The Palestinian-Israel nego- tiations remain beset by PLO leader Yassir Arafat's ineffective response to Islamic terrorism. But even there, the ongoing ne- gotiations have opened direct channels of communication, a step up from the rocks of Arab rioters and the rubber bullets of Israeli troops, the primary forms of communication in the old days. But American Jewish groups have their own problems. Lead- ers of those who support the peace process are beginning to ask a wrenching question: When should they begin planning for the possibility that the talks will fail, or that a new Israeli gov- ernment might reverse course en- tirely? The inquiry is important. If the worst does happen, American Jews will be called on to help pre- serve the gains of the peace process and to maintain Israel's favored place in American policy — despite a radically changed climate. Keeping the Clinton adminis- tration involved in the peace quest despite such setbacks will require an active, focused effort by American Jewish leaders. So will maintaining high levels of public support for Israel in a dif- ficult, volatile period, which have been high since the Madrid con- ference opened the peace talks in 1992. That's a results of the wide- spread perception that the Rabin government is willing to take se- rious chances for peace. But if the talks sputter to an inconclusive end, or if a hardline Likud government backs out of athem — a public relations night- mare for pro-Israel groups — American Jewish groups must re- turn to the defensive mode that dominated pro-Israel activism for so many years. However, if the Palestinian self-rule experiment collapses, Jordan's King Hussein will be un- der enormous pressure to back out of his agreement with Israel. American Jewish groups, which have focused heavily on the de- velopment of a web of economic relations between Jordan and Is- rael, could help provide a coun- terweight to that pressure. But among groups that sup- port the peace process, there is an informal taboo against.even mentioning the possibility that the talks will fail. There is a wide- spread fear that discussion of con- tingency plans will provide a boost for vocal right-wing groups. They have argued all along that the talks were doomed. The result is an excruciating dilemma for Jewish leaders who hope and pray that the miracle of the peace process will contin- ue — but who also will have to make some hardheaded, difficult decisions in the days to come about a more immediate kind of reality. ❑ Shabbat Services for Singles The Reform and Conservative Congregations of the Metropoli- Participating Co tan Detroit area are proud to announce the 1994-95 series of monthly Shabbat Services for Jewish Singles. if you are a single Jew in the Detroit community, please join us for Shabbat Ser- vices. Services begin on Friday evenings at 8:30 p.m. and are followed by an Oneg Shabbat, featuring a speaker and program. REFORM Congregation... Temple Beth El Temple Emanu El Temple Israel Temple Kol Ami Temple Shir Shalom. CONSERVATV. Adat Beth Abraharktlillel Congregation ;.,...„ Congregatiort Seth Congregatiok Congregation' The next Singles Shabbat will feature Doron Levin of The Detroit Free Press atom on "Markets and the Role of the Financial Journalist" at Temple Israel 5725 Walnut Lake Road West Bloomfield Friday, April 24, 1995 8:30 p.m. Since November, 1994, Doron Levin has been writing a column on business and economics three times weekly for the Detroit Free Press. Previously, he was Detroit Bureau Chief of The New York Times from 1988-1993; and a correspondentfor the Wall Street Journal and St. Petersburg Times. Mr. Levin was graduated from Columbia University's graduate program in journal- ism in 1977 and from Cornell University in 1972. A sabra, he served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1973-1976. Mr. Levin is married to Adina Levin, a teacher at Hillel Day School. They have three children, including a son currently serving in the U.S. Army. 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