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Don't Pass Up Chance For Peace
STEVEN COOK SPECIAL To THE JEWISH NEWS
ti have never
been to Is-
rael. And
when I go there
for the first time
this year to cele-
brate my Jewish
heritage, I'm not
quite sure of what
to expect. But
there's one thing
that I do know
will be missing
from my visit.
Peace.
x.
It is a sad irony
that terrorist at-
tacks on Israeli
settlers in the oc-
cupied territories
came on Yom
Hashoah -- the
day that com-
memorates the .
Six Million who Artwork from Newsday by Bernie Cootner, Copyright 0 1991, Newsday. Distributed by Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
died in the Holo-
And this is exactly the aim of ing on hundreds of millions of
caust. It was the Holocaust that
extremist
groups on both sides. dollars in foreign aid to help re-
provided a major impetus for
build an economy that has been
the creation of a Jewish state in Baruch Goldstein said before
reduced to rubble. But this aid
the
Hebron
massacre
that
some-
1948. But in its 46 years of ex-
istence, Israel has still not thing needed to be done to stop is contingent upon successful ne-
the talks. And by halting nego- gotiations and transfer of Gaza
known a lasting peace.
Many Israeli leaders have tiations for five weeks, Mr. and Jericho to Palestinian self-
rule. The alternative is contin-
called for a halt in negotiations Arafat unwittingly helped Dr. ued occupation and violence. Mr.
for the transition to Palestinian Goldstein achieve his goal. Now Arafat realizes this perhaps
self-rule in Gaza and Jericho. there is pressure on the Israeli
more than anyone. A short time
The PLO took this stance when government to do the same ago he stood where Hamas
thing.
The
terrorist
group
it shut down talks for five weeks
stands today. But his current
after the Hebron massacre. Is- Hamas, which was responsible commitment to negotiating a
for
the
attack
at
Afula,
has
raeli Economics Minister Shi-
peace signals his understand-
mon Shetreet has said that promised that more violence will
ing that this is the only viable
be
forthcoming.
Yassir Arafat's failure to con-
avenue to realizing his dream of
But
to
halt
the
talks
would
be
demn the attack at Afula war-
a Palestinian state.
bowing
to
the
wishes
of
ex-
rants a similar response.
There are those who say that
But I find it difficult to believe tremist groups from both sides.
successful negotiations will not
It
could
also
prove
very
costly.
that some Israelis are willing to
put a stop to the violence that
stop the peace process because To see why, one must only con- plagues the territories. But any
sider
the
alternatives.
they feel Mr. Arafat's silence be-
Should the PLO fail to make progress that these talks pro-
lies his trustworthiness as a ne-
strides
towards Palestinian self- duce would necessarily have a
gotiating partner. What if Mr.
calming effect in the region. It
Arafat had come out strongly rule, its power will soon be would seem only natural that a
usurped
by
radical
groups
like
against the attack from the be-
people without any control over
ginning? Would we trust him Hamas that pose a far greater their destiny would be spurred
danger
than
Mr.
Arafat.
These
then? This is a man who, a few
to violence. But once a certain
short years ago, was one of the groups are committed to bring- measure of self-rule is achieved,
ing
Israel
under
Palestinian
rule
world's leading terrorist figures.
extremist groups will receive
Israel did not enter into negoti- and expelling the Jews by any
less public sympathy.
means.
This
scenario
would
al-
ations with the PLO because of
For the Israelis, successful ne-
some new-found trust in Mr. most certainly mean a violent gotiations would be an oppor-
step
backwards
in
Palestinian-
Arafat. They did so because the
tunity to look inward after years
PLO's moderate stance repre- Israeli relations and could con- of looking outward. Israel's ex-
ceivably
extinguish
all
hope
for
sents Israel's best chance for a
pensive policy of maintaining
peaceful resolution. All of this peace. Such a scenario would military supremacy over its ri-
also
be
a
giant
step
backwards
political posturing is standing
vals has contributed to a rather
in the way of what is really im- for the Palestinians living in the large national deficit. Further-
territories.
Mr.
Arafat
is
count-
portant.
yr
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