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Less than four months later, Annabel sleeps through the night in a cozy nursery, not far from her parents but all on her own. Below her, a new mudroom and laundry room are the unexpected and highly valued pluses of the motivating factor—getting Annabel a room of her own and a full night's sleep for mom and dad. "Every morning when David left for work, he would say to the guys, 'Get it done!' " recalled Missy. The Gittleman guys knew what he meant. Four years ago, Gittleman added a master suite and a great room to the Bean's home. The job went quickly and the results were spectacular, a scenario that repeated itself a second time. it went perfectly," said Missy, "It's absolutely wonderful"! For planned projects or those that come up unexpectedly, Gittleman Construction is a company to count on. JUST ASK THE BEANS. GC GITTLEMAN CONSTRUCTION inc 28580 ORCHARD LAKE RD., SUITE 102 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334 248.538.5400 www.gittleman.net 1/27 2005 48 CUSTOM RENOVATIONS 925480 from page 47 the resolution, which passed following the 1967 war. AVOT notes that Rostow said of Resolution 242: "[It] calls on the parties to make peace and allows Israel to administer the territories it occupied in 1967 until 'a just and lasting peace in the Middle East' is achieved. When such a peace is made, Israel is required to withdraw its armed forces 'from ter- ritories' it occupied during the `Six-Day War — not from 'the' territories nor from 'all' the territories, but from some of the territories." 8.) Myth: Palestinians had their own count?), until Israel was established Truth: There has never been a Palestinian state. There was an area — first, under a mandate from the League of Nations and later, under the United Nations — identified as "Palestine" and adminis- tered by the British until the establish- ment of the State of Israel. This "Palestine" was never a formal country, and most of those identifying as "Palestinian" before 1948 were, in fact, Jews. Some of the Arabs living there did have a long history in the area. However, the majority of these persons referred to themselves only as 'Arab." Most of today's Palestinians were born in the West Bank and Gaza, and others in refugee camps in Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. 9.) Myth: Arabs are second-class citizens in Israel. Truth: Within any society, including our own, it's difficult to argue that everyone is treated with complete equality. . However, Israel is a democracy that provides rights for its Arab citizens including, perhaps most important, the right to vote, which is why Arab parties hold seats within the Israeli Knesset. "Israel has a free press, independent judiciary and freely operating civil liber- ties organizations, non-existent in the Arab world, which together safeguard the rights of women, gays, Arabs and other minorities," Allan Gale says. Contrast this with Jewish life in Arab countries, where Jews often fear for their lives. Further, note Israel's approach in gen- eral to both the Palestinians and its Arab neighbors. "There are no buses being blown up by Jewish terrorists in Ramallah or Hebron or Nablus," Gale says. "Israeli hospitals treat Palestinians who are sick and Israelis still employ thousands of Palestinians." 10.)Myth: Israel is an "occupier." Truth: Israel's enemies identify land that Israel won in war (which it did not initiate) as "occupied." "Israel 'occupies' the West Bank and Gaza as a result of its defensive war in 1967," Gale says. "Israel begged Jordan's King Hussein not to join the attackers, Syria and Egypt, but he refused, and subsequently lost the West Bank." El Editor's note: Allan Gale will speak on "Talking Back: How To Successfully Answer Israel's Critics" 7:15-8:45 :p.m. Tuesday Feb. 22,. at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The event is part of Detroit Jeunys Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment. There is a cost. To register, call the JCC, (248) 661-1000. Are You Puzzled.? Are you good at word searches, mazes, secret codes? Then AppleTree's 'Are You Puzzled?" is perfect for you! If you solve this week's challenge (open to adults and children of all ages), send your solution, along with your name and city of residence, to arrive NO LATER THAN Tuesday, Feb. 1, to: I Found It! do AppleTree, The Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034. Or e-mail to appletree@thejewishnews.com We'll print the names of everyone who solves either or both riddles right here in AppleTree. Riddle #1 Purim is just around the corner. Maybe you're thinking of putting a bit of cheese in your mishloach manot. 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