A bumpy, treacherous road; the Middle East accord. (Column) From: The Christian Century | Date: September 22, 1993| Author: Kimball, Charles; Rudin, A. James; Ruether, Rosemary Radford | COPYRIGHT 1993 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE MUTUAL recognition between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization and their joint commitment to the peace process are cause for both optimism and caution. The accord means, one hopes, that the bloody cycle of mistrust and hatred has been broken. But the ultimate test is not words but deeds. Future PLO actions will be closely monitored by Israel and Jews throughout the world. The PLO's fragility, Syria's frosty view of the accord, and the continuing enmity of Muslim ex...

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