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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. TERRORISTS MURDER YESHIVA STUDENT
Palestinian Arab terrorists opened automatic gunfire at approximately
midnight on two yeshiva students. Gavriel Hirschberg, 26, who immigrated
to Israel from Hungary eight years ago, was killed, and 18-year-old
Binyamin (ben Leah) Dell was seriously wounded. Dell, a resident of Holon,
underwent a 12-hour surgery and is in serious condition. The funeral
procession of Hirschberg will depart from Machon Meir in Jerusalem tomorrow
morning at 9:00. The attack occurred in the Old City of Jerusalem as the
Israeli students were walking unarmed on their usual route from their study
hall to their dorm - Beit HaNeches. The police have as yet no clue as to
the whereabouts of the terrorists.
Prime Minister Netanyahu called the terrorist attack "very serious and
intolerable." In a special forum of government ministers convened this
morning, it was decided to re-establish the police station in Beit
Elchanan, near the site of the murder, and to reinforce the security in the
area. A spokesman for Yeshivat Ateret Cohanim stated that the police very
recently turned down its request to increase security escorts there. Mati
Dan of Ateret Cohanim called upon the government to respond to the Arab
attack in the "traditional Jewish-Zionist manner" of further Jewish
construction. Dan called to begin immediately the construction of the
Jewish neighborhood on the Mt. of Olives. MK Chanan Porat (NRP) said that
it is clear that the Arabs are attempting to diminish the Jewish presence
in the Old City, and that we must therefore respond by increasing it. The
forum of ministers concluded that no permits for further building will be
authorized in response to the attack.
One Old City student told Arutz-7 today, "Of late there has been a turn for
the worse in the security situation here. We have been spat upon and
cursed as we walk down the street, and there were even some cases of
students getting beaten up. Recently there was an Arab holiday of some
sort, and the whole old city was filled with PLO flags. We told the
police, but they did not do too much."
2. ILLEGAL ARAB CONSTRUCTION TIME-OUT RAISED
American Mideast envoy Dennis Ross, in answer to a question, publicly
acknowledged that the U.S. call for a "time out" in housing construction
should also apply to the Palestinian Arabs, not just Israel. Ross gave no
indication, however, as to whether he or other U.S. officials will
directly press Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority to observe such
a "time out." Ross made his remark in response to a question last week by
Morton A. Klein, National President of the Zionist Organization of America,
after Ross' speech at the General Assembly of Jewish Federations, in
Indianapolis. Palestinian construction is proceeding at a high rate in the
same areas in which Israel is being pressured to take a "time out" on its
construction. Over 2,600 illegal houses and apartments were built in Arab
neighborhoods of Jerusalem during 1995-1997
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Friday, November 21, 1997 / Cheshvan 21, 5758
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. HEVRON'S BIG SHABBAT
2. ISRAEL WILL BLOCK PA CENSUS
3. WHITE HOUSE VISITORS
1. HEVRON'S BIG SHABBAT
The Jewish Community of Hevron is expecting thousands of guests this
Shabbat, during which Jews all over the world read the Torah portion
describing the purchase of the Machpelah Cave by Abraham. Finance
Minister Ne'eman and his family will be among the visitors. The
Yitzchak Hall will be open to Jews, as it is only on ten special days
during the year. Four central kitchens and many large tents will be
set up in Kiryat Arba and Hevron to service the visitors. An IDF
officer was injured lightly this morning in Hevron when rocks were
thrown at his jeep near the gravesite of Otniel ben Kenaz. He was
accompanying an authorized group of worshippers to the site, which is
in Palestinian-controlled territory.
2. ISRAEL WILL BLOCK PA CENSUS
Public Security Minister Avigdor Kahalani said the police will block
attempts by the Palestinian Authority to conduct a census of the Arab
population of eastern Jerusalem. He said that a Palestinian census in
Jerusalem is a clear breach of Israeli sovereignty. The Oslo accords
stipulate that the PA will not conduct any activity in the eastern
part of the capital.
3. WHITE HOUSE VISITORS
Shimon Peres and Leah Rabin are visiting the White House in Washington
today. They will grant U.S. President Bill Clinton the Yitzchak Rabin
Peace Prize. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will visit Clinton
there in December.
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Sunday, November 23, 1997 / Cheshvan 23, 5758
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. NETANYAHU IN MOSLEM QUARTER
2. PERES IS THE SOURCE
3. ANOTHER ARAB LAND-DEALER DEAD
4. 900 SMUGGLED TAXIS
1. NETANYAHU IN MOSLEM QUARTER
Two additional police positions will be established in Jerusalem's Old
City in the near future. This was the outcome of a visit by Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the area of last week's murderous
terrorist attack. Netanyahu was accompanied by Ministers Kahalani,
Hanegbi, and Suissa, and Mayor Ehud Olmert. Yeshivat Ateret Cohanim,
where the victim of the attack, Gavriel Herschberg, was a student,
announced that 18 families are planning to join the Jewish families in
the Moslem Quarter of the Old City.
The yeshiva asked that the government issue permits for two new
buildings on Jewish-owned plots in the vicinity.
Mati Dan of Yeshivat Ateret Cohanim told Arutz-7 today that media
reports that 20 yeshiva students were evacuated today from a building
in the Moslem Quarter today are simply not true. "Several students
went to the building, which is owned by the Yeshiva, to make
preliminary checks. When they finished checking, they left. We plan
to move into the building, certainly, but not today," said Dan.
2. PERES IS THE SOURCE
The "Israeli source in Washington" who has been widely quoted to the
effect that U.S. President Clinton sharply criticized Prime Minister
Netanyahu is none other than - Shimon Peres. Israel Television
reporter Ehud Yaari broke the story last night. The 'source' claimed
that Clinton had told him that the Prime Minister broke his promise to
stop building in the Yesha communities. Publicly, Peres said he would
not divulge what Clinton told him about Netanyahu, and said that it is
"readily apparent." The Prime Minister stated at today's government
meeting that he never made a promise to stop building in Yesha, and
that he made it clear to Secretary Albright in his recent meeting with
her that demands to freeze construction are not compatible with the
Oslo accords.
3. ANOTHER ARAB LAND-DEALER DEAD
Palestinian Authority residents who are suspected of selling lands to
Jews continue to suffer the consequences. Several days ago, Nafa
Mardawi died in jail in Shechem. He had been accused of conducting
land-dealings with Jews. He was a resident of Kfar Habla in Shomron.
4. 900 SMUGGLED TAXIS
Over 900 taxis, some of which were stolen from Israelis, have been
smuggled into Gaza. Nachum Langental, Director-General of the
Transportation Ministry, said that this a new phenomenon that has cost
tens of millions of shekels to the State coffers. The taxis were
driven into the autonomous areas as if they were private cars, thus
avoiding paying the taxes required for taxis.
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Monday, November 24, 1997 / Cheshvan 24, 5758
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. NETANYAHU IS WILLING TO CEDE ANOTHER 6-8%
2. REACTIONS
3. LIEBERMAN DEPARTS
4. VISITORS IN THE OLD CITY
5. HEROD WATER CARRIER DISCOVERED
1. NETANYAHU IS WILLING TO CEDE ANOTHER 6-8%
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has expressed willingness to carry
out another withdrawal from 6-8% of Area C (that which is under total
Israeli control) in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza (Yesha). In addition, he
is willing to cease construction activity in several Yesha
communities. He summoned two Yesha leaders on Saturday night, and
told them of his plans to propose these ideas in exchange for a
Palestinian agreement to begin permanent-status negotiations without
delay. He asked the two leaders to attempt to persuade members of the
Land of Israel Knesset front to agree to this plan, and to explain to
them that the alternative is a leftist-led government. MK Nisan
Slomiansky (NRP) said today that the Prime Minister would be
well-advised not to rely forever on the preference of the right-wing
MKs for him over the alternative. Netanyahu will meet tonight with
several senior government ministers to brief them on his plans.
2. REACTIONS
MK Tzvi Hendel (NRP) reacted to the news of Netanyahu's plan to
execute a further withdrawal by saying, "For Likud party politics
problems, he can switch his top aides [referring to the resignation of
Avigdor Lieberman - see below] and set up committees, but regarding
the Land of Israel this kind of solution will not help... A further
withdrawal means nothing less than the end of the Netanyahu
government." Similar remarks were made by Deputy Minister Moshe
Peled and MK Michael Kleiner of the Land of Israel front. The Land of
Israel lobby convened this afternoon for an emergency session on the
issue. Former Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir called upon his
colleagues in the Land of Israel front not to agree to any compromise
in this area, even at the expense of the fall of the government.
On the other hand, Minister Michael Eitan called upon the above MKs
not to topple the government. He expressed confidence today that a
large majority of the nationalist camp understands that the struggle
for Eretz Yisrael can only be waged under the Netanyahu government.
Eitan warned that the alternative is a leftist government whose
concessions will be much greater than those being discussed now.
3. LIEBERMAN DEPARTS
Avigdor Lieberman, who resigned last night from the position of
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a press
conference today that he will continue to do what he can to support
the Prime Minister and his policies. He said that he believes we
should not give up "even one step" of the Land of Israel, but that we
must attempt to bring peace between "northern Tel Aviv and northern
Samaria" [referring to the left-right clash in Israel]. Lieberman had
strong criticism of government ministers who worked behind the Prime
Minister's back to topple him from power. Minister Natan Sharansky
suggested that Lieberman be appointed Ambassador to Russia, and
said that his party would be willing to forego the option granted it of
naming the next Ambassador in Moscow.
The Prime Minister's press secretary, Shai Bazak, emphasized this
morning that Mr. Netanyahu has no plans to declare early elections.
There had been reports that the Prime Minister's Office was making
initial preparations for such an eventuality. Eyal Arad, however, who
served in the past as Netanyahu's press aide, feels that the coalition
is falling apart and that there will be no choice other than to
advance the elections. Maariv's political commentator, Shalom
Yerushalmi, told Arutz-7 today that he does not believe that the
government will fall in the coming year. He said that there will not
be found 61 MKs who would act to bring about new elections.
4. VISITORS IN THE OLD CITY
The Knesset Members of the National Religious Party visited the Old
City of Jerusalem today. They met with the heads of Yeshivat Ateret
Cohanim and discussed plans for expanding the Jewish presence in the
Moslem Quarter. Ministers Rafael Eitan and Deputy Minister Moshe
Peled, both of Tzomet, toured the Moslem Quarter this morning.
5. HEROD WATER CARRIER DISCOVERED
A recent archaeological excavation in southern Jerusalem has uncovered
the remnants of the upper water carrier from the period of King Herod
(over 1900 years ago). The ancient water carrier connected Solomon's
Pool and the Mamila Pool, and was an important source of water for
Jerusalem. The section that was uncovered is 200 meters long, 50
centimeters wide, and as deep as one meter in some places. Jerusalem
District Chief Archaeologist John Zeligman said that the discovery
represents another step towards understanding how Jerusalem's water
problems were solved. The site will remain an open public site.
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THE MID-EAST DISPATCH
DAILY HEADLINES NEWS REPORT
** 1. EU LINKS PRODUCTS TO PRE-'67 BORDERS
Senior European Union sources have demanded the elimination of
products originating beyond the Green Line from its free trade
agreement with Israel through a strict interpretation of the rules of
origin as stipulated in the agreement.
Israeli sources have told Ha'aretz that there is a tendency in the
Union to link the political crisis with Israel to the matter of the
rules of origin. Until the orange juice scandal, the Europeans turned
a blind eye to the fact that Israel has been exporting products
originating in the territories (including East Jerusalem and the Golan
Heights) as products of Israel.
The orange juice scandal took place in 1991-1993, when Israeli
businessmen imported orange juice from Brazil and then exported it to
Europe as Israeli produce. Israeli sources admit that the
investigation which Israel was to have conducted was inadequate, and
therefore the fraud scandal has got out of hand.
The Europeans contend that the trade agreement applies to "the State
of Israel" and that Europe has never recognized the annexation of East
Jerusalem and the Golan Heights or the Israeli presence in the West
Bank and Gaza. They are now demanding that the rules of origin be
applied strictly with respect to products from these areas, as is
implied by the agreement.
David Kriss, spokesman of the European Union in Israel, has denied
categorically that the matter of the rules of origin is linked to the
political situation.
Israel's representative to the European Union in Brussels, Ephraim
Halevy, emphasized Tuesday that the subject of territoriality with
respect to the rules of origin is a political question and that Israel
strongly objects to its inclusion in its discussions with the Union,
"because=20 it's not the European Union who is going to determine the
borders of Israel as an incidental by-product of economic
discussions." {HAARETZ 11/19 B|H}
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THE MID-EAST DISPATCH
DAILY HEADLINES NEWS REPORT
** 1 Albright: No Redeployment, No Final Status Talks
** 2 Re-Ratification Plan
** 3 Islamic Jihad Warns Israel
** ALBRIGHT: NO REDEPLOYMENT, NO FINAL STATUS TALKS
During their meeting in London last week, Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright told Prime Minister Netanyahu that without a second Israeli
pullback in the territories, there will be no accelerated final
status talks.
She stressed that the American administration expected an answer to
this as well as the time-out on settlement expansion by the
Netanyahu-Clinton meeting next month. {MED 11/20 H}
** 2. RE-RATIFICATION PLAN?
A report in Jordan's A Dustour claims that Netanyahu is planning to
bring to the Knesset for re-ratification the UN resolution of 1947,
which determines that Israel is the State of the Jews.
In addition, the Prime Minister will call upon the international Jewry
to make aliya to Israel - all this in honor of the 50th anniversary of
the State of Israel, next May. {YEHOSHUA MEIRI 11/21 H}
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THE MID-EAST DISPATCH
DAILY HEADLINES NEWS REPORT
** 1 Clinton Calls For "Time-Out"
** 2 Russian Efforts to Ease Iraq Crisis Fail
** 3 El Palestina Flying High?
** 1. CLINTON CALLS FOR "TIME-OUT"
David Bar-Ilan, the Prime Minister's Communications advisor has
defended Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's policies towards the
Palestinians. In response to US President Bill Clinton's
disappointment over the peace process, Bar-Ilan stressed that Israel
is living up to its side of the Oslo peace agreement, but the
Palestinians are not.
On Friday, Clinton expressed impatience with the attitudes and actions
of both sides. He called on Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat to observe a
"time-out" on provocative measures.
IDF Intelligence sources say they have evidence that the attack on
Wednesday night in Jerusalem's Old City which left one man dead and
another in serious condition was carried out by Palestinian police.
{GALEI TZAHAL, KOL ISRAEL, MED 11/23 H}
** 2. RUSSIAN EFFORTS TO EASE IRAQ CRISIS FAIL
US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin remained
at odds over steps to ease sanctions on Iraq following a forty minute
telephone conversation yesterday. A senior American official said
Clinton stressed that Iraq must comply with the terms of the peace
accords which ended the 1991 Gulf War. While Yeltsin called for an
incremental easing of the sanctions. Both leaders agree that the UN
arms inspectors must be allowed to do their work unimpeded.
At the UN, a Russian bid to restructure the arms inspection program in
Iraq's favor has backfired. UN sources say the Security Council agreed
to give the inspectors the go-ahead to search for Iraq's closely
guarded weapons secrets. The source said they expect the inspection
team to accelerate efforts to find Iraq's illegal stores of VX nerve
agents and biological weapons.
In a report to the Security Council, the twenty nation UN Special
Commission on Iraq rejected all of the Russian proposals which the US
and Britain believe would politicize the program and undermine the
position of the Australian chief inspector, Richard Butler.
The commission reaffirmed the American view that Iraq has
systematically violated UN resolutions requiring it to destroy all
weapons of mass destruction and sought to deceive inspectors about the
status of weapons programs. The commission endorsed efforts to
investigate the most sensitive sites which Iraq claims are out of
bounds because they are essential to protect national security and
President Saddam Hussein. {KOL ISRAEL 11/23 H}
** 3. EL PALESTINA FLYING HIGH?
"The Palestinian Arab pilots don't know what it means to fly a plane.
The Palestinian Arab leadership gives them certification as pilots
even though they don't know anything. It is just a matter of time
before a Palestinian crashes" said Imad el Kabloi, the leading pilot
of the Palestinian Authority, who recently ran away to Sweden.
Kabloi accused the PA of establishing an airline at any price - even
at the cost of human life. In an interview given from his hiding place
to a Swedish newspaper, he stated that when the decision was made to
establish a Palestinian airline named El Palestina he immediately
volunteered.
"The head of the Flight Authority, Faiz Zaidan, gave me orders to
train ten pilots. I was astonished to discover that they had already
received pilots licenses but had no idea how to fly a commercial
airplane. I tried to train them but they maintained that since they
already outranked me they wouldn't take orders from me. Immediately, I
went to Zaidan, but, to my surprise, he told me to certify them
anyway, even if they don't know how to fly well. He said it was a
political issue because the PA wants to open an airline and establish
facts on the ground. At this point I informed him that I refused to
work with them any longer. They immediately reported me to the
security forces of the PA. I saw that I was in danger so I ran away."
{YEDIOT AHARONOT 11/23 C|B|H}
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THE MID-EAST DISPATCH
DAILY HEADLINES NEWS REPORT
** 1 Netanyahu Offers 5% Pull-Out
** 2 No Clinton-Netanyahu Meeting Scheduled
** 1. NETANYAHU OFFERS 5% PULL-OUT
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has made it clear to the
Prime Minister that if he doesn't have a 'positive and sufficient'
answer regarding the second-phase withdrawal by the beginning of
December, the US will make an announcement that Israeli officials fear
will be tough.
It seems Netanyahu offered Albright a 3 to 5 percent pull-back when he
met with her in London, but the Americans are looking for something
more along the lines of between 10 and 15 percent.
Israelis think the announcement will lay blame on Israel for the
stalemate in the Israel-Palestinian peace process. {YEDIOT AHARONOT
11/23 H}
** 2. NO CLINTON-NETANYAHU MEETING SCHEDULED
Apparently the White House is in no rush to schedule a meeting between
President Clinton and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Although the
Prime Minister's office has said Netanyahu has been invited to
Washington Dec. 8 after a visit by the German chancellor, nothing has
been finalized.
Although President Clinton is having a difficult time finding a date
to meet with Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, he managed to set
aside four hours Friday to be with former Prime Minister Shimon Peres
and Leah Rabin. The three met at the White House during a ceremony
awarding a prize, funded by the Peres and Rabin Fund, to Clinton,
naming him the 1997 "Man of Peace."
The meeting is apparently a "dig" at the Netanyahu government that
Clinton has time to meet with Israelis whom he thinks are committed to
the peace process.
Prime Minister Shimon Peres said the award ceremony at the White House
for the 1997 Man of Peace given to Clinton was "impressive."
"I had a meeting with the President of the United States for more than
an hour, but I won't tell you what he said to me about Prime Minister
Benyamin Netanyahu," Peres said. "It's all quite clear."
In addition, US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is scheduled to
leave for Africa Dec. 7, so it seems unlikely the meeting will be set
for this date. {MA'ARIV, YEDIOT AHARONOT 11/23 H}
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