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cluding both the Reform and
Conservative movements, which
I believe are not only legitimate
but indispensable parts of the
fabric of Judaism."
But he told reporters that
Knesset action on the contro-
versial conversion legislation
was solely a response to efforts
by Reform and Conservative
forces in Israel to change the re-
ligious status quo through legal
challenges; he insisted that by
withdrawing the lawsuits, Con-
servative and Reform authori-
ties might be able to "put the
genie back in the bottle."
He also said that "it's proba-
bly easier tonnake peace with
the Palestinians than to resolve
this issue satisfactorily" — a
comment that angered Conser-
vative and Reform leaders who
met with him only minutes lat-
er.
"He still speaks about us vir-
tually as enemies," said a top Re-
form leader after the news
conference. "He may have meant
that as a flip comment, but it
was hurtful to compare us in
some way to Yassir Arafat."
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, execu-
tive director of ARZA (Associa-
tion of Reform Zionists in
America), said that Reform and
Conservative Jews are unlikely
to back down in their demands
for equal treatment under Is-
raeli law. "They have to under-
stand that if they expect us to
drop our appeals, it's not going
to happen," he said after Mr. Ne-
tanyahu's news conference.
Rabbi Hirsch said the delega-
tion "emphasized how very
important it is for him to ac-
knowledge in a very public and
visible way the pain that is be-
ing caused to American Jews.
Without regard to any propos-
als for solutions, if he can come
out and acknowledge the_pain,
that would be a positive step."
Did Mr. Netanyahu do that on
his visit?
'We'll see," Rabbi Hirsch said.
"But every time he says he's only
responding to the Reform move-
ment's initiatives, that exacer-
bates and magnifies the attack
on the Diaspora."
During the 60-minute session,
Mr. Netanyahu offered one olive
branch by assigning Alexander
Lubotsky, a member of Knesset
from Yisrael B'Aliyah who has
been trying to forge a compro-
mise on the conversion law, to
stay behind to negotiate with
Conservative and Reform lead-
ers.
"The prime minister said he
was anxious to find some kind
of solution," said Rabbi Eric
Yoffie, president of the Union of
American Hebrew Congrega-
tions, who promised "intensive
negotiations" with Mr. Lubot-
sky. "But it's very uncertain at
this point if there's some basis
for a solution." ❑