viewpoints >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us essay Seeking A Fertile Ground For Peace T F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us he young Palestinians targeting Palestinian divide include Arab Barometer, a Jews in Israel and the West Bank consortium founded by Princeton University and the University of Michigan in with knives or cars this fall have been "lone wolf" attack- 2005 to yield scientifically reliable ers insofar as not belonging to a data. Palestinian organizational com- LIMITED HOPE mand tied to Islamist terror — like Hamas, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades It's no surprise most of the latest or Islamic Jihad. Still, the teenage Palestinian assailants have been and 20-something disciples of terror 15 to 25 years old. Via textbooks, are drawn by Allah to protect the music videos, TV shows, imam Palestinian narrative. And they're teachings, news reports and sports not alone within Palestinian society. Robert Sklar tournaments, Palestinian culture "To the contrary:' says Israeli Contrib uting indoctrinates kids to hate Jews. Editor political scientist Daniel Polisar, Streets, meanwhile, are renamed to "they are surrounded by people honor the "martyred" — shahids who share many of their core beliefs, who who murdered or maimed Jews on "Israeli- justify the attacks they are carrying out, who occupied Palestinian land," which is arguably see their actions as poten- anywhere in Israel or the West Bank. Jews, of tially valuable in further- course, no longer set foot in the Hamas-held ing Palestinian goals, and Gaza Strip. who can be counted on to It'll take a generation or more to change venerate them and their a Palestinian value system toward Jews that families7 coarsened once the seed of Zionism took In his essay "What full root with the birth of the Jewish state in Do Palestinians Want?" 1948. A in the November online Why can't neighboring Arab states and Daniel Polisar magazine Mosaic, Polisar their influential news media spur a progres- posits that ifs because of sive shift on behalf of the world's best-known "popularly held attitudes" that Palestinian stateless people? While some of those leadership is loathe to vigorously oppose neighbor states may be politically moderate, incitement against Jews. Polisar says not only is public opinion there "So long as Palestinian popular opinion "unrelentingly hostile to Jews and Israel; remains where it is," he writes, "eruptions of but the Arab world as a whole "is suffering violence will always be possible, and once a wave of internecine violence, which hardly begun, can easily and quickly escalate:' makes it a model to be emulated:' Polisar is provost and executive vice presi- In the interest of good will, Israel can- dent at Shalem College in Jerusalem. Sources not let up on gestures of political restraint for his polling research on the Israeli- despite their minimal impact. Remember, a 10-month moratorium on settlement expansion in 2009-2010 ended with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, which governs Palestinian- controlled areas of the West Bank, leaving peace talks. And since the Six-Day War of 1967 when it took control of the Old City, Israel has declared it would maintain the status quo at the Temple Mount relative to Jewish and Muslim access. But that didn't stop the recent spate of terrorist stabbings, which largely arose because of Palestinian tales that Israel seeks to replace Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock with a Third Temple. Editorial Managing Editor: Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl@renmedia.us Story Development Editor: Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@thejewishnews.com Arts & Life Editor: Lynne Konstantin lkonstantin@renmedia.us Senior Copy Editor: David Sachs dsachs@renmedia.us Editorial Assistant: Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us Senior Columnist: Danny Raskin dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar rsklar@renmedia.us Contributing Writers: Ruthan Brodsky, Suzanne Chessler, Annabel Cohen, Don Cohen, Shari S. Cohen, Shelli Liebman Dorfman, Ryan Fishman, Stacy Gittleman, Judy Greenwald, Ronelle Grier, Esther Allweiss Ingber, Harry Kirsbaum, UPHEAVAL NEEDED Through the jagged edges they view the world, ordinary Palestinians see prolonged terror not only as helpful over the long haul to their plight, but also a form of legitimate resistance, says Polisar, who earned a doctor- ate in government at Harvard University. Ultimately, Palestinian leaders in Ramallah and Gaza City must shed ingrained beliefs about violence as a virtue — a steep task. They also must enlist Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, all stakeholders in Middle East stability, as partners in vociferously con- demning violence wrought by Palestinians of any political or religious ilk, as Polisar argues. For their part, America and other Western powers must accelerate diplomatic and eco- nomic pressure on Palestinian leadership as well as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East until Palestinian terrorism stops and coexistence becomes a genuine possibility. * Barbara Lewis, Rabbi Jason Miller, Alan Muskovitz, Steve Stein Creative Services Corporate Creative Director: Deborah Schultz dschultz@renmedia.us Advertising Sales Sales Director: Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Senior Account Executive: Melissa Litvin mlitvin@renmedia.us Account Executives: Kathryn Andros, Wendy Flusty, Annette Kizy, Paige Lustig Sales Manager Assistants: Andrea Gusho, Karen Marzolf Business Offices Billing Coordinator: Pamela Turner Collections Analyst: Hazel Bender Production By FARAGO & ASSOCIATES Manager: Scott Drzewiecki Designers: Amy Pollard, Pam Sherevan, Michelle Sheridan, Susan Walker Published by: Renaissance Media Chairman: Michael H. Steinhardt President/Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett kbrowett@renmedia.us Controller: Craig R. Phipps Corporate Creative Director: Deborah Schultz dschultz@renmedia.us letters Help Prevent Teen Suicides I just wanted to thank you for run- ning the article by Ronelle Grier on the ASIST suicide prevention pro- gram ("Empowering Teens," Sept. 24, page 62). Unfortunately, teen suicide has become an epidemic, even in our community. The more this topic is talked and written about, the more it will help reduce the stigma involved so people can get the help they need. Thanks to that brief article, a fam- ily whose teen was in imminent dan- ger picked up the phone and called for help in time to prevent a tragic Dry Bones outcome. If one short article helped save one life, just imagine what many articles and many people talking and sharing about this topic could accomplish. Thank you for taking a step toward a better future. 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