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Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, despite
he was not the clear choice in some of
the Israeli government's general sup-
the primaries while Sen. John
port of the Clinton-Gore approach.
McCain of Arizona (R-Ariz.) was still
Bush has also said that if elected,
in the race.
he would immediately begin work on
Jewish Republicans in New York,
moving the U.S. embassy from Tel
according to Voter News Service exit
Aviv to Jerusalem.
polls, overwhelmingly chose McCain
But appealing to Jewish hawks and
over Bush, 58 percent to 28 percent,
attacking Gore could be a tricky road
and in California, exit polls showed
for Bush, considering the small num-
McCain with 21 percent and. Bush
ber of hawkish voters in the Jewish
with 4 percent of the Jewish vote.
community and Gore's strong pro-
As Bush embarks on the long
Israel record.
stretch to November, one way he can
Even drawing attention to his posi-
reach out even more to the Jewish
tions on Israel may be counterpro-
community is to give a major speech •
ductive, say some analysts, given his
to a prominent Jewish group, suggests
father's decreasing support among
Joseph Gildenhorn, the finance chair-
Jewish voters.
man for the Bush campaign in the
In. 1988, the candidate's father, for-
Washington area.
mer President Bush, won more than
"As Jews realize he is a centrist and
30 percent of the Jewish vote, but
he only received 12 percent in his
1992 re-election bid. The
decrease was seen in part as
Jewish Republican disapproval
over the Bush administration's
policies toward Israel.
Some Republicans fear the
legacy of the older Bush will fol-
low the younger. But others
believe the Texas governor also
haspositions on domestic issues
— such as education, taxes and
the_ military — that will appeal
to Jewish voters.
Vice President Al Gore speaks to the United
"We are optimistic we can
Jewish Communities general assembly in
make significant inroads," says
Atlanta in November.
Matthew Brooks, the executive
director of the Republican Jewish
Coalition. "Gov. Bush has a positive
he is inclusive, Jews will be attracted
message of inclusion." Bush can reach
to him," Gildenhorn predicts.
out to a traditionally non-Republican
Gildenhorn says that to raise more
constituency, Brooks says,'and he will
funds, the Bush campaign has to seek
continue to aggressively court Jewish
out new supporters and win over for-
voters.
mer McCain backers. Gildenhorn
"He will not write off the Jewish
says he hopes to do that in the Jewish
vote," Brooks adds.
and non-Jewish world.
For their part, Democrats believe it
Raising funds for Gore in the
is Gore who sits squarely in line with
Jewish community has never been a
the Jewish community when it comes
problem, says David Steiner, a past
to policy — particularly health care,
president of the American Israel
education, gun control and abortion
Public Affairs Committee and a fund-
rights.
raiser for the Gore campaign in New
"This campaign can be fought and
Jersey.
won in the Jewish community purely
The fund-raising for Gore as well
on the issues," says David Harris,
as for the Democratic Party has been
deputy executive director of the
"overwhelmingly Jewish," according
National Jewish Democratic Council.
to Morris Amitay, a former executive
Nevertheless, Gore will actively
director of the American Israel Public
pursue Jewish support and try to
Affairs Committee who currently
energize Jewish voters, according to
runs Washington PAC, a pro-Israel
Jewish Democrats.
political action committee.
"He won't take anything for grant-
Campaign contributions translate
ed," Harris says.
into access, Amitay says, and for Jews
Bush, it seems, cannot even take
that means they can bring their
the support of registered Jewish
domestic agenda and issues concern-
Republicans for granted, given that
ing Israel right to the candidate. ❑

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