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f Palestinians fail to
accept a peace offering
with Israel, "they will be
the losers," said political
pundit and journalist
Morton Kondracke.
Speaking Monday night
as a guest of the American
Israel Public Affairs
Committee before a crowd
of about 200 at Pontiac's
Strand Theater, Mr.
Kondracke joined AIPAC's
media director, Toby
Dershowitz, in discussing
Israel in the eyes of the
media.
His comments come amid
ongoing Middle East peace
negotiations.
"The American public
understands well the situa-
tion in the Middle East,"
said Mr. Kondracke, senior
editor of New Republic and
Roll Call and a regular
panelist for "The
McLaughlin Group."
"There is no affection for
the Islamic fundamentalist
ways in the United States,"
he said. "When Israel is
weighed against the unrea-
sonable Arabs or the
Islamic fundamentalists,
there is no question what
side the American public is
on."
Stressing differences in
attitudes between the gov-
ernment of Yitzhak Shamir
and present Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin,
Mr. Kondracke said pres-
sure for peace has shifted
toward the Arabs.
"This time the blame will
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be on the Arabs if it won't
work out," he said.
Mr. Kondracke predicted
that a failed peace process
spells trouble for the
Palestinians, who would be
controlled by Hamas, a mil-
itant Islamic fundamental-
ist group.
"Israel will have to crack
down on them," he said,
adding that the peace
process "is not the end of
the story."
With King Hussein of
Jordan in poor health, it is
possible that the Islamic
fundamentalists could gain
control of the country.
"Israel is not out of the
woods," he said. "Israel
must maintain its military
strength. There may be a
new confrontation the day
after a peace settlement." El
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