Subject: Arutz-7 News Brief: February 13-15, 1998
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 00:28:24 +0000
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Subject: Arutz-7 News Brief: Friday, February 13, 1998
Arutz Sheva News Service
Friday, February 13, 1998 / Shevat 17, 5758
TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. NETANYAHU WARNS ARAFAT
2. ALBRIGHT PRAISES ARAFAT'S STAND ON IRAQ
1. NETANYAHU WARNS ARAFAT
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded this morning to Mr. Yasser
Arafat's threats yesterday to renew Intifada violence and declare a
Palestinian Arab State. Speaking before the Board of Governors of the
American Jewish Committee in Jerusalem, the Prime Minister stated that such
threats to violence in and of themselves constitute a violation of the Oslo
accords. "Instead of living up to their commitment to repeal the
Palestinian Covenant which calls for our destruction," said Mr. Netanyahu,
"they are threatening us with violence." Netanyahu warned, "If Arafat
actualizes his threats, the Oslo agreement will be considered null and
void, not just violated." The Prime Minister also criticized the
Palestinian Arab demonstrations of support for Saddam Hussein.
2. ALBRIGHT PRAISES ARAFAT'S STAND ON IRAQ
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright praised the reactions of the
Palestinian Authority regarding the crisis in Iraq. In an appearance
before a special Senate committee last night, Albright remarked that there
is great improvement in Arafat's behavior vis-a-vis Iraq now as compared to
1991. Secretary Albright also noted that the PA's armed forces attempted
to stop the rallies of support for Saddam Hussein. Members of the Senate
committee sharply criticized Albright for her remarks in view of the
overwhelming evidence showing Palestinian support of Iraq.
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Subject: Arutz-7 News: Sunday, February 15, 1998
Arutz Sheva News Service
***Sunday, February 15, 1998 / Shevat 19, 5758
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. TIBI'S VIEW OF CO-EXISTENCE: "WE'RE PREPARING OUR ROOFS"
2. PALESTINIAN POSITIONING
3. KATYUSHA ROCKETS FIRED LAST NIGHT
1. TIBI'S VIEW OF CO-EXISTENCE: "WE'RE PREPARING OUR ROOFS"
Israeli-citizen Ahmed Tibi, Arafat's advisor, caused a storm on Friday
when he said, "You [Israelis] are preparing your shelters, while we
are cleaning our roofs." He was referring to the Palestinian dancing
on the roofs during the Persian Gulf war when Scud missiles landed in
Tel Aviv. Tibi's remarks, which were made in the framework of a forum
on "Co-Existence and Neighborliness between Jews and Arabs," caused an
uproar in the audience.
2. PALESTINIAN POSITIONING
Regarding the recent support shown by Palestinian Arabs for Saddam
Hussein, Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti said that Fatah, as the main
PLO faction, had made a deliberate decision to have stone-throwing
demonstrations at the end of every pro-Iraqi march. Today,
Palestinian Arabs in southern Lebanon demonstrated in support of the
Iraqi dictator, complete with the usual American- and Israeli-flag
burnings.
Leading Palestinian Authority figures gathered last week to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of what they called the "1948
Palestinian Catastrophe." Yasser Abed Rabbo, responsible for the
culture and information portfolio in the PA, said, "We meet today as
the representatives of one people, which the conspiracy had failed to
uproot from its homeland soil; [this people] is planted today, with
its three millions, in its homeland soil, and three other millions or
more await their return to the homeland. This meeting today
demonstrates that we are one people, from the Galilee, the Triangle
District, and the Negev up to the Gaza strip. up to the core of our
homeland and our people - Holy Jerusalem." Yasser Arafat, appearing
at the event, said that he wished Allah would grant him martyrdom for
Jerusalem's sake, in answer to a well-wishing Arab who wished him long
life and the opportunity to see "liberated Jerusalem as the capital of
the independent Palestinian state."
3. KATYUSHA ROCKETS FIRED LAST NIGHT
Several katyusha rockets were fired last night by Hizbullah terrorists
in southern Lebanon towards IDF outposts and northern Israeli towns.
The rockets landed in outposts in the eastern and western sectors of
the security zone in Lebanon, causing minor damage. In addition,
Galilee residents spent the night in bomb shelters after hearing
explosions nearby; at least one rocket was later found in the Galilee.
Uri Lubrani, Government Coordinator of Activities in Lebanon, said
today that last night's attacks are a "blatant violation" of the
post-Grapes of Wrath understandings, and that Israeli will bring this
up with the Tracking Committee. Lubrani also said, ""I do not see
this as an escalation of hostilities, but rather as something
connected to internal politics there."
Former MK Shlomo Buchbut, mayor of Maalot, who now serves as chairman
of the forum for Confrontation Line Communities in the north, said that
talk like this on the part of the Israeli government is "weakness,"
and called upon it to show no further restraint in the face of the
Hizbullah onslaughts. "I hold Lebanon and its government fully
responsible for every attack on Israel, " Buchbut said, adding that we
must attack them very forcefully in response.
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