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measure as early as next week as it
crashes toward adjournment.
Last week, Israel's acting foreign
minister, Shlomo Ben-Ami, seemed to
endorse the legislation, telling law-
makers that Arafat is likely to compro-
mise only if he believes there are no
reasonable alternatives. Strong signals
from Washington, including the legis-
lation, could help, he said.

Right Of Return

Adding to the administration's peace
process woes is what seems like a
toughening of the Palestinian position
on the right of return for Palestinian
refugees. Along with Jerusalem, it is a
major potential dealbreaker in the
negotiations.
This week, Arafat said that "return is
a sacred right. People are fooling
themselves if they think it can be trad-
ed for a handful of dollars."
At the United Nations, Palestinian
officials put a new emphasis on their
refugee demands.
Responding to the issue at the UN
meetings, acting Foreign Minister
Shlomo Ben-Ami said that "it is his-
torically misleading to claim that the
refugee problem is a result of a mass
expulsion ... Israel does not and will
not assume ethical, legal, or political
responsibility for finding a solution."
Palestinians in the United States
have joined in raising the ante on the
issue. Over the weekend, some 3,000
Palestinians and activists from interna-
tional human rights groups rallied in
Washington to demand an unlimited
right of return for Palestinians.
The march was supported by
Amnesty International and major
international human rights groups,
prompting complaints from a number
of Jewish groups.

Lieberman Watch

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Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-
Conn.) has confound-
ed the political talking
heads who predicted
he would be every bit
as dull a campaigner as
his political teammate,
Vice President Al Gore.
Lieberman, in fact, con-
tinues to galvanize the
Democratic campaign, a major factor
in Gore's growing lead in the polls and
the hunt for new strategies by his
GOP opponent, Texas Gov. George
W. Bush, now the media-anointed
underdog.
Activists who worried that the

Orthodox Lieberman would side with
the Christian right on controversial
domestic issues will be reassured by
the upcoming National Dinner of the
Human Rights Campaign, the leading
gay and lesbian civil rights group.
Lieberman will keynote the Oct. 7
gathering; he will attend with his wife,
Hadassah, along with NAACP
President and CEO Kweisi Mfume.
"As the first vice-presidential nomi-
nee of Jewish faith, Joseph Lieberman
has broken an important barrier that
will benefit all people," said Elizabeth
Birch, HRC's executive director. "We
look forward to joining him on his
historic journey as he continues to
accompany us in our journey to
ensure equality and justice for gay and
lesbian Americans."
Lieberman has a perfect 100 percent
record on gay and lesbian issues,
according to the group's ratings, and
he is a lead sponsor of the
Employment Non-Discrimination Act
(ENDA), which would ban employ-
ment discrimination based on sexual
orientation.
Oddly, Lieberman was recently
awarded "honorary status as an
Evangelical Christian" by the Rev.
Louis P. Sheldon, chairman of the
Traditional Values Coalition, one of
the most vehement opponents of gay
rights laws.
But there was a catch to the honor:
Sheldon warned that Lieberman
"should disassociate himself" from
Vice President Al Gore and President
Bill Clinton. Sheldon didn't mention
Lieberman's own voting record on the
issue.

Unbuttoned Bush

Lieberman's Jewishness continues to
fascinate reporters on the campaign
trail. This week, the Associated
Press distributed a small
Yiddish glossary to help
readers understand
terms like "mentsch"
(good person) and
"neshama" (soul), and
the difference between
"tuchis" (buttocks) and
"tach/is"(truth).
Lieberman's Jewishness
has also spawned this year's
best campaign button. The
National Jewish Democratic Council
(NJDC) is selling buttons showing a
smiling Al Gore and a frowning
George W. Bush. The captions under
the pics? "Gore" and "Gornisht."
Gornisht, says the AP glossary, means
"nothing."

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