A Compassionate Peace: A Future for the Middle East: A Report Prepared for the American Friends Service Committee

242 Pages·1982·13.685 MB·English

by  Everett Mendelsohn, American Friends Service Committee

A
FUTURE
FOR
THE
MIDDLE
EAST
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Peaicasre e marikmapbolryat naidnm tp redsosciuvmeFe onortn .ie t,
setosu tto g etth oeft esnt agnanatn,d i nsshirsiptloelln,et mliyc al
debaatbeostu htMe i ddElaesb te yotnhdep irre siemnpta isstsu ec:­
ceeidnds o isnogI,t hibnekc,a iuttsr eti eots h iinntk e romfhs u man
beintghsen,ie ret dhsefe,ia rra snu dn dersthaonpdFeaosbar.ln eo ther,
A CompassPeiaocmneaa ktieetsc s l ainmoastsf, o repioglni cy exper­
tinsoear,sp olitsicciaetlnh ceeo rniozarisD n egp,a rtomfDe enfte nse
geopoliticaals a ds otcruamtbeeangstyoe -ndab nau ttt eamtrp at­
tioannahdlu maanreg umTehnietn .t erreepsrtessh eenrfortet e hde
mospta ratrh eu mainn terFeisntaAsl C.l oym, passPieoaincsae t e
compelbleicnaigutt s eem preartsi onaanlpdir samg mawtiitash m
measoufru et opiaYneiitstw m i.bl elc ritibcoitfzhobe red i tnogo
ideaalnifdso tnrio cbt e ianbgs oilniu ttmseo rsatla ndParredcsi.s ely
fotrh orseea stohniastsb, ,e caiuatsl el aog woso dde aolfr oofmo r
commitdtiesdc uAs sCioomnp,a ssPieoaincasaec t reu cbioaoIlkt .
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comprehaennaslioyvftse him esu ltpirpolbelo eftm hMse i ddElaes t
leadtiosn egn ssiubglgee wshtiibcolhne hsnu dm acnoen caenrldno sn g­
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Third printing, 1983
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Preface
Formcaesy u bdbuuleto, gv aei Annsd.
het hafortg ifivreswsit n tsh lea urel
..L.e utst hetnrw yh alto cvaedn o .
Thewsoer dwsr,i tbtyWe inl lPieannmne atrhlryce eenr tiuaegso ,
exprtehpseos l ipthiiclaolts hohapetbh ryo uwgihththi t mot hnee w
wortloed s tatbhlQeiu sahkc eorl oofnP ye nnsylvania.
Trywihnagt cladonohv aebs e eaQn u akmeirs seivosenir n Jcoeh.n
Woolmlaanb oirnte hdee i ghtceeenntttuohpr eyr shuiafesdl el ow
Frietnord esn ouslnacveie nr y1t;8h2 eE0 l'isz abmeitnhi sFtreyr ed
tot hwer etcihnNe edw gParties iontn h;1e 8 5E0n'gsl Firsihe nds
carfoertd h weo unidnte hdCe r imaenaid;tn h 1e8 9J0o'ssSe pthu rge
anJdo seEplhk ihneteodTneo dl sptloaeyna'bd sr ou6g,h0tp00 e r­
secuRtuesdsD ioaunk hotboCo arnsafo drra e settWlheemreenvte.r
suffearniidnn gj uhsatviec eb eFerni eahncaduvwstea e n,tt eohd e lp.
Ino uorw vni ocleennttp uaroryftt, h Qeu akeexrp ertiomt ernyt
what ldoovh eab sec eacnna rriinetdo thbeyt hAwemo errlidc an
FrieSnedrsvC iocmem ibtetgeien,wn iitnhrg e tbhueio lfFd rienngc h
villaangde fste,he edo ifmn igl loifGo enrsm cahni lidntr hewena ke
ofW orWladr a nIcd,o ntiwniuhtiuhnm ga nistearravimiaocnnte gh e
homealnetdsh sse u ffeirni nytgeh aseri snw coer,k aisfan rag s w e've
beepne rmiotnet veedsr,iy dI en.d eietda c, io sm mentaarny -and
indictmoeunrt t-ahogtafeht e hraev e obnelteywyn oe asrisnt chee
commiwtatfoseu en dien1d 9 1t7hw aeth avneo t cbaeleulnpe otdn o
minitsot entreh eeod frs e fugdereisfrv oemn thhoemiberyst heeb b
anfldo wo fh umawna rfare.
viI Pre/ace
Morree ncteltyhc,eo mmihtatgseo enb ee yoonndlp yr oviding
immedaiiadtt ehiw ena koefw atro t rtyod eawli tthhr eo ootfs
violwehniclceiih,ein njuasnttdih dceee n oifa lh urmiaganhn ttdsh e
terrpiobvleterh taayfflt i scomt a nmyi llaitho onmsae n adr outnhde
worTlodc .hg aenth ecsoen diittsibo ou nitslhfo deu ndatopifeo ancse ,
whimcuhsb tet he coofan lcmeler nan n wdo meonfg oodwill.
Int hedsieffi ceunltte rwperh iasvoeefts ek,nn odwins appointment.
Ouwro rkehrasvp er ovfoioddec,do mfortthheedo melmeasrsc,h ed
forj ucseat,nis dt oboedst ihdoeeu tcbautstht he,ay v faei lteord e ach
tot hhea traendtdsh d ee sptahiart ctohsreor auonldd e altiheen ate
humafanm ialcyr noesibsg ohrhaonoaddc sr noastsi ons.
Buwte h avael sseome inr acles, wahnecdra er wihenurgme a nity
reboarnn cdo mpasrseitounrnw ehdeh,ra et rheagdsi vweanyt o
forgivaennwdeh sescr oem muhnaibste yer ne buTihlemtsi.er acles
happebneecdas upseeic nidailv diadruteaoldl i sav sie cf h anwgaes
poisbsalneid,bt e capmoes sTihbewlyee rc.eo mpepteeonpatlb telo;e
underdsitffiacnpudrl otb laebmltseof, i pnlda tcoet ask heo ladn,d
abtlode i scwohvatetar sn kese tdoeb edd onBeu.ct o mpewtaesnnc'yt
enouightha ,td ob eu ndergwiirttdhhce eed r tfaaiittnhh hautm an
beicnagrnsi a sbeo tvheeb iarsn eart uarnredes s ptoosn tdi motuhleir
thafena arn tdh raenandta kpeodw er.
Thepsieeo enrtshk,en oawnntd h uen knohwanvs,eh ouwsnh o w
toc haltlheen geehva airnlsadshn imotshidatitiv emisad nek iThned .
probdloeenmso l tii ent hien adeoqftu hamece ys siangt ehse great
worrlegdli iobnusit,tn h tei miadnitdth lyea ocifkm aginoamfet ni on
and wionam pepnl tyhienWmge.n eetdob ea sw isases erpaenndt s
asg enatsdl oev aests h,Se c ripatduvurisesb,seu n te itwhiaelvrla il
withtohuceto u rtaodg aer e.
Iitis nt hciosn ttehxtathtA e m reicFarni eSnedrsvC iocmem ittee
hausn dtearktehnfri ess ehx ploorfta htteia onngw leetbdh iatsth e
MiddElaest tw,e ylevaear fsto eufirrr ssutcs ht uSdeya,fr ocPrhe ace
in thMei ddElaesa tp,p eaArsie ntd h.ea atr elffioewrreht a,v e drawn
ono uorw lno enxgp eriinte hanecr eeb au,t tretshsjeeu dd ngtbmsye
ofsc hoalnaddri sp loamntadet sst edt hvaeig aeiwnposofmtio ndtesr ­
atoensa lsli doefts hc eo nfltiosc utg,g est taopp peratochaeac th es
flow from ourre liQfaguiiatokheu.rs
Pre/acev iiI
Wek notwhd ea ngoefer nst etrhiainrsge E nmao.t iroudnnes eo pn
thMei ddElaesT th.pe a ssoicfo enn tiunrfliaeemsve eisrs yst uome a ke
ratiaonnasalidlysi fficultootb asnctduhr reoe at osd e ttlTehmeesnet .
probalreiemn st raecntoauibgnilh se o lbautttih oeanyr,m e o raen d
morbee icnogm poubnytd hepedo liotfoi iclst hareni dv oaflgr rye at
powewrhsi,mc ahk eev en vmoolraaetna i llreee axdopysl isvcee ne.
Undtehre mseel anccihrocluym swthaoneocvffeeesrsr, us g gestions
fora w aoyu wti llilk beesl eybe yna lsli des atsoi tepsna ermtiieasl,
anbdy t hoosbes ewsistehdi ntshter uomfpe onwtaessrn ai'Wvee .
assutmhear ti sakc,k nowltehdaogtuir rne gc ommenddoant'ito ns
reprefisneaanlnt sr wsse,i nhcuem awni sdiosm finihtuem aann d
judgmfaelnltiW bhlawete.d oc laainmad,ffi rtmot hweo riltsdh ,a t
thaep prhoearceh unrdeeprrtetashkbeeeen nhst otsp fo era ne ntdo
violietnnh Mceie d dElaesT th.ew rienl elvb eepre ace foIrs reaietlhie r
orA rawbi thtohueetff otrout n dertshtmeae nads ouflr eeg itimacy
int heen emvyi'esawn sadw illitnosg enaeecks cso mmowdiatthi on
him.a lTtheer ncaotnitvibene uloelfdi agneidrn etnrcaen asnidg ence
thmei nciakcscsu muolfea vtemiroo rnte e rrwiebalpeoo nne sv ery
simdea yb et hwea yo ft odarye'aslb iuisttit sa, l sow atyoh fe
madnWeess se.ne o thbiundtgi s alsytidenorgw t nh raota d.
Therewfoerc eao,ln lo uorw nn atainoadnl mle na nwdo men
everytwoht eurrnae w afryo mt hpeo liotfvi icosl aennddca ert eo
expltohpreoe l iotfri eccso ncTihliissat tuaidtoytn e.tm odp ott sh is
bya pproatchpheri onbgol fte hmMesi ddElaeist nth sep iorrfie ta son
ancdo mpassion.
ThBeo aorfDd i recotft ohArem se riFcraineS nedrsvC iocmem it­
temei,n dtfuhlat th edyon ostp efoarka lFlr ieennddso,r ses this
repIoartpt p.r tohvpeeu sb liocfta htsiitsou nad sayc ontritbou tion
thdei alnoogwuu ned erawbaotyuh tMe i ddElaes t.
Onb ehoaftl hfBe o aorfDd i crteors
AmeriFcraineS nedrsvC iocmetm tiee
StepGh.Ce anr Cyh,a irrspoen
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