From the Editor COMPETING PROPHETS In recent months, Prime Minister Rabin and Deputy Foreign Minister Yossi Beilin have attempted to match the "visionary" lucubrations of Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. On October 5, the New York Jewish Week reported Rabin saying, "People who speak about the past are obsolete"--a statement to make Yogi Berra proud. And on the day the Knesset approved the Oslo II accord, Yossi Beilin, asked "Has Arafat abandoned the dream of eliminating Israel?" responded: "There's no clause in the agreement against dreams. What do I know of dreams? But if you keep thinking of the worst-case scenario, you can never trust the other side...you can never marry, never make friends, never make peace." But Peres is determined not to be out dim-witted by his disciples. The Jerusalem Post International Edition (October 28) reports that Peres has called for moving Israel's infrastructure out of Israel. "Peres said Israel's shrinking size makes every piece of land highly valuable. He advocated placing much of the country's infrastructure, including the planned development of a canal, railroad line, and superhighway, in Jordan, which is five times bigger than Israel. "Suddenly, any piece of land becomes vitally important to this country," he said. "Money comes and goes. Land goes and it's no longer there." Peres said the government should aim to keep as much basic infrastructure as possible outside Israel. This would include airports, oil terminals, railroad lines, and major highways. Peres said he is not concerned that should war erupt with the Arab states, Israel would be left without basic infrastructure. "If war comes we will deal with it," he said. "Where will the lion come--from Jordan? Egypt? We have peace with them!" Peres has only one problem left. What is to be done with the people? Jordan already has the infrastructure. Outpost readers should send their suggestions for the disposal of Israel's population directly to Shimon Peres. We are sure he will welcome them. VOICE OF APPEASEMENT New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani did a wonderful service by booting Yasser Arafat from a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. It is sad to contrast his principled stand with the fawning, sycophantic behavior of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, who

invited Arafat to speak. And then there was the revolting performance of former Mayor Ed Koch, who described Giuliani as "vicious" and "mean-spirited" for throwing out the Jew-killer. On his radio show, Ed Koch calls himself the "voice of reason," but he has shown himself to be the "voice of appeasement and immorality." We suspect what really bothers Koch is that he is irrelevant. He is jealous of the international attention Rudy Giuliani has received for his courageous act--more attention than Koch ever had as mayor of New York. Former Mayor David Dinkins joined Ed Koch to vilify Giuliani. This is surprising when one considers that Dinkins visited Israel during the Iraqi Scud attacks and recently refused to take part in the Million Man March because it was led by Louis Farrakhan. It was on Dinkins' watch that Islamic terrorists blew up the World Trade Center. One would think, therefore, that Dinkins would appreciate the damage terrorists can wreak on a city and thank Giuliani for throwing one out. But what is most distressing of all is the reaction of New York City Jews to Arafat's ouster. While Cuban New Yorkers held a large rally to thank Rudy Giuliani for snubbing Fidel Castro, New York Jews were nowhere to be seen.× CAN HE SAY THAT? President Ezer Weizmann recently attacked the Oslo II accords, saying "The agreement is not an agreement. It passed the Knesset by a majority of one and this would not have succeeded if not for one MK and his Mitsubishi." (A reference to vote thief Alex Goldfarb, former member of the Tzomet Party, who now backs the Labor Party to maintain his Deputy Ministerial position and his government automobile.) Unfortunately, in typical Israeli fashion, the ensuing debate over Weizmann's words did not center around whether they were right but whether he had a right to say them. Outpost is published by Americans for A Safe Israel 147 East 76 St. - New York, NY 10021 tel (212) 628-9400 / fax (212) 988-4065 Editor: David Isaac Editorial Board: Ruth King, George Rubin, Herbert Zweibon. Outpost is distributed free of charge to members of Americans for A Safe Israel. Annual membership: $50.

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