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This coupled with a dining room table that would no longer support both dinners for 4 and Lisa's home office equipment led the Kaplans to Gittleman, with a cry for more space and privacy. After customizing four distinct plans for the Kaplan's selection, Gittleman allowed the couple to modify the winning plan to their liking. "They were really flexible," praised Lisa Kaplan, whose 3-bedroom ranch would soon include an office—converted from hers and Steve's former bedroom—and a new master suite added to the rear of the house, strategically buffered by the office to prevent sound from leaking, The Kapians commend both Gittleman's administrative staff and the crew for an unwavering show of respect and courtesy while rearranging the walls of their bedroom come office. Even their family of gerbils went undisturbed. Today, the Kaplans are thrilled with what is, essentially, a new home for them. Everyone sleeps soundly, and the neighbors marvel at Gittleman's flawless matching of 30-year old brick. "l don't know how they did it!" said Lisa. They may not share their secrets... but tney'll shape your dreams. That, the Kaplans can tell you. OR Just ask the Kaplans. GITTLEMAN CONSTRUCTION inc 28580 ORCHARD LAKE RD., SUITE 102 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334 248.538.5400 1 1 / 7 2003 32 wom.gittleman.net Pathway To Peace Ambassador Ross tells Ann Arbor audience both sides in Mideast have to adjust. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor want people to understand that the situation is bleak but not hopeless — that there are options out there," said Mideast negotiator Dennis Ross. Ambassador Ross, who served in the Clinton and elder Bush administrations, examined the situation in Israel and outlined potential plans of action Nov. 3 at a fund-raising event of the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County. Before a crowd of 500 at Ross the Ypsilanti Marriott at Eagle Crest, Ross emphasized the need to find a political pathway with the Palestinians via a plan that addressed "the reality on the ground." The fatal flaw in the road map, negotiated between the quartet — the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations — was "not in terms of content but in terms of how it was put together," he said. "Fifty-two paragraphs in the road map, and the quartet didn't have responsibility for carrying out even one of the paragraphs," he said. "The Israelis and Palestinians bore full responsibility for carrying out that road map. They were told they could comment but not negotiate." Instead of a peace process, the last three years have been a war process, Ross said, which has economically and physically devastated both sides. Ross said the security fence Israel is building will be the future if diploma- cy does not work — and outlined the three factors that have to be taken into consideration for an ultimate peace: security, demographics and policy. In Gaza, he said, having a fence has prevented successful suicide attacks since its construction; 80 percent of the Israeli public support such a meas- ure in the West Bank. Having a fence calls on Palestinians to take responsibility, he said, because their actions will determine how long the fence remains. "Let the Palestinians demonstrate that they are partners and they'll have I a partner in the Israeli public again," he said. "Stop the violence; stop the terror; discredit those who carry out the terror ... create an environment that demonstrates that [those who carry out terror] are a threat to the Palestinian interests and hopes. "If the Palestinians, in the end, can't assume their responsibility, their irre- sponsibly cannot be a basis on which Israel denies itself its Jewish character," he added. "Both sides have to adjust," Ross said. "The Israelis will have to adjust to giving up control and the Palestinians will have to adjust to con- fronting those in their midst who reject the very idea of peace." Ross said he thinks the situation will eventually be addressed with a two- state solution. "Israelis cannot wish the Palestinians away; the Palestinians cannot wish the Israelis away," he said, "and that's, in the long run, why I think that we will end up with a two-state solution that works." Ross urged audience members to visit Israel to show Israelis that they are not alone. He said the only noticeable differences visitors find are more bag checks and a shortage of other tourists. "You have to go to Israel," he said. "If you care about Israel, if you believe in Israel, if you want to show your support for Israel, go to Israel." Ann Arbor resident Eileen Freed attended the event with her 14-year- old son, Ben. "It's great to be part of an event like this, to see our community is so big and so amazing," she said. "You don't realize how big the community is in Ann Arbor and you get here and see all the people in one room." And the turnout was very telling of the group's priorities, she said. "It says that the members of this community really care about Israel, about Jews around the world and about Jews in our community." she said. More than $600,000 was raised at the campaign event, up 13 percent from last year, according to Allen Harris, event chairman.