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They are the victims of tragic accidents or intentional cruelty Unfortunately. the Michigan Humane Society . handles scores of these sad cases daily, receiving hundreds of calls reporting animals in distress. our rescue vans are on the nxid thirteen lours a day, seven days a week. But our goal is around - the-clock vigilance. These rescue efforts 'and medical attention take money. More than we have. Won't you please help these underdogs? "they deserve a fighting chance. Give to the Michigan Humane Sociefy 740IChrOer .Detwit, MI48211 Detroit 872.3100 Westland 721-7300 Auburn Ht s. 852.7420 tom Beirut to Jerusa- lem to oversimplicity. That perhaps best describes Thomas Friedman's presentation on his book From Beirut to Jerusalem at the book Fair Nov. 19 at the Jewish Community Center. For about 45 minutes, Freidman gave a comprehen- sive presentation on his book, how it was developed and its contents. Whether one agreed with him or not, Friedman was articulate and humorous. But Friedman's views fell apart in the question period when he discussed his plan for a Middle East peace settle- ment. There is more to Mid- dle East politics than having a good speaking style and be- ing able to tell a joke. Friedman outlined three basic principles for a Middle East peace: must act • Israel unilaterally without waiting for Arab recognition. • It should permit creation of a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and, if Israel suffers from attacks, it should respond not only in kind but by "Chicago rules", meaning to make the enemy pay. • Israel should also con- sider a diplomatic effort which calls for a demilitariz- ed zone and, if this does not work, it falls back on the "Chicago rules" policy. One can hardly believe that this was from a two-time Pulitzer PRize winner and chief of the New York times Middle East bureau. Regarding a unilateral solu- tion, Israel cannot ignore 22 Arab countries committed to its destruction. Perhaps it might ignore most of them because they lack military strength, but Syria, Saudi Arabia and Libya (the latter for its special brand of fanaticism) cannot be ignored. Syria in particular is grow- ing in military strength dai- ly, acquiring sophisticated weapons from the Soviet Union and others. Friedman's proposal to pretend these other Arab nations don't exit boggles the political imagination. Thlling Israel to create a Palistinian state unilaterial- ly ignores all the complexities that would be set in motion, not to mention the acceptance of the PLO to such magnani- mity and all the policies that would be enacted. His "Chicago rules" solu- tion — to inflict severe punishment if Israel were at- tacked — is an astounding recommendation coming from the left. First, it assumes that the PLO would act alone and that none of the other Arab states — which have been ig- nored — would join in. Second, in effect it is the policy, minus the inhumanity implied by Friedman, that Israel has been practicing. For 40 years it has responded to attacks and, after winning wars, was forced to return land and captured soldiers. Third, and most ironically, Friedman, although obvious- ly unaware of the implica- tions of what he said, was ar- ticulating the "iron fist" policies of an Ariel Sharon, who is anathema to leftists like Friedman. A la Sharon, Friedman sup- ported a policy of beating the enemy into submission. Aside from all the the other weak- nesses of this policy, one can only imagine the reaction of the world if Israel were not only to practice an "eye-for- an-eye" policy but seek "two eyes" for each attack. Friedman said his mother does not think this policy "is nice." She is right and, what's more, it is totally unworkable. As for his final diplomatic solution — demilitarizaiton — that is the easiest of the three to dismiss under Friedman's "unilateral" policy. One can- not act unilaterally to force another to unarm. It takes two to dance this political tango. It is truly unfortunate that a man with such credentials and experience turned out to be so simplistic. 0 I NEWS I Arens Meets Japan's Leaders Tokyo (JTA) — Israel and Japan will conduct annual bilateral discussions on in- ternational issues and pro- jects of mutual interest, beginning in January. Japanese leaders agreed to the discussions during a five- day official visit by Israel Foreign Minister Moshe Arens. The plan to hold regular meetings, the first of which will take place in Tokyo, was announced Nov. 9, following Arens' talks with Japanese Prime Minster Toshiki Kaifu and Foreign Minister Taro Nakyarna. 1 -40 • • EI • • • 4