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American Heart Association
WE ' RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
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A State Department spokes-
here was a lot of action _
and some significant inac- man was unable to say how
tion — on the issue of much of the $100 million in an-
American aid to the Pales- nual aid might be affected; pro-
tinians, as Congress rushed to get Israel lobbyists say most will not.
"Basically, we'll be waiting for
out of town for the month-long
a legal ruling from State
summer recess.
s Ross on whether aid to the
But the net impact of the Denni
lawn ched
NGOs is affected," said an
failure of legislators to re-
some !ast-
official with a major pro-
new or extend the Middle
min ute
Israel group here. " The ex-
East Peace Facilitation Act
lobb ying
pectation is that they'll
effo rts.
may be less than over-
take the most liberal in-
whelming.
MEPFA, the law allowing terpretation — and that Con-
American aid to the Palestine gress will complain."
But Congress can't do any-
Liberation Organization and its
successors, and contact with of- thing until it reconvenes in Sep-
ficials of the group, will lapse, in tember.
Government sources also ex-
large measure, because the Clin-
ton administration did not push pect that MEPFA's expiration
for renewal until the last minute. will not affect American discus-
At the last minute, the ad- sions with PA officials.
Deputy State Department
ministration suddenly began
pressing for at least a 45-day re- spokesman Jim Foley said that
newal; special U.S. envoy Dennis the failure to renew MEPFA
Ross, who was said by sources "doesn't impair our diplomatic
here to be cool to the renewal ef- contacts with the Palestinians."
Also awaiting members of Con-
fort before last week's signs of
movement on the peace process gress when they return will be
front, began a last-minute lob- several bills designed to suspend
aid to the PA, and impose other
bying effort.
But the bombings in restrictions, until Mr. Arafat gets
Jerusalem, and the upsurge in serious about fighting terrorism.
interest in Yassir Arafat's half- But those bills, Jewish activists
hearted war against terrorism, point out, also are aimed pri-
effectively stopped that move- marily at the PA, so their impact
ment in its tracks, since legisla- may be more symbolic than eco-
tors had hoped to slip a short nomic.
extension through without at-
tracting much attention.
Publicity
The impending expiration of
Deadlines
the law means that the PA's of-
fice in Washington will have to
The normal deadline for local
close next week, although nobody
news and publicity items is
expects Palestinian officials to
noon Thursday, eight days pri-
pack up and go home. It also
or to issue date. The deadline
means that direct aid to Arafat's
for out-of-town obituaries is 10
a.m. Tuesday, three days prior
fledgling government could end.
to issue date.
There's only one problem; most
All material must be type-
American aid goes directly to
written, double-spaced, on 81/2
non- governmental organizations
x 11 paper and include the
(NGOs) in Gaza and the West
name and daytime telephone
Bank, not to the corruption-rid-
number of sender.
dled PA.