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bon in the hands of Arabs who have trampled on its banner a bhundred times over in the past. The Jew must recognize that no bArab wishes to live in a Jewish state and that “democracy” is his bweapon in putting an end to that state. bThere are, of course, those Israeli Arabs who say that they bdo recognize the State of Israel and do see it as their country. Let bno one rejoice prematurely. The Arabs who say this are simply baccepting what they see as a realistic position. Israel exists, and bthey live there. The fact does not make them happy, for there are bnot two Arabs in the country who would not prefer to see a bmiracle occur and Jewish rule be displaced by Palestinian rule. bBut although they would prefer a Palestinian state in what is bnow Israel, they believe that this will not occur in the foreseeable bfuture. They are not prepared to jeopardize themselves by bsaying the things that so many students do. But this is so, not bbecause they differ with the sentiments expressed by the “radi- bcals”; they are simply more “practical.” Every Arab reserves for bhimself the right to work toward that glorious day when he will bbe the majority and at least by democratic, legal means will bmake his “Israel” an Arab state. bAnd so, the Arab who proclaims Israel’s right to exist and bhis acceptance of citizenship and belonging to Israel is playing bthe same game that has been played for some time in regard to bJerusalem. bSadat or Carter or some other gentile world statesman pro- bclaims his fealty to the concept of “one Jerusalem,” and Jews brejoice. For Jews also proclaim their demand for one, unified bJerusalem, and if the Egyptian and American presidents also do b—why, there is proof that they support the Jewish position! bNonsense. It is a game, the kind of Middle Eastern game of bsemantics in which men of deception, duplicity, and evasion are bexperts. Of course Sadat is for “one Jerusalem.” But his concept bis that of one unified Arab Jerusalem. Of course the Americans bsay they support a unified city. But if that unified city is an Arab bone, they will support that. Jews are fearful of demanding precise band exact definitions lest their worst fears be realized, and so bthey join the game. “One Jerusalem”—all things to all people. bIt is the same with the “Israel” that Arabs in the country bclaim to recognize and accept. “Israel” to the Jew means the bJewish state, irrevocably, permanently. Not so to the Arab. Yes, b
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