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themselves," he said, looking at the
wall. "Security not just from violence,
but of livelihood, employment and
being able to freely move."
Hasan Newash, director of the
Palestine Office in Dearborn and
local coordinator of the event,
declined comment.
Jewish supporters at the Detroit
event clearly saw the real wall as a
deterrent to terrorism. Nearly 1,000
people in Israel have been murdered
by Palestinian terror over 47 months.
"The security barrier in Israel will
be taken down as soon as the terror-
ism stops," said Ed Kohl of West
Bloomfield. "It can be taken down as
easily as the wall they
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have right here."
Micki Grossman of
Farmington Hills agreed.
"Someone has to speak
out for what real terror-
ism is and what real
peace is," she said.
Allan Gale, assistant
director of the
JCCouncil, said the
Council helped organize
the opposing viewpoint
because the demonstra-
tion was visual and locat-
ed in a public place.
"If this had been a lec-
ture in Dearborn, it
would not have generat-
Mickey Levin of Farmington Hills, Ed Kohl of West
ed the same response," he
Bloomfield and Micki Grossman of Farmington Hills said. "We felt that this
protest the mock wall erected in a church parking lot. program had more of a
possibility to affect public
opinion.
Issues Of Security
The public, however, seemed more
Dr. Prasad Venugopal of Ferndale said interested in getting home.
"The demonstration itself was very
the fence illustrates a serious problem
limited, and the two groups did not
in the world today.
accomplish much beyond expressing
"We don't believe the wall is actual-
their frustrations to their small con-
ly going to promote peace in the
stituency," Victor Begg, chair of the
region," said Dr. Venugopal, a mem-
NCCJ's Interfaith Partners, said in a
ber of the Detroit Area Peace With
written statement.
Justice Network, comprised of 32
"This event brought forth a need to
"peace" groups in southeast Michigan.
talk about real issues," he said. "By
"The only solution to stopping ter-
coming up with an interfaith state-
rorism and promoting the rights of
Palestinians is to have the kind of dia- ment on this issue, we have initiated a
logue based upon issues of occupation thought process and possibly a forum
to go beyond holding hands and just
and based upon the security of
praying together.
Israelis.
" Time will only tell." ❑
"Palestinians also want security for
cial sanctions, which could endanger
our future and security," she said.
Steve Spreitzer of the Detroit-based
National Council for Community
and Justice agrees, saying the fence
has "given new license to members of
the peace community to go after
Israel."
"But if you're convinced some-
thing's right, you don't want to be
told you're not," said Spreitzer, who
coordinates the group's Interfaith
Partners, comprised of Jews,
Christians and Muslims and estab-
lished as a bridge-building effort in
response to the 9-11 tragedy.
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