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Subject: Arutz-7 News: June 12-14, 1997
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Subject: Arutz-7 News: Thursday, June 12, 1997
Arutz Sheva News Service
Thursday, June 12, 1997 / Sivan 7, 5757
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. ARABS BURST INTO MORAG
2. GUSH KATIF BLOCKED OFF BY ARABS
3. ISRAEL HAPPY WITH THE LATEST AMERICAN MOVES
4. EGYPTIAN INITIATIVE STALLING
5. PA BUILDS UPON ISRAELI BUREAUCRACY
6. PRE-MILITARY YESHIVA STUDENTS CONDUCT RUN
* * * SPECIAL INTERVIEW:
ARUTZ-7 speaks with MENACHEM BROD, Chabad Spokesman
1. ARABS BURST INTO MORAG
Violence and tensions in Gush Katif today. A large mob of Arabs burst
through a new fence surrounding the Gush Katif (Gaza) community of Morag
this morning. They broke down 200 meters of the fence, uprooted trees, and
caused damage to greenhouses. The Palestinians claim that the fence was
erected within their territory, but the IDF categorically denied this. .
IDF troops used rubber bullets to distance the rioters, but they continue
to crowd around, waving Palestinian flags, 150 meters from the homes in Morag.
2. GUSH KATIF BLOCKED OFF BY ARABS
In other Gush Katif violence, Arabs blocked off the main junctions to Gush
Katif for over four hours this afternoon, preventing any entry to, or exit
from the Jewish communities there. Long lines of Jewish traffic were held
up within the Katif bloc. The disturbance began when the Palestinians
refused to allow a planned ceremony to be conducted in memory of the
soldier Yehuda Levy; the junction was to be named after Sgt. Levy, who was
killed in the line of duty during the Arab-initiated violence of September
1996. They blocked the intersection, and threw rocks at any Jewish car
that attempted to drive through it. After a while, they dispersed, but
continued to disturb the ceremony by honking and throwing rocks. The
Palestinian police did not take any action against the perpetrators, and
were even reported to have taken part in the commotion. Minister of
National Infrastructures Ariel Sharon, who was on hand for the ceremony,
announced that the disturbances were not spontaneous but were organized in
advance by Palestinian leaders. MK Rabbi Benny Elon, who was also present,
told our correspondent that his car was stoned, its windows were broken,
and IDF equipment in the car was brazenly taken by the rioting Arabs. He
said, "A group of Arabs is simply sitting in the intersection, not letting
anyone pass. What hurts the most is to see our strong army run away and
allow the demonstrators to block the road. The soldiers, who are armed and
protected, told me that the stone-throwers may have pistols." Shots were
also fired by Palestinians in at least one instance. The IDF later
advanced tanks towards the area, and the intersection was opened.
Commander of the IDF forces in Gaza, Brig.-Gen. Yoav Galant, blamed the
Palestinian police for not doing enough to avoid the confrontation, and for
rejecting Israeli proposals that would have helped prevent the escalation
of the incident.
3. ISRAEL HAPPY WITH THE LATEST AMERICAN MOVES
Jerusalem has expressed satisfaction over the firm American position
concerning the murders of the Arab land dealers. A spokesman for the U.S.
State Department said that his government demands that Palestinian
Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat fire Freih Abu Medein, holder of the PA
justice portfolio, who called for the killing of Arabs who sold properties
to Jews. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich has threatened
that continued aid to the Palestinians will be in jeopardy if the PA does
not act forcefully against the killings.
In addition, the American Congress voted 406-17 to recognize united
Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Among other things, it "[called] upon the
President and the Secretary of State to affirm publicly as a matter of
United States policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of
the State of Israel." The resolution was made in honor of the 30th
anniversary of the unification of the city. The budget proposal currently
on the Congressional table includes an allocation of 100 million dollars
for the relocation of the American Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; the
move must be made within two years, according to a previous Congressional
vote. The exact text of the resolution passed this week can be seen on the
Arutz Sheva news page at <www.a7.org>.
4. EGYPTIAN INITIATIVE STALLING
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told Israeli ambassador Eliyahu
Ben-Elissar this week that the U.S. does not have any plans for a new
"peace initiative" in case the present talks in Egypt do not succeed.
Instead, Dennis Ross will return to the region merely to prevent a total
breakdown of the process. Osama el-Baz, the Egyptian mediator, met with
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today in Tel Aviv, and later with Yasser
Arafat in Ramallah. However, sources close to the Prime Minister were not
optimistic that the talks would succeed, as the Palestinians refuse to
entertain any of the compromise proposals submitted by the Israelis.
El-Baz similarly stated that the gap between the two sides remains.
Palestinian sources continue to claim that Israel has offered to call a
temporary halt to certain aspects of Yesha construction. David Bar-Illan,
Director of Policy Planning and Communications in the Prime Minister's
Office, told Arutz-7 that this is "another case of Palestinian
disinformation, intended to force Israel's hand."
5. PA BUILDS UPON ISRAELI BUREAUCRACY
Disputes amongst various governmental planning bodies are being utilized by
the Palestinians in order to create facts on the ground. The Civil
Administration in Gaza has prepared a document in which it calls upon the
Interior Ministry, the Ministry of the Environment, and other bodies to
present a uniform and well-coordinated negotiating position in their talks
with the Palestinians. The memorandum also proposes the careful monitoring
of Palestinian construction, specifically in Gaza, in order to prevent the
PA's encroachment into Israeli territory.
6. PRE-MILITARY YESHIVA STUDENTS CONDUCT RUN
An event of the pre-military yeshiva academies, taking place today in Yatir
Forest in the South Mt. Hevron region, has turned into a national affair.
The yeshivot planned to hold a navigational run to commemorate the 30th
anniversary of the Six-Day War, and to memorialize two senior officers who
fell in battles with terrorists - Lt.-Col. Shmuel Adiv and Lt.-Col. Meir
Mintz. When an official in the Ministry of Defense heard about the plan,
he asked to include also several non-religious institutions. Within a
short time, the original organizers found that the program had changed to
include a musical performance of women singers. The pre-military yeshivot
announced that they would consequently not be able to participate, in
accordance with Jewish law. Finally, a compromise was reached, wherein
women soloists would not perform. However, representatives of HaShomer
HaTza'ir announced that they would not appear. The National Religious
Party said in response that the Kibbutz HaArtzi movement should engage in
strengthening the lowered motivation of their youth to serve in the IDF
instead of attacking the religious youth who serve in every branch of the
army. Thousands of youth and soldiers will be participating in the event.
SPECIAL INTERVIEW:
ARUTZ-7 speaks with MENACHEM BROD, Chabad Spokesman
ARUTZ-7: One year ago, you spoke on our show and announced for the first
time that Chabad had decided to take to the streets and go all-out in favor
of the candidacy of Binyamin Netanyahu for Prime Minister. Are you at
peace with that decision now, a year later?
MENACHEM BROD: Most definitely yes. Everyone can imagine to himself what
would have happened if Shimon Peres would have been elected, with his
positions, and with his staffers - it is easy to estimate where we would be
now.
A7: Within Chabad, are there those who regret the decision, or who have
claims against those who made the decision?
MB: I wouldn't say that there are feelings of regret, but rather that there
are those who are having a difficult time with two things: First of all,
that there was a price, which we knew in advance, and secondly, that
Netanyahu is not exactly perfect. These two things together were taken
into account by the rabbis who made this difficult decision. It was
difficult because we don't usually deal with political issues. In this
case, though, we saw that there was a very fateful question of the peace
and security of 4 million Jews in Israel, may they multiply, and the Oslo
process was about to - and still may - bring a catastrophe upon them.
A7: By the way, why did you wait until the last minute before coming out
with this decision? I believe it was only three or four days before the
election.
MB: Actually, it was two weeks before, but as I said, we really did not
want to do this, and we thought that things would work out by themselves.
But as the elections drew near, and the delineations became clearer and
sharper, people came to us and threw the ball into our court, and said,
"Look, you can either stand by, or save the situation." So then the rabbis
of Chabad sat and discussed and said that when there is this clear and
immediate threat to human life, [if we] sit by and let the Land of Israel
be sold, with all of the grave consequences, then there is no choice, and
the decision was made.
A7: How are the relations between Chabad and the Prime Minister these days?
MB: They are complex. On the one hand, we have close relations, but on the
other hand, we have criticism... We used to meet with him fairly
frequently, but of late there have been less direct contacts, particularly
after the grave decision to transfer Hevron. It must be understood that
the elections were the beginning of a process, not the end. There was a
train speeding off the cliff, and we had to do what we could to stop it.
We succeeded in slowing it down, but it is still headed in the same
direction, and we have to work hard to try to turn it in the other
direction, in the direction of building and strengthening the hold of the
people of Israel in the Land of Israel.
A7: Next time, will you also come out in support of the nationalist party
candidate?
MB: We all hope that we will not have to. As I said, this is not Chabad's
line, but to predict in advance exactly what we will do, I can't say.
A7: It could be that Ehud Barak will ask for your support.
MB: Look, we believe in the soul within every Jew, and Ehud Barak is a good
Jew too. It's not a personal matter of Barak or Netanyahu, but rather a
question of the path. Peres and Netanyahu represented different paths. If
Barak proposes a path [that we can support] and there are reasons to
believe him, then we'll consider it.
A7: Menachem Brod, thank you very much.
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Subject: Arutz-7 News Brief: Friday, June 13, 1997
Arutz Sheva News Service
Friday, June 13, 1997 / Sivan 8, 5757
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. MINI-CRISIS IN COALITION
Industry and Trade Minister Natan Sharansky (Yisrael B'Aliyah)
absented himself from this morning's cabinet meeting, in protest of
what he called a violation of the coalition agreement by Prime
Minister Netanyahu. Sharansky was upset by the appointment of a new
ambassador to Russia without prior consultation with his party. He
met this morning with the Knesset Members of his party, and later
discussed the legal aspects of the coalition agreement with the
party's lawyer Dan Avi-Yitzchak. The Prime Minister's Office
responded that the mini-crisis was artificially engendered by Yisrael
B'Aliyah.
2. MILITARY: PA INITIATED YESTERDAY'S VIOLENCE
Security representatives reported to the government today that the
riots of yesterday in Gush Katif (Gaza) were initiated by the
Palestinian Authority.
They said that this was in direct contravention of a promise made
before
the Shavuot holiday by the commander of the Palestinian police, Abdul
Karim al-Majaida, that he would work to ensure quiet in the region.
Our correspondent Haggai Huberman reports that the promise was made
despite the fact that it was already known that the erection of a
monument in memory of the slain soldier Yehuda Levy aroused objections
among the Palestinian populace. The security elements estimated that
Arafat is interested in having the situation "heat up," in order to
force the international mediators to pressure Israel to cease the
construction on Har Homa.
One Arab died of heart failure during yesterday's violence; he was not
"shot dead," as various news sources reported.
3. ARAB VANDALS DIG INTO KATIF COMMUNITY
It was learned today that Palestinian infiltrators managed to sneak
into the Gush Katif community of Ganei Tal during the holiday of
Shavuot, and damaged several greenhouses. The vandals dug a tunnel
under the fence surrounding the greenhouses.
4. IDF PREPARING FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES
The local Jerusalem weekly Kol Ha'Ir reports that the IDF has recently
executed exercises in preparation for a re-takeover of the cities in
Judea and Samaria. The emergency plan, called Operation Thorn Field,
is in case of a renewal of hostilities such as those that occurred
last September.
5. REQUEST TO RELEASE KORMAN
The mayor of Beitar Illit, Yehuda Garelitz, has asked the
Attorney-General and the State Prosecution's Office to release Nachum
Korman, and hold him under house arrest. Korman, in charge of
security for the community of Hadar Beitar, is charged with
manslaughter of a youth who threw stones at his car. He claims that
he ran after the boy, who fell during the chase, and that he attempted
to revive him with artificial resuscitation. Korman has been ordered
held in jail until the end of the proceedings; the trial is to resume
several months from now. He has been in jail for over six months.
6. HAMMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY EXCAVATIONS CONTINUED
Minister of Education Zevulun Hammer will summon for discussions Amir
Drori, Director-General of the Antiques Authority, after Drori ignored
an order issued by Hammer to halt excavation work in Caesaria. Hammer
gave the order after it became known that burial caves were found in
the area. No punitive measures are being considered against Drori.
Knesset Members of the United Torah Judaism party said today that they
will meet with the Prime Minister next week, and ask for an immediate
and total halt to all archaeological excavations, until a way can be
found to prevent all damage to ancient graves.
7. TENS OF THOUSANDS AT KOTEL
An incident at the Western Wall on Shavuot continues to occupy the
media in Israel. It was widely reported that a small group of
hareidim attacked a group of Conservative and Reform Jews who came to
pray at the Wall on Shavuot morning. According to eye-witnesses, the
non-Orthodox Jews came prepared with a police guard, apparently aware
that their presence and ceremonies might provoke an outburst from the
some of those present. Worshipers who were present at the Wall told
Arutz-7 that, in a tremendous show of Jewish unity, over 50,000 other
Jews were there, including Jews of all degrees of belief and practice,
amongst whom no provocations or altercations broke out.
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