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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. MUBARAK BLAMES NETANYAHU OVER AZZAM ISSUE
2. SHABAK SUCCESSES
3. ECONOMIC UPSWING PREDICTED FOR ISRAEL
4. PALESTINIAN PORT NEARLY COMPLETED
5. BARAK NIXES TALK OF UNITY
6. COURT HAMMERS TV DECISION
7. ARAFAT SUCCESSOR SOUGHT
1. MUBARAK BLAMES NETANYAHU OVER AZZAM ISSUE
Egyptian President Mubarak announced today that he would not pardon Azzam
Azzam, the Israeli Druze recently sentenced to fifteen years in prison for
spying. Mubarak said that he would not pardon him because Prime Minister
Netanyahu had expressed criticism of the judicial system in Egypt, and
therefore he - Mubarak - could not allow himself to become involved.
Netanyahu's Arab affairs advisor, Assad Assad, said that he regrets
Mubarak's decision. He said that when Azzam suddenly disappeared in Egypt
ten months ago, the Prime Minister had no choice but to raise the issue via
the public media. Azzam's brother Sami told Arutz-7 today that if
President Mubarak blames Prime Minister Netanyahu, then the Prime Minister
should apologize and the two leaders should straighten matters out between
them so that the issue could be worked out as quickly as possible.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, visiting in Austria today, responded by saying,
"The man is innocent, and all the rest is excuses."
2. SHABAK SUCCESSES
The recent successes of the General Security Service continue. Two days
ago it uncovered another Islamic Jihad terrorist cell, one that was
responsible for the murder of policeman Meir Alush in the Shomron area over
a year ago. The gang had also planned to kidnap soldiers in the Hadera
area. Last week it was revealed that another gang had been apprehended,
the members of which were planning a mass terrorist attack in a Jerusalem
mall, as well as the kidnapping of Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert. Defense
Minister Yitzchak Mordechai said that the five terrorists who committed the
Machaneh Yehuda and Ben Yehuda bombings were residents of the autonomous
areas. Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the peace process will not
continue if Arafat does not make a major effort to fight terror.
3. ECONOMIC UPSWING PREDICTED FOR ISRAEL
Senior economists of the International Monetary Fund told a Yediot
Acharonot reporter in Hong Kong that Israel faces a bright economic future.
Finance Ministers of the G-7 (the seven largest industrialized nations)
are presently meeting in Hong Kong, and the IMF and World Bank will hold
their annual convention there next week. Israel will be represented by
Finance Minister Yaakov Ne'eman and Bank of Israel Governor Yaakov Frenkel.
The economists forecast that there will be heightened growth in the
Israeli economy in the coming year, and that both inflation and
unemployment could fall to an annual rate of 7%. They said, however, that
political and military 'complications' in the region could change the
forecast. They attributed Israel's rosy future to "the surprisingly
courageous moves of Prime Minister Netanyahu in budget-cutting and
privatization." IMF Vice President Stanley Fischer said, however, that
Israel must be careful not to make the same mistakes as Thailand, which has
seen its currency lose 40% of its value in the past two months.
4. PALESTINIAN PORT NEARLY COMPLETED
Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman reports that the Palestinians have
been making progress at Israel's expense in terms of "establishing facts on
the ground." A seaport in Gaza is all but completed, he reports, built
despite Israel's objections and under false pretenses. Over the past few
months, the Palestinians have claimed that they were "expanding a fishery"
in Gaza City, when in fact they were preparing a full-fledged port, eleven
meters deep, capable of accepting very large ships. The port was to have
been built near Netzarim, which would have enabled Israel to supervise the
incoming cargo and ensure that war supplies are not brought in. "The main
problem is that we can't exactly station IDF soldiers inside Gaza for the
purpose of supervising the incoming cargo," explains Huberman. "To impose
a naval blockade on the port would be legal, but would of course arouse an
uproar of international objections. Another possibility is for Israel to
check the incoming ships at sea, but this also does not seem very realistic."
Huberman also reported that an IDF investigation into the arrest and
release of PA Security Chief Jibril Rajub two weeks ago is nearly
completed. The investigation has found that the soldiers who detained
Rajub after they found weapons in his car acted correctly when they
released him shortly afterwards. This is due to the total lack of clarity
in the regulations regarding the passage of Palestinian VIPs in Israel and
the weapons they are allowed to carry. O.C. Central Command Maj.-Gen. Uzi
Dayan has ordered an investigation and clarification of the regulations on
this matter.
5. BARAK NIXES TALK OF UNITY
Talk of a national unity government is again on the agenda in Israel.
Knesset Members of the Third Way party, led by Minister Avigdor Kahalani,
met today with some of their colleagues from the Labor party, in an attempt
to convince them of the importance of the formation of such a government.
They met last week with Minister of Infrastructures Ariel Sharon, who
expressed his support of the initiative. Labor leader Ehud Barak continues
to object to the unity option, saying that only if the Prime Minister
changes his policies "by 180 degrees" and makes an offer to Labor, will
there will be something to talk about. Kahalani said that he feels there
is an openness on the part of Labor leaders for a unity government, and
that "the 180 degrees that Barak mentioned are not really 180 degrees." He
plans to meet with the Prime Minister and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi
Ovadiah Yosef on the topic. Defense Minister Mordechai has expressed his
opposition to the idea.
6. COURT HAMMERS TV DECISION
The Supreme Court has ruled that Minister of Education Zevulun Hammer must
allow Israel Educational Television to screen a program dealing with
homosexuality. Hammer had prevented the screening for the past year,
claiming that the program presents only positive aspects of the topic. He
told Arutz-7 that he is disappointed by the Court's intervention in his
decisions as Education Minister on educational matters. In addition, he
said that the decision stems from the particular philosophy-of-life of the
judges and not from legal considerations. MK Chanan Porat (NRP) said that
the decision will cause many people to turn away from the public television
station, which promotes an atmosphere encouraging such phenomena.
7. ARAFAT SUCCESSOR SOUGHT
American intelligence officials say that Yasser Arafat suffers from a
muscular disease. Jibril Rajub, however, denies the reports and says that
Arafat is a "strong and healthy horse." In any event, Fatah leaders
continue to attempt to find a potential successor to the Chairman. Names
that have been mentioned include Feisal Husseini, Abu Maazen, Farouk
Kadoumi - who objects to the Oslo agreements - and Abu Alla.
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. TWO ISRAELIS SHOT IN JORDAN
2. ISRAEL REQUESTS TRANSFER OF FOUR MORE TERRORISTS FROM THE PA
3 POLLARD REQUEST TO DISQUALIFY RUBENSTEIN
4. STABBING VICTIM IN EMERGENCY CARE
5. MT. OF OLIVES BUILDING WAS OWNED BY JEWS
1. TWO ISRAELIS SHOT IN JORDAN
Two Israeli diplomats in the Israeli Embassy in Jordan were shot at
this morning from a passing car, in front of the home of one of them.
They were taken to a hospital in Amman, and are being treated there
for wounds to the arms and legs. One is listed in light condition,
and the other is in moderate condition. The Jordanian police have
arrested several suspects, and announced that they will do all they
can to apprehend those responsible for the attack. No organization
has claimed credit for the attack, but Israeli security officials
believe that Hamas spokesman Ibrahim Roche, who was released only
yesterday after serving a prison sentence in Amman, is connected in
some way with the attack. An Israeli Embassy spokesman, in answer to
a question, told Arutz-7 today that security for Israeli personnel in
Jordan is always high, and that now it will be heightened even more.
2. ISRAEL REQUESTS TRANSFER OF FOUR MORE TERRORISTS FROM THE PA
Justice Minister Tzachi Hanegbi submitted to the Palestinian Authority
today four requests for the transfer of terrorists suspected of
serious attacks in Israel. On the instruction of the Attorney-
General, arrest warrants have been issued against them. The transfer
requests refer to three members of the "Zurif" terrorist cell, who are
suspected of carrying out the terrorist attack at the Apropos Cafe in
Tel-Aviv in which three women were killed, as well as a series of
shootings which killed a total of seven Israelis. The fourth request
is for Amjad Hinawi of Nablus, who murdered David Boim, 17, near Beit
El over a year ago. This brings to a close the struggle of David's
parents to cause Israel to request Hinawi's extradition. Israel has
now requested a total of 36 terrorist-extraditions from the PA,
including Palestinian Police Commissioner Razi Jabali, and eleven
others who are either serving in the Palestinian police or are in the
process of joining its ranks. The PA has rejected two of the
requests, and has failed to respond to the remainder, in blatant
violation of the Oslo accords.
3. POLLARD REQUEST TO DISQUALIFY RUBENSTEIN
Atty. Larry Dub, representing Jonathan Pollard, submitted a petition
last week to the High Court of Justice, requesting that
Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein be disqualified from representing
the government in the Pollard court case scheduled for October 29,
1997. Jonathan Pollard, an Israeli citizen, has been imprisoned in
the United States for the past 12 years on charges of espionage. The
upcoming court case will deal with his demand that the Israeli
government explain what it has done in order to bring about his
release. In addition, Pollard asks the Court to investigate why
Israel has never declared that he was an Israeli agent.
Dub stated that 13 years ago Rubenstein participated in a conspiracy
to obstruct justice in the Pollard case. He cited as evidence
passages in a new book by former President Nixon-aide Leonard Garment,
"Crazy Rhythm," which details the alleged conspiracy and Rubenstein's
role in it. Dub says that Rubenstein should therefore not be allowed to take part
in the case. In a separate petition in the High Court, Pollard's attorney
requested that the government be ordered to release the findings of two
commissions of inquiry into the Pollard affair which have been kept
classified for the last ten years.
4. STABBING VICTIM IN EMERGENCY CARE
Jerusalemite Emanuel Ne'eman was stabbed last night by two Arabs near
Damascus Gate in the Old City. He is in the emergency ward in Ein
Karem Hadassah Hospital.
5. MT. OF OLIVES BUILDING WAS OWNED BY JEWS
Dr. Irving Moskowitz bought the recently-occupied building in Ras
el-Amud from Jews, not Arabs. Mati Dan of Ateret Cohanim told Arutz-7
today that during the Jordanian occupation of Jerusalem between 1948
and 1967, an Arab took over the house and attempted to illegally erase
its Jewish ownership in the official tabu listings. The government of
King Hussein recognized the offense, and began legal proceedings
against him, which were cut off by the Six-Day War. The case
continued in Israeli courts, and in 1984 then-Supreme Court Justice
Aharon Barak (currently the President of the Supreme Court) ruled that
the building belonged to a Habad group, which had originally acquired
the property in 100 years before. An Arab filed trespassing charges
today in an Israeli court against the Jewish residents there.
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