Steven Grossman:
President of AIPAC
Mr. Arafat's willingness and abil-
ity to live up to the agreements
he made. That could have an im-
pact on the planned $500 million
in aid to help the new Palestin-
ian self-rule entity get off the
ground.
"I have been very explicit that
I am a strong supporter of the
peace process," Mr. Engel said. "I
hope things move ahead. But I do
think it's important to focus on
the fact that agreements have
been signed (by Arafat), and that
these agreements haven't been
lived up to."
Mr. Engel, reflecting the view
of many American Jews, said
"Until I see
concrete evidence,
I will continue
to be less than
optimistic — but
I am hopeful."
Morton Klein, ZOA
that Mr. Arafat's recent behav-
ior — including his tantrum at
last week's signing — have gen-
erated a new skepticism about
the PLO's sincerity that has
dampened enthusiasm for the
peace process.
"This is a real wait and see pe-
riod," added Morton Klein, pres-
ident of the Zionist Organization
of America, which pressed for the
new congressional watchdog unit.
"Can Arafat deliver?
Hopefully, this signing, and the
actual beginning of self-rule in
Gaza and Jericho, will encourage
the Palestinians to live with Is-
rael as decent, civil neighbors."
But recent events, he said are
not encouraging.
"I continue to be disheartened
and discouraged by the experi-
ence of the first nine months," Mr.
Klein said. "Until I see concrete
evidence, I will continue to be less
than optimistic — but I am hope-
ful."
Mr. Klein said that the best
thing the administration can do
is to use its influence to press the
PLO to live up to its agreements
— and to react negatively to any
new breach of those agreements.
Some groups openly criticized
the Cairo agreement.
"The Rabin government has
set in motion a dangerous process
that is becoming irreversible,"
said Herbert Zweibon, chairman
of Americans for a Safe Israel in
a statement. "The PLO is being
given control over land and all
the trappings of statehood; it is
only a matter of time before it de-
clares the establishment of the
`state of Palestine."
Mr. Zweibon said that the self-
rule plan "is based on a series of
absurd assumptions," and pre-
dicted "chaos and bloodshed rem-
iniscent of Lebanon" in the new
self-rule area.
"I assume the agreement will
not work, that the PLO and
Hamas will step up their violence
in order to push Rabin to more
rapidly give up the remaining
territories," said Dr. Ernest
Bloch, president of Pro-Israel, a
group that has been closely allied
with the Israeli settlers' move-
ment. "I think that American
Jews are becoming much more
aware that the agreements are
not working."
Mr. Bloch referred to polls
showing a sharp decline in sup-
port for the agreements in Israel,
and predicted a similar shift
among American Jews. He also
criticized mainstream Jewish or-
ganizations for their support of
the accords.
"Jewish leaders are going
along with this too complacent-
ly," he said. "But the rank and file
is more aware of what's going on.
They don't have obligations to
the Rabin government that re-
quire them to support the gov-
ernment's policies."
But most Jewish leaders insist
that even with the growing skep-
ticism about the PLO, support for
the basic decisions made by the
Rabin government remains
strong.
"The fact is that most Ameri-
can Jews just don't see any al-
ternative," said Lester Pollack of
the Presidents Conference.
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in Cairo, representatives from the
American business community
met with political leaders from
all sides to discuss the economic
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