OPINION GUARANTEED 1,40 PRICES! 159 99 159 WE WILL NOT LOSE A SALE BECAUSE OF PRICE! COMPARE AT $210 SAVE OVER $50 • ARMANI 141 • NOW ON SALE! COMPARE AT $135 SAVE OVER $35 • POLO CLASSIC 6 • NOW ON SALE! COMPARE AT $200 Shove Continued from Page 7 pragmatist and the feisty, emotional Israeli — needs to have a relationship built on trust, and the two men simp- ly don't trust each other at all. Instead, they speak a different language. And where does that leave us, loyal Americans and car- ing Jews? Often, in logical limbo. We would like to have it both ways since we support Israel, but would prefer that Jerusalem act with more diplomatic savvy: Don't abandon the set- tlements, we • say, but don't build a new one every time Mr. Baker comes calling. And put a freeze on them for now. Maintain a Jewish presence in the Christian section of the Old City, but don't take over a building on Good Friday. - Keep a lid on the intifada, but don't beat up Palestin- ian kids. - In other words, do what you're doing, but please don't draw so much atten- tion, Uncle Yitzhak. It makes us, over here in America, uncomfortable. Our hearts are with Israel but our minds are in the West, the products of a Western mentality and outlook. We don't want to offend or make waves. The problem is that Israel is in the Mideast and must deal with Arab states advocating its destruction. So while Israel would like to send a message of civility to the West, it feels more compell- ed to send a message of toughness to the Arab world. American Jewish Organ- izations are agonizing over how to tell Israel, politely but firmly, that its set- tlement policy may undo military and economic aid Yitzhak Shamir: Israel's interest. from Washington. But how can they get the message across without appearing to abandon Jerusalem at this critical juncture? One approach is to conduct these talks privately, and convince Israel that Ameri- can Jewish groups — even the famed pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC —cannot perform miracles, especially when George Bush is this deter- mined and angry. But make no mistake, we are in for the long haul. After the settlements and the loan guarantees, there will be other, even tougher, issues: Palestinian rights and giving up territory and the status of east Jerusalem. And we can no longer assume that America will' support Israel's position. Until now, we've never had to face the possibility of choosing between our coun- try and our people. But now, it appears, we do — and Uncle Yitzhak and the fami- ly are waiting to hear from us. ❑ (BLACK ONLY) SAVE OVER $40 • CARRERA 5623 • NOW ON SALE! EYE EXAMINATIONS AVAILABLE SAME DAY CONTACTS Southfield OPTOMETRY WALK-IN'S ALWAYS WELCOME West Bloomfield 30800 Southfield Rd. 6667 Orchard Lake Rd. 647-9790 626-9590 10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991 ImmIlImm m l NEWS I Terrorist Ring Leader Given Life Sentences Jerusalem (JTA) — A Gaza military court imposed three life sentences plus 30 years on a Gaza Strip resident convicted of running a ter- rorist ring whose members kidnapped and murdered two Israel Defense Force soldiers in 1989. Avi Sasportas and Ilan Sa'adon disappeared within weeks of each other. Both were last seen waiting to hitch rides home on leave from their. military base near the Gaza Strip. Mr. Sasportas' body was eventually found, but not Mr. Sa'adon's. Mohammad Sharatha, 34, of Jabalya village pleaded guilty to all charges. He was accused of running a ter- rorist cell of llamas, a Moslem fundamentalist group established in the Gaza Strip shortly after the intifada began in 1987. . He recruited and trained two killers who wore yar- mulkes and drove' stolen Israeli cars. They offered rides to the soldiers and, once inside the car, shot them to death.