Palestinian Ambassador to the United States Afif Safieh spoke at Wayne State University's Law School as part of his three-day U.S. tour Tuesday evening. The event was hosted by the Center for Conflict Resolution and the Detroit World Affairs Council Arab-Israeli conflict. Safieh called Arab Americans in Detroit \"the cradle of the American-Arab adventure\" and said the Palestinian \"battle of independence and statehood will be either won or lost in Washington.\"