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Subject: Arutz-7 News Brief: Friday, October 31, 1997
TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. MILITARY SHORTS
2. YESHA COMMUNITIES FACE UNCERTAINTY
3. PA FREES TERRORISTS
1. MILITARY SHORTS
Two soldiers of the Southern Lebanese Army were killed this morning when a
roadside bomb, planted by Hizbullah terrorists, exploded in the Jezin
enclave... Arabs of the El Aroub village near Gush Etzion rioted today,
throwing stones at IDF soldiers. They encircled the soldiers who attempted
to arrest one of the rioters, allowing him to escape. The violent
demonstration was finally dispersed with tear gas and rubber bullets...
Maj.-Gen. Gabi Ophir, formerly Commander of IDF Forces in Judea and
Samaria, will assume the post of O.C. Home Front Command in another month...
2. YESHA COMMUNITIES FACE UNCERTAINTY
Foreign Minister David Levy is planning to discuss further withdrawals from
Judea and Samaria in his talks next week with the Palestinians and
Americans. Levy sharply attacked a senior political figure this morning
who told reporters that Israel will not transfer further territories to the
Palestinians until the security situation improves. The Foreign Minister
said that Israel must abide by its commitments. MK Nisan Slomiansky
(National Religious Party) said today that Prime Minister Netanyahu had
promised him two days ago that Levy has no mandate to give away
territories, but merely to discuss the issues.
It was reported today that the Justice Ministry is working on documents
dealing with the possibility that some Yesha communities will be
transferred to Palestinian control. Another proposal that is being
formulated deals with the removal of certain communities to
settlement-blocs.
3. PA FREES TERRORISTS
Over the last few days, the Palestinian Authority has released 38
terrorists that it arrested after the Ben Yehuda bombings. Among those
newly freed are five senior Hamas terrorists.
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Subject: Arutz-7 News: Sunday, November 2, 1997
TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. ISLAMIC JIHAD: MORE SUICIDE BOMBINGS
2. NO BREAKTHROUGHS EXPECTED IN U.S. TALKS
3. EUROPEAN ENVOY: ARAFAT'S HEALTH WANING
4. MERETZ TO VOTE ON STATUS OF JERUSALEM
1. ISLAMIC JIHAD: MORE SUICIDE BOMBINGS
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, considered to be a Palestinian Authority
newspaper, reports today that three thousands students participated in
a memorial ceremony in Al-Najah University in Shechem organized by the
Islamic Jihad movement marking the second anniversary of the death of
its past leader Fathi Al-Shqaqi. The students burnt U.S. and Israeli
flags and called for the resumption of the suicide operations against
Israel. Ramadan Shalah, the leader of the movement who resides in
Damascus, spoke by phone saying that the movement will continue its
Jihad against the Zionist enemy. Shalah called upon all the Jihad
forces to close ranks in the face of the enemy and escalate the
fighting in order to free the prisoners from the "occupation's"
prisons. The report was translated by Palestinian Media Review.
2. NO BREAKTHROUGHS EXPECTED IN U.S. TALKS
Yasser Arafat continues to be doubtful that the Levy-Abu Maazen
meetings this week in the United States will succeed. He said that
Levy was granted no authority by the Israeli government. "He can hold
discussions until tomorrow, but his government did not authorize him
to make any decisions, and he cannot propose any solutions, " said
Arafat. The PLO Chairman objects to the Israeli proposal to skip the
intermediary stages of the Oslo agreements and go straight to the
permanent-status arrangements. Jerusalem sources say that Levy was
authorized to agree to a decrease in construction in Judea and Samaria
in exchange for skipping the second withdrawal.
3. EUROPEAN ENVOY: ARAFAT'S HEALTH WANING
European envoy Migel Mauritinus told a closed session of the European
Parliament that Yasser Arafat is going through a deep physical and
mental crisis. Mauritinus said that he is convinced of this after
meeting with Arafat many times. He said that in his estimation there
is no successor on the horizon that is equal to Arafat. Presently, he
said, Arafat's regime is not endangered by Hamas.
4. MERETZ TO VOTE ON STATUS OF JERUSALEM
The governing board of the Meretz Party will vote on a proposal by MK
Dedi Zucker and Zahava Galone to declare Jerusalem the capital of both
Israel and Palestine. Former Meretz Party Leader Shulamit Aloni
supports the proposal, however, MKs Yossi Sarid, Amnon Rubinstein, and
Avraham Poraz favor postponing the debate until the issue is raised in
the permanent-status talks with the Palestinians.
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Subject: Arutz-7 News: Monday, November 3, 1997
TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. MINISTERS POINT TO QUESTIONS ON RABIN MURDER
2. TENSIONS ESCALATE AS ANNIVERSARY OF ASSASSINATION APPROACHES
3. OU DELEGATION VISITS CHIEF RABBIS
4. MORDECHAI TO U.S.
5. NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME IN WASHINGTON
1. MINISTERS POINT TO QUESTIONS ON RABIN MURDER
Two additional government ministers have joined the demand to
investigate the activities of GSS agent provocateur Avishai Raviv
during the period preceding the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin.
Minister Avigdor Kahalani said that he only recently learned that
Raviv was responsible for distributing the infamous poster depicting
Rabin in a Nazi uniform. He said that a criminal investigation
against Raviv should be initiated. Finance Minister Ne'eman, too, said
that Raviv must be investigated, and said that many questions about
the entire affair must be addressed. He was referring to an article
by Adir Zik in the weekend edition of HaTzofeh which listed 58
questions about the Rabin assassination. Some sample questions: Who
instructed the police to close 15 criminal files against Avishai Raviv
concerning damage inflicted upon Arabs and Jews? Who instructed
Avishai Raviv to take credit (in the name of his organization Eyal)
for the murder of an Arab in Halhoul (which was later found to have
been perpetrated by an Arab)? How did it happen that an amateur
photographer just happened to film the murder of Rabin, including many
seconds of footage of Yigal Amir? In addition, there are questions on
the murder itself, and blatant contradictions in the two medical
reports and pathologist's report written after the assassination.
2. TENSIONS ESCALATE AS ANNIVERSARY OF ASSASSINATION APPROACHES
Anti-right incitement appears to be on the increase, as the second
anniversary of Yitzchak Rabin's murder nears. The police prevented
Labor MK Eitan Cabel from erecting an illegal monument in memory of
Rabin this morning in Zion Square in Jerusalem. Several of the people
who aided him were detained for questioning. An ad appeared in
today's Haaretz announcing a rally in Tel Aviv for tomorrow tonight in
memory of Rabin, headlined: "Two Years to the Murder of Rabin - We
Will Not Forget and We Will Not Forgive." Thousands of posters were
distributed last night throughout the country demanding a halt to the
recent incitement against the right and the Prime Minister. Many of
them simply had one word: "Altalena," referring to the Irgun ship that
was sunk by the Haganah under Rabin's command in June,1948 leaving 16
passengers dead.
3. OU DELEGATION VISITS CHIEF RABBIS
A delegation of American Orthodox Jewish leaders visited the Chief
Rabbis today to express support for their stand against the
recognition of Reform and Conservative conversions in Israel. Led by
Mandell I. Ganchrow, M.D. of the OU, they said that the Reform
movement is not interested in a compromise because its goal is simply
to destroy the Chief Rabbinate in Israel. Members of the delegation
showed the Chief Rabbis a copy of a Reform "ketubah" (marriage
document) between two men, and Rehovot Chief Rabbi Simcha Kook asked,
"Is this a ketubah? Can we have anything to do with this? 95% of the
public in Israel, if they knew what the Reform movement was doing,
would be totally against it!"
4. MORDECHAI TO U.S.
Defense Minister Yitzchak Mordechai left early this morning for a
four-day visit to Washington. He will meet with leaders of the
American defense establishment and will present to them the IDF's
development plans for the coming years. He will also participate in a
ceremony revealing a new battle airplane that Israel is acquiring from
the U.S.
5. NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME IN WASHINGTON
The talks between Israel and the Palestinians will begin tonight in
Washington, D.C. concerning the likely possibility of a further
withdrawal from Judea and Samaria. The Palestinians are also
demanding that the construction in Yesha be stopped, as well as
permission to open the Dahaniyeh airport. Foreign Minister David Levy
is also expected to meet privately tonight with U.S. Secretary of
State Madeleine Albright.
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Subject: Arutz-7 Op-Ed: THE DANGER OF DE-LEGITIMIZATION
Arutz-7 Op-Ed: THE DANGER OF DE-LEGITIMIZATION
Arutz-7 Associate News Editor Yehoshua Mor-Yosef conducted the
following interview with Rabbi Yuval Sherlo of Yeshivat Hagolan in
Hispin in the Golan Heights:
Arutz-7: The preparations for the second anniversary of the
assassination of Yitzchak Rabin are nearing completion, and there are
those who fear that the political left is taking "ownership" over the
commemorations. On this topic, we greet Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, author of
an op-ed in today's Maariv [newspaper] entitled "Rabin Belongs to All
of Us." Rabbi Sherlo, do you in fact have the feeling that the left
is taking over this Rabin memorial day? RS: First of all, as you know,
the titles of these articles are given by the editor, and not by the
writer. But yes, there is a great fear that the left is taking
control over this memorial day, and that it will turn into a day of
support for the Oslo process. This causes me two fears: First of all,
I see the Oslo process as a very severe problem and even a
catastrophe. Secondly, I fear this phenomenon because it will not
allow the entire nation to take part in the memorial to Rabin. This
will cause the famous boomerang effect, in which the left takes over
and we have no part in the memorial ceremonies.
A7: Isn't it legitimate that the left should have a greater feeling of
loss, since after all, Rabin did originate from a party on the left?
Rabbi Sherlo: This is certainly true... but I feel that this event is
so exceptional and so far removed from the normal differences of
opinion between left and right, that I feel it will be a great mistake
for the left to take a monopoly over this day. A large portion of the
public will end up feeling detached from this terrible tragedy, with
very bad results ensuing.
A7: On what do you base your claim that they are trying to turn this
day into a day for support for the Oslo process? Rabbi Sherlo: For
instance, they are planning to hold a large demonstration in favor of
the peace process on the day of the anniversary of the death. They are
not allowing the Prime Minister to take any major part in the events.
Etc., etc. Every action along these lines is a regression towards the
opposite [of the desired] direction.
A7: In your opinion, how should the memorial day for Yitzchak Rabin be
run? Rabbi Sherlo: I wrote in my article two proposals, or two
guidelines, for such a day. One deals with "Rabin the man," that is,
his entire career up to but not including the Oslo process. For we
are dealing with a man whose efforts and contributions to the State of
Israel in the areas of defense, security, and other areas are beyond
doubt, and these should be remembered.
Secondly, from a broader viewpoint, this should be a day on which we
deal with basic fundamental questions of our society: We are divided, and
we must discuss how to deal with our arguments, and the obligations of
the society in terms of accepting upon itself the results of an
election. Conversely, we must discuss the obligations of the
government to set and lead agreed-upon policies concerning central
issues so that there can be a consensus. These are the issues that
should be dealt with on the day that we remember the murder of
Yitzchak Rabin.
A7: Rabbi Sherlo, has the political-right / religious-Zionism done
what you think it should have done in these past two years since the
murder? Rabbi Sherlo (after a pause): This is a hard question. I
think that they did much more than would have been [expected]. I
would say that the Religious Zionist sector is one of the few groups,
if not the only group in Israel, that came to many important
conclusions about the events that preceded the assassination. At
least after the initial shock and the attack upon them, from which
they had to defend themselves, there were certain parts of this sector
that came to several far-reaching conclusions that became manifest in
several areas of our public life. I can give three examples: the
matter of meetings between religious and non-religious youth, and the
public discussion about the Jewish Bookshelf [wherein leading thinkers
expressed themselves on the question of the appropriate composition of
Jewish home library], and the conscious attempt to tone down the level
of public remarks -- these and others are results that definitely
originated in Religious Zionist circles. Have they done enough? I
am not a judge, and I don't have the utensils to measure this - it is
very complex, and certainly not for a short interview on an afternoon
news hour.
A7: When you analyze the reactions of the opposition today to
Netanyahu's policies and decisions, do you see parallels between the
statements of the rightist opposition before Rabin's death, and those
of the leftist opposition today? RS: I definitely see a large
escalation in this regard, and the central issue is
"de-legitimization." It's true that the left has not used the words
`traitor' and `murderer,' but the danger is not from these words. The
danger lies in the fact that citizens do not recognize the legitimacy
of their elected government. This is a very grave danger, towards
which the left is leading in giant steps, and even more so because
they are aided in this by the constant trickling of this message via
their ally, the press.
A7: Rabbi Sherlo, thank you very much.
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