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he White House, worried
about a rising tide of criti-
cism over its Mideast poli-
cies by its Persian Gulf and
Arab allies, has launched a campaign
to reassure Arab leaders that the new
Bush administration isn't that different
from the first one.
But sources say the effort does not
reflect any change in the administra-
tion's position on Israel — a position
that has been generally sympathetic,
despite periodic outbursts of criticism.
That was one of the messages
Daniel Kurtzer, the new U.S. ambassa-
dor to Israel, conveyed in Washington
to a small group of Jewish leaders in a
private briefing only hours before his
departure for Tel Aviv on Monday.
In the off-the-record session, Kurtzer
said the administration wants to address
concerns from friendly Arab states that
their interests have been ignored by the
new Bush team. But that effort will not
detract from what has been a surprising-
ly good relationship between President
George W. Bush and Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon.
Observers expect Kurtzer to be heavily
involved in efforts to shore up the tat-
tered Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire, especial-
ly because Secretary of State Colin Powell
is limiting his own direct involvement.
Kurtzer said efforts to improve rela-
tions with Saudi Arabia have been in
the works for weeks. .
The issue came to the fore last week
when it was revealed that former
President George H. Bush had called
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah and
assured him that his son understood
Arab concerns about U.S. policy.
The new U.S. outreach effort was
also one of the reasons for the
appointment of Brent Scowcroft, the
national security adviser during Bush
I, as chair of the Foreign Intelligence
Advisory Board. Scowcroft, who is
close to both Bushes, has been outspo-
ken about what he says is a pro-Israel
bias in recent U.S. policy.
And Bush has nominated one of for-
mer Secretary of State James Baker
III's law partners, Robert W. Jordan, as
ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
But Daniel Pipes, president of the
Middle East Forum, said the outreach

