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May 2003

Nisan-[yer 5763

Yom Ha’atzmaut is a Fun Day for Adults and

Children Alike

Join us on May 11th for this year’s Festivities

ome out to the Thoroughbred Center, rain

or shine, on Sunday, May 11 from noon to

3:00 pm. and celebrate Israel’s
lndependance with great food, music, dance, kid’s
games, and Judaic booths. There will even be
special treats for those mothers who choose to
share their day—every mom in attendance will
receive a beautiful carnation as a gift. The Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation sponsors this annual
fun fest for the family, and encourages everyone to
enjoy the afternoon and be a part of the community
wide celebration.

Israeli and Middle Eastern food including falafel.
hummus and pita bread will be offered as well as
Subway'mflwicfie’s;bhips, isofiidflnksiai‘rdw'a’ter.
We will also have baklava, cookies and popsicles as
a sweet treat. There should be a good variety to
choose from and be sure to treat Mom to lunch

By Jana LaZur

while you are there.

We are pleased to announce that there will be
live Klezmer music performed by Harold and
Marianne Sherman as well as Israeli Folk Dancing
led by Aviva Bowling. We will also have several '
booths offering Judaica, jewelery, J ewish-on'ented
books and music, sign-ups for upcoming events and
others still being planned. And, if you have children,
they will be very well supervised and should have a
great time enjoying jumping inside a Sponge—Bob
Moonbounce. Children of all ages can climb a real
rock climbing wall! It should be a big day of fun.

The event is free and open to the public. The
easiest route is to take New Circle Road to North
Broadway and turn northeast off New Circle Road
onto North Broadway(away from town). North
Broadway turns into Paris Pike. Drive 3.5 miles
and turn right onto Johnston Road and you will see

 

Rabbi Adland Accepts Position at Large
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Rabbi Jon Adland

Leader and Social Justice Activist for 17 years
i in Central Kentucky

abbi Jon Adland, spiritual leader of Temple Adath Israel for the past
17 years, has accepted the post of Rabbi at Indianapolis Hebrew

. Congregation in Indiana. Rabbi Adland will begin serving the

- Vi congregation at which he was Assistant Rabbi from 1982 to 1986, his first

’ rabbinical position, on July 1.

, The largest Reform congregation, as well as the largest Jewish congrega—
‘ tion in Indiana, Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation has a membership of

, approximately 1250 families.

During his tenure at Temple Adath Israel in Lexington Rabbi Adland has

i been known for his activity and his leadership roles among clergy in Central

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a large white house. Drive around to the side
parking lot and look for the giant Rock Climbing
Wall and Sponge-Bob Squarepants Moonbounce.

Please call Jana LaZur at 268-0672 ext. 4# with
any questions. We look forward to seeing you
there, bring as many guests as you please!!

 

Are You Coming to the
Campfires?
Come and see Camp
Shalom’s new borne.

By Jana La‘Zu‘r'

entral Kentucky Jewish Federation’s Camp

Shalom is inviting YOU to come out and

view Woodmen of the World Campsite on
Wednesday, May 14 and Saturday, May 31 at 7:00
pm. On Saturday the program will begin with a
tour of the facility to be followed by a campfire at
the end of Shabbat. The two scheduled Campfires
will give you ample opportunity to preview the
camp and facilities. There will be s’mores to enjoy
by the campfire as well as 2003 T—shirts and Parent
Packages available for registered children and
families. And, as an added bonus we are offering a
$5 discount per child to those registered before
May 315‘. Of course, anyone who has already
registered will also receive this credit. If you need
an application, it is available on the website this
year as well as in brochures. Just go to
www.jewishlexington.org and follow the prompts
for Camp Shalom.

The directions are both easy and scenic; you
simply follow Tates Creek Road away from town
for 8.7 miles past Man-of-War. When there is a
fork in the road you will turn left and start looking
for the Camp Shalom and Woodmen of the World
signs at the entrance on your right.

This campground’s 58 acres allow the children
who come the opportunity for swimming, soccer,
basketball, kickball, indoor and outdoor drama in a
pavilion, as well as a recreation room equipped with
table-tennis, air hockey and fooseball. Each group

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In This Issue: MAZEL TOV T0:
. Eileen and Brian Keplinger on the birth of their
H d h H t 1 ....... . .

a assa 0s 5. Reglona Conference 2 daughter, Grace, on Ap n1 3, 2003‘ Anna 1s also
Yam Yerushalaylm ...................................... 3 welcomed by her tWO brothers, William and Benjamin.
Four Miles For Paws .................................. 4 Bret Caller for being designated national chair of
President’s Message .................................. 4 the UJC Young Leadership Endowment Committee.

. The Szekely Family on Ana’s engagement to
Major Donor Event ..................................... 5 Na tan Man delbaum. The couple will be married in
JewLS Retreat ........................................... 6 Brooklyn on July 16.

CKJF Executive Director’s Column .......... 6 _ , _
Corinne Smlth, who 1s a
Road Map for Peace .................................. 7 senior at Paul Laurence
Tikkun Thank You ....................................... 7 Dunbar High School. She has
Rabbi’s Column .......................................... 8 participated in the
The Power of One ..................................... 9 Supenntendent’s Youth
_ Adv1sory Board, People—to-

LelSUI'C Club ............................................... 9 People, Dunbar Tennis Team
Ask JFS About ......................................... 10 and the Philosophy Club.
Camp Shalom Registration ....................... ll Corinne was also Vice-
B’ta Avon 12 President of the Superintendent’s Youth Advisory

y . ............................................... Board, Reporter and Entertainment and Profile
Careglver Support Group .......................... 12 Editor for the Dunbar school newspaper and she
Hillel Passover .......................................... 13 was a trainee for the Lexington Youth Leader-
Stress Management Workshop ................. 13 ship scadflnhy‘ She has received several tennis

. . awar s an onors an was nominated for
028 Kadlma HOStS Region Shabbaton 14 inclusion in Who ’s Who Among American High
Lag B Omer ............................................. 14 School Students. In the spring of 2002, Corinne
Shabbat at the Stewart Home .................. 15 was named a Governor’s Scholar.
JewLS Seder ............................................ 15 F Corr“ has Vghimeefed flit“: Mozvgggle
, east, nytown e egate, an t e 018
Women s Seder ........................................ 16 campaign of Lois Combs Weinberg. She is the
Punm Party at Stewart Home .................. 16 daughter of D1; Gregory, Smith “QR?"- Anne _
Hadassah Conference Preparation .......... 17 Elizabeth Gregory. and the stepdaughter o'f'Dr. "
Hadassah Book Talk ................................ 17 13'3“ 50b61~
Hadassah Women’s Discussion Group ..... 17 REF UAH SHLEMAH (get well wishes):
Hadassah Fun-Raiser ............................... l7 MltChe" Barnes
‘ Elayne Gellm

Havurah Annual Meeting ......................... 17 Frieda Haber
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs ..................................... 18
Ohava Zion S na 0 ue l9 CONDOLENCES TO:

y y g g .......................... the family of Rita i er who passed away
Temple Adath Israel ................................. 19 April 10; her son and daughter-in—law Frank and Jill
Community Calendar ................................ 20 Kramer, daughters and sons-in law Susan and Paul

Schueler and Ellen and Tim Weitzel.
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: May 2003, Volume x, Issue 8
Stanley Saxe, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Fran Morris, Jewish Family Services
Jana LaZur, Activities Director

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Evelyn Dantzic Geller, Judy Levine, Ruth Poley

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Lexington Chapter of
Hadassah hosts
Regional Spring

Conference
eginning Saturday evening, May 3, and
continuing through Sunday and Monday,
May 4 and 5 the Central States Region of
Hadassah will hold its 2003 Spring Conference in

. Lexington. All Hadassah members and Hadassah
’ Associates are invited to attend the conference to
: be held at the Hilton Suites.

The Central States Annual Spring Conference is

' known for its outstanding speakers, informative
. Hadassah content, and as a time when significant
‘ friendships are formed.

The conference will feature National Board
Member, Ellen Hershkin, as National Conference
Advisor.

The conference also will feature a Havdalah
service, a Sunday night banquet, a special event at
J oseph—Beth Booksellers with University of Ken-
tucky Political Science professor and author Stuart
Kaufman, and much more.

The Central States Region includes southem
Michigan, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Ohio and Kentucky.

For more information, please contact Judy
Baumann, 685 Shasta Circle, Lexington, Kentucky
40503. Phone 859-223- 1299. Email,

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Campfi res from front page

of campers will have its own air-conditioned cabin
as a home base for crafts and relaxation. Camp
will begin and end at the flagpoles every day.
Groups will be broken into age appropriate activities
specific to older and younger campers. There will
be guest local “celebrity” storytellers each day of
camp, as well as guest guitar players for a Jewish
musical experience. The theme of Camp Shalom
this year is Israel. Week one will encompass
“Getting to know Israel” and week two will discuss
the culture and communities of Israel. We are
lucky to have the leadership of Kathy Feinberg and
Tammy Bradley for another year. They have
excellent knowledge and experience with children
and Judaism, and are working very hard to make
this year’s experience both educational and fun.
All are welcome to come out and enjoy these
campfires even if you don’t have a child or grand-
child to attend Camp Shalom. It should be a fun
and exciting evening to enjoy coming together as a
community. Please call Jana LaZur at 268-0672
extension 4# or email
campshalom @jewishlexingtonorg if you have any
questions. We look forward to seeing you there.

  

Yom Yerushalayim

(Jerusalem Day)
By Daniel Chejfec

remember one day when I was in the

Jewish Day School I attended, and I went

out for a break. When I came back to the
classroom, the teacher was crying, but she was also
smiling. We filed in and took our places, not under—
standing what was going on. The teacher then said
with a choking voice, that the Israeli army had just
entered the Old City of Jerusalem and reached the
Kotel (Western Wall). After all these years, that
memory remains forever vivid in my mind’s eye.

Let us think back to 1947. Jews lived all over the
old city and were a majority of the population of
Jerusalem; Jews were able to visit the Kotel and pray
at the holiest site of Judaism; Jews were able to visit
their dead at the Mount of Olives cemetery and were
able to walk the narrow streets and alleys of the old
City and attend services at any of its over 100
synagogues and “shtibles.” In 1948, despite repeated
attempts by the Hagannah to retain control of the
walled city, it was lost. The Jewish quarter, after
strong resistance, fell to the Arab Legion (Jordan), and
the remaining Jewish population of the city was
expelled.

For the following 19 years, Jews could only see the
Kotel and the Jewish quarter from afar. They saw
how the Jordanian army destroyed synagogues and
Yeshivas, how they took the tombstones of the Mount
of Olives and used them to pave walkways or their

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and saw the tombs of their relatives desecrated.

In June of 1967 the Israeli army liberated the
Jewish quarter and the Kotel. Jews came back to
their city. A careful restoration was done of the
Jewish cemetery in the Mount of Olives and the
Jewish quarter was rebuilt. Again the sound of the
Kaddish and the sound of the Aleynu were heard
through the streets of Yerushalayim.

For the last 36 years, not only were Jews able to
pray at their holy sites, but Muslims from all over the
Arab world visited their mosques on top of the
Temple Mount and Christians from all over the world
were able to come to Jerusalem on Pilgrimage. All
this happened on the 28th day of Yiar of 5737. This
year, the anniversary falls on May 30'“. On that day,
spare a thought for the Tzanchanim (parachutists)
who gave their lives fighting door to door to avoid
damaging the Holy City. Think of those who were
able to go back to the graves of their ancestors,
and of those who returned to their homes, and
those who, since then, have been able to study and
pray in Zion.

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at the Thoroughbred Center
Paris Pike

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Volunteer at the Four

Miles for Paws Race
Tikkun Lexington joins the
Lexington Humane Society

to help Animals
by Jana LaZur

n a beautiful summer morning at

Keeneland race track, one may think of

bringing money to spend on refreshments,
perhaps catch a simulcast race or even enjoy
breakfast at the track kitchen. But on Memorial
Day, Monday May 26, you can be privileged to help
two non—profit agencies join for the common good
of animals. The Central Kentucky Jewish Federa-
tion will team up with the Lexington Humane
Society in their annual race Four Miles For Paws.

Tikkun Lexington will help to find able volunteers
who are willing to get up early and perform the
various tasks required to make this race a success.
We need people to walk the dogs from the shelter,
register runners, work at the water stations by
handing out water to the runners and dogs, set up,
clean up, and work the “potty patrol.” You can be
the first to proudly wear our new Tikkun Lexington
pins and CKJF hats as our gift for your help. Also,
there will be a volunteer T—shirt from the Lexington
Humane Society for helping out on this day. Call
and say “YES.”

If you would like to sign up as a volunteer,
please email tikkun @jewishlexington.org or call
Jana LaZur at 268—0672; extension 4#. We will
also have a sign-up booth at the Yom Ha’atzmaut
celebration. We look forward to seeing everyone
rise to the occasion and help out the animals of the
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President's

Message
by
Stan Saxe

Jewish Signs
of Spring

n addition to the usual daffodils, redbud, tulips

and flowering trees there is something new

this spring: an earlier start for the annual
United Jewish Communities/Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation Community Campaign.

The 2003 UJC/CKJF Campaign is now in full
operating mode. Campaign co—chairs Marty Barr and
Harriet Cooper look forward to completing this year’s
fundraising by June 30. This means spring is the
season when many of us will be contacted by volun-
teer solicitors asking us to make our commitment to
this year’s campaign.

It costs to be Jewish. It costs to ensure Jewish
continuity. We have to tax ourselves. Our contribu-
tions therefore, like real estate and income taxes,
should be significant amounts.

Recently a New York City resident, Mark
Levenson, wrote a letter in response to a Wall Street
Journal article on decreases in Jewish identity. I quote
Mr. Levenson: “[the author] correctly notes that the
threats to Jewish continuity come both from without
(anti—Semitism) and within (assimilation). But he fails
to note why we should care if the Jews diminish into
insignificance. The Jews gave the world the idea and
ideal of ethical monotheism. The Jews were first to
practice law and principles of justice, social welfare,
human dignity, ecology, medical care, and so many
others that remain models of moderation and compas—

sion for the modern world.

 

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And these laws were in place more
than 3,000 years ago, when the Jews
neighbors were practicing religion
through animal worship and child
sacrifice, and justice through divination
and torture. Looking for the origin of
trial by evidence and corroborated
testimony, with one standard of justice
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animals humanely, to tolerate people
who are different, to educate all, to
limit the authority of a national ruler, to
regard all human life as sacred? Then
look in the Torah. These principles,
which America holds dear and which
much of the world is still struggling,
and would do well to adopt, all origi—
nate with the Jews.”

One would think with a history as
noted by Mr. Levenson one would
expect thankfulness, beneficence,
perhaps near adoration, no doubt

 
   
 

A group perceived as different, as

pleasantness, at least civility. Not quite.

a minority, or weak becomes a target. Jews have
been easy targets in history. Single despots or hate-
filled groups prefer to reflect the cause of their own
shortcomings or inabilities onto a situation, event or
persons other than themselves. There is unfortunately
in the world a long history of Jew hatred promoted by
religious leaders and self—serving government rulers.

In the Middle East today where military attack has
not succeeded in destroying Israel in ’48, ’67 and ’73,
efforts have turned to increased terror and continued
campaigns of Jew-hatred. Using the libels and
counterfeits of European history the anti-Jew cam-
paign, well funded and strongly promoted from the
Middle East, has been readily accepted by individuals
in Europe eager to be compliant many times under the
guise of being “anti-Israel.”

Not able to achieve by military attack, those
unwilling to accept a non—Arab, non-Muslim state in
the Middle East bypassed negotiation and diplomacy.
Bernard Lewis, emeritus professor of Near Eastern
studies at Princeton wrote that compared to its rival
Christendom the world if Islam is the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries became poor, weak, and ignorant.
This followed centuries of being rich and strong,
rivaling the Western world.

“‘Who did this to us?’,” Lewis writes, “is of course
a common human response when things are going
badly, and there have been indeed many in the Middle
East, past and present, who have asked this
question...it is usually easier and more satisfying to
blame others for one’s misfortune.”

“Anglo-French rule and American influences,”
Lewis points out, “like the Mongol invasions, were a
consequence. not it came. 0! the inner weakness of
Middle-Eastem states and societies." He notes
“Another European conuibution...is anti-Semitism and
blaming ‘the Jews’ for all that goes wrong...the events
of 1948 - the failure of five Arab states and armies to
prevent half a million Jews from establishing a state in
the debris of the British Mandate for Palestine - all the
more of a shock.”

“The struggle for Palestine greatly facilitated the
acceptance of the anti-Semitic interpretation of
history, and led some to blame all evil in the Middle
East and indeed in the world on secret Jewish plots.
This interpretation has pervaded much of the public
discourse in the region, including education, the media,
and even entertainment,” Lewis writes.

In an article this winter in the journal Foreign
Affairs, Fouad Ajami, professor at Johns Hopkins and
aclmowledged Arab scholar, wrote “This righteous
sense of Arab victimhood - which overlooks what
Arab rulers do to others while lamenting its own
condition - emanates from a political tradition of
belligerent self-pity. The push should be for an Arab
world that acknowledges its own economic and
political retrogression and begins to find a way out of
those crippling sectarian atavisms.”

Professor Ajami lists several “escapes available to
the Arab world” and not accepting a message of
reform carried by “American Messengers” following
the defeat of Iraq. One is, he notes, “It can call up the
fury of the Israeli-Palestinian violence and use it as an
alibi for yet more self—pity and rage.”

If we as Jews stand passive, here in Central

see President onpage I6

 he 2003 United Jewish Communities/

Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

Community Campaign Maj or Donor event
was held in last March at Bloomfield Manor, the
home of Irene and Alan Bloomfield who were hosts
for the event.

The speaker of the evening was Clive Lessem,
of the Jewish Agency for Israel who spoke of the
work of the Jewish Agency and how money
contributed is used for social services.

Donations increased this year over 40% for the
same donors who contributed in 2002. More than
$100,000 has been pledged to date.

    

From eft to right: Harriet Cooper, Campaign co-chair; Irene Bloomfield
and Alan Bloomfield, hosts; and CKIF President Stanley Saxe who
presented a thank-you gift to the hosts on behalf of the Federation

  
  

   

From left to right: Clive Lessem, guest speaker; Irene
Bloomfield; Harriet Cooper and Marty Barr,
2003 Campaign Co-chairs.

 

Art Salomon with the Unflappable Butler

 

Cliff Jackson and Benji Karp provided music
at the event.

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JewLS Retreat
Planning Underway

By Fran Morris, JF S Director

ewish Family Services of the Central Ken-
tucky Jewish Federation is pleased to inform
you that we have been actively planning and

preparing for the J ewLS (Jewish Lexington Singles)

retreat to be held this summer!

If you are single, hold Saturday, July 26
and Sunday, July 27 from 4 pm to 4 pm. The
location is Camp Woodmen of the World, our
site for Camp Shalom, which is located eight
miles south of Man-O-War Boulevard off
Tates Creek Road. This will be a very
packed 24 hours of fun and learning! Our
single Jewish friends from Cincinnati, through
the organization JStar, as well as other neigh—
boring communities will join us for the retreat.
Our goal is to unite 100 single Jewish men and
women here in Lexington. Retreat activities
will include swimming, sports, games, discus-
sions on Jewish issues, and a campfire!
Owing to a subsidy from CKJF the cost for
the whole retreat will be only $40 per person,
which includes food as well as rental of the
cabins and campground Each person should
bring a sleeping bag, pillow, swimsuit, and
change of clothes.

To reserve your space at the retreat, please
fill out the registration form on page 12 of this
issue of Shalom. Remember to make your
check out to CKJF and note it is for the
JewLS retreat. The mailing address is: 1050
Chinoe Road, Lexington KY 40502. Please
call JFS at (859) 269-8244 for more informa-
tion, or you can send a request Via email to
jfs@jewishlexington.org. JewLS is a program
sponsored by Jewish Family Services of the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation.

 

find it ironic that I am writing about my 2003
homeless experience right before Passover,
since our ancestors were indeed homeless in

the desert, living in tents. Of course, I could have
used a tent during my participation in this year’s
“Keep the heat on" program.

The program this year was very unusual. To
begin with, it took place the day the war started and
it finished the day the Wildcats played in the SEC
tournament. Many of you might ask why I bother
doing this year after year. I do it as a reminder, a
reminder of many issues. among them:

0 We don’t live in a vacuum. There are many
problems in our city

' We were wanderers without a home for 40
years in the desert

0 We have an obligation to those in need.

The experience of living in the streets for 24
hours does not give you the full picture of being
homeless, since you go back to your own life after
this time while those who are homeless will have to
continue to live in the streets. The experience,
however, teaches some humility and respect for
people that, many times, we do not even see.

This year I slept in a parking structure, in a
storage area — and I got a stiff back the next day to
prove it. As in years past, the most sobering part of
the experience had to do with the management of
time. When you live on the streets, your schedule is

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which can help you

From The Executive Director

By Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

I was (again) homeless

pass the time.

This year there was plenty to do. First we went
to Triangle Park to watch the anti—war demonstra—
tion and listen to the niceties being exchanged
between demonstrators and passers-by. That took
care of a little bit of time. After that we went for
dinner at a church and then we walked the streets
for a while. Homeless people do not generally stay
in one place, but they walk because they don’t want
to attract attention. In our wanderings we ended up
at the convention center and Rupp Arena where the
Sweet Sixteen was underway. We were perfectly
invisible—nobody saw us, and that was an eerie
sensation. We were there, in front of so many
people and yet nobody saw us. Then we went to
find a place to sleep, and ended up at the Alltel
parking structure downtown in one of the storage
areas with the cement floor for a mattress.

The next morning we went to the library and
then wejust walked until it was time for lunch.
After lunch, we decided to go to Tolly Ho to watch
the Wildcats game (they won). and from there we
returned to the Catholic Action Center to finish the
day.

One of the issues that crossed my mind this year
was how different the world looks from a homeless
perspective. There was a war going on, and yet it
became just something else in the background,
displaced in priorities by far more mundane issues
such as where to eat or sleep or where to get an
extra blanket or how to find shelter from the cold
and the rain; and all the time being “invisible.”

Next time you go downtown, look at people. And
ask yourself who they are and why they are there,
maybe even smile at them or acknowledge their
presence... It makes a world of difference.

 

 

 

 

Lexington~Fayette County

TRIAD

presents

‘Seniors Day Out’
Monday, May 12, 2003
Turfland Mall ~ Harrodsburg Road

10:00 am. ~ 3:00 pm.
FREE

Guest speakers on ‘Crime Prevention’
ENTERTAINMENT ' REFRESHMENTS - FUN

Join us for an informative and fun day!!
For more information call Bob Marking at 859-272~ 1005

 

 

  

 

UK Student reflects on role of Arafat in “Road Map” for Peace

ith the introduction of a new prime

minister, the Palestinians are hopeful

that the world community will, after
watching Israel suffer decades of violence and
terrorism, acquiesce to turning over the West Bank
and Gaza to the Palestinian Authority. Still, many in
Israel and throughout the world are opposed to any
state with Yassar Arafat at the helm, and for good
reason; Mr. Arafat has never appropriately re-
nounced his intention of destroying the state of
Israel by any means necessary.

There is the funda-

An Opinion Piece
by Andrew Grossman

Arafat’s popularity among the Palestinian people
is certainly unlikely; he has done more over the last
decades than any other person to cause their
continued suffering. By creating a climate of de

facto war, he has made it impossible for the Jewish
. state to withdraw from the territories, a requisite

move for the formation of a state. However, he
has been successful in blaming the conflagrations
on the Israelis, at least in the minds of his own

people. Through his particular fortes of propaganda

and manipulation, he has created a situation of

shipments from Iran, it is unlikely that Arafat will be
given a leading role in the soon—to-be-published
American “road map” for peace. The Palestinians
should hold him accountable for his leadership; after
thirty years of bloodshed, he has accomplished
nothing for them save marginalization and refugee
status. Nowhere else in the world have a people
remained refugees for fifty years. The inability of
the Palestinians to found a state has less to do with
Israel’s unwillingness than Arafat’s extremist
leanings. He will never allow a compromise that
permits a viable state of Israel to

 

 

mental difference
between the actions of
Arafat’s coalition of
“freedom fighters" and
the movement of
Palestinian nationalism.
The former existed
outside of Palestine for
decades, thriving on

The creation of a prime ministerial position to share in Arafat’s
absolute power is a start, but until the vital services of
peacemaking and security are taken away from the chairman,

there is little chance of real peace.

remain at peace, and his treach-
ery is a liability that could cost
the region another decade of
turmoil.

Arafat must be removed
from the process. He has proven
again and again his unwillingness
to work with the Israelis, the
Americans, and the world

 

 

violence and extremism
while attempting to undermine Israeli presence in
the region. The latter is a legitimate movement
based upon the grievances of those living in the
West Bank and Gaza, and the will of the people to
found their own state.

For Israel today. the struggle must be to ac—
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surrendering control to