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The 40 participants at yesterday's conference--which included students from several Harvard organizations, as well as members of the New Jewish Agenda (NJA) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee--discussed ways to find joint solutions to the long-standing controversy arising from Middle East politics.
"I think it's something very helpful, the fact that 40 Jews showed up to talk about this issue," Majed Tomeh, coordinator for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee said of the conference.
Dukakis' statement came in the wake of an announcement by Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard A. Voke (D-Chelsea) that the committee will not develop a replacement for Friday's ill-fated tax bill.
"Last year we were promoting awareness, but this year we want to discuss what things need to be done," said Nitza A. Agrait '91, a member of the AWARE Week Planning Committee.
House Taxation Committee Chair John Flood (D-Canton), who opposed the capital gains increase and opposes a taxincrease now, suggested that lawmakers work withthe Senate on further budget cuts and then extenda temporary increase in the income tax this springif it is needed to resolve the deficit.