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position as chair of the Labor
and Human Resources Com-
mittee to temper the Republican
enthusiasm for demolishing
social programs in wholesale
lots.
Pro-Israel political action
committees (PACs), already
stretched thin by the record
turnover in 1994, face an even
bigger problem in 1996.
"The large number of open
races is a real challenge," said
an official with one pro-Israel
PAC. "It means that in many
cases, we have to cover both
sides; we have to give to more
candidates, and that's a real
strain on our resources."
And the big turnover is a
problem for pro-Israel lobbyists,
who face a Congress that in-
creasingly lacks experience in
Middle East policy.
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head the troubled Nation-
al Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People
(NAACP), was one of the hon-
orees at the Martin Luther King
commemoration at the Israeli
embassy in Washington.
Every year, the embassy,
along with the Religious Action
Center of Reform Judaism, pre-
sents a civil rights leadership
award at the King ceremony.
This year, Mr. Mfume seemed
like a natural choice, according
to Rabbi David Saperstein, di-
rector of the Reform group.
"He has emerged as a major
figure in the civil rights commu-
nity," he said. "And he has a long
history of close relations with
Baltimore's Jewish community;
he has already made it clear that
black-Jewish relations, and
NAACP's long tradition of coali-
tion building, will be priorities in
his new position."
Sharing the honors was Peter
Edelman, a longtime civil rights
lawyer, peace activist and now
the assistant secretary for plan-
ning and evaluation at the De-
partment of Health and Human
Services.
"He has been a towering fig-
ure in terms of social justice con-
cerns," Rabbi Saperstein said.
"And he's been a very visible Jew-
ish presence inside government
and legal circles who has made
major contributions to values
that are at the core of the Jewish
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The American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (AIPAC) con-
tinues to work with its grassroots
network around the country to
build contacts with the political
aspirants, said outgoing presi-
dent Steve Grossman.
"It's a challenge we've suc-
cessfully met in the past," he
said.
"Half of the Congress has
been elected since 1990, but bi-
partisan support [for Israel] was
never stronger than during
1995. That demonstrates to us
that our education and recruit-
ment efforts are working."
But pro-Israel lobbyists rep-
resenting a number of groups
worry that with so many strong
pro-Israel voices leaving Wash-
ington, Congress is losing its in-
stitutional memory about the
U.S.-Israel relationship.
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Israeli Stabbed
Near Bethlehem
Jerusalem (JTA) — Israel closed
off Bethlehem after an Israeli
was moderately wounded in a
shooting attack on the outskirts
- of the city, now a Palestinian
self-rule enclave.
The wounded man, a religious
Jew, reportedly was shot and
wounded in a ceramics shop
near Rachel's Tomb in an area
patrolled by Palestinian police.
He was taken to a hospital in
Jerusalem, where he underwent
surgery.
The Israeli army declared
Bethlehem, which was handed
over to the Palestiniang on Dec.
21, a closed military zone.
"The entry of Israeli citizens
is forbidden for security rea-
sons," an army spokeswoman
said.
An Arab bystander said:
"They have just reoccupied Beth-
lehem."
Palestinian police also were
conducting a search.
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