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Peace Hinges On Diplomacy, U.S. Official Says

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ROBERT A. SKLAR
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n "equitable, durable peace"
will come to the Middle East,
although when and how is
still unclear, a high-ranking
federal official told a Bar-Ilan University
Lunch and Learn audience Tuesday in
Bloomfield Township.
"I have faith in diplomacy," said
Aaron Miller, deputy Middle East
coordinator in the U.S. State
Department responsible for Israel's
negotiations with the Palestinian
Authority and the Arab states.
It might take another 10 years,
he said in a talk at the Max M.
Fisher Jewish Federation Building,
but the foundation for peace
through negotiation was laid by
the 1993 Oslo accords.
Since 1985, Miller has served as
an adviser to four secretaries of
state, helping formulate U.S. poli-
cy on the Middle East and the
Arab-Israel peace process.
Lasting peace, he said, hinges
on agreement in these six areas:
• Time — "There's no neat fix.
It'll take time for each side to test
the intentions of the other.
•
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Resolution will come in phases."
• Focus — "Both sides must
remain focused on• peace.
Aaron Miller: "There's no neat fix.
Without the Oslo accords, there
would not have been a broaden-
ing of other Arab-Israeli relation-
believe Arabs and Israelis can achieve the
ships in the region, all of which help
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peace they have been so long denied."
accelerate the peace process.
Audience member Jerome Kaufman,
• Resiliency — "Despite mistrust,
president of the Zionist Organization of
violence, terror and suspicions over the
America/Metro Detroit District, cited
last five years, the peace process has
the Palestinian Authority's touting of
moved forward. No one believed it had
U.N. General Assembly Resolution 181
that kind of resiliency. Both the Arabs
of
1947, which calls for a much-larger
and the Israelis have made the funda-
Palestinian state than the West Bank and
mental calculation: We can resolve our
Gaza Strip.
differences because there's no acceptable
"I admire your dreams and visions,"
alternative."
Kaufman told Miller. "But your facts
• Durability — "Pursuit of peace has
have nothing to do with your com-
overcome three of the most difficult
ments."
years, which have been marked by fun-
If we accede to the Palestinians
damental crises of confidence, trust and
demands, Kaufman said he feared "dis-
cooperation. Through it all, the pursuit
solution of the entire land of Israel."
has continued. And it has continued
Miller responded that Israel, "through
because there's no turning back."
three successive governments, has
• Proximity — "Though they are
opened, maintained and deepened its
separating cooperatively, Arabs and
relationship with the Palestinians."
Israelis are literally living on top of each
He asserted "the next government
other. Beyond that, Israel is one of the
will continue to negotiate with the
most fascinating, desirable areas to live
Palestinians" and meet its 'responsibility
•
in the world."
of protecting the well being of all its citi-
• Agreement — Peace requires three
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and implement pragmatic strategy; part-
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it's win-win ("This is not perfect jus-
tice"); and strategic objectives, which are
in the best interests of the respective
peoples, not of political votes.
He concluded: "With leadership,
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