Israel’s Peace Plan
The two columns point up the tragedy inherent in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
Aharoni mentions the Arab terrorist who murdered 16 bus passengers recently. Certainly this is a reprehensible act and should be condemned. But he doesn’t mention the 20,000 Arab homes destroyed by the Israeli military. Violence on both sides is reprehensible. It should be emphasized that the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians reject violence. He also mentions that proposals to allow elections among Arabs in Judea, Samaria and Gaza have not brought peace. What he doesn’t mention is that these would not be truly free elections because the Palestinians would still be subservient to the Israeli government.
Harkabi’s main point is that neither side should allow the extremists to take over. If they do, then catastrophe is inevitable.
In this crisis tolerance must become the norm and not the exception. Equality must be available to all, not just a select few. If these points are not recognized, then the Israelis and Palestinians will continue to march toward mutual destruction.
DON RADEMACHER
Los Angeles
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