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Subject:       Arutz-7 News: Monday, December 17, 2001
Arutz Sheva News Service
  <http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Monday, Dec. 17, 2001 / Tevet 2, 5762
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
   1. UZI LANDAU: ARAFAT'S WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH
   2. PLO LEADER: SEPT. 11 WILL BE A LESSON TO US
   3. ARAB KNESSET MEMBERS MEET WITH ARAFAT, THEN INSULT IDF TROOPS
   4. ARABS CONTINUE ILLEGAL WORKS ON TEMPLE MOUNT
1. UZI LANDAU: ARAFAT'S WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH
In an interview with Voice of Israel radio this morning, Israel's Public 
Security Minister Uzi Landau pointed out that Arafat never called for an 
end to terrorism against Israel in his Id al-Fitr (end of Ramadan) speech 
last night on local Arab television.  Landau stressed that what is more 
important now is not what Arafat says, but what action he takes in putting 
a halt to terrorist activity.
Other highlights from the Landau interview:
"Arafat is a pathological liar. He has not done anything to keep his 
promises over the last eight years. Every time he speaks, the opposite 
occurs.  We know that he is not lying only when he doesn't open his mouth."
"What I expect from Arafat now is to take action against those who are 
perpetrators of terrorist activity.  If he has the chutzpah (gall) to 
speak, he should use the opportunity to outlaw terrorist organizations such 
as the PLFP, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and then take drastic action against them 
and against those in his own Tanzim and Force 17 who carry out terrorist 
activities."
"Arafat thinks that we are suckers, but Israelis have woken up since the 
Dolphinarium massacre in Tel-Aviv.  Many Israelis have been murdered since 
then. We need to start dealing with Arafat, similar to the way that 
President Bush is dealing with Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban."
"Arafat and the Palestinian Authority must stop inciting their children to 
carry out violence against Israel. They must begin re-educating their 
children by teaching them the value of peace, as we have been teaching the 
Israeli children in our schools"
Other reactions to the Arafat speech:
Israeli President Moshe Katsav said that Arafat is still not a partner for 
peace. Katsav was quoted on Army radio saying, "When someone's checks 
bounce once and then a second time, you have to stop extending credit and 
only accept cash."
The Council for Jewish Communities in Yesha (Judea, Samaria, and Gaza) 
released a statement that Arafat was and remains a terrorist, and no words 
or statements will change that fact. The Yesha Council continues to demand 
the expulsion of Arafat, the dismantling of the PA, and the restoration of 
order and security by Israeli forces, which must once again take 
responsibility for security in what are now PA areas throughout Yesha.
US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said the time has come for PA 
leader Yasser Arafat to stop making statements and begin taking some action 
in a positive direction. The senior US official called on Arafat to begin 
to dismantle terrorist organizations that operate in PA areas and bring an 
end to the ongoing terrorist attacks.
2. PLO LEADER: SEPT. 11 WILL BE A LESSON TO US
In a Dec. 12 interview with London's Arabic-language daily Al-Hayat, Farouq 
Al-Qaddumi, the head of the PLO's political department, said that the 
events of Sept. 11 "will be a lesson to the U.S." In the interview, which 
was translated into English by the Middle East Media Research Institute 
(MEMRI), Qaddumi added, "This was the first time that Arabic names entered 
every American household."
While the PLO officially condemned the Sept. 11 attacks, thousands of 
Palestinians were seen dancing in the streets of PLO-controlled cities as 
the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center crumbled.  These scenes were 
similar to the ones in 1991 when Arabs danced from their rooftops as Iraqi 
Scud missiles rained down on Tel-Aviv neighborhoods.  In addition, many 
rallies have been held in Arafat's autonomous areas and throughout the 
Muslim world since Sept. 11, to express solidarity with Osama-Bid Laden and 
his Al-Qaeda terrorist network.
Regarding Israel, Al-Qaddumi said, "resistance is not a conventional war." 
But this war [The Oslo War] "is a war based on the element of surprise, in 
time and place.  In this war, one incites the public for 20 hours, and 
fights for perhaps two hours."
3. ARAB KNESSET MEMBERS MEET WITH ARAFAT, THEN INSULT IDF TROOPS
Arab Knesset Members Muhammed Barakeh and Ahmed Tibi met with Yasser Arafat 
in Ramallah today in a show of support for the PLO leader.  Following the 
meeting, the two MK's incited a riot at the nearby IDF A-Ram checkpoint on 
the northern border of the capital. Soldiers manning the roadblock say that 
MK Tibi spat at them and cursed them, and then incited Arabs there to a 
violent riot.  Security forces dispersed the mob by firing their weapons in 
the air.  Police and the army are investigating the incident.  In 
September, 1987, Dr. Tibi was dismissed from the Hadassah hospital medical 
staff for striking a guard at the hospital entrance.
4. ARABS CONTINUE ILLEGAL WORKS ON TEMPLE MOUNT
The Committee for Preventing Destruction of Temple Mount Artifacts reports 
today that Arab construction continues full force at Judaism's holiest 
site.  Committee Chairman Yisrael Kaspi, a noted archeologist, says that 
last night an Arab tractor moved mounds of dirt in an area known to contain 
valuable artifacts.  Kaspi says that such ground-moving work by the Arabs 
without archeological supervision causes wanton destruction of 
irreplaceable artifacts of the ancient Jewish Temple.  Public Security 
Minister Uzi Landau issued an order months ago that no tractors may work on 
the Temple Mount without his authorization.
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To:            arutz-7@israelnationalnews.com, arutz-7b@israelnationalnews.com 
From:          Arutz-7 Editor <feedback@israelnationalnews.com> 
Subject:       Arutz-7 News: Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001
Arutz Sheva News Service
  <http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001 / Tevet 3, 5762
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
NUYB MINISTERS EXPLAIN DECISION
The National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu party has decided to remain in the
government, despite the opinion of some of its seven Knesset Members
that Prime Minister Sharon is not acting firmly enough to dismantle
the Palestinian Authority.  The party's two Cabinet ministers were
divided on the issue; National Infrastructures Minister Avigdor
Lieberman was in favor of leaving, while Tourism Minister Benny Elon
was against.  This represents an about-face from both ends; two months
ago, Lieberman was in favor of remaining in the government, while
Elon's predecessor, the assassinated Rehavam Ze'evi, wanted to quit.
"So now you're in a government that you don't believe in?" Arutz-7's
Haggai Segal asked Lieberman today.  Lieberman responded, "I believe
first of all in the integrity and unity of our Knesset faction, and
that important decisions of this nature be agreed upon unanimously." 
He explained, however, that in his opinion, the "local" offensives
that the government is carrying out will not solve the problem:  "We
are in a war of attrition, and only a decisive military victory will
bring us peace."  Minister Benny Elon later explained his side:
"The government, with its decision that the PA is a
"terrorism-supporting entity" - the same decision the U.S. made
against the Taliban before its current war - showed that Peres is no
longer the captain of the government, and his way no longer leads.  A
few days later, the government decided that Arafat is irrelevant,
which meant that there would be no contacts with them at all.  Peres,
therefore, never should have left an opening that maybe Arafat's
speech [in which he said he was ordering a total end to the violence]
might be acceptable; we must continue the pressure, and ensure that
the government goes along the path it has set for itself - not only by
destroying the infrastructure of the PA terrorist base, but also by
uprooting the basis for the greatest danger ever faced by the State of
Israel, i.e., the possibility of the creation of a Palestinian state. 
This is something that, sad to tell, has become accepted as inevitable
even by some in the right-wing camp.  It must never be!  .  Our job
now must be to continue with this pressure, and uproot the Oslo
conception; if Peres and his friends don't like it, they can leave the
government.  We cannot rest for a moment."
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To:            arutz-7@israelnationalnews.com, arutz-7b@israelnationalnews.com 
From:          Arutz-7 Editor <feedback@israelnationalnews.com> 
Subject:       Arutz-7 News: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001
Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001 / Tevet 4, 5762
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
   1. ISRAEL -P.A. SECURITY MEETING
   2. ARAFAT: OSLO AGREEMENT IS A "TROJAN HORSE"
   3. ISRAELIS WANT MORE ALIYAH; ARABS WANT MORE SUICIDE ATTACKS
1. ISRAEL -P.A. SECURITY MEETING
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell called both Yasser Arafat and
Prime Minister Sharon last night, demanding that they resume security
talks immediately.  The Israeli leader told Powell that in the
preceding 48 hours there had been 31 terror attacks in which four
Israeli civilians were wounded; one of them is in critical condition,
and another is a 3-year-old boy.  "Arafat continues to give the green
light to terrorism, is not arresting terrorists and has taken no
preventative actions to foil attacks," Sharon told Powell.
Despite his explanations, the Prime Minister allowed security
consultations to be held this morning.  Foreign Minister Peres said
afterwards that Arafat had taken some "modest steps" towards stopping
terrorism, while the PA's Abu Ala said that the consultations had not
produced any genuine results.  Arutz-7's Ariel Kahane asked Housing
Minister Natan Sharansky, a member of the security mini-cabinet, about
these talks:  "They seem to indicate that the government is still
counting on the PA to fight terrorism, despite the decision that
Arafat is irrelevant...?"  Sharansky responded,
"I greatly regret if someone still has these illusions that Arafat
could be our partner; it could even be dangerous because we are
strengthening his international image - a mistake that we have made in
the past.  On the other hand, it doesn't mean that we can't have
contact with some of Arafat's underlings in the field."
Sharansky also related to the complexities of the national unity
government:
"We have to both fight terrorism with no compromise, and also maintain
unity and consensus in the country.  A narrow government would have a
much harder time carrying out the military activities that have been
taken until now, because of international pressure, internal pressure,
and the like.  At the same time, the unity government cannot be
allowed to exist at any price; our decision to declare Arafat
irrelevant was very important, but if we continue to treat him as if
he is both irrelevant and relevant - i.e., we fight [his] terrorism
and also treat him as a peace partner, I don't think this government
will have a future."
2. ARAFAT: OSLO AGREEMENT IS A "TROJAN HORSE"
Only two days after a speech in which he called for an end to some
terrorism against Israel, PLO leader Yasser Arafat encouraged the
opposite to a crowd in Ramallah yesterday.  "All the Palestinians are
martyrs," he cried, "and are all Muhammad al-Dura!"  Al-Dura was a
12-year-old boy whose death in the early days of the Oslo War became a
symbol for the Palestinians; they claimed that he was killed by
Israeli cross-fire, but some evidence clearly showed that he was in
fact killed by Arab shots.
Arafat also said, "This brave people will continue to protect and
defend our holy land with its blood and soul, and all its property... 
We will meet next time in Jerusalem, because we are fighting in order
to bring the victory to our prophets, every baby, every child, every
man, every woman, and every elder person, and all the youth - we will
sacrifice ourselves for our holy places, and we will establish our
dominion over them.  We are prepared to give 70 of our martyrs for
every martyr of theirs in this campaign..."
It was further reported that Arafat made some other inflammatory
comments against Israel on another recent occasion.  "The Oslo
Agreement is a Trojan horse with which to get senior Palestinian
leaders into Israel," he told a closed forum in Ramallah a few days
ago.  Israel government and security officials are presently studying
the material in which Arafat is quoted as having said, "The intifada
that the Palestinians began last year represents their coming out of
the insides of the horse."  The operative interpretation is that
Arafat's conciliatory speech of three days ago is of no significance,
and that the attacks against Israel should continue.
Feisal Husseini, too, called the Oslo Accords a Trojan horse.  In his
last interview, given to Egypt's Al-Arabi newspaper, Husseini said,
"The [ancient] Greek Army was unable to break into Troy...  [Following
the Greeks' apparent defeat,] the people of Troy climbed on top of
their city walls and could not find any traces of the Greek army,
except for a giant wooden horse. They cheered and celebrated, thinking
that the Greek troops had been routed and had left behind only a
harmless wooden horse. So they opened the gates of the city and
brought in the wooden horse. We all know what happened next. Had the
U.S. and Israel not [thought], before Oslo, that all that was left of
the Palestinian National movement and the Pan-Arab movement was a
wooden horse called Arafat or the PLO, they would never have opened
their fortified gates and let it inside their walls...  The Oslo
accords were a Trojan horse; the strategic goal is the liberation of
Palestine from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea..."
3. ISRAELIS WANT MORE ALIYAH; ARABS WANT MORE SUICIDE ATTACKS
A survey of the Jewish population of Israel has found that 80% of the
population believe that Aliyah [Jewish immigration to Israel] must be
encouraged even during these times.  The poll, carried out by the
Dachaf Institute for the Jewish Agency, found that 63% believe that
bonds between Israel and the Diaspora are equally important to both
sides; 20% say that the ties are more important to Israelis and 14%
feel that they are more important to Diaspora Jews.  Approximately
one-third of the Jewish population said that they personally helped
absorb immigrants to at least some degree.
Other issues occupy public opinion in the PA's autonomous areas,
however.  Almost two-thirds of the Arabs in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza
are in favor of continuing suicide attacks against Israel, according
to poll results released by an eastern Jerusalem communications
center.  Eighty percent want the intifada to continue, and 72% are
against PA arrests of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists.  What is the
goal of the present war?  A full 39% feel that the purpose is to
"liberate all historic Palestine, including the area of the State of
Israel," while 49% will settle for banishing Israel from Judea,
Samaria, and Gaza and the establishment of another Arab state there.
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To:            arutz-7@israelnationalnews.com, arutz-7b@israelnationalnews.com 
From:          Arutz-7 Editor <feedback@israelnationalnews.com> 
Subject:       Arutz-7 News: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001
Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001 / Tevet 5, 5762
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
ARAFAT IS RELEVANT, ACCORDING TO PERES
IDF troops came under enemy gunfire this morning near Dahaniye in
Gaza, and IDF outpost next to the nearby Jewish community of Gadid was
also shot at.  No one was hurt.  In a series of early morning
operations throughout Judea and Samaria, IDF troops and General
Security Services operatives apprehended 11 Arabs suspected of
anti-Israel terrorist activity.  Six PA residents, including a Hamas
terrorist, were arrested in a village near Ariel in central Shomron. 
In Hevron, security services arrested an Islamic Jihad member, and
west of Bethlehem, another four Arabs were arrested for having
throwing rocks and firebombs at Israelis.
Last night's security consultation meeting between senior PLO militia
heads and IDF and intelligence commanders ended with no results.  The
meeting was called to renew coordination of security activity and
share intelligence regarding terrorist actions, but Palestinian
sources called the meeting "a failure."
Despite the above, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, in a series of
interviews today, said that Arafat is far from ruled out as a
negotiating partner.  Excerpts from his interview with Ynet:  	
"Even if Israel says that we will not conduct talks under fire, it has
to be clear that the negotiations can't only be made up of metal
bullets.  The talks must have political, economic, and psychological
aspects.  All the talks that I have [with the Palestinians] are with
the knowledge of Prime Minister Sharon.  I'm not interested in
detailing with whom I talk and what exactly is said there, because
that is liable to harm the attempts to solve the situation.  I will
say only that there must be a diplomatic aspect to the negotiations in
order to spur the Palestinians to take action."
Speaking with Der Spiegel, Peres criticized the government decision
declaring Arafat "irrelevant" as having hurt the chances to reach a
ceasefire.
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To:            arutz-7@israelnationalnews.com, arutz-7b@israelnationalnews.com 
From:          Arutz-7 Editor <feedback@israelnationalnews.com> 
Subject:       Arutz-7 News Brief:  Friday, Dec. 21, 2001
Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Friday, Dec. 21, 2001 / Tevet 6, 5762
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
   1. HAMAS "ASKS" FOR END TO ATTACKS - BUT NOT IN YESHA
   2. ISRAEL REJECTS U.N. CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS
   3. MOSLEMS CONTINUE ATTEMPTS TO DE-JUDAIZE TEMPLE MOUNT
1. HAMAS "ASKS" FOR END TO ATTACKS - BUT NOT IN YESHA
Hamas will continue its terrorism against Israelis living in Judea,
Samaria, and Gaza and its shooting attacks at IDF bases there. 
Spokesmen for the political branch of Hamas announced today that it
had asked its military arm to cease attacks within pre-1967 Israel as
well as mortar attacks on Jewish communities in Gush Katif.  An
example of the practical implications of the announcement occurred in
Hevron this afternoon, when two bombs were detonated near an IDF force
there; no one was hurt.
Headlines around the world such as "Hamas Calls Off Suicide Bombings"
(AP) and "Hamas Vows to End Suicide Attacks" (CNN) left the misleading
impression that Hamas had decided upon a total ceasefire - when in
fact the Hamas call refers only to pre-1967 Israel, and is not a
"decision" but rather a "call" upon Hamas terrorists to cease their
attacks.
The Yesha Council demands that Prime Minister Sharon reject any idea
of a ceasefire that allows the murder of Yesha residents.  The Council
expressed confidence that the government would in fact not lend its
hand to "immoral discrimination between blood and blood."
Hamas officials said that the decision was made in order to prevent a
"civil war" between themselves and forces loyal to Arafat.
Arabs opened fire on IDF soldiers near N'vei Dekalim last night, while
terrorists attempted to murder Jewish motorists between Nili and
Matityahu in the Modi'in area.  No one was hurt.  A bomb exploded
earlier last night near a Shechem-area army outpost; soldiers opened
fire and killed one terrorist.
2. ISRAEL REJECTS U.N. CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS
Israel's Foreign Ministry rejected yesterday's UN resolution calling
for international observers to be sent to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. 
Only Israel, the United States, and four Pacific Ocean island states
voted against the resolution.  The Foreign Ministry called the
resolutions "one-sided, hostile and unhelpful," as they divert
attention away from the "war against terrorism and pressuring Arafat
[in this direction]."   Foreign Minister Peres noted that the Mitchell
Report stipulates that international observers would not be dispatched
unless both parties to the conflict agreed.  "Most of the countries
who voted for the UN resolution also voted for the Mitchell Report,"
Peres said.
3. MOSLEMS CONTINUE ATTEMPTS TO DE-JUDAIZE TEMPLE MOUNT
The Moslem Waqf renewed its illegal construction works on the Temple
Mount this week in a major way. Trucks brought in the materials, earth
was moved from the eastern part of the Mount to the northern part, and
tiling of a section on the northern part is beginning.  The Committee
for the Prevention of the Destruction of Temple Mount Antiquities says
it has aerial photos from yesterday documenting the progress of the
work.
The Committee says the police fabricated a report this week to the
effect that the arriving truckloads were for the purpose of repairing
an area damaged by a burst pipe.  The Committee members met with
President Moshe Katzav yesterday, who told them that he is very
concerned about the building on the Mount, but that the police tell
him that no new works are underway at the holy site.  Attorney-General
Elyakim Rubenstein also received information from the Committee, and
asked the police for explanations.
In addition, the Committee published a sharp proclamation against
Prime Minister Sharon this week, explaining that the Waqf's cleaning
of the holy site's underground caverns continues, with the purpose of
filling them with "holy water" from Mecca.  This will upgrade the
status of the Temple Mount in Moslem eyes, giving it a "sanctity"
almost as great as that of Mecca.  The Prime Minister continues to
ignore these facts, states the Committee.  Signatories to the
proclamation include former Supreme Court Chief Justices Meir Shamgar
and Moshe Landau, ex-State Controller Miriam Ben-Porat, former Chief
of Staff Dan Shomron, and ex-Mossad chief Yitzchak Hofi.
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From:          Arutz-7 Editor <feedback@israelnationalnews.com> 
Subject:       Arutz-7 News: Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001
Arutz Sheva News Service
  <http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001 / Tevet 8, 5762
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
   1. IDF SET TO THWART ARAFAT WALK TO BETHLEHEM
   2. MINISTERS CALL ON SHARON TO FIRE PERES
   3. P.A. UNHAPPY WITH ARAB LEAGUE CONFERENCE
1. IDF SET TO THWART ARAFAT WALK TO BETHLEHEM
The Cabinet decided last night, via a telephone vote, to turn down PLO
chief Yasser Arafat's request to participate in the Christmas
ceremonies in Bethlehem this week.  The ministers resolved that only
if the PA takes immediate action to arrest terrorists such as the
murderers of Minister Rehavam Ze'evi, dismantle Hamas and Islamic
Jihad, and stop incitement, would he be permitted to leave.
Prime Minister Sharon was against granting Arafat's request, but when
he saw that he was in the minority in the three-man mini-security
cabinet - Ministers Peres and Ben-Eliezer wanted to let Arafat go - he
determined that the decision would be made in the full Cabinet.  The
Labor party ministers will convene today to discuss their latest
defeat within the government.  In light of their dwindling public
support, their political options are quite limited.
Jordan had prepared a helicopter with which to fly Arafat from
Ramallah to Bethlehem.  Arafat said that he would not be prevented
from fulfilling his desire to take part in the Christian ceremony, and
would walk if he had to.  It's only about 22 kilometers from Ramallah
to Bethlehem, with Jerusalem along the way.  IDF forces are preparing
for this eventuality, and particularly for a scenario in which a mob
of Arabs will accompany Arafat to the Ramah checkpoint, between
Ramallah and Jerusalem, hoping to initiate a staged clash with Israeli
forces in front of television cameras.  The army has sent
reinforcements to all checkpoints in the southern Ramallah area.
2. MINISTERS CALL ON SHARON TO FIRE PERES
Today, once again, Israel's media featured a diplomatic plan
apparently cooked up by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and the PA's Abu
Ala.  The plan calls for the establishment of a PLO state on the 42%
of Yesha that the PA currently controls, after a ceasefire of 6-8
weeks, to be followed by two years of final status negotiations.  In
response, at least two government ministers - Benny Elon and Tzachi
HaNegbi - demand an end to Peres' tenure in the government.  Minister
Elon told Arutz-7 this morning that the government's policy forbids
negotiations with the PA under fire, and that Prime Minister Sharon
promised a number of times that the matter of a Palestinian state
would be brought before the Cabinet before any negotiations.  "Peres
is acting against these two principles," Elon said, "and he must
therefore be fired."  HaNegbi called on Peres to resign of his own
accord.
Others say, however, that Sharon is the "guilty" party in this
concoction, and that he knew of Peres' talks.  MK Michael Kleiner
(Herut) said, "The right-wing ministers should stop laying the blame
on Peres, as Ariel Sharon himself came out in favor of a Palestinian
state."  Housing Minister Natan Sharansky said, "This new plan is
dangerous, and Sharon must stop it at once.  If it is implemented, it
will be another scene in the Oslo deception process...  They're making
the same mistake again - trying to turn Arafat from a terrorist into a
statesman."
In response to Peres' secret diplomatic plan, and reports that Prime
Minister Sharon approved the talks, Sharon's office released an
official statement dismissing both out of hand.  "The very raising of
such a proposal is critically harmful to Israel," the statement said. 
"The entire government decided that there would be no negotiations
with the Palestinian Authority before wanted terrorists and their
aides were arrested, illegal weapons were collected, and the terrorist
infrastructures were dismantled."
The Yesha Council issued a statement saying that the only way for
Sharon to dispel suspicions that he was a party to the plan would be
for him to fire Peres.
Women in Green protested in Jerusalem against talk of a PLO state this
morning and amassed signatures on petitions in Zion Square.  WiG
co-founder Nadia Matar said that the organization plans to reach all
cities and sites where there have been terrorist attacks and garner
support for their cause, "one each week.  The public is enthusiastic
and supports us.  Next week, we will be in Dizengoff Center in Tel
Aviv."  Twenty-two people were killed in the #5 bus attack on
Dizengoff St. in October 1994, and 13 more were murdered by a suicide
terrorist there in March 1996.
3. P.A. UNHAPPY WITH ARAB LEAGUE CONFERENCE
The Arab League, which convened in Cairo at the end of last week,
decided to consider proposals to reinstate the boycott on Israel. 
Syria went further, demanding that Arab countries break off all
relations with Israel.  This was the extent of their anti-Israel
stance, however, and practical decisions were not made.  The PA is
understandably upset at the lack of support shown them by their Arab
brethren.  Its media reported quite negatively on the conference,
claiming that the Arab countries caved in to American and British
pressure.  "Arab support for the Palestinians is getting weaker and
weaker," said the PA's Saeb Erekat.
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