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Facilitation Act (MEPFA), which pro-
vided aid to the Palestinians based on
prior agreements.
That opposition has died down in
the past 12 months, congressional
sources say — in part as a reaction to
the bitterly partisan nature of the
debate.
But unless Palestinian compliance
improves in the next few months, the
debate could erupt anew when the
administration promotes its aid pro-
posal.
s a sweetener to last week's
Wye River agreement, the
Clinton administration is
offering new aid to the
Palestinians and Israelis. But on
Capitol Hill, already sour on foreign
aid and not a hotbed of support for
Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat, the aid
package could be a hard sell.
The administration's expected
request for $500 million to help Israel
A Pollard Deal?
with the costs of the 13 percent rede-
Last week's diplomatic debate spat
ployment might win congressional
over the fate of Jonathan Pollard,
approval, say congressional sources —
which almost torpedoed the Wye
as long as it is represented as a one-
River negotiations after an Israel-
time infusion, not a permanent
Palestinian agreement had been
arrangement.
reached, may complicate efforts to win
"If the aid is directed at relocating
the convicted
facilities as part of the
spy's release.
redeployment and beefing
This week,
up Israel's security, it will
Washington
probably win approval,"
and Jerusalem
said a congressional staffer
were
spinning
who will play a role in the
very
different
upcoming debate. "If any
versions of
part of it is intended to
what actually
fund the CIA's new role in
happened
refereeing compliance, that
inside the
could be a problem."
remote confer-
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-
ence center on
Ala.) this week promised
Maryland's
hearings on the controver-
eastern
shore.
sial CIA role; a number of
Administration
legislators from both par-
sources insist
ties expressed unease about
that while the
both the diplomatic and
Jonathan Pollard.
Pollard issue
physical dangers of the
was discussed
agency's job in policing the
during the negotiations, President Bill
Wye agreement.
Clinton made no promises to free
Leaders in both parties indicated
Pollard as part of the overall package.
they would support the aid request —
Israeli officials say that a deal on
but the House appropriations com-
Pollard was reached — according to
mittee, which played a key role in this
some versions, in compensation for the
year's semi-voluntary reduction in aid
fact that the Palestinians will not jail
for Israel, is expected to take a harder
the Palestinian police chief, Ghazi
look.
Jabali, wanted by the Israelis for terror-
Palestinian aid, according to con-
ism. But the President changed his
gressional sources, will be more depen-
mind after getting an earful from
dent on how the peace process is
angry defense and intelligence officials.
going when lawmakers look at the
On Monday, the White House reaf-
administration proposal.
firmed what Clinton said at the con-
In 1995, Congressional
clusion of the Wye sessions — the
Republicans and some pro-Israel
administration would conduct an
Democrats aggressively opposed
open-ended investigation into the case
efforts to renew the Middle East Peace
.