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Friday, March 14, 1986
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
NEWS
Palestinian
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Mohammed Darawshi makes his point.
West Bank, Darawshi had harsh
Darawshi. "A young Jewish child
words. He called it a kind of apar-
in Israel is taught that Israel is a
theid. "In fact, occupation is worse
democratic state, and that he is as
than apartheid. We both are dirty.
good as anyone else. The Palesti-
Proving we are nice is not going to
nian child grows up seeing a
get us anywhere. We both have
different kind of reality around
blood on our hands."
him. where he is thought of by
For Darawshi, reality must be
many as a second-class citizen.
changed. Attitudes must be
You have to put both groups on
changed if Jews and Arabs are to
the same level for any common
live with each other peacefully
good to be achieved."
and on an equal footing. Security
He quoted a definition of "na-
must be reached on both sides of
tionality" that an Israeli professor
the question. A bi-national state
penned some time ago. "National-
is not part of the reality of the
ity is defined as a state of mind —
near future, he predicted. For the
how you think you are." Darawshi
present, his aim is to get both
sees the idea of nationality as a
problem for endless debate but
wryly commented, "You ask a
Palestinian who is a Palestinian
and he can tell you that easily.
You ask a Jew who is a Jew and no
one agrees. In fact they've tried
eight times in the Knesset to de-
the still
ey s aren't
aren sure "
fine id
t an
sides to sit down and talk to each
Darawshi said it's time to stop
other. From there, trust and a
playing games and talking about
solution may come.
peace. "We don't know what peace
One of the Birmingham Tem-
is — we've never really tried it.
ple's congregants, Marilyn
Both sides have to be prepared to
Rouens, sympathized with
do something about achieving it."
Darawshi's goal of breaking down
Extremism is not the answer to
the stereotypes through dialogue.
bringing peace to Israel. He noted
She told The Jewish News, "It's a
the growth in extremist views in
beautiful idea. I have been to Is-
the past 12 years . . . with Ariel
rael and have seen the ambiva-
Sharon, the Gush Emunim and
lence. I agree with him we must
Meir Kahane as visible examples.
invent new answers. It takes little
Darawshi commented that
everyone is considered leftist steps to make big steps. It's a very
slow procesg but it may mean
when compared to Kahane. There
peace sometime. It is worth at-
were even 180 votes cast by Arabs
in the 1984 election for Kahane. tempting. We must gain trust."
One extreme uses the other, he Rouens said she came away from
Darawshi's speech with positive
said, to justify its own existence,
from Shulamit Aloni to Kahane. feelings.
Rabbi Sherwin Wine was im-
To be a moderate you have to be
willing to shut out both extremes. pressed with his honesty and
courage. Apparently Darawshi
"You can't compromise with ex-
tremism . . . I believe we have to has been threatened while he's
exclude Kahane from the demo- been on tour in the United States.
cratic system as he doesn't believe When he speaks to large gather
ings at universities he has protec-
in it."
There are many moderates now tion, something he didn't need in
working in Israel to bring about a' Israel.
Darawshi has.lecturesan d
feasible solution, he said. There
are 34 organizations involved, but seminars planned through May,
they don't get enough governmen- and is trying to gain invitations to
tal support, according to Dar#w- Jewish summer camps around the
country to discuss his ideas with
shi.
Speaking of annexation of the counselors and campers.
For Darawshi,
attitudes must be
changed.