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In a week in which the world watched
as Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat clung
tenuously to life at a French hospital,
many national Jewish leaders passed
through Detroit and could not avoid the
question: "What happens to Mideast
peace after Arafat dies?" Local Jews and
Palestinians weighed in as well:

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of Miller's thoughts, read Last Call on
page 79.)

Andy David, Israel's new deputy
consul general to the Midwest, who
had visited Detroit through the Jewish
Community Council on Nov. 8, had
no comment.
"It's too complicated for Israel to
comment," the Chicago-based diplo-
mat said.."We'll have to wait and see."

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legitimacy and authority to make the
decisions facing the Palestinian national
movement," he said. "And the issue is a
far more complex question." (For more

"Arafat gave
[Palestinians] a
past, but gave them
no future," former
U.S. Ambassador
Dennis Ross told a
crowd of 600 at
opening night of
the Jewish Book
Yasser Arafat's
Ross
Fair Nov. 4 at the
legacy is one of
Jewish Community
unfulfilled promis-
Center in West Bloomfield. "He made es, said Steven
a strategy out of being a victim, which Silverman, presi-
means you will always be a victim. A
dent of the Jewish
victim is owed things and has no
Community Coun-
responsibility.
cil of Metropoli-
"The main word for the Palestinians tan Detroit.
Silverman
is accountability.
With Arafat's passing
from the scene, [get-
"He's really
"Arafat's legacy is
ting Palestinians to
become
a symbol of
mixed and flawed, but
assume responsibili-
terrorism and not of
ty] will be easier," he he needs to be credited
liberation."
for keeping the focus of
said, then quickly
Israel will remain
hedged by saying, "It the world on the ques-
committed to a just,
may be easier."
secure and lasting
tion of Palestine,"
=-Wadad Abed peace in the region,
and the Palestinians
Aaron David
will choose a new
Miller, Seeds of Peace president in
leader to replace Arafat, he said.
town Nov. 8 for a fund-raising dinner,
"If that new leader is also commit-
said the formal succession process has
ted to a just, secure and lasting peace
already begun. Abu Mazen (also
in the region without terror and with
known as Mahmoud Abbas) will take
acknowledging Israel's right to exist
over responsibility relating to the PLO substantively, then chances for peace
and its structure, and Abu Ala, also
in the Middle East will increase. We
known as Ahmed Qureia, who is the
should be vigilant and patient, and let
sitting prime minister, will remain.
events play themselves out."
Miller said that after the Palestinian
presidential elec-
"Arafat's legacy is mixed and flawed,
tions, Mazen
but he needs to be credited for keep-
will emerge as
ing the focus of the world on the
"the single iden-
question of Palestine," said
tifiable successor
Palestinian Wadad Abed of Ann
to Arafat."
Arbor, a member of Zeitouna, a
"That process
women's group of Jews and Arabs in
is not as relevant
Ann Arbor. "His downfall was his
as the question
style of running the operation, which
of who has the
Miller
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