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city. It also is allowing participants to
bring cell phones so their parents can
reach them instantly.
One bright spot, at least for now,
is that registration for more inten-
sive Israel experiences — such as
year-long, post-high school pro-
grams -- that attract youth from
highly committed Jewish families is
holding steady or even growing.
Young Judaea has 140 people reg-
istered for its year course, and is still
receiving applications. This year, it
sent 150, its highest enrollment
ever.
Habonim Dror is expecting its
usual year course enrollment —
between 20 and 30.
USY's year-long Nativ program is
expecting at least the usual enrollment
of 35-45 high school graduates, and
possibly more. Yossi Garr, USY's cen-
tral Israel emissary, said the group is
"pleasantly surprised" by the success
of the year course and believes it is
doing better than summer programs
because "the families sending their
kids on the year programs are espe-
cially committed." The courses also
may be doing better because partici-
pants feel like this is their only oppor-
tunity, he said.
With "a summer program you can
always say, 'NI don't go this summer,
I can go next year,' Garr said. "With
a year program, especially like Nativ,
if you don't go now it's not going to
happen. And some of these kids have
been planning for four years that they
want to go." ❑

Secretary of State Colin Powell will
outline a detailed American blueprint.
To pre-empt a diplomatic rift with
the United States and the rest of the
international community, Israeli
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is urg-
ing Sharon to coordinate peace moves
with the United States, Europe, Russia
and the United Nations.
In Peres' view, the conference and
the preceding run-up should be used
to shape the contours of a peace settle-
ment with the quartet that would
guarantee Israel's vital interests.
So far, there is no sign that Sharon
intends to follow Peres' advice.
American officials suggest that Bush,
wary of alienating the Jewish vote, will
be careful not to confront Sharon
before the mid-term congressional
elections in November.
But after that, the president will feel
free to act — and Sharon, if he fails to
respond, could find that Bush is not
such a close friend after all. ❑

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