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represented a dialogue.
"Would have I preferred that" the
Geneva Accord "not be in there? Yes.
But it's in there," Rabbi Epstein said.
"My reason for being in on this is
that I believe dialogue is important."
Some American Jewish groups have
strongly opposed the Accord. The
Anti-Defamation League called the
Geneva proposal a "highly political
venture which may have a negative
impact" on peace efforts. The Jewish
Institute for National Security Affairs
called it a "total sham" that under-
mines Israeli democracy.
But the main pro-Israel lobbying
group, the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee, was decidedly
mild in its note to activists on how to
deal with the proposal.
"In a democracy like Israel, it is
common for non-governmental and
academic policy discussions to take
place," the AIPAC letter said. Calling
the Accord "well-intentioned," it con-
cluded that "only the elected govern-
ments can make decisions." ❑
renounces the "right of return," but
the text cites U.N. General
Assembly Resolution 194 and a
Saudi Arabian peace proposal,
which Palestinians contend include
the "right of return." The Accord
says Israel should accept a quantity
of Palestinian refugees to be deter-
mined by an international commis-
sion but will have a veto over the
process.
• Palestine would be non-milita-
rized, but a security force would
exist to maintain border control
and perform law-and-order func-
tions.
• Most Palestinian prisoners held
by Israel would be released.
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