The outside world came close to Arad's door during the Persian Gulf war. Two Scud missiles exploded four miles from Mr. Oz's home. Imagine that Norway was firing missiles at New York and you were told not to strike back. For the first time in recent years Mr. Oz finds himself in the strange position of agreeing with the Israeli Government. He spoke of what the Israeli handshake with the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington in September signified.
Peace Now is no longer a protest movement.
This is a time for responsibility, not protest. It would be silly for us to protest each time we disagreed with something the Government did. The focus should be on defusing the anger and removing the stereotypes, on the Jews and Arabs learning each other's histories. Mr. Oz pointed out the subtleties involved in thinking about the peace prospects. We've always been pro-peace.