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Today, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres will speak in Memorial Hall to an audience of nearly 1,000 students. On the occasion of his address, I cannot help but recall hearing Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's refrain at last September's ceremony in Washington: "Enough of blood and tears. Enough!" I and the 40 other students watching the ceremony with me at Hillel were moved by Rabin's noble words on behalf of peace...
...Shimon Peres, a man who has been with the State of Israel through all of its struggles, represents a new optimism in the Middle East. He has worked tirelessly to give Palestinians a chance at achieving autonomy and social justice. The genius of his plan is its reliance on interim periods of gradually increasing Palestinian autonomy, during which the Palestinians may prove their commitment to peaceful coexistence with Israelis...
Along with every Jew and supporter of Israel in the world, I hope and pray that the Palestinians rise to the occasion. Moderates on both sides should follow the noble example of Shimon Peres, aligning themselves against the extremists and obstructionists and creating the bonds of economic and social interdependence that make wars unlikely. Martin Lebwohl '96 is co-chair of Harvard Students for Israel...
...that will require Israel to give up most or all of the Golan Heights at a time when Israelis are still digesting territorial concessions to the Palestinians, the government of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was looking for a bolder, plainer statement of Syrian intentions. The usually optimistic Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres, found the public remarks "too positive to be disappointing, but too general to be satisfactory...
Martin Lebwohl '96, co-chair of HarvardStudents for Israel, said, "People want to knowwhat his vision is for the future. We don't evenknow [what will happen]. Next week there could benew developments, things move so fast." AndKaunfer said members of Hillel are "very excitedto have Shimon Peres speak and we hope thateverything goes smoothly...