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issue of abortion. Although Bush is
opposed to abortion except in the case
of rape, incest and when the life of the
mother is in danger, he has sought to
put the divisive issue on the back
burner of the Republican Party. Brooks
said Bush acknowledges that most
Americans do not support a constitu-
tional amendment banning abortions.
While Jewish communal leaders in
Texas say Bush has been accessible to
them during his tenure as governor,
Jewish Democrats, and even some
Republicans, say the relationship has
been largely "superficial."
But Bush's backers reject the
notion that he is not making an effort
to connect with the Jewish communi-
ty. When the local federation in
Dallas recently found itself in a pinch
for a speaker, they note, Bush stepped
in on a day's notice. He spoke about
his trip to Israel, which, he said,
changed his life.
"If Governor Bush can give the
impression that he is more friendly to
Israel than his father, it will be helpful,"
said Elliot Abrams, who served as assis-
tant secretary of stare during the Reagan
administration. However, Abrams said,
the positive effect will be minimal. He
said Jews are not swing voters and will
strongly back Gore, who is the likely
Democratic nominee. Gore is seen as
strong supporter of Israel, going back to
his days in Congress.
Bush, on the other hand, has had.
no experience dealing with Israel or
other foreign-affairs issues.
"The only basis on which you can
ascribe a pro-Israel position [to] him
is that you believe more in hope than
in fact," said Mark Mellman, a
Democratic pollster who has worked
for Gore in the past, but is not cur-
rently working on his campaign.
While Bush has for the most part
steered away from foreign policy and
other national issues while the Texas
legislature is still in session and will
not hit the campaign trail until the
session ends May 31, he did meet in
March with Israeli Ambassador
Zalman Shoval, who flew down to
Austin. They talked about the peace
process, missile proliferation in the
Middle East and missile defense,
according to the Israeli Embassy.
Bush recently discussed a number
of foreign-affairs issues, including
Israel, with New York Times columnist
William Safire.
On moving the U.S. Embassy from
Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Bush said:
"Peace has to be negotiated between
the parties involved. And I am confi-
dent that they are going to be able to

resolve Jerusalem in a way with which
the Israelis are comfortable."
In an effort to blunt criticism that
Bush lacks political experience beyond
the Lone Star state, his Jewish backers
have highlighted the fact that Bush has
assembled a large stable of Jewish advis-
ers to help him address domestic, eco-
nomic and foreign-policy issues. They
also stress that Bush has made clear that
James Baker, who served as secretary of
state in the Bush administration and
was -widely seen as unsympathetic to
Israel, is not being consulted.
Some of the Jewish advisers who
have joined Bush's team include Paul
Wolfowitz, who held positions in the
State and Defense departments in the
Reagan and Bush administrations;
Richard Perle, a top defense official
under Reagan; Indianapolis Mayor
Stephen Goldsmith; Harvard eco-
nomics professor Martin Feldstein;
Josh Bolten, an official with Goldman
Sachs; and Ben Ginsberg, an attorney
in Washington with Patton, Boggs &
Blow, who is serving as the campaign's
legal counsel.
Another key adviser on foreign
affairs is Condoleeza Rice, who served
on the National Security, Council dur-
ing the Bush administration and is
now provost of Stanford University.
Rice, an expert on Russia, played a
key role in putting the plight of Soviet
Jewry at the front and center" of talks
between President Bush and Soviet
leader Mikhail Gorbachev, according to
Reagan White House official Neuman.
Bush also has attracted what
Brooks describes as a "dream team" of
Jewish Republicans to work on his
fund-raising juggernaut, which has
raked in $7.6 million in less than a
month of work, far outpacing the 11
other GOP rivals who have
announced their candidacy or set up
exploratory committees.
Bush has received support from the
likes of Max Fisher of Detroit, Sam
Fox of Missouri, Cliff Sobel of New
Jersey and Lou Eisenberg of New York.
Also helping to raise funds are
Joseph Gildenhorn, a Washington-area
real estate lawyer and developer who
served as U.S. ambassador to
Switzerland under President Bush, and
real estate developer Shelly Kamins,
who heads GOPAC, a Republican
political action committee.
Said Brooks of the National Jewish
Coalition, while "nobody votes for a
candidate because they have Jewish
advisers," he stressed that by surround-
ing himself with such people, it shows
that Bush has "a comfort level with the
American Jewish community."

