Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 2000 — Page 7

Many new large grants to Jewish, Arab causes Many new grants have been announced this week including one for $1.5 M. from 87-year-old philanthropist Jacques Reutlinger to the Home for Jewish Parents, Danville, Ca. in honor of his late wife, Esther. Another large gift was for $1 M. to the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit by William and Shirley Jacobs and their family. The Ford Foundation, which has normally announced a number of gifts of interest to both Israeli and Palestinian causes, is making a number to Palestinian groups including $300,000 for the annual theater festival in Amman, Jordan, over three years to the AlFawanis Theater Group. Then $180,000 over two years to Birzeit University to promote the study of Arabian music, $200,000 the Cultural Cooperative Association for Youth In Theatre and Cinema of Lebanon and $120,000 to the Inad Center for Theater and Arts of the West Bank, $350,000 over two years to the Palestine Economic Policy Research of the West Bank and to strengthen Egyptian non-profit groups that serve youths, $260,000 over three years to Birzeit U. of the West Bank for fund raising and an endowment management program and $135,000 over 3 years to Save the Children Federation of Westport, Ct. to strengthen Egyptian non-profit groups that serve youths. Another grant was for $74,500 to Boston U. to study conceptual and practical resources that promote religious tolerance in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has granted $23,000 to the Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service of Boca Raton for its parent-outreach program for disadvantaged families and The Kresge Foundation has allocated $350,000 to Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, to renovate a facility that will house the Center for Health and Healing. Another summit possible as Barak and Arafat agree WASHINGTON — There may yet be another summit here between the two principles — Barak and Arafat as President Clinton has expressed willingness to sponsor a second one with a clearly-defined time frame provided the parties submit in advance an outline of principles that could lead to an agreement. Standing in the way however are Barak's loss of his Knesset coalition. President Clinton's commitment to help Vice President A1 Gore in his bid for the presidency and the Sept 13 date which Arafat has been set for declaring an independent state. Israeli officials are encouraged by the willingness of the Palestinians to continue the talks. They view the understandings reached with the Palestinians over security issues and borders as great progress. On the Israeli side there is the problem of Barak's future. At present he has the support of only 30 Knesset member from One Israel and the Center Party and is involved in creating a new coalition. Clinton has indicated willingness to call a second summit of five or six days at the most on condition that it ends with an agreement. At first the target date was set for Sept. 13 to coincide with Arafat's deadline for declaring a Palestinian state but Clinton has now set a closer date — after the Labor Day holidays in the first week of September and before he begins campaigning in earnest on behalf of A1 Gore. Failing such a summit Israel officials believe that U.S. national Security Advisor Sandy Berger and possibly Secretary of State Madeleine Albright could visit the area in connection with the planned visit by Dennis Ross later this month. Former U.S. ambassador to Israel Ned Walker, now serving as Under-Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, is on a 14-state swing through the Arab world meeting with leaders to win their support for a peace deal. Meanwhile secret talks are progressing as Sneh met in Gaza with Arafat's bureau chief Tayeb Abd al-Rahim and Justice Minister Yossi Beilin met with at least one other close associate of Arafat in informal talks. Beilin said that great progress was made at Camp David and he was hopeful about the chances for signing a final status agreement. As for Barak if the proposed new talks are unlikely to to yield an agreement he may seek a coalition with Likud, but if not and there is progress to a deal he would probably call for election in which he would campaign on a pro-treaty platform.

Aueust 9. 2000 NAT 3 Should Israel build Temple on Mt. Moriah?

JERUSALEM — The idea, half-baked as it is, to build a synagogue on the Temple Mount, considered even by the Chief Rabbinical Council is totally ridiculous. The chances of securing a miqyan so that prayers may begin were such a synagogue to be erected are not that far fetched but the worshippers should be protected by metal shirts and also a contingent of Israeli soldiers.

But why is such a project so unthinkable? A day will come when Arab and Jew will be living in peace side by side and what is almost unbelievable today would hardly cause a murmur in the not too far distant future. Otherwise what are all the current misunderstandings all about were it not that there is a goal which both Arab and Jew can look forward to?

NOT CLOSE FRIENDS — They were smiling for the photographer in this photo of Mrs. Clinton and her opponent for the Senatorial seat in New York, Rick Lazio. They were at the recent Israel parade. Both Barak and Arafat are beloved by own JERUSALEM — When a joint Israeli-Palestinian survey showed 57 percent of Israelis responding that Prime Minister Barak was too willing to compromise and the Palestinians accusing Arafat the same way, a commentator said the results do not necessarily indicate opposition to the peace process. Yaacov Shamir, a Hebrew University professor who worked on the poll, said that "if you compare the results to the past and understand that 40 percent at this point agree on some kind of division in Jerusalem this is a very important, big step in terms of becoming more moderate." In fact nearly 75 percent of Israelis and Palestinians interviewed in the poll agreed that "in the long run a peace agreement will be reached and the breakdown of talks does not signal the end of negotiations." But 57 percent of Palestinians said violence will help them "achieve greater political gains than in negotiations." Khalil Shikaki, who directed the Palestinian portion of the survey, said violence can result in peace gains such as a violent September 1996 confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians over the opening of a new entrance to an archeological tunnel near the Temple Mount. He believes it led to the subsequent transfer of Flebron to the Palestinians. Thirty-nine percent of Israelis said they believe that negotiations should be temporarily frozen if Arafat declares Palestinian statehood unilaterally as he has threatened to do so on Sept. 13. Looking at the results, Shamir said "both publics are very willing to reconcile and have peace but are not willing to pay the price for it at this point in time."

Israel loses Eritrea base

LONDON — Israel's defense against attack from Iran has suffered as its base at Eritrea's Dahlak Islands can no longer harbor its submarines. Israel employed the base there as a monitoring station and as a supply area for its submarines which have

been operating in the southern end of Bab el-Mandab Straits. Ties between Israel and the Eritrean government have loosened as Eritrea has drawn closer to the Arab world and turned to former Warsaw bloc states for military aid.

Cave trip fatal to Esther Strobel JERUSALEM — Esther Strobel, 18, whose address in The Jerusalem Post was given only as New Jersey, died of dehydration during a hiking trip to the Kemah cave near Sdom in the Arava. She and 11 other girls near the age of 20 from the U S. and England had set out from Jerusalem in a rented mini van that morning. Police in Arad received a distress call just after noon relating that 12 girls were caught in the cave and could not find their way out. When police arrived six of the girls had. made their way back to their bus while the other five were found scattered and dehydrated in the area around the cave with one missing. Carter tells Clinton why NEW YORK — Former President Jimmy Carter, who should know a little about how to bring Jew and Arab to the same table, has indicated that President Clinton made a mistake when he criticized Arafat following the failed Camp David summit. In an op-ed that appeared in the New York Times he said "this makes it very difficult to orchestrate future negotiation sessions where mutual confidence in the mediator is required." Israeli diplomat Brosh murdered BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Elazar Brosh, 60, an Israeli on assignment for the Foreign Ministry, was murdered in his apartment here, apparently with the intent to rob him. A woman who was with him, apparently the owner of the apartment, also was killed. Peace of Mind! Healing of mind and body, pamphlet by a rabbi, sent at no charge Books at 4 L.A. Services 212-682-2626 Jewish Science 109 E. 39, NY, NY 10016 818-367-4532 82301 San Fernando Rd. Sylmar, CA 91342