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waning days of the 106th Congress,
but never really pushed it; lawmakers,
consumed with their end-of-session
budget battle, were content to let it lie.
Pro-Israel lobbyists expect the new
Sharon government to renew the
request as soon as it takes the reins of
power.
If a request is made and there seems
to be progress in the peace negotia-
tions, the Bush administration may
approve the request and pitch it to
Congress, Washington sources say. But
if Sharon's election is followed by new
cycles of violence and a further deteri-
oration in the peace talks, the White
House may choose not to expend any
real political capital in getting the extra
money.
The hardest sell could be with Jews
around the country, said one promi-
nent Jewish leader.
"Our biggest job isn't in
Washington, but in our own commu-
nity," said Abraham Foxman, national
director of the Anti-Defamation
League. "The Jewish community's •
response to this election will be piv-
otal; the administration and Congress
will look to see how we accept
Sharon."
A primary goal of ADL and other
pro-Israel groups, Foxman said, "is to
make sure that Sharon gets the benefit
of the doubt within our own commu-
nity, that he is not demonized because
of his reputation." ❑
JTA staff writer Michael j Jordan in
New York and Washington correspondent
James D. Besser contributed

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Lieberman, who directed the prime
minister's office under Binyamin
Netanyahu, thundered that a Sharon
government would "set Beirut ablaze" if
Lebanese militiamen harassed northern
Israel and would bomb Teheran and the
Aswan Dam if Iran or Egypt turned
nasty.
Many Israelis fear that Sharon
remains more wolf than sheep. All he
has done, they suggest, is change his
clothing. "I voted Barak," said Alex
Zalivansky, a 38-year-old electronics
engineer, outside the Gilo polling sta-
tion, "because I don't want war."
Barak's campaign projected Sharon as
a warmonger. It didn't persuade enough
voters. A record low 59 percent voted in
in a country that normally has an 80
percent turnout.
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