Envoys Now Key
Israel-Syria Links
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uiet diplomacy between Is- prominence as the formal bilat-
raeli and Syrian ambas- eral talks with Syria have yield-
sadors in Washington is ed to less direct negotiations on
emerging as a key element a number of tracks.
in th' effort to narrow the broad
"These discussions in Wash-
ington are more than just pre-
gap between the two countries.
Israeli sources in Washington liminary work," said an Israeli
confirmed re-
source. "They are
ports in the Is-
a real, very impor-
raeli press that
tant part of the ne-
Syria's envoy,
gotiations!'
Walid Muallem,
Mr.
Rabi-
recently suggest-
novich's talks with
ed to Israeli am-
his Syrian coun-
bassador Itamar
terpart have cov-
Rabinovich that
ered a wide range
of issues, includ-
Israel give up one
ing the extent and
Jewish settle-
the timing of an
ment to prove its
Israeli pullout
willingness to
from the Golan
pull out of the Itamar Rabinovich:
Golan Heights as Point man in Syrian talks.
and the complex
part of a full peace agreement security arrangements that Is-
rael insists be part of any overall
with Syria.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin treaty.
The Rabinovich-Muallem con-
has suggested a phased pullout
after an agreement with Dam- nection, say other Israeli sources,
ascus. The initial phase, he told is the primary point of contact be-
American Jewish groups last tween the two governments when
week via a satellite hook-up, American officials are not doing
would involve only a "slight with- shuttle diplomacy in the region.
And Mr. Rabinovich (who was
drawal, trying not to uproot even
a professor of Mideast history and
one settlement."
The ambassadorial exchange wrote several books on Syria be-
highlights an increasingly im- fore joining the Israeli negotiat-
portant element in the complex ing team) has emerged as a
tough, effective negotiator who,
peace process.
Mr. Rabinovich, who has head- say sources here, can keep the
ed the Israeli team negotiating talks focused on a handful of key
with Syria, has taken on greater issues.
Jews Address
Christian Coalition
T
he Anti-Defamation
. League, whose critical
study of the religious right
has given it recent notori-
ety, was a frequent topic at Wash-
ington meetings of the Christian
Coalition.
It is the Christian Coalition,
the political arm of TV evangelist
Pat Robertson's ministries, that
has complained the loudest about
ADL's report, which warns about
conservative Christian groups'
growing political influence. The
Christian Coalition meetings in-
cluded a contingent of Jews who
disagree with ADL's analysis, in-
cluding columnist Don Feder and
media critic Michael Medved.
The group also heard from Wa-
tergate-figure-turned-talk-show-
host G. Gordon Liddy, who
warned Christian activists not to
scare offJews by pressing for de-
clarations that this is a "Christ-
ian nation."
Participants at a session on the
alliance between politically con-
servative Jews and Christians in-
cluded Marshall Wittmann, the
Christian Coalition's top lobby-
ist; Beth Galinsky of the Jewish
Action Alliance in Brooklyn; and
Rabbi Daniel Lapin, founder of
Toward Tradition, a Jewish ac-
tivist group that mirrors much of
the Christian right's social and
political agenda.
"Our argument," said Rabbi
Lapin, "is that the kind of Amer-
ica that many Jews want to see
for their children is not different
from the kind of America the peo-
ple in the Christian Coalition
want to see.
"Two great armies are locked