In other words. we have been advised they would rather not have specific legislative language. The administration feels. rightly. that it should have maximum freedom of action in negotiating the required commitments from the Israeli Government. I do not want to spend a lot of time on this particular aspect of the broader immigration issue. but I do think it is important to note that this is a serious concern. The recent revelation that the Shamir government underwrote the cost of acquiring property in old town Jerusalemproperty which appears to actually be owned by the Greek Orthodox Churchhas focused new attention on the sensitivity of the whole issue of new settlers and settlements. That incident happened to explode while I was in Israel. so I saw firsthand how volatile the whole matter was. to all of the ethnic and religious groups represented in Jerusalem.
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