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WASHINGTON WATCH
Rice. She told the Mercury News that
the Palestinian Authority, "which is cor-
rupt and cavorts with terror..., is not the
basis for a Palestinian state moving for-
ward."
The American Israel Public Affairs
Committee (AIPAC), while stating that
it does not oppose the concept of
Palestinian statehood, said in a state-
ment that the president should reject
pressure for timelines and an interim
state.
Jewish leaders said the administration
was trying to walk a diplomatic
tightrope.
"They have been trying to craft a pro-
posal that reflects some of the realities of
the situation — but which also will
build bridges and not result in outright
rejections by the parties themselves,"
said Jess Hordes, Washington director
for the Anti-Defamation League.
But with Israel, the Palestinians,
Egypt and Saudi Arabia &.1 rejecting
portions of the rumored U.S. plan even
before it was completely formulated,
finding that balance will be a daunting
challenge, Hordes said.
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Still No Embassy Move
Jewish leaders in Washington were play-
ing a guessing game this week over
President George W. Bush's new
Mideast initiative.
But on Monday, the president took
one perfectly predictable action: -he once
again deferred any action on moving
the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem.
A 1995 law mandates the move. But
the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act
included provisions giving the president "
the right to issue six-month waivers for
reasons of national security. .
Since then, waivers have been issued
like clockwork — first because former
President Bill Clinton did not want an
angry Arab reaction that could disrupt
negotiations that seemed on the verge of
success, then by Bush, who worries that
any action on the embassy would make
it even harder for Washington to broker
an end to a Palestinian terror campaign
and harsh Israeli retaliation.
Bush, who promised to start the
embassy move the day after his inaugu-
ration, insisted in the official waiver
announcement that "my administration
remains committed to beginning the
process of moving our embassy to
Jerusalem."
Pro-Israel groups, pre-occupied by the
expected presidential statement on the
Middle East, had nothing to say about
the latest delay in starting the embassy
move. ❑