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Peace talks don't make instant friends
By Shelly Falevits Special to the Kansan
Palestinians, Israelis at KU still uncertain about power transfer
Peace in the Middle East may have begun with a handshake between PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, but neither Palestinian or Israeli students at KU seem ready to walk arm-in-arm together.
The historical signing of the Declaration of Principles by the Israelis and the Palestinians on Sept. 13 calls for a five-year trial of Palestinian control in Gaza, Jericho and possibly the West Bank. It also recognizes a peaceful coexistence between the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Israel.
Palestinian and Israeli students at KU agree the accord is a positive development, even though the two sides are not sure whether the first transfer of power will take place in mid-December as scheduled.
Eyal Hartuv, Ashkelon, Israel, graduate student, said he was optimistic about the agreement.
Israel and the Middle East is sufficient enough to take the risk that such an agreement entails," Hartuv said.
The hope of achieving peace in
Niddal Taylem, Atchison sophmore, said that just having both sides talk to each other was a major accomplishment, but that neither side had lost sight of the pain of past decades.
"Two cousins of mine were put in jail for 20 years for throwing stones at Israeli jeeps. Why should people have to live and die like this?" Tayiem said. "My father was also kicked out of his home as a child and was forced to live on the streets."
regev Alon, Schavey-Zion, Israel, sophomore, said most Israelis were tired of living in fear, and hoped for a better future.
"In most places, especially Kiryatshmona, located near the South Lebanese border, Israelis have gotten very tired with living in shelter," he said. "They have stayed in hiding and not gone to work for many months due to bombings and terrorist attacks. I think they are looking forward to this peace agreement the most."
The land is the most important issue to both Palestinians and Israelis. Both sides strongly assert that the land known as Israel is their homeland.
Hakam Abu Al-Khair, vice president
of the General Union of Palestinians, said he was not satisfied with the agreement.
Al-Khair has both American and Jordanian citizenship.
"The Palestinian people have lived their lives trying to get their country back. To me, this is not the deal I want. It is like someone taking your house away and giving you back your bathroom."
"I can never show my child my homeland because it was taken away from me. My village does not exist anymore," he said. "It is almost the same as what happened to the Indians in this country."
Hartuv said that he hoped the land would bring both sides together in the end.
"The ultimate goal in life is not how much land or wealth you have, but only to be happy. Therefore, the land should not be the ultimate goal of either party, but rather a peaceful existence in the future of the Middle East."
Although the past will never be forgotten, the future looks promising to Israelis and Palestinians. Both sides say making the peace agreement possible depends on how well they work together.
"It is hard for me to recognize an
organization that used to be adversary and opposed to the existence of a Jewish state that borders with Arab countries," Hartuv said. "I am still not clear on what the Palestinians real goals are — to advance or to lead to further conflict?"
Control of Jerusalem is the next issue to be discussed. Andy Nolan, vice president of the Middle East Club, said he did not see much agreement on Jerusalem right now because the city has so much significance to both Palestinians and Israelis.
"The religious and historical bond to Jerusalem is too strong for either side to just give up," Nolan said.
Brad Feinberg, president of HawkPac, a pro-Iraeli organization at KU, said he is optimistic about the agreement. Feinberg, Deerfield, Ill., sophomore, said he got involved in Israeli activities because of his Jewish heritage and background.
"I think the peace agreement was the only way to end the long war between the PLO and Israel. It will hopefully provide security for both sides," he said. "I also feel positive about the future. Hopefully Jews and Arabs will be able to live together in peace, as it was meant to be."
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