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Jewish Leaders
Push Initiative

Jewish activists and pro-Israel
members of Congress hope to use
United Nations Secretary Gener-
al Kofi Arman's proposed reforms
of the international organization
to press for an end to its long-
standing penchant for organized
Israel-bashing.
But they admit that their efforts
depend to a significant degree on
the survival of the Middle East
peace talks.
The peace process was respon-
sible for Israel's improved inter-
national standing in recent years;
the breakdown in negotiations ear-
lier this year was the trigger for
renewed anti-Israel actions in the
General Assembly.
Recently, Rep. Steve Rothman,
D-N.J., and Rep. Tieana Ros-Lehti-
nen, R-Fla., met with U.N. Am-
bassador Bill Richardson to press
for Israel's admission into the
Western Europe and Other Group
(WEOG), a pivotal regional bloc.
"'The issue cuts to the heart of
fairness at the U.N.," Rothman
said. "What we want to do is end
the second-class status of Israel
and the U.N., a status forced on
Israel for the past 49 years."
Richardson said that Washing-
ton supports Israel's request for-
membership in WEOG.
"But we clearly have to do
more," he said. "Our support for
Israel's membership is just one
way we are attempting to support
Israel's standing at the United Na-
tions."
He referred to the solid rela-
tionship between Prime Minister
Netanyahu and Secretary Gener-
al Annan despite recent U.N. res-
olutions condemning Israel's
decision to build at Har Homa, but
said that "we need the dust to set-
tle" before pressing for broader Is-
raeli participation.
"We've had rough going,"
Richardson said. `There's a very
hostile attitude. But the peace
process will hopefully be reinvig-
orated soon."
Rothman and Ros-Lehtinen
counseled against withholding
payment of Washington's back
dues if Israel is not included in the
regional group. O