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"It's OK to kill dark- skinned peoples, especially in the name of a noble cause like stopping Saddam Hus- sein, the bully of the neigh- borhood, the new Hitler of the Middle East. "If the United States is willing to invade Kuwait, they should be willing to in- vade Tel Aviv. They too are guilty of aggression," Dr. Abraham said. John O'Neil, who writes for the Zionist Viewpoint, a publication of the Zionist Federation, and works for the Criminal Justice Department of Wayne County, refused to give credence to Dr. Abra- ham's charges of racism and said the Persian Gulf war was based on merit. "The evil of Saddam Hus- sein is unparalleled in the Middle East, except for maybe Hafez al-Assad of Syria," said Mr. O'Neil, who is Roman Catholic. He said Saddam Hussein is heir to the same anti-Israel philosophy of Gamal Abdul Nasser, former president of Egypt. "In 1958, Syria withdrew from the United Arab Re- public because her leaders thought that Nasser wasn't serious enough about destroying Israel," Mr. O'Neil said. "Israel is still surrounded by an Islamic world determined to destroy her." Mr. O'Neil said the best evidence he can think of are the followers of Saddam Hussein. Palestinians cheered on the Iraqi Scud missiles. But Palestinians were not the only ones to support Saddam Hussein, Mr. O'Neil said. "We too have sins on all our souls," he said. "The United States dealt with him (Saddam) for decades. So did numerous other Euro- pean nations. These are ironies we, as Americans, shouldn't sleep well with. "And this is all the more reason Israel can't afford to subject herself to an interna- tional or regional peace con- ference, or to her would-be destroyers," he said. "There's absolutely no reason to believe Israel would receive equality." Prospects for peace are slim, according to Mr. O'Neil. "It may only occur when individual Arab states ap- proach Israel. The onus is on the Arab states," he said. "Israel made peaceful over- tures in 1947, 1948 and again in 1967. And on each occasion, it was Arab nations who went to war with Israel." Mr. O'Neil, who also writes book reviews for the "We too have sins on all our souls. The United States dealt with Saddam for decades. So did numerous other European nations?' — John O'Neil Detroit News, said he does not affiliate himself with Christian Zionist groups be- cause he thinks they have a hidden agenda. "I've never quite bought into the philosophy of Chris- tian Zionists," he said." While Christian Zionists believe Jews should have the State of Israel, they also believe that such a reality is necessary if Jesus Christ is to be ultimately accepted as their savior. While Bishop McGehee, the chairperson for Epis- copals Concerned for Israel and Palestine, supported the war in the Gulf, he said that as a Christian he cannot ac- cept violence as a viable solution. Bishop McGehee, who spent four years in military college and four years in the U.S. combat engineers dur- ing World War II, today sup- ports pacifists. "War, as a method of settl- ing international disputes, is incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ," he said. "The use of modern technological warfare is a prostitution of God's gifts." ❑ SOLO Sets Business Meeting Jewish single parents are invited to SOLO's last business meeting of the season 7:30 p.m. May 7 at Temple Israel, Room 15. This meeting will focus on plann- ing new activities for the group in 1991-92. For information, call Tem- ple Israel, 661-5700.