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tiators were expected to move the
venue of their discussions later
this week to Florence, where they
will attempt to meet a July 25
deadline for signing an agree-
ment that will launch the next
phase of Palestinian self-rule.
Security issues and conflicting
demands regarding water rights
in the West Bank are reported-
ly holding up the reaching of a fi-
nal agreement.
Negotiators meeting in Cairo
reached agreements for handing
over eight areas of responsibility
in the West Bank to the Pales-

tinians — commerce and indus-
try, gas and petroleum, postal
services, statistics, agriculture,
insurance, labor and municipal
authority.
The two sides also agreed to
the opening of 18 Palestinian po-
lice stations in West Bank vil-
lages.
In addition, Palestinians will
assume responsibility for the
Tomb of Rachel and the Tomb of
Joseph, but Israelis will be free
to continue to worship at these
sites.

Foreign Aid Bill
Secures Israel, Egypt

Washington (JTA) — Despite a
The aid for Israel and Egypt
budget-cutting climate on Capi- alone comprises about 40 percent
tol Hill, foreign aid for Israel, of the $12 billion package.
Egypt and the Palestinian Au-
Malcolm Hoenlein, executive
thority will be kept intact if the vice chairman of the Conference
House of Representatives has its of Presidents of Major American
way.
Jewish Organizations, also laud-
The House passed a $12 billion ed the bill's passage.
foreign aid package. Known as
"We're very pleased that it
the Foreign Operations Appro- passed. It contains many provi-
priations Bill for Fiscal Year sions which are of great impor-
1996, the legislation is 11 percent tance to Israel and the peace
below current foreign aid levels process," he said.
and 20 percent less than what the
Other Jewish organizational
Clinton administration had pro- officials welcomed the legislation,
posed.
which passed 333-89, but were
The House passage was ap- not fully satisfied with the over-
plauded by several Jewish all reduction in foreign aid. Some
groups, though some expressed
concern about the overall reduc-
$1.8 billion is for
tion in foreign assistance.
The Senate is expected to take
security measures.
up the bill in the next few weeks.
The legislation will then go to a
Senate-House conference com- officials said they had particu-
mittee for final retooling.
larly hoped for further assistance
The bill, which actually sets to Africa. The House bill includes
spending for the next fiscal year, $528 million for African projects.
includes $3 billion for Israel, $2.1
This was the "bare minimum
billion for Egypt and $100 million necessary" to meet America's
for the Palestinians.
obligations overseas, said Jason
Of the $3 billion designated for Isaacson, government and inter-
Israel, $1.2 billion is for econom- national affairs director at the
ic assistance and $1.8 billion is American Jewish Committee.
for security measures.
But a trimmed aid budget is
The bill includes a provision, better than no appropriations bill
also included in last year's foreign at all, he added.
aid package, that stipulates that
AJCommittee had launched a
the Palestinians cannot receive media campaign to muster sup-
the designated aid unless the port for foreign aid.
president certifies that they are
"American leadership in world
complying with their peace ac- affairs is expensive. Until you
cords with Israel.
consider the alternative," read an
The measure also contains advertisement sponsored by AJ-
$595 million in aid to the 12 for- Committee that has run in ma-
mer Soviet Union republics, most jor newspapers and magazines.
of which will go to Russia.
Others were particularly
The American Israel Public Af- pleased that financial and tech-
fairs Committee, the pro-Israel nical assistance will continue to
lobby, one of whose main issues flow to the former Soviet Union.
is foreign aid, was "extremely
That aid is important as those
pleased" with the House's strong nations "continue their long
bipartisan vote, said Neal Sher, march toward democratic soci-
AIPAC's executive director.
eties, which we believe is the best
"Full funding for Israel is par- protection for Jews living in those
ticularly significant in light of the countries," said Mark Levin, ex-
budget-cutting climate on the ecutive director of the National
Hill," he said in a statement.
Conference on Soviet Jewry.

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