ISRAEL At 40: the Dream Confronts Palestinian Fury

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by the argument that it cannot exist without the West Bank.'' It is almost dark in Harkabi's study. His face almost vanishes in the dusk, and one sees only his nimbus of white hair. ''Jewish wisdom always dealt with interpersonal problems,'' he goes on, ''and not with how a state should live with other states. We must learn to think internationally, to distinguish between grand design and policy. The Arabs' grand design may be still to destroy Israel, but their policy is different. We must deal not with the Arabs' vicious dreams, but with their policies. ''We must reopen the national debate, must think with our heads and not our hearts. We need a Zionism of quality, not of acreage.'' Harkabi's voice now comes out of near darkness. ''People ask me how large an Israel I want. I tell them, 'From Paris to New Delhi!' They say, 'But that's too big!' I say, 'Ah, well. Then let's talk realistically. How big is enough?' ''