TIFFANY & CO. Debate Continued from Page 18 he said. "But don't forget how the brave, peace-loving PLO (Palestine Liberation Organi- zation) heroically shot Leon Klinghoffer in his wheel- chair." (Klinghoffer was kill- ed aboard the Achille Lauro cruise ship), "What about his human rights?" The establishment of a Palestinian state would mean Israel's destruction, he said. "And the Jewish people have no obligation to the world to commit suicide to please the aspirations of the Palestinian people." The final speaker, Michael Dorfman, called Israel "one of the most open societies in the world." Arabs may serve in the Knesset and have equal voting rights and excellent educational opportunities, he said. Dorfman took issue with Nabeel Abraham's assertion that most nations of the world — including Africa, Europe and the Soviet bloc — support the creation of a Palestinian state. He recalled meeting an Ethiopian woman in Israel who had a cross burned on her forehead. She told Dorf- Paloma Picasso's Love and Kisses Paloma Picasso's exclusive pin and earring designs in eighteen karat gold. JULES R. SCHUBOT jewellers — gemologists 3001 West Big Beaver Road • Suite 112 • Troy, Michigan 48084 • (313) 649-1122 TOYS THAT TEACH • OUR EVERYDAY 10 % DISCOUNT fcreati l learning center 'We've Discovered the Fun of Learning" Middlebelt at 11 Mile Road 25922 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, Michigan (313) 4774775 20 FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1989 PLUS $2.00 OFF WITH PURCHASE OF $15.00 OR MORE (with coupon) Expiration Date 6-12-89 man it was to save her from murder by Ethiopian authorities. "This is one of the rational, human rights-observing na- tions that supports a Palesti- nian state," he said. He also said that if the West Bank and Gaza were used for a Palestinian state, Israel would be less than seven miles wide. "We've had track practices where we've jogged more than seven miles." The United States once believed the Ayatollah, whom he called the leader of the "Iranian intifada," also was "a well-meaning, peace-loving man," he said. "Can we afford to misjudge another Middle East situation?" After the debate, several students lingered in the auditorium. Sherri Lavine and Tami Gordon, both Jewish, said they felt even stronger in their pro-Israel views after the program. The two added that the most convincing argument they heard from the side supporting a Palestinian state was that it is a moral question that must be ad- dressed. ❑ Mourning For Soldier Starts Anti-Arab Riots Ashdod (JPFS) — The ex- pression of grief inside the home of Sgt. Avi Sasportas last week was subdued, but the cries for vengeance among the thousands who joined the funeral of the murdered soldier were far from quiet. A parade of Kach activists in trucks drove through Sasportas' home town of Ashdod flying huge national flags and banners condemn- ing Defence Minister Yitzhak Rabin. "Mr. Defence Minister! 'Ibday it's Avi — tomorrow it's us," read one. Police prevented them from entering the street of the Sasportas home. Dozens of Ashdod residents waited from early morning outside the heavily guarded house. Thousands of people crowded into the Ashdod military cemetery. High school pupils came with school bags, old people walk- ed through the sandy lanes. Chief of General Staff Dan Shomron and Knesset Members Ronni Milo (Likud) and Rehavam Ze'evi (Moledet) stood near the grave together with Mayor Zvi Zilker. The angry crowd walked out of the cemetery shouting for revenge. "Death to the Arabs!" "Dismiss the chief of staff!" Outside the town, the Kach activists slowed down traffic and threw stones at Palesti- nian cars. Several cars were damaged as the police made efforts to disperse the demonstrators. Shortly after 4 p.m. some 50 Jews, waving their fists in the air, shouted "death to the Arabs" and blocked Ashdod Junction, looking for Arabs in cars. They shouted "Let's do to them what they did to Oren Brahami." (The 13-year-old was murdered last week in Jaffa, and the suspects in the case are from the territories.) Another group blocked the northwestern entrance to the city. Dozens of border police wearing helmets and riot gear pushed the protesters out of the road. When some refused to go and then tried to attack police, they were push- ed back with more violence. Five men and four women were arrested. The women were later released. Five Arabs were locked in- side a bakery in Ashdod for their own protection by their boss before he went to the funeral. One finally opened a peephole and said, "Our boss protected us during the night and brought us food that his wife cooked for us. But we didn't sleep all night."