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invent theoretical problems."
Mr. Hallaj denied the percep-
tion that Palestinians eventual-
ly aim to "push Israel into the
sea." This sentiment was strong
after the establishment of Israel
in 1948, but has since given way
to a true desire for peace and co-
existence, he said.
"Still, there are lots of prob-
lems. First, I think that the dis-
sidents on both sides are
numerous and powerful," he
said. "The future of Palestinian
and Israeli peace are not safe
with llamas here. Also, I think
that Israel has not yet come to a
firm conviction that they ought
to coexist with Palestinian na-
tionalism."
Just as Palestinians came to
accept Israel's right to exist, so
too should Israelis accept Pales-
tinian sovereignty, Mr. Hallaj
said.
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ive years ago, a Birming-
ham Temple forum featur-
ing an Israeli and a
Palestinian deteriorated
into a screeching match because
the two speakers, along with au-
dience members, couldn't discuss
peace peacefully.
Monday night, the venue was
the same, the topic was the same,
but the tenor was entirely dif-
ferent. But that's not to say the
Israeli and Palestinian agreed on
everything.
Haim Koren, consul for press
and information with the Israeli
Consulate in Chicago, advocated
a more cautious approach to ne-
gotiations than his counterpart,
Muhammad Hallaj, director of
the Washington, D.C.,-based
Center for Policy Analysis on
Palestine.
"I think we are on the right
track. But right now, I can tell
you it will take a long time," Mr.
Koren said. 'The Palestinians are
not alone in the game, because
there are critical inter-Arab re-
lations, too."
Referring to Syria and Jordan,
Mr. Koren said Middle East
countries, which have criticized
negotiations, will have a pivotal
impact on the success of the
peace process. Another threat
arises from radical Arab groups
like Hamas, he said, which con-
tinue to violently oppose the
F
peace accord signed last Sep-
tember in Washington, D.C.
Last week, Israeli Prime Min-
ister Yitzhak Rabin and Pales-
tine Liberation Organization
leader Yassir Arafat met in Cairo
to sign another accord placing
Gaza and Jericho in Palestinian
hands. Many Israelis fear that
too much change, too soon, might
jeopardize their well-being, Mr.
Koren said.
"For example, what would
happen if a terrorist group were
to cross into Jericho, make an at-
tack on a Jewish settlement and
then go back? Who would be the
authority to take care of this? The
Palestinian police? I don't have
the answer to that," he said. "Can
the Israeli forces penetrate into
the Palestinian area and take
care of these terrorist groups?"
While such infiltration is pro-
hibited under the current agree-
ment, Mr. Koren said, the goal is
to work with Palestinians should
this type of situation arise.
"Things are not stabilized and
not clear yet, so it will take time
to create the new reality," he said.
Palestine-born Muhammad
Hallaj countered that this type
of fear threatens to paralyze both
camps.
"I wish the Israelis would stop
working so hard scaring them-
selves," he said. "Making peace
between Arabs and Israelis is dif-
The Birmingham Temple's
Humanist Forum sponsored the
community event as part of its
Social Action Series, which fea-
tures lectures on Mondays
throughout May. Mark Bulmash,
chair of the Humanist Forum,
said the event gave him insight,
not only into both sides of the
Middle East conflict, but also into
issues closer to home.
`There are certain parallels be-
tween Israel and Palestine and
Detroit and its suburbs," he said.
"We will never have a stable re-
lationship with the city until we
understand their side, too."
Said Birmingham Temple
Rabbi Sherwin Wine:
"The most important thing
about this evening is that Israelis
and Palestinians are talk-
ing about peace in a rational
way." El
Correction
In the May 6 listing of
Temple Israel graduates,
the names of Lisa Jill
Kopehnan and Dana Jill
Mishkin were omitted.