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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (27347)	4/26/2002 8:39:20 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Here is a hot potato: White House and DeLay at Odds Administration Wary of Declaration of Support for Israel By Mike Allen and Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, April 26, 2002; Page A20 House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) is promoting a strongly worded declaration of congressional support for Israel over the objection of Bush administration officials, who contend it would further alienate Arab states crucial to the war on terrorism and the Middle East peace process. A White House official said the administration has warned DeLay that he could hamper the U.S. effort to persuade Israel's Arab neighbors -- including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia -- to help curb Palestinian violence. "Nobody doubts our support for Israel, but putting it in neon lights and throwing it in the face of moderate Arab states is not helpful," the official said. On Capitol Hill, both Democrats and Republicans said the resolution would pass overwhelmingly if it were brought to a vote, barring a public statement by Bush that it would hurt the nation's foreign policy interests. Officials from both parties said they saw the issue as a test of the clout wielded by DeLay, who promised to push for the resolution in a speech this week to the convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. washingtonpost.com