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Separate Peace
Encourages War

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The Rabin/Peres plan of "sepa-
rating for peace" will lead to war.
This plan is a euphemism for
creating a PLO/Hamas state
within the current borders of Is-
rael. This state will be unstable,
and in all likelihood, will contin-
ue to be even more violent.
As radical and fundamentalist
groups among the Palestinians
become more powerful and ag-
gressive, there will be a struggle
for control among them, and they
will attack Jewish settlements as
well as Israeli targets within the
"Green Line." As such, the plan
poses a direct, clear and present
danger to the State of Israel.
Even in the best scenario, the
creation of a PLO/Hamas state
entails the transfer of most, if not
all of the Jews who now live with-
in or near the borders of that pro-
posed state. In the worst
scenario, there will be a civil war
between Jews and Jews, Arabs
and Arabs, and Jews and Arabs.
This will undoubtedly draw the
surrounding Arab states into the
conflict, and could lead to a ma-
jor war in the Middle East.
Assurances that the creation
of a PLO/Hamas state will lead
to peace have no basis in fact, or
experience. Except for Mubarak
and Hussein, no Arab leader (in-
cluding Arafat) has renounced his

goal to "liberate All of Palestine."
Arafat (the "moderate") contin-
ues to preach jihad, holy war, and
extol terrorism.
Retreat in the face of terrorism
is a sign of weakness and confu-
sion. That only encourages more
violence.
There is an alternative to this
self-destructive policy of separa-
tion. We can let the Arabs do it
for us. Or, we can say "NO!" If an
Arab in Israel does not want to
live here, he is free to leave; if
they want to stay and live with
us in peace, welcome.
If settlements prevent the es-
tablishment of a PLO/Hamas
state, they are as vital to Israel's
survival as the IDF. Abandoning
them is not only illogical and cow-
ardly, it could provoke precisely
the war we seek to avoid.
Dr. Moshe Dann
Jerusalem

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Helms Says 'No'
To Aid For Israel

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Washington (JTA) — Sen. Jesse
Helms, R-N.C., has once again
drawn the ire of some Capitol Hill
colleagues for advocating an end
to Israel's foreign aid.
In an interview with the Hill
a weekly newspaper that covers
Congress, Mr. Helms said,
"There's been a lot of moaning
and groaning about money sent
to Israel. I myself have been very
candid to Jewish leaders that I'd
like to cut out foreign aid to
them."
Mr. Helms called foreign aid
"insanity."
As chairman of the Senate For-
eign Relations Committee, Mr.
Helms will play a significant role
in shaping the American foreign
aid program. His committee de-
termines the distribution of U.S.
foreign assistance.
"I'd like to cut it all out and just
revisit the whole issue in terms
of what is best for the American
people," said Mr. Helms in the in-
terview.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.,

immediately responded to
Mr. Helms' remarks. In a letter
fired off to the senator, Mr.
Nadler defended Israel's $3 bil-
lion in annual U.S. aid.
Your statements "suggest a
deep misunderstanding of the im-
portance of the U.S.-Israel rela-
tionship and the critical role
foreign aid continues to play," Mr.
Nadler said.
Mr. Nadler sent the letter to
his congressional colleagues for
their signatures before sending
it to Mr. Helms.
During the interview, Mr. (-\/
Helms reiterated his plan to link
foreign aid to how much it would
cost America to defend its own in-
terests.
Citing as an example the role
the United States could play in
the Middle East without Israel,
he said, "I would much prefer a
system that would assess how
much it would cost the American
taxpayers to finance a defense of<
our interests in that part of the
world if there were no Israel."

