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same level as existing Israeli in-
stitutions of higher learning.
"After all," he points out,
"there are more and less presti-
gious universities in every coun-
try."
Professor Geries emphasizes
his belief that the proposed uni-
versity would be predicated
upon full freedom of inquiry, a
factor that would attract Arab
students and researchers from
countries where this safeguard
doesn't exist.
Also favoring the creation of
an university where Arabic
would be the language of in-
struction is Haifa University
Professor Yosef Ginat, former
head of the Jewish-Arab Center
at Haifa University and the
prime minister's adviser on
Arab affairs when Shimon Peres
held the top job. It would, Pro-
fessor Ginat says, offer acade-
mic opportunities to Arab
students whose knowledge of
Hebrew is limited, as well as to
Jewish students who wanted to
become better acquainted with
Arab culture.
Professor Ginat isn't con-
cerned at the possibility that
such an institution might be-
come a center of anti-Israel ag-
itation; "Arab students at Israeli
universities," he declares, "have
time and again demonstrated
their sense of responsibility,
even when protesting."
He realizes that Haifa Uni-
versity, where Arabs make up
almost 16 percent of the student
body, might face a drop in en-
rollment, should Arab young-
sters have additional academic
opportunities, but that doesn't
bother him.
Professor Mordechai Shechter,
rector of Haifa University, is of a
very different opinion. "The last
thing Israel needs is greater seg-
regation, and that," he saysy
"would be the result of an Arab
university being set up.
"Moreover, it would be
counter-productive for the Arab
students themselves," he adds.
"It would provide them with an
inferior education and make it
even more difficult for them to
get jobs because their knowledge
of Hebrew — an essential to em-
ployment in [Israel] — would be
less than if they studied at a HeL\
brew-language institution."
Turning to the situation else-
where, Professor Shechter
points out that an Arab student
in France, for example, wouldn't
look for an Arabic-language uni-
versity, but try his best to enter
the Sorbonne.
Hebrew University Professor
Yehoshua Porath considers th
scheme to establish an Arab uni-
versity as the logical outcome of
an unfortunate decision made
in 1948 to have a separate Ara-
bic-language school system in
Israel. This, Professor Porath
says, has promoted the frag-
mentation of Israeli society,
which is further fragmented by
divisions within the Jewish sec-
tor between ultra-religious, re<
ligious and secular schools.
Professor Porath realizes that
going back to square one would
be very difficult, and perhaps
impossible; nevertheless, he fa-
vors greater integration. For ex-
ample, he would encourage
Arab youth to study in Hebrew-
language schools rather than
trying to keep them out, as is
usually the case today.
If such a policy were success- -
ful on a large scale, Porath be-
lieves there would be far less
interest in an Arabic-language
university. 0
Peace Process
Edging Forward
Some substantive steps will be taken by Israel if the
Palestinians hold up their end of the bargain.
ERIC SILVER ISRAEL CORRESPONDENT
I
srael is preparing a package
of gestures designed to revive
the peace negotiations with
the Palestinians that have
been frozen since work began on
a contentious Jewish housing
project at Har Homa in east
Jerusalem two months ago.
The measures are expected
to include firm steps towards
building homes for Arabs in
Jerusalem and the restoration
of residence rights in the holy
city to hundreds of Palestinians
who forfeited them by moving
out.
A government spokesman,_/
Moshe Fogel, said recently thal-\
Prime Minister Binyamin Ne-
tanyahu was determined to
prove that hewas not bluffing
over Arab housing. "He wants
to see 3,000 new Arab homes
materialize," he said, adding
that this was the best answer to
Palestinian charges that he was
interested only in "Judaizing"
the city, which both peoplet"\
claim as their capital.
The Israelis are also contem-
plating a more flexible approach
on various unfulfilled commit-