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BERKLEY TOURS AND TRAVEL 1999 248-865-8890 • 1-800-875-8687 versy on whether the settlements are As the news of my hospitalization menacing the peace process, the fol- spread, friends, neighbors and even lowing points should be considered: strangers mobilized to help. 1) The settlements are largely an Phone calls, cards, visits and food expansion of existing communities, brought to me in the hospital and to being part of original plans of expan-' my children at home, driving the chil- sion. dren to and from school, help with 2) There are a few, small settle- Passover needs ... ments that are indeed illegal and And it continued through my according to the Israeli government recovery home. will not be allowed to remain. There are no words to express the 3) Criticism of the Israeli settle- overwhelming feeling of 0 gratitude I ment expansion has not been even- carry in my heart. Whoever you are, handed. There has been substantial and whatever you did, even if it was expansion of Arab communities, par- just to think a kind thought, you ticularly in east Jerusalem, that is pro- touched a soft spot deep inside me. ceeding rapid and illegally. There has During my journey into been no public criticism of these set- Yiddishkeit, I learned many wonderful tlements by the Clinton administra- things. There are two concepts, tion or by the Americans for Peace though, which I consider the most Now group. important because they define our 4) The recent Wye peace agree- humanness at its best. First, the ability ments do not prevent the establish- to discern between right and wrong. ment and expansion of settlements. Second, acts of chesed (kindness) The basic issue, however, is that weigh infinitely more than money, most Israelis feel that they should be intellect or social position. allowed to live and work in Judea I've been the recipient of both and Samaria (West Bank), even if these. So much kindness has been there is a Palestinian state. Arabs given to me, and I'm grateful for this own prOperty in Israel. They live, gift. work and worship within Israel. This From time to time I see, or hear same privilege must be extended to about someone doing a very special Jews in Judea and Samaria. Any deed. I think to myself, "what an peace settlement for most Israelis exceptional individual!" Then I must recognize this right. remember that there are many excep- Joseph F. Sarin tional individuals in my community ... Birmingham on my block ... next door... Alexandra T. Israel Oak Park 4:06=1Z; Community Pride Shows Peace Hinges On Settlement Issue MOTOR COACH TOURS AIR AND CRUISE TRAVEL 5/ 21 LITTERS WIPE OUT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY HELP MDA HELP PEOPLE 1-800-572-171 7 1111111M Muscular Dystrophy Association www.mdausa.org Superman is a trademark of DC Comics. Used with permission. CD 1994 DC Comics An article called "Unsettled Claims" (May 7)expressed two opposing view- points on the effect of the West Bank settlements in relation to the Israel/Arab peace process. The self-declared friends of Israel, Americans for Peace Now, feel strongly that the Israeli government has betrayed the United States by permitting the enlargement of settlements on the West Bank. They evidently feel so strongly about this matter, they have created a Settlement Watch program that provides the Clinton administration with infor- mation on the construction and enlarge- ment of settlements. The view of the Israeli government is that there has been some settlement expansion but this has not, in any seri- ous way, changed the situation on the ground. In considering this ongoing contro- My wife and I were very pleased that our Jewish News has again sponsored the fine Jewish Apartments & Services program honoring "Eight Over Eighty" May 16. We were in the audience these past three years and were touched by the honorees and their accomplishments. We are very proud of our caring Jew- ish community. Milton Rose Farmington Hills The Destruction Of Assimilation . If we seem to be having trouble com- prehending why we are so readily los- ing fellow Jews because of assimila- tion, look no further than your article on Conservative Judaism ("Energy And Authenticity," April 23). While I commend that one girl who c-