European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ions in United Jerusalem West Bank by Banning the Sale of West Bank products in Israel. Ibrahim Dakkak a palestinian once targeted for assassination by a jewish underground group in the 1940s, says you can feel the vibrations of the conflict wherever you  Dakkak who Heads the Arab thought Center a privately funded think tank proposes a settlement As uncompromising As that of Israel s government Israel should return the Eastern sector of the City to Arab control except perhaps Tor the jewish Quarter and the sacred wailing Wall. Then negotiations could be held in an equal looting about the future 01 the City i look to the future Wilh some Awe Dakkak says. I believe both parties should be wary about what is coming it the situation does not improve Jerusalem has been the target of Many Arab acts of terrorism including a bomb that blew up a bus and killed six israelis in december 1933 and the random shooting of pedestrians by three palestinians in april 984 that killed one and wounded 47, israelis who have lived with 40 years of War Don t have Loving kind feelings towards palestinian says David Hartman a rabbi end philosopher who Heads his own think Lank. You Are not going to develop Nice feelings if every time you ride a bus you have to look to see if there is an  Jerusalem police statistics culled from a Handwritten log show Here were 82 politically motivated attacks in 1986 including 17 explosions 15 firebombs. 34 stoning and seven stabbings and shootings. They claimed Lour lives end wounded 85 69 of whom were injured when terrorists set of grenades As families Tell the old City after a swearing in ceremony Lor israeli soldiers Many israeli and some arabs credit Kollek s skills in diplomacy for reducing friction. The mayor says his guiding philosophy is let everybody follow his own tradition and his own ways. As Long As he does t interfere Wilh anybody else in is nobody s business and if he does interfere we have to step  for jews. Jerusalem is the holies of cities site of he sacred Western Wall or wailing Wall which is the last remnant of the Temple originally built by King Solomon in 960 . And which was razed by the romans in 70  next year in Jerusalem the solemn pledge embodied in the jewish passover service has made the City a Magnet for jews throughout the Ages. "1 cannot describe what Jerusalem Means says Menachem Porush an orthodox rabbi and member of parliament. This is like the soul of the body of our jewish  in a room decorated Only with pictures of rabbis the rotund and White bearded Clergyman reinforces his argument that Jerusalem was a special City Wilh a quotation from the scriptures that god s eyes were on the holy City. We want Jerusalem and Israel to live according to the torah jewish scriptures. We have already been driven away from Jerusalem once because we did t behave ourselves properly according to the torah said Porush. The concept of a state run by rabbis on the basis of religious Law is anathema to the secular who make up about 80 percent of Israel s 4.5 million jews the con lick in recent months has Ted to a weekly series of religious secular list fights and Coplion Batons. Known As the Sabbath wars Over the screenings of movies on the biblically mandated Day of rest. Orthodox jews who hold the balance of Power in the National coalition government have fought the mayor s plans to build a soccer stadium fearing it would encourage people to ignore the Sabbath ban on timing prime minister Yitzhak Shamir recognizing the pow i of the religious lobby has refused to sign a Bill authorizing the stadium even though it would to the Home for betar Yerus Halaim a team sponsored by his own Herzl parly. Rabbi Hartman a Liberal among the orthodox who does not believe state Power should be used to implement religious dictates argues that the secular religious struggle has taken precedence even Over Iho Arab israeli conflict in determining the Fale of the Nalion my concern is less Syria and Egypt but whether the jews will Eal each other  he said. The torah is essential to jewish identity but we should be devoted to the task of convincing jews to be observant without  he Shin. Director of the Jerusalem foundation which has funded $ 160 million in City improvement projects an the past 20 years says she recently moved out of a neighbourhood that had gradually been taken Over by the religious now the Ultra religious Are trying to dominate the cily and create an atmosphere in which if they Are successful they will remain the Only ones in the  she says ober16,1987 the stars and stripes Page 15