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The dilemma of a possibly divided
Jerusalem faces the policymakers.

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Olj erusalem: Few words in any

language have such power
to stir the emotions.
To Jews around the world,
especially at this time of year, the
word evokes a historical rela-
tionship to a place and an idea
that oppressors and the forces of
assimilation haye not been able
to break. That sentiment is em-
bodied in the closing words of the
Passover service: "Next year in
Jerusalem."
But for U.S. diplomats who
have invested enormous energy
in the faltering Middle East peace
talks, Jerusalem represents a
world-class monkey wrench.
Washington officials are being
tugged in different directions by
the genuine passion of Jews
verywhere for the city and its
central role in Jewish life, by Is-
raeli and American ideologues
who seek to manipulate that po-
tent imagery for political ends —
and by other religious cultures,
Christian and Muslim, that want
a piece of Jerusalem.
Washington's policy on
Jerusalem is further complicat-
ed by this country's oft-contra-
dictory role in the Middle East;
indeed, no other issue illustrates
that as clearly as the future of Is-
rael's eternal, eternally contest-
ed capital.
For the Labor government that
signed the Oslo accords, the plan
for Jerusalem was unstated but
clear: to weave a tapestry of
agreements on other issues that
would make it hard for the Pales-
tinians to walk away when, at the
end of the game, they didn't get
what they wanted in Jerusalem.
Longstanding U.S. policy — to
take no diplomatic steps that

would suggest an American po-
sition on the issue — was com-
patible with that approach.
Israeli Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu wants to
reverse the order of the negotia-
tions by jumping right to the fi-
nal-status issues such as
Jerusalem, and at the same time
boldly asserting Israel's right to
all of the city.
Mr. Netanyahu's ultimate
goals are unclear, but those tac-
tics compound the dilemma for
policymakers here who are try-
ing to balance policy objectives.
On one hand, this country is Is-
rael's closest and most important
ally, a relationship that bolsters
Israel's confidence about taking
risks for peace. Without that
friendship, there_ would be no
peace process; maintaining the
confidence of ordinary Israelis is
a key goal of the Clinton admin-
istration.
But many Israelis fail to un-
derstand a friendship in which
the senior partner doesn't recog-
nize the capital of its ally. And
most American Jews long for the
day when their own government's
policies reflect what they know in
their own hearts — that
Jerusalem must never again be
divided.
Washington's reticence on
Jerusalem is a sore point for both
groups. As a result, pro-Israel
forces have pushed hard for
American policies that bolster Is-
rael's claims to all of Jerusalem,
such as moving the American
Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel's
capital.
But Washington also is trying

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