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Jerusalem (JTA) — Yael
enemy," then "I cannot stay
Dayan, Labor Knesset
out of this meeting."
member and daughter of the
Ms. Dayan left for Tunis
late Israeli war hero Moshe
soon after the Knesset on
Dayan, has created a stir by
Jan. 19 repealed a law bann-
becoming the first govern-
ing any contact between
ment figure to meet with
Israelis and PLO represent-
Yassir Arafat under a new
atives. The only other Israeli
law here permitting contact
to meet with the PLO
with the Palestine Libera-
chairman since then was
tion Organization.
peace activist Abie Nathan,
Whatever their personal
who flew to Tunis immedi-
political leanings, Israelis
ately following the vote.
shook their heads in
Ms. Dayan was warmly
amazement this past
received by Mr. Arafat and
weekend as they saw news-
they held a joint news con-
paper photographs of Yael
ference after meeting
Dayan standing beside a
together twice. She present-
man many still consider to
ed Mr. Arafat with a copy of
be Israel's archenemy.
her book, My Father, His
Ms. Dayan flew to Tunis to
Daughter ,about her late
meet with the PLO chair-
father, the former defense
man on her own initiative
minister.
and not on behalf of the
Both of Ms. Dayan's
government.
meetings, the first a mere
A dovish lawmaker who
courtesy call, and the second
has admitted to meeting
a lengthy political discus-
with lesser PLO officials in
sion, were attended by Pa-
the past, Ms. Dayan said she
went to the Tunisian capital
to convince herself that the
PLO holds the key to peace,
"without which there is no
life, neither for us nor for
them.”
Government officials, both
from Ms. Dayan's ruling
lestinian leaders such as
Labor Party as well as from
Faisal Husseini, Yassir
opposition parties, criticized
Abed Rabbo, Nabil Sha'ath
her for the meeting.
and Hisham Mustafa.
Ori Orr, Labor Knesset
The meetings reportedly
member and chairman of the
contained few surprises. Mr.
Foreign Affairs and Defense
Arafat told Dayan that
Committee, said the meeting
Israel's deportation last
was "foolish and redundant,
month of 415 Moslem fun-
and had nothing to it but
damentalists to Lebanon
capturing headlines."
had created a crisis
However, Mr. Orr rejected
threatening the peace pro-
demands by the opposition
cess.
Likud to remove Ms. Dayan
Mr. Arafat and the other
from the committee.
PLO officials objected to the
Prime Minister Yitzhak
temporary expulsions, but at
Rabin also criticized Ms.
the same time betrayed no
Dayan's actions before she
sympathy for the Islamic
even met with Mr. Arafat.
groups operating in the ad-
Ms. Dayan did receive
ministered territories. They
some support. Labor Knesset
even went so far as to con-
member Avraham Burg,
demn the murder by funda-
chairman of the Education
mentalists last month of
Committee, praised his col-
Israeli border policeman
league for her move, saying
Nissim Toledano, which
that anything for the cause
immediately preceded the
of peace ought to be com-
mass expulsions.
mended.
However, Mr. Arafat made
Ms. Dayan defended her
a point of reiterating his
trip in a statement publish-
commitment to "his entire
ed in the Israeli newspaper
people," includingthose who
Yediot Achronot.
fight against him. He spoke
"I am not naive, neither
of the PLO's current
am I blind," she wrote. "My
predicament, in which the
burden of pain, rage and
fundamentalist Hamas
frustration is not smaller
movement is growing in
than others. However, if
popularity, while his more
there is any meaning to our
moderate organization has
insistence that one talks and
no tangible gains to point to
makes peace with the
in the peace process.

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Ms. Dayan flew to
Tunis on her own
initiative.

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