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Likud Turns Up Volume
To Drown Out Peace Pressure

decisions. Clearly, those hard decisions
have not been made. And we are look-
Washington Correspondent
ing at whether there are other steps we
could take to try to revitalize the
everal Likud heavyweights
process that has been so moribund
were in Washington this week
over the last year."
to mobilize opposition to
The real issue being debated this
what the Netanyahu govern-
week was how publicly to push
ment says will be a new American
the balky parties to accept proposals
peace process squeeze aimed at both
that are already on the table, sources
the Israelis and the Palestinians.
said.
David Bar-Illan,
A congressional
media adviser to
source reports a
Prime Minister
growing and sys-
Binyamin Netanyahu,
tematic
effort" to
was in the capital on
build
opposition
to
Monday. A
any enhanced
spokesman at the
American role.
Israeli Embassy said
Jewish leaders say
that he was there
there have been
mostly to meet with
abundant hints that
major columnists.
Jerusalem wants
Israeli and pro-Israel
their groups to pre-
sources said his meet-
pare to battle any
ings were the opening
intrusive new
salvo in a concerted
American effort,
media assault against
with "intrusive"
any new American
defined very broadly
pressure.
— a primary theme
Former Israeli
of Netanyahu gov-
Ambassador Zalman
ernment officials in
Shoval was due later
Zalman Shoval•Gathering forces
their meetings with
in the week; his job,
against American pressure.
leaders of the
Israeli sources con-
Conference of
firm, was to line up
Presidents of Major
congressional
American Jewish Organizations, who
Republicans and the Jewish lobby
were in Israel this week.
against expected American pressure.
Recently, the National Executive
Shoval's expected Washington
Committee of the Anti-Defamation
excursion may also support his ambi-
League passed a resolution rejecting
tions to replace the current ambas-
American pressure and urging the
sador in Washington, Eliyahu Ben-
administration not to offer its own
Elissar.
detailed plan for a Mideast settlement;
Israeli newspapers continue to
other groups report that they have
report that the administration is
been urged to do the same.
preparing a major new plan for the
On Tuesday, B'nai B'rith sent a
long-delayed West Bank redeploy-
stern
letter to Secretary of State
ment, along with a threat to step back
Madeleine Albright, objecting to new
from the peace process entirely if an
U.S. pressure, even though it's still
agreement isn't reached.
more rumor than reality.
But officials here say that the
But at its recent plenum in Florida,
administration is simply debating how
the Jewish Council for Public Affairs
to advance the proposals offered in
passed a resolution praising the
January, which include a new West
administration for its balanced efforts.
Bank redeployment of about 13 per-
And Labor party leader Ehud
cent in several quick phases, coupled
Barak, who visited the White House
to specific security measures by the
two weeks ago, reportedly told
Palestinians.
President Clinton that the Israeli peo-
"We have proposed ideas to the
leaders," State Department spokesman ple would support a more vigorous
American role in bringing the two
James Rubin said on Monday. "We
sides back to the negotiating table.
think it's up to them to make hard

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