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can re-impose control," he said.
The problem, Ross said, is that
Arafat has "defined himself by his
hat are the current possi- struggle" and is not anxious to end the
conflict. He also feels Arafat is inca-
bilities for peace in the
pable of negotiating a lasting peace
Middle East? Does
with
Israel.
Yasser Arafat want
Nonetheless,
"we need to get back
peace? What is the significance of
on
a
path
to
peaceful
co-existence
Israel, and specifically Jerusalem, to the
(and)
establish
a
semblance
of trust.
Jewish people? What is the underlying
We need a new set of
cause of the present crisis?
ground rules," he said.
These and other questions
Jonathan Rosenblum "Incitement is unacceptable.
were the subject of a video-
and Bre nt Triest
Educating the young to hate
conference that aired simulta-
participa to in the
is unacceptable. We need to
neously in Detroit,
videoconfe rence from change the psychology."
Philadelphia, Los Angeles,
Bloomfield Township.
Dallas, New York and
Washington, D.C. The pan-
Far-Reaching Event
elists provided an insider's view of the
Ohr Somayach-Detroit planned the
Mideast crisis and the status of Jerusalem.
90-minute discussion, which included
The Ohr Somayach-sponsored pro-
audience questions, in cooperation
gram, linking live audiences across the
with
Ohr Somayach's Jerusalem
country, was directed from Bloomfield
Vision.
Ohr Somayach is an interna-
Township. The panel of insiders were
tional
Jewish
education outreach net-
Dennis Ross, former U.S. special
work.
envoy to the Middle East; Ehud
Huntington Woods resident Brent
Olmert, mayor of Jerusalem; Jonathan
Triest
moderated the forum before an
Rosenblum, syndicated columnist for
audience
of nearly 400 at the Max M.
the Jerusalem Post; and Rabbi Dovid
Fisher
Federation
Building, where
Gottlieb, a senior lecturer at Ohr
Rosenblum
appeared
live.
Somayach-Jerusalem.
Audiences
in
the
other
cities also
Ross, speaking from Washington,
numbered
in
the
hundreds.
All sites
called Palestinian Authority leader Yasser
were
linked
via
broadband
videocon-
Arafat an icon. "He is the only one who

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