid is
important to our own na-
tional interest."
,
Cardin Fighting
For Campaign Reform
With an administration
committed to reforming
campaign financing and a
crowd of new legislators
elected on a reform platform,
this could be the year when
talk about campaign financ-
ing turns into action.
And Jewish activists will
be in the thick of it. Several
legislators, including Rep.
Ben Cardin, D-Md., are in-
troducing campaign finance
reform packages. Mr. Car-
din's bill would reduce in-
c u mb e nts ' advantage
through a mix of public mat-
ching funds and cutting po-
litical action committees' in-
fluence.