There is no "best" or "worst" kind of violence. as one American newspaper has claimed. There is only one kind of violence. the "worst" kind. the kind that kills and maims. The United States must demonstrate an understanding that violence is certain to continue so long as the refugee and border problems continue. And we must express our outrage over all violent acts by both sides. And if our policy continues to be that of simply responding to demands for more and more arms and Increasingly militant statements and declarations. then we only contribute to the impending disaster. We should instead take the lead in reducing both tensions and arms shipments to insure that the Middle East focus is on the conference table rather than on the battlefield. As a compassionate people we can no more tolerate the inhumanity and the continuation of the Palestinian refugee camps than we could the mistreatment and genocide practiced against the Jews by Hitler. Until the refugee matter is dealt with. we must realistically face the fact that even the most brilliantly drawn border agreements will fail in the face of continued terrorism. We cannot stop by showing compassion only for homeless Jews. Our compassion must extend to the Palestinians who have found themselves without a homeland.