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Discussing The Chance
Of A Lasting Peace
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
I
s Middle East peace
still a possibility?
One Israeli journal-
ist and Washington
correspondent is con-
vinced that, in time,
peace will be achieved.
A Lebanese journalist,
also based in Washing-
ton, is not sold on the
concept.
"The process is bigger
than those leading or
trying to undermine it,"
said Akiva Eldar, a re-
porter with Ha'aretz , a
leading Israeli newspa-
per. "Now that the Sovi-
et Union is gone, it's one
country's ball game —
the United States'. As
long as the United
States thinks there is an
American interest in the Akiva Eldar addresses the audience as Hisham
Middle East, it will not Melhem waits.
"Israelis have to come to the
let peace deteriorate."
reality that they live in the Mid-
Hisham Melhem, a corre-
spondent for Lebanon's As-Safer dle East. It's difficult for us
newspaper, offers a "reluctant, (Lebanon and other Arab na-
tions) to accept Israel if they (Is-
tentative 'yes' " to the question.
The two reporters discussed raelis) consider us in, and not of,
"Can Peace Still Work?" on Oct. the Middle East. And it's hard to
19 at Borders Books & Music in adjust to Israel as an entity when
Farmington Hills The event was 60 years ago Israel wasn't even
sponsored by Wayne State Uni- in existence."
Mr. Melhem is concerned that
versity Cohn-Haddow Center for
Judaic Studies, Midrasha Cen- even if peace in the region is at-
ter for Adult Jewish Learning tained, it will be governed on Is-
rael's terms. He feels the current
and Borders.
"In context, the historical hap- road to peace will leave the Arab
penings since Oslo are not nations economically dependent
much," Mr. Melhem said. "We on Israel.
"A prescription for future ten-
have a long way to go. It's im-
portant not to be swept away by sions," he said.
Each reporter acknowledged
the euphoria.
"I'm hoping for peace. But, the suffering on both sides of the
peace without justice, dignity and conflict.
"Everything in my life has
acceptance of others is not going
to endure. If attitudes are not been shaped by the conflict — my
changed, real peace will not take music, my art, my culture, every-
thing," Mr. Melhem said. "You
place."
Mr. Melhem later added, "Is- could tell me stories about Jew-
rael is the region's superpower. ish suffering just as I could tell
For you, it looks like a dot on the you stories about our own suf-
map, but so did England when it fering. No one has the monopoly
on suffering." ❑
controlled half of the world.
Davidson Provides
Challenge Funding
RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER
usinessman and philan-
thropist Bill Davidson is
making two deals with
contributors to the 1996
Allied Jewish Campaign.
For givers who pledge more
than they did last year, Mr.
Davidson will match the
amount of their increase,
dollar for dollar. For new con-
tributors (those who didn't
make a pledge to the 1995 Cam-