SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE /—) \ Th /—' came in, rabbis used to look the other way and convert children of non-observant adoptive par- ents. "It was a fiction. Now it's fin- ished," said Mr. Dayan. Secular adoptive parents are now forced to choose between observing mitzvot against their will and get- ting their children converted, or maintaining their lifestyles and raising non-Jewish children. There are efforts to find a loop- hole in Jewish law to get around this agonizing problem. So far none has been found. The whole disastrous condition of foreign adoption for Israelis fi- nally has been recognized by the government. In May 1993 Israel joined 64 other countries in sign- ing the Hague Convention to reg- ulate intercountry adoptions. To comply with the convention, the government has proposed a new law whereby foreign adoptions would be arranged via Child Wel- fare Services. However, the government's proposal, introduced by Justice Minister David Liba'i, would keep the restriction that Israeli cou- ples could only adopt children of their own religion. If as Ms. Blass believes, "There are no Jewish children abroad available for adoption," the government pro- posal would make it impossible for any but observant Orthodox parents to adopt foreign children and raise them in Israel as Jews. Mr. Liba'i, however, says the courts here would have the lati- tude to prevent such discrimina- tion. Yet a senior Justice Ministry source confirmed what all ob- servers assume: That Mr. LibaTs proposal is part of the govern- ment's agreement to lock in all aspects of the religious status quo as the price for the Shas (Sephar- di Orthodox) party's return to the ruling coalition. Mr. Liba'i may give assurances that his proposal wouldn't stop non-observant Israeli Jewish cou- ples from adopting abroad, but many people remain uncon- vinced. 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