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Israeli forensic
volunteers sift
through the
wreckage of a
burnt bus, hit at
the site of a
Palestinian
car bombing at the
Megiddo Junction
in northern Israel
on Wednesday.

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Not Much Hope

Pessimism rules at Federation luncheon after latest Israeli bombing.

eon, co-sponsored by the
cargo. the bus was travel-
American - Israel Public
ing from
Affairs Committee and
Tel Aviv to Tiberias.
the Jewish Federation of
Brad Burdan of West
n light of the car-bomb explo-
Metropolitan Detroit's
Bloomfield
said
that
sion beside a bus in northern
Ben Gurion Club.
Arafat
has
to
say,
"Stop
Israel on Wednesday, a somber,
Horovitz said Arafat
the killing," in Arabic to
pessimistic mood settled over
has created a climate in
his people. "Even though
the crowd that heard editor and pub-
which the bombers
he made have said it once
lisher of the Jerusalem Report, David
know they have carte
or twice, he's never
Horovitz, speak of the situation in
blanche to operate.
enforced it. Arresting a
Israel.
"He's a million miles
few people here and there
Everyone blamed Palestinian leader
from
working with
doesn't
even
come
close,
Yasser Arafat.
Israel
to frustrate the
because
weeks
and
David Hor ovitz
Betty Provizer Starkman of
bombers," he said. "The
months later, they are
Bloomfield Hills said Israel won't
most I've heard him say lately is that
released from jail, or there's a prison
stand by and let its citizens be mur-
he doesn't think that suicide bomb-
break and nobody gets caught."
dered.
ings are in the Palestinian national
Harvey Bronstein of Southfield, a
"They're going to fight back
interests at the moment."
professor of business administration
because they have no alternative.
Horovitz said he wants Arafat to
at Oakland Community College, said
They can't be sitting targets," said
say,
"Suicide bombings are an
he
doesn't
know
what
to
expect
in
the
Starkman, who cited an Israeli forces
appalling,
despicable assault on inno-
short
run,
but
in
the
long
run,
he's
attack on Jenin within hours of the
cent
people
and must be terminated
still
optimistic.
attack. "The Arabs do not respect
for the sake of all humanity, and I'm
"I know I'm in the minority," he
people who do not fight back, and we
going to use my tens of thousands of
said. "It may be months or years
have to fight back if we want to sur-
armed security personnel to make
away, but ultimately, the Palestinians
vive."
sure that they are brought to a halt.
and the Israelis will realize that
At least 16 Israelis were killed and
"When he starts talking about that,
at least 40 were wounded, 10 of them , they're truly not the enemies. The
then
I'll have some more sympathy
true enemies are Al Qaida, [Iraq's]
seriously, when the driver of an
on
his
position, but I don't think
Saddam
Hussein
and
Iran.
explosives-laden car pulled up along-
that's
going
to happen," Horovitz
Bronstein
joined
about
25
others
to
side an Egged bus filled mostly with
❑
said.
listen
to
Horovitz
speak
at
the
lunch-
Israeli soldiers and detonated his

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