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M
embers of the Clinton
administration foreign
policy team are more
than a little peeved at
last week's decision by Arab
leaders not to soften the eco-
nomic boycott against Israel, de-
spite the Sept. 13 Israeli-PLO
agreement regarding Palestin-
ian self-rule.
But that irritation may not
translate into direct action.
Sources here say the boycott is-
sue may not be as high on the
administration's agenda as
some Jewish groups would like.
In private, several administra-
tion officials have expressed
disappointment that represen-
tatives of the Arab states now
in New York for the United Na-
tions General Assembly session
apparently spurned Secretary
of State Warren Christopher's
pleas to end the boycott.
That decision came on the
eve of the 38-nation "donor's
conference" in Washington
where $2 billion in pledges
came from the wealthy nations
of the world to help with eco-
nomic development in Gaza and
Jericho as they head towards
self-rule.
"The timing — and the sym-
bolism — were bad," said one
administration official. "But its
important that we not link eco-
nomic development to the boy-
cott. They are not connected."
Israeli diplomats couldn't
agree more. Ending the boycott,
they say, is not on the same lev-
el as the "Gaza and Jericho
First" peace plan, a plan which
depends on a quick economic fix
for Palestinians in those areas.
But some Jewish activists
agree that an indirect connec-
tion was inevitable. Asked
Abraham Foxman, national di-
rector of the Anti-Defamation
League, "How can you meet to
talk about economic develop-
ment if the boycott is still being
enforced? That would be funny,
if it wasn't so serious."
Mr. Foxman urged no quid
pro quo linking an end to the
boycott to development assis-
tance for Gaza and Jericho.
Pro-Israel groups plan to in-
crease pressure on the boycott
issue in the next few weeks. The
Conference of Presidents of Ma-
jor American Jewish Organi-
zations is considering a blitz of
Arab boycott issue. It also plans
to raise the matter with repre-
sentatives of European nations.
How Jewish Is NAFTA?
The administration has much
riding on its battle to win ap-
proval of the North America
Free Trade Agreement (NAF-
TA), which is facing stiff oppo-
sition from conservatives, labor
unions and a big-eared guy
from Texas with the funds to
make big trouble for the White
House.
So it shouldn't be surprising
that the White House is look-
ing to the Jewish community
for support. Recently, Vice Pres-
ident Albert Gore met with
Rabbi Jacob Bronner, an offi-
cial with the Belzer Chasidim
in New York who has become a
familiar figure in the corridors
of power in Washington.
Mr. Gore made a convincing
case that NAFTA is relevant for
Jewish voters despite widely
differing predictions about what
the agreement will mean for the
American economy, says Rab-
bi Bronner.
"NAFTA may not sound
Jewish, but jobs are a very Jew-
ish issue," he said. "The Vice
President convinced me that
NAFTA will create jobs all over
the country."
Currently, he said, NAFTA
is not a hot issue in the Jewish
world.
"Nobody even really knows
what it is," he said. "But that
will change when we start talk-
ing about how it will create jobs
in our communities. People
need to be convinced that it's
relevant."
NAFTA presents some polit-
ical conflicts for Rabbi Bronner:
His longtime friend Rep.
Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., the
House majority leader, is op-
posed to the free trade agree-
ment, while Mr. Gore is leading
the charge on the other side.
Clinton's
Jewish' Adviser
Recently, Bill Clinton has
shown a new surefootedness
when navigating the terrain of
Jewish politics. He has received
high marks for his administra-
tion's energetic efforts to keep
Jewish leaders up-to-date on
developments in the Mideast
peace process, and for his un-
willingness to apply pressure
on the Jerusalem government.