seems to embrace every literate person from university gradu- br

ates to those who finished a few secondary classes, are in the br

majority of cases swayed by the heady talk . . . about ‘settling br

scores with Israel.’ Many of them, it would appear, cannot reconcile br

themselves to their status as a minority in a Jewish state and keep hoping br

for some sort of savior.” Was anyone listening?

In the past ten to fifteen years, a professional, academically br

trained stratum has arisen among Israel’s Arabs. The rise of the br

new Arab was a result of the bewildered and bewildering “poli- br

cy” of an Israel that hopes to win Arab love through educa- br

tional, social, and economic advancement.

What is the real result of the millions of dollars poured into br

higher Arab education and the hundreds of millions spent on br

secondary (high school) training? Consider: In December 1979 br

the Progressive National Movement (PNM) won the election for br

control of the Arab Student Committee at Hebrew University. br

In its platform the PNM called for:

•aaaacceptance of the Palestinian Covenant (which calls for the br

elimination of Israel)

•aaathe creation of a “democratic, secular Palestine” in place of br

Israel

•aaaacceptance of terrorist activities as part of the Palestinian br

struggle for self-determination

And, indeed, in 1979, students and visitors at the university br

were startled to find mimeographed copies of the Palestinian br

National Charter being distributed. Among other things in the br

charter were Articles 19 and 20, which read: “The partition of br

Palestine in 1947 and the establishment of the State of Israel are br

entirely illegal. . . . Claims of historical or religious ties of Jews br

with Palestine are incompatible with the facts of history. . . .”

The strenuous efforts of the leaders of the State of Israel br

have produced a generation of Arab leaders and intellectuals br

who are a source of everlasting irony: they are the products of br

the Jewish state that they wish to dismantle in favor of an Arab br

one.

And should one have any doubt, the immensely frank in- br

terview with Mahmud Muhareb should dispel all of them. br

Muhareb, an Israeli Arab citizen of Lydda and at the time br