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After a slow start, Jewish groups
are starting to endorse the Free-
dom from Religious Persecution
Act, sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf,
R-Va., and Sen. Arlen Specter,
R-Pa.
This week, the Anti-Defamation
League and the Orthodox Union
endorsed the legislation, which has
undergone major revisions since an
original version generated alarm in
Jewish communal circles.
But it's not clear yet whether
groups like the Christian Coalition,
prime movers of Wolf-Specter, will
support those changes.
"We originally supported the
basic thrust of the legislation, but we
had reservations about a variety of
provisions," said Jess Hordes,
Washington director for the Anti-
Defamation League. "As it stands
now, we believe the legislation would
strengthen our national interests."
Hordes said that the bill is now
more inclusive — originally, it
seemed intended to protect primarily
Christians — and that it allowed
sufficient presidential waiver author-
ity in imposing economic penalties
on nations that sanction religious
persecution.
Other Jewish leaders were unhap-
py with language that seemed to sug-
gest a blanket indictment of Islam;
that, too, has been modified.
Nathan Diament, director of the
OU'S Institute for Public Affairs,
said that supporting the fight against
persecution was a moral imperative
for Jews.
"We've been studying the legisla-
tion for a number of months, and
had questions about whether it
was designed in the best way to
achieve its goals," he said. "We like
the changes that have been made,
and we think it's important to sup-
port."
As it stands now — this week, it
was expected to move through the
House International Relations
Committee — the measure would
cut "non-humanitarian" foreign aid
to persecuting countries and force
U.S. officials to oppose loans from
international agencies like the
International Monetary Fund to
those nations.
The measure also would set up a
special office at the State
Department to monitor religious
persecution — not the White
House office originally proposed by
backers. ❑

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