Lessons
Continued from Page 13
once on the battlefield, be-
cause Israel is too strong,
then piecemeal at the peace
table.
The Shamir government
wants peace — and U.S. ap-
proval — but not at any
price. It prefers a proposition
of peace-for-peace rather
than land-for-peace. In other
words, if the Arabs are will-
ing to end their boycott and
recognize Israel, the Jewish
state in turn is eager to co-
operate with its neighbors as
full and equal partners.
Israelis know that Wash-
ington, for all of its good in-
tentions, will not have to
live with the consequences of
a mistake in dealing with
the Arabs. But an Israeli
mistake could be its last.
So for now, while others
envision the benefits of a
peace conference in the near
future, I conjure up images
from the past 12 months. I
can still picture an angry
Secretary Baker blaming
Israel for delays in the peace
process and President Bush
meeting in Damascus with
President Hafez Assad, not
to discuss Syria's role in ter-
rorism and hostage-taking
against America or the
brutal takeover of Lebanon,
but issues of mutual concern
about Iraq, as allies.
So I'll begin the year 5752
hopeful, but continuing to
worry about the Washing-
ton-Jerusalem relationship.
Maybe it's the Jewish way to
view the future through the
vision of memory. I hope I'm
proven wrong, but I fear that
Washington remains blind-
ed by a vision of peace that
could prove to be a
mirage. ❑
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1987. I wrote a story about
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1991
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Leningrad Wants
Israeli Consulate
Tel Aviv (JTA) — The city
of Leningrad hopes Israel
will open a consulate there,
Leningrad Mayor Alexander
Belayev reportedly told
visiting Jewish Agency
Chairman Simcha Dinitz
this week.
He spoke during a recep-
tion held in Mr. Dinitz's
honor at the Leningrad City
Hall. At the reception, Mr.
Dinitz was granted permis-
sion for the agency to open
offices in Leningrad.
A Jewish Agency spokes-
man said Mr. Belayev told
Mr. Dinitz he is interested in
fostering Jewish cultural ac-
tivities in his city, including
Hebrew studies.
During his visit Mr. Dinitz
held a meeting with some
1,000 Leningrad Jews.
AID Society
Memorial Service
The Radomer Aid Society
will hold its annual memorial
service noon Sept. 15 at
Hebrew Memorial Park. Rab-
bi Solomon Gruskin will
officiate.