AUCTION AT
utors to American political candidates,
where donors often seek access as well
as influence, most contributors to
Israeli candidates are American Jews
passionately interested in the future
direction of the Jewish state.
Fund-raising sources predict that by
the time Israeli voters go to the polls
millions of dollars will be funneled to
Israel through legal contributions to
movements such as Americans for Peace
Now, which hopes to raise $500,000.
Since 1994, Israeli law has banned
direct contributions to political parties
and their candidates. Money must
instead be channeled through organi-
zations in the United States and Israel
not specifically linked to a candidate
or party.
The hurdles have not stopped the
candidates. During the 1996 election
campaign, Israeli Prime Minister
Shimon Peres spoke at two fund-rais-
ers where $1.7 million was pledged to
the Peace Education Fund, one of
these non-profit groups.
In total, American Jews gave more
than $6 million to groups supporting
Labor and Likud candidates during
the 1996 campaign, according to sev-
eral sources involved in the fund-rais-
ing efforts. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak,
the No. 2 candidate in Israel's new
centrist party, last week joined the list
of Israelis to visit New York seeking
money for groups supportive of their
campaigns. Both Israeli Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and
Barak have also visited the United
States to raise money .
But some of those who led aggres-
sive fund-raising campaigns in the past
say the impact of the money has been
exaggerated.
"It's not a great bang for your buck,"
said one knowledgeable fund-raising
source, who like most of those involved
spoke only on the condition of
anonymity. "If it were perceived as
impactful, you'd have Israelis here every
week raising money," the source said.
Indeed, many of those who were
instrumental in raising millions during
the 1996 campaign for both Labor
and Likud are sitting out this year's
race. Although party loyalists predict a
record fund-raising year, there is no
evidence that the same kind of con-
certed campaign that existed in 1996
is under way. Because of the ban on
direct funding to parties and candi-
dates, American money instead goes
purely to atmospherics," said one
source, downplaying its impact.
Party ads on television are paid for
through public funding, so the dona-
tions generally go to buy newspaper
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