European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 columns the stars and stripes . Rosenthal acceptance of jewish state crucial to peace Jerusalem there is a Clear path to peace in the Middle East a Road 1h.it can Lead in solutions fur palestinian arabs and israelis. It lies there Plain Forth world to Sec. Once not very Long ago the world did see and knew it was inc Only Road. At the uni cd nations most governments voted Tot that Road to be followed. The Road lies in acceptance by the palestinians and Arab Stales of the permanent existence of Israel us a nation among nations in the Middle East place of its birth and roots of its religion. Wlllie that acceptance total and open almost any i King would have been possible far the past 40 years and still is. Without it. Nothing can be achieved except More struggle. The arabs rejected that Road and Chute holy War that evil concept of Slaughter in the name of god. They refused to accept part of Palestine As an Independent state demanding All of it. Then they began 40 years of fury War by arms War by religious an racial attack against inc jews. At first the world was shocked by Arab military attacks and the ugliness of Arab Den Uncial Ion of the jews. Then a and strange thing happened. The world be came so used to decades of Arab warfare and haired against Israel that it became inured to them accepted them As inevitable. As happens often War and hatred twisted inc values of the beholders. Much of the world including friends of Israel began to regard Arab rejection of israeli nationhood the unholy War and inc anti jewish rant Ings As understandable and unchangeable. Governments glared angrily at Israel for being so tiresome As to fear inc unending Arab Ven Detta and insist on i to Una ii stoned right to exist i n the Middle East. Brave lilt a Israel suddenly became arro Gant and  words that seem reserved for people of a certain persuasion. The . Turned viciously on its child. All this is not simply history but the very essence of what is taking place today in Israel the West Bank and Gaza the palestinians have won the admiration of the world by their bravery. But their uprising will fail because it is withering Hope Tor peace within the Only state that can come close to meeting palestinian aspirations Israel. Palestinians demand Independence territory the very capital of Jerusalem. But quite incredibly at inc same time they refuse to recognize Israel As an accepted reality of Middle East life. Tom Wicker audits like i want know Wassif wre. Mil "5mehm6s like More and More israelis want accommodation with the palestinians. Bui since the uprising More israelis than Ever believe that the palestinians still live in the dark dream of Israel s death. Israelis May be embarrassed by the violence but not to the Point of suicide. Yet the Road to peace still exists open and Clear israelis have been rethinking their National destiny. It is time for palestinians and the Arab states to do some rethinking too. One step could change history a decision by Arab states the palestinians and the Plo to reject totally the death to is race covenant of the Plo end the unholy War and extend Complete acceptance to Israel. This will be hard but Only because the simple on. Cpl of peace through acceptance rather than destruction of Israel has been so bitterly rejected by Arab politicians Tor so Long. There Are arabs who would accept Israel fully but do not yet have he courage to say so arabs Bave been Brave in Battle perhaps they will one Day be Brave in peace. One Arab was Anwar Sadat. For this courage he was murdered. But he proved that the israeli people even the wary begins among them will give land for peace real peace not a facade behind which the continuation or the unholy War can be plotted. This puts inc major initiative where it belongs now on arabs who demand Israel give up land and accept heightened vulnerability. The end of Arab vendetta and acceptance of Israel As a legitimate member of the Middle Eastern Community is an entirely reasonable condition for Middle Eastern solutions and a prerequisite. Israel responded to Sadat s Mission of peace by re Luming the vast and cherished Sinai. Israel May not melt with immediate gratitude at the Arab Oner of total acceptance so Long overdue. But then real negotiations will begin Between palestinian and israeli and among israelis themselves by november israelis will hold an election that will amount to a referendum on National policy. The Chance is open to the arabs to become part of that decision by the rationality of acceptance of the israeli stale not inc futility of uprising against it. Dukakis faces Jac son problem other obstacles although Michael Dukakis appears certain to be the democratic presidential nominee an Eclectic assortment of democrats and political cup urls have suggested thai lie still needs to Clear several obstacles before they will consider him a Strong general election Candi Date i the Jackson problem. There s no precedent or tradition thai makes the runner up for the nomination necessarily the vice presidential candidate. Jesse Jackson personally May not want the Job. Anyway a Dukakis Jackson ticket com Bining two Northern liberals is hardly a formula for democratic Victory in no vember. Nevertheless and even if he had Jack son s Connivance and enthusiastic sup port of his candidacy Daldakis will need to let the Black Community Down easily if he chooses someone else As his running male. That is lie needs somehow to avoid the appearance of directly and specifically rejecting Jackson he might for example announce that he has decided to choose none of his opponents for inc democratic Nomi nation As his running mate. Or recognizing his own weakness he might say thai As a state governor he intends to choose a candidate from Congress to balance the ticket with Federal government experience. If Dukakis also wanted to. Rule out sen. Albert Gore upon whom mayor Edward Koch May have bestowed the kiss of death in the new York primary he could fall Back on both of these for Mulas. 2. National Appeal. Already George Bush is suggesting that Dukakis is just another democratic Liberal in the Mon Dale Mold. The charge does t really hold water although he promises jobs for instance. Duk Altis is not visibly the candidate of inc labor unions he is a Cham Pion of putting welfare recipients o work. Jackson not the Massachusetts governor is the Choice of the most obvious minority group. Keeping his Campaign Broad gauged and avoiding the appearance that he is the captive of interest groups is vital to Dukakis s Chance for Victory in no vember. His recent outreach to so called protectionists who formerly supported rep. Richard Gephardt is a Good Start in choosing a running mate he will have to form a ticket that not Only offsets his Lack of experience in Federal government and foreign and National Security affairs but appeals widely to a National Consen sus including Southern while voters who gave him Little support on super tuesday. This will be particularly important if Bush goes South for a running mate perhaps former gov. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. 3. National Security. Hii Campaign so far might leave Dukakis vulnerable to the perennial Republican charge thai he would be soft or a least naive in dealing with the soviet Union and in maintaining the nation s military Power. In the new York primary Campaign Gore was Able with some plausibility to charge him with a Lack of understanding of nuclear weapons issues. To some extent Dukakis May be Able to remedy this through positions he could cause to be included in a demo cratic platform. But he has also the Dov ish elements of the democratic party to consider in important states such As new York and California. So his Best course May be to choose a proven de sense specialist for vice president the obvious Choice if he could be persuaded to accept would be sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia. Gore despite Koch s dubious embrace might be another. On a Dukakis ticket Nunn certainly and Gore perhaps would Liepp with both problems 2 and 3 4. Advisers the ice Pallion of any staff that has pulled off the nomination of a presidential candidate is to believe thai therefore they can do it All they May not think they need indeed they May resent the outsiders who lock to offer their Aid to a presidential Nomi Nee and lie May share that disdainful View. Jimmy Carter and his Georgia mafia were notable victims of Hal Atti tude it Hurt them in the close election of 1976 and it followed them into Power. Dukakis need 10 steer dear of such exclusivity particularly wild his Lack of hands on experience in Federal govern ment and in foreign and National Security affairs. His National standing could Only be enhanced if he were seen to be sur rounded by impressive authorities in these areas who would follow him to Washington. Having Harvard and Mit at his Doorstep is nol enough Demon Sira cd expertise and capacity on the Dukakis Campaign team now would Promise them for his administration later on