The Cultural Commission of 'Moses Congregation Beth -fibraham Proudly Presents The 8th ANNUAL WALTER LITT MEMORIAL CONCERT Le Handshake Redux ARTHUR J. MAGIDA SENIOR EDITOR have abrasive chapters in their resumes," wrote Mr. Aban, "but so do their more empowered in- terlocutors. It is more fertile to confer with radicals who repre- sent their constituencies than with amiable 'moderates' who do not. `The current Israeli leaders de- serve their plaudits, but if they Pianist PETER in SIMON "ConcerTales Sunday. October 2. 1994 - 7:30 p.m. Nusbaum Hall ConcerTales recounts and demonstrates the many humorous, unexpected and sometimes touching moments that occurred while touring on the international concert circuit. Interspersed with some of the world's most beautiful music, Peter Simon reminisces about these many true events, including flying bats, falling while performing in a foreign embassy, losing an entire audience, re-meeting a 5 year-old Mexican girl and performing in a French chateau with counts, countesses and archdukes. This unique presentation of music and dialogue weaves a colorful kaleidoscope of touching moments, incredible experiences and beautiful music performed by the artist on five continents. Peter Simon in ConcerTales is unparalleled in content and presentation. His performance has been described as "Hilarious," "Poignant," "Enthralling," "The Most Unique and Innovative Classical Music Program in the Country Today!" ConcerTales is the 8th Annual Walter Litt Memorial Concert, presented by the Cultural Commission of Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, and sponsored by the Litt family. Refresh- ments. There is no charge. Tickets may be obtained from the Synagogue Office. Please join us for a wonderful, unforgettable evening. - Baldwin Grand Piano Provided By Evola Music Centers - 1994 MODEL CLOSEOUT SUBSTANTIAL PRICE INCREASE COMING itCT Now AND SAVE ON REMAINING 1994 MODELS! SAVE ON GS, ES, LS AND COUPES WE MUST '95's MOvr OuR '94's COMING IN! LEXUS OF LANSING The Relentless Pursuit of Petfection For a personal showing: Call 1-800-539-8748 OR 1-800-LEXUS-4-U Exit 104 off 1-96 • 5709 S. Pennsylvania, Lansing • 517/394-8000 (CALL COLLECT) A.M. Rosenthal: Convinced of a double-cross. S ept. 13, the Day of The Handshake, came and went — and so did the not unexpected opinions about what has transpired since Israelis and Palestinians signed their De- claration of Principles a year ago — and about what lies ahead. In his New York Times col- umn, A.M. Rosenthal was whol- ly cynical about the entire Middle East process, convinced that PLO and Fatah officials "still see any peaceful settlements as they al- ways have — the first step to- ward eliminating Israel." Mr. Rosenthal was irked that Yassir Arafat has not kept his pledge to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to delete from the PLO charter the call to "liberate" the entire Palestinian "home- land" — that is, Israel — and to swear continued "armed strug- gle" to achieve it. Mr. Arafat, noted the Times- man, "says the covenant will be so revised — in July of 1995 if he can swing it. Some Israeli officials give him the benefit of the doubt, others see it as a barely camou- flaged double-cross meant to squeeze more concessions out of Israel and the U.S." Of Israel's present dealings with Mr. Arafat, Jordan's King Hussein and Syria's President Hafez al-Assad, Mr. Rosenthal cautioned, "If I were an Israeli, and I felt I had to dance with wolves, I would certainly keep counting my ties." In a Washington Post op-ed, Is- raeli Abba Eban, a former foreign minister and ex-ambassador to the United States and the Unit- ed Nations, extolled the virtues of negotiating with one's enemy — as Israel has done with the PLO, as F.W. de Klerk has done with Nelson Mandela, as Britain is doing with the Irish Republi- can Army. "The IRA, the PLO and the ANC [African National Congress] David Bar-Ilan: Doubts about Rabin. had accepted dialogue with the PLO earlier than they did, many lives would have been saved ... Diplomacy should be judged by what it prevents, not only by what it initiates and creates. Much of it is a holding action de- signed to avoid explosion until the unifying forces of history take humanity into their embrace." And in Commentary, David Bar-Illan, the editor of the Jerusalem Post, is convinced that Mr. Rabin's pledges about guar- anteeing Jerusalem's unity are mendacious: "Skeptics may cavil that an- other Labor Party pledge — never leave the Golan' — was also inviolable until it ceased to be so. "Yet ... Israelis have learned that the more vocally the gov- ernment proclaims a particular `red line' uncrossable, the more likely it is to be crossed." "... If the forfeiture of 22 [pre- dominantly Arab] neighborhoods in east JE rusalem ultimately ap- pears as the only obstacle to com- prehensive peace and idyllic prosperity, chances are that the withdrawal momentum will pre- vail, Jerusalem will be divided again and the sovereign in the re- linquished side will not be King Hussein but a dictatorship run by Hamas or the PLO."