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ROSS OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE. 24200 Wildbrook Court #205 Southfield, MI 48034 • (810) 354-4259 Next time you feed your face, think about your heat Go easy on your heart and start cutting back on foods that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol. The change'll do you good. 30 American Heart Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE ast September, it took a vis- ible push from the president to produce the world-chang- ing handshake between Palestine liberation Organiza- tion chairman Yassir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn. On Monday, Mr. Rabin and Jor- dan's King Hussein showed no such reluctance during a ground- breaking meeting that produced an 11-page agreement ending the 46-year-old confrontation be- tween the two countries. But that agreement fell short of an actual peace treaty. Even the most optimistic Israeli offi- cials believe it will take several months of tough negotiations be- fore the broad framework agree- ment is filled in with details. Jewish leaders reacted enthu- siastically to the "Washington De- claration," which includes language suggesting that Jordan will work to end the Arab boycott against Israel. Even a provision in the document promising that King Hussein will gain some con- trol over Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem did not dim the sparkle of the day. "It was very different from the feeling at the Israeli-PLO sign- ing," said Rep. Ben Cardin, D- Md. "In this case, we're dealing with the real leader of a real country. As a result, we're like- ly to see some tangible results in a fairly short time. Today's cer- emony brought that home." But another Jewish legislator was more cautious. "I'm skepti- cal," said Rep. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "After 46 years of war, my heart longs for peace, but my head says, 'Be careful.' While I am hopeful ... I can't forget that not so long ago King Hussein was one of Saddam Hussein's closest allies." Monday's ceremonies were only slightly less dramatic than last September's signing of an Is- raeli-PLO declaration of princi- ples. In a ceremony in the Rose Garden, Mr. Rabin referred to the world-wide attention on their first-ever public handshake: "What I ... wish, Your Majesty, [is] that there will be another day of excitement, and another, and that finally, no one will photo- graph our handshakes. It will have become part of the routine of our lives." He told a visibly moved king that "the entire State of Israel is shaking your hand." King Hussein delivered an emotional speech promising an end to the long and bloody con- King Hussein flict. "Out of all the days of my life," he said, "I do not believe that there is one such as this — in terms of the feelings, the emo- tions relating to a long, long struggle." President Clinton, Mr. Rabin and King Hussein then met for 90 minutes inside the White House. Their agenda was a gen- eral one, according to Israeli sources, with an emphasis on joint projects that could cement the emerging relationship be- tween the two former enemies. Afterward, they walked to the South Lawn, where the Wash- ington Declaration was signed on the same antique table used for the 1979 signing of the Camp David accords and last year's Is- raeli-PLO agreement. Mr. Rabin called the accord "the closest thing to a treaty of peace ... It is my hope and belief that not long from today we shall return to sign a final and a permanent treaty of peace." Although Israel had not pressed for a formal signing dur- ing this week's meetings in Washington, Mr. Rabin said the process of crafting the document demonstrated the vitality of the peace process. "There is much more in the Washington Declaration than the parties were planning when they decided to prepare this declara- tion 10 days ago," he said. "That bears witness to our ability in Is- rael and Jordan to accelerate our efforts towards peace, to over- come obstacles, to achieve a breakthrough and to put an end to 46 years of hostility." One of those unexpected bonuses was a clause pledging both countries to work for "the abolition of all economic boycotts." "That was a surprise and ... a very welcome one for our com- munity," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chair of the Con- ference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.