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In a diplomatic reshuffling
that surprised pro-Israel
leaders, the Clinton admin-
istration named a new am-
bassador to Israel — and in the
process, shook up its Mideast
peace process team.
Edward Djerejian, the as-
sistant secretary of state for
Near Eastern affairs who's
widely praised for keeping the
administration focused on the
peace talks, will take over the
embassy in Tel Aviv at the end
of the year.
The White House had origi-
nally tapped for the job Regi-
nald Bartholomew, who has
been a special U.S. trouble-
shooter in the former Yugo-
slavia. But last week the
administration assigned Mr.
Bartholomew to Italy and Mr.
Djerejian, who was once am-
bassador to Damascus, to Tel
Aviv.
The change won't create a
vacuum at the peace table since
President Clinton appointed
Dennis Ross, the former policy
planning chief in James Bak-
er's state department, as spe-
cial U.S. coordinator for the
talks. Mr. Ross was a primary
architect of the Mideast peace
negotiations that began in 1991
in Madrid.
But it will create a vacuum
at the Washington Institute for
Near East Policy, the pro-Israel
think-tank. Mr. Ross was ready
to replace Martin Indyk, the in-
stitute's former executive di-
rector, who is now a national
security aide at the White
House.
Why the reshuffling? The ad-
ministration apparently want-
ed a top diplomat in Israel who
already had good working re-
lations with the Rabin govern-
ment and who intimately knew
the details of the Mideast peace
process. Mr. Djerejian was one
of few diplomats who fit the
bill.
Some sources here also said
the administration hoped the
move would advance a peace
process that again seems
bogged down.
Foreign Aid Bill
Glides Through
After months of anxiety and re-
peated hints by powerful con-
gressional machers that
congressional budget cutters
might shrink Israel's $3.2 bil-
lion in aid, the foreign aid bill
sailed through the House last
week without a hitch.
According to Rep. Ben
Gilman, R-N.Y., the ranking
Republican on the Foreign Af-
fairs Committee, the aid pack-
age moved so easily, despite all
the dire warnings, because pro-
Israel groups effectively made
the case that Israel's aid pro-
duces economic dividends for
American workers.
Jewish groups also success-
fully linked high levels of aid
to the survival of the Mideast
peace talks.
Just as important were sev-
eral maneuvers that provided
some cover for legislators who
wanted to vote for the measure
— out of a commitment to Is-
rael or because of old-fashioned
political horse trading — but
were concerned about the anti-
aid mood back home.
"The fact that it came up on
a voice vote made it easier to
pass this bill," said Mr.
Gilman. "It doesn't put a lot of
people on the line who may
have trouble explaining foreign
aid at home."
For the first time since 1986,
the House passed an aid au-
thorization bill along with an
appropriations measure. This
was part of the Foreign Affairs
Committee's effort to revive its
foreign policy clout.
Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., a
member of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, said, "The fact that
Foreign Affairs is seeking to re,
claim some of its authority is
very important because
many strong supporters of Is-
rael are on the committee.
Passing an authorization bill
is part of that, and it's a good
sign for next year's aid."
The fact that Israel's assis-
tance remained stable despite
a five percent cut in the over-
all aid budget, Mr. Engel said,
"sends an important message
in these times of budget cutting
and retrenchment."