Yt's Time To /Jape That Watek fixed' Blacks And Jews Pro Foreign Aid Last week, a group of black and Jewish legislators got together to begin discussing cooperative for- eign aid strategies for this era of slash-and-bum budgeting in Con- gress. The session was convened by Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. It in- cluded some 11 black and Jewish legislators concerned about aid to Africa and Israel's $3.2 billion annual allotment. "African leaders have spoken to me about the importance of American assistance as an im- portant tool in bringing stability and economic development to countries threatened by unrest, terrorism and religious extrem- ism," Ms. Hastings said in a statement. 'We all agreed that it is in both America's and Israel's best interest to help bring stabil- ity to and show support for this region and ensure that political instability does not lead to ex- ports of terrorism and funda- mentalism." Punctuating that concern is the fact that pro-Israel forces on Capitol Hill remain the most im- portant backers of the overall for- eign aid program. Black legislators need the help of their Jewish colleagues to preserve even a modicum of aid to hard- pressed African nations. Jewish members, facing the virtual cer- tainty of cuts in Israel's allotment in the next few years, need all the allies they can get to keep reduc- tions from cutting too deeply. And Jewish legislators are worried about new tensions that are almost inevitable if aid to Is- rael is preserved, while programs to help the impoverished nations of Africa are eliminated or cut to the bone. Activists Back On Capitol Hill For months, opponents of the Middle East peace process have had a clear shot at Congress, where supporters of the Rabin government's policies have been as scarce as liberals. 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