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Jerusalem (JTA) — Despite
some Israeli perceptions to
the contrary, there has been
no "real diminution" of U.S.
Jewish support for the Mid-
dle East peace process, ac-
cording to a top American
Jewish organizational
leader.
There is only a "growing
concern and apprehension
about violence and terror,"
Lester Pollack, chairman of
the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish
Organizations, said in an
address here.
He said that the concern
about security is partly due
to distortions by the news
media. He accused the media
of not focusing enough on
the "positive achievements
of the peace process," such
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est of all Jews to play a role
in issues that bear on the
safety and security of the
state of Israel."
But, while, "American
Jews are entitled to hold
whatever beliefs they want"
on Israeli security polices, he
said, they "should express
their views in responsible
and effective ways."
"We do not believe that
the New York Times should
be the vehicle for these
communications, but they
should be made in private,"
he said.
Only Israelis, whose lives
are at risk, have the right to
make decisions on security
issues, he said, echoing the
line that has often been
sounded by Israeli officials.
He said that the mandate
of an umbrella organization
such as the Conference of
Presidents is to seek a con-
sensus and "to support the
policy and decisions of the
democratically elected
government of Israel in its
pursuit of peace with securi-
ty."
Mr. Pollack said if the
peace process succeeds, the
configuration of the organiz-
ed American Jewish com-
munity and its agenda may
be altered, but its "activity
will not be less intense for
the foreseeable future."
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Nevertheless, said Mr.
Pollack, it is the task of the
Conference of Presidents to
ensure that the euphoria of
Sept. 13 did not blind the
(U.S. Jewish) community
and create a false sense of
total achievement."
Mr. Pollack made the
remarks in a keynote ad-
dress at a ceremony for the
presentation of the B'nai
Brith World Center Award
for Journalism, in memory
of Wolf S. Matsdorf. His ad-
dress was titled, "American
Jewry, Israel and the Peace
Process."
Mr. Pollack said that
"identification with Israel is
the key to the lives of
Diaspora Jews," and that,
therefore, "it is in the inter-
"
Jerusalem (JTA) — Promising
that the United States will do
all it can to facilitate negotia-
tions between Israel and Syria,
the new U.S. ambassador to Is-
rael presented his credentials
to Israeli President Ezer Weiz-
man.
Edward Djerejian will be the
first ambassador to have served
in both Syria and Israel.
His close ties to Syria are
seen as an indicatin that
progress in the Israeli-Syrian
relationship is high on the agen-
da of President Clinton.
Mr. Djerejian has empha-
sized the strength of U.S.-Israel
ties, saying, "The relationship
is on a very solid foting, and
what I hope to do during my
mandate here in Israel."
Mr. Djerejian, 54, was former
assistant secretary of state for
Near Eastern affairs in both the
Carter and Bush administra-
tions. ❑
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