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Misplanted Seeds
Thanks, BBYO
Once again, Seeds of Peace has pro-
duced a successful fund-raising social
event in the Detroit area ("Waging
Peace," Dec. 24, page 11). Of note
was that one of the corporate leader-
ship chairs was Debbie Dingell, vice
chair of the General Motors
Foundation and wife of U.S. Rep.
John Dingell, D-Dearborn.
Those receiving the Seeds co-com-
munity leadership awards, along with
our own Florine Mark, included Tim
and Fatimah Attalla. I was struck by a
particularly revealing remark by Tim
Attalla in the Detroit News on Nov.
12. Various local people were asked
about the possibility of peace follow-
ing the death of Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat.
According to the Detroit News: "The
obstacle to peace has never been Yasser
Arafat," said Tim Attalah, a lawyer in
Dearborn who is of Palestinian
descent.
"The obstacle to peace is the occu-
pation of territory by Israel. It's that
simple.
"Anyone who said that Arafat was
an obstacle to peace dodged the real
issue of the conflict," said Attalla, a
Muslim who is active in Seeds of
Peace, an organization that unites
Israeli and Palestinian youths to foster
good will."
Unites to foster good will? How is
that? By embracing the philosophy of
Tim Attalla, Saeb Erekat (longtime
political spokesman for Arafat and
also a director of Seeds of Peace) or
other Seeds directors — or
Congressmen John Dingell and John
Conyers and former Congressman
David Bonior, all respected Michigan
members of the pro-Arab Hall of
Fame created by the Arab lobby to
honor those congressmen voting most
regularly for "anti-Israel" legislation?
Does anyone think any of the above
would be part of an organization that
had Israel's best interests in mind?
Would very politically savvy Debbie
Dingell be part of anything that
harmed her husband's political image
among his very large Arab constituen-
cy?
Jerome S. Kaufman
Bloomfield Hills
I just wanted to let BBYO know how
wonderful it was to have the movie
night on Christmas evening after
Shabbat at the Livonia Mall ("BBYO
Plans Fund-Raiser," Dec. 17, page
19).
I hope BBYO made a lot of money
to support the Michigan BBYO pro-
gram. My family of four went to the
movies at the 8:30 p.m. show. The
kids saw Fat Albert. My husband and I
saw Meet the Fockers, which had so
much Jewish content, it was a perfect
choice for this event. A lot of our
Jewish friends were there. It was like
having an Oak Park reunion.
I would like to suggest that this
event become a tradition.
Lana Sherman
Oak Park
Corrections
• In the Dec. 24 (page 50) article
about AZA football, the headline
should have stated that "Shapiro Wins
AZA." In addition, the name of Adam
Horwitz, center, was misspelled in a
photo caption accompanying the
story.
• In "Good Reading" (Dec. 24, page
19), the correct phone number for the
Farmington Community Library is
(248) 553-0300.
• The Dec. 24 Shabbat candlelight-
ing time (page 3) should have been
listed as 4:46.
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