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ted, which were centers of pro-ter-
rorist political agitation, where they
teach hatred of Jews and Zionism. A
pro-Yassir
Arafat paper appears open-
Eric Silver ("War of Atonement
ly
in
Jerusalem.
Shaped the Present" Oct. 2) argues
The signal to the Arab world: You
that after the Yom Kippur War, to
are
on the right path in killing, in
school kids in the West Bank and
stabbings, in organizing
Gaza Strip Israeli sol-
the PLO; see, nothing
diers were no longer
happens
to us. The
supermen and that
family
of
anyone killed
brought on the Intifada.
in
fighting
the Jews is
Without the Intifada,
well
paid
by
the Pales-
there would have been
tinian
Red
Crescent,
a
no Oslo Accords.
branch
of
the
PLO.
Not so. The Intifada
Arab friends of Israel
— the Arab uprising —
say that if Israel wanted
was caused by Yitzhak
to, in 24 hours, the
Rabin. In May 1985,
whole
thing would be
Defense Minister Rabin
over.
Deport
all the
released 1,150 convict-
stone
and
petrol
bomb
ed Arab terrorists in
throwers
to
Lebanon.
exchange for three
Impose a curfew after
Israelis held in
Yitzha k Rabin
10 at night because at
Lebanon. Some 600 of
night
they go out to
those released who chose
burn, pillage and intimidate. We get
to remain in the territories were per-
the feeling you don't want to put
mitted to .do so.
down the uprising!
Many of those released terrorists
But Mr. Rabin, the defense minis-
organized in the United Nations
ter, repeatedly and openly said, "We
camps Palestine Liberation Organiza-
cannot put this down by military
tion gangs that tortured and mur-
measures, but only by a political
dered with sadistic brutality men,
solution." That told the Arab inciters
women and children — 170 Jews
and instigators that they were on the
and 900 Arabs — they called "col-
right track. A political solution
laborators" because they had been
meant handing over Judea, Samaria
friendly with Jews.
and Gaza to Arab rule.
During the Intifada, the PLO was
Hymie Cutler, Director
allowed to operate freely by Israel.
Michigan Committee for a Safe Israel
Seven Arab universities were permit-

Yitzhak Rabin
Caused Intifada

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ing, for each Rosh Hashanah, the
rabbi calls to the bimah all the new
parents and babies in the congrega-
tion.-
My husband and I stood beaming
and teary-eyed with the others as the
congregation blessed us and our babies
and pledged to provide a strong and
nurturing Jewish community for
them, a community that teaches Torah
to all its children.
Ezra Jacob, like his biblical name-
sakes, is certain to have his own
encounters and struggles with the
Torah as he grows into a thinking, car-
ing person.
But this year; he will dance in my
arms on Simchat Torah in blissful
innocence. He is a new life and a,
new beginning. A promise of what
can be.

LETTERS

Orchard Lake Road, South of Maple

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months, but having experienced the
roller coaster of infertility, I already
know an important axiom of parent-
ing: Some things are beyond your
control.
So if someday in the future, Ezra
should come home with a pierced
navel or a strong desire to live in
Tibet, I will know that it's not nec-
essarily something that we did
wrong.
For now, however, Ezra's possibili-
ties are limitless.
So it is that for the first time in
nearly a decade, I will be celebrating
Simchat Torah this year with unmiti-
gated joy and a new appreciation for
the promise that the creation of the
world and new life represents.
This year, we joined a new congre-
gation, Beth Am Israel, outside
Philadelphia. It was auspicious tim-

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