By Barak Ravid 
Negotiations over Jerusalem may take center stage at Tuesday's meeting of the World Jewish Congress board of governors: Delegates from rightist political parties are trying to muster a majority for a resolution on the matter that would embarrass Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
At a meeting of the executive of the WJC's Jerusalem chapter on Monday, Yoav Blum, chapter vice chairman and a representative of the Likud Party, proposed submitting a resolution stating that "united Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the state of Israel and must not be divided." But chapter chairman MK Shai Hermesh, of Olmert's Kadima Party, prevented a vote and closed the meeting.
In response, some delegates decided to submit the resolution on their own - but only if they are confident of a majority.
The WJC's battle over Jerusalem began three weeks ago, when organization president Ron Lauder - who is considered close to Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu - published an open letter urging Olmert to take world Jewish opinion into account during talks over Jerusalem. Olmert subsequently canceled his planned speech to the board of governors, which is meeting at the Inbal Hotel in the capital.
Olmert confirmed Monday the report in Haaretz that he plans to defer discussion of Jerusalem to the end of his talks with the Palestinians.
"The negotiations with the Palestinians will deal with all the issues," he told a Kadima faction meeting. "However, that doesn't mean they will deal with all the issues simultaneously?The issue of Jerusalem is very sensitive, and it is better to begin with issues on which there is a chance of reaching understandings than to start with matters in which the initial disagreements are large."
The Haaretz report also attributed this decision to his desire to keep Shas in the government - the party has threatened to quit if Jerusalem comes up for discussion. 
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