Israel Insight
FORMULATING on page 23
THE ISSUE
rejecting a generous offer and turning
instead to violence.
Pro-Israel activist Morris Amitay
said American plans historically have
been ineffective because they have
been created largely to appease Arab
states, while — until Oslo — the
United States had been uninterested in
BEHIND THE ISSUE
exerting pressure on Israel to become
Israeli security experts say that such
more flexible in its positions.
fences can deter terror, but recognize
Amitay believes any plan announced
that, in the Jerusalem area, fences
by the Bush White House would
could give the sense of a re-division
move in the same direction as previous
of the Jewish capital. Jewish settlers
U.S. initiatives.
are generally opposed to building the
"If and when they do come down
fences, recognizing that some settle-
with a plan, it will be general and have
ments will necessarily be on the
enough loopholes to drive a truck
Palestinian "side" of the fences.
through," he said.
There are even Palestinian business-
But Siegman, the former executive
men who quietly favor the fences, as
director of the American Jewish
they will reduce the movement of
Congress, says Bush has more leverage
goods and workers to Israel, allowing
than his predecessors, and can do
the businessmen to raise the prices
more to implement a plan.
they can charge and reduce the
"The United States has emerged in
wages they need to pay. ❑
the post-Sept. 11 period as the one
superpower trying to rearrange the
— Allan Gale, Jewish Community
world to make some sense of a war
Council of Metropolitan Detroit
against terrorism," he said.
The focus on reform in Palestinian
institutions lays the groundwork for
the future of Palestinian society, a fea-
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ture that wasn't a focus of past peace
plans. The support and participation
and adds that network officials have
of other Arab states in the peace effort
been receptive to her comments
also is seen as an encouraging sign,
about problems with Middle East
Bush administration officials said.
reporting.
Siegman said adopting a firm time-
If there are problems with the cov-
line toward statehood is essential to
erage, though, Everett does not think
give the Palestinians "a reason to
a boycott is the way to go.
believe there is a path to legitimate
"You don't stop subscribing or
achievement of their goals."
underwriting — you alert them;" she
But some say a rigid timeline is unreal-
said. "I'm not in the camp that says,
istic, because it ignores the effect violence
`Move away.'
and terrorism have on any peace process.
Michael Kotzin, the executive vice
"Such a timeline, which is not predi-
president of the Jewish United
cated on the Palestinian Authority's
Fund/Jewish Federation of
renunciation, rejection and elimination
Metropolitan Chicago, agreed, calling
of terrorism, would undermine
for a constructive dialogue between
America's war against terrorism by
the Jewish community and the media.
rewarding Palestinian violence," said the
Speaking alongside Klose at the
president of the American Israel Public
American Jewish Press Association
Affairs Commitee, Amy Friedkin.
meeting, Kotzin said the media
Analysts say Bush sent clear signals
needed to take a serious look at how
over the weekend that he is not willing
they are treating the Middle East
to push Sharon beyond where he is will-
conflict.
ing to go, and any plan adopted by this
He also said he was concerned that
White House will not offer concrete
the media is increasingly dismissive
details for a future Palestinian state.
of their critics as "emotional advo-
"I think this president is very wary
cates for one side." At the same
of having a 'land for nothing' or a
time, he said he believes the Jewish
`land for terrorism' deal," said David
community "needs to demonstrate
Makovsky, senior fellow at the
the same kind of fairness and under-
Washington Institute for Near Fast
standing about the media that we are Policy. "I think he's going to tread
demanding of them." ❑
more cautiously than others."
As contractors broke ground this
week on part of the new security
fence Israel is constructing "along
the Green Line," discussion about
the fences by both Israelis and
Palestinians became more heated.
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