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From: Lion0Juda
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 01:36:10 EST
Hi, Paul, can you tell me what 2160 might mean to you in conjunction with the
astronomical signs? Thank you for your time and efforts.
Kimberly <><
"And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord;
and great shall be the peace of thy children."
Isaiah 54:13
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Subject: [bprlist] list of the most deadly and most costly disasters of '00
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:13:17 -0000
http://drudgereport.com/flash1.htm
Swiss Re's list of the most deadly and most costly disasters of '00
Wed Jan 10 2001 11:49:26 ET Catastrophes with the highest number of
fatalities:
1. End of August: Floods in India and Bangladesh _ 1,200.
2. Feb. 6: Floods in Mozambique, South Africa _ 920.
3. July 4: Floods in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos _ 880.
4. March: The killing of doomsday cult members in Uganda _ 780.
5. Aug. 2: Floods in India, Nepal and Bhutan _ 621.
Costliest catastrophes to the insurance industry, in U.S. dollars:
1. Sept. 10: Tokai floods in Japan _ 1.04 billion.
2. End of October: Storms and floods across Western Europe _ 725
million.
3. Jan. 22: winter storm, frost, ice and snow in the United States _
550 million.
4. March 28: Tornadoes, rain and hail in the United States _ 520
million.
5. Oct.14: Floods and landslides in Italy, Switzerland and France _
450 million.
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Subject: [bprlist] Aussie scientists stumble across the Doomsday Bug
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:24:29 -0500
January 11 3:00 AM SGT
Aussie scientists stumble across the Doomsday Bug
http://asia.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/world/afp/
PARIS, Jan 10 (AFP) - Australian gene engineers accidentally created a
mouse virus that kills every one of its victims by wrecking their
immune system, a discovery with the potential for making the ultimate
terrorist weapon, New Scientist reports.
The killer bug was invented quite inadvertently, while the researchers
were trying to create a contraceptive vaccine for mice as a pest
control, the British weekly reports in next Saturday's issue.
They inserted into a mousepox virus a gene that creates large amounts
of interleukin 4 (IL-4), a naturally-occurring molecule that produces
antibodies in the immune system.
The idea was to stimulate antibodies to destroy eggs in female mice,
thus making the rodents infertile.
Mousepox, a close relation to smallpox, normally only causes mild
symptoms among the type of mice being used in the study, and was only
being used as a vehicle to deliver the IL-4.
But when the IL-4 gene was inserted, the engineered virus ran amok,
attacking the "cell-mediated response" -- the part of the immune
system that fights viral infection. All the animals in the study were
wiped out in just nine days.
Worse, the engineered virus was astonishingly resistant to vaccines. A
vaccine that would normally protect these mice from mousepox only
worked in half of the mice exposed to the killer version.
Co-researcher Ron Jackson, of the Canberra-based institute CSIRO, said
the discovery was a frightening indicator of what could happen if the
human smallpox virus was similarly modified.
"It would be safe to assume that if some idiot did put human IL-4 into
human smallpox, they'd increase the lethality quite dramatically," he
told New Scientist.
"Seeing the consequences of what happened in the mice, I wouldn't want
to be the one to do the experiment."
"It's surprising how very, very bad the virus is," said Anne Hill, a
vaccine experts from Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland,
Oregon.
Smallpox has been eradicated as a disease thanks to a global
vaccination campaign, although two laboratories -- one in the United
States, the other in Russia -- still have ampoules containing the
virus, under an arrangement with the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The incident highlights how easy it could be for some with
bio-engineering knowledge to create a murderous virus for which there
would be no cure or effective vaccine, New Scientist said.
"Vast amounts of time and effort have gone into policing the
military's use of biotechnology. But the activities of civilian
biologists have been ignored," it said.
"Yet genetic engineering techniques are now so widespread that
potentially dangerous results are bound to emerge accidentally."
It suggests tougher vetting of research proposals; a greater effort to
train students in biological subjects about potential dangers arising
from lab work; and encouraging greater openness among biologists to
discuss the misuse of genetic engineering.
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Subject: [bprlist] Get Ready For Mir The Sequel
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:40:10 -0500
- Get Ready For Mir The Sequel
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mir-01b.html
Moscow (AFP) Jan. 10, 2001 - Russia's Space Agency, creators of the
14-year-old Mir, announced Wednesday it plans to replace the
soon-to-be-destroyed station with a new one, the ITAR-TASS news agency
reported.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: Mofaz: IDF jurist approved killings
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:40:11 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: Mofaz: IDF jurist approved killings
Ha'aretz: Mofaz: IDF jurist approved killings
By Gideon Alon Ha'aretz Knesset Correspondent Ha'aretz 11 Janaury 2001
Military Advocate General Menachem Finkelstein has issued a legal opinion
stating it is permissible to kill Palestinian terrorists in exceptional
cases, to save human life and if there is no other alternative, IDF Chief of
Staff Shaul Mofaz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on
Tuesday.
Mofaz was responding to a question from MKs Naomi Chazan and Zahava Gal-On
(Meretz), both of whom oppose killing terrorists. Mofaz said the security
services are obligated to do everything possible to foil terrorist attacks.
One way to do it is to make clear that people who endanger the lives of
Israeli soldiers and civilians are under threat of a response.
Mofaz said when it is possible to arrest terrorists without endangering IDF
troops, that is the preferred method. But if making an arrest meant "real
danger to our forces, then it is permissible in principle to remove the
danger by striking at the hostile party after all other methods - as well as
the immediacy and gravity of the danger posed by the hostile party - have
been considered," he said.
"This is not routine, but an exceptional method whose goal is to save human
life in the absence of any other alternative," Mofaz said. "It is used
against people definitely identified as having worked, and are working, to
commit attacks against Israel.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: Egypt's ambassador to Israel Bassiouni:
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:40:11 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: Egypt's ambassador to Israel Bassiouni:
Sharon as Prime Minister would spell disaster
Ha'aretz: Egypt's ambassador to Israel Bassiouni: Sharon as Prime Minister
would spell disaster
By Daniel Sobelman Ha'aretz 11 January 2001
Egypts ambassador to Israel, Mohammad Bassiouni, said if Likud candidate
Ariel Sharon becomes prime minister, it will be a disaster. Bassiouni was
speaking Tuesday in Cairo, where he has been since his government recalled
him in November to protest Is raels use of force against Palestinians. He
said unless Prime Minister Ehud Barak manages to forge an accord between the
two sides by the end of next week, there will be no agreement for two
decades.
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Subject: [bprlist] BNI.Priority News 1,2,3,4 (1/11/01)
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:40:11 -0500
1. Givon HaHadasha residents demanding bulletproof school buses=09
2. Two injured in Bat Yam shooting=09
3. Shooting directed at P=92sagot=09
4. Explosive block neutralized in Jerusalem on Thursday morning=09
5. Truck stolen in Tira=09
6. Convoy attacked en route to Netzarim=09
7. Four additional arrests made in Hussan=09
8. Egged bus bombarded with stones=09
9. Emergency & important numbers=09
10.Reaching out to BreakingNews-Israel readers=09
11.NYC mayor speaking out for a united Jewish Jerusalem=09
*****************************
11-JAN-01 =96 7:48am
*****************************
1. Givon HaHadasha residents demanding bulletproof school buses
(BNI-JAN.11) The residents of Givon HaHadasha, near Givat Ze=92ev, are
continuing to keep their children home from school demanding bulletproof
school buses for those students being transported to Beit Horon. Following
the most recent shooting attack in which a 12-year-old youth sustained
moderate injuries while driving home during the evening hours with his
mother, residents insist they must have better protection for their
children.
The community is demanding that Benjamin Regional Council officials
furnish bulletproof buses for the children. Regional council government
officials explain that they oversee 420 transportation routesdaily but of
the total number, only 80 are done in bulletproof vehicles due to the lack
of recourses.=20
In response to the sharp increase in shooting attacks along the Givon
road, Route 443, the IDF has deployed tanks, armored personnel carriers
and ordered military patrols to regularly maintain a presence on the road
known as the Jerusalem-Modi=92in road. Nevertheless, the students are still
being transported in non-bulletproof vehicles.=20=20
++++
2. Two injured in Bat Yam shooting
(BNI-JAN.11) Two persons were injured in a shooting in Bat Yam at about
3:00am. A 38-year-old man was very seriously wounded and a 24-year-old
female sustained light injured. The two were transported to Wolfson
Hospital. No additional details on the shooting are available at this
time.=20=20
++++
3. Shooting directed at P=92sagot
(BNI-JAN.11) The community of P=92sagot, in the Benjamin Regional Council o=
f
Samaria, was attacked by gunfire during the night. There were no reported
casualties.=20=20
++++
4. Explosive block neutralized in Jerusalem on Thursday morning
(BNI-JAN.11) A military explosive was found on Jerusalem=92s Shivtei Yisrae=
l
Street on Thursday morning along with detonation caps. The explosive was
discovered across the street from the Ministry of Education building.
The explosive was placed inside a carton but the detonation device was not
connected to it. Police bomb demolition experts removed the device and an
investigation has been launched.=20=20
++++
5. Truck stolen in Tira
(BNI-JAN.11) At about 10:30pm on Wednesday night, four suspects arranged
to met a man from Tel Monde, to see his truck, presumably to close the
deal on purchasing the vehicle. The four then took the driver at gunpoint
to an orchard in Tira, tied him up and made off with the truck. Tire
police are investigating.=20=20
++++
6. Convoy attacked en route to Netzarim
(BNI-JAN.11) An Israeli convoy of civilian vehicles escorted by soldiers
was attacked by gunfire on the Karnei/Netzarim route in Gaza on Wednesday
evening. Soldiers returned fire. There were no Israeli casualties.
++++
7. Four additional arrests made in Hussan
(BNI-JAN.11) Security troops arrested four residents of the Arab village
of Hussan in the Bethlehem area, on Wednesday night. The suspects are
alleged to have participated in attacks against Israeli motorists in the
area. The apprehension of the four brings the number of Hussan residents
arrested by Israeli authorities to 61.=20=20
++++
8. Egged bus bombarded with stones
(BNI-JAN.11) An Egged bus traveling in the Western Galilee area was
bombarded with stones on Wednesday evening. There were no passengers
aboard the bus at the time of the attack. The driver escaped injury. =
=20
++++
9. Emergency & important numbers
(BNI-JAN.11) MOKDIM (Emergency dispatchers) & IDF
1) Moked Ariel =96 03-936-6111
2) Moked Betar Elite =96 02-580-6534
3) Moked Binyamin =96 02-997-4104/ 997-7170
4) Moked Efrat =96 02-993-3441 (5:00am =96 midnight)=20
5) Moked Elkana =96 03-936-2333
6) Moked Gaza Coast =96 07-684-0888
7) Moked Givat Ze=92ev =96 02-536-0170
8) Moked Gush Etzion =96 02-993-1478 /9
9) Moked Jordan Valley =96 994-2633
10) Moked Kedumim =96 09-792-2076
11) Moked Kiryat Arba =96 02-996-9530
12) Moked Maale Adumim =96 02-535-3466
13) Moked Maale Adumim =96 535-4888
14) Moked Shomron - 09-792-9222
15) Chativat Etzion =96 02-993-3363=20
16) Plugat Herodian (Chamal) 02-645-0675
POLICE
1) Ariel 03-906-5555
2) Binyamin=96 02-970-6444
3) Givat Ze=92ev =96 02-536-2444
4) Greizim=96 02-994-4444
5) Kiryat Arba =96 02-996-4444
6) Maale Adumim =96 02-535-4444
7) Maale Ephraim =96 02-994-1444
HOSPITALS=20
1) Barzilai (Ashkelon) =96 07-674-5555
2) Beilinson (Rabin) 03-937-7377
3) Bikur Holim (Jer) - 02-670-1111
4) Hadassah (Ein Kerem/Jer) 02-677-7111
5) Hadassah (Mount Scopus/Jer) 02-584-4111
6) HaEmek (Afula) =96 06-652-4141
7) Hillel Yaffe (Hadera) =96 03-630-4304
8) Laniado (Netanya) -09-860-4666
9) Meir (Kfar Saba) =96 09-747-2555
10) Schneider (children's, Petah Tikvah) 03-925-3253
11) Shaare Zedek (Jer) =96 02-655-5111
12) Soroka (Beersheba) (07-640-0111)
13) Tel HaShomer (Tel Aviv) (03-530-3296)
=20
LOCAL / MUNICIPAL COUNCILS=20
1) Alfei Menashe Local =96 09-792-5111
2) Ariel Local =96 03-936-6077
3) Benjamin Regional =96 02 =96 997-7111
4) Bet Aryeh Local =96 08-929-7454
5) Betar Elite Local =96 02-580-6416
6) Efrat Local =96 993-9393
7) Elkana Local =96 03-936-3843
8) Emanuel Local - 09-792-1111
9) Gaza Coast Regional =96 07-684-0888
10) Givat Ze=92ev Local =96 02-536-0100
11) Gush Etzion Regional =96 02-993-9933
12) Jordan Valley Regional =96 02-994-6602
13) Karnei Shomron Local =96 09-792-0222
14) Kedumim Local =96 09-792-1814=20
15) Kiryat Arba Local =96 02-996-9555
16) Maale Adumim Local =96 02-535-1262
17) Maale Ephraim Local =96 02-994-1223
18) Oranit Local =96 03-936-0465
19) Shomron Regional =96 02-997-7666
MISCELLANEOUS
1) Egged Artzi (Nationwide) - 03-694-8888
2) Egged Jerusalem =96 530-4704
3) Fire Department (Ariel) 03-936-6111
4) Fire Department (Maale Adumim) 02-535-7250
5) Israel Electric (Ariel) 03-906-5333
6) Mas Rechush (Jerusalem) 02-624-5771
To submit new telephone numbers and/or corrections, please send messages
to bni1@netvision.net.il and in the subject write =93emergency numbers=94
=20=20
++++
10. Reaching out to BreakingNews-Israel readers
(BNI-JAN.11) BNI is trying to ascertain where our readers are located. It
would be most appreciated if recipients of BNI.PriorityNews respond via
email, informing us of your state and country.=20
Please send emails to bni1@netvision.net.il and in the subject line write
=93survey=94.=20=20
++++
11. NYC mayor speaking out for a united Jewish Jerusalem
(BNI-JAN.11) New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be hosting a media
event accompanied by Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, Health Minister Roni
Milo and MK Nathan Sharansky.
The forum will be sending a clear message to the world, that the city of
=93Jerusalem must remain the undivided Jewish capital forever.=94
The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 1:30pm at City Hall. It
is being organized in assistance with MWI - Media Watch International -- a
newly formed organization whose mission is to ensure fair, accountable,
unbiased reporting of the global media on Israel, the Middle East and the
Israeli-PA conflict.=20=20=20
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1. Terror attack averted in Jerusalem=09
2. Burning tire rolled into Hebron=92s Jewish community=09
3. IDF outpost near Rafiach attacked by gunfire=09
4. Shahak says security cooperation with PA moving forward=09
5. Israel eases restrictions on travel of PA VIPs=09
6. Hunger strike enters it 13th day=09
******************************
11-JAN-01 =96 10:14am
******************************
1. Terror attack averted in Jerusalem
(BNI-JAN.11) An alert passerby averted a terrorist attack in Jerusalem=92s
Meah Shearim neighborhood a short time ago.=20
Police were summoned to Shomrei Yisrael Street where they found a pipe
bomb set to be detonated by a cellular telephone. The passerby saw=20
someone
throwing a =93bag=94 into a trash receptacle, deciding it was suspicious,
prompting the person to call police.=20
Bomb demolition experts are at this time still on the scene, neutralizing
the device.
Earlier in the day, an explosive was found close by on Shivtei Yisrael
Street, opposite the Ministry of Education. In that case as well, the
device was safely removed.=20=20
++++
2. Burning tire rolled into Hebron=92s Jewish community
(BNI-JAN.11) A large burning tire was rolled into Hebron=92s Jewish Quarter
a short time ago. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries. Community
leaders are calling upon security officials to take more aggressive action
to restore order to the area.
++++
3. IDF outpost near Rafiach attacked by gunfire
(BNI-JAN.11) An IDF position near Rafiach in southern Gaza, was attacked
by gunfire during the night. There were no reported casualties among
Israeli forces that returned fire.=20=20
++++
4. Shahak says security cooperation with PA moving forward
(BNI-JAN.11) Minister Amnon Lipkin-Shahak on Thursday morning reported
that there were signs of a beginning of renewed security cooperation
between Israel and the PA. On Wednesday night, Shahak met with senior PA
security officials in the hope of bringing about a cessation of daily
shooting attacks and renewing security cooperation.
Accompanying Shahak were General Security Service (GSS/Shin Bet)=20
director
Avi Dichter and the IDF Major-Generals Shlomo Yanai, Yitzhak Eitan and
Doron Almog. Representing the PA were Security Chiefs Gabril Rajoub,
Mohammad Dahlan, and Toufiq Tirawi.=20
According to officials reports on Thursday, there was an oral agreement
reached that will result in the immediate renewal of some join patrols
involving officers on a senior level. Shahak told Israel Radio these joint
efforts are to get underway immediately.=20
In return according to Shahak, the PA is demanding a lifting of the
closure imposed on PA residents throughout Yesha. Shahak told Israel Radio
that the lifting of the closure would follow after an unspecified period
of time, once Israel sees the PA complying with the agreement.
PA officials on Thursday morning stated there would be no renewal of
security cooperation until such time they see Israel complying with the
agreements reached at the Wednesday night meeting.=20
The Wednesday night meeting was the result of a Tuesday night meeting in
Gaza between Shahak and PA Chairman Yassir Arafat, following which=20
Shahak
reported that Arafat is genuinely interested in bringing about and end to
the daily attacks and he (Shahak) was optimistic.=20=20
++++
5. Israel eases restrictions on travel of PA VIPs
(BNI-JAN.11) Israeli officials have decided to ease restriction imposed on
PA officials holding Israeli-issued VIP cards. Following the January 1,
2001 car bomb attack on Netanya=92s Herzl Street, the free travel
arrangement to the senior PA officials were rescinded.
At this time, persons holding VIP cards may travel freely throughout Yesha
but still require permission to cross the =93Green Line=94 into =93Israel
proper=94.=20=20
++++
6. Hunger strike enters it 13th day
(BNI-JAN.11) Professors for a Strong Israel, accompanies by other
supporters, are in day 13 of their hunger strike under the banner, "Yes to
Zionism, No to Irresponsible Opportunism."
The hunger strikers remain in downtown Jerusalem, at Safra Square, and are
determined to continue with their effort. Many supporters, including
public and elected officials have visited the tent in a show of
solidarity.=20
The hunger strikers oppose the government=92s willingness to make
concessions involving Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, as well as Barak=92=
s
insistence on continuing negotiations with the PA even though his minority
government no longer enjoys a mandate from the people of the parliament. =
=20
---------------
1. More on averted bombing attack in Jerusalem=09
2. PA report: Additional collaborators under arrest=09
3. Allenby, Rafiach and other crossing opened=09
4. PA: Security meeting on Wednesday was a disappointment=09
5.
6.
***************************
11-JAN-01 =96 1:00pm
***************************
1. More on averted bombing attack in Jerusalem
(BNI-JAN.11) A woman on Jerusalem=92s Shomrei Emunim Street in the Meah
Shearim section of town saw and Arab throw a black bag into a trash
receptacle. For reasons that remain unclear at this time, the woman who
promptly summoned her son deemed the act =91suspicious=92. The son, 32,=20
looked
inside the bag and saw an explosive device connected to a cellular
telephone. The explosive device was noticed at about 10:00am local time.=20
The son decided to separate the cellular phone from the explosive devices
and then telephoned police. While speaking on the phone with the police
dispatcher, the cellular telephone rang but the device did not detonate.
Several minutes later, when police arrived on the scene and the bomb
demolition team began neutralizing the devices. The explosives were
removed from the area in a protective bombproof container.
Police confirmed reports the device was connected to multiple explosive
charges. One suspect was taken into custody.
The device was reportedly similar to the one used in the December 2000
bomb attack on a Number 51 bus on Derech Petah Tikvah in Tel Aviv.=20
++++
2. PA report: Additional collaborators under arrest
(BNI-JAN.11) The PA media is reporting that five Arabs suspected of
cooperating with Israeli security agencies, have been placed under arrest
and will be placed on trial for their crimes. According to the PA reports,
the five furnished Israeli authorities with intelligence information that
lead to the deaths of six PA residents.=20=20=20
++++
3. Allenby, Rafiach and other crossing opened
(BNI-JAN.11) Israel Radio is reporting that Israel has reopened the
Allenby Bridge Crossing from Jordan, the Rafiach Crossing from Egypt, the
Karnei commercial crossing from =93Israel proper=94 to Gaza and the main
vehicular thoroughfare in Gaza.
Israeli security officials added the Gaza International Airport would be
reopened after the daily violence comes to a halt. The airport is operated
by the PA but is under Israeli security control.=20
=20=20
++++
4. PA: Security meeting on Wednesday was a disappointment
(BNI-JAN.11) Senior PA officials on Thursday morning commented that the
meeting attended by senior Israeli and PA officials was a disappointment
since Israel only agreed to remove the closure from the autonomous city of
Qalkilya. The comments were made on Radio Palestine.=20=20
Senior PA officials Yassir Abed Rabbo stated he did not have high hopes
for progress following recent contacts between Israeli and PA officials.
He was quoted in a Ynet interview as saying the ideas circulated at
meetings are just more of the same and no progress was made.
Abed Rabbo also lashed out at Israeli intellectuals, mentioning Amos Oz by
name, adding that every time there is a crisis developing, =93They reveal
their true colors.=94=20=20
++++
5. One fatality and three injured in MVA
(BNI-JAN.11) One person was killed and three injured in a motor vehicle
accident at Poleg Interchange on the coastal road. No additional
information is available at this time.=20=20
++++
6. Reform Jewry calls for boycott of Boy Scouts of America in light of gay
ruling
(BNI-JAN.11) Leaders of America=92s Reform Jewry are calling upon members=20
to
boycott the Boy Scouts of America due to a ruling by the US Supreme Court
barring gay members from the organization Haaretz reported.
The Reform Movement called upon its synagogues to cut ties with the Boy
Scouts in light of the ruling baring gays from the organization.=20
Boy Scout officials explained that gays were being bared because they were
not compatible with the organization=92s activities.=20
Reform leaders pointed out that many of their rabbis perform same sex
marriages and they support the inclusion of anyone into the Boy Scouts
irregardless of one=92s sexual preferences.=20=20
-----------------
1. Interview: Spokesman Coordinator of Activities in the Territories =96
Israel assumes PA won't move ammunition 1
2. Attacks since the lifting of the closure by the IDF 3
=20=20
*************************
11-JAN-01 =96 3:00pm
*************************
1. Interview: Spokesman Coordinator of Activities in the Territories =96
Israel assumes PA won't move ammunition
(BNI-JAN.11) IMRA interviewed Yarden Vatikai, spokesman for the
Coordinator of Activities in the Territories, in Hebrew, on 11 January
2001:
IMRA: To what extent do the confidence building measures Israel is
carrying out these days enable the Palestinians to move weapons and
ammunition?=20
Vatikai: That is not a question you really expect an answer to.
IMRA: I do not know. I imagine that there is an answer.
Vatikai: It is within the matter itself. We are taking measures in order
to improve the cooperation and with the Palestinian commitment to reduce
the violence and we are taking all these measures within strict security
limits, inspections etc. That's it. What do you mean "enable"? We are
not doing it to enable them to move weapons.
IMRA: It is not a rhetorical question. Take for example in the Gaza
Strip. Now it is possible to move from north to south?
Vatikai: Yes.
IMRA: Are there any inspections that they are subject to before they can
go from north to south? After all, they are not going through aborder.
Vatikai: The roadblocks have simply been removed.
IMRA: So a truck can travel without undergoing any inspections since he
is not entering the Gaza Strip but instead simply traveling within the
Strip.
Vatikai: Correct.
IMRA: So if he has ammunition then he has ammunition and there is not
anything that can be done.
Vatikai: Yes. But you are attaching something to this that is not right.
IMRA: The working assumption is that they will not do it.
Vatikai: Yes. Of course. The working assumption is that there is an
intention to reduce violence. That is the working assumption.
IRMA: What about the airport? It is part of the plan but it has not yet
been opened?
Vatikai: Yes. I think that it will be opened in the coming days because
the security arrangements have to be ironed out. It will be opened unless
there is some change.
IMRA: Arafat also cannot fly now?
Vatikai: Arafat was able to fly from the airport even when the airport
was closed. (IMRA - Independent Media Review & Analysis,
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2. Attacks since the lifting of the closure by the IDF
(BNI-JAN.11) Following is a summation of attacks following the IDF lifting
of the closure in the Shchem (Nablus) and Jenin areas in light of the
increased security cooperation.
a. A stun grenade was thrown in Qalkilya. There were no injuries.
b. A roadblock made of stones was placed on the main road in northern
Samaria near Peduel. No injuries.
c. A suspicious object placed on the Shchem (Nablus) bypass road.
d. Stone-throwing attack on the Tans-Samaria Highway between the
communities of Tapuach and Migdalim.=20
e. Tires set ablaze at Ayosh Junction in Samaria.
f. Unrest at Givonim Junction. No injuries.
g. Stone-throwing attacks near the villages of Bitilu and Ras Qarqa.
h. Explosive device hurled at a bus at Adam Junction in Samaria.
i. Stone-throwing attacks on Elon road in Samaria. No injuries.
j. Stone-throwing attacks near Beit Horon. No injuries.
k. Israeli motorist fired upon on Elon road. No injuries.
l. Tires set ablaze on the road near Kochav HaSahar in Samaria. No
injuries.=20=20
m. Three Arabs injured in unrest near the village of el-Hader, in the Gush
Etzion area of Judea.
n. Four Arabs, including two PA security troops, were arrested in the Arab
town of el-Aroub in Judea. The four are suspected of hostile activities
and attacks against Israeli targets. (portions from Kol Rina =96 formally
Kol M=92Hashetach)=20=20
=20
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: High Court of Justice postpones hearing
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:40:11 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: High Court of Justice postpones hearing
on petitions to remove Cabinet Secretary (until after
Clinton ends term)
Ha'aretz: High Court of Justice postpones hearing on petitions to remove
Cabinet Secretary (until after Clinton ends term)
By Moshe Reinfeld Ha'aretz 11 January 2001
The High Court postponed yesterday hearings on petitions calling for Cabinet
Secretary Isaac Herzog's dismissal for his alleged involvement in the Barak
1999 election campaign funding controversy and his alleged refusal to answer
police questions about his relations with non-profit association
contributors to the campaign. Justices Shlomo Levin, Izhak Englard and
Yitzhak Zamir announced that discussion on the petitions will resume soon,
after the State Attorney's Office submits its report on the Herzog
investigation.
The petitions calling for Herzog's removal have been submitted by the
Movement for Quality Government and MK Michael Eitan (Likud). The
petitioners argue that Herzog ought not to be allowed to hold a senior
public post due to findings contained in the State Comptroller's report that
point to his involvement in the NPO funding affair.
Attorney Eliad Shraga, counsel for the Movement for Quality Government,
stated yesterday that the movement's petition was filed about a year ago and
since then has been ignored. Were such suspicions of wrongdoing to arise in
the case of an ordinary citizen, he claimed, that person would be instantly
dismissed from his post.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: Arabs boycott Barak, gays will support him
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:40:11 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: Arabs boycott Barak,
gays will support him
Ha'aretz: Arabs boycott Barak, gays will support him
Ha'aretz 11 January 2001
MK Hashem Mahameed (United Arab List) yesterday joined the chorus of Israeli
Arab leaders who are calling for a boycott of the upcoming primeministerial
elections. Mahameed issued a statement calling on voters to abstain so that
polls stay empty. Israe li Arab MKs are expected to meet today with Mohammed
Zeidan, chairman of the Higher Monitoring Committee for Arab-Israeli
Affairs, in an attempt to forge a united policy regarding the elections.
Many Israeli Arab leaders believe that the Monitoring Commi ttee should back
a no-vote policy; a small minority is pressuring the committee to support
Barak. (Ori Nir )
A group of homosexual and lesbians says it will work as part of Prime
Minister Ehud Baraks re-election campaign team. Michal Eden, a Tel Aviv
municipality council member affiliated with the Meretz party, along with MK
Yael Dayan (One Israel), former MK Haim Oron and others organized this
section of Baraks campaign staff. Speakers told a news conference yesterday
at Labor Pary headquarters that it marks the first time Israels gay
community has organized politically, in contrast to other countries wher e
such gay political activisim is common. (Yariv Tikolsker )
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: Sharon discusses plans in Israeli Arab weekly
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:40:11 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: Sharon discusses plans in Israeli Arab
weekly, suggests tunnel to connect Palestinian blocs
Ha'aretz: Sharon discusses plans in Israeli Arab weekly, suggests tunnel
to connect Palestinian blocs
By Ori Nir Ha'aretz Correspondent Ha'aretz 11 January 2001
Ariel Sharon, the Likud candidate for prime minister, suggests solving the
problem of territorial contiguity for Palestinians by building a tunnel to
connect the Ramallah and Nablus regions.
Sharon raised the idea in an interview with the Arabic-language Nazareth
weekly Kol al-Arab, to be published tomorrow. Sharon told the paper he has
spoken with senior Palestinian officials and has presented them with plans
for a series of long-term interim agreements.
"I have recently had contacts with the Palestinian Authority, at the
Palestinians' request," he said, adding that the PA was interested in
talking to him because "with me they know exactly where they stand, what is
yes and what is no. I don't play games and I don't maneuver."
Sharon said he was willing to speak with PA Chairman Yasser Arafat, but not
to shake his hand. He said he was not looking for an "easy" or "flexible"
Arab partner, because there is no such person in the Palestinian leadership.
Furthermore, he said, he admired them for this.
"No has ever heard an expression of contempt for Arabs from me," he said.
"No one. I admire them. The Arabs will fight to the death ... Arab soldiers
have many advantages and positive traits."
He said Arafat did the right thing when he said he could not agree to
concessions in Jerusalem without the backing of the Arab world. "It's is a
pity that Prime Minister Ehud Barak did not do the same." Instead, said
Sharon, he agreed to concessions without consulting the cabinet, the
Knesset, or the international Jewish community.
"Arafat conducts negotiations superbly," Sharon said. "He never comes and
says what he will give up ... In negotiations, you shouldn't say what you're
willing to give up before the talks start."
Sharon said he believes in a series of long-term interim agreements because
so many problems, such as Jerusalem and the refugees, appear insoluble just
now. He calls his proposal "a multi-stage plan, since the steps that will be
taken are irreversible. A long time is needed, so that we can monitor
security cooperation and the PA's handling of terrorism."
Sharon also tried to reassure Jordan where worries are expressed about his
past support for turning it into a Palestinian state.
"When I spoke of this, I meant a Palestinian state east of the Jordan," he
said. "But meanwhile, something has happened here, there is a Palestinian
state in the making. Today, in my opinion, the Hashemite Kingdom is a
stabilizing factor of the highest magnitude." He praised Jordan for being
the only Arab country that has tried to absorb its Palestinian refugees.
Sharon said he "regretted" the 1982 Christian Phalangist massacre of
Palestinians in Sabra and Shatilla refugee camps. The Kahan Commission found
that Sharon, then defense minister, did not do enough to prevent the
disaster. "In my eyes, this was a terrible tragedy," he said. "But we were
not responsible for it." He said he is unwilling to apologize for the
massacre because it would be taken as an admission of responsibility.
Asked if he would honor any agreement Barak might sign, he was evasive,
saying only "Barak said the elections would be a referendum."
Sharon said he was against letting Israeli Arabs serve in the IDF as long as
Israel was at war with its Arab neighbors.
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Subject: [bprlist] Red moon eclipses expectations
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 11 Jan 2001 13:49:25 EST
Thursday, January 11, 2001
http://world.scmp.com/ZZZJZBIVPGC.html
Red moon eclipses expectations
Eager astronomers set up telescopes on Tuesday hoping for a glimpse of a
blood-red moon caused by a three-hour lunar eclipse.
Europe and Africa, the Middle East and most of western Asia had the best view
of the eclipse caused by the Earth moving between the sun and the moon. From
1950 GMT, the shadow was total for 62 minutes.
In much of Asia - including Hong Kong - only a partial eclipse was visible.
In Teheran, tens of thousands braved freezing weather to gather in the capital
to watch the eclipse as state radio and television called on Iranians to
perform ayat prayers, a Muslim ritual designed to marvel at God's powers.
The eclipse occurs because at umbra, or full shadow, the Earth's atmosphere
refracts light from the sun, filtering all sunlight colours except those tints
in the orange and red parts of the spectrum. The depth of colour depends
mainly on pollution in the upper atmosphere caused by volcanic eruptions.
In much of northern Europe though, cloudy skies and a dank chill dulled the
show.
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Subject: [bprlist] Infobeat News items (1/11/01)
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:14:08 -0500
*** China mulls unfaithful spouse suits
BEIJING (AP) - China's legislature proposed allowing aggrieved
spouses to sue unfaithful partners for damages, according to a draft
of a hotly debated law released Thursday. The release of the
proposed law was only the seventh time in 19 years that the National
People's Congress has circulated draft legislation for public
comment, the Xinhua News Agency said. But the display of openness
seemed fitting for the revisions to China's 20-year-old marriage
law. For the past 2 1/2 years, as legislators and legal scholars
reworked the law, the proposed changes have stirred a public debate
rarely seen in China's carefully circumscribed politics. State-run
media have carried frequent reports airing opposing views and legal
hot lines have been abuzz with queries. The changes are intended to
curb a soaring divorce rate that conservatives blame largely on a
growing sense of sexual freedom. In particular, they have decried
the taking of mistresses.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405786445
*** Turkey cops detain eclipse shooters
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Police detained eight people in Turkey's
southeast for shooting at the moon during an eclipse, daily Hurriyet
reported Thursday. The men, who fired their rifles in the streets of
the town of Kahramanmaras on Tuesday night, told police that it is
traditional to shoot at the moon during a lunar eclipse, Hurriyet
said. But Mehmet Baris, the chief mufti or religious official in
Kahramanmaras, said there was no such tradition and said the men
shot out of fear. "But they can't scare the moon by shooting at it,"
he said. The newspaper said that police were also on alert in the
southeastern city of Batman where others shot in the air during the
lunar eclipse. The predominantly Kurdish southeast is one of the
most traditional areas of Turkey.
*** Osama bin Laden cites 'wound of Jerusalem'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Suspected terrorist Osama bin
Laden was shown on satellite television Thursday reciting an ode to
Jerusalem at his son's wedding, saying Israel's hold on the city
holy to Christians, Jews and Muslims was "burning him from within."
Bin Laden was shown on Qatar's Al-Jazeera reciting the poem at his
son's wedding in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The wedding
was Tuesday. "The wound of Jerusalem is making me boil. Its
suffering is making me burn from within," an emotional bin Laden
said during the ceremony. The sovereignty of Jerusalem is one of the
most explosive issues between Palestinians and Israelis.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405787927
*** Leader comments on missile system
SINGAPORE (AP) - Any move by the new U.S. administration to build a
missile defense system could upset the world's military balance,
lead to a new arms race and leave certain countries feeling "naked"
in the face of U.S. power, Singapore's prime minister said Thursday.
In an interview with AP, Goh Chok Tong also touched on a landmark
free-trade pact with the United States currently being worked out in
Washington. But the prime minister's comments on the missile defense
proposal are especially noteworthy because Singapore has cordial
relations with all the main nuclear powers and because the
59-year-old Goh is a respected, relatively neutral observer of Asian
affairs.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405786600
*** Gene-altered primate described
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Researchers have created the world's first
genetically modified primate, a baby rhesus monkey whose name ANDi
stands for "inserted DNA" spelled backward. Born in October, the
male monkey carries a tiny extra bit of DNA in a gene introduced as
a marker that can be seen under a microscope because it glows green,
researchers at Oregon Health Sciences University said. Researchers
hope they now can introduce other genes in rhesus monkeys that could
trigger a host of human diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes,
breast cancer or HIV, allowing experiments to block them at the
genetic level.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405786711
*** Java island warned about volcano
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - For the past few days, Mount Merapi has
been spewing hot rock and ash as far as 1 1/2 miles from the crater
rim, said Djumarma Wirakusumah, the director of Indonesia's
volcanological agency. He said authorities had ordered people living
around the 9,737-foot-high mountain to be on high alert and prepare
to leave at short notice. "There could be a large eruption in the
next few days," Wirakusumah said. "Government officials have told
people to get ready." Merapi towers over the center of Java, one of
the most densely populated areas on earth with about 120 million
people crammed onto an island the size of Cuba.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405787127
*** Moderate quake hits central Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A moderate earthquake shook central Taiwan on
Thursday, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported,
seismologists said. The 5-magnitude quake's epicenter was in Nantou
County, which was hit by a massive earthquake in 1999, killing
thousands. The county is about 125 miles south of the capital,
Taipei. Tens of thousands of aftershocks and small tremors have
rattled the island since the 7.6-magnitude quake devastated parts of
central Taiwan. A 5-magnitude quake can cause considerable damage.
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Subject: [bprlist] NASA Balloon Research Rides to the Edge of Space
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:14:08 -0500
RELEASE: 01-03
NASA BALLOON RESEARCH RIDES TO THE EDGE OF SPACE
The countdown is underway for the launch of a
revolutionary research-balloon designed to fly higher and
longer than anything before it, and the flight could open a
new era in scientific research.
NASA's new Ultra-Long Duration Balloon (ULDB) is scheduled to
lift off Jan. 16 from Alice Springs, Australia, and will
carry the hopes of many scientists who see balloon technology
as an economical means of studying the Earth and space.
"Although balloons have been flying for more than 200 years
and scientists have long used them for a variety of research
missions, the length of time balloons can stay aloft has
always constrained their efforts," said Steve Smith, Chief of
the Balloon Program Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA. "Thanks
to greatly enhanced computer technologies, high-tech
materials and advanced designs, longer-range balloons are
poised to open a new frontier for high-altitude research".
The balloon is expected to float over the Southern Hemisphere
at an altitude of approximately 115,000 feet (35 kilometers),
3 to 4 times higher than passenger planes. While the test
flight is expected to last only about two weeks and
circumnavigate the globe, the ULDB is designed to support
missions for up to 100 days.
"Balloons provide cost-effective platforms for near-space
observations," said Dr. Vernon Jones, Office of Space
Science, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. "This January
flight provides an excellent opportunity to test the newly
designed ULDB system."
The full-scale ULDB is the largest single-cell, super-
pressure (fully sealed) balloon ever flown. At launch, the
balloon is partially inflated with helium and expands as it
rises. When fully inflated, the massive ULDB would barely fit
inside a domed football stadium.The ULDB floats above 99
percent of the Earth's atmosphere and can carry a 3,500-pound
(1.588-kilogram) payload. The balloon system comes down in a
controlled descent. It may be visible from the ground with a
telescope and, in some cases, with the naked eye.
The ULDB's unique pumpkin-shaped design and its novel
material, a lightweight polyethylene film about the thickness
of ordinary plastic food-wrap, were successfully tested
during a prototype flight from Ft. Sumner, NM, last June.
"Recent development of new balloon materials and associated
technologies will enable challenging, important
investigations to be done at relatively modest cost," said
Jones. He added that the ability to fly balloons for months
or years at a time would create a multitude of scientific and
business opportunities.
Conventional high-altitude, scientific balloon flights
typically last a few days to a week because temperature
changes from day to night ultimately cause the balloon to
lose altitude. The ULDB is completely sealed, so gas is not
vented to relieve pressure. The new super-pressure balloon
will maintain lift, size and shape, and will not lose
significant altitude due to atmospheric influences.
Future science missions for the ULDB will study the source of
cosmic rays generated from shock waves emanating from
supernovae and will perform surveys of X-ray emiting objects
in the universe, search for planets around other nearby stars
and will study other objects in space, including the Sun.
The Wallops Flight Facility manages NASA's scientific balloon
program for the Office of Space Science. Launch operations
are conducted by the National Scientific Balloon Facility,
Palestine, TX, which is managed for NASA by the Physical
Sciences Laboratory of New Mexico State University, Las
Cruces. Australian operational support to NASA is provided by
the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization.
More information on the Ultra-Long Duration Balloon mission
and tracking of the balloon flight can be found at:
http://www.wff.nasa.gov/pages/scientificballoons.html
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:14:08 -0500
Space Weather News for January 11, 2001
http://www.spaceweather.com
AURORA WATCH: SOHO coronagraphs recorded a full-halo solar coronal
mass ejection (CME) on Wednesday that could hit Earth's magnetosphere
by week's end. Our planet is already inside a faster-than-usual solar wind
stream that could set the stage for auroras when the CME arrives. Visit
SpaceWeather.com for details and animations of the CME.
LUNAR ECLIPSE: While you're at spaceweather.com, check out our growing
gallery of images from Tuesday's total lunar eclipse. Pictures include
shots of the copper-colored Moon seen over Europe, Asia and the Middle
East as well as striking views of a partially-eclipsed Moon rising over
the eastern parts of the USA.
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:14:08 -0500
Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001 / Tevet 16, 5761
TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. EXPLOSION AVERTED IN ME'AH SHE'ARIM
2. IDF BEGINS TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON PALESTINIANS
3. PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES
4. ELECTION NOTES
5. RABBI DRUCKMAN: VOTE FOR SHARON
6. ARMY ECHELONS FAULTED FOR KIDNAPPING OF SOLDIERS
7. TRAFFIC STOPPED IN AND FOR JERUSALEM
8. BEILIN HELPS PREVENT SABBATH DESECRATION
9. RALLYING, PRAYING, AND SUING FOR SKOLNICK
10. DAY OF PRAYER AND STUDY
11. IN BRIEF
1. EXPLOSION AVERTED IN ME'AH SHE'ARIM
A miracle in Me'ah She'arim: An alert woman and her brave brother helped
prevent a possible tragedy this morning. Moshe Bik of Me'ah She'arim, in
an exclusive interview, told Arutz-7 what happened:
"My sister saw someone putting a large bag in the trash bin. She called
me over and asked me to look at it. I thought maybe it was a stolen bag,
that someone had taken out the money and thrown the bag away. I took it
out, and saw that there was a bomb in it, attached to a cellular phone. I
detached the wires, and then called the police."
Arutz-7: "Weren't you afraid that it might blow up?"
Bik: "Well, it was already in my hands... It was attached in a fairly
simple way, just like a square battery is attached to a radio."
A-7: "What did the policemen say to you afterwards?"
Bik: "Some of them said to me that I was stupid for even getting close to
it, but others said that I did a great thing, that I saved many people in
the neighborhood, and that I should recite the HaGomel blessing [for one
who was saved from danger]."
A-7: "Many people owe you a great thank you today.
Bik: "The thanks go to G-d, not to me."
Police sappers who arrived on the scene meticulously dismantled the
bomb. During the process, the cellular phone rang - the "call" which was
designed to detonate the bomb. Earlier this morning, another explosive
device was safely dismantled in the same area, near the Education Ministry.
2. IDF BEGINS TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON PALESTINIANS
The IDF has begun once again removing the closure from the autonomous
areas, beginning with Kalkilye, Shechem, and Jenin. Arutz-7 correspondent
Haggai Huberman reports that the Karni and Erez checkpoints, and the
Allenby and Rafiach border crossings, are now open to the passage of
permitted Palestinian traffic and goods. In addition, Palestinians with
VIP cards are once again being allowed to travel unrestricted between the
Palestinian and Israeli areas.
The easing of the restrictions were agreed upon last night in a meeting
with Minister Amnon Lipkin-Shachak; representing the PA were Muhammad
Dahlan, Tawfiq Tirawi, and Amin El-Hindi, who have been responsible for
most of the murderous terrorist attacks against Israelis over the past few
months. Huberman reported that the Palestinians promised to significantly
cut down on attacks. "The ease-ups do not apply, so far, to the more
southern areas, such as Al-Hader and Bethlehem, where attacks continued
intensely as recently as yesterday," he said. Lipkin-Shachak said that the
reduction of shooting incidents in the past 24 hours is "an encouraging sign."
Israeli officials said that the PA has already issued orders to reduce the
violence, and that the true test will be this coming weekend. PA official
Saeb Erekat said that the meeting last night was "very disappointing," and
that the only results were "the same measures that Israel takes every
time." Palestinian figures said that efforts are being made to hold
another meeting with Shachak. Tanzim sources in the autonomous areas
said
that nothing has changed, and that the intifada will continue. Fatah
leaders said, "Whoever thinks that a few gestures by the Israelis will
change the situation is day-dreaming."
Aharon Tzur, head of the Gaza Coast Regional Council, told Arutz-7 that the
residents are, once again, "vehemently opposed to the opening of the main
north-south road to Palestinian traffic." As of late afternoon, the road
had not yet been opened for traffic, and the army was reported to be
"unenthusiastic" about opening the road. "There still continue to be
immediate and urgent warnings of terrorist attacks in this area," Tzur
said, "and this decision will be paid for in blood. The CIA head dictates
to us what should be given to the Palestinians! This cannot continue."
3. PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES
Palestinian shooting targets last night included the community of Einav in
the Shomron, Psagot north of Jerusalem, the Ayosh Junction near Beit El,
and at Israeli cars outside Elon Moreh and Kadim. Four more
terrorist-activity suspects were arrested in the Arab village Husan near
Beitar.
Other Palestinian violence today included rock-throwing, roadblocks, and
rioting in several locations in Yesha, as well as a grenade in Kalkilye, an
explosive at Adam Junction, and a shooting on the Alon Highway. No one
was
hurt.
4. ELECTION NOTES
Binyamin Netanyahu last night endorsed Ariel Sharon for Prime Minister of
Israel, and called upon all Likud members to vote for him. Netanyahu said
he does not plan to serve as a minister in Sharon's Cabinet. At the
official gala opening of the campaign in Jerusalem's Binyanei HaUmah,
Sharon said that there will have to be "compromises for peace, but we will
preserve our most basic national assets. Our capital Jerusalem will remain
eternally undivided. We will also make sure that the other side keeps its
commitments."
David Levy, a former Foreign Minister in two Likud governments, is not
happy with the Likud's choice of a slogan for Ariel Sharon's
campaign: "Only Sharon Can Bring Peace." Levy, who participated in a
meeting of pro-Sharon groups in Likud headquarters at Metzudat Ze'ev last
week, said that the motto is inaccurate and will be harmful to the
campaign. He said:
"Many people will not vote for Sharon in any event, so let's not waste
time on trying to attract them. We have to talk about security, because
that's the main problem today. When Sharon says he will bring peace,
people ask him what his plan is, and how he thinks he can bring peace if
he's planning to make fewer concessions... Sharon should concentrate on
his image of 'strength' and not turn too much to the left."
Sharon seems to have taken this advice seriously, especially in his recent
famous interview with Kfar Chabad magazine. He told that publication that
when he talked of "painful concessions" required for peace, he was
referring to the fact that Shechem and Jericho would not be re-conquered,
that he would not agree to the evacuation of any Jewish communities in
Judea and Samaria, and that the Oslo Agreement was "dead."
Regarding the campaign motto, Likud MK Danny Naveh told Arutz-7, "The
words
are not that important."
Some of the most recent polls show that the gap between Ariel Sharon and
Ehud Barak is shrinking - while others do not. According to polls
commissioned by the daily newspapers, and by the respective campaigns,
only
13% may be separating between the two. Geocartographic and Smith polls
of
last night, however, show that Barak is still trailing Sharon by some 20%.
Shimon Peres, who returned from a visit in India today, dismissed reports
that he would replace Barak in the Prime Ministerial race. He said today
that he has not discussed this possibility with either Barak or with other
interested parties.
5. RABBI DRUCKMAN: VOTE FOR SHARON
Rabbi Chaim Druckman, a Knesset Member from the National Religious
Party,
took part in the Likud's kickoff for Sharon's campaign last night, and said
today,
"I have absolutely no doubt in my mind for whom we must vote in the
upcoming election [Sharon]. There are those who say that we should
abstain
in the election - but this is nothing more than support for Barak. Even
forgetting about Sharon himself, all you have to do is look at the national
catastrophe that Barak wished to bring upon us - including even just today
[referring to the intention to re-open the main north-south road to
Palestinian traffic, despite the many terrorist attacks that have occurred
on the road and the continuing warnings of more]."
Rabbi Druckman was an MK for several years until 1989, and was asked to
join the NRP list in the 1999 election. When asked if he was not worried
about the withdrawals that Sharon himself may carry out, he said, "Our
Sages have taught us that Sanctification of G-d's Name is greater than and
offsets the Desecration of G-d's Name. We are not like [those who wish to]
set themselves off from the Jewish State; we believe in taking part in
what is going on. But the enemy of 'good' is 'best,' and sometimes we have
to choose that which appears to be the better of two choices... I am sure
that with Sharon as Prime Minister, there will be an advancement of our
interests."
6. ARMY ECHELONS FAULTED FOR KIDNAPPING OF SOLDIERS
The Peled Committee findings, released yesterday, has found that severe
operational lapses on almost all levels of the Northern Command helped lead
to the kidnapping three months ago of three Israeli soldiers along the
Lebanese border. No fault was found in the behavior of the kidnapped
soldiers themselves or in that of the intelligence wing, which had issued
the appropriate alerts. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Sha'ul Mofaz reacted
gravely to the findings: "Based on the evaluations, if the actions that
were indicated would have been carried out, the kidnapping could have been
avoided." The three missing soldiers are Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham and
Omer Souad.
7. TRAFFIC STOPPED IN AND FOR JERUSALEM
Zo Artzeinu - the grassroots organization on behalf of Eretz Yisrael - has
returned to the streets. No one knows the exact number, but hundreds of
drivers stopped their cars at exactly 5 PM this afternoon all over the
country for two minutes, honked their horns, and then began driving slowly
towards Jerusalem carrying signs reading, "Barak, Stop." They then
gathered for a "half hour of silence" opposite the Temple Mount.
8. BEILIN HELPS PREVENT SABBATH DESECRATION
Prime Minister Ehud Barak had planned to begin partial implementation of
his "secular revolution" as early as next week - but was stopped in his
tracks by top government ministers. Barak met two days ago with Ministers
Beilin, Ben-Ami, Ramon, and Ra'anan Cohen, and told them that he would
like
to activate several bus routes on Sabbath. Beilin and others warned him
that such a move would lead the hareidi public to come out en-masse to vote
for Sharon.
9. RALLYING, PRAYING, AND SUING FOR SKOLNICK
A demonstration will take place outside the Supreme Court tomorrow
morning,
while the Supreme Court deliberates over the Parole Board's decision to
release Yoram Skolnick. Skolnick was to have been released three days
ago,
but the Court - for the second time - blocked the release. The GSS, which
had objected to a similar Parole Board-approved release six months ago, did
not object this time. Dr. Aryeh Bachrach, whose son Ohad was killed by
Palestinian terrorists in Wadi Kelt several years ago, has submitted an
appeal to the Court on behalf of Skolnick yesterday. Dr. Bachrach noted
that in the past, petitions filed with the High Court against the release
of Islamic terrorists were rejected because the Court refused to involve
itself in the political situation; Bachrach asked that the same reasoning
be applied in this case. Psalm-recitation efforts on behalf of Skolnick
have also been organized.
10. DAY OF PRAYER AND STUDY
Rabbis all over the world have declared the 4th of Shvat - Jan. 28, 2001 -
as a day of "Prayer and Torah Study" on behalf of the Jewish People. Rabbi
Mordechai Eliyahu, Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri, Rabbi Sha'ul Kassin, Rabbi
Eliyahu Ben-Chaim, and others have agreed that this day should be set
aside
for special prayers and Torah sessions in synagogues throughout the world,
dedicated exclusively for the redemption of the Jewish nation.
11. IN BRIEF
Binyamin Region Commander Col. Gal Hirsch presented an evacuation
order
this morning to the new Ofrah outpost established ten days ago near where
Palestinian terrorists murdered the Kahane parents. The town of Ofrah
called on the public to come and object to the evacuation. Travelers on the
road say that ever since the outpost was placed there, and especially since
the Beit El outpost was also erected several days later a bit further
south, very few Arab vehicles have been noticed on the main highway, and
the Jewish motorists feel much safer. As of early this evening, the
outpost was still in place...
Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau has asked the Safra Square hunger strikers
to
call off their strike. The strikers, who are into the 12th day of their
strike, said that on Sunday, they will "seriously consider" the Rabbi's
request. Their demands: no negotiations while Palestinian violence
continues, and no giveaway of Jerusalem. Rabbis Yehuda Amital and
Yehuda
Gilad of Meimad visited the strikers last night, and expressed support for
the struggle against Barak's withdrawal plans...
HaTzofeh reported this week that the Palestinian Authority recognizes
the
economic difficulties of its residents, and has therefore decided to --
reduce the license fee for those who drive stolen Israeli cars. For only
2,000 shekels ($488), instead of 3,000 shekels, a Palestinian can obtain a
PA-recognized license for his stolen car, valid for one year. The new fee
will apply "until the end of the current intifada," according to the PA
decision, which was explained as coming "in response to the difficult
economic situation..."
Clarification:
Several readers asked for a clarification of the dates given in yesterday's
report regarding the Temple Mount. The Mount became holy during the
Binding of Jacob in the year 2085 to the Creation of the World, while the
Al Aksa mosque was built on the Mount in 711 C.E., or 4471 to the creation
of the world - almost 2,400 years later. In other words, the Mount has
been holy to the Jews for almost 3,700 years, and holy to the Moslems for
about 1/3 of that time.
Hebrew News Editor: Haggai Segal and Haggai Seri
English News Editor: Hillel Fendel
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Volume 2 Issue 4 Jerusalem, Israel
16 Tevet Cheshvan, 5761 * * January 11, 2001
Inside:
1. New Additions to the Web Site
2. Barak Goes After Security Deal With Palestinians On His Own
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SPECIAL: Palestinian Denial of Religious Freedom
This is a series consisting of four in-depth articles documenting the
systematic war of the Palestinian muslims against both the Jews and
Christians in the Holy Land. Listing specific actions against holy sites
of these religions, Gamla strongly suggests to all to read it, print it
out and send to friends, journalists, and local religious leaders.
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COS Mofaz Against Clinton
Gideon Alon - Ha'aretz
The Jordan Valley should remain under Israeli sovereignty, Chief of
Staff Shaul Mofaz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
yesterday. Mofaz presented the committee with the Israel Defense Forces'
position on U.S. President Bill Clinton's peace proposal and also
informed the panel that the IDF has evidence that Hezbollah will attempt
to carry out attacks on the northern border in the coming days.
Israel's Femmes Fatale
Yehuda Poch
The Israeli left seems to have no compunctions about giving real Zionists
cause for alarm these days, nor about giving me something about which to
write. Yesterday's news contained one story with contributions from the
three leading femmes fatale of Israeli society. I use that term advisedly,
for Colette Avital, Naomi Chazan, and Yael Dayan are all women, and their
brand of politics will prove fatal for Israel if it is allowed to succeed.
To read these full articles, go to:
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Barak Goes After Security Deal With Palestinians Off On His Own
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According to late Wednesday reports from Washington, President Clinton
has said he is not looking for any photo-ops on the Middle East and has
nothing to add to his address Sunday to the Israeli Policy Forum in New
York, in which he called on Israelis and Palestinians to share the land
and divide Jerusalem between them.
The State Department spokesman explained that the president was after
an Israel-Palestinian agreement on "parameters" to hand on to the next
administration and that he believes it is possible "to reach agreement
between the parties in the time available".
US Middle East Negotiator Dennis Ross's mission to the region had not
been called off, he said, but put on hold. The most urgent thing now
was to act in the "security context", diplomatic jargon for a reduction
in the violence now in its fourth month. "Encouraging contents" had
emerged from the contacts thus far, he said. The reference was to
Sunday's (Jan. 7) quadripartite meeting in Cairo between Palestinian,
Israeli and Egyptian security chiefs, with CIA director George Tenet in
the chair.
Tuesday, Jan. 9, Israeli Tourist Minister Amnon Shahak called on
Yasser Arafat in Gaza. Wednesday, Jan. 10, an Israeli-Palestinian
military meeting took place for the first time in a month at the Erez
crossing of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Jan. 10. It was a
high-level session, attended by four Palestinian security chiefs,
Mohamed Dahlan, Jibril Rajoub, Amin al-Hindu and Tawfiq
Tirawi, as well as peace negotiator Saab Arikat.
The Israeli team was led by Shahak and consisted of the OCs of Israeli
Army Southern and Central Commands and Shin Beth Director Avi
Dichter. They even got results: practical steps were promised for
Thursday, Jan. 11, to reduce Palestinian violence.
DEBKAfile 's Washington and defense sources explain the turnabout:
Following the failure of the Sunday conference in Cairo led by CIA
director George Tenet, Israeli prime minister Barak,
determined to curb the escalating confrontation, took matters in his
own hands. He sent Amnon Shahak to Gaza to offer Arafat a deal: the
gradually easing of the closures and blockades Israel threw up around
Palestinian territory after a series of terrorist bombings in Israeli
cities and persistent Palestinian gunfire. Arafat, in is turn, must
give orders to cut down the shooting and the terrorism.
The understanding reached between them led to Wednesday's officers'
meeting at Erez. Shahak was also briefed by Barak to try for a measure
of concurrence with Arafat on a declaration of principles. This initiative
went down badly in the White House, Clinton having meanwhile turned
away from his previous aim of a declaration of principles in favor of
an agreement on principles.
Dennis Ross's departure for the Middle East was held up because the White
House has no intention of taking the back seat in a revived Israeli-
Palestinian initiative. Barak has begun moves to placate the Americans,
primarily by presenting Sunday's Cairo meeting as a success, from which
the later steps emanated.
Anyway, the direct Israel-Palestinian track has proved ephemeral.
Wednesday, hours before the officers' meeting at Erez, two leading
Palestinian Council members, Yasser Abd Rabo and Hanan Ashrawi, called a
news conference in which they branded prime minister Barak a war criminal
who ought to be tried before the international war crimes tribunal in
The Hague, together with Israeli army commanders of whom they had drawn
up a list.
There was no Israeli reaction to this announcement, possibly out of
disbelief. A senior army officer said to DEBKAfile: "We have only ourselves
to blame for sitting down and talking on equal terms with notorious
terrorist chiefs while they continued shooting, and keeping up the
fantasy that they had changed their ways. There was nothing to stop them
from turning the tables on us. Now it is we who are to be labeled the
war criminals. How about that?"
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:14:09 -0500
Right-wingers in violent disturbance in Old City=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: Jerusalem Post=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Members of right-wing groups participating in a=20
demonstration organized by Zo Artzenu opposite the Mugrabi Gate entrance=20
to the Temple Mount, near the Western Wall plaza in the Old City of=20
Jerusalem, attempted to break through the gate and enter the Temple Mount=20
compound around 18:00. According to reports, Zo Artzenu had originally=20
planned a 30-minute silent demonstration opposite the gate.=20=20
But events took a violent turn when several members of various more=20
extreme right-wing groups, including Yehuda Etzion's "Chai Vekayim"=20
movement and the outlawed Kach and Kahane Chai, joined the=20
demonstration and attempted to break through the Gate onto the Temple=20
Mount. Police on the scene were compelled to use considerable force to=20
push the demonstrators back from the gate. At least five demonstrators have=
=20
been detained.=20=20
Al Ayyam: Palestinians and Israelis to undertake intensive high-level=20
negotiations=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: Ha'aretz=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- The mouthpiece of the Palestinian Authority, Al Ayyam ,=
=20
reported Thursday that the reason for the postponement of U.S. Mideast=20
mediator Dennis Ross' visit to the region is because the Israelis and=20
Palestinians have accepted President Bill Clinton's proposal to undertake=20
intensive negotiations in the region in the coming days in an effort to rea=
ch=20
agreement on a statement of principles.=20=20
The World Re-Made -- the Middle East=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: UPI=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- President-elect Bush's problem with the new Middle East=
=20
that is taking shape after the failure of President Clinton's last-ditch pe=
ace=20
bid is that it is being replaced by the old Middle East, only worse. For=20
Clinton's entire 8 year term as president, the new Middle East was defined=
=20
by 2 important events that took place during the presidency of the elder=20
George Bush. The first was the Gulf War, which cemented US alliances with=20
key Arab states like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait, and isolated Iraq. The=
=20
2nd was the secret peace talks held under Norwegian auspices in Oslo=20
between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators. The last 8 years of Oslo was=20
accompanied by intense US diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting regional=20
settlement. In Clinton's 1rst term, Secretary of state Warren Christopher=20
made 23 trips to Damascus to seek an Israel-Syria peace-- in vain. In the=20
2nd term, Clinton invested an extraordinary amount of time in the heroic bu=
t=20
finally fruitless pursuit of the elusive 'peace of the brave'.=20=20
So the new president is faced with a Middle East that has reverted to its p=
re-
Oslo permafrost. But for 3 reasons, the situation that George W Bush now=20
faces is considerably bleaker than the one which frustrated his father. 1rs=
t,=20
the facts on the ground have changed. A new rash of Israeli settlements hav=
e=20
been built on the West Bank and in Gaza, and the Barak government has=20
already begun the process of building the walls and new security zones that=
=20
will define the cold peace of separation between Israel and the scattered=20
Palestinian statelets. The separation is more than simply physical and=20
military. Israel still shares the same ancient and contested geography as i=
ts=20
Arab neighbors, but its economy now inhabits in a different century. 2nd on=
ly=20
to California's Silicon Valley as a high-tech concentration, Israel was=20
throughout the 1990s the fastest-growing economy in the developed word,=20
with the highest proportion of engineers (135 per 1,000, almost double the=
=20
proportion in the US or Japan), and the world's highest Internet penetratio=
n=20
after Finland and the US. Israelis already have incomes 15 times higher per=
=20
head than their Arab neighbors, a gap that seems likely to widen.=20=20
Second, the Arab world has changed and the old Gulf War coalition barely=20
exists any more. Saddam Hussein has now broken out of isolation, and Iraq=20
is again a factor to be reckoned with in Arab summits. The recovery in the =
oil=20
price has restored Arab finances and their self-confidence, and Iran & Iraq=
=20
are now back as good customers in the world arms markets.=20=20
A new generation of younger Arab leaders has emerged in Jordan and Syria,=20
who may understand the Internet and the dictates of globalization, but in t=
he=20
case of Syria's Bashshar al-Asad, seems even more keen on improving=20
relations with Iraq. And even as Arafat sought to grow beyond his militant=
=20
past in the PLO to be a serious statesman, a new generation of militant=20
Islamic terrorists has formed around veterans of the afghan war like Osama=
=20
bin Laden.=20=20
Third, the US faces peace process fatigue. A vast amount of diplomatic and=
=20
political effort has been expended for little return, and Vice President-el=
ect=20
Dick Cheney has already told visiting Israeli politician Nathan Sharansky t=
hat=20
the Middle East peace process is going to the back burner, relegated from=20
the White House to a State Department regional concern. Washington has=20
every reason to wait and see what emerges from the Feb. 6 election in Israe=
l,=20
which on the current opinion polls seems likely to replace Ehud Barak with=
=20
ex-Gen. Ariel Sharon as the new prime minister. The term hard-liner seems=20
too tame for Sharon, whose home, boasting a giant Israeli flag, is in the h=
eart=20
of Jerusalem's old Arab quarter, as if to assert his insistence that this=20
ancient city who is holy to so many faiths is first and foremost the capita=
l of=20
Israel.=20=20
Some hope that maybe a hard-liner like Sharon can deliver a peace=20
settlement without illusions. Others fear that a new and wider Middle East=
=20
war may be brewing, despite the peace treaties Israel has signed with Egypt=
=20
and Jordan. The incoming Bush administration may have to shift the new=20
Middle East back to the front burner sooner than they think.=20=20
Sweden OKs arms for Mideast despite earlier ban=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: DPA=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- The Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors got permission to=20
sell weapons to several Middle East regimes despite an earlier export ban, =
a=20
peace researcher told the Gothenburg newspaper Goteborgsposten on=20
Thursday. The government gave Bofors the green light to sell weapons to=20
several Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait, said Maria=
=20
Ermanno, who represents the Swedish peace organization Svenska freds-
och skiljedomsforeningen. Up till now the Swedish authorities have denied=20
arms export licences to the Gulf states. Last summer Sweden signed a=20
general agreement on war materials co-operation with France, Britain, Italy=
=20
and Spain, which Ermanno's organization argued was inconsistent with=20
Swedish export regulations.=20=20
The foreign ministry confirmed that Swedish arms export regulations=20
pertaining to the Middle East have been altered. "Formerly the entire Middl=
e=20
East region was off limits. That has been reconsidered, and now each case=20
is judged on its own merits exactly as exports to the rest of the world are=
,"=20
trade ministry press secretary Elisabeth Wallton was quoted as saying.=20
Ermanno said the decision to permit arms sales to the Gulf is a sign that t=
he=20
government wanted to adjust its export policy to that of the major EU state=
s.=20=20
=20
Ben-Ami, Arafat to meet Thursday night=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: Ha'aretz=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami is to meet Palestinian=20
Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat on Thursday night in another attempt to=20
revive the stalled peace process and reduce the level of violence that has=
=20
erupted in the Gaza Strip and West Bank over the past three months. As=20
well as Ben-Ami and Arafat, the meeting will include Regional Cooperation=20
Minister and former prime minister Shimon Peres and senior Palestinian=20
negotiator Abu Ala. The announcement of the meeting has been expected=20
since Ben-Ami announced earlier Thursday that he was making a sudden=20
return to Israel, breaking off his European visit.=20=20
Ben-Ami returning to Israel after 'dramatic developments in peace process' =
=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: Ha'aretz and Reuters=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami abruptly cut short a=20
visit to Paris on Thursday to return home urgently, the Israeli embassy to=
=20
France said. Ben-Ami will return in order to meet with a senior Palestinian=
=20
Authority official, most likely Abu Ala, who is speaker of the PA parliamen=
t.=20
The goal of the meeting is to reduct the gaps between the two sides before =
a=20
possible declaration of principles that would define the basis for a future=
=20
permanent settlement.=20=20
The unexplained curtailment meant Ben-Ami had to cancel planned meetings=20
in the French capital with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov on Thursday=
=20
afternoon and with U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright on Friday=20
morning. An Israeli embassy spokeswoman said: "He had to go back=20
urgently. I cannot give you any details as we do not know them." Israel Rad=
io=20
said "dramatic developments in the peace process" had forced Ben-Ami to=20
cancel his meetings, which included talks with French President Jacques=20
Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin.=20=20
Israelis and Palestinians attempt to renew security cooperation as precurso=
r=20
to one, last-ditch peace effort=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: Ha'aretz=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- The Israel Defense Forces began a partial lifting of its=
=20
tight blockade of some Palestinian cities Thursday, and Israeli and=20
Palestinian officers jointly surveyed the flash points of the 16-week upris=
ing,=20
in an effort to renew security cooperation as a precursor to a final, last-=
gasp=20
attempt to reach some type of agreement before President Bill Clinton leave=
s=20
office on January 20. The first signs of renewed cooperation =96 Israel ope=
ned a=20
major artery in Gaza on Thursday, the Associated Press reported, as IDF=20
and Palestinian officers stood nearby, perusing maps together and shaking=20
hands =96 are the result of three meetings between security officials from =
both=20
sides, including one late Wednesday night, which was attended by CIA chief=
=20
George Tenet.=20=20
At present, says Benn, the Americans and Israelis are pressuring=20
Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat into substantially reducing th=
e=20
violence in the West Bank and Gaza, and into publicly accepting the Clinton=
=20
proposals as a basis for a final-status agreement. "According to the=20
optimistic scenario," he says, "there will be a declaration of principles i=
n=20
which Israel and the Palestinians agree to a common agenda for a final=20
agreement, and on a deadline for when negotiations are to begin and end." I=
f=20
that scenario materializes, he says, there would then be a Clinton-Barak-
Arafat White House lawn signing, attended by Arab, European and Asian=20
leaders.=20=20
There is far less enthusiasm, he says, for a ceremony in which Clinton =96=
=20
flanked by Barak and Arafat =96 will read a statement determining that the =
two=20
leaders have accepted his ideas as a basis for future negotiations. Unlike =
a=20
declaration of principles, this would not be a signed document and would be=
=20
far less binding. Both Ben-Ami and Justice Minister Yossi Beilin, says Benn=
,=20
want a signed document. "They're not interested in a photo-op," he says. As=
=20
for the prime minister, he adds, "He's playing with all the options."=20=20
The fate of Clinton's last-ditch effort to engineer some type of a deal wil=
l=20
become clear in a matter of days, despite recent speculation that President=
-
elect George W. Bush might want to retain Clinton's services so as to seal=
=20
an agreement as he enters office - and before Israelis go to the polls on=20
February 6 to elect a prime minister. "The moment Clinton departs," says=20
Benn, "it's over. That's it. There had been some thinking that Bush might=20
want to have the signing once he's already in office (and before the Februa=
ry=20
6 election in Israel), but that's wishful thinking."=20=20
President of Iran hails partnership with China=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: China Daily=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said here on=20
Sunday that it had proved to be the right decision for Iran to choose China=
as=20
a partner.=20=20
At a meeting with visiting Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao, Khatami said=20
Iran and China, two ancient countries known for their great civilizations, =
have=20
a long history of friendly exchanges, pointing out that they still share a =
lot in=20
common today. Since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Khatami said, Iran has=
=20
been seeking to develop friendly relations with other countries in the worl=
d.=20
Teheran is pleased to see that the consensus in favour of developing Iran-
China co-operation reached between leaders of the two countries is being=20
slowly realized, the president said. Hu recalled that during Khatami's visi=
t to=20
China in June last year, the top leaders of the two countries agreed that=20
China and Iran should deepen their relationship for the sake of peace and=20
development.=20=20
In another meeting with Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Hashemi earlier=20
on Sunday, Hu said the two countries should further expand their economic=20
and trade co-operation, particularly in the areas of transportation, energy=
and=20
telecommunications.=20=20
Iran, Iraq exchange bodies of soldiers killed in 1980-88 war=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: New Jersey Online/AP=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Iran and Iraq on Tuesday exchanged the remains of 370=20
soldiers killed in their 1980-88 war, Iran's official Islamic Republic News=
=20
Agency reported.=20=20
Brig. Gen. Mir Feysal Bagherzadeh, the commander of the Iranian=20
committee in charge of searching for the bodies of soldiers killed in the w=
ar,=20
told the agency that Iran delivered the remains of 332 Iraqi soldiers and=20
received the remains of 38 Iranians at Iran's southwestern border of=20
Shalamcheh in Khuzestan province.=20=20
Iran-Turkey trade exceeds $812 million in 10 months=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency(IRNA=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- The volume of commercial transactions between Iran and=20
Turkey was more than $812 million during the first 10 months of the year=20
2000.=20=20
According to the figures released by the State Turkish Statistics=20
Organization, the volume of the two countries' financial transactions was=20
some $579 million during the corresponding period in 1999. Turkey imported=
=20
goods worth over $454 million from Iran during the first ten months of 1999=
,=20
which reached around $626 million during the respective period in the year=
=20
2000. Turkey's exports to Iran, only during October 2000, reached about $14=
=20
million while that country's imports from Iran was $65 million during the s=
ame=20
period.=20=20
Turkey exported goods worth over $22 million to Iran during the first ten=20
months of 2000 and imported goods worth about $44 million from Iran.=20
Turkey's total negative trade balance during the said period reached $21,8=
=20
million which was 107.6 percent more than the corresponding period the=20
previous year.=20=20
Editor's Note:It sure looks like Persia (Iran) and Togarmah (Turkey) are=20
getting closer to each other. Can the Ezekiel 38 invasion of Israel be far =
off?=20=20
Barak surprisingly embraces Gusinsky=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: Stratfor.com=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- The volume of commercial transactions between Iran and=20
Turkey was more than $812 million during the first 10 months of the year=20
2000.=20=20
According to the figures released by the State Turkish Statistics=20
Organization, the volume of the two countries' financial transactions was=20
some $579 million during the corresponding period in 1999. Turkey imported=
=20
goods worth over $454 million from Iran during the first ten months of 1999=
,=20
which reached around $626 million during the respective period in the year=
=20
2000. Turkey's exports to Iran, only during October 2000, reached about $14=
=20
million while that country's imports from Iran was $65 million during the s=
ame=20
period.=20=20
Turkey exported goods worth over $22 million to Iran during the first ten=20
months of 2000 and imported goods worth about $44 million from Iran.=20
Turkey's total negative trade balance during the said period reached $21,8=
=20
million which was 107.6 percent more than the corresponding period the=20
previous year.=20=20
Peres Center in peace-building partnership with UN=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: Jerusalem Post=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- The Peres Center for Peace and the United Nations Office=
=20
for Project Services will work toward establishing a global model for peace=
-
building, Center Party MK Uri Savir, who is president of the organization,=
=20
announced yesterday. The partnership will have a mainly economic approach=20
and will be heavily funded by the private sector. The UN realized that ther=
e is=20
little global support for post-conflict services, Savir said, pointing to=20
outbreaks in violence in regions such as the former Yugoslavia. Although=20
Savir acknowledged the current situation locally is not one of peace, he sa=
id=20
that if more effort had been put into peace-building after the Oslo Accords=
,=20
the region may not have been experiencing another intifada.=20=20
The plan will involve the creation of a peace-building corps that will anal=
yze=20
events and strategies as well as conducting research and information=20
development on peace-building that would eventually be applied to other=20
conflict regions around the world. The emphasis would be on creating an=20
atmosphere for 'sustainable' conflict resolution, Savir said. By involving =
the=20
private sector, the Peace Center and UNOPS hope to foster a 'culture of=20
peace' through initiatives with hi-tech industry, financial services, media=
and=20
sport among others.=20=20
Canada offers to accept Palestinian refugees in peace deal=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: Washington Post=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Canada confirmed today that it had offered to accept=20
Palestinian refugees as part of a negotiated Middle East peace plan. Canada=
=20
made the offer in a series of recent telephone calls involving Foreign Affa=
irs=20
Minister John Manley, Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the United=20
States, said Manley's spokeswoman, Jennifer Sloan. She called it a=20
"reaffirmation" of previously stated Canadian government policy to contribu=
te=20
in any way possible to any peace treaty negotiated in the Middle East. "We=
=20
reconfirmed that Canada would play its part in ensuring a successful peace=
=20
agreement," Sloan said.=20=20
At least 10,000 monkeys wreaking havoc in Delhi India=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: Discovery Earth Alert=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- At least 10,000 monkeys have wreaked havoc in India's=20
capital city of Delhi by taking over offices in government buildings. The=20
primates have stolen food, threatened workers and shredded important=20
documents. Although it is against traditional belief systems in India to ki=
ll=20
monkeys, workers have taken to arming themselves with rocks and=20
branches. The aggressive monkeys swing between ministry offices in the=20
departments of finance, defense and external affairs, and have also been=20
seen in the prime minister's office. Defense Ministry officer I. K. Jha sai=
d,=20
"They are moving in very high security areas." Iqbal Malik stated, "We have=
=20
encroached on their homelands, we have taken away their fruits, we have=20
reduced their water sources and we are trapping them from their home range,=
=20
from their forests, so they are coming to urban areas."=20=20
Festival may draw 50 million Hindus=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: Washington Post=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- It's being called Woodstock on the Ganges, the largest=20
public gathering in history, the first experimental nexus between dot-com=20
technology and centuries-old collective ritual. The Maha Kumbh Mela, the si=
x-
week Hindu festival that began Tuesday along the Ganges River near the city=
=20
of Allahabad, is expected to draw as many as 50 million pilgrims for a mass=
=20
dip in the river that is sacred to Hindus, who believe it cleanses them of =
sin.=20=20
The event has attracted a number of Western celebrities, including Madonna=
=20
and Paul McCartney, both reported to be en route to the site 350 miles=20
southeast of New Delhi. Tens of thousands of other Americans and=20
Europeans, both devotees and tourists, are flying to India to participate. =
=20
"The sins I have committed in many of my lives will be washed away when I=20
take a dip," Januna Das Hakki -- a sadhu from Rajasthan state in the=20
northwest, who gave his age as 108 -- said as he waited for his train today=
.=20
Hakki, who is half-blind and can barely walk, was accompanied by two=20
disciples from his village, who fed him and helped him through the station.=
=20
Hakki, who has made many such trips over the years to sacred spots on the=20
Ganges, said he is not worried about getting lost or trampled in the teemin=
g=20
riverside crowds. "It does not matter how crowded or noisy it is," the frai=
l old=20
man said in a whisper as he slumped against the station wall. "If there is=
=20
silence in your heart, that is when you are in touch with God."=20=20
Corporations have been promoting Hindu products through numerous Web=20
sites, and electronic information kiosks have been placed throughout the=20
festival area. The event will be broadcast by several international media=20
agencies, including round-the-clock live coverage by India's national TV=20
network. This year, more than 1,000 religious and cultural organizations ha=
ve=20
set up shop, and dozens of tent cities have been erected along the=20
riverbanks.=20=20
Hizbullah threatens more kidnappings on Lebanese border; IDF on alert to=20
thwart airborne terrorist attacks=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Kelly=20
Source: Jerusalem Post=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- In a direct appeal to the parents of the three Israeli=20
soldiers kidnapped several months ago on the Lebanese border, Lebanese=20
MP Mohammed Ra'ad, head of the Hizbullah faction in the Parliament said,=20
"the Israeli government was doing nothing to free your children." "We will=
=20
continue abducting Israeli soldiers," Ra'ad said earlier this afternoon, in=
an=20
interview with the A- Sinara newspaper published in Nazareth.=20=20
Ra'ad added that there was cooperation between the Hizbullah and=20
Palestinian groups in the West Bank. He said the organization does not fear=
=20
Israel and is stronger than ever. The IDF is on high alert in the north aga=
inst=20
further Hizbullah cross-border attacks. The army has brought in additional=
=20
weaponry, including anti-aircraft equipment, to thwart possible airborne=20
attempts by terrorists to infiltrate across the border unseen and unheard i=
n=20
glider attacks.=20=20
Outrage at gay Jesus play=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: Herald Sun=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Angry Christians vowed yesterday to picket a play in=20
which Christ kisses Judas on the lips and hugs a male prostitute. Callers=20
jammed the Athenaeum II theatre switchboard to protest against the play,=20
Corpus Christi. The controversial production is part of the line-up organis=
ed=20
by the gay and lesbian Midsumma arts festival.=20=20
Church groups condemned the play, which was nearly axed from Broadway=20
in 1998. The Manhattan Theatre Club continued with it despite threats to=20
burn the theatre down and douse theatre-goers in acid. Producer Paul Vout=20
said American playwright Terrence McNally used the gay community to=20
make the point that God loved everyone. "The core of Christianity is we are=
=20
all God's children, and to love God we must love each other, regardless of=
=20
skin color or sexuality," Dr Vout said. "McNally makes this point by taking=
=20
the apostles, and placing them in a group which has been traditionally=20
discriminated against."=20=20
Melbourne's Anglican Arch bishop Peter Watson said the church was=20
against censorship, but the play was historically inaccurate. "There is no=
=20
evidence to suggest that Jesus Christ or his apostles were homosexual," he=
=20
said. "Indeed, many Christians will find it offensive to subject the histor=
ical=20
Jesus and the object of their faith to this exploration of a controversial =
issue.=20=20
Drought verges on famine in Afghanistan=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: AFP=20
Thu Jan 11,2001 -- Afghanistan's relentless drought is rapidly becoming a=20
famine judging by the condition of refugees pouring into Pakistan every day=
,=20
but still the donor community, especially Europe, seems reluctant to help.=
=20
Some 200 people are crossing into Pakistan daily, mostly to escape the=20
drought, and also to escape the deprivations of civil war in the NE since=20
fighting again broke out there in July, ruining homes and lives. The new=20
arrivals -- some 48,000 since September -- have been freezing to death unde=
r=20
makeshift plastic shelters, with no food, water or sanitation.=20=20
"I think the situation in Afghanistan is becoming a famine -- it's not just=
a=20
drought anymore," he said, adding that his "conservative estimate" was that=
=20
another 30,000 to 40,000 refugees could arrive in the coming months. "Every=
=20
day one or two children have been dying here of problems that could have=20
been prevented." UNHCR doctor Naveeda Rehman said children were falling=20
victim to dysentry and especially pneumonia since the onset of winter last=
=20
month, with temperatures recently falling below zero at night.=20=20
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Subject: Radio Analysis and Excerpts: The Voice of
Palestine-January 11, 2001
Radio Analysis and Excerpts: The Voice of Palestine-January 11, 2001
Prepared by Michael Widlanski. Michael Widlanski lectures at the Rothberg
School of the Hebrew University and is doing doctoral research at Bar Ilan
on Palestinian broadcast media.
Israel Resource News Agency
Beit Agron Int'l Press Center
Jerusalem, Israel
tel. (+972-2) 623-6368 or cellphone (+972-53) 710-737
http://www.israelbehindthenews.com/
SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The Voice of Palestine denied Israeli reports of progress in security
talks held Wednesday night, and it reported extensively on Palestinian
diplomatic efforts and public demonstrations to have Israeli leaders and
officers "tried as war criminals."
VOP specifically denied reports that Israel had agreed to allow a free
flow of workers and goods by the end of the week. The VOP report said the
Palestinian side-represented by negotiator and PA Home Rule Minister Saeb
Erikat-demanded that Israel end its hostilities against the Palestinian
people as well as withdrawing forces. VOP made no mention of Israel's
security demands, nor did it mention any Palestinian concessions.
Various Palestinian sources denied that there had been any overtures by
the PA to Canada or vice versa regarding the settlement of Palestinian
refugees in Canada.
In its morning news shows as well as its afternoon news panorama show,
VOP said Israel had agreed only to a partial lifting of a small bit of the
closure of Palestinian territories
The Palestinian Authority continues to hint-very broadly-that it is badly
in need of donations from the Arab states.
The PA's short honeymoon with Ariel Sharon is over. Once again this
morning, in several news items, VOP called the Likud leader "the extremist
Ariel Sharon," and Arafat's spokesman, Abu-Irdeineh criticized Sharon's
campaign speech comment that the Oslo process "is dead."
It appears that Palestinian officials are also troubled by Sharon's
comments to the Habad newspaper (in which he noted his concessions were not
trying to re-conquer Nablus and Jericho), and PA Minister Nabil Amr
indicated that the PA might take an active voice in the Israeli elections.
(see interview below)
VOP also had a feature this morning on an Arab-American-run "Intifada
radio network" in the United States, with stations in Detroit, Chicago and
Washington, among others. The network's organizer, Hikmat al-'Aini, said the
network was trying to balance the pro-Israeli tilt in the American media, in
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
THURSDAY MORNING HEADLINES:
9am:
*--"The newspaper Al Hayat al-Jadida (the official PLO newspaper in the
Palestinian territories) reports according to a Palestinian source that the
Palestinian-Israeli meeting held last night was devoted to security, and the
Israeli side refused to lift the closure on the Palestinian territories, but
it agreed to open the transit crossings at Rafah, Karni and Karameh as well
as the airport, along with opening the closure on Qalqilya, only.
*--Ten citizens were wounded in a variety of ways in clashes
yesterday with occupation forces throughout the homeland;
*--His Excellency President Yasser Arafat will participate in the
(Intifada) oversight committee of the Arab summit in the Tunisian capital,
which began its deliberations yesterday;
*--The President's advisor, Nabil Abu-Irdeineh, said in a press statement
in Marakesh (Morocco) that the National (Palestinian) Authority holds a
dialogue with the Israeli government and not with political parties in
Israel;
*--Ariel Sharon, the candidate of the Right for the Prime Ministry in
Israel, officially launched his election campaign last night with an
assembly in occupied Jerusalem; ((note: the Likud assembly took place in
Western Jerusalem in Binyanei Ha-Ooma)). He said there would not be peace
without concessions."
7AM / 8AM HEADLINES:
*--"A ruling tomorrow in the case of five men accused of cooperation with
the Occupation;
*--The American Administration announces the delay -rather than the
cancellation-of the Ross Visit;
*--Abd-Rabbo calls for judging Barak and his ministers as war criminals;
*--The Israeli response to the Clinton initiative demands complete
control over bordcer crossings and Palestinian weapons;
*--His Excellency President Yasser Arafat meets with King Muhammad VI in
Marakesh and heads to Tunis and meets Ben-Ali and the members of the Arab
summit oversight committee today;
*--Nablus starts a campagin against illegal cars.
*--Tens of citizens wounded in confrontations with occupation across
homeland;
*--Meeting last night in Beit Hanoun check post to discuss putting an
end to Israeli aggression against our Palestinian people, involving Dr. Saeb
Erikat, General Amin al-Hindi, Col. Muhammad Dahlan and Col. Jibril Rajoub
and Col. Tawfik Tirawi, and on the Israeli side, Tourism Minister Amnon
Shahak and Avi Dichter, the head of the Gneral Security Service, the
Shabak."
((some of the 9AM headlines also appeared in 7am and 8am headlines, as
well))
Quotes from Interview with Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, PA Minister of Economic
Development and Cooperation:
Q: "Can you tell us about the discussions in the oversight committee (of the
Arab summit)?"
A: "Last night the committee discussed recent developments, the nine
states and the General Secretary of the Arab League, Dr. Esmat Abdel-Mejid
(also Meguid) under the leadership of Egypt.listening to the report of
President Abu Amar (Arafat).the subjects that were discussed at the Arab
summit only a small portion of which were executed..Unfortunately, only a
small part has been carried out, sponsorship, the call in Switzerland for
international protection, for international observers. The billion dollars
that have been promised of which only seven million dollars has arrived.
All of that was discussed in a serious way.
Q: "What is the reason that these monies have not yet reached the
(Palestinian) National Authority?"
A: "It has to do with the instructions that the sponsoring nations have
given to the banks..it has to do with liquid cash funds available in these
banks..
Q: "The Foreign Minister of Canada .says there are contacts to settle the
refugees in Canada?"
A: "Absolutely not. The Canadian Prime Minister Chretien raised it during
his last visit. This is not the time or the place. We are not studying any
such initiatives unless Israel recognizes the right of return as a complete
solution to the refugee problem. The question of the refugees rest on
international legitimacy, resolution 194."
Quotes from Interview with Nabil 'Amr, PA Parliamentary Afairs Minister:
Q: "Where are the negotiations (with Israel) standing now?"
A: "The negotiations are not going anywhere. The negotiations deal with
political fluctuations. They are concentrating on the results of
confrontations. They are being struck by the change in administrations in
the United States. They are being struck by the election fever in Israel,
and the election fever makes the political stance unstable because Israel is
in this election fever..Also we see a linkage between the political
situation and the security situation, and all of that is linked to the
internal political situation inside Israel..
Q: "Ariel Sharon began his campaign yesterday and said Oslo cannot serve as
the basis for peace. What in your opinion is Sharon's idea of peace?"
A: "Sharon is trying to apply talking about peace. Sharon is trying to use
the language of peace for a few days , and he is trying to demonstrate that
he will concretize peace. He is sending various messages to the Arabs,
speaking in several voices..All that, the strange thing about it is that it
has no substantive connection to peace. The substance is that he says he
will not return to Ramallah again, which for him is a concession and that he
will not dismantle any settlements under any circumstances. And he says NO
concessions in the Jordan (Ghor) Valley and Jerusalem and all these matters.
In my view, this is illogical and even immoral..This will lead after a while
to war and not to peace..
We will not stand still for something like that. .We remember that he
brought us Sabra and Chatilla. We have to have a clear agenda..We are
gathering information on Sharon and others beside Sharon, and it has to be
clear, and (then) we will build a policy based on that."
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Radio Analysis and Excerpts: The Voice of Palestine
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:14:09 -0500
------- Forwarded message follows -------
Date sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:47:03 -0500
From: imra@netvision.net.il
To: imra@imra.org.il
Subject: Radio Analysis and Excerpts: The Voice of
Palestine-January 11, 2001
Radio Analysis and Excerpts: The Voice of Palestine-January 11, 2001
Prepared by Michael Widlanski. Michael Widlanski lectures at the Rothberg
School of the Hebrew University and is doing doctoral research at Bar Ilan
on Palestinian broadcast media.
Israel Resource News Agency
Beit Agron Int'l Press Center
Jerusalem, Israel
tel. (+972-2) 623-6368 or cellphone (+972-53) 710-737
http://www.israelbehindthenews.com/
SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The Voice of Palestine denied Israeli reports of progress in security
talks held Wednesday night, and it reported extensively on Palestinian
diplomatic efforts and public demonstrations to have Israeli leaders and
officers "tried as war criminals."
VOP specifically denied reports that Israel had agreed to allow a free
flow of workers and goods by the end of the week. The VOP report said the
Palestinian side-represented by negotiator and PA Home Rule Minister Saeb
Erikat-demanded that Israel end its hostilities against the Palestinian
people as well as withdrawing forces. VOP made no mention of Israel's
security demands, nor did it mention any Palestinian concessions.
Various Palestinian sources denied that there had been any overtures by
the PA to Canada or vice versa regarding the settlement of Palestinian
refugees in Canada.
In its morning news shows as well as its afternoon news panorama show,
VOP said Israel had agreed only to a partial lifting of a small bit of the
closure of Palestinian territories
The Palestinian Authority continues to hint-very broadly-that it is badly
in need of donations from the Arab states.
The PA's short honeymoon with Ariel Sharon is over. Once again this
morning, in several news items, VOP called the Likud leader "the extremist
Ariel Sharon," and Arafat's spokesman, Abu-Irdeineh criticized Sharon's
campaign speech comment that the Oslo process "is dead."
It appears that Palestinian officials are also troubled by Sharon's
comments to the Habad newspaper (in which he noted his concessions were not
trying to re-conquer Nablus and Jericho), and PA Minister Nabil Amr
indicated that the PA might take an active voice in the Israeli elections.
(see interview below)
VOP also had a feature this morning on an Arab-American-run "Intifada
radio network" in the United States, with stations in Detroit, Chicago and
Washington, among others. The network's organizer, Hikmat al-'Aini, said the
network was trying to balance the pro-Israeli tilt in the American media, in
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
THURSDAY MORNING HEADLINES:
9am:
*--"The newspaper Al Hayat al-Jadida (the official PLO newspaper in the
Palestinian territories) reports according to a Palestinian source that the
Palestinian-Israeli meeting held last night was devoted to security, and the
Israeli side refused to lift the closure on the Palestinian territories, but
it agreed to open the transit crossings at Rafah, Karni and Karameh as well
as the airport, along with opening the closure on Qalqilya, only.
*--Ten citizens were wounded in a variety of ways in clashes
yesterday with occupation forces throughout the homeland;
*--His Excellency President Yasser Arafat will participate in the
(Intifada) oversight committee of the Arab summit in the Tunisian capital,
which began its deliberations yesterday;
*--The President's advisor, Nabil Abu-Irdeineh, said in a press statement
in Marakesh (Morocco) that the National (Palestinian) Authority holds a
dialogue with the Israeli government and not with political parties in
Israel;
*--Ariel Sharon, the candidate of the Right for the Prime Ministry in
Israel, officially launched his election campaign last night with an
assembly in occupied Jerusalem; ((note: the Likud assembly took place in
Western Jerusalem in Binyanei Ha-Ooma)). He said there would not be peace
without concessions."
7AM / 8AM HEADLINES:
*--"A ruling tomorrow in the case of five men accused of cooperation with
the Occupation;
*--The American Administration announces the delay -rather than the
cancellation-of the Ross Visit;
*--Abd-Rabbo calls for judging Barak and his ministers as war criminals;
*--The Israeli response to the Clinton initiative demands complete
control over bordcer crossings and Palestinian weapons;
*--His Excellency President Yasser Arafat meets with King Muhammad VI in
Marakesh and heads to Tunis and meets Ben-Ali and the members of the Arab
summit oversight committee today;
*--Nablus starts a campagin against illegal cars.
*--Tens of citizens wounded in confrontations with occupation across
homeland;
*--Meeting last night in Beit Hanoun check post to discuss putting an
end to Israeli aggression against our Palestinian people, involving Dr. Saeb
Erikat, General Amin al-Hindi, Col. Muhammad Dahlan and Col. Jibril Rajoub
and Col. Tawfik Tirawi, and on the Israeli side, Tourism Minister Amnon
Shahak and Avi Dichter, the head of the Gneral Security Service, the
Shabak."
((some of the 9AM headlines also appeared in 7am and 8am headlines, as
well))
Quotes from Interview with Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, PA Minister of Economic
Development and Cooperation:
Q: "Can you tell us about the discussions in the oversight committee (of the
Arab summit)?"
A: "Last night the committee discussed recent developments, the nine
states and the General Secretary of the Arab League, Dr. Esmat Abdel-Mejid
(also Meguid) under the leadership of Egypt.listening to the report of
President Abu Amar (Arafat).the subjects that were discussed at the Arab
summit only a small portion of which were executed..Unfortunately, only a
small part has been carried out, sponsorship, the call in Switzerland for
international protection, for international observers. The billion dollars
that have been promised of which only seven million dollars has arrived.
All of that was discussed in a serious way.
Q: "What is the reason that these monies have not yet reached the
(Palestinian) National Authority?"
A: "It has to do with the instructions that the sponsoring nations have
given to the banks..it has to do with liquid cash funds available in these
banks..
Q: "The Foreign Minister of Canada .says there are contacts to settle the
refugees in Canada?"
A: "Absolutely not. The Canadian Prime Minister Chretien raised it during
his last visit. This is not the time or the place. We are not studying any
such initiatives unless Israel recognizes the right of return as a complete
solution to the refugee problem. The question of the refugees rest on
international legitimacy, resolution 194."
Quotes from Interview with Nabil 'Amr, PA Parliamentary Afairs Minister:
Q: "Where are the negotiations (with Israel) standing now?"
A: "The negotiations are not going anywhere. The negotiations deal with
political fluctuations. They are concentrating on the results of
confrontations. They are being struck by the change in administrations in
the United States. They are being struck by the election fever in Israel,
and the election fever makes the political stance unstable because Israel is
in this election fever..Also we see a linkage between the political
situation and the security situation, and all of that is linked to the
internal political situation inside Israel..
Q: "Ariel Sharon began his campaign yesterday and said Oslo cannot serve as
the basis for peace. What in your opinion is Sharon's idea of peace?"
A: "Sharon is trying to apply talking about peace. Sharon is trying to use
the language of peace for a few days , and he is trying to demonstrate that
he will concretize peace. He is sending various messages to the Arabs,
speaking in several voices..All that, the strange thing about it is that it
has no substantive connection to peace. The substance is that he says he
will not return to Ramallah again, which for him is a concession and that he
will not dismantle any settlements under any circumstances. And he says NO
concessions in the Jordan (Ghor) Valley and Jerusalem and all these matters.
In my view, this is illogical and even immoral..This will lead after a while
to war and not to peace..
We will not stand still for something like that. .We remember that he
brought us Sabra and Chatilla. We have to have a clear agenda..We are
gathering information on Sharon and others beside Sharon, and it has to be
clear, and (then) we will build a policy based on that."
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