Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, August 8, 1986
Prof finds Israelisopen
to discussion of conflicts
By ELLEN FIEDELHOLTZ occupies. DESPITE the hostility, (the
The often-divided peoples of the According to Wagaw, the Israelis) have made the occupation
Middle East are open to discussions Palestinians have fundamental (of Palestine) as humane as
but the problems of the area remain requests. "The Palestinians want to possible," Wagaw said.
difficult to solve, said a University be annexed by Israel completely or He also cited Israeli Prime Minister
professor who recently travelled set free"' Wagaw said. They also want Shimon Peres' recent visit to Morroco
throughout Israel. the Palestinian Liberation and Israel's improving economic con-
Tesome Wagaw, a professor of Organization to be recognized as their ditions as hopeful signs of a set-
Afroamerican and African Studies legitimate representative. There are tlement.
and winner -of a Fulbright scholar- several problems with these requests, "Peres has done a formidable job,"
ship, returned last-month from a two Wagaw explained. he said.
week "study mission" with 13 FOR.EXAMPLE, some Arabs don't Wagaw feels that current U.S. aid to
professors from universities around recognize the PLO as representing all Israel contributes to the problem. In-
the U.S. Palestinians. stead of economic aid, he says, the
Wagaw and his fellow professors "There are also some internal U.S. should .increase its military
spent time in Tel Aviv, the Golan problems within the Arab states presence in the area. This would
Heights, Haifa, and various towns which must be resolved before suc- restrain Israel from launching un-
along the West Bank, investigating cessful negotiations can take place. necessary attacks while giving the
political and geographic factors in the Wagaw added, "Some of the surroun- country a sense of security.
region. ding Arab states don't even talk to "ECONOMIC assistance is impor-
THE GROUP met with local Israeli each other." tant, but too much of it weakens the
and Palestinian journalists, Israel also faces internal pressure country (with a false sense of
historians and local inhabitants. "The from those who fear the growing Arab prosperity)," Wagaw said. He added
people were willing to candidly birth rate would dilute Israeli society that the effectiveness of economic aid
discuss the problems and encouraged if Palestine is incorporated. has been exaggerated.
open dialogue, something I found "The problems between Israel and However, Wagaw said that while it
most impressive," Wagaw said. the Arab states have taken thousands is often frustrating for outsiders to
The Arab peoples of the region have of years to build up and it's silly to deal with the Middle East conflict, the
long contested the claims of Israel to think that the problems can be solved Arabs and Israelis must determine
all or part of the territory Israel now easily," Wagaw said. their own political solutions.
Liberty squared "y' O "'a' t
A fiberglass replica of Lady Liberty gives new meaning to the name
Liberty Street, where it graces the sidewalk in front of Darwin's
Stained Glass Studio. Proprietor LeRoy Darwin is selling the 72-foot
statue for $850.
TheTCalendar
of The University of Michigan
The calendar combines meeting, lecture
workshop and conference announcements
with other events happening each week on
campus. It is based on The University
Record calendar, and is open to all Univer-
sity sponsored groups and organizations
recognized by the Michigan Student Assem-
bly. /tems must be submitted in writing by 5
p.m. the Tuesday before publication. Ad-
dress all information to: University Record,
412 Mavnard St. Asterisk M*) denotes events
to which admission is charged.
FRIDAY
August 8
*AAFC-Frankenstein, 7:30 pm; Spirit of the
Beehive, 9 pm; MLB 4.
*HRD-Sem: Copyright, 1-4:40 pm; Workshop:
Travel Office Policies & Procedures, 8:30-
11:30am; HRD Cir, 1111 Kipke Dr. For reg
info, call 764-7410.
International Students Fellowship-Meeting, 7
pm. For ride, call 994-4669.
Mich Union Arts Progs-Concert: Baritone
Blane Shaw, 8 pm, Pendleton Rm.
Microcomputer Educ Ctr-Workshops: Final
Word, Pt 1, 8:30 am-12:30 pm; Lotus 1-2-3,
Pt. II, 1-5 pm; Microsoft Word for the Mac-
intosh, Pt Il, 1-5 pm; all in 3001 Sch of Ed
Bldg. Intro to Microcomputers,1-3 pm, 4003
Sch of Ed Bldg.
*Outdoor Recreation-Mackinac Island/Wilder-
ness St Park trip. Reg req. For info, call
764-3967.
Korean Christian Fellowship-Bible study mtg,
Campus Chapel, 9 pm. For info, call 747-
0120.
Tae Kwon Do Club-Practice, 6 pm, next to
Chrysler Ctr parking lot. For info, call 665-
2958, 665-7399..
SATURDAY
August 9
*AAFC-Erotic Film Festival, 7:30 & 9:30 pm,
MLB4.
SUNDAY
August 10
Univ Lutheran Chapel-Worship, 9:15 am, 1511
Washtenaw. For info, call 663-5560.
WELS Campus Ministry-Worship, 10 am, Re-
deemer Lutheran Church, 1360 Pauline. For
info, call 662-0663.
Lord of Light Lutheran Church-Worship,
10:30 am, 801 S Forest.
MONDAY
August 11
Microcomputer Educ Ctr-Workshops: dBASE
III, Pt. 1, 8:30 am-12:30 pm: Microsoft
Multiplan for the Macintosh, Pt 1, 1-5 pm.
Both in 3001 Sch of Ed Bldg.
Tae Kwon Do Club-Practice, 6 pm, next to
Chrysler Ctr parking lot. For info, call 665-
2958, 665-7399.
TUESDAY
August 12-
*AAFC-Long, Long Trailer, 7:30 pm; National
Lampoon's Vacation, 9:15 pm; MLB 3.
Microcomputer Educ Ctr-Workshops: Basic
Concepts of Local Area NetWorks, 1-5 pm,
4003 Sch of Ed Bldg; Versaterm, 1-3 pm,
3001 Sch of Ed Bldg.
WEDNESDAY
August 13
*AAFC-Corpse Grinders, 7:30 pm; MotelHell,
9 pm; MLB3.
Microcomputer Educ Ctr-Workshops: Spread-
sheeting with Excel, Pt II, 8:30 am-12:30 pm;
MS-DOS Basic Skills, Pt II, 10:30 am-12:30
pm; Microsoft Word for IBM PC-Compat-
ible Microcomputers, Pt 1, 1-5 pm; Charting
with Microsoft Chart and Excel on the Mad-
intosh, 1-3 pm; all in 3001 Sch of Ed Bldg.
Intro to Microcomputers, 10:30 am-12:30
pm, 4003 Sch of Ed Bldg.
Mich Gay Union-Meeting, 9 pm, 802 Monroe.
For info, call 763-4186.
Tae Kwon Do Club-Practice, 6 pm, next to
Chrysler Ctr parking lot. For info, call 665-
2958,665-7399.
THURSDAY
August 14
Microcomputer Educ Ctr-Workshops: MS-
DOS Basic Skills, Pt I, 10:30 am-12:30 pm;
dBASE lit PLUS, Pt I, 1-5 pm; both in 3001
Sch of Educ Bldg. Basic Concepts of Micro-
computer DataBase Mgmt, 1-3 pm, 4003 Sch
of Ed Bldg.
Scottish Country Dancers-intermed class, 8
pm, Forest Hills Community Ctr, 2351
Shadowood Dr. For info, call 769-4324.
His House Christian Fellowship-Fellowship &
Bible study, 7:30 pm, 925 E Ann. For info,
call 665-0775, 663-0483.
FRIDAY
August 15
*AAFC-Body Heat, 7:30 & 9:40 pm, MLB 4.
International Students Felowship-Meeting, 7
pm. For ride, call 994-4669.
*International Folk Dance-Club get-together,
2nd fl, Angell Sch. No partner nec. For info,
call 764-6564.
Microcomputer Educ Ctr-Workshops: Final
Word II pt II, 8:30 am-12:30 pm; MS-DOS
Basic Skills, Pt I, 3-5 pm; both in 3001 Sch of
Ed Bldg. Basic Concepts of Microcomputer
Word Processing, 1-3 pm, 4003. Sch of Ed
Bldg.
Korean Christian Fellowship-Bible study mtg,
Campus Chapel, 9 pm. For info, call 747-
0120.
Tae Kwon Do Club-Practice, 6 pm, next to
Chrysler Ctr parking lot. For info, call 665-
2958,665-7399.
SATURDAY
August 16
*AAFC-King of Hearts, 7:30 & 9:30 pm,
MLB4.
SUNDAY
August 17
Univ Lutheran Chapel-Worship, 9:15 am, 1511
Washtenaw. For info, call 663-5560.
WELS Campus Ministry-Worship, 10 am,. Re-
deemer Lutheran Church, 1360 Pauline. For
info, call 662-0663.
Lord of Light Lutheran Church-Worship,
10:30 am, 801 S Forest.
MONDAY
August 18
Microcomputer Educ Ctr-Workshops: Lotus
1-2-3, -Pt 1, 8:30 am-12:30 pm; Microsoft
Multiplan for IBM PC-Compatible Micro-
computers, Pt II, 1-5 pm, both in 3001 Sch of
Ed Bldg.