European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 columns the stars and stripes Anthony Lewis jews must be willing to share promised land they arc like  compared to us. Prime mind Crit Virthal Shamir. St Hlinik in the West Hank March 31. For two , jews in the Diaspora Ichi Atco passover with he dream of reclaiming their country. Forty Yean ago hat dram of a reborn jewish slate came inc. Liis year inc Celebration of passover was clouded by a new reality or one newly perceived. Another people also have dreams and roots in what was Art Eicel Palestine. They arc struggling As jews struggled for statehood on a piece of that land. And naw the authorities of the jewish slate arc Aiu Matin to crush them As prime minister Shamir said like  Trie palestinians were like Banquo i Post at our seder table and 1 imagine at Many others. The reason was not just sympathy for Oiler human brings with emotions so familiar and understand Able. It was Hal the attempt id crush their dream is darkening the dream of Israel reborn. In the last tour months at least 130 palestinians protesting Uriel s occupation of the West Bank and Gaia have been shot or beaten to death. One israeli Soldier has been killed. Al first the killing of one or to pro Esters was shocking. Now he Tol of palestinian deaths goes on Jay after Day nine in the week leading up to passover and easier. And there is no end in sight. The tactics used by Israel to repress the proles is have gone Well beyond clubs and tear Gas and guns. In recent Days the occupation authorities have taken these Steps among others detained More Llian 1,000 palestini ans without charges or trials. Shut Down Llic Palestine press serv ice a news Agency regarded by correspondents in Israel As highly reliable and Well informed. The authorities said they did so to maintain Public  Evi Dently inc service Ras giving too acc George f. Will Gromi before i mum i Abraham and Isaac rate a picture of reality in the occupied territory. Banned foreign and israeli report ers from the occupied territories for Days and excluded them from Many parts of the territories at other limes. Cut off All Telephone Calls to and from the West Bank and Gaza for 3 period. Imposed a 24-hour curfew on the 630,000 residents of Gaza for several Days forcing them to slay in their Homes Israel resents comparisons to Saul Africa and the two societies arc indeed very different. Bui Many of if tactics being used now by the occupation authorities arc right out of inc South african Book mass detentions without trial isolating resistant populations ban Ning the press. And what we Sec is no i limited to now to this year. It is the future if Yitzhak Shamir s refusal to withdraw from the occupied territories remains the policy of Israel. The Price of occupation is going to be repression forever. At passover 1�8b, All who do not deny reality know that this is a Lime of Choice for Israel and for its friends everywhere. In one future lies the equivalent of Bel fast palestinian protests stones and Molotov cocktails met by Israel s Over whelming military Force but never ending. The other Way lies political com Promise. At he heart of the Choice is a simple que lion Are jews ready to accept palestinians As a people with their own claim to nationhood for decades arabs would no accept jews As such a people. Now As they yield to the reality of Israel inc question is turned around. A noted palestinian incl acc. Tual Walid Ken Fiji puts inc Issue in Elo quent human perspective in an ankle just published in foreign affairs. For years he says diplomats of All kind have tried to Settle the Fate of the palestinians Over their Heads. Through some external device or other nut it will not work. Just As Israel is a Rqn Lily which the palestinian and the Plo must  he writes palestinian nationhood is a reality which Israel must accept. As is Rael is Here to slay the palestinians Are Here to slay too paradoxical la a palestinian state in the occupied crr glories. In peaceful coexistence alongside Israel is the Only conceptual candidate for a historical Compromise of this Century