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Orthodox Salute
Groups welcome Bush policies on school vouchers.
SHARON SAMBER
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Washington
s President-elect George W.
Bush prepares to take office,
Orthodox Jewish groups hope
they will find a more sympathetic ear
in the White House.
After eight difficult years trying to
push their agenda with the Clinton
administration, groups like Agudath
Israel of America and the Orthodox
Union are hopeful they'll have a better
chance with Bush and his staff, who
support a greater role for religion in
public life.
The groups' early outreach to Bush
highlights the domestic priorities of the
organizations and their attempts to per-
suade Bush to include them in the poli-
cy circle, particularly on issues such as
school vouchers and charitable choice.
"There is reason for optimism that
the new administration will move in
the direction that we have long been
advocating," said David Zwiebel,
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resident-elect George W. Bush
will call on some seasoned
hands to develop his Middle
East policies at the State Department,
according to diplomatic insiders.
At the top of the list will be Edward
Djerejian, a former ambassador to Israel
and Syria who is expected to become
undersecretary of state for'political
affairs. A protege of former Secretary of
State James Baker III, Djerejian will get
the Mideast portfolio under the new
-
chief diplomat, Colin Powell. -
Jewish leaders say Djerejian is a sea-
soned professional who will bring con-
tinuity to the new administration's
Mideast efforts. He resigned as U.S.
ambassador to Israel in 1994 after
only six months, reportedly because he
was unhappy that he was not more
involved in Israeli-Syrian talks.
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Vouchers, which provide govern-
ment funds for students to attend
parochial or private schools, continues
to be a divisive issue for Jewish organi-
zations. But many Orthodox Jews,
who send their children to yeshivas or
Jewish day schools, support publicly
financed tuition vouchers. Both
Agudath Israel, a fervently Orthodox
organization, and the OU, a centrist
Orthodox group, strongly support
vouchers.
Many Orthodox schools rely heavily
on funding from Title VI or Chapter
2, federal programs designed to aid
private religious education.
In an open letter this month from
Agudath Israel to Bush, Zwiebel asks
the president-elect to "enlist Jewish
support for policies that expand
parental options in education."
The increased role of faith-based
organizations is another area where
Orthodox agendas dovetail with Bush's.
Faith-based initiatives have a tremen-
Changes At State
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Agudath Israel's executive vice presi-
dent for government and public affairs.
Haass, a former national security aide
during the first Bush administration, has
been offered the job of chief of policy
planning at the State Department. That
would give Haass, who earned the ire of
- pro-Israel leaders for his aggressive efforts
on behalf of the first Bush administration
during the 1991 loan guarantee battle, a
major role in U.S. Mideast efforts.
Bill Burns, a career diplomat, is like-
ly to get the nod as assistant secretary
of state for Near East affairs. Burns is
currently U.S. ambassador to Jordan,
and played a major role in the success-
ful negotiation of a U.S.-Jordan free
trade agreement last year.
- Martin Indyk, the current ambassa-
dor to Israel, has reportedly agreed to
stay on the job for up to six months to
help with the transition.
Also expected to be appointed this
week: former Defense Department
official Paul Wolfowitz, who will get
the nod as deputy secretary of defense.
Wolfowitz, a foreign policy and
defense scholar who is now dean of