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could transform Israel from a unique
strategic asset to a potential strategic
and financial burden for the U.S.,"
said Yoram Ettinger, who was head of
congressional liaison at the Israeli
Embassy during the Likud-led govern-
ment of Yitzhak Shamir.
"In fact, such pressure may be con-
strued as a U.S. obligation to under-
write the multi-billion-dollar cost of
military and civilian redeployment, in
addition to future unpredictable finan-
cial contingencies" involved with a
withdrawal from the Golan, said
Ettinger, who opposed the Wye aid.
Jim Colbert, director of communica-
tions for the Jewish Institute for
National Security Affairs, said those rais-
ing concerns about the cost are trying to
get members of Congress "to debate this
issue now rather than wait for a fait
accompli from the administration."
Another issue that generated heated
debate the last time Israel and Syria were
engaged in negotiations was whether
U.S. troops should be stationed on the
Golan Heights to monitor a peace deal
between the two longtime foes.
At the time, top U.S. officials said
they were prepared to send troops as
part of a monitoring force if both
Israel and Syria requested such a move.
Back in 1994, hard-line American
and Israeli critics of the peace process
took out newspaper ads showing the
body of a U.S. soldier who was killed
while serving in Somalia. The critics
lobbied unsuccessfully to have
Congress impose restrictions on the
use of American soldiers before any
Israeli-Syrian agreement — including
what role the United States and its sol-
diers would play — could be reached.
A longtime activist who asked not
to be identified said he didn't think
the troop argument would have too
much resonance this time around.
"People see it for what it is: opposition
to the peace process," he said.
While the issue of troops was raised
by some shortly after Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Barak's election in
May, so far opponents appear to be
focused on what the deal could poten-
tially cost the United States.
Morton Klein, president of the
Zionist Organization of America,
which has been critical of aspects of
the peace process but has yet to decide
how to respond to the new round of
talks, said people have been raising the
questions: "Why should the United
States pay for Israel to give land to a
terrorist country?" and "If Israel
expects true peace with Syria, why do
they need $15 billion to monitor the
deal?"