IP for clemency, with no promises about
the outcome.
But the biggest problem for Pollard
involved a blast by House Speaker Newt
Gingrich (R-Ga.), who criticized the
administration for even considering
releasing Pollard as part of a deal at Wye.
Sources here say Republican leaders
on Capitol Hill had privately indicat-
ed they might support such a decision
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— if it was carried out discreetly,
without a lot of public fanfare.
Netanyahu's high-stakes gamble last
week, which put the Pollard affair on
every front page in the country, may
have wiped out that support.
Talking Money
The NJDC PAC — the political
funding arm of the National Jewish
Democratic Council — has moved
into the top ranks of Jewish and pro-
Israel political action committees.
In the current election cycle, the
Democratic group is giving more than
$600,000 for House and Senate can-
didates — some of it in direct contri-
butions, some in "bundled" contribu-
tions, gathered from individual mem-
bers and delivered in bundles to cho-
sen candidates.
When "soft money" contributions
to state and national party organiza-
tions are counted, the Jewish
Democratic group marshaled some
$1.1 million for the upcoming elec-
tion — more than the two largest pro-
* Israel PACs combined.
The group is contributing to Jewish
and non-Jewish lawmakers alike,
including Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Sen.
Tom Daschle (D-SD) and House
Minority Leader Richard Gephardt
(D-MO.)
Also on the receiving end of NJDC
PAC money: Rep. Chuck Schumer
(D-NY), who is locked in a close and
Ugly race with Sen. Alfonse D'Amato,
a Republican, and the embattled, con-
troversial Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun
(D-IL).
The rapid growth of the funding
organization, according to NJDC
associate director Stephen Silberfarb,
is a result of the fact that funding
decisions are based on a variety of
factors, not just a candidate's posi-
tions on Israel.
"The Jewish community is diverse
in the issues it cares about — and
more and more, that is being borne
out in its political giving," he said.
"Single-issue PACs have had declining
contributions, but some of the multi-
PACs are doing very well."
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