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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) The Madness of Peace
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 08:23:37 -0500
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From: The Temple Institute <opt-in@templeinstitute.org>
Subject: The Madness of Peace=20
This morning we once again woke up to a face in our window =96 "For death h=
as come up in our windows" (Jer. 9:20) =96 an ugly face growing all too fam=
iliar, the face of peace with the Palestinians. Israeli farmer Ronni Tsalah=
, 34 years old and the father of an eighteen-month- old son, was found dead=
=20
this morning nearby his hothouse near Kfar Yam, in the area of Gush Katif. =
Tsalah had been kidnapped last night while working in his hothouse; his car=
had been taken to Palestinian Authority-controlled Khan Yunis, where it ha=
d been set on fire by a mob.=20
Every day the media reports that the violence is subsiding. Thus initial Is=
raeli news broadcasts were quick to report that this "abominable crime" (Eh=
ud Barak=92s words) was committed by the Hamas, so as not to cast suspicion=
on our partners in the Palestinian Authority (however at this writing,=20
the Palestinian Authority itself is also suspect in the murder)...the same =
Palestinian Authority who released all the Hamas terrorists, and in whose j=
urisdiction this murder took place. The same Palestinian Authority, our pa=
rtners in peace, who just yesterday, before the eyes of the whole=20
world, brutally executed Palestinians who were guilty of "collaborating wit=
h Israel." But this public execution, whose consent was signed by Arafat hi=
mself, did not stop Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shimon Peres, always at the =
forefront for human rights, from meeting yesterday with Arafat.=20
And apparently, the murder of another inconsequential Israeli, this time a =
farmer, husband and father, is not enough to deter our government=92s peace=
efforts...for the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams will be meetin=
g today for business as usual (yesterday the Palestinians boycotted the=20
meeting =96 because "Israel is not doing enough to reduce the tensions"). A=
nd why should it be a deterrence? Various government officials daily claim =
a great reduction in violence. In addition to Tsalah=92s murder, this morni=
ng=92s news also carried reports of a stabbing in Gilo, shots at an Israeli=
=20
vehicle near Elon Moreh (only causing light injuries), and for the first ti=
me, shots fired last night at Jerusalem=92s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, causi=
ng damage to apartments. Still, we are told that there is a reduction in vi=
olence, so the message is clear: Tsalah=92s infant and widow can just get o=
n=20
line next to all the other widows, orphans, and maimed Israelis, but no one=
will stand in the way of pe!
ace.
This morning I have no words. I feel I can only repeat something that I wro=
te in March, 2000, which is even more relevant today:
"What sane people would willfully bring about the circumstances that guaran=
tee its own destruction, in return for nothing? Are we dreaming? Or could i=
t be that we are all insane?
The great Chassidic master Rabbi Nachman told a story called "The Tainted G=
rain." It is short enough to repeat here in its entirety:
A king once told his prime minister, who was also his good friend, "I see i=
n the stars that whoever eats any grain that grows this year will go mad. W=
hat is your advice?" The prime minister replied, "We must put aside enough =
grain so that we will not have to eat from this year=92s harvest." The=20
king objected, "But then we will be the only ones who will be sane. Everyon=
e else will be mad. Therefore, they will think that we are the mad ones. It=
is impossible for us to put aside enough grain for everyone. Therefore, we=
too must eat this year=92s grain. But let us make a mark on our=20
foreheads, so that at least we will know that we are mad. I will look at yo=
ur forehead, and you will look at mine, and when we see this sign, we will =
know that we are both mad.
Here in Israel, some of us have the feeling that we must surely be living o=
ut some absurd parody of Jewish existence."
In closing I would like to share with you, an incident that took place last=
week, in which my own son was involved.
My son was driving with several friends in the Shomron (Samaria). Near a bo=
ys school, Palestinian youths were laying in wait behind a row of trees. Su=
ddenly they sprang out and rained large rocks down upon the car in which my=
son and his companions were driving. The windshield and all the windows=20
were shattered; the boys were all hit by rocks and injured. My son was stru=
ck squarely in the chest by a large boulder, and was cut by broken glass. M=
iraculously, all three boys were spared major injury. Fearing for their liv=
es, they fired into the air to repel their attackers.
Bloodied, wounded, with all the car=92s windows shattered, they drove to th=
e nearest Police Station to report the incident. The first reaction of the =
police? The boys were threatened with arrest for firing into the air....
"Zion shall be redeemed with judgment..." (Isaiah 1:27)
Rabbi Chaim Richman
THE TEMPLE INSTITUTE
www.templeinstitute.org
PO Box 31876
Jerusalem, Israel
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Israeli green beacon for terror?
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:01:53 -0500
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Subject: Israeli green beacon for terror? Deputy Minister
Sneh - PA innocent of responsibility for terror until
proven otherwise
Israeli green beacon for terror? Deputy Minister Sneh - PA innocent of
responsibility for terror until proven otherwise
Aaron Lerner Date: 15 January 2001
THIS IS NOT A PARODY
In a dramatic change in policy, (Labor Party) Deputy Minister Efraim
Sneh told Israel Radio this morning that Israel does not hold the
Palestinian Authority responsible for the most recent terrorist
murder of Ronnie Tzalach unless evidence is provided to actually link
the PA to the murder.
A new terrorist organization identifying itself with Hamas took
responsibility for the attack.
This position represents a significant change for the Barak
Administration which only recently maintained that held the PA
responsible for Hamas attacks because it declined to take action
against Hamas.
It is noteworthy that one of the disputes today with the PA is that
Col. Dahlan, head of Preventive Security in Gaza, maintains that the
CIA security plan does NOT oblige the PA to put released Hamas
terrorists back into prison.
The new Barak Administration position, while certainly giving a green
beacon (the term "light" would be an understatement) to terrorist
activity, provides some cover for the continuation of negotiations.
Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben Ami justified the continuation of talks
few minutes later on Israel Radio, citing a newspaper report of
testimony by a security official yesterday that there has been a
significant decline in attacks. The Israel Radio anchor declined to
note that the testimony was made PRIOR to the significant increase in
terrorist attacks since yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director
IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) [thebiblecodes] BIBLE CODES NEWS UPDATE
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:01:53 -0500
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Subject: [thebiblecodes] BIBLE CODES NEWS UPDATE -- January 14, 2001
BIBLE CODES NEWS UPDATE -- January 14, 2001
Keith York
I have posted a new article at www.thebiblecodes.com. It is about
Jesus and is entitled " 'Who Is My Anointed?": A Long Yeshua Code In
The Torah".
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: No 'irreversible steps'
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:01:53 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: No 'irreversible steps' included in
Barak's unilateral separation plan
Ha'aretz: No 'irreversible steps' included in Barak's unilateral separation
plan
PM's proposal names blocs to be kept, but not those to be given away
By Aluf Benn Ha'aretz Diplomatic Correspondent Ha'aretz 15 January 2001
According to a unilateral separation plan prepared under the guidance of
Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Israel will set up a line of defense around the
settlement blocs in the West Bank that are intended for annexation to Israel
under a permanent peace agreement. Israel will also keep control of isolated
settlements as well as a wide security zone in the Jordan Valley, as
bargaining chips, until a peace agreement is achieved.
Barak determined that the separation plan would go into effect only in the
event of one of the following three scenarios: as a response to a unilateral
declaration of statehood on the part of the Palestinians; under a severe
security threat; or as part of an agreement with the Palestinian Authority.
Barak has also decided to refrain from irreversible steps in the field so as
not to prejudice the chances of achieving an agreement in the future. The
recent actions of the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank, such as the
moving of the Green Line barriers eastward and the cutting off of
Palestinians villages from the trans-Samaria road, were taken to protect the
settlements and not as part of a decision to implement a separation.
According to a senior diplomatic source, the security measures "are not
alienated from the general considerations of the Camp David understandings,
but they are not meant to show that Israel is following any line other than
an attempt to reach an agreement."
The objective of the plan is to preserve the Jewish identity of Israel by
means of a demographic separation from the Palestinians. The formulators of
the plan propose focusing on Israel's vital interests and refraining from
unnecessarily expanding the settlement blocs.
In presenting the plan to the political-security cabinet a few weeks ago,
the ministers were told that "the more violent and critical the scenario is,
the less flexible Israel will be on the various parameters. The security
zone in the Jordan Valley will be wider and the settlement blocs more
complete."
There is no agreed-upon map for the separation, the diplomatic source said,
and in talks with the Palestinians, Israel made sure to present various
alternatives. The IDF prefers to strengthen its security hold and expand the
"narrow waist" of Israel in western Samaria, while other organizations have
suggested leaving more settlements under Israeli control.
The settlement blocs included in the separation plan are around Jerusalem
(Ma'aleh Adumim, the Etzion Bloc and Givat Ze'ev), the Ariel-Karnei Shomron
bloc, the Kiryat Sefer bloc adjacent to Modi'in and settlements along the
Green Line such as Alfei Menasheh, Har Adar, Beit Horon and others.
In order to avoid irreversible actions, the plan proposes not to erect
electronic fenses around the settlement blocs, but rather to protect them by
means of mobile military forces and obstacles such as concrete blocks and
ditches, which provide a line a defense but can be removed in the event of
an agreement. "There is no point in investing billions for nothing," the
source said.
The separation plan also includes a detailed legal and administrative
infrastructure for joining the settlement blocs to Israel, as preparation
for a possible annexation in the future. The plan determines how
infrastructure currently shared by the settlements and the PA will be
redeployed; how the settlements will be made part of various municipal
authorities; and which schools the children will attend. Har Adar, for
example, will become part of a regional council made up of towns close to
the Green Line, while settlements near Kiryat Sefer will be joined to the
towns of the Modi'in region.
The plan also deals with the paving of "separation roads" that do not pass
through Palestinian villages. The old roads, which Israelis no longer use
and are no longer patroled by the IDF, are gradually being transferred to
Palestinian control, even without an agreement.
Israel is aiming to annex as few Palestinians as possible, but in the event
of a crisis, will have to deal with Palestinian villages that remain within
the settlement blocs. Villages in the Etzion Bloc, for example, will be able
to maintain their link with the municipal areas of Bethlehem and Beit Jala
even after the separation.
The plan was originally formulated as the foundation for a permanent
settlement with the Palestinians, based on a political, demographic and
economic separation. After the failure of the Camp David summit, however,
Barak ordered to prepare also for a unilateral separation in response to a
possible Palestinian declaration of independence. The underlying instruction
was that the conflict would be solved only through diplomatic means and
therefore, the plan should not block the path to the negotiating table in
the future.
According to the diplomatic source, the Barak government has not formulated
a plan to evacuate isolated settlements in the framework of a unilateral
separation or an agreement with the Palestinians. "There is no list of
settlements intended for evacuation," the source said, adding that various
models regarding the future of the settlements had been discussed. "No one
dealt with a plan for physical evacuation and no one will take a chance on
dealing with it. We dealt only with blocs that will be annexed to Israel.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz (IMRA): As the prime ministerial elections near
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:01:54 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz (IMRA): As the prime ministerial
elections near, Arab voters debate the best way
not to vote
Ha'aretz (IMRA): As the prime ministerial elections near, Arab voters
debate the best way not to vote
By Ori Nir Ha'aretz Correspondent Ha'aretz 15 January 2001
[IMRA: The voting fraud issue mentioned here is a major concern in the
national camp. In previous elections in some Israeli Arab villages the
national camp poll observers left their stations when threatened with bodily
harm. By the time they returned with protection the entire village had
managed to vote. The voting was so efficient in the absence of an observer
that there were reports of Israeli Arabs who came to vote later in the day
who were advised that they had already voted.]
The vigorous debate between those in the Arab community who favor expressing
their protest by boycotting the upcoming prime ministerial election and
those who support casting a blank ballet has intensified. The debate goes on
although there is no practical difference between a blank ballot, considered
an invalid vote, and staying away from the polls, as head of the Central
Elections Committee, Justice Mishael Cheshin explained yesterday.
The arguments are being held both behind closed doors and in public
gatherings and in the newspapers printed in Arabic. These are the basic
arguments for both sides, based on numerous discussions with Arab citizens,
including, politicians, journalists, public figures and intellectuals:
+ The civil principle. Those who support the blank ballot maintain that
boycotting the elections would be a show of contempt for the basic and
valuable civil right of Arab citizens, which would play into the hands of
the extreme Israeli right, which seeks to undermine the rights of Arabs.
Boycott supporters claim that the right to vote is an acquired right which
citizens may treat as they wish, without fear undermining their civil
standing.
+ Fear of creating a habit of not voting. This argument mainly concerns the
Arab parties, which have toiled laboriously over the years to strengthen
Arab public awareness concerning the importance of realizing the right to
vote. They fear that legitimizing a boycott will affect the voting rate in
the next Knesset elections.
+ The perceptibility of the protest. Supporters of the blank ballot choice
argue that the effect of the Arab protest will be more perceptible if it can
be measured by a count of blank ballots. Boycott supporters, however, say
that a sweeping boycott of the polls, if carried out, is more drastic and
would have a stronger and more perceptible effect. The blank ballot
supporters counter that absence from the polls would be a weaker message,
because it would be difficult to prove that the motive for the absence is
defiance and protest rather than laziness or indifference.
+ Hidden motives. Supporters of a boycott accuse the blank ballot camp of
having as their real motive the possibility of being able to change one's
mind in the last moment, and voters could be told to vote Ehud Barak. They
say a call to vote with a blank ballot is more easily reversible than a call
for an absolute boycott.
+ The boundaries of persuasion and enforcement. Some of those who support
the blank ballot say that while a boycott is a stronger form of protest, it
is also more ambitious, and therefore less feasible. It would be very
difficult to convince the entire Arab population to boycott the elections,
they say, and it is therefore preferable not to try. Some of the boycott
supporters claim that during a boycott those seen going to the polling
stations could be shamed and condemned by means of protest vigils near the
polling stations.
+ Setting themselves apart from Jewish protest patterns. The intention of
Jewish left-wingers to cast a blank ballot has the effect of inspiring some
Arabs not to choose that option. Their protest, they say, should be
different in order to highlight their specific agenda. Others say the
opposite is true, that every Jewish blank ballot will be added to the Arab
blank ballots.
+ Prevention of fraud. Blank ballot supporters say that voting by blank
ballot is more effective in preventing fraud, as there has been vote fraud
in the Arab sector in the past. With a blank ballot, the name of those
registered as having voted cannot be used to record a fraudulent vote.
+ The message sent by the protest and the best way to send it. Blank ballot
supporters say that the message sent by the Arab population should be: "We
are part of the democratic game, but we protest against a Jewish society
that does not give expression to our needs. We protest against the Zionist
left, which, after the October incidents and the current Intifada, can no
longer take our support for granted.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: Settlers transfer two outposts to IDF
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:01:54 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: Settlers transfer two outposts to IDF
Ha'aretz: Settlers transfer two outposts to IDF
By Nadav Shragai Ha'aretz Correspondent Ha'aretz 15 January 2001
The Israeli Defense Forces and two groups of settlers have reached an
arrangement concerning the new outposts set up in the past two weeks by
residents of Ofra and Beit El.
The IDF yesterday set up military outposts at both sites, and the settlers
evacuated them.
The first site to become a military outpost was the one near Ofra, opposite
the spot from which Benjamin and Talia Kahane were shot to death in late
December. The second was the outpost set up by Beit El residents near the T
intersection on Highway 60.
Yitzhak Meyer, the former chair of the Ofra council, told Ha'aretz the
agreement with the IDF gives Ofra residents a greater sense of security.
Meyer added that Ofra's plans for the site have not changed, and that it
plans to build on the hill in the future.
Beit El residents, on the other hand, had intended that the outpost be
turned into a military post from the outset, and said they have no plans to
build on the site.
Yesterday about 40 cars from the Ofra settlement demonstrated by driving
slowly and occasionally honking their horns around the prime minister's
office. The cars bore signs saying: "Israel is fighting for its soul."
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Subject: [bprlist] More Thoughts
From: Pam Baker
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 10:05:43 -0500
Dear Friends:
The following might be of interest to either or both of you. If it is,
please feel free to use it as you see fit. God Bless you. Charlie
Baker
The Holy Spirit of God
You donīt need to build mighty bridges
You donīt need to write treasured tomes
You donīt need to lead, only follow,
And, following, lead others home,
You donīt need to use fancy phrases.
You donīt need to wear fancy clothes.
You donīt need to see distant places.
You do need to know where It blows.
It blows through the reaches of heaven,
It wafts through the inmost of man.
It brings heavenīs blessings to many.
Seek Godīs Son and then, friend, you can
Feel It, the Holy Spirit of God!
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Subject: [bprlist] China and Russian relations
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:49:53 -0000
CHINA AND RUSSIA MOVE CLOSER ON TREATY
United by a desire to counter the United States' pre-eminence in
world affairs and its plans to build a missile defence shield, China
and Russia are negotiating their first political treaty since an ill-
fated peace and friendship pact at the outset of the Cold War.
China's top foreign policy official, Mr Qian Qichen, confirmed last
week that negotiations were taking place but sought to play down
Western concerns that they would constitute a big step in Beijing's
improving security ties with Moscow. "It will not be an alliance,"
he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0101/15/world/world6.html
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"The United States does not understand the real nature of relations
between the Russian and Communist Chinese leaders. Washington
believes that a geniune improvement took place in relations in the
1980s between the Chinese and Gorbachev and Yeltsin. I see these
contacts as evidence that 'perestroika' in Russia did not take the
Chinese by surprise, that they have a complete understanding of the
realties behind it and that their strategic cooperation with the
Russians continues as it has done since the late 1950s through now
with open acknowledgement of their good relations. The United States
views the Russian sale of complete factories and new weapons systems
to the Chinese as dictated by Russian desire to ease their current
economic difficulties. To my way of thinking it amounts to the
deliberate transfer of advanced technology to an old and trusted ally.
"...Because of the failure of Western policymakers to understand Sino-
Russian strategy particularly since the launching of 'perestroika', I
fear that there is a real chance of the Russian and Chinese leaders
succeeding in carrying through their strategy of convergence with the
West in the next ten years or so."
[Anatoliy Golitsyn in a memorandum to the CIA dated February
1993; "The Perestroika Deception," pp 159, 161.]
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Subject: [bprlist] 'Ginger' Inventor Says Speculation Far Overblown
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:52:25 -0000
Sunday January 14
'Ginger' Inventor Says Speculation Far Overblown
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010114/ts/tech_ginger_dc_5.html
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The inventor who has been the subject of a
frenzy of speculation over a new gadget said to be more important
than the Internet has stepped forward to deny that he has any such
``Earth-shattering'' project in the works.
``We have a promising project, but nothing of the Earth-shattering
nature that people are conjuring up,'' Dean Kamen, president of
Manchester, New Hampshire-based DEKA Research, said in a statement
referring to one of his forthcoming inventions.
Kamen, the millionaire inventor of devices such as a portable insulin
pump and a wheelchair that climbs stairs, said he felt compelled to
comment on speculation arising from an ''unfortunate, unapproved
leak'' in a book proposal about him.
Kamen's invention is reportedly the subject of a forthcoming book
from Harvard Business School Press.
The planned book about the mystery invention described it as having
the backing of high-tech leaders such as Apple Computer Co. co-
founder Steve Jobs (news - web sites) and Amazon.com (news - web
sites) founder Jeff Bezos and to be of great social and economic
importance, according to an article by Inside.com published on
Tuesday.
The story set in motion a wave of speculation in media and over the
Internet as to whether the invention might be some revolutionary new
type of computer, or some sort of personal transportation device that
functioned like a Hovercraft.
Kamen, who had remained quiet initially, issued a statement late on
Friday saying that several of the comments cited in the book proposal
had been taken out of context. Harvard Business School Press has
declined to comment on any plans for such a book.
``The leaked proposal quoted several prominent technology leaders out
of context, without their doubts, risks and maybes included,'' Kamen
said in a statement issued late on Friday. ''This, together with
spirited speculation about the unknown, has led to expectations that
are beyond the mere whimsical.''
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Subject: [bprlist] Bible class divides a small Colorado town
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 15 Jan 2001 12:20:35 EST
Bible class divides a small Colorado town
http://www.denverpost.com/news/news0115a.htm
By Erin Emery
Denver Post Southern Colorado Bureau
Jan. 15, 2001 - WESTCLIFFE - In this small town at the base of mountains named
for the blood of Christ, a holy war rages.
On one side, there's a former Catholic priest who has a chapel in his home
that includes a photo of John Wayne next to one of St. Teresa. On the other, a
semi-retired UFO buff who produced a documentary about suspected cow
mutilations in the Sangre de Cristo region. At the middle of the controversy
is a former guard for the Denver Broncos.
The factions are split over a 3-2 decision Dec. 14 by the Custer County School
Board to offer a high school elective course titled "Bible in a Historical and
Literary Context." Proponents say the course, to be taught by the wife of a
local minister, will use the Bible as a textbook to explore history,
literature and geography. Opponents say the course is being used to introduce
Christian teachings through subterfuge.
The Bible and prayer were removed from schools in 1963, and the Constitution
guarantees against the establishment of religion by government. The study of
religion in public schools is permitted by the Constitution as long as it is
presented as a secular education program. The National Council on Bible
Curriculum says that the Bible is taught as secular study in 29 states.
The controversy has attracted the attention of outsiders, including the
American Civil Liberties Union and the Anti-Defamation League. Insiders have
lit up the editorial pages of the weekly Wet Mountain Tribune with letters to
editor and publisher Jim Little.
Given the commotion in town, the school board may likely retreat on the Bible
course at its board meeting Tuesday and instead opt for a course on the law.
"With all the brouhaha that has come about, I'm certain there will be further
discussion about the wisdom of this and there will be discussion about what
we're prepared to endure," said Harvey Goodman, principal of the secondary
school in Custer County and a man who played guard for the Broncos in 1976.
"If push comes to shove, will we go to the mat? I don't think so."
Understanding the Bible
So far, 17 of the 68 juniors and seniors in the school have signed up to take
the Bible course, which is scheduled to begin Jan. 22, the first day of the
second semester. "The course would be taught in an academic context - that the
Bible has had a profound impact on the development of civilization," Goodman
said. "To have an understanding of our evolution as Americans, it's important
to understand our religious foundations and beliefs as well. The course is not
designed to indoctrinate or proselytize or anything of that sort." He said a
keen understanding of the Bible helps students understand current conflicts in
the Balkans and in Israel, and would enhance their study of geography.
One of Goodman's first goals when he came to Custer County from Cheyenne
Mountain High School in Colorado Springs two years ago was to offer more
electives. He asked veteran history teacher Marty Slonaker what course she
would like to teach, and she said she'd like to teach a course on the Bible.
She is married to Gary Slonaker of the new Lift Him Up ministry in the town.
Last April, in an earlier attempt, Goodman told the board that he was going to
teach a course called "Introduction to Bible," which was then changed to
"Bible as Literature." The course was scrapped for one on Western history
because of heated public sentiment.
Rayna Bailey, a school board member who works as a reporter for the weekly
newspaper, said she opposed the course because she believes it is a veiled
attempt to teach Christianity in the school. A former Sunday school teacher,
she became suspicious when the name of the course kept changing.
"I felt like the administration kept changing the name to make it more
palatable to the board," Bailey said. "If we've got a teacher and a block of
time, there are better things we could offer our students than Bible studies."
Argument grows heated
She said the county of 3,700 residents hasn't been this riled up since 1998,
when she wrote a story about a licensed psychotherapist who was diagnosed with
cancer and sought a cure through alternative therapies, including reiki, an
ancient approach to healing that involves massage. She included in the story
that a woman had taught a course on alternative medicine in a high school
health class.
"Yikes!" Bailey said. "That was devil practice, you know. That one sentence
was all it took and it hit the fan." The Custer County commissioners
eventually banned all types of alternative medicine, including massage
therapy, from a county health fair.
David Clemens, a distant relative of Mark Twain who has produced a documentary
about sus pected UFO activity in the area, views the reiki controversy and the
one involving the Bible course as cause for concern.
"I would say you have two polarized groups - the Christian fundamentalists - I
would say that is the largest group; and then you have people like me who are
saying, "Wait a minute, there is this thing called the First Amendment and
we're saying: Wake up and smell the coffee,'- " Clemens said.
He said the school offers no elective course on any other type of literature,
including Shakespeare, and no comparative religion course that examines the
fundamentals of all kinds of religions.
"With 20 churches, they don't need to expose the children to any more
Christianity, because there already is ample opportunity. ... If anything,
they should be exposed to alternative churches and cultures," Clemens said.
"These people have to be watched. Maybe they think we're so isolated out here,
maybe nobody will notice. Either that, or they're not familiar with the
Constitution."
Clemens said he thinks that the true motive - to introduce Christianity in the
schools - has been revealed in letters to the editor written to the local
newspapers.
"If you read the letters to the editor, they're not talking about teaching a
course on literature and history. ... They're talking about teaching about
Christianity, and that is blatantly unconstitutional," he said.
Separation "a myth" The Rev. Dan Jones, who has the Our Lady of Mount Zion
Chapel in his home, with many pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus
along with John Wayne memorabilia, said he believes the school should teach
the course, saying it is "a courageous step."
"I'm convinced that separation of church and state is a myth that's really not
true," Jones said. "We have a secular society as a whole, but we still have a
Christian base. In all of the first schools in the country, the Bible was one
of the courses that was taught. There are a lot of Christians in Westcliffe.
We're Christian taxpayers locally and we want to have Christian courses in our
school. Why not?"
It is fitting to teach the Bible, he said, and not other religions because
they're not part of American heritage.
"Because we as a country have the heritage and good fortune of recognizing the
truth of the Bible and have benefited so much from the Christian foundation of
this land, it is only fitting that the Bible and Christian values be taught in
our public schools!" he wrote in a letter to the Tribune.
"Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc., is not part of our heritage." Jim
Little, the editor and publisher and a Democrat in a Republican-dominated
county, said the county is conservative but is not far to the right.
"We're not Colorado Springs," he said. "We don't have a well-organized
right-wing extreme group that is trying to accomplish things. It's not a
religious-right community by any stretch of the imagination."
Jacqueline Crider, 17, a senior at the school who signed up for the Bible
course, has listened to the controversy in town.
"I think it's kind of bull," Crider said. "It's not like she'd (the teacher)
be teaching us religion. She'd be teaching us facts about the Bible." Crider
said she'd like to take the course to learn more about the minor characters in
the Bible. It would help her put into context some of the readings she hears
during Mass on Sundays.
Autumn Butts, 16, a junior, signed up last year for the course.
"I'm a very strong Christian," she said. "I think if we had a class about God,
about the Bible, I think it'd be really neat. It'd be cool if other kids could
see it."
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Subject: [bprlist] Manitoba geologist thinks he's found evidence of Noah's flood
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 15 Jan 2001 12:22:25 EST
Manitoba geologist thinks he's found evidence of Noah's flood
http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.Noah-Flood.html
Monday, Jan. 15, 2001
WINNIPEG (CP) -- The Arabian desert, one of the driest places on Earth, may
seem an odd place to look for evidence of what's supposed to have been the
greatest deluge in history.
But a Manitoba geologist thinks he and an international team have found
scientific proof that a nearby area was flooded, at the end of the last ice
age, as the story of Noah and other ancient tales have suggested.
"This isn't 40 days and 40 nights of rain as the scriptures would describe
Noah's flood but it certainly is one that would have impacted on people and
their settlements," says Jim Teller of the University of Manitoba.
The rest of the team includes Nick Lancaster of the Desert Research Institute
in Nevada, Ken Glennie of the University of Aberdeen and Ashok Singhvi of he
Physical Research Lab in India.
Their research was presented recently at the annual meeting of the Geological
Society of America in Reno, Nevada, and published in the scientific journal
Quaternary International.
Two American scientists, William Ryan and Walter Pitman, have already
suggested the flooding of the Black Sea after the last ice age may have been
the source of the flood stories that appear in early recorded history.
"There does seem to be some pretty widespread evidence for some huge
inundation in that general area," says Prof. Al Wolters, who teaches religion,
theology and classical languages at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ont.
"In principle I think it's quite possible that this theory, like the one of
Pitman and Ryan, may be on the track of something."
The flood was certainly a catastrophe of epic proportions according to the
New King James Version of the Bible.
"And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth and all the high hills
under the whole heaven were covered.
"The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward (about seven metres) and the
mountains were covered."
Scholars have long known of other, similar tales from the Middle East. The
Epic of Gilgamesh is perhaps the most well-known but not the earliest.
That honour likely belongs to the story of Ziusudra, a Sumerian king who
boarded a barge to escape a flood of the Euphrates River.
It has been speculated the flood of Noah -- said to have built an ark to save
his family and every species on Earth -- was also just a flood of the
Euphrates or Tigris, two rivers at the crossroads of recorded history.
But Teller suggests it was a product of the great melt at the end of the last
ice age, a few thousand years earlier, and the story was remembered.
For 100,000 years or more, kilometres-thick sheets of ice had covered much of
the globe. So much water was withdrawn from the oceans they were about 120
metres lower than today.
The melt started about 20,000 years ago and took thousands of years to
finish, with another mini ice age along the way. It's during this process
Teller says the Persian Gulf was reflooded.
The theory had its genesis around an Arabian desert campfire in the fall of
1998, where he and the other geologists were resting under a starry sky after
a day probing the origins of sand dunes.
Some of the dunes were found to contain the remnants of tiny shelled marine
organisms such as foraminifera and clams, apparently blown from the floor of
the Gulf after it became dry during the last ice age.
"The Persian Gulf area, which is only a shallow basin -- it's only 100 metres
deep -- was completely dry during the last ice age," says Teller.
"Waters from the melting ice at the end of the last ice age went back to the
ocean. Ocean levels went up more than 100 metres and the Persian Gulf Basin
got refilled by water over 1,000 years."
The tiny marine animals do not show up in dunes after the Gulf was filled.
One thousand years is a lot longer than 40 days and 40 nights but at times
Teller says the water moved quite quickly over the flat plain, sometimes at a
rate of more than a kilometre a year.
At that speed, he suggests the returning water would have driven the
inhabitants of the area from settlements and likely have been viewed at the
time as a catastrophic event, the kind to be recorded for posterity.
"Stories must have been told and passed down through time."
The Epic of Gilgamesh, which also describes a flood like that of Genesis, was
found inscribed in cuneiform script on clay tablets at the northwestern end of
the Persian Gulf.
Columbia University marine geologists Ryan and Pitman wrote a book outlining
their theory that about 7,500 years ago, water from the Mediterranean spilled
over into the Black Sea, then a freshwater lake, raising levels 15 centimetres
a day and flooding surrounding settlements.
More recently, explorer Robert Ballard, the man who found the wreck of the
Titanic, found remains of what he says is an ancient building on the floor of
the Black Sea.
Teller doesn't dispute Ryan's and Pitman's conclusions about flooding, he
just doesn't buy the Black Sea as a likely source for the tale of Noah.
"The Black Sea basin was flooded by water spilling into that basin from the
Mediterranean; I have no quarrel with the science of that," he says.
"But the geography is all wrong for the source of the Noah's flood. Our
hypothesis places the flood in a geographical area that's far more agreeable."
Christians may like seeing science prove some parts of the Bible true,
meanwhile, but they don't need that to document their faith, adds Wolters.
"I wouldn't want to hinge my belief in the Bible on whether or not it
(scientific evidence) exists. It's nice to have it."
Teller's theory also may not be much use to ark hunters, tramping over
Turkey's Mount Ararat or nearby Mount Cudi, searching for the remains of
Noah's ship, which they believe still may exist.
"As scientists we're not attempting to refute anything specifically, just
advance an idea that has pretty good basis in scientific fact.
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Subject: [bprlist] Fossil record supports co-existence of dinosaurs and man
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 15 Jan 2001 12:23:23 EST
Sunday 14 January 2001
Fossil record supports co-existence of dinosaurs and man
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/letters/010114/5035012.html
Lyall Jones
The Ottawa Citizen
In his article, "The creationist safety net" (Dec. 27), Andrew Potter mentions
that some creationists still hold to the "moronic" notion that man and
dinosaurs co-existed. But an awful lot is being swept under the rug here.
The truth is, the fossil record actually does contain plenty of astonishing
evidence of this very thing that evolutionists so vigorously deny -- dinosaur
and human bones, footprints, and the like existing in the same rock strata. Or
the human remains are found below the dinosaur remains in the rock strata --
somehow in the wrong evolutionary order, it seems.
But alas, evolutionists are notorious for glossing over details and pounding
their evidence into the mould of preconceived ideas. And so, they have invoked
many a long-winded theory (as any weary student of geomorphology knows) to
explain away the evidence and sweep the embarrassing details well out of sight
under the evolutionary rug.
(By the way, you can check out all those "embarrassing details" in a book
called The Genesis Flood by Whitcomb & Morris. Interesting stuff, let me tell
you. It deals with creationism from a scientific point of view -- so
exhaustively scientific, in fact, that it should please even the most exacting
and scientific of folks.)
Noah's Flood is ridiculed as mere fable nowadays. Nevertheless, its effects
are easy to see in the Earth today. If we don't want to believe it just
because the Bible says so, then fine, let's use some scientific reasoning, no
problem. There's all the scientific evidence in the world we need. (All you
really need, though, is a little common sense.)
Anywhere you go in the Earth, you can find sedimentary (that is, water-formed)
rock layers. And how do the scientists think all these "water-formed" rocks
came into being? Local floods, they say.
Well, why not just get smart and realize that all these "local floods" in
every corner of the Earth were actually just one great big flood?
And where are all the fossils located? Why, in these same type of rocks. So,
what happened to the dinosaurs? They were drowned, of course. And for their
bones to turn into fossils, the drowning animals had to undergo sudden burial
under tons and tons of dirt and sediment stirred up by a flood of catastrophic
proportions. (That's scientific fact, in case you're wondering.) Those huge
fossil graveyards didn't get there by any gradual processes of evolution, be
sure of that.
So, away with this absurd notion about the fossil record disproving creation.
Nonsense. The truth is the fossil record gives clear, ringing testimony to
what the Good Book says happened in prehistoric times.
And if that's not enough, it does a pretty good job of disproving evolution at
the same time.
As for some of the other pillars of evolution -- dating methods, ape-men, and
the like -- these also are just as shaky in their scientific validity as the
above-mentioned evidence of fossil records and rock strata. If space
permitted, I would love to address those issues as well. Maybe another time.
Lyall Jones,
Ottawa
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: MK Ze'evi: agreement
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:01:33 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: MK Ze'evi: agreement between
Israel and Palestinians to be signed Thursday
Ha'aretz: MK Ze'evi: agreement between Israel and Palestinians to be signed
Thursday
Ha'aretz Service 15 January 2001
MK Rehavam Ze'evi (National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu) said a credible source
has informed him that an agreement of principles will be signed between
Israel and the Palestinians on Thursday, Israel Radio reported.
According to the agreement, 250,000 Palestinians will be allowed to return
to Israel over a period of five years to be reunited with their families.
Ze'evi said that Israel had agreed to transfer East Jerusalem, including the
Temple Mount, to the Palestinians.
Ze'evi said that Prime Minister Ehud Barak received a draft of the agreement
in the weekend. The Prime Minister's Office denied Ze'evi's claims and said
that the fact an MK had said such things could weaken Israel's position in
the negotiations.
Israel will renew negotiations with the Palestinians on Tuesday. Talks were
halted for one day Monday to protest the killing of Jewish settler Roni
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Foreign Ministry concerned - Mitchell Committee
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Foreign Ministry concerned - Mitchell Committee team deceived them
Aaron Lerner Date: 15 January 2001
Israel Radio senior diplomatic corespondent Yoni Ben Menachem
reported on the 5:00 PM news program that senior officials in
Israel's Foreign Ministry are very concerned and shocked to learn
from the technical team now visiting Israel for the Mitchell
Committee investigating the disturbance that the team visited the
Temple Mount without escort in gross violation of the understandings
between the team and Israel.
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visit when Palestinian representatives from the Waqf refused to meet
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behind the backs of the Israelis, represented a serious challenge to
Israel=92s control of the Temple Mount.
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*** Palestinians: More executions ahead
JERUSALEM (AP) - After putting two men before firing squads and
condemning two more, Palestinian authorities said Sunday that more
trials - and harsher punishment - are ahead for Palestinians accused
of collaborating with Israel. Israeli TV on Sunday showed one of the
executions: the body of a bound, blindfolded collaborator twisting
under a seconds-long fusillade from a nine-member police squad
opening fire with Kalashnikov automatic rifles - the waiting crowd
outside the execution site roaring in approval at the sound of the
barrage. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak joined the criticism of
Saturday's executions and trials, which Israeli newspapers featured
Sunday in full-page color spreads complete with photos of the
downcast condemned. Barak, in a statement, called the trials "field
court-martials."
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405828842
*** King Abdullah II, China's VP meet
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II and China's vice
president on Sunday discussed prospects for a Middle East
settlement, the plight of Iraqis under U.N. sanctions and closer
economic cooperation. The talks with Hu Jintao took place at the
king's palace on the outskirts of Amman, government officials said
on customary condition of anonymity. They said Abdullah and Jintao
exchanged thoughts on the situation in the Middle East in view of
three months of violent Palestinian-Israeli confrontations. Also
high on the agenda was the plight of Iraqis under U.N. sanctions
imposed on Baghdad following its August 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Possible Chinese investments in the Arab kingdom were also
discussed, the officials added. Jintao held a separate meeting with
Prime Minister Ali Abu-Ragheb shortly after he arrived here on
Saturday. The talks focused on closer economic cooperation and
possible Chinese investments in Jordan.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405828850
*** Study: Cutting TV reduces aggression
CHICAGO (AP) - A school-based program that discourages television and
video game use makes grade-school children less aggressive, a
Stanford University study suggests. While previous research has
linked exposure to media violence with increased aggression, few
potential solutions have been evaluated, the authors said. Their
findings indicate "that the effects of televised violence in kids
are really reversible," said Dr. Thomas Robinson, the lead author
and an assistant professor of pediatrics. The study involved third-
and fourth-grade children at two comparable public elementary
schools in San Jose, Calif. At one school, 120 participants received
no intervention and served as a control group. At the other, 105
children received 18 lessons, 30 to 50 minutes long, over six months
on reducing the use of television, videotapes and video games.
Researchers trained regular classroom teachers, who led the program.
Peer reports of aggression were similar at the two schools at the
outset. By the study's end, there were about 25% fewer such reports
among participants at the intervention school compared with the
control group, researchers said.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405827825
*** Study: Errors in science textbooks
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Twelve of the most popular science textbooks
used at middle schools nationwide are riddled with errors, a new
study has found. Researchers compiled 500 pages of errors, ranging
from maps depicting the equator passing through the southern United
States to a photo of singer Linda Ronstadt labeled as a silicon
crystal. None of the 12 textbooks has an acceptable level of
accuracy, said John Hubisz, a North Carolina State University
physics professor who led the two-year survey, released earlier this
month. "These are terrible books, and they're probably a strong
component of why we do so poorly in science," he said. Hubisz
estimated about 85% of children in the United States use the
textbooks examined. "The books have a very large number of errors,
many irrelevant photographs, complicated illustrations, experiments
that could not possibly work, and drawings that represented
impossible situations," he told The Charlotte Observer.
Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=405828376
*** Australians protest kissing rules
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - About 100 protesters puckered up in public
Sunday to protest restrictions on kissing at a Brisbane, Australia
park. The mass smooch, at which 50 couples kissed, was a show of
solidarity with two gay men who were ejected from the city-run South
Bank Parklands last weekend for kissing in public. Mark Pendleton, a
protester with the National Union of Students, accused the park of
discriminating against homosexuals. "We don't see South Bank
Parklands kicking off heterosexuals you see at the park, so we don't
think there is any reason why gay couples should be not allowed to
do that as well," Pendleton said. A spokeswoman for the park said
couples of both sexual persuasions had been asked to "tone it down"
in the park, which is popular with families.
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Subject: [bprlist] BNI.Priority News 3,4,5 (1/14/01)
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:01:34 -0500
1. Arabs north of Gush Shilo attacking motorists with gunfire=09
2. More on Gilo stabbing attack=09
3. Tourism continues to plummet=09
4. Nazareth District Court approves administrative detention order
5. Police detain eight Barak activists in Tel Aviv=09
6. Abu Ala: Peres meeting basis for continued negotiations=09
7. Weapon of IDF officer stolen from Eilat hotel=09
8. Tiberias resident stabbed in apparent drug deal=09
9. One fatality in Ashkelon MVA=09
10. Grenade attack in southern Gaza=09
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14-JAN-01 =96 12:45pm
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1. Arabs north of Gush Shilo attacking motorists with gunfire
(BNI-JAN.14) A group of approximately 75 Arabs from the village of Luban
a-Sharqiya are at this time attempting to block Route 60 in Samaria north
of the Jewish community of Eli.=20
The group just fired shots at an Israeli truck traveling the road. Shots
hit the vehicle but there were no casualties.
There were reports of gunfire against Israeli vehicles from the village
over the past 90 minutes.
BNI will provide additional details as they are made available.=20=20=20=20
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2. More on Gilo stabbing attack
(BNI-JAN.14) A 41-year-old woman was stabbed in her back shortly before
noon in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo on Sunday.=20
According to Hadassah Hospital spokesperson Yael Bosem-Levy, the victim
was admitted to the trauma unit of Hadassah Ein Kerem and appears to be in
light condition.
The terrorist fled the scene via the Minharot road, seeking to make his
way to the nearby PA autonomous area. Police immediately ordered a
helicopter into the air and an extensive manhunt for the attacker is
underway.=20=20
++++
3. Tourism continues to plummet
(BNI-JAN.14) A 51 percent decline in tourism was recorded during the last
quarter of 2000 as compared to the same time period in 1999.=20
Despite efforts by Minister of Tourism Amnon Lipkin-Shahak to have US
officials retract travel warnings to the area, the US Department of State
over the weekend issued yet another travel advisory to US citizens in
light of recent terrorist attacks in Israel.=20=20=20
++++
4. Nazareth District Court approves administrative detention order
(BNI-JAN.14) The Nazareth District Court on Sunday approved an
administrative detention order against an Israeli Arab citizen, a resident
of Reina. The Israeli Arab citizen was the subject of an administrative
order that calls for his incarceration for six months.
During the court hearing, activists affiliated with the left-wing Peace
Now organization demonstrated against the administrative detention order. =
=20
++++
5. Police detain eight Barak activists in Tel Aviv
(BNI-JAN.14) Police on Sunday morning detained eight Labor Party activists
during a demonstration opposite Likud Party headquarters.
Barak activist MK Matan Vilan was critical of what he called the
inappropriate behavior of police.=20=20
++++
6. Abu Ala: Peres meeting basis for continued negotiations
(BNI-JAN.14) Senior PA official Abu Mazen on Sunday stated that the
Saturday night meeting in Gaza between PA Chairman Yassir Arafat and
Minister Shimon Peres was the basis for continued talks and follow-up
meetings.
He added that he did not believe any agreement would be achieved prior to
the February election in Israel but he hinted at a ray of optimism
following the new Israeli initiative.=20=20
++++
7. Weapon of IDF officer stolen from Eilat hotel
(BNI-JAN.14) The weapon of an IDF officer staying in the Marina Hotel in
the southern tourist city of Eilat was reportedly stolen. A briefcase
containing documents was also stolen from the room.=20
Police investigating the theft recovered the case but the weapon was not
inside.=20=20
++++
8. Tiberias resident stabbed in apparent drug deal
(BNI-JAN.14) A 38-year-old Tiberias resident was stabbed and seriously
wounded on Sunday morning in what police believe was a drug-related
incident.
Two suspects fleeing the crime scene were apprehe4nded by police.
++++
9. One fatality in Ashkelon MVA
(BNI-JAN.14) The driver of a private vehicle was killed in a motor vehicle
accident in Ashkelon in a collision with a bus at the intersection of
Kibbutz Galiot and Ben-Gurion Streets. None of the persons on the bus were
injured. Police are investigating.=20=20
++++
10. Grenade attack in southern Gaza
(BNI-JAN.14) IDF forces in southern Gaza at Rafiach were attacked with a
hand grenade a short time ago. The grenade exploded near an IDF position.
There were no reported casualties or damage. Soldiers returned fire.
------------------------
1. PA Justice Minister: Another 10-15 collaborators to stand trial
2. OC IDF Intelligence: PA reducing terrorism but its not enough=20
3. Stabbing victim identified=09
4. PA: Israel not complying with security agreements=09
5. President visits Safra Square hunger strikers=09
6. Jordan=92s King Abdullah calls upon Israel not to miss an historic
opportunity.=09
7. Iskin begins jail term=09
8. Lebanon=92 IAF fighter jets break sound barrier over Sidon=09
9. Soldiers attacked by stones in Hebron=09
***************************
14-JAN-01 =96 3:44pm
***************************
1. PA Justice Minister: Another 10-15 collaborators to stand trial
(BNI-JAN.14) PA Minister of Justice Freih Abu-Meidan on Sunday reported
that another 10-15 former Israeli collaborators will be placed on trial by
the PA and may face the death sentence for their capital crimes.
The statements come a day after two former collaborators were executed by
a PA firing squad after being found guilty of collaborating with Israel. =
=20
++++
2. OC IDF Intelligence: PA reducing terrorism but its not enough
(BNI-JAN.14) OC IDF Intelligence Corps Major-General Amos Malka on=20
Sunday
stated that there was a definite reduction in terrorist attacks as a
result of recent and ongoing PA efforts but the effort was not enough.=20=20
++++
3. Stabbing victim identified
(BNI-JAN.14) Livnat Ben-Moshe, 41, of the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem,
was identified as the stabbing victim in an attack earlier inn the day in
the Gilo section of Jerusalem.=20
Officials in Hadassah Hospital report she is in light condition after
being stabbed in the back and has been admitted to a surgical unit.
Hospital spokeswoman Yael Bosem-Levy stated it is expected that she will
be discharged in the coming days.
Ben-Moshe told police she saw Arabs leave a nearby olive orchard while
standing at the corners of Rozmerin and Duga Streets, watching them cross
to the other side of the block. She explained that suddenly she felt a
sharp pain in her back.
Police initiated a manhunt for the attacker who fled to the Minharot road,
leading to Gush Etzion. At the time of this report, the attacker was not
apprehended.=20=20
++++
4. PA: Israel not complying with security agreements
(BNI-JAN.14) Senior PA officials on Sunday pointed the finger of blame at
Israel, accusing Jerusalem of not complying with security agreements. As a
result, PA officials are threatening to boycott a planned meeting
scheduled for Sunday night at the Erez Crossing facility.
PA officials explained that Israel=92s closing of a road in Gaza was a
violation of recent agreements to relax security measures imposed on PA
areas. PA sources explain that employees of the Rafiach Crossing point in
southern Gaza are barred from the approach road, leading to the
unacceptable situation.
Israeli security officials explain the closure was a necessary security
measure in light of 15 shooting attacks over the weekend, but the road
would not remain closed for a prolonged period.
PA officials also complained over the closure and limitations on the PA=92s
international airport.=20=20=20
PA officials explain that the continued closure on PA autonomous areas and
continued arrests are not contributing to the effort to calm the
situation.=20
One senior PA official announced on Sunday afternoon that the meeting was
canceled. This was not confirmed by any Israeli official source.
++++
5. President visits Safra Square hunger strikers
(BNI-JAN.14) President Moshe Katzav on Sunday visited the hunger strikers
near Jerusalem City Hall who are demonstrating against the government=92s
continuing to negotiate a deal with the PA =93without a mandate from the
people,=94 were visited by President Moshe Katzav on Sunday.=20
The president called upon the Professors for a Strong Israel organization
that organized the strike to call off the hunger strike. They hunger
strikers promised the president to consider the request.
Mr. Katzav added that the only matter to be discussed with the PA leaders
at this time if a cessation of terrorism. He added that any agreement
reached in the Oslo process would require the approval of the Knesset
120-seat parliament.
++++
6. Jordan=92s King Abdullah calls upon Israel not to miss an historic
opportunity.
(BNI-JAN.14) According to the official Petra News Agency in Jordan, King
Abdullah II in a Sunday meeting with senior government advisor Danny
Yatom called upon the people of Israel not to miss this historic
opportunity to achieve peace in the region.=20
The news agency stated that during the 90-minute meeting, the leader of
the Hashemite Kingdom called upon Israel to move ahead in a peace
agreement with the PA.
=20=20
++++
7. Iskin begins jail term
(BNI-JAN.14) Convicted right-wing activist Avigdor Iskin on Sunday is to
begin serving a 2.5-year jail term, having exhausted appeals. Iskin was
found guilty of a firebomb attack against a Jerusalem office of the Shalom
L=92Dorot organization and conspiring to place a pigs head on the Nesher
gravesite of Izzadin el-Qassim.
++++
8. Lebanon=92 IAF fighter jets break sound barrier over Sidon
(BNI-JAN.14) Lebanese sources report that Israeli fighter planes on Sunday
morning flew over the Shebaa Farm area and Sidon, breaking the sound
barrier, resulting in a loud sonic boom.
Israel Radio quoted unnamed official security sources that confirmed the
report, adding that Israeli aircraft will fly where and whenever necessary
in operative capacities to ensure the security of Israel.=20=20
++++
9. Soldiers attacked by stones in Hebron
(BNI-JAN.14) Following the funeral for a slain Tanzim force terrorist in
Hebron which was attended by thousands, IDF soldiers in the city were
targeted by stone-throwers. There were no reported injuries among security
forces that fired rubber bullets.=20=20
----------------
1. P=92sagot attacked with gunfire=09
2. PA residents and officials continue anti-Semitic and blasphemous
actions=09
3. Security forces on alert for hang glider attack
4. Terrorist believed to have escaped to Beit Jala
5. Unrests in Jenin and Hebron areas over past hours
6. Extensive search for missing Gaza resident=09
7. Bomb explodes near military vehicle in Gaza=09
8. APC comes under fire in Gaza=09
9. Soldier moderately wounded when APC overturns=09
***************************
14-JAN-01 =96 9:42pm
***************************
1. P=92sagot attacked with gunfire
(BNI-JAN.14) The community of P=92sagot, in the Benjamin Regional Council
district of Samaria, was attacked by gunfire on Sunday evening shortly
after 5:00pm from the nearby PA autonomous city of el-Bireh. There were no
reports of casualties. Soldiers returned fire.=20=20
++++
2. PA residents and officials continue anti-Semitic and blasphemous actions
(BNI-JAN.14) In another anti-Israel rally on Friday, PA residents together
with senior Fatah officials took part in the demonstration in which a
donkey was wrapped in a talit (prayer shawl) along with an Israeli flag
defamed with swastikas.
Participants in the Ramallah event rejected all peace efforts between the
PA and Israel, as well as the White House=92s bridging proposals.=20
MK Rabbi Haim Druckman of the National Religious Party decried the actions
of the demonstrators and then launched a scathing verbal attack against
the government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak.=20
Druckman condemned the government for carrying on negotiations with
=93inhumane people,=94 who repeatedly and consistently exhibit their contem=
pt
and hate for Israel and the Jewish people.=20=20=20
In response to the PA rally, right-wing activists formally associated with
the now outlawed Kach Party paraded a donkey down Jerusalem=92s Yehezkel
Street while adorned with the traditional Arab kafia headdress, a PLO flag
and picture of Yassir Arafat and a Koran.=20
Itamar Ben-Gavir, Noam Federman and Tiran Pollack were detained and=20
taken
for questioning by police for their =91provocative=92 action.
++++
3. Security forces on alert for hang glider attack
(BNI-JAN.14) According to a London Sunday Times report, Israeli security
agencies are on alert for impending attempts to perpetrate terrorist
attacks using hang gliders to cross Israel=92s border. The report indicates
such an attack is planned prior to the Feb. 6 election for prime minister.
The Times reported that terrorists affiliated with the Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine are planning to fly into Israel from Lebanon,
evading radar by flying low, then carry out an attack.
++++
4. Terrorist believed to have escaped to Beit Jala
(BNI-JAN.14) A terrorist who earlier in the day stabbed an Israeli woman
in her back in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo managed to
escape, evading a large police manhunt that including a helicopter. It is
believed the terrorist made his way to the autonomous municipality of Beit
Jala.
In the meantime, stabbing victim Livnat Ben-Moshe, 41, is listed in light
condition in a surgical unit of Hadassah Hospital and she is expected to
be released in the coming days.=20=20
++++
5. Unrests in Jenin and Hebron areas over past hours
(BNI-JAN.14) Unrests have been ongoing over the past hours in the Jenin
area in Samaria and near Hebron and Gush Etzion in Judea between Israeli
forces and PA residents.
IDF forces directed fire at structures in the Arab village of el-Hader in
the Bethlehem district in ongoing activity.
The Shchem (Nablus) road has been closed to vehicular traffic by Israeli
security forces.=20=20
++++
6. Extensive search for missing Gaza resident
(BNI-JAN.14) IDF forces at this time are engaged in an extensive search
for a missing resident of Kfar Yam, a community in the Gush Katif area of
Gaza. The missing man set out Sunday morning for the community=92s=20
hothouses
and has not been seen since.
In addition to the ongoing search, IDF commanders are also investigating
intelligence data that may assist in the case.=20=20
According to Aaron Tzur, head of the Gaza Coast Regional Council, the
vehicle belonging to the missing man was located a short time ago about
600 meters into the PA autonomous area of Khan Yunis. It is believed the
Jewish resident was abducted into the PA. All area roads have been sealed
in the hope of facilitating the ongoing search operation.=20
++++
7. Bomb explodes near military vehicle in Gaza
(BNI-JAN.14) An explosive device was detonated near a military vehicle a
short time ago in Gaza near the Gefen Checkpoint in southern Gaza. There
were no immediate reports of injuries. Soldiers returned fire.=20=20=20
++++
8. APC comes under fire in Gaza
(BNI-JAN.14) An armored personnel carrier operating between Gush Katif
Junction and the southern Gaza community of Kfar Darom was fired upon a
short time ago. There were no reported injuries. Soldiers returned fire.=20
++++
9. Soldier moderately wounded when APC overturns
(BNI-JAN.14) An IDF soldier on Sunday night sustained moderate injuries
when an armored personnel carrier overturned on Sunday night in Gaza,
south of the community of Neve Dekalim. No additional information is
available at this time. (Kol Rina =96 formally Kol M=92Hashetach)=20=20
=20=20=20
++++
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1. No injuries in bomb attack in Gaza=09
2. Shooting victim shot in his hand=09
3. Hamas claims responsibility for Gaza murder=09
4. No injuries in shooting north of Gush Shilo=09
5. Israel continues to negotiate=09
*************************
15-JAN-01 =96 8:34am
*************************
1. No injuries in bomb attack in Gaza
(BNI-JAN.15) An explosive device was detonated in Gaza, on the
Karnei/Netzarim road on Monday morning, as a convoy of Israeli vehicles
passed the area. There were no reports of casualties.
++++
2. Shooting victim shot in his hand
(BNI-JAN.15) An Israeli motorist on Monday morning was shot in his hand
while driving on the Shchem (Nablus) bypass road, near the Jewish
community of Elon Moreh. The injured motorist was transported to Beilinson
Hospital in Petah Tikvah.
IDF commanders report the gunfire came from the nearby Arab village of
Salim.
++++
3. Hamas claims responsibility for Gaza murder
(BNI-JAN.15) Hamas has claimed responsibility for the Sunday night murder
of Kfar Yam resident, 30-year-old Roni Tzalach. Tzalach=92s body was found
on Monday morning only a short distance from his office. The body was
discovered in the greenhouse area where Tzalach worked.
Police believe there were three or four terrorists involved in the attack.
After the murder, they fled in the victim=92s car which was later set ablaz=
e
ceremoniously in the heart of PA controlled Khan Yunis. On Monday=20
morning,
the charred remains of the car were pushed to the border between PA and
Israeli Gaza, then taken by Israeli security forces.
As a result of the attack, Gaza has been placed under a general closure by
Israel and the PA Gaza International Airport, which is under Israeli
security control, remains closed.
Tzalach leaves a wife. Funeral services to be announced.
++++
4. No injuries in shooting north of Gush Shilo
(BNI-JAN.15) Shots were fired on Monday morning in the direction of Route
60, the main north/south road north of the community of Eli, in the Gush
Shilo area of Samaria. The gunfire emanated from the Arab village of
Issawiya.=20
There were no reported casualties in the attack.=20=20
++++
5. Israel continues to negotiate
(BNI-JAN.15) Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami and PA official Abu Ala will
meet on Monday afternoon to resume negotiations.=20
In an interview in a PA newspaper, Abu Ala explained the PA is waiting for
explanations vis-=E0-vis the bridging proposals put forward by the White
House and Israel=92s position on key issues.
Talks were scheduled to resume on Sunday night but the PA made the
decision to boycott the meeting.=20=20
-----------------
1. Terror victim was shot in his head=09
2. IDF forces surround home used by fleeing terrorist(s)=09
3. Bomb attack in Gush Etzion area during the night=09
4. MK Dahamsha: PA has the right to place =91traitors=92 on trial=09
5. Fatah to hold memorial for terror leader in Orient House=09
6. PA arrested over 250 Israeli informants=09
7. Encampments taken over by IDF forces=09
8. Tanks on Route 443=09
9. Education Ministry calls for more bulletproof vehicles=09
******************************
15-JAN-01 =96 11:00am
******************************
1. Terror victim was shot in his head
(BNI-JAN.15) According to preliminary information released by security
forces investigating the terror murder of Kfar Yam resident Roni Tzalach,
he was shot in his head. Reports indicate that there are signs that he did
struggle with the terrorists before he was killed.
As a result of the attack, the closure has been renewed over all of Gaza.
Arab laborers are not permitted into =93Israel proper=94 and are restricted
from traveling. The PA=92s airport has also been closed once again by
Israel. All crossings from PA areas to areas under Israeli control have
been closed.
Government Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told Israel Radio that at this
point, a military retaliatory response could not be ruled out.
Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami told Israel Radio Reshet Bet that the
negotiations must forge ahead in the hope of reaching and agreement that
will bring an end to the violence. A meeting with PA negotiators was
scheduled for Monday afternoon but following the murder, government
officials have decided to cancel the talks. Ben-Ami added he was certain
that PA Chairman Yassir Arafat was interested in eliminating terror
attacks and was working towards that goal.
Deputy Minister of Defense Ephraim Sneh told Israel Radio that the
government does not hold the PA directly responsible for the murder, a
change from the government=92s former position of holding PA Chairman Yassi=
r
Arafat responsible for continued Islamic terror attacks.
Likud MK Gideon Ezra, a former deputy director of the General Security
Service (GSS/Shin Bet), called for the immediate cessation of all
negotiations with the PA in light of the terror attack and the weekend
execution of two PA residents found guilty of =91collaborating with the
enemy=92 for having assisted Israeli security agents. Ezra explained that
the execution of informants was yet another sign the PA was doing
everything to break the chain of intelligence information to Israel which
was leading to a breakdown of the terrorist network that was responsible
for attacks such as the latest which claimed the life of Tzalach.=20
Roni Tzalach leaves his pregnant wife Oshrit and an 18-month-old infant.
He will be laid to rest in Gush Katif on Monday afternoon at 3:00pm. He
became the 46th Israeli killed in terror attacks since the start of the
PA-orchestrated Intifada on September 29, 2000.=20=20
++++
2. IDF forces surround home used by fleeing terrorist(s)
(BNI-JAN.15) Following the Monday morning shooting attack in which an
Israeli motorist was wounded by gunfire, IDF soldiers surrounded a home in
the Arab village of Salim, near Elon Moreh. The home was used by the
fleeing terrorists for cover following the attack.=20=20
++++
3. Bomb attack in Gush Etzion area during the night
(BNI-JAN.15) A firebomb and an explosive device were hurled at an IDF
patrol operating in the Gush Etzion area of Judea at about midnight, near
the Arab village of el-Aroub.
There were no reported injuries.=20=20
++++
4. MK Dahamsha: PA has the right to place =91traitors=92 on trial
(BNI-JAN.15) In defiance of the across the board statements of
condemnation issued on Sunday over the PA executing two former Israeli
informants by Members of Knesset, public officials and human rights
organizations, MK Maleq Dahamsha, a member of the Israeli parliament,
issued a statement, =93The PA has the right to place traitors on trial.=94 =
=20
Dahamsha explained the two were placed on trial and were found guilty of
acting against the interests of the PA, and therefore, the PA was within
its right to sentence them for the capital crime.
++++
5. Fatah to hold memorial for terror leader in Orient House
(BNI-JAN.15) The Fatah terror organization will on Monday hold a memorial
service for a slain terror leader and organization founder in the PA=92s
Orient House headquarters located in eastern Jerusalem.=20
A branch of the Fatah terror organization named after the Fatah founder
has claimed responsibility for the murder of Gaza resident Roni Tzalach on
Sunday. It was explained that the attack was timed to coincide with the
one-year anniversary of the slaying of the Fatah leader for whom the
Jerusalem memorial was being held and in revenge for the IDF=92s killing of
a Tanzim force terrorist during clashes in Hebron on Friday.=20=20
++++
6. PA arrested over 250 Israeli informants
(BNI-JAN.15) According to an Israel Radio report, the PA over the past
eight years has arrested over 250 Arabs suspected of having furnished
Israeli security agents with intelligence data. Many of them are sitting
in PA jails for several years and have never been formally charged with
crimes or placed on trial.
The Israel Radio report is based on information released by an Arab human
rights organization.=20
++++
7. Encampments taken over by IDF forces
(BNI-JAN.15) Two encampments established following the terrorist attack in
which Rabbi Binyamin Ze=92ev Kahane and his wife Talia were murdered have
become military outposts.
Last week, IDF Battalion Commander Colonel Gal Hirsh ordered the civilian
residents of the encampments in Samaria, near Ofra and Beit El, to
evacuate. Soldiers have moved in to the two locations in place of the
civilians in the hope of providing additional security in the area, the
site of the murders and multiple shooting attacks over past weeks.
Benjamin Regional Council head Pinhas Wallerstein stated he was pleased
with the decision by the IDF, explaining there were not planning to
establish new communities at the two sites, but wished to maintain a
presence to provide additional security on Route 60 for Israeli motorists.
Wallerstein stated the military presence at this time was most welcome and
preferable to the civilians that set up the encampments.=20=20
++++
8. Tanks on Route 443
(BNI-JAN.15) The once popular Jerusalem/Tel Aviv route via Modi=92in, known
as Route 443, today is rarely used by motorists, especially after sunset.
This due to recent fatal and non-fatal shooting attacks on the road.
The Egged bus company has announced it was rerouting bus service for
certain routes and was not going to be providing service on the road after
4:30pm.
The IDF last week moved tanks into position, now placed visibly on the
side of the Modi=92in road, in the hope of providing a deterrence to future
attacks. Nevertheless, many motorists who used the road for years, are now
wary about traveling on Route 443, with many explaining they will still
=91risk it=92 during the day but not after sunset.=20=20
++++
9. Education Ministry calls for more bulletproof vehicles
(BNI-JAN.15) Shlomit Amichai, the director-general of the Ministry of
Education, has called upon the government to do everything possible to
provide additional bulletproof vehicles to be placed at the disposal of
Yesha communities for the transportation of children to their schools.
At present, most children being transported to schools throughout Yesha
are traveling in bulletproof buses. Children attending special education
facilities, numbering far less than the regular student population, are
generally transported in non-bulletproof vans from their respective
communities due to their small numbers. The parents of these children are
most concerned, realizing their children are not offered the same level of
protection as the general student population.
Amichai called upon government officials to fulfill their responsibilities
to all Yesha students and furnish the armor-plated vans to ensure the safe
transportation of all children to and from their schools.=20=20
--------------
1. Jordanian infiltrator apprehended in Beit Shean=09
2. Hunger strikers demanding to meet with PM=09
3. PM condemns terrorist murder of Gaza resident Roni Tzalach=09
4. Israel sends relief aid to El Salvador quake victims=09
5. PM Barak says no to =91right of return=92 and Temple Mount to PA=09
*****************************
15-JAN-01 =96 12:15pm
*****************************
1. Jordanian infiltrator apprehended in Beit Shean
(BNI-JAN.15) A Jordanian citizen who during the night infiltrated into
Israel, was apprehended by IDF forces in the Jordan Valley community of
Beit Shean. He was turned over to security authorities for interrogation. =
=20
++++
2. Hunger strikers demanding to meet with PM
(BNI-JAN.15) Hunger strikers who have been maintaining their presence near
Jerusalem City Hall for over two weeks are demanding a meeting with Prime
Minister/Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
The Professors for a Strong Israel organization lead the hunger strikers.
They are protesting the government=92s willingness to hand over the Temple
Mount in Jerusalem is any peace agreement with the PA, as well as=20
opposing
continued negotiations with the PA as Islamic terror attacks continue.
To date, Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and President Moshe Katzav have
called upon the strikers to cease their actions that are placing their
health in jeopardy. At least one striker is refusing food and liquids,
including water, until PM Barak agrees to a meeting. The hunger striker
collapses on Sunday due to his weakened state and was transported to
Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.=20
++++
3. PM condemns terrorist murder of Gaza resident Roni Tzalach
(BNI-JAN.15) Following is a statement released by the Prime Minister=92s
Office condemning the murder of Kfar Yam resident Roni Tzalach.
=93Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak condemns the abduction=20
and
cold-blooded murder of Gush Katif resident Ron Tzalach as an unforgivable
and abominable crime.
=93Prime Minister Barak extends his condolence to the Tzalach family and
says that the murderers will not get away with it; Israel=92s long arm
will reach them and they will be duly punished, as has been done with
those responsible for previous attacks against Israeli soldiers and
civilians.
=93Israel views the Palestinian Authority as having the responsibility to
take effective action against those who perpetrate attacks.=94
NOTEWORTHY ADDENDUM
Responding to the attack on Monday morning, Deputy Minister of Defense
Ephraim Sneh stated that Israel does not place the blame on Arafat at this
time and would not unless there was concrete evidence linking the PA
directly to the attack.
On Sunday night, MK Tzvi Hendel of the National Religious Party and Gaza
resident, told Israel Radio that he had information that IDF forces were
preparing to enter into Khan Yunis, under total PA control, in search of
Tzalach who was believed alive at the time, and were barred from doing so
by orders of the =91political echelon=92=94.=20
=20=20
++++
4. Israel sends relief aid to El Salvador quake victims
(BNI-JAN.15) The Foreign Ministry dispatched a medical team to assist the
victims of the recent earthquake in El Salvador. Leading the delegation is
the Director of the Foreign Ministry's Latin America Division Mr. Alex
Ben-Zvi, and the Director of the Schneider Hospital Trauma Center, Dr.
Yehezkel Waisman.
In additions, on Tuesday, January 16, a shipment of medical aid will be
sent to the earthquake victims, which will include medicines and medical
supplies amounting to about $30,000.
The delegation will be conveying to the President Francisco Flores of El
Salvador a letter from Prime Minister Barak, expressing the solidarity of
the people of Israel with the people of El Salvador.=20=20
++++
5. PM Barak says no to =91right of return=92 and Temple Mount to PA=20
(BNI-JAN.15) (Communicated by the Prime Minister=92s Media Adviser)
In an interview with the Qatari television station Al Jazeera this morning
(Monday), Prime Minister Ehud Barak sharply condemned the murder of Ron
Tzalach and noted that it was an awful thing for the Tzalach family,
Israel and Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Prime Minister Barak said that the murder was a harsh blow to the peace
process and estimated that Tzalach was the victim of despicable murderers
who came with his Palestinian employees to his community=92s greenhouses.
Prime Minister Barak emphasized that Israel would never accept the right
of return of refugees to Israel and stressed that he would not sign any
document that transfers sovereignty over the Temple Mount to the
Palestinians.=20=20
The Prime Minister called on Palestinian Authority Chairman Yassir Arafat
to halt the acts of violence. The Prime Minister asserted that these acts
are in nobody=92s interests and promised that Israel would not capitulate t=
o
violence.=20=20
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Subject: [bprlist] Harpazo.net News items (1/15/01)
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:07:38 -0500
Update:Rescue, Recovery Efforts Go On After Salvadoran Quake=20
Rescue workers continued digging outside El Salvador's capital Monday=20
amid slim hopes that some of the hundreds of people buried by Saturday's=20
earthquake still could be alive. They also faced the grim business of=20
recovering the dead. According to the latest estimates, at least 403 people=
=20
were killed in El Salvador and at least another 1,200 are missing following=
=20
landslides generated by the quake. At least eight people also died in=20
Guatemala CNN=20=20
'Jerusalem Syndrome' Strikes Man Near Temple Mount=20=20
A man claiming to be the Messiah arrived at one of the gates near the=20
Temple Mount earlier this afternoon. Dressed in white, he was riding a=20
donkey and requested to enter the walled compound. Police took him into=20
custody for questioning, according to an Army Radio report. Jerusalem Post =
=20
Jerusalem 'Bomb Plot'=20=20
A new hit film in Israel - Hahesder, or Time of Favour - is about a plot by=
ultra-
religious Jews to blow up the mosques on the Temple Mount. Now there are=20
warnings that some are preparing to turn fiction into fact.=20=20
There has been an apocalyptic warning, from two former top security chiefs,=
=20
that extreme Jewish groups may be plotting to destroy the mosque=20
compound - known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary (Haram al-Sharif).=20=20
The two men, former heads of the security service Shin Bet and chief of=20
police, claimed to have unearthed such a plot, and have warned Prime=20
Minister Ehud Barak. If the groups succeed, the pair warned, Israel would g=
et=20
the blame, and the result would be regional war.=20=20
"This is the best place and the best point to destroy the peace process, to=
=20
stop peace negotiation and to kill any peace agreement between Israel and=20
the Palestinians," said Izar Beh of the Keshef Centre, which monitors=20
extreme religious and nationalist groups. "To harm the mosque, it means a=20
global war between the Arab world and the Islamic world against Israel, and=
=20
no doubt that it could be a war that may bring destruction to the state of=
=20
Israel." BBC=20=20
Mubarak Travels To Damascus=20=20
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will meet with President Bashir Assad in=20
Damascus today. It will be Mubarak's first visit to Syria since the funeral=
of=20
President Hafez Assad. The two leaders will discuss developments in the=20
Middle East and their positions regarding the peace process. An Egyptian=20
spokesman stressed the routine nature of the meeting. Jerusalem Post=20=20
Sharon Foresees "Arrangement" With Palestinians=20=20
Israeli hardliner Ariel Sharon, who seems likely to win the February 6=20
elections for prime minister, said Sunday he believes he can reach, "an=20
arrangement" with the Palestinians. Sharon talked about an arrangement=20
after being told that two parties supporting his candidacy had just told=20
reporters they did not believe peace is attainable now.=20=20
The parties' leaders talked to reporters as they showed up for a meeting in=
=20
Sharon's office in Tel Aviv. The meeting was held after another round of=20
independent public opinion polls Friday showed Sharon still commands a=20
comfortable lead of some 20 percent over the incumbent Prime Minister=20
Ehud Barak, of the Labor Party.=20=20
A reporter told Sharon that his allies have just suggested there was no=20
formula to achieve peace. "Do you think so too?" he asked. Sharon seemed=20
engrossed in a line and a half note in black ink that Rehavam Ze'evi of the=
=20
National Unity gave him.=20=20
He thought for a while and asked the reporter to repeat the question. That=
=20
done, Sharon said Barak's policy failed adding: "I believe we can reach an=
=20
arrangement in our way. We shall make every effort to reach an=20
arrangement. Through security we'll have peace." UPI=20=20
IDF Jets Prowl Lebanese Skies=20=20
Air Force jets flew several sorties over the Har Dov area on the northern=20
border with Lebanon earlier today. The jets, traveling north, slammed throu=
gh=20
the sound barrier over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, according to Lebanese=
=20
media reports. The planes also overflew the cities of Tyre and Sidon.=20=20
An Air Force source confirmed the flights to Israel Radio, saying, "Our jet=
s=20
fly anywhere necessary, according to mission needs." There has been a=20
sharp rise in the number of IDF sorties over the northern border in the las=
t=20
few days. The overflights are, according to Israel Radio, in response to an=
=20
increased likehood of cross-border attacks by the Hizbullah. Jerusalem Post=
=20=20
Israel: Plans To Handle Local Earthquake Shaky=20=20
If you're not too worried about current problems - the intifada, the water=
=20
shortage, or the religious divide - then a government statement that says=20
we're likely to experience an apocalyptic earthquake within 50 years=20
probably won't shake you up. But a rough estimate of up to 10,000 dead,=20
22,000 injured, and a $50 billion damage bill might just put a damper on yo=
ur=20
day.=20=20
The above figures were released yesterday by Communications Minister=20
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer after having been kept secret by the Knesset=20
earthquake procedures steering committee when its report was published=20
last year.=20=20
Both the police and the IDF have expressed a need to reevaluate their more=
=20
modest estimates if they are to be prepared for such a crisis, said Ben-
Eliezer. It would seem that the preparation plans of both might have room f=
or=20
improvement, he added. In such a situation, it is likely the police would=20
transfer authority to the army. Jerusalem Post=20=20
In Iran: Backlash Gathers Pace=20=20
The harsh sentences passed on Saturday on seven key pro-reform figures=20
represent another major blow to the Iranian reformist movement and=20
President Mohammad Khatami. It was the latest manifestation of a hard-line=
=20
backlash that has been stepped up in recent weeks, as Mr Khatami ponders=20
whether to run for a second term of office in June elections. As long ago a=
s=20
last July, he signalled that he would. Now, there are strong signs that he =
is=20
having second thoughts, with the Berlin verdicts likely to do little to dis=
pel his=20
doubts. The jail terms were harsher than expected, and see seven more of=20
Mr Khatami's leading supporters condemned to lengthy periods behind bars.=20
BBC=20=20
Global Warming Claims 'Based On False Data'=20=20
Fresh doubt has been cast on evidence for global warming following the=20
discovery that a key method of measuring temperature change has=20
exaggerated the warming rate by almost 40 per cent.=20=20
Studies of temperature records dating back more than a century have=20
seemed to indicate a rise in global temperature of around 0.5 =B0 C, with m=
uch=20
of it occurring since the late 1970s. This has led many scientists to belie=
ve=20
that global warming is under way, with the finger of blame usually pointed =
at=20
man-made pollution such as carbon dioxide.=20=20
Now an international team of scientists, including researchers from the Met=
=20
Office in Bracknell, Berkshire, has found serious discrepancies in these=20
temperature measurements, suggesting that the amount of global warming is=20
much less than previously believed. telegraph=20=20
6 D.C. Students Have Scarlet Fever=20=20
Six students at a Northeast Washington elementary school have contracted=20
scarlet fever, the first time the highly contagious bacterial infection has=
been=20
documented in the District since 1992.=20=20
Diagnostic tests showed that two other students at Mildred E. Gibbs=20
Elementary School, at 500 19th St. NE, have streptococcus infections=20
related to the same outbreak.=20=20
Scarlet fever is strep with a twist: The bacterium produces toxins that cau=
se=20
such symptoms as sore throat, headache, high fever, a red "sandpaper"=20
rash, red spots in the mouth, swollen glands, white spots on the tonsils an=
d=20
a swollen, inflamed tongue that turns the color of strawberries or raspberr=
ies.=20
The disease got its name from the tongue's bright red coloration.=20=20
Health officials say the risks of strep and scarlet fever are the same. The=
=20
only difference is that scarlet fever is much easier to identify.=20=20
D.C. Health Department Director Ivan C.A. Walks said city doctors checked=20
with pediatricians across the District yesterday and found that a higher-th=
an-
average number of strep infections has occurred this year. Washington Post =
=20
Church Representatives Sign Historic Covenant Between Dioceses=20=20
Representatives of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the=20
Anglican Church in the United Kingdom and Nigeria last week signed what=20
Christian circles described as a history-making covenant between the three=
=20
dioceses.=20=20
According to Rev. Petra Heldt of the Ecumenical Theological Research=20
Fraternity in Israel, which was instrumental in forging the link between th=
e=20
churches, this is the first official link between the Syrian Orthodox Churc=
h=20
and the Anglican Church.=20=20
"Ecumenism isn't just a matter of contacts between the Vatican and the=20
World Council of Churches, it is also a matter of cooperation between=20
churches on a local level," Heldt said. Jerusalem Post=20=20
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Subject: [bprlist] Iraq to Donate $94 Million to Poor Americans
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:11:10 -0500
Iraq to Donate $94 Million to Poor Americans
Updated 11:10 AM ET January 15, 2001
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government, at a meeting
chaired by President Saddam Hussein, Monday agreed to
donate 100 million euros ($94 million) to poor Americans,
the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) said.
"The cabinet decided, on humanitarian grounds, to allocate
100 million euros to be distributed to poor Americans,"
INA said, adding an Iraqi commission would be formed to
supervise distribution of the money.
It said U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan would be
notified of the donation.
INA said there were 30 million people living below the
poverty line in the United States -- Iraq's sworn enemy.
Iraq is under a United Nations humanitarian program to
relieve its population from the effects of economic sanctions
imposed over the country's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Baghdad's proceeds from oil sales are used to buy food,
medicine and other essential goods under U.N. monitoring.
Last month, Saddam pledged one billion euros to
Palestinians to aid their uprising against Israeli occupation.
($1-1.062 Euro)
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Subject: [bprlist] Saddam sent hitman to kill London foes
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:15:45 -0500
Saddam sent hitman to kill London foes=20=20
Marie Colvin=20
Recent stories by Marie Colvin on Iraq
THERE is one question that Iraqi intelligence agents are not
supposed to put to the people they interrogate under torture.
They never ask why their prisoners oppose Saddam Hussein.=20
Brutality has become such a commonplace in the culture that
keeps Saddam in power that his minions cannot be allowed to
doubt whether the evil they commit is normal.=20
Interviewing defectors from the Iraqi power structure entails
hearing about so many inhuman acts that when one agent of
the mukhabarat (security service) said he had worked in the
Bureau of Murders, I thought he meant the office that committed
them. In fact, it was the office that investigated murders.=20
There are many startling stories about Iraq. Saddam gunned
down half his cabinet after he took power in 1979; Uday, his
eldest son, raped and killed a woman, then gave her family a
car in compensation; Qusay, his second son, ordered Abu
Ghreib prison to be "cleaned out" and had 2,000 prisoners
executed in 24 hours.=20
What these stories obscure is the day-to-day oppression that
16m Iraqis endure. The people who commit brutal acts say: "It
was normal to us."=20
Omar Ismael, now a refugee in western Europe, worked for 14
years in the mukhabarat and rose to the rank of captain before
fleeing six months ago.=20
He is not an unfeeling man: he talks movingly about wanting his
children, Mustapha, 9, and Raima, 6, to escape from Iraq and
join him. But he has no remorse about the job he considered
"normal". Ismael saw so many people killed in Iraqi prisons that
he no longer remembers their names or the number.=20
Ismael did not leave Iraq because he opposed Saddam, but
because he thought he would be the next victim. His final
mission is a chilling warning of how far beyond any civilised
boundaries the regime in Iraq has gone.=20
Ismael's last order - one he did not obey because he believed he
would have been killed - was to travel to London and
assassinate Iraqi opposition leaders.=20
He was given weeks of training with 14 other mukhabarat
agents, all being prepared for similar missions. He was to pose
as an asylum seeker in London and ingratiate himself with
opposition figures there. For weeks his instructors at the
Salman Pak bureau of the mukhabarat schooled him in what to
say to his interviewers to convince them he was a political
refugee. He was given a passport with a new name identifying
him as a Shi'ite, the branch of Islam that is followed by those in
the south of Iraq and is viewed with suspicion by Saddam's
Sunni elite.=20
He was told to say he had been imprisoned for joining the Shi'ite
rebellion that followed Saddam's defeat in the Gulf war and was
taught the dialect of the south. More sinister was the training he
received to fire a gun with a silencer and to use thallium, a
slow-acting poison that has featured in Iraqi assassinations.=20
"They told me to go to London, to remain quiet for two months
and get myself established. They said the government of Britain
would pay me some money and I should live only on that. Then I
was to get close to three people. They showed me thick files on
the people in London."=20
He left through northern Iraq, now in control of the Kurds, and
was given money by an Iraqi agent in Ankara. He was to check
in with Baghdad every week through contacts in Romania and
Greece. If he needed a weapon or thallium compound, he had a
number to call in Cyprus.=20
"I was told I would be given new orders after two months,"
Ismael said. "I knew I was supposed to assassinate these
people for three reasons: one, why else would they teach me to
use a silenced gun and thallium; two, I was told not to worry
about my children - they would be taken care of; and three, the
way the mission was set up in Baghdad, they could deny any
connection with me if I was caught."=20
Ismael decided to flee. He knew what could happen to him
because for years he had been a "technician" - recording torture
sessions or helping with electrical equipment during the
interrogation of suspects.=20
The equipment, imported from Germany by the health ministry,
was a machine manufactured to restart patients' hearts with a
jolt of electricity. The mukhabarat modified it to deliver stronger
jolts.=20
Every torture session had to be recorded and a tape sent to the
office of Qusay, who runs Iraq's Special Security Organisation.
Like the Nazis, the Iraqi regime is keeping details of the crimes
it commits in its own archives. The record could be invaluable to
any tribunal convened to consider the regime's crimes against
humanity.=20
"Sometimes we had so much work that we could not record
everything, but we sent many tapes," Ismael said. "Always one
question was asked: who are you working with?"=20
Electrodes were placed on suspects' heads or genitals.
Whenever a question went unanswered, said Ismael, the voltage
was increased.=20
His career reveals the depth of
the regime's paranoia. In April
1998 Ismael and four other
agents followed Taha Abbas
Hababi, the director of the Al
Eimn al-Amn, Iraq's equivalent of
MI5. Hababi was considered to
have gone "soft".=20
"We found nothing against him
after two months, so we made a
tape of his daughter having sex with a man," Ismael said. "We
had to drug her first."=20
When Hababi was sent the tape he went directly to a meeting
with Saddam and Qusay. He was not seen again until his body
was delivered to his family two months later.=20
Executions were routine. "Prisoners would be put in a room and
killed by a man who just opened fire, spraying them with
bullets," Ismael said. "Then another man would come and put a
bullet in each one's head, to be sure. Once we found a man who
had died without any bullet holes in him - from fear, I think."=20
On one occasion Ismael and fellow mukhabarat agents were
called to witness the execution of two colleagues. "I think it was
to make an example of them," he said.=20
In Ismael's last year one name kept emerging in torture
sessions: Amar Turki, said to be an opposition leader based in
London. Iraq had no file on him. Part of Ismael's mission was to
find Turki. He was also ordered to get close to Arras Habib, of
the Iraqi National Congress, and Mohammed Safie, another
opposition leader. Habib is not surprised. "I was told Saddam
offered 40m dinars [=A317,000] for my death," he said yesterday.=20
Ismael was sent on his mission last August and, having sought
sanctuary, says he can never return to Iraq. His story would be
amazing had other former mukhabarat agents not provided
similar accounts.=20
Khaled Jenabi, now a refugee in Jordan, was also a mukhabarat
officer until he left last year. His brother, Kamel, a field marshal,
was shot dead by Qusay after an argument. Jenabi believes that
Saddam felt he had become too popular.=20
Both Khaled Jenabi and Ismael were sons of the regime. Ismael
was recruited from university; Jenabi at 16. "I was told by my
tribe that I had been chosen by Saddam. I was very proud,"
Jenabi recalled. He started as a bodyguard to Barzan Tikriti,
Saddam's brother and a former head of the mukhabarat, then
graduated to spying on fellow Iraqis.=20
He drugged female relatives of government or army officials and
filmed them having sex. Some tapes were used for blackmail,
others to keep officials in line. The tortures Jenabi saw in
prisons ranged from pulling nails to burning skin with a
blowtorch. "Iraqi prisons are like burial places - once you enter,
you never leave," he said.=20
http://www.sunday-
times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/01/14/stifgnmid02001.html
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Subject: [bprlist] Husseini: We are in a state of war
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:19:20 -0500
(16:45) Husseini: We are in a state of war
"Unlike in the past, today the Palestinians are in a state of
war and must expel collaborators from their midst," said
Faisal Husseini, Palestinian Authority minister responsible
for Jerusalem affairs, justifying the execution of
Palestinian discovered aiding Israel.
Husseini was speaking at an assembly attended by some
300 people at the Orient House in eastern Jerusalem.
"We, the Palestinians, are in a state of war, forced upon
us, actually by the Israeli side," Husseini contended,
adding, "We had to take every possible step against
those that betrayed their people."
Husseini made his statements while standing in front of a
poster written in Arabic, saying: "Palestine is Jerusalem,
Haifa, Jaffa, Acre, Safad, the Galilee, Gaza and Nablus,"
according to an Israel Radio report.
The meeting was held in memory of Arafat aide Salah
Khalaf - better known as Abu-Iyad, the PLO's
intelligence mastermind assassinated in Iraq in January
1991,
MK Muhammad Barakei (Hadash) attended the
meeting.
Fatah and Tanzim activists who were invited did not
attend for fear of being arrested by undercover Israeli
security forces in the area of the Orient House, although
activist Abdel Khader el Khatib was present at the
meeting.
http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/01/15/LatestNews/LatestNews.19544.ht
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) The Delay in Arab Aid for the Intifada
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:53:39 -0500
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Date sent: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:26:16 -0800
To: memri@erols.com
From: MEMRI <memri@erols.com>
Subject: The Delay in Arab Aid for the Intifada
Special Dispatch - Pa
January 16, 2001
No. 178
Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
P.O. Box 7837, Washington DC, 20038-7837=20
Phone: (202) 955-9070=20
Fax: (202) 955-9077=20
E-mail: MEMRI@erols.com=20
Website: www.memri.org
The Delay in Arab Aid for the Intifada
"The Intifada of Al-Aqsa=94 engendered solidarity for the Palestinian cause
throughout the Arab and Muslim worlds, and encouraged Arab and Islamic
leaders to convene urgent summits in support of the Palestinians.
Resolutions were taken at the Arab summit in Cairo and the Islamic summit
in Qatar, to provide financial support for the Palestinian Intifada and to
establish two funds: "The Al-Aqsa Fund" and the "Intifada Fund."
According to reports in the Arab media, the contributions from the Arab
countries and other sources totaled seven hundred million dollars, although
it appears that only a very small part of this money actually reached the
Palestinians. Palestinian representative to the Arab League, Muhammad
Sbeih, even claimed that in comparison to the material aid given by EU
countries, the Arab aid is "modest and very poor." (1)=20
Lack of Arab Trust for PA
The main reason for the delay of financial aid to the PA seems to be the
Arab countries' fear that the funds will not reach their destination, given
what is known about PA corruption. Therefore, instead of promptly
transferring the money to the Palestinian leadership, some Arab donor
countries decided to transfer the funds directly to those eligible.
Columnist Dawoud Al-Shiryan discussed this problem in an article in the
London-based Al-Hayat daily and came to the conclusion that: "The
Palestinian people is the victim of the lack of trust between the Arab
regimes and the PA." (2)
PA spokesmen utterly rejected the claims against the PA and saw them as an
offense to the PA's independence and honor. Palestinian Undersecretary of
Culture, Yahya Yikhlaf, for example, stated "The behavior of the Arab
leaders on the issue of money is like that of the [British] Mandate."
According to Yikhlaf, "The regimes and the institutions that collected the
funds=85claim that the PA is not worthy of spending them because of its
corruption, and therefore take it upon themselves to transfer the money
directly to its destination=85"
"The Palestinian people," adds Yikhlaf, "knows what its immediate needs
are, and the donors should turn to the correct address, namely the PA. The
PLO paid a heavy price for its independent national decision [-making], and
the Arab regimes must not exploit breaches caused by mistakes and deeds of
[certain] individuals. [At the same time], the PLO and the PA will have to
close these breaches and to adopt a transparent financial policy that end
these rumors."
"We should reject the humiliating aid that hurts our national pride;
moreover, we must establish criteria for the use of these funds =85 We must
publicize in the media the [details] of our spending and present to the
Arab public clear accountability." (3)
Palestinian columnist Hussein Hijazi, sim;larly argue: "It is the right of
every Arab country to determine for itself the destination of its aid, be
it the families of the martyrs or hospitals. However, the only [lawful]
address for distributing the funds is the PA, as it is the political body
that represents the Palestinian people." (4)
"Most official Palestinian spokes-people deny the accusations of misuse of
funds by the PA. The Palestinian representative to the Arab League,
Muhammad Sbeih, blamed Israel for spreading these rumors: "These claims are
part of the propaganda war that Israel launched in order to harm the
reputation of the PA and beseige it politically, financially, and in the
media. The source of this information is, unfortunately, [Deputy IDF Chief
of Staff] General Ya'lon=85" (5)
A few Palestinian critics of the PA pointed to corruption among the PA
leadership. For example Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
(PLC), Hussam Khadr stated: "We hope that the funds will reach the eligible
people and that some of them will be allocated to strengthening the
financial and national infrastructure, rather than the personal
[infrastructure] of PA officials... As for the funds that have [supposedly]
already arrived nobody knows a thing about them. This is a mystery which
no one can solve, not the Minister of Finance, nor the government, nor any
other institution." (6)
PLC Member Hassan Khreiseh proposed a practical way of overcoming the lack
of trust in view of "The problem of financial corruption and the [PA's
faulty] administrative functioning: The surest way to distribute [the
donations] is through popular institutions... If the funds ever arrive, we
will have to establish two complementary bodies, one popular and another
official [for the purpose of distribution]." (7)
A Gap Between Arab Leaders and Public
"The Intifada of Al-Aqsa" revealed the existence of a large gap between the
public in Arab countries, who were incited by the events and wanted a
fierce Arab response against Israel, and the Arab leaders, who tried to
maintain the status-quo. Regarding aid to the Palestinians, however, the
Arab leaders heeded the pressures of the public.
Palestinian Undersecretary of Culture, Yahya Yikhlaf, criticized the Arab
leadership: "There is no doubt that many of the Arab regimes are evading
their commitments to the Palestinian people by casting doubt on the
competence of the PA to use the funds [appropriately]. Other Arab
governments [decided to] contribute because of pressure from their public
[but then] set terms that have kept the funds from reaching Palestinian
society..." (8)
The Palestinian weekly Al-Manar reproached the Arab leaders that do not
want to aid the Palestinian Intifada, claiming that they they intend to
force the Palestinians to accept a political settlement with Israel.
According to this article, the real reasons for the delay in granting funds
to the Palestinians is"American-Israeli pressure to limit the scope and
delay the transfer of the donations=85"
"The [Arab] governments know that the aid will help the Intifada and the
PA, and for a long time now they do not want this..."
"All these declarations [by Arab leaders] about donations to the
Palestinians were aimed, no more and no less, at quieting the Arab public's
rage. The withholding [of the donations] is aimed at weakening the PA,
suffocating the Intifada and increasing the pressure on the Palestinian
people." (9)
Endnotes:=20
(1) Al-Quds (PA), December 19, 2000.
(2) Al-Hayat (London), December 13, 2000.
(3) Al-Intifada (PA), December 1, 2000.
(4) Al-Ayyam (PA), December 1, 2000.
(5) Al-Quds, December 29, 2000.
(6) Al-Massar (PA), December 1,2000.
(7) Al-Massar, December 1, 2000.
(8) Al-Intifada, December 1, 2000.
(9) Al-Manar December 11, 2000.
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