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For more information, contact Helen Katz (248) 203-1483 or katz@jfmd.org *Dietary laws observed 1007440 8/18 2005 6 992580 he time has come. After all the talk, all the negotiating and all the tsores, the disen- gagement has begun. The Israeli gov- ernment, under the HARRY leadership of Prime KIRSBAUM Minister Ariel Columnist Sharon, has made the first step towards what they believe will be a peaceful settlement in the Middle East. To some Israelis, the plan gives up land, rewards terrorists and gets noth- ing back in return. To some Palestinians, the plan doesn't really rid the Gaza Strip of Jews, it merely allows the Jews to close off a border and surround a slum filled with Palestinian refugees to keep them from a chance at a productive life. The answer is somewhere in the middle, and it's not simple. Israel would not make a move like this unless it had a real plan for what to do if things blow up in their faces, something we should have thought of when we went into Iraq. "We had to take the initiative," said Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during a conference in Cesaria in June. "Withdrawing from Gaza will have a positive and decisive influ- ence on every facet of life in Israel: security, the economy and the quali- ty of life in the country." And he said the Palestinians have an opportunity to build something instead of destroying something. "It would be regrettable if they miss it," he said. Then he called on the moderates. . "There exist in Palestinian society and its leadership moderate forces who want to make the right choice. Disengagement can help them, and constitutes a test of whether or not they can lead, whether we have or do not have a partner," he said. The Palestinian Authority has been accused of being corrupt, but Yasser Arafat — the most corrupt of them all — is no longer in the pic- ture, so things should be getting bet- Harry Kirsbaum's e-mail address is hkirsbaum@thejewishnews.com . ter. Some Palestinians are looking to Hamas, a terrorist organization bent on the destruction of Israel, as a viable alternative. While the P.A. offered a media center to answer press queries about the withdrawal, Hamas offered a news conference of its own. According to a CNN.com story on Aug. 13, "Hamas founders and top political leaders gathered on the same stage for the first time in a decade, vowing to go on fighting Israel and claiming victory for the impending withdrawal." Hamas spokespersons were hired to talk to the press. "The media presence is in high demand, especially since the enemy has been defeated, and there is no longer a security concern preventing (Hamas) from appearing in public," said one of the spokespersons. Hamas leaders say that the disen- gagement is really an Israeli defeat, much like the Hezbollah leaders considered the retreat of Israelis from southern Lebanon a few years ago. To Hamas, this is the beginning of the end of Israel. To the ordinary Palestinian citizen, I would hope that they would prefer a job, running water and some food over rhetoric. At some point, you have to look at what you can do for yourself rather than blaming some- one who's now out of the picture. Israel is'showing the world that it can make the first, painful move. If violence against Israel continues to emanate from a Gaza Strip free of Jews, then who in the world could argue that Israel is not under direct attack from a neighbor? "If the Palestinians fail, and again choose the path of war and terror, the disengagement' will significantly improve our ability to deal efficient- ly with the terror," said Sharon. Sharon is an old warhorse who fought in the War of Independence. He's willing to make the first move for peace, but he knows personally what's at stake, and he has the back- bone to take it all back if pushed. And no one should hope it comes to that. El]