strategic issues, the existential issues."
In a statement during his presidential
bid, Edwards said he would, as presi-
dent, increase U.S. engagement in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the
appointment of a senior envoy to the
region. He said he supports a two-state
solution, with the Jewish State of Israel
and "a legitimate, democratic and terri-
torially viable Palestinian state living
side by side in peace."
And he signaled support for Israel's
and-terrorism tactics, including the
security barrier Israel is erecting in the
West Bank. "As long as the Palestinian
leadership fails to end terror, Israel has a
right to take measures to defend itself,"
Edwards said. "Such defensive measures
are not the cause of terrorism — they
are the response to terrorism."
As part of the rollout of Edwards as a
candidate for vice president, Kerry's
campaign took note of his foreign poli-
cy experience, including meetings he
has had with Middle East leaders like
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon; for-
mer Prime Minister Shimon Peres;
Ephraim Halevy, who heads the Mossad
intelligence service; Egyptian Foreign
Minister Ahmed Maher and Jordanian
King Abdullah II.
On the domestic front, Edwards said
during the primaries that he supports
faith-based charities delivering social •
services "in a manner consistent with
the First Amendment," but did not
specify whether he supports federal
funding for such charities. But in con-
trast to the Bush administration's plan
that allows religious charities to receive
federal funds while allowing the hiring
of individuals of a specific religion,
Edwards said the charities should follow
anti-discrimination standards.
He is a former co-sponsor of the
Workplace Religious Freedom Act, leg-
islation that has languished in Congress
for years and would give employees the
right to seek accommodations for their
religious practices. While Edwards has
not put his name to the legislation this
year, Jewish organizational officials say
he is expected to support the legislation
if it moves forward for a vote.
A member of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, Edwards has called for
changes to the USA Patriot Act, which
some say strips away civil liberties in the
name of fighting terrorism. He also has
actively backed hate-crime legislation
that would expand federal authority for
prosecuting hate crimes. n

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