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To: cody andre who wrote (17172)	10/13/2000 11:41:53 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Re: "Mistakes were made ... It's for the children!" Sure! That's why Deutch'll end up in the same high-security kindergarten as Pollard's.....

To: cody andre who wrote (17172)	10/13/2000 12:25:40 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 17770

Follow-up on your pal, Sen. Carl Stonewall Levin.... Senatorial Privilege Israel's friends in the Senate were well rewarded with $2.6 million in pro-Israel PAC donations during the 1990 elections. Nearly one-third of these contributions went to three senators, Paul Simon (D-IL), Tom Harkin (D-IA)and Carl Levin (D-MI). Senator Paul Simon, described by former AIPAC political director Douglas Bloomfield as "a long-time supporter of Israel with a 100 percent pro-Israel voting record," received $262,655 from pro-Israel PACs in 1990, more than any other member of Congress. Simon, whose receipts from pro-Israel PACs now total $580,794 in eight years, is on the Foreign Relations Committee. He earns his astronomical donations not just through generalized support of Israel, but by actively encouraging the intransigence of the governing Likud Party. In February 1991, Simon told members of Peace Now, an Israeli Jewish organization that supports a land-for-peace settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute, that he opposes any US pressure on Israel to help negotiate a settlement. Simon's message to the group, according to Forward newspaper correspondent David Twersky, was clear: "I am willing to stretch the parameters and meet with you, but that's as far as I'll go." Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) received $245,550 from pro-Israel PACs during the 1990 election cycle. A member of two Appropriations subcommittees, Defense and Foreign Operations, Harkins' career total from pro-Israel PACs now is $359,980 in eight years. He proved his worth to Israel's lobby in 1989 when he signed a letter to Secretary of State Baker warning that if the UN moves to support a Palestinian state, he would consider cutting US support to the international body. Senior Armed Services member Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) received the bulk of his $243,000 from pro-Israel PACs early in the 1990 election cycle, in recognition for what one pro-Israel activist called "his unwavering support" for Israel. Levin, whose career total is now $422,038 in 12 years, almost lost such backing in 1989, however, when he signed a letter warning Israel's Likud government that its hard-line policies could weaken American support for Israel. Levin's 1990 opponent for his Senate seat, Rep. Bill Schuette (R-MI), who maintained strong ties with pro-Israel groups during his five years in the House of Representatives, tried to divert pro-Israel PAC funding from Levin. Mendell Ganchrow, a Schuette supporter and president of the Hudson Valley PAC, charged Levin with "endorsing the [former Prime Minister Shimon] Peres line." Shuette's efforts failed, and Levin easily won re-election. [...] Excerpted from: washington-report.org