Israeli Settlements and Mideast Peace
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I have read Gerald Steinberg’s fine article “What Good Is Peace If the Price Is Self-Annihilation?” (Commentary, Oct. 9) and agree. The Israelis have the right to be suspicious. The Arabs are not seeking the peace of compromise, but the peace of Saladin--an unmistakable code in the Arab world since Saladin is the Muslim warrior who overcame the Crusaders, concluded an armistice and then attacked them again until they were driven out.
CLARENCE B. SANTOS
Los Angeles
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