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11/14
1997
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Spotlight On Hate Crimes
PA Office Creates Stir
This week's White House conference
on hate crimes did exactly what offi-
cials of the Anti-Defamation League,
the group that has pressed the hardest
for tougher laws and better data col-
lection, hoped: It used the enormous
power of the presidency to focus
attention on an issue most Americans
prefer to ignore.
That attention included the dra-
matic testimony of several victims of
hate crimes who have become anti-
hate crusaders, like Chuenee Sampson,
an African-American woman whose
encounter with racist violence as a
high school student led her to create
Students Against Violence Everywhere
(SAVE) in Brooklyn.
President Clinton used the confer-
ence, which actually took place at
George Washingtoq University, to
announce several new initiatives on
hate crimes, including the assignment
of 50 new FBI agents and prosecutors
to hate crimes details and tougher laws
for some kinds of hate crimes.
Mr. Clinton also announced sup-
port for expanding existing hate
crimes laws to cover crimes committed
because of the victim's sexual orienta-
tion, gender or disability, and unveiled
a new network of law enforcement
authorities to work on hate crimes
issues.
Mr. Clinton made a pitch for his
embattled nominee as head of the
Justice Department civil rights divi-
sion, Bill Lann Lee, whose confirma-
tion has been held up because of his
support for affirmative action.
ADL officials, who first proposed
the idea of a high-level Washington
conference, were delighted with the
results.
"There were more Cabinet secre-
taries than I've seen together in a long
time," said Abraham Foxman, the
group's national director. "That indi-
cates a new commitment and interest.
It's clear that this is now an agenda
item for the nation at the very highest
levels."
Also on the hate crimes front, Rep.
Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has intro-
duced legislation giving victims the
right to file civil actions against their
attackers.
"It's time for Congress to send a
strong and unmistakable message to
the bigots and thugs, the neo-Nazis
and anti-Semites who commit these
crimes: their days are numbered," Mr.
Nadler said. "Their victims are going
to have every legal recourse to get the
justice they deserve."
Smoking may be a relic of the past on
Capitol Hill, but smoke-filled rooms
were operating round the clock this
week as Congress wheeled and dealed
its way toward a delayed adjournment.
Blocking their way were several
appropriations bills held up by unre-
lated controversies — including a for-
eign aid bill that has been stalled for
months because of a controversy over
international family planning pro-
grams.
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A Palestinian national unity meeting in
Gaza.
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With legislators now hoping to
leave by week's end, the fate of the aid
bill was not clear at press time. What
was clear was the fact that the mea-
sure — or a "continuing resolution"
to keep programs operating until
February, when Congress gets back to
work — probably will contain provi-
sions allowing the Palestinian
Authority's Washington office to
reopen.
Officially, that office was forced to
close this summer, when Congress
failed to renew the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act. In reality, PA officials
continued to work in Washington,
with the Clinton administration's
blessing.
Now, they want to make it official.–
Last week, the administration con-
vinced House and Senate conferees to
insert a provision allowing the presi-
dent to waive the longstanding prohi-
bition against Palestine Liberation
Organization operations in
Washington — a prohibition that was
lifted by the now-expired MEPFA.
Republican lawmakers cried foul.
Rep. Mike Forbes, R-N.Y., blasted
what he called the "back-room deal"
allowing the Palestinians to reopen
their office.
"I am vehemently opposed to this
behind-the-back effort to allow PLO
terrorists to reopen their operations
here," he said. "It is completely inap-