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don of power, Arab and Muslim leaders
in America say the Al-Maravati episode
\-- is particularly distressing.
Khalil Jahshan, president of the
National Association of Arab
Americans, said the controversy has
done "extremely important and signifi-
cant damage" to Jewish-Arab relations,
especially \vhen you consider the fact
that there is very
, little trust and work-
ing relations in existence at this time."
James Zoaby, president of the Arab
American Institute, said the allegation
that Al-Maravati poses a security threat
is "dangerous" and "repugnant,"
adding, "People need to think about
what that means."
Zogby, whose son, Joseph, was at
the center of the State Department
controversy, added that he was "very
distressed that some responsible leaders
in the Jewish community have bought
into the effort to defame" Al-Marayati.
Following, word of Al-Marayati's
appointment last month, which came
at the recommendation of David
Bonior (D-Mich.), the Democratic
whip of the U.S. House of
Representatives, Gephardt's office was
flooded by letters of protest from
• groups including the Conference of
• Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations, the Zionist
Organization of America, the
American Jewish Congress, the
American Jewish Committee and the
Anti-Defamation League.
Although Al-Marayati has said he
condemns terrorism, he has come
under fire for a series of statements that
Jewish officials say justify terrorism,
equate America's struggle for indepen-
dence with Islamic fundamentalism
and call for a renewed Arab economic
boycott of Israel.
A March 1997 MPAC statement
found on the group's Web site, for
example, asserts that Israel's prime min-
ister "bears the brunt of responsibility
— ,for the loss of innocent lives" following
a Hamas suicide bombing attack.
"Because the Palestinian people
have no avenues to redress their griev-
ances," the statement said, some of
them have been pushed beyond the
margins of society and have adopted
violent reactions to express their
despair and suffering."
The 38-year-old Al-Marayati has
/-- lived in the United States since his fam-
ily fled political persecution in Iraq
when he was 4. He has been active in
the Democratic Party and has been
invited to attend events at the State
Department and White House, includ-
ing two Middle East peace signings.
He currently serves on Los Angeles'
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