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Jews Lobby Officials
As Situation Worsens

Washington (JTA) — As
conditions in Sarajevo de-
teriorated sharply this week,
a group of Jewish organiza-
tional officials descended on
Washington to urge the
Clinton administration and
members of Congress to do
more for the besieged former
Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
But the administration
had already announced it
would not take further steps
to help the Muslims of
Bosnia, who have come
under increasing attack
from advancing Serbian
forces.
At a news conference prior
to his departure for Asia and
the Middle East, Secretary
of State Warren Christopher
said the United States had
done all it could to help the
Bosnians, including pro-
viding humanitarian aid.
"That's a tragic, tragic
situation in Bosnia, make no
mistake about that. It's the
world's most difficult diplo-
matic problem. It defies any
simple solution," Mr.
Christopher said.
Those comments elicited
sharp criticism from one
Jewish organization. In a
statement, the American
Jewish Congress called Mr.
Christopher's remarks "the
most appalling in a series of
recent actions and
statements by this ad-
ministration distancing
itself from the tragedy from
Bosnia.
"The cold indifference to
the massive human catas-
trophe in Bosnia expressed
by this administration's
policy constitutes a betrayal
of fundamental American
values no less than of
America's national inter-
est," said the AJCongress
statement, which was issued

by Robert Lifton, the group's
president, and Henry
Siegman, its executive direc-
tor.
Jewish groups have been
actively lobbying for months
to encourage the United
States to take stronger ac-
tion, including military ac-
tion if necessary, to help the
Bosnian Muslims.
When President Clinton
took office, Jewish groups
had high hopes that the new
administration would take a
more forceful policy to help
the Bosnian Muslims, who
have been the victims of an
"ethnic cleansing" cam-
paign.
To many in the Jewish
community, the "ethnic
cleansing" conjured up eerie
images of the Nazi Holo-
caust and spurred Jewish of-
ficials to ensure that some-
thing be done to help the
Muslims. Jewish groups
have encouraged the ad-
ministration to lift the arms
embargo on Bosnia.
But in recent months, Jew-
ish officials have been ex-
pressing frustration that the
administration, like its
predecessor, has been reluc-
tant to take a stronger
stand.
A delegation of seven Jew-
ish officials, led by the Na-
tional Jewish Community
Relations Advisory Council,
held meetings recently on
Capitol Hill and with offi-
cials at the White House and
Pentagog.
Sarajevo, the Bosnian
capital, is currently under
siege from Serb forces, and
that fact changed the entire
"temperament of why we
came here," said Abraham
Bayer, NJCRAC's director of
international concerns, who
helped organize the
meetings. ❑