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- LETTERS, Page 8About-Face
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- Washington's decision to talk to Yasser Arafat and the
- P.L.O. is farsighted and enlightened, giving people who seek a
- more peaceful world cause to be happy (NATION, Dec. 26). Those
- of us who believe there are still optimistic policy options in
- the Middle East now have hope that war between the hard-liners
- on both sides may be averted. But, of course, there has already
- been too much bloodshed. Israel should join the U.S. and the
- P.L.O. in peaceful negotiations.
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- Winston Steward Los Angeles
-
- This is a deplorable move. Arafat's campaign of deception
- and lies may have convinced some that peace is at hand, but the
- U.S. is being separated from its only reliable and democratic
- ally in the Middle East. America has embarked on a shameful
- journey of betrayal. These negotiations could lead to a
- Palestinian Arab state that would pose a mortal threat to
- Israel, as well as damage the security and interests of the U.S.
- The short-term tactics of the P.L.O. do not preclude other
- long-term intentions. Israel's destruction may be accomplished
- in stages, of which Arafat's state of Palestine is the first.
-
- Jonathan S. Tobin Franklin Square, N.Y.
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- When I look at the picture of Arafat on your cover, this
- thought comes to mind: Would you be willing to buy a used car
- from this man?
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- Harold Jack Lipsett Sarasota, Fla.
-