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Judging by the tone and content, anxi-
eties over last week's confirmation
hearings for new U.S. Ambassador to
Israel Martin Indyk and new Assistant
Secretary of State for Mideast Affairs
Ned Walker — who are trading posi-
tions — were a yawn.
Despite complaints from the Jewish
right that Indyk has been a primary
architect of Mideast policies they con-
sider anti-Israel, the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee nomination
hearing was notable mostly for seeing
only two senators show up, and they
lobbed softballs at the nominees.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)
raised the question of Jerusalem's sta-
tus as Israrl'<. capital. Walker gave the
administrate. .. I's usual answer about
the need for Wasilin,g In to avoid
compromisi -.g its st _is as a mediator
by comme,, , ' .ig on an issue to be
determinLJ ,y Israel and the
Palestinians.
Brownback also asked if Indyk had
any predictions about further U.S.
financial commitments in the region.
Indyk indicated
that other nations
are contributing
actively to support
the peace process,
and promised to
keep Congress
informed about
future U.S. com-
mitments. "We
Martin Indyk
have learned we
must work with
Congress on this in partnership," he
said.
Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Wisc.) let
the committee know that not all
American Jews support political state-
ments on Jerusalem's status in advance
of a final-status agreement.
The committee was expected to
vote on the nomination this week;
confirmation by the full Senate is
expected in a matter of days.
Syria Pressed On MIAs
Pro-Israel activists concede that last
week's approval of a bill seeking to
increase the pressure on Syria to coop-
erate in the search for Israeli MIAs
won't result in any miracles, but they
hope it will keep the issue from get-
ting lost in the shuffle as momentum
builds for new Syria-Israel negotia-
tions.
In a 420-0 vote, the House
approved a measure calling on the
administration to take the fate of
Zachary Baumel and other Israel
Defense Force soldiers captured in
Lebanon in 1982 into consideration
in its diplomatic contacts with Syria,
Lebanon and the Palestinian
Authority.
The resolution also urged the
administration to consider the MIA
issue in making decisions about aid to
these governments.
The Senate passed its own version
of the measure months ago; this week,
it went to the White House for
President Bill Clinton's signature.
Supporters say the administration
has not yet signaled its intentions, but
they believe the likelihood is that
Clinton will sign it.
RLPA Rides Again
The Religious Liberties Protection
Act (RLPA), once considered a top
priority by a long list of Jewish
groups but now a source of division
in the community, could benefit
from the budget war that will reach a
bloody peak in the next few days.
The fact that lawmakers will be
marking time while congressional
and administration negotiators try to
hammer out agreements on key
spending bills could spur quick
action on the measure, written to
make it harder for cities and states to
impede religious observance even
inadvertently, say some Capital Hill
staffers.
Jewish groups split on RLPA last
month because of fears by some civil
rights groups that it could allow
landlords to justify discrimination on
religious liberty grounds, and in par-
ticular against gays and lesbians.
The Orthodox Union and the
American Jewish Congress continue
to support RLPA; the Anti-
Defamation League and the
Religious Action Center of Reform
Judaism, once key backers, have
withdrawn their support. The
National Council of Jewish Women,
another former supporter, is actively
opposing the measure.
And officials of the American
Jewish Committee say the group
could only support RLPA if it is
amended to clarify how its provisions
would affect current civil rights laws.
The measure passed the House
earlier in the year.
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
(R-Miss.), responding to a pro-RLPA
lobbying campaign by the Christian
Coalition, recently promised he will
bring the measure to the Senate floor
before adjournment sometime in the
middle of the month.