KEEP SOUTHFIELD STRONG...VOTE FOR
MAYOR FRACASSI
Donald Fracassi
Dear Ci6zens of Southfield,
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I had the privilege of sitting alongside Do
an 30 of
'as a member of the Southfield City Council almost
tional forum to undermine Israel's
legitimacy will "increase the urgency
for congressional action to hold the
Palestinians to their commitments to
comply with various agreements,"
Hordes said.
"It's a shame the international fight
against racism has hit this road
block," said Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-
N.Y. 'Anti-Israel extremists may have
hijacked the Durban conference, but
we will not let them diminish our
resolve to hold Yasser Arafat responsi-
ble for the perpetual violence in the
Middle East."
Rep. Ben Cardin, D-Md., a senior
member of the Jewish delegation in
the House, said that congressional
skepticism about the Palestinian
Authority will "harden" in response
to Durban, and that lawmakers may
examine closely the role of countries
that supported the anti-Israel cam-
paign at the conference.
"I am extremely disappointed with
how Durban turned out," he said.
"It's a result that is not good for the
United States and not good for Israel.
I can't believe it ended up the way it
did; it is a diplomatic disaster."
Arafat's assault on Israel also won't
help him get the meeting he craves
with President George W Bush.
Late last week, administration offi-
cials were debating whether or not to
set up a meeting between the two
leaders when they are in New York
for the opening of the U.N. General
Assembly late this month. Arafat, the
most frequent foreign visitor to the
Bill Clinton White House, has not
received his first invitation to visit
President Bush.
Rep. Cardin said such a meeting is
less likely now, and that pro-Israel law-
makers will weigh in against one.
years ago. During that time, I found him to beam
commitment and passsion for the best interests of the City
of Southfield. To my amazement, these many years later,
he continues to have that same quality of commitment and
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Donald. F. Fracassi,
defend
and which Southfield has become dur
the "all Southfield
American city"
ing his tenure as Mayor.
Very truly yours,
• Stan Arnold
• Sam Flask
• Mike Quinkert
• John Berry
• Sabina Heller
• Mark Schlussel
• George Blair
• Bobby Holmes
• Felix Seldon
• Councdman Jonathan
Brateman
• Allen khakis
• Abe Selemy
• Dr. Robert Brateman
• Councilwoman Sylvia
Jordan
• Amos Stewart
• Harvey Bronstein
Mark E. Schlussel
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Durban will be negative "to the
extent that it will tell people around
the world who do not know much
about the issue that Israel is a racist
state." But Israel's isolation will not
be as devastating as it was in the
1970s, he said, when nations around
the world cowered before the Arab oil
weapon.
And that impact may be offset by a
new realism on the possibility of peace
in the region.
"Israel and its friends deluded them-
selves for a decade into thinking they
had found a way to end the conflict.
Ending that delusion should be the
first priority; Durban, as painful as it
was, was a first step."
Eric Yoffie, president of the Union
of American Hebrew Congregations
and a peace process supporter, agreed
that Durban represents "a return to
the bad old days. We now are facing a
very hostile international environ-
ment, with countries like Syria and
Iran determining international
events."
Abraham Foxman, national director
of the Anti-Defamation League, pre-
dicted a silver lining to the Durban
debacle. The waste of a session intend-
ed to deal with a critical worldwide
problem will be apparent to other
nations, he said.
The Palestinians, he predicted, will
try to repeat their performance at
upcoming conferences on women and
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VOTE
MAYOR FRACASSI
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER II
for I our
am citizenry.
personally proud of our Mayor for his concern and
commitment to ensure the fiscal responsibility of our city
and that there be sufficient resources for all necessary sere'
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Mum. Fracassi &
Set;. Joseph Lieherman
the human rights movement has been
turned on its head, and that the num-
ber one enemy is us."
Durban also undercut Israel's efforts
to explain its actions in response to
Palestinian terror, said David
Makovsky, a senior fellow at the
Washington Institute for Near East
Policy a pro-Israel think tank.
"Israel has been trying to make the
international case that it is the victim
of systematic terror aimed at its exis-
tence," he said. "But here is an inter-
national forum saying, 'No, you are
not the victim. You are the victimizer.'
That assault on common sense
requires a strong response."
Privately, some Jewish leaders are
talking about organizing boycotts and
demonstrations against the countries
that supported the harsh anti-Zionist
language and the NGOs that voted for
the odious resolution over the week-
end. Others said the Palestinian role in
shaping the conference resolution
showed that the Palestinian leadership
no longer has any real interest in
working out a compromise with Israel.
Most Jewish leaders agree; not all are
unhappy about that message.
"The kind of flamboyant outrages
that took place in Durban are construc-
tive, because they will help people
understand that the mood is foul, the
situation is dangerous and appeasement
is not working," said Daniel Pipes, pres-
ident of the Middle East Forum and a
persistent peace process critic.
Pipes said that the impact of
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Jerusalem :Ilaym . Thud Olmert
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for a healthy happy New Year!
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