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solution, one people will ultimately pre-
vail. There will be one state here.
Whoever is stronger will win."
Jonathan Frankel, a Hebrew
University historian and veteran Peace
Now activist, takes a less apocalyptic
view. "As long as Sharon is in power,"
he said, "one has to assume we'll have
more of the same. But in the long
run, I haven't lost hope. Historically,
Israel has shown itself a resilient socie-
ty in far more difficult situations.
"It's mainly a question of morale. At
the moment, morale is very shaky.
There's a huge disappointment.
People had hoped to be moving
towards an agreement, towards a fad-
ing out of the conflict. Just the oppo-
site has happened. This has shaken
people up. And the country is much
more divided than in 1948. But I still
believe it can weather this storm."
Just how, the British-born scholar is
not sure, though he thinks the grow-
ing campaign for unilateral withdraw-
al could change the political map and
provide an alternative to Sharon's poli-
cy. "One way or another," Frankel
predicted, "the occupation will end,
because it's untenable — and in the
long run suicidal. I believe Israel has a
will to survive." ❑
Related editorial: page 33
THE ISSUE
Since the summer of 2000, when
Palestinian Authority leader Yasser
Arafat rejected a generous offer for
a final peace with the Israelis and
sanctioned the start of a violent
uprising, many analysts have won
dered just what Arafat's motivations
and goals might be. Professor Barry
Rubin from Bar-Ilan University
recently set forth his own ideas on
the subject.
BEHIND THE ISSUE
Professor Rubin analyzed Arafat's
motives during a discussion at the
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
plenary sessions in February in
Washington, D.C. He stated that
the length of the violent campaign,
now lasting more than 17 months,
indicates Arafat has a long-term
strategy.
According to Rubin, Arafat
believes that the violence and terror
will make Israel eventually meet all
Palestinian demands, or that Israeli
public opinion will force a unilater-
al withdrawal, or that the
Americans or Europeans will force a
solution more to Arafat's liking.
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trust the guy anymore."
Ora Yanai had a similar experience
with a friend who snuck past security
this week and came to her house. "She
told me she was outraged that the guards
won't let her in. I told her she can't come
to my house anymore, because I don't
trust hen She was really very surprised."
Meanwhile, the city council is debat-
ing whether or not to rescind the entry
ban.
But Ari Dobner called the attack a
wake-up call. He is trying to mobilize
youth and adults to fill the Arab jobs,
either voluntarily or for pay. If this ini-
tiative succeeds, Dobner reasoned, the
city council won't be so quick to give
Arabs permission to return.
"Efrat needs to see itself as a model. If
we believe Jews should be independent,
we should be independent," Dobner said.
"If Arabs are not allowed into Jerusalem
because that's too dangerous, they should
not be allowed in here," he said.
Supermarket owner Eli Shiran said
he's been trying for seven years to hire
Jewish workers because he believes that
is the best way to reduce Jewish unem-
ployment. "It simply hasn't worked
out," he said. Not only is it more
expensive, but it is also more difficult
to find loyal workers who stay more
than a few months, he said.
Asked whether he wants his Arab
workers to come back, Shiran answered
that a bigger problem is keeping Jews
united. "We need to concentrate right
now on getting out of this situation
and being united. You can't win a war
if there is division in the community."
This past Friday, a ceremony took
place outside the supermarket at the
exact moment of the attack. Efrat
Mayor Eitan Golan said, "We are here
to show our thanks and our determi-
nation to stay on our land."
And those who still believe real friend-
ships between Arabs and Jews are not
only possible, but crucial to resolution
of the conflict will also need that deter-
mination. As one Palestinian woman
told her Jewish friend: "The war is over
there.- ietween us, there is peace." ❑