East Will progress: Jerusalem Palestinians be permitted to vote? Should Palestinians living outside the territories be allowed to vote? And what powers would the proposed autonomous West Bank and Gaza authori- ty have and from where would they derive? "The Bush administration chose to center its Middle East peace efforts on elections because elections are a safe issue," Korn said. "Besides being a sacrosanct principle of democracy, they were agreed to by Israel all the way back in 1978 when it signed the Camp David frameworks. "But playing safe does not mean playing successfully. The media and the public should not be misled: elec- tions are almost certain to be a dead-end street. While the President and the Secretary of State move down that street, they are slowly squandering the precious op- portunity that the first year of office offers an administra- tion to design a serious policy for bringing peace to the Mid- dle East." Korn did not offer any alter- natives to the Israeli initiative. Criticizing the administra- tion's approach from a dif- ferent perspective was Dr. Allan Gerson, who served as counsel to the U.S. delegation to the UN from 1981 to 1985. "The Baker plan for a redfin- ed path to Arab-Israeli peace is characterized by good in- tentions, rationality of design and earnestness," he wrote in the Washington Times." "Its flaw is that the elements for a workable deal — mutual acceptance of its basic premises by all concern- ed parties — do not seem to exist presently or to be likely to come together in the near future," he continued. "Of course, if the Palestinians take advantage of the rather innovative idea of bringing democratic means to bear on their conflict with Israel by participating in the plan for elections of local leaders, this may change matters. But so far there do not seem to be any takers. "This is not to say that Mr. Baker should be faulted for trying, only that he should be fully aware of the expecta- tions that he is raising and the price of failure." In the meantime, the United States is continuing its efforts aimed at winning broader support for the Israeli proposals. O BRTHR00114 SPACE UNIQUELY DESIGNED FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE. TOSS • A • PARTY SOUTHFIELD LOCATION ONLY! IS CLOSING SAVE 50% TO 75% OFF EVERYTHING • Balloons • Decorations • Centerpieces • Gift Wrap •• Partyware • and Much More 1 HOURS: MON. thru FRI. 10 to 7 SAT. 10 to 6 • SUN. 10 to 4 SOUTHFIELD 27831 Southfield Rd. Cash Sales Onlyl 557-8152 BE A WINNER! "Pretty Great-Looking" From concept to reality our custom designs, expert crafts- manship, and quality instal- lation suit your specific needs. Our custom laminated cab- inets and furni- ture will en- hance your sur- roundings. SPRING & SUMMER CLOTHING BUY 2 GET 1 * FREE 'least expensive Excluding: Accessories, Special Order Clothing, Tuxes, Tails & Party Dresses. • 1st Quality Famous Brands • Party, Flower Girl & Pageant Dresses — to size 14 • Tuxes & Tails - 6 mo to size 12 - $32.75 and up • Preemie thru size 7 — BIRMINGHAM A' j • Preemie thru size 14 — TROY • Bears, Porcelain Dolls For appointment phone: 624-7300 Designs Unlimited 3149 Haggerty Road, Walled Lake, Ml 48088 ✓ ALL AT DISCOUNT PRICES! MASTER SPRINKLER When Problems Occur Call: TROY BIRMINGHAM GRANDMA'S BEST KIDS SHOP 3616 Maple Rd. (at Lahser) 647-7272 3634 Rochester Rd. In the Century Plaza 689-1844 THE MASTER Installation • Custom Design • Repairs Residential • Commercial HOURS: M-F 10-6, Sat. 10-5:30 r FINE JUDAICA • Ketubahs • Talleisim • Menorahs • Challah Trays • Seder Plates • And much more ON ALL SERVICE WORK WITH COUPON TRADITION! TRADITION! We Install And Service All Systems! Alicia R. Nelson 557-0109 RICK WALD 17235 Shervilla Place Southfield I AUTO save 15% save 18% save 10% save 20% (last 3 years) RK'S IHOME 1 9% • safety save • non-smoker save 10% • Over 50 (AARP) you save 63% you save FOR MORE INFO - OR A FREE QUOTE Michael Mostyn (313) 489-5862 MASTER SPRINKLER ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH FOR INSURANCE??? • multi-car • AARP member • over 55 years old • clean record 10% DISCOUNT I 471-0970 CLEANING AND TAILORING 32730 Northwestern Hwy. Farmington Hills, Michigan 48018 538 9 Z 737-0360 No tailor shop in West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills or any other city can offer a service like this. L LET US BE YOUR TAILOR — FREE 1989 CALENDARS THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS J 35