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Latest Sticking Point

Mr. Obey, a fierce budget watch-
dog, was enraged and asked for the
hold, with support from Mr.
Livingston and Mr. Callahan.
sraeli diplomats worked fever-
On Tuesday, Israeli Ambassador
ishly this week to defuse yet
another cri-
Eliyahu Ben-
sis holding
Elissar sent a let-
up Israel's big for-
ter of assurance—
eign aid allot-
to Mr. Callahan
ment.
,Tand Sen. Mitch
Late last week,
R-
the House
Ky., that "should
Appropriations
meet their
Committee froze
'requirements,"
$75 million slated
according to one
for Israel as part
Israeli official.
of the current
The aid freeze
"continuing reso-
quickly took on a
lution" funding
potent political
the federal gov-
The extradition case of Samuel Sheinbein
charge. House
is being tied to the aid freeze.
ernment — the
Republicans —
latest twist in a
stung by criti-
cism of rumored holds-because of the
saga that started with a Maryland
Maryland murder case — were
murder case and ended with some gar-
delighted with the latest wrinkle in the
bled communication between Capitol
aid controversy. The National
Hill and Jerusalem.
Republican Congressional Committee
Several weeks ago, an aid freeze was
issued a press release blaming Mr.
threatened because the chair of the
Obey for holding up aid — and never
committee, Rep. Bob Livingston, R-
mentioning Messrs. Callahan and
La., was indignant about Israel's han-
Livingston.
dling of an extradition case involving a
Jewish Democrats, who last week
Jewish teen-ager wanted for a grisly
were slamming the two Republican
murder in a Washington suburb.
committee chairs, were forced to
Later, Rep. Sonny Callahan, R-Ala.,
scramble.
chair of the Foreign Operations sub-
"We're disappointed with this
committee, said the threatened hold
action," said Stephen Silberfarb, asso-
was the result of a dispute with the
ciate director of the National Jewish
Clinton administration over the
Democratic Council. "But there's
details of an aid package for Jordan.
enough blame to go around —
Last week, Rep. David Obey, D-
Democratic and Republican, Israeli
Wis., made the aid freeze official, and
and American."
he made it a bipartisan affair.
So what gives? Congressional insid-
ers describe it this way:
Bibi Blamed For Delay
This year, Israel was supposed to
Officials in Washington were irked by
give back $50 million of its aid to
the latest postponement in Israeli-
help fund an emergency aid package
Palestinian negotiations, scheduled for
for Jordan, as it did last year.
this week in the Washington area, but
But this time, House appropriators
not particularly surprised.
sought formal Israeli assurances that
Foreign Minister David Levy,
the money would be forthcoming.
scheduled to meet with Palestine
Such assurances, they said, were neces-
Liberation Organization official
sary because an overall cap on Mideast
Mahmoud Abbas and Secretary of
aid money imposed by the
State Madeleine Albright, postponed
Republicans and "earmarks" for
his visit because of uncertainty about
Jordan's piece of the pie made Israel's
where his government stood on major
refunded $50 million essential to
issues.
make the overall aid bill add up.
The meeting, a product of Ms.
But according to sources here,
Albright's trip to the region in
Israeli representatives balked.
September, was supposed to set the
c, •
"There were some indications from
agenda for talks on a nmeout in set-
the Israelis that turning back the
tlement construction and additional
money might be a problem this year,"
Israeli redeployments from West Bank
said a congressional source. "The more
areas.
[legislators] requested information, the
But without clear decisions by the
less forthcoming Israelis were."
Netanyahu government on the key

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