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You are cordially invited to a bountiful feast.
An afternoon of epicurean delights presented by 33 of Michigan's premiere chefs.

Sunday, January 29, 1989, 3-7 p.m.
Southfield Pavilion, Southfield Civic Center, 26000 Evergreen Road.

$30 per person advance ticket (by mail by January 20)
$35 per person at the door

Tickets available at City's Community Relations Department
at the Civic Center (through January 27).

Co-sponsored by the City of Southfield
and the Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association.
Proceeds benefit the Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association Scholarship Fund.

Hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, entrees, desserts, pastries and Michigan wine.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1989

cy, appears to have dissipated.
Given Israel's parlous eco-
nomic condition, it is more
vulnerable than ever to the
carrots and sticks which
Washington can wield; car-
rots that are likely to be swift-
ly translated into sticks if
Israel shows no sign of
reciprocal movement on the
peace issue.
These are the potential
retaliatory measures that
must now be concentrating in
the minds of Israeli leaders.
For all that, though, it will
take something of a revolu-
tion — perhaps even a miracle
— to convince Shamir to un-
bend.
In a 'remarkably frank in-
terview with the respected
Hebrew-language - daily
Ha'aretz recently, Shamir
sounded a chilling warning of
what the future might hold
for Israel: "We have," he said,
"a long history of standing
alone against the entire
world."
Asked how he would re-
spond to an invitation from
Bush to attend an interna-
tional peace conference with
the PLO, Shamir replied flat-
ly: "I will inform him that I
cannot attend."
He did not, however, share
the widely held view that
such an eventuality was in
the cards: "It is inconceivable
that he would present us with
a fait accompli."
Shamir conceded that dif-
ficulties may arise in rela-
tions with the new ad-

ministration, but expressed
confidence that "our current
state of relations with the
United States will continue."
At the same time, however,
he also conceded the possibili-
ty that Washington might
decide to halt economic aid to
Israel: "Nobody," he said,
"can confidently appraise the
actions of the other side."
Perhaps the most revealing
clue to Shamir's attitude, and
to Israel's future relations
with the Bush administra-
tion, came in response-to an
observation that Israel was
ignoring American voices
which were expressing impa-
tience with Israel's inflexibili-
ty and demanding that it be
more accommodating.
"Nobody," said the Israeli
leader, "can demand that we
accept a settlement whose
meaning is suicide."
Not everyone, however,
shares this apocalyptic prog-
nosis, particularly in a rap-
idly changing world where
superpower cooperation is the
flavor of the month and the
reduction of regional tensions
is high on the agendas of both
Washington and Moscow.
The Israeli leader, who has
demonstrated some fancy
footwork in the past, will
need to draw on all his
political savvy and diplomatic
skills during the coming dif-
ficult months if he hopes to
hold on to his well-worn
.ideological baggage and
maintain Israel's vital
alliances.