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local Arabs also have cut down on vis-
its to their Jewish neighbors, avoiding
the unpleasantness of feeling like sus-
pects. As a result, the two populations
are growing further apart.
Some Israeli politicians have suggest-
ed that as part of a peace agreement
with the Palestinians, Umm el-Fahm
should be handed over to the
Palestinian Authority in exchange for
West Bank settlements that would be
annexed to Israel. That set alarm bells
in Umm el-Fahm ringing nervously.
Though the strength of the Islamic
Movement has made Umm el-Fahm
nearly .synonymous in recent years
with anti-Israel radicalism, most resi-
dents — like the vast majority of
Israel's 1.3 million Arab citizens —
would prefer to be a minority in the
Jewish state than to live under the
Palestinian Authority. Thus, even
though the new fence cuts them off
from their Palestinian brethren in the
West Bank, many Israeli Arabs wel-
comed it. Perhaps, they said, it means
the government didn't really consider
turning them over to the Palestinian
Authority after all.
There is a general consensus that the
fence is a good idea, said Kassem Zeid,
a retired journalist, at his home in the
eastern suburbs of Umm el-Fahm.
Zeid still fears that the idea of a future
territorial exchange between Israel and
Palestine may be revived. That's why
he and a group of some 20 friends are
working on a new campaign designed
to mend relations with the Jews.
The group meets once a month in a
private residence to work out the
details. Eventually, they want to call a
news conference under the title "Umm
el-Fahm greets its Jewish neighbors."
Large posters will be posted at the
entrance -to town — where three local
youngsters were shot to death in the
October 2000 riots — residents will
open their homes to Jewish visitors and
local stores will cut their prices by half.
"Umm el-Fahm is now perceived as
a second Jenin," the reputed terrorist
capital of the West Bank, Zeid said.
"This does injustice to both Jews and
Arabs."
The driving force behind the soul-
searching in Umm el-Fahm is clearly
economic: Only after the October 2000
riots did Israeli Arabs realize how much
they depended on Jewish customers.
The colorful Nazareth market that used
to be a major attraction for Jewish
neighbors now closes down by midday.
Only a trickle of Jews visit Nazareth's
restaurants. But most window signs are
still in Hebrew, an indication that resi-
dents haven't given up hope. P1
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