U.S. JEWS, BREAK THE SILENCE Yitzhak Rabin courageously pursued a course of peace through the Oslo Peace Accords. The current policy of the Netanyahahu government is wrong. It reverses years of progress between the people of Israel, her Arab neighbors, and the Palestinian people. WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT. We, the undersigned individuals, represent U.S. Jews who want a return to the courageous policies of Yitzhak Rabin. We do not back the policies of the Netanyahu government. The time is now to organize Jews of every background to speak out against the current Israeli government's return to a policy of fear and non-cooperation with her Arab and Palestinian neighbors. We call on all like-minded Jews to join us. Help us launch a national signature campaign and collect as many names as possible of Jews who will say publicly that they do not support Netanyahu's policies. Help us show that the vast majority of U.S. Jews endorse. a return to Rabin's policy, as expressed in the Oslo Peace Accords, to exchange land for peace. Let it be known that we welcome the efforts of the Clinton administration to encourage the Netanyahu government to return to the Oslo commitments. We look forward to the fulfillment of the Israeli national anthem, Hatikva, hope. We maintain that just as the Jewish people needs to live am chofihi b'artzeinu, a free people in our own land, so the Palestinian people needs the option to live as a free people with their own state alongside us, in peace with us. We agree with Shimon Peres, who said, "Let me say it clear: In order for there to be a Jewish state, there must be a Palestinian state." Join with Jews everywhere as we proclaim that we are Jews who yearn for peace and a secure Israel. And this is the best way to bring about a secure Israel. DO NOT LET YOUR SILENCE SPEAK FOR YOU Av Amit Rena Amit Melvin Annis Ron Aronson, PhD. Beth Barclay, M.D. Benjamin Ben-Baruch May Blechman Paul Blizman Rabbi Stephen Booth Eugene Burnstein Rabbi Ernst Conrad May Davidson Al Dickman Beth Dzodin Alex Ehrman Seymour Faber, PhD. Toby Faber Roberta Feinstein Thomas Fleischer Yolanda Fleischer Arlene Frank Annette Freedman Nathan Fuchs David Gates Harry Gold, PhD. Deborah Goldberg Gerald Goldberg Isadore Goldstein Selma Goode Jesse E. Gordon David Green, D.O. Gloria Hurwitz Norman Naimark Jack Hurwitz Moti Nissani, PhD. Susan Kane Eugene Perrin, M.D. Jack Kaufman Mark Phillips Sheryl King Hyman Ratner Ken Knoppow Marilyn Ratner Martha Kransdorf Carl Reinstein Nettie Kravitz Stella Reinstein Rene Lichtman Rabbi Norman Roman Judy Loebl Francine Rosemberg Ellen Luby Deborah Salinger Helen Mandiberg Jeremy Salinger Jack Mandiberg, M.D. Helen Samberg Sid Milder' Bernard Schiff David Moskowitz Sara Schiff Beatrice Moss Judith Seid Helen Naimark Other names of Michigan Jews are still arriving. Norma Shifrin, PhD. Francis Shor, PhD. David Silberg Ethel Silberg Joel Simmer Rosanne Simons Rudy Simons Shirley Strom Zvi Strom Milton Tambor Mot iroe Title Diane Traurig Henry Traurig Joel Waldbott Barbara Zabitz Join the Break the Silence Campaign. Gather as many signatures of Michigan Jews as you can. Send names, address and contributions to: Metro-Detroit Jewish Peace Coalition P.O. Box 401326 Detroit, MI 48240 Please add my name to the Break the Silence Campaign. I enclose a contribution of $ to help publicize it. Name (please print or type) Address City/State/Zip PhoneE-Mail or the most uni que & unusual selection of gifts in town, shop Sherwood... it's worth it. Gifts always 30% off gift wrapping 6644 Orchard Lake Road at Maple West Bioomfieid 248 855 1600 Mon-Thur 10-9 Tue-Wed-Fri-Sat 10-6 Sun 12-5 - Professional Interior Designers 8/28 Ds, 8tUdT08 1998 „„ MO Detroit Jewish News he said. "I doubt very seriously this can be good for economic reform." On the plus side, he said, Mr. Chernomyrdin enjoys good relations with the Clinton administration, and with Vice President Al Gore in partic- ular. But Dr. Freedman warned that an accelerating economic slide could pro- duce big gains for the communists in the 2000 elections. - That possibility, and the ever-pre- sent danger of Russian ultra-national- ists, has Soviet Jewry groups worried. "These events are extremely dis- turbing," said Gideon Arnoff, deputy director of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. "This kind of political instability is combining with the obvi- ous financial instability of the country to heighten danger for Jews and other minorities in Russia." He expressed special concern about extremist leaders at the regional level; as an example, he cited Nikolai Kondratenko, governor of the south- ern region of Krasnodar, who has imposed Soviet-style rule and initiated a kind of ethnic cleansing since his election in late 1996. "As the central government in Moscow proves itself less capable of providing the stability people need, there is the danger they will then turn to these radical regional leaders," Mr. Arnoff said. "We see that as a very dangerous trend for Russian Jews." Administration officials say President Clinton, due in Moscow next week for a quick summit, will urge Mr. Yeltsin to press ahead with economic reform. But few expect dra- matic results, especially in view of this week's dismissal of the reform-minded Kiriyenko. AIPAC Conspiracy Stain (most mfrs) Complimentary The World Fine Furniture • Accessories • Gifts •• • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Washington is still abuzz with President Clinton's sex scandal tsuris; tabloid writers and serious journalists alike are breathlessly awaiting the results of DNA tests on Monica Lewinsky's famous dress, which may graphically punctuate what Clinton already revealed last week — that he had a "not appropriate" relationship with the young White House intern. But the perpetually paranoid Palestinian press didn't need to wait for the results. This week, the official Palestinian Authority newspaper AI-Hayat Al- Jadeeda reported that the dress — indeed, the entire sex scandal -- was just a scheme by Zionist plotters. Clinton, the paper revealed, really