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he Bush administration is
pledging a 25 percent hike
in defense aid to Israel as
part of its effort to push through
a massive arms deal for Saudi
Arabia, but Democrats and Jewish
groups say they still want a slew of
questions answered before signing
off on the plan.
For instance, what specific items
will the Saudis be getting? Why do
they need the weapons? How can
the weapons be adjusted to mini-
mize their potential threat to Israel?
What do Israeli military leaders
think? And does the aid boost to
Israel come with a guarantee?
The unanswered questions have
led Democrats to threaten to block
the deal. Pro-Israel groups are
holding back from such threats but
are demanding more answers.
"In general, the whole idea of
giving these modern arms to what
has to be considered an unstable
regime is not the greatest idea in
the world:' said Morris Amitay, a
founder of Washington PAC, a pro-
Israel political action committee.
The administration's proposal
is seen as part of the White House
effort to secure increased coopera-
tion from Saudi Arabia in quelling
Sunni militants in Iraq, negotiating
an Israeli-Palestinian settlement
and forging a united Arab bloc
against Iran. Officials in Riyadh,
however, reportedly are balking at
some of the proposed restrictions
on the Saudi arms purchases, set-
ting up a potential dilemma for
President Bush as he seeks to win
over Arab support in the interna-
tional arena without angering pro-
Israel groups and their allies on
Capitol Hill.
Answers don't seem immediately
forthcoming. A statement released
Monday by U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice specified pledges
of $30 billion for Israel and $13
billion to Egypt in defense aid over
10 years, but was notably evasive
about what's in store for Saudi
Arabia and its Persian Gulf neigh-
bors.