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The normally middle-of-the-road
B'nai Kith is sounding a lot like
the right-of-center Zionist
Organization of America these
days.
Officials of the group say that's
because they're just doing what
they've always done — supporting
the elected government of Israel,
which in this case happens to be a
hard-line government. But there
may be more to the story than
that.
The group's Board of Governors
passed several policy resolutions
striking a distinctly hawkish tone.
In recent weeks, B'nai B'rith has
aggressively gone after the Clinton
administration for pressuring
Israel, and intensified criticisms of Seymour Reich: Former B'nai B'rith president.
Palestinian non-compliance with
the terms of the Oslo agreements.
moving to the left, and many in the
"What's missing from the resolu-
Jewish leadership may be moving with
tions and from B'nai B'rith's recent
them."
positions is any acknowledgment of
The Board of Governors meeting
the administration's positive role, and
drew some - 150 delegates from 24
any effort to encourage the adminis-
countries. Representatives of the
tration to move the peace process for-
Argentina contingent were invited to
ward," said Seymour Reich, a former
the residence of that country's ambas-
B'nai B'rith president. "My concern is
sador for an update on the investiga-
that B'nai B'rith may be perceived as
tions into the two bombings against
moving to the right and not maintain-
Jewish targets in Buenos Aires.
ing the centrist position that it's been
known for and respected for."
Ex Nazi Hunter New Role
B'nai B'rith watchers say part of the
The Justice Department's former top
shift has to do with the group's presi-
Nazi hunter has signed on for a tour
dent, Tommy Baer, who is close to
of duty with the Canadian govern-
Prime Minister Binyarnin Netanyahu.
ment.
At the same time, several veteran
Neal Sher, who headed the Office
staffers who generally took more mod-
of Special Investigations for 12 years
erate positions departed in the last
and then served as executive director
year and were replaced by more con-
of the American Israel Public Affairs
servative activists.
Committee, will serve as a special
Mr. Baer said that claims of a right-
adviser to the Justice Ministry's war
ward shift by the group are unfair; the
crimes unit.
group, he said, is simply maintaining
The Canadian government has
its traditional position.
been under increasing pressure in
"We support the government of
recent years from the Jewish commu-
Israel, no matter who the prime minis-
nity in that country, which has com-
ter is. However, the success of the
plained about less-than-vigorous pros-
peace process depends on compliance
ecutions. Mr. Sher's appointment may
with the Oslo accords. And our posi-
signal a new commitment to finding
tion is that while Israel has complied'
and deporting aging Nazis.
with the accords and the Hebron
"Everyone knows how much effort
agreement, there has been complete
I've put into this issue," Mr. Sher said
non-compliance with almost every
this week. "I wouldn't get involved
provision by the Palestinians."
unless they were very serious. I've had
He also said that other mainstream
direct commitments from the minister
Jewish groups seem to be moving
of justice that this will be a priority."
away from that kind of support.
The Canadians recently have filed
"Regrettably, there's a perception
14 more cases, he said, and they are
among most of the Jewish leadership
beginning to emulate OSI by empha-
that Netanyahu doesn't want peace,
sizing denaturalization and deporta-
which I think is a horrible perception
tion cases.
and not accurate," he said. "I do think
the administration, regrettably, may be
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