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Friday, September 5, 1997 / Elul 3, 5757
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. TRAGEDY IN LEBANON
2. THE BEN YEHUDA BOMBINGS
3. CABINET DECISIONS
4. 70 ARABS ARRESTED
5. ARIK SHARON: SUICIDE BOMBERS INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE ATTACKED
6. MKs CALL TO STOP OSLO
7. YESHIVA STUDENTS REFUSE TO LIVE IN MIXED-SEX DORMS
1. TRAGEDY IN LEBANON
Eleven soldiers were killed last night in Lebanon. An additional soldier
is missing, and is presumed dead, as he was carrying an explosive device
that went off during the battle. A naval commando unit was on its way to
the village Insariyye between Sidon and Tyre, sometime after midnight, on
an unknown mission. The soldiers walked three kilometers after alighting
on land, when a roadside bomb suddenly exploded, and artillery fire was
opened on them. Most of the casualties were caused by the initial fire.
Israel Air Force planes and Israel Navy boats came to the aid of the
besieged unit, and bombed Lebanese Army and terrorist bases. The battle
lasted four hours. Foreign news agencies report that the IDF force was on
its way to capture Amal leader Abdul Amir Kabalan.
The fallen soldiers:
Lt.-Col. Yosef Kurakin, 32, of Mikhmoret - the commander of the operation
Maj. Dr. Yitzchak Ben-Tov, 28, from Kfar Saba
Maj. Aryeh Abramson, 22, Yavne'el
Capt. Ram Levins, 22, of Shavei Tzion
Capt. Dr. Darash Maher, 26, of Mrar
Capt. Tzvi Grossman, 21, Tel Aviv
Sgt. Raz Tabi, 22, Rishon Letzion
St.-Sgt. Guy Golan, 21, Kibbutz Hatzor
St.-Sgt. Gal Rodovsky, 20, Herzliya
St.-Sgt. Yochanan Hilberg, Netzer Hazani (Gush Katif)
St.-Sgt. Yaniv Shamiel, 20, Kiryat Chaim
Most of the fallen soldiers will be buried this afternoon. Four soldiers
were injured in the ambush attack, including one in moderate-to-serious
condition. Defense Minister Mordechai visited them in Rambam Hospital in
Haifa, and went later to the naval commando base. The IDF has already
begun investigating the tragedy.
Prime Minister Netanyahu was kept abreast of the developments all through
the night. He held a short press conference this afternoon, at which he
said, "This is a day of terrible sadness and multiple mourning for the
People of Israel... The State of Israel is faced with two fronts of bitter
and difficult struggle against contemptible terrorists, whose sole
intention is to destroy the State of Israel and to murder its citizens."
He said that Israel's goal is to reach a final settlement with the
Palestinians, but that there would be no further withdrawals until the PA
shows that it is effectively fighting terror. He had earlier released a
statement saying "At this time we say to each other the words of the
Biblical verse, 'Every man will help another, and to his brother will say,
Be strong.'"
There is tension along the northern border and its towns, and fears of
katyusha bombing. The residents have not been told to enter the bomb
shelters, however.
2. THE BEN YEHUDA BOMBINGS
The four victims of yesterday's triple suicide bombing on Ben Yehuda St. in
Jerusalem are:
Rami Kozashvili, 20; Smadar Elchanan, 14; Sivan Zarka, 14; and Yael Betvin,
12. 53 of the injured remain hospitalized, including one in grave
condition. The police report that the bombs were identical to those that
killed 15 people in Machaneh Yehuda last month, and that they were
manufactured in the same place, probably in Gaza. Hamas took immediate
responsibility for the bombing. Prime Minister Netanyahu canceled a
planned three-way security meeting that was to have been held last night,
with the participation of the Americans and Palestinians. He also refused
a request of Arafat to be allowed to fly by helicopter today from Gaza to
Ramallah. An internal closure has been placed on the areas of Yesha and
the Jordan Valley. The PA announced last night that it had arrested two
Hamas leaders, and closed down one newspaper.
3. CABINET DECISIONS
The security cabinet convened today and discussed last night's events in
Lebanon, as well as the ramifications of the Ben-Yehuda bombings. The main
points of the conclusions:
a. Israel will act against the terror organizations and their
infrastructure to ensure the security of its citizens.
b. The PA has failed to fulfill its main commitment under the Oslo
agreement: to fight the terrorist organizations. Israel once again
demands that the PA do so.
c. Israel cannot continue on a path which would grant the PA additional
territory while the PA fails to fulfill all its obligations.
d. The political effort should now be directed to accelerate negotiations
on the fundamental issues, with the aim of reaching a permanent
settlement.
David Bar-Illan, Director of Policy Planning and Communications in the
Prime Minister's Office, said again today that Israel reserves the right to
act militarily within the autonomous areas against Hamas and the Islamic
Jihad, because the Palestinian Authority itself is not doing this.
4. 70 ARABS ARRESTED
Another wave of arrests in Judea and Samaria. Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai
Huberman reports that Israeli security forces arrested some 70 suspects
last night; most of them are members of Hamas, and others are of the
Islamic Jihad. They are being interrogated at this time. After the
Machaneh Yehuda bombings, approximately 200 Arabs were arrested, of whom
150 are still being held. The security forces are becoming increasingly
certain that yesterday's suicide terrorists came from PA-controlled areas.
5. ARIK SHARON: SUICIDE BOMBERS INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE ATTACKED
Yesterday's bombing was the 19th suicide attack since the signing of the
Oslo agreement four years ago. Almost all of them took place within the
pre-1967 borders of Israel. Minister of National Infrastructures Ariel
Sharon claims, in a piece in today's Yediot Acharonot, that it is not true
that suicide terrorists cannot be fought. He writes that behind the
killers is an entire network, which can be neutralized. He further writes
that the increase of attacks since the signing of the Oslo accords is a
result of the damage the accords caused our intelligence network. "The
agreement allows Arafat to bring about the 'Algeria-zation' of our
region... we can never again count on any sort of cooperation with the
Palestinian police."
6. MKs CALL TO STOP OSLO
The Knesset Land of Israel front calls upon the government to announce that
it is no longer obligated to the Oslo agreement. Michael Kleiner
(Gesher-Likud), chairman of the group, said that the Oslo accords have
proven themselves to be a perfect recipe for the murder of innocent
citizens. "The three explosions yesterday should be the last three nails
in the coffin of the agreements," Kleiner said. He said that the Prime
Minister must decide on immediate construction throughout all parts of
Jerusalem.
7. YESHIVA STUDENTS REFUSE TO LIVE IN MIXED-SEX DORMS
Five Jewish students in Yale University are breaking its rules - by not
living in the dormitory. They claim that the mixed-sex atmosphere in the
dorm is not in keeping with their religious beliefs. Arutz-7 spoke with
one of the students, Jeremy Hershman of Cedarhurst, N.Y., who said that the
University claims that residence in the dormitory is critical for the
students' education. "The inconsistency of this position," Hershman said,
"is that they will not take disciplinary action against us as long as we
pay the annual dormitory fee of $7000." Hershman and the other students,
who studied in Israeli yeshivot for a year before enrolling in Yale, are
considering taking Yale University to court if they are not refunded the
money.
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. ANOTHER CASUALTY IN LEBANON
2. TO STAY OR TO QUIT?
3. VARIOUS OPTIONS EXPLORED BY LEBANON TRAGEDY COMMITTEE
4. PROGRESS REPORTED IN BEN-YEHUDA INVESTIGATION
5. INTERPRETING THE CABINET DECISIONS
6. PM: LABOR CREATED TERROR BASES IN YESHA
1. ANOTHER CASUALTY IN LEBANON
Lt. Avraham Yaakov Buk, 22, was killed this morning when Hizbullah
terrorists rocketed his base with artillery fire along the
north-eastern front of the security zone in Lebanon. He will be
buried at 5:30 this afternoon in Savyon. Four of the soldiers who
were killed in Lebanon early Friday morning will be buried today.
2. TO STAY OR TO QUIT?
The old controversy regarding the Israeli presence in Lebanon has
vociferously re-arisen. Minister of Infrastructures Ariel Sharon's
opinion is, "We cannot continue this way. We must change our entire
strategic thinking on this matter." He said that he would prefer a
unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon, rather than the present situation
wherein IDF soldiers are "hostages of the Syrians, who use Hizbullah
to strike at them in order to pressure us concerning the Golan
Heights." Ministers Michael Eitan, Moshe Katzav, and Avigdor Kahalani
have expressed various measures of support for a withdrawal from
Lebanon. Labor MK Yosi Beilin announced that he would form a new
organization called "The Movement for a Peaceful Withdrawal from
Lebanon."
On the other hand, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that whoever
proposes a unilateral withdrawal is providing fuel to Hizbullah. He
directed harsh words at Science Minister Michael Eitan for his support
of such a retreat. Communications Minister Limor Livnat said this
morning that whoever suggests that we withdraw from Lebanon must
provide an answer for the defense of Israel's northern settlements.
MK Nissan Slomiansky (NRP) voiced strident criticism against MK
Beilin's call for a retreat, saying that in an "orderly country," the
architects of the Oslo accords would have been taken to court.
"Beilin brought this blood-drenched Oslo agreement upon us," said
Slomiansky, "and now he wants to bring upon us another calamity in the
guise of fleeing from Lebanon." Labor MK Ephraim Sneh has come out
strongly against Beilin, who "is stamping the Labor party as
defeatist." Sneh said that Beilin is taking advantage of public
weakness to raise a dangerous proposal, one that will leave the
northern towns defenseless.
President Ezer Weizmann has also expressed opposition to a unilateral
withdrawal from Lebanon. Absorption Minister Yuli Edelstein said that
the entire debate lowers the morale of the soldiers currently serving
in Lebanon. Moledet leader MK Rehavam (Gandi) Ze'evi said that the
Arabs will chase after us every time we withdraw, and that "they will
chase us all the way to Sheinkin and Yarkon Streets in Tel Aviv. The
protection of the northern towns should not be carried out adjacent to
their fences or their kindergartens." David Bar-Illan, Director of
Policy Planning and Communication in the Prime Minister's Office, told
Arutz-7 today that the Cabinet looked into several alternatives to the
present IDF deployment in Lebanon a few months ago, and adopted the
recommendation of the army to continue to hold on to the security zone
there.
3. VARIOUS OPTIONS EXPLORED BY LEBANON TRAGEDY COMMITTEE
The investigative committee headed by Maj.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi is
looking into the suspicion that intelligence on IDF the action early
Friday morning in Lebanon was leaked to the Hizbullah. Lebanese
sources claim that Hizbullah terrorists spotted the IDF commandos from
the time that they landed on the Lebanese shore. Hizbullah announced
its willingness to trade the body of the missing Israeli commando,
St.-Sgt. Itamar Iliya, in exchange for Hizbullah terrorists in Israeli
prison. Prime Minister Netanyahu originally said that he would be
willing to negotiate, as did Foreign Minister David Levy this morning;
but Netanyahu's aides said today that Israel would not negotiate with
terrorists but only with Lebanon.
4. PROGRESS REPORTED IN BEN-YEHUDA INVESTIGATION
The last of the four victims in Thursday's suicide bombing on
Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda Street, 14-year old Semadar Elchanan-Peled, was
buried this afternoon in the cemetery in Kibbutz Nachshon. She was
buried near her grandfather, former General Mati Peled, who had been
among the first to call for a Palestinian state and for talks with the
PLO. The Jerusalem Police spokesperson announced that there has been
considerable progress in the investigation of the Ben Yehuda bombings,
but details of the investigation are being kept secret at this stage.
Meanwhile, Israeli security forces are on high alert due to threats of
further terrorist attacks.
5. INTERPRETING THE CABINET DECISIONS
Top Netanyahu aide David Bar-Illan said that the decisions of the
Security Cabinet on Friday do not necessarily mean that the Oslo
process is over. Despite this, other sources in the government - as
well as in the opposition - explain the decisions of the Security
Cabinet on Friday to mean, in essence, the end of the Oslo process.
The government sources made clear that Israel would not negotiate any
further redeployments in Judea and Samaria with the Palestinian
Authority, nor the issues of a seaport and airport in Gaza. According
to the sources, Israel will be prepared to discuss the issue of a
final settlement with the Palestinians only after Yasser Arafat
completely dismantles the terrorist infrastructure now operating in
the autonomous areas. The government decided on Friday that "Israel
will act against the terror organizations and their infrastructure to
ensure the security of its citizens," and that "Israel cannot continue
on a path which would grant the PA additional territory while the PA
fails to fulfill all of its obligations."
The Arabic newspaper Al Chiyat al Jadida reported that the Palestinian
leadership resolved that, "[we] see in the Israeli decision to carry
out military actions within areas of the [Palestinian Authority] as
the final nail in the coffin of the peace process."
6. PM: LABOR CREATED TERROR BASES IN YESHA
Prime Minister Netanyahu directed harsh criticism at opposition MKs
during today's Cabinet meeting. "The Labor government is at fault for
creating terrorist bases in Yesha," he said. "hey would be
well-advised to be quiet at this time and not to blame our government
for the terrorist attacks."
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