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Subject: Re: [bprlist] "The church is dead, long live the reformation"
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 11 Dec 00 10:02:25 EST
In reference to the disclaimer comment below...
Articles, the message content & nuance posted on BPR-LIST are not necessarily
being endorsed or rejected by virtue of the post. That's why you need to read,
study and understand the scriptures.
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If this is the same Bishop Spong who is promoting full acceptance of
practicing homosexuals into the church and advocating abortion, then I am
sorry that you distributed this article without some disclaimer. A clerical
title does not mean that you are a minister of the Good News. I am writing
as one who has read some of Bishop Spong's work. I am also speaking as one
who is a seminary graduate, and it is my opinion that Bishop Spong's work has
the a form of godliness but lacks the power of it. When addressing social
injustices is done at the omission of preaching everyone's need of salvation
and that only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, those efforts then are
only philanthropic endeavors. When Jesus' death, resurrection from the dead,
ascension into heaven, the empowerment of believer with the Holy Spirit, the
current day ministry of Jesus where He is seated at the right hand of the
Father interceding for His followers and His one day return is not preached
in love, then church is just another social club.
Bishop Spong's message cannot be separated from the fruit of his ministry.
It is not a message that brings people to a decision for God, but in fact it
is trying to rewrite His word to fit the signs of the times. No, the church
is not perfect, in fact far from it. However, through Bishop Spong's
proposals, he is appearing as an angel of light. This is not a message of
good news but heretical error that is only fit to line the bottom of garbage
cans.
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Subject: [bprlist] Wording in Spanish-Language Bible Draws Jewish Complaints
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:25:31 -0000
Wording in Spanish-Language Bible Draws Jewish Complaints
By SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/religion/20001209/t000117866.html
BUENOS AIRES--Latin America's history of religious persecution has
left Jewish groups alert not just for intolerance but also its
echoes. Now a conflict that could reopen old wounds has arisen here,
one concerning the Bible: not the text itself but the footnotes.
The dispute over a Spanish-language edition is a reminder that
relations between the faiths can be painfully sensitive. The way in
which Jewish and Roman Catholic leaders have come together to discuss
the problem, however, reflects a spirit of rapprochement frequently
urged by Pope John Paul II.
The version of the Bible under scrutiny was edited by Bernard
Hurault, a French priest who served in Latin America. Published in
Spain, the edition has sold at least 34 million copies and is aimed
at working-class Catholics in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as
Spanish speakers in the United States.
But 19 references to Jews and Judaism in the explanatory footnotes
caught the attention of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal
Center, an international organization dedicated to fighting bigotry
and preserving the memory of the Holocaust. Representatives of the
center asked Catholic leaders in Argentina and Chile this week to
address their concerns about those editorial comments.
The complaint has a precedent. A court in Paris ruled in 1995 that
the French edition by the same author contained two anti-Semitic
references, and it ordered them expurgated, though the court declined
to eliminate other passages that were challenged. French church
officials then withdrew their imprimatur of the edition.
In the Latin American version, footnotes refer to Jews as "a very
ignorant people," "sinners" and scornful of other religions. One note
states that "the judgment of God has not yet fallen on the Jewish
people."
"I'm not saying it was done with malicious, anti-Semitic intent, but
it reflects an old-fashioned mentality," said Shimon Samuels, the
Paris-based director of international liaison activities for the
Wiesenthal Center. "This kind of language is out of place today."
It is not necessary to go back to the Inquisition to find examples of
officially sanctioned anti-Semitism in Latin America.
Catholic clergy on both sides of the Atlantic helped Nazi war
criminals find refuge in South America. Later, the anti-Jewish
diatribes of Julio Meinvielle, an influential Argentine priest, set
the ideological tone for the "dirty war" waged against dissidents by
the 1976-1983 dictatorship. During the 1990s, terrorist bombings
destroyed a Jewish community center and the Israeli Embassy in Buenos
Aires, leaving a total of 115 dead.
Anti-Semitic comments and incidents still crop up from Chile to
Venezuela. Add to that backdrop today's Middle East tensions, and the
allegedly negative sentiments in the edition of the Bible could
foment bias, according to Samuels.
Recalling the longtime depiction of "the Jew as antichrist," Samuels
said: "I don't know what a peasant thinks when he reads this Bible.
He's being served a dish of old-fashioned prejudice against people he
never met."
In meetings with church officials this week at a human rights
conference in Santiago, Chile, Samuels bolstered his argument with a
scholarly analysis commissioned by Colombian bishops.
The descriptions of Judaism are unusual compared with other editions
of the Bible, concluded the Rev. Hugo Fernandez Mora of Colombia's
Episcopal Council in a letter summarizing the findings. "Above all,
it is jarring the manner in which at many times it discusses 'the
Jews' in a general and even anachronistic way."
Others, however, caution that context is important.
"Some of it may be interpretable," said the Rev. Eduardo Perez, an
Argentine Catholic priest. "The part about 'an ignorant people' may
be because in the text [the speaker] is addressing a village of
peasants. This has to be reviewed by an expert on the Bible."
In response to the Wiesenthal Center's concerns, Catholic officials
in Argentina commissioned their own study of a CD-ROM version of the
edition produced in the country, Perez said. The confidential results
have been sent to the Chilean archdiocese that provided an imprimatur
of the edition, he said.
The Madrid publishers have promised to make changes. And Samuels has
requested that the Vatican issue a statement, to be published in new
editions, that explains why the material was removed.
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Subject: [bprlist] Dec 10, 2000 TV Programs
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 10:34:36 -0500
8:00 PM Eastern
HIST - BATTLE HISTORY OF THE NAVY - The Revolutionary War; the War of 1812; the
Civil War; the Spanish-American War (CC) (TVG)
9:00
C-SPAN - BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS - The State Opening of Parliament; Queen
Elizabeth II speaks
DISC - INSIDE THE SPACE STATION - Computer images illustrate the construction of space stations (TVG)
HIST - BATTLE HISTORY OF THE NAVY - After World War I, America scraps its new
battleships, while Japan builds a formidable fleet (CC) (TVG)
10:00
DISC - MYSTERIES OF THE PYRAMIDS - The structure of the Pyramids has ritualistic and
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) USA TODAY: Let our kids alone, Arafat told
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 10:35:54 -0500
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Subject: USA TODAY: Let our kids alone, Arafat told
USA TODAY: Let our kids alone, Arafat told
Matthew Kalman USA TODAY December 8 2000 Page 16A
TULKARM, WEST BANK -- In a rare letter of protest sent this week to
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a Palestinian women's group demanded that
the Palestinian Authority stop using children as cannon fodder.
''Our children are being sent into the streets to face heavily armed Israeli
soldiers,'' said the letter from the Tulkarm Women's Union -- a local branch
of the Palestinian Women's Union, a trade-union group that promotes the
status of women in the Palestinian Authority.
''The Palestinian Authority must put an end to this phenomenon. We urge you
to issue instructions to your police force to stop sending innocent children
to their death.''
The letter adds weight to complaints from parents who are beginning to speak
out despite what they say has been two months of intimidation by armed
gunmen loyal to Arafat.
''We don't want to send our sons to the front line, but they are being taken
by the Palestinian Authority,'' says Aisheh, 43, a mother of six in the West
Bank city of Tulkarm. She says she decided to speak out after her
17-year-old son was hit in the head by a rubber bullet last week. He
suffered a concussion.
Like other protesting parents, Aisheh declines to allow her full name to be
published for fear of reprisals. A nurse from Gaza who spoke out on
Palestinian TV against sending children to the flash points was condemned in
the Palestinian media as a traitor. Other individuals who refuse to allow
their names to be published say they have been threatened by armed Fatah
officials for discouraging their children from participating in the clashes.
Israel has faced international criticism for the deaths of at least 38
children under the age of 17 in more than two months of conflict in which
nearly 300 people have died. Nearly 1,000 children have been injured. The
Palestinians consider anyone under the age of 17 a child. But children just
entering their teens -- and some even younger -- have been injured in the
region's worst violence in nearly a decade.
Despite their parents' objections, many Palestinian children appear eager to
fight the Israelis and even become martyrs for the Palestinian cause: an
independent state.
An Israeli human rights group this week charged that Israeli soldiers
routinely open fire on unarmed Palestinian demonstrators. But the group,
B'Tselem -- created in 1989, according to its Web site, to ''change Israeli
policy'' to protect Palestinians -- also said the Palestinian leadership was
making little effort to keep children and gunmen away from potentially
violent confrontations.
Bassam Abu Sharif, a special adviser to Arafat, has accused Israeli troops
of ''cold-blooded killing.'' He denies Israeli accusations that the
Palestinian Authority has placed children at the front of demonstrations to
act as human shields for armed gunmen.
''We don't send children -- nobody can send children -- and we don't hide
behind children,'' Abu Sharif says. ''The kids in the demonstrations were
there because they were out of school. We love our children the same way
other human beings love their children.''
Israeli army chiefs point out that not all the children killed in the recent
clashes have been innocent bystanders. They say their snipers have orders to
shoot anyone shooting or throwing Molotov cocktails at them, but some of the
attackers have been as young as 12.
The most famous casualty of the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict was
Mohammed Al-Dourra, a 12-year-old boy shot dead on the second day of
fighting as he took cover in his father's arms during a gun battle in the
Gaza Strip. His last moments were caught on camera by a French TV crew and
broadcast around the world.
Abu Sharif says Palestinian police are trying to dissuade children from
taking part in clashes with Israeli soldiers. He adds: ''These kids are on
the streets. For them, banners and demonstrations are a festival.''
But Aisheh says the militia of Arafat's Fatah movement and the Palestinian
security forces provide transportation and encouragement to children eager
to answer the call to combat Israel's continued presence on Arab land.
''When school finishes, Palestinian Authority security cars go around
collecting children from the streets and sending them to the killing
fields,'' she says. ''This is very serious because they are children and
they are unarmed.''
Palestinian Authority TV broadcasts constant images of children carrying
weapons and staging mock attacks on Israelis.
Over the summer, children as young as 12 were trained in the use of
Kalshnikov rifles and other weapons at special camps by Fatah officials.
Ramahan Sahadi Abed Rabbah, 13, was asked by the official Palestinian
Authority newspaper why he participated in clashes with soldiers. ''My
purpose is not to be wounded, but something more sublime -- martyrdom,'' he
replied.
''As the number of those killed rises, the Palestinian media extol and exalt
not only those killed, but also their willingness to die as martyrs for
Allah, emphasizing that dying a martyr's death was the realization of their
hopes,'' says Itamar Marcus, director of the Palestinian Media Watch
monitoring group.
Palestinian Authority TV and newspapers also have come under fire, accused
of encouraging children to throw stones and Molotov cocktails at armed
Israeli troops.
Aisheh's husband, Abdelghani, says intimidation has kept parents from
speaking out.
''No one here dares to say publicly that he is against sending his own
children to the front line,'' he says. ''Some parents who have tried to
protest have been condemned as fifth columnists (traitors) and threatened.''
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Subject: [bprlist] 4 Additional Moons Discovered orbiting Saturn
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 10:36:39 -0500
FOUR ADDITIONAL MOONS DISCOVERED ORBITING SATURN
An unprecedented surge in planetary moon discoveries continued this
week as astronomers reported the discovery of four more moons
orbiting Saturn, bringing the total number of moons found around the
planet since October to ten.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0012/10saturnmoons/
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Interview: MK Kleiner-I may pull Monday no confidence vote
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:10:35 -0500
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Subject: Interview: MK Kleiner-
I may pull Monday no confidence vote
Interview: MK Kleiner - I may pull Monday no confidence vote
Aaron Lerner Date: 10 December 2000
If 61 MKs support a non-confidence vote on Monday this will take
precedence over Ehud Barak's resignation today since the resignation
only goes into effect after 48 hours. If this happens there would be
general elections and elections for the prime minister and Netanyahu
could run as a candidate.
IMRA interviewed Herut MK Michael Kleiner, in Hebrew, on 10 December
2000.
IMRA: What is the story?
Kleiner: Last Tuesday late at night the Arab MK tries to push through
the first vote on legislation that would require Arab representation
in local planning authorities. There were about ten MKs present and
I found myself there with (Likud MK) Gideon Ezra and two or three
others. So I turned the vote into a vote of no-confidence in order
to push off the vote to the next week. That is to say Monday.
(Israeli Arab Balad MK) Azmi Bishara was furious. He claimed that
the government did not support the law so there were no grounds to
turn it into a vote of no confidence. But then it turned out in a
check of the protocol that the government did in fact vote in favor
of the law during its preliminary vote and so my motion to turn it
into a vote of no confidence applied.
If 61 MKs vote on Monday then the government falls.
IMRA: Who can withdraw the vote?
Kleiner: I do not know if Azmi Bishara can pull the law or if (Shas
MK) David Azoulai. I do not think either will.
I can also pull it.
IMRA: But you have no reason.
Kleiner: I have a very good reason.
IMRA: Because you would not have a home if there were Knesset
elections today.
Kleiner: What are you talking about? I have been pushing for a vote
of no confidence so that the elections would be held in 90 days
instead of only in May so as to reduce the chance that Barak has
enough time to make a deal with Arafat. On Friday I was talking with
Shas and Shinui about pushing through the no confidence vote but I
still was certain I had the numbers. Then on Saturday night, before
Barak's announcement, Shinui advised me that they would not join in
the no confidence vote and I saw that we had only 58 votes, not
enough to bring the government down.
Again, I wanted the no confidence vote so that there would be
elections in 3 months instead of five. Now if I allow the no
confidence vote to go through the elections will be held in 90
instead of 60 days.
If Barak were to succeed in reaching an irrevocable deal with Arafat
within those extra 30 days I would never be able to forgive myself.
So let there first be a right wing prime minister and then let us
vote for a new Knesset.
IMRA: So you may pull it yourself?
Kleiner: I may very well do it. There is much to consider both for
and against. Keep in mind that if you consider the polls the
ideological right does not gain from new elections. I am in no rush
to destroy the true ideological right and replace it with people like
(possible Likud candidates) Pnina Rosenblum and Ruchama Avraham.
IMRA: Barak' own people can't pull it by saying that they do not
support the bill?
Kleiner: No. They are on record in the preliminary vote and are not
able to walk away from it.
IMRA: As an experienced politician do you anticipate Ark Sharon
having a problem winning because some religious will not forgive him
for supporting Barak's proposal to draft Yeshiva students?
Kleiner: I find it hard to believe. Barak announced that he was
continuing the secular revolution. They are furious with him. They
will all vote for Arik Sharon. Arik Sharon will win the elections
and will establish a national unity government. That is what the
country wants.
I would also note that Netanyahu performs better in the polls because
he is on the outside. Once he is inside he will also drop.
I think that Arik Sharon will win. I also think that (Likud MKs)
Limor Livnat and Silvan Shalom can also beat Barak in the elections.
I think anyone can beat Barak today.
IMRA: Is there a danger that some in the Right will not want to vote
for Sharon because of his history (the evacuation of Yamit).
Kleiner: The opposite is the case. I know some people in the Right
who find it hard to vote for Netanyahu because of Wye.
Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Statements Clarifying Meaning of 242
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:10:35 -0500
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Resolution 242
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Statements Clarifying the Meaning of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242
Foreign Ministry of Israel http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0cyv0
Even before the beginning of the Jarring Mission (the Special Representative
as mentioned in the Resolution), the Arab States insisted that Security
Council Resolution 242 called for a total withdrawal of Israeli forces from
territories occupied in the Six-Day War. Israel held that the withdrawal
phrase in the Resolution was not meant to refer to a total withdrawal.
Following are statements including the interpretations of various
delegations to Resolution 242:
A. United Kingdom
- Lord Caradon, sponsor of the draft that was about to be adopted, stated,
before the vote in the Security Council on Resolution 242:
" . . . the draft Resolution is a balanced whole. TO add to it or to detract
from it would destroy the balance and also destroy the wide measure of
agreement we have achieved together. It must be considered as a whole as it
stands. I suggest that we have reached the stage when most, if not all, of
us want the draft Resolution, the whole draft Resolution and nothing but the
draft Resolution." (S/PV 1382, p. 31, of 22.11.67)
- Lord Caradon, interviewed on Kol Israel in February 1973:
Question: "This matter of the (definite) article which is there in French
and is missing in English, is that really significant?"
Answer: "the purposes are perfectly clear, the principle is stated in the
preamble, the necessity for withdrawal is stated in the operative section.
And then the essential phrase which is not sufficiently recognized is that
withdrawal should take place to secure and recognized boundaries, and these
words were very carefully chosen: they have to be secure and they have to be
recognized. They will not be secure unless they are recognized. And that is
why one has to work for agreement. This is essential. I would defend
absolutely what we did. It was not for us to lay down exactly where the
border should be. I know the 1967 border very well. It is not a satisfactory
border, it is where troops had to stop in 1947, just where they happened to
be that night, that is not a permanent boundary . . . "
- Mr. Michael Stewart, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, in reply to a question in Parliament, 17 November 1969:
Question: "What is the British interpretation of the wording of the 1967
Resolution? Does the Right Honourable Gentleman understand it to mean that
the Israelis should withdraw from all territories taken in the late war?"
Mr. Stewart: "No, Sir. That is not the phrase used in the Resolution. The
Resolution speaks of secure and recognized boundaries. These words must be
read concurrently with the statement on withdrawal."
- Mr. Michael Stewart, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, in a reply to a question in Parliament, 9 December 1969:
"As I have explained before, there is reference, in the vital United Nations
Security Council Resolution, both to withdrawal from territories and to
secure and recognized boundaries. As I have told the House previously, we
believe that these two things should be read concurrently and that the
omission of the word 'all' before the word 'territories' is deliberate."
- Mr. George Brown, British Foreign Secretary in 1967, on 19 January 1970:
"I have been asked over and over again to clarify, modify or improve the
wording, but I do not intend to do that. The phrasing of the Resolution was
very carefully worked out, and it was a difficult and complicated exercise
to get it accepted by the UN Security Council. "I formulated the Security
Council Resolution. Before we submitted it to the Council, we showed it to
Arab leaders. The proposal said 'Israel will withdraw from territories that
were occupied', and not from 'the' territories, which means that Israel will
not withdraw from all the territories." (The Jerusalem Post, 23.1.70)
B. United States of America
- Mr. Arthur Goldberg, US representative, in the Security Council in the
course of the discussions which preceded the adoption of Resolution 242:
"To seek withdrawal without secure and recognized boundaries ... would be
just as fruitless as to seek secure and recognized boundaries without
withdrawal. Historically, there have never been secure or recognized
boundaries in the area. Neither the armistice lines of 1949 nor the
cease-fire lines of 1967 have answered that description ... such boundaries
have yet to be agreed upon. An agreement on that point is an absolute
essential to a just and lasting peace just as withdrawal is . . . " (S/PV.
1377, p. 37, of 15. 11.67)
- President Lyndon Johnson, 10 September 1968:
"We are not the ones to say where other nations should draw lines between
them that will assure each the greatest security. It is clear, however, that
a return to the situation of 4 June 1967 will not bring peace. There must be
secure and there must be recognized borders. Some such lines must be agreed
to by the neighbours involved."
- Mr. Joseph Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State, 12 July 1970 (NBC "Meet
the Press"):
"That Resolution did not say 'withdrawal to the pre-June 5 lines'. The
Resolution said that the parties must negotiate to achieve agreement on the
so-called final secure and recognized borders. In other words, the question
of the final borders is a matter of negotiations between the parties."
- Eugene V. Rostow, Professor of Law and Public Affairs, Yale University,
who, in 1967, was US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs:
a) " ... paragraph 1 (i) of the Resolution calls for the withdrawal of
Israeli armed forces 'from territories occupied in the recent conflict', and
not 'from the territories occupied in the recent conflict'. Repeated
attempts to amend this sentence by inserting the word 'the' failed in the
Security Council. It is, therefore, not legally possible to assert that the
provision requires Israeli withdrawal from all the territories now occupied
under the cease-fire resolutions to the Armistice Demarcation lines."
(American Journal of International Law, Volume 64, September 1970, p. 69)
b) "The agreement required by paragraph 3. of the Resolution, the Security
Council said, should establish 'secure and recognized boundaries' between
Israel and its neighbours 'free from threats or acts of force', to replace
the Armistice Demarcation lines established in 1949, and the cease-fire
lines of June 1967. The Israeli armed forces should withdraw to such lines
as part of a comprehensive agreement, settling all the issues mentioned in
the Resolution, and in a condition of peace." (American Journal of
International Law, Volume 64, September 1970, p. 68)
C. USSR
- Mr. Vasily Kuznetsov said in discussions that preceded the adoption of
Resolution 242:
" ... phrases such as 'secure and recognized boundaries'. What does that
mean? What boundaries are these? Secure, recognized - by whom, for what? Who
is going to judge how secure they are? Who must recognize them? ... there is
certainly much leeway for different interpretations which retain for Israel
the right to establish new boundaries and to withdraw its troops only as far
as the lines which it judges convenient." (S/PV. 1373, p. 112, of 9.11.67)
D. Brazil
- Mr. Geraldo de Carvalho Silos, Brazilian representative, speaking in the
Security Council after the adoption of Resolution 242:
"We keep constantly in mind that a just and lasting peace in the Middle East
has necessarily to be based on secure, permanent boundaries freely agreed
upon and negotiated by the neighbouring States." (S/PV. 1382, p. 66,
22.11.67)
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) PM Barak: Israel will continue to work towads...
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:10:35 -0500
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Subject: Poll: PM BARAK: ISRAEL WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
TOWARDS REDUCTION OF VIOLENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF SHARM UNDERSTANDINGS, AND WILL LEAVE DOOR OPEN
TO POSSIBILITY OF RESUMING TALKS
PM BARAK: ISRAEL WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS REDUCTION OF VIOLENCE AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF SHARM UNDERSTANDINGS, AND WILL LEAVE DOOR OPEN TO
POSSIBILITY OF RESUMING TALKS
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Jerusalem December 10, 2000
At the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday), 10.12.2000, Prime Minister
and Defense Minister Ehud Barak praised the IDF and the security
services for their continuous activity against those elements which are
trying to attack us. The Prime Minister said that it is too early to
know how the decision on early elections will affect relations with the
Palestinians but added that Israel will continue to act to reduce
violence, implement the Sharm understandings and leave the door open to
the possibility of a resumption of the negotiations.
Prime Minister Barak said that - by virtue of his being Acting Education
Minister - he has ordered a re-examination of the issue of the
transportation of teachers in Judea and Samaria in light of the recent
terrorist attacks; in this context, he has directed that the necessary
bullet-proofing be carried out. He said that the government is working
in coordination with the relevant authorities regarding the gradual
installation of bullet-proofing in Gilo.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) PM Barak announces intention to resign
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:10:36 -0500
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Subject: Poll: PM BARAK ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RESIGN
PM BARAK ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RESIGN
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Jerusalem December 10, 2000
Prime Minister Barak made the following remarks at the weekly Cabinet
meeting today (Sunday), 10.12.2000:
"As I told the public last night, I intend to inform President Moshe Katsav
of my resignation as prime minister, and to appeal to the nation for a
renewed mandate. To this end, I am acting in accordance with article 23(a)
of Basic Law: The Government
("23. (a) The Prime Minister may, after notifying the Government of his
decision to do so, resign by way of submitting his written resignation to
the President of the State; the resignation will go into force 48 hours
after the letter of resignation is submitted to the President, unless the
Prime Minister retracts prior to such time. ") and am informing you, members
of the government, of my intention to resign as prime minister and submit a
letter to this effect to the president following
this meeting.
According to the law, my resignation will enter into effect 48 hours after I
will have submitted my letter of resignation to the president. According to
article 23(c) of Basic Law: The Government ("(c) Should the Prime Minister
resign, special elections will be conducted."), a special election will be
held within 60 days unless the Knesset decides to dissolve itself.
I will also announce my resignation to the Knesset Speaker as required by
article 23(b) of Basic Law: The Government.
("(b) A Prime Minister who has resigned will give notice thereof to the
Speaker of the Knesset, and the Speaker of the Knesset will then give notice
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Subject: [bprlist] BreakingNews-Israel 1,2,3,4,5 (12/10/00)
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:10:36 -0500
1. Israeli motorists lightly wounded by gunfire at Chalamish Junction
2. "Demonstration of outrage"=09
3. Gush residents block Arab motorists on Sunday morning=09
1. Israeli motorists lightly wounded by gunfire at Chalamish Junction
(BNI-DEC.10) An Israeli motorist was lightly injured by gunfire on
Saturday night near Chalamish Junction in the Ramallah area. The injured
person was transported to Tel HaShomer Hospital in Tel Aviv.
Also in the Ramallah area on Saturday night, IDF forces were attacked by
gunfire from the Bir Zeit Bridge. There were no injuries.
++++
2. "Demonstration of outrage"
(BNI-DEC.10) On Sunday, December 10th at 10:00am in front of the PLO UN
Mission - Park Avenue & 65th Street, Manhattan, demonstrators will express
their outrage over the continued terrorist attacks in Israel.
Terming Friday=92s murders of three Israelis, including a teacher on the wa
y
to school a direct result of the Palestinian =93Day of Rage,=94 called for
by
Yassir Arafat=92s own Fatah organization, New Yorkers will respond with a
"demonstration of outrage" on Sunday, December 10th.
"December 10th is International Human Rights Day," stated Coalition for
Jewish Concerns-Amcha national president Rabbi Avi Weiss. "Arafat=92s war
against Israel is not only depriving Israelis of their basic human right
to life, but also that of his own Palestinians, especially children, whom
he encourages to attack Israelis and thus subject themselves to loss of
their own lives and limbs."
++++
3. Gush residents block Arab motorists on Sunday morning
(BNI-DEC.10) Jewish residents of the Gush Etzion area of Judea on Sunday
morning began blocking Gush Etzion Junction to Arab motorists. Residents
took to the streets at about 6:30am and at this time, 7:15am, are still
maintaining their presence -- blocking Arab motorists attempting to pass
through the area.
-----------------------
1. Travel restriction placed on Arab males by IDF=09
2. No injuries in Friday night bomb attack near Netzer-Hazany=09
3. White House calls for both sides to work towards peace agreement
4. Minharot road terror attack thwarted by IDF=09
5. Victims of terror since start of al-Aqsa Intifada on September 29,
2000 6. Russian language TV program news approved 7. Demonstrations
continue against IDF=92s abandoning forces in the field 8. Soldiers
attacked by gunfire during the night near Jericho=09
1. Travel restriction placed on Arab males by IDF
(BNI-DEC.10) In an effort to bring an end to the wave of shooting attacks
against Israelis throughout Yesha, the IDF on Sunday morning announced
that Arab males may no longer travel alone in vehicles throughout Yesha.
They may however travel if accompanied by females.
The ban does not include public vehicles, taxis or commercial vehicles.
++++
2. No injuries in Friday night bomb attack near Netzer-Hazany
(BNI-DEC.10) At about 9:30pm Friday night, a large explosive device was
detonated near the flourmill located several meters east of an IDF
position near Netzer-Hazany in Gaza.
Netzer-Hazany residents felt the blast and light damages were reported to
community hot houses.
One community resident reported that on Saturday night, a military
bulldozer was operating in the area, filling the hole made by the
explosive device a day earlier.
++++
3. White House calls for both sides to work towards peace agreement
(BNI-DEC.10) Following the Saturday night announcement by Prime Minister
Ehud Barak that he plans to officially submit his resignation on Sunday to
President Moshe Katzav, the White House issued a statement calling upon
both sides to continue efforts towards achieving a comprehensive peace in
the area.
Outgoing President Bill Clinton called upon Israel and the PA to work
towards achieving a peace agreement despite the imminent elections, in
order to bring an end to the violence. Mr. Clinton added the White House
would assist considerably in achieving an agreement if requested to do so.
++++
4. Minharot road terror attack thwarted by IDF
(BNI-DEC.10) IDF forces foiled a planned terrorist attack in the Har Gilo
area. It is believed that terrorists were planning to place an explosive
device in one of the tunnels of the Minharot road which connects the
southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo to the Gush Etzion area of Judea,
south of the capital.
Soldiers early Sunday morning approached the terrorists who opened fire on
the IDF unit in the Har Gilo area. Soldiers returned fire, killing one.
The second terrorist fled.
Materials for used in an attack, including explosives, were left behind by
the fleeing terrorist.
There were no injuries to IDF forces.
++++
5. Victims of terror since start of al-Aqsa Intifada on September 29, 2000
(BNI-DEC.10) Following is a list of the victims of the PLO Authority
orchestrated Al Aqsa Intifada that began on the eve of the Rosh Hashanah
New Year=92s holiday, September 29, 2000.
1. September 27, 2000 - Sergeant David Biri, 19, from Jerusalem, killed in
a terrorist attack in Gaza. He was seriously wounded and died in Soroka
Hospital the following day.
2. September 29, 2000 - Border policeman Chief Inspector Yossi Tabaji, 27,
of Ramle, was shot to death at 7:30am by a member of the PA joint patrol
near the District Coordinating Office in Kalkilya.
3. October 1, 2000 - Border policeman Madhat Yousef, 19, of Bet Jon, was
killed while defending Joseph=92s Tomb in Nablus. He bled to death over a
four-hour period while IDF commanders attempted to negotiate permission
from the PA to evacuate the badly wounded soldier to a hospital.
4. October 2, 2000 =96 Vitslav Zasslevsky, 24, of Ashdod, was shot to death
in the morning as he was taking his car to a garage between the Samaria
Arab villages of Biddya and Masha. He was shot at point-blank range and
died instantly.
5. October 2, 2000 - IDF Soldier Max Hazan, 20, from Dimona, was killed
by PA fire from Bet Sahour near the Shdema base in the Bethlehem District.
Five other soldiers were injured by gunfire.
6. October 6, 2000 - Elon Moreh resident Hillel Lieberman, 37, shot to
death by Arab en route to Joseph=92s Tomb. He left 7 children.
7. October 8, 2000 - Jan Bechor of Rishon L=92Tzion was hit with rocks when
driving on the coastal road. He was killed as a result of losing control
of his car. Five Israeli Arabs, residents of Jisr e-Zarka, situated south
of Haifa on the coastal highway, were indicted on Oct. 26, 2000 for the
attack.
8. October 12, 2000 =96 IDF reservist Sgt.-Major Yosef Avrahami, 38, of
Petah Tikvah was lynched by a mob in Ramallah.
9. October 12, 2000 =96 IDF reservist Corporal Vadim Nourezitz, 33, of Or
Akiva was lynched by a mob in Ramallah.
10. October 19, 2000 =96 Rabbi Binyamin Herling was killed in shooting at
Har Eval. He was wounded and bled to death over five hours waiting for IDF
to move in. Three other Israeli civilians were wounded, one seriously.
11. October 28, 2000 - On Saturday morning, Oct 28, PA military officials
turned over the charred remains of Marik Gavrilov, 25, of Bnei Ayish.
Pathologists used dental records to make the positive identification after
family members were unable to identify the remains on Sunday morning. It
was learned that Gavrilov was shot to death and placed inside a car in the
Ramallah area, in an area under total PA control. The Kol M=92Hashetach New
s
Agency reported that witnesses saw three Tanzim soldiers take the victim
from a Ramallah restaurant on Friday night.
12. October 30, 2000 - Gilo resident Amos Mahlouf, 30, who disappeared on
Saturday Oct 28, was found bound by hands and legs between Gilo and Bet
Jala on Sunday. He was stabbed multiple times. PA security forces turned
over the body to the Bethlehem DCO.
13. October 31, 2000 - Eish-Kodesh Gilmore, 25, Mevo Modi=92in, a security
guard, was shot and critically wounded in a terrorist attack in the East
Jerusalem office of the National Insurance Institute. He died of his
wounds a short time later in the trauma unit of Hadassah Hospital in Ein
Kerem, Jerusalem. Another guard, Itai Suissa, was very seriously wounded
in the attack.
14. November 1, 2000 - Lt. David Chen-Cohen, 21, of Carmiel, was killed in
Gush Etzion in the heavy fighting near el-Hader.
15. November 1, 2000 - Sergeant Shlomo Adishne, 19, of Kibbutz T=92zeilim,
was killed in battle against PA force in the el-Hader area of Gush Etzion.
16. November 1, 2000 - Major Amir Zohar, 34, of Jerusalem, a reserve
officer, was killed in fighting with the PA in Nahal Elisha, in the
Jericho area.
17. November 2, 2000 =96 Chanan Levy, 34, of Jerusalem, was killed in a car
bomb attack on Shomron Street, near Agripas Street in Jerusalem.
18. November 2, 2000 =96 Ayelet HaSahar Levy, 28, of Jerusalem, was killed
in a car bomb attack on Shomron Street, near Agripas Street in Jerusalem.
19. November 8, 2000 =96 Noa Dahan, 25, of Moshav Mivtachim in the south,
was killed in a shooting attack in the morning near Rafiah border
crossing. Noa was a civilian employee in the customs station. Injured in
the attack was her nephew, 17-year-old Oz Parishta who was transported to
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.
20. November 10, 2000 - Sergeant Shahar Vacart, 20, from Lod, was
critically wounded on Friday afternoon by PLO Authority (PA) gunfire in
Bethlehem, near Rachel=92s Tomb. Vacart died of his wounds a few hours late
r
in the Hadassah Hospital trauma center in Jerusalem.
21. November 11, 2000 =96 Sergeant-Major Avner Shalom, 28, of Eilat, was
critically wounded on Saturday afternoon in a shooting attack in Gaza. The
gunfire aimed at the IDF soldiers came from a passing vehicle. Shalom was
gravely wounded and he was transported to the trauma center of Soroka
Hospital in Beersheba where he died a short time later. A second soldier
was lightly wounded in the attack.
22. November 13, 2000 - IDF Corporal Elad Wallenstein, 18, of Ashkelon,
was killed in a shooting attack in the Wadi Charamiya area of the Benjamin
Regional Council of Samaria, between the communities of Ofra and Shilo.
The attack occurred at about 4:30pm.
23. November 13, 2000 - Corporal Amit Zanah, 19, of Netanya, was killed
in a shooting attack in the Wadi Charamiya area of the Benjamin Regional
Council of Samaria, between the communities of Ofra and Shilo. The attack
occurred at about 4:30pm.
24. November 13, 2000 - Sarah Leisha, 42, of Neve Tzuf, in the Benjamin
Regional Council of Samaria, was killed in a shooting attack in the Wadi
Charamiya area of the Benjamin Regional Council of Samaria, between the
communities of Ofra and Shilo. The attack occurred at about 4:30pm.
25. November 13, 2000 - Gabi Zaguri, 36, of Netivot, was killed in a
shooting attack near Kissufim, in Gaza, in an early evening shooting
attack. IDF medical personnel pronounced him dead on the scene of the
attack.
26. November 18, 2000 - Staff Sergeant Baruch Snir-Flum, 21, from Tel
Aviv, was killed on Saturday morning when a lone terrorist made his way
into a guard position near greenhouses of Kfar Darom. Soldier Sharon
Sheetubi, 20, from Ramle, was critically injured in the attack, sustaining
head injuries. He was transported to the trauma unit of Soroka Hospital in
Beersheba. Another soldier was lightly wounded in the attack. He was laid
to rest in the Ramle Military Cemetery.
27. November 18, 2000 - Staff Sergeant Sharon Sheetubi, 20, from Ramle,
was critically wounded by a gunshot wound to his head on Saturday morning
when a lone terrorist made his way into a guard position near greenhouses
of Kfar Darom. He died of his injuries on Monday, November 20, 2000, and
interred in the Ramle Military Cemetery on Tuesday, November 21, 2000, at
3:30pm.
28. November 20, 2000 =96 Miriam Amitai, 36, mother of four and resident of
Kfar Darom, was killed in morning terrorist attack. She was the daughter
of Zevulun and Naomi Boneh, founders of the Samarian community of Ofra.
Miriam was a teacher in the Gaza area. She was laid to rest in Ofra.
29. November 20, 2000 =96 Gabi Biton, 36, the father of six, was a
self-employed carpenter/handyman. He was killed in a morning terrorist
attack near Kfar Darom. He was laid to rest in Yerucham.
30. November 21, 2000- Itamar Yefet, 18, of Netzer-Hazany, was shot by a
sniper near Magen Junction in Gaza at 4:00pm. He was pronounced dead at
the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. He was laid to rest in Moshav
Kadima on Wednesday, November 22, 2000, at 12:00pm.
31. November 22, 2000 =96 Shoshana Reiss, 20, of Hadera was killed in Hader
a
bombing. Car bomb detonated next to Egged number 7 bus from Hadera to
Givat Olga at 5:20pm. 55 injured in attack.
32. November 22, 2000 =96 Meir Barami, 35, of Givat Olga was killed in
Hadera bombing. Car bomb detonated next to Egged number 7 bus from
Hadera
to Givat Olga at 5:20pm. 55 injured in attack.
33. November 23, 2000 - IDF Lt. Edward Mechnik, 21, from Beersheba, was
killed in a bombing attack against the IDF=92s southern Gaza DCO at about
12:00pm Thursday, NOV. 23. Two IDF soldiers and a PA soldier were injured
in the attack. Lt. Mechnik was laid to rest on Friday, November 23, in the
Beersheba Military Cemetery.
34. November 23, 2000 - IDF Sergeant Samer Hussein, 19, from Hurfeish,
died of his wounds sustained in a bombing/shooting attack on Thursday
afternoon (Nov 23) at the Erez Checkpoint in Gaza. He was killed by PA
sniper fire. He leaves his mother and 7 siblings. He was laid to rest in
the Hurfeish Military Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 24.
35. November 24, 2000 - Ariel Jeraffi, 40, a resident of Petah Tikvah, was
shot and killed near Tapuach Junction on Friday (Nov. 24). Jeraffi was a
civilian employee of the IDF and assigned to a project in nearby Barkan.
Despite wearing a flack jacket in his car, at least one bullet penetrated
his abdomen. He was laid to rest in the Segula Cemetery on Sunday,
November 26.
36. November 24, 2000 - IDF Major Sharon Arame, 25 of Ashkelon, was killed
from on Friday afternoon (NOV.24) from PLO Authority (PA) sniper fire
originating in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza. He was shot in the neck and
bled to death at the scene despite a quick response from emergency medical
personnel. Funeral services are to be announced. He left a wife and
14-month-old child. He was laid to rest on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, in the
Ashkelon Military Cemetery at 2:30pm.
37. November 26, 2000 =96 Sergeant-Major Halil Taher, 27, of Acre, was
killed in an early morning blast in the Har Dov area of northern Israel
while on patrol with his IDF unit. He left a pregnant wife and 1-year-old
son. He was laid to rest on Monday, November 27, 2000, in the Moslem
Cemetery in Acre.
38. December 8, 2000 =96 Rina Didovsky, 39, a resident of Bet Haggai, was
killed in a shooting attack near Kiryat Arba on a Friday morning. The
mother of six and Kiryat Arba schoolteacher was killed on her way to work.
She was buried on Friday, December 8, in Jerusalem=92s Har Menuchot
Cemetery.
39. December 8, 2000 =96 Eliyahu Ben-Ami, 41, a resident of Otniel, was
killed in the Friday morning shooting attack near Kiryat Arba. He was
driving teachers from the Southern Hebron Hills area to Kiryat Arba when
shots were fired from a parked car. He was gravely wounded in the attack
and died later in the day in Hadassah Hospital, in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
He was laid to rest on Saturday night, December 9, 2000, in the Rechovot
Cemetery. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
40. December 8, 2000 =96 IDF soldier Staff Sergeant Tal Gordon, 19, of
Jerusalem, was killed in a shooting attack against an Egged public bus
that was traveling on the Jericho bypass road on Friday afternoon. To be
laid to rest on Sunday, December 10, 2000, in the Mount Herzl Military
Cemetery in Jerusalem.
++++
6. Russian language TV program news approved
(BNI-DEC.10) The Finance Ministry on Thursday approved a NIS 4.5 million
budget for a daily Russian language TV news program to begin airing within
two weeks. It remains unclear at this time which channel will host the
program.
++++
7. Demonstrations continue against IDF=92s abandoning forces in the field
(BNI-DEC.10) Demonstrators, including officers serving in the military
reserves, once again turned out on Saturday night opposite the Defense
Ministry, protesting the IDF=92s abandonment of Border policeman Madhat
Yousef, 19, of Bet Jon, on October 1, 2000.
Yousef was killed while defending Joseph=92s Tomb in Nablus. He bled to
death over a four-hour period while IDF commanders attempted to negotiate
permission from the PA to evacuate the badly wounded soldier to a
hospital.
Demonstrators reject the IDF=92s internal investigation into the event whic
h
stated everything possible was done to save the life of the soldier. The
organizers of the weekly protests insist they will not rest until an
official state appointed board of inquiry investigates the events that
occurred. Many reserve officers are threatening to return their rank and
military service cards in protest of the abandonment of a soldier in the
field.
++++
8. Soldiers attacked by gunfire during the night near Jericho
(BNI-DEC.10) IDF soldier were attacked by gunfire north of Jericho during
the night. No injuries. Soldiers returned fire.
-----------------
1. PM Barak to submit resignation to President Katzav at 1:20pm=09
2. Road workers attacked by gunfire between Beit El & Ofra=09
3. Mishmar Ezrachi volunteer gravely wounded in Sunday AM MVA=09
4. Jerusalem Mayor Olmert to support Sharon=09
5. Golan offers a helping hand to Gazans=09
6. Shas promises to support Monday=92s no-confidence motion=09
1. PM Barak to submit resignation to President Katzav at 1:20pm
(BNI-DEC.10) Prime Minister Ehud Barak will formally submit his
resignation to President Moshe Katzav at 1:30pm on Sunday afternoon. The
resignation does not take effect for 48 hours. On Tuesday at 1:30pm, the
countdown to the special elections for prime minister begins and elections
will be held sixty days later.
If the parliament does not vote to dissolve itself, the election will be
for prime minister only, and not involve the 120-seat Knesset.
++++
2. Road workers attacked by gunfire between Beit El & Ofra
(BNI-DEC.10) Road workers on the Ramallah bypass road between the
Benjamin
Regional Council communities of Ofra and Beit El, in Samaria, were
attacked by gunfire on Sunday morning.
There were no reported injuries. IDF forces returned fire.
++++
3. Mishmar Ezrachi volunteer gravely wounded in Sunday AM MVA
(BNI-DEC.10) A volunteer of the Mishmar Ezrachi auxiliary police sustained
very serious injuries in a Sunday morning motor vehicle accident near Beit
Choron. The injured man was struck by a commercial vehicle that veered
from its lane for reasons that remain unknown at the time of this report.
++++
4. Jerusalem Mayor Olmert to support Sharon
(BNI-DEC.10) Jerusalem=92s Likud Mayor Ehud Olmert stated on Sunday
morning
that if the upcoming election is only for the position of prime minister,
thereby blocking the entrance of former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
from the race, he will support the party leader, MK Ariel Sharon.
If the Knesset does not vote to dissolve itself, the elections would take
place for prime minister only, and not the 120-seat parliament. That being
the case, the 120 Members of Knesset remain, thereby blocking one who is
not an MK from contending since there may not be more than 120 Members
of
Knesset.
If the Knesset does vote to dissolve itself, then elections would be held
in ninety and not sixty days, and all parties and MKs would be running in
the election. This would clear the way for former Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu to place his name as a contender in Likud internal primaries.
In recent opinion polls, Netanyahu leads all other possible candidates.
++++
5. Golan offers a helping hand to Gazans
(BNI-DEC.10) About 50 residents of the northern Golan Heights communities
on Sunday headed south for Gaza, where they will volunteer to assist
Jewish communities in various spheres including agriculture.
In another gesture of solidarity, bus drivers from the Golan areas have
offered to replace their Gazan counterparts for one week periods, during
which the Gaza drivers and families are being hosted in Golan resort
facilities, permitting them to take a break from the daily hazards of the
Gazan roadways.
Since the outbreak of the Al Aqsa Intifada, the agricultural industry in
Gaza has been ailing due to the lack of Arab laborers. In addition, the
Thai Embassy ordered al its nationals out of Gaza, eliminating most of the
remaining manpower for the area=92s large agricultural industry.
++++
6. Shas promises to support Monday=92s no-confidence motion
(BNI-DEC.10) The leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party on Sunday
morning
stated his 17-mandate strong party will support he no-confidence motion in
the Knesset on Monday.
According to Shas leader MK Eli Yishai, Shas will vote to dissolve the
Knesset, a move that would supercede the resignation of Prime Minister
Ehud Barak, which only takes effect 48 hours after being submitted to
President Moshe Katzav.
Barak is scheduled to submit his resignation on Sunday at 1:30pm.
That being the case, elections would be held in 90 days and all MKs and
parties would be included in the national election. If the vote fails and
the prime minister=92s resignation take effect at about 1:30pm Tuesday, the
n
election will be held in 60 days,
--------------------
1. Roadside bomb safely neutralized in northern Samaria on Sunday morning=09
2. Knesset legal advisor scraps no-confidence vote for Monday 3.
Accident
victim dies of his injuries 4. Arab youth showing signs of improvement in
Hadassah Hospital 5. Yesha Council: Nothing changing on Yesha roadways=09
6. Jordan Valley schools striking due to lack of bulletproof buses 7.
Efrat resident arrested for receiving dismantled gun in the mail=09
1. Roadside bomb safely neutralized in northern Samaria on Sunday
morning
(BNI-DEC.10) A roadside explosive device was discovered in northern
Samaria on Sunday morning near the community of Elon Moreh. Bomb
demolition experts dismantled the device without incident.
++++
2. Knesset legal advisor scraps no-confidence vote for Monday
(BNI-DEC.10) Knesset legal advisor Tzvi Inbar has ruled on Sunday morning
that the bill dealing with the number of Arabs on planning boards may not
be a no-confidence motion since the government has not yet taken a stand.
MK Azmi Bishara of the Balad Party put forward the legislation calling for
the establishment of guidelines to set a minimum for the number of Arabs
on planning boards. MK Michael Kleiner of the one-man Herut Party called
for turning the vote into one of no-confidence. Since the government has
not yet taken a stand on the issue, Inbar ruled the vote on Monday would
not be one of no-confidence.
Had the vote been one of no-confidence, then a majority against the
government would of resulted in the Knesset falling and national elections
being held for prime minister and Knesset in 120 days. This would have
also cleared the way for former Likud Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to
become a contender for the Likud=92s top spot and if successful, a candidat
e
for prime minister.
Inbar stated that there are still some small legal details that require
investigating and his announcement was not final.
++++
3. Accident victim dies of his injuries
(BNI-DEC.10) The Mishmar Ezrachi (auxiliary police) volunteer gravely
injured near Beit Horon on Sunday morning has died of his injuries. He was
struck when a truck veered out of control for reasons that have not yet
been determined. His identity has not yet been released.
++++
4. Arab youth showing signs of improvement in Hadassah Hospital
(BNI-DEC.10) 13-year-old Mansur Jaber is showing signs of improvement
according to officials in Jerusalem=92s Hadassah Hospital, in Ein Kerem. Th
e
youth was shot during clashes between Kiryat Arba area Jews and Arabs on
Saturday. He underwent emergency surgery for his abdominal wounds from a
weapon apparently fired by a local Jewish resident. Police are
investigating.
According to Kiryat Arba Mayor Tzvi Katzover, during the clashes on
Saturday, one shot was fired by a man who was under threat resulting from
stone-throwing attacks. He explained to Israel Radio that one shot was
fired in the air and the community was saddened and apologized for the
injuries caused the Arab teen.
Hospital officials report that Jaber remains in the pediatric intensive
care unit but is breathing spontaneously and is no longer connected to a
respirator.
++++
5. Yesha Council: Nothing changing on Yesha roadways
(BNI-DEC.10) Yesha Council leaders decried the situation on Yesha
roadways, adding that despite the new IDF decision barring Arab males in
private cars unaccompanied by females from Yesha roads, the situation has
not changed.
Yesha leaders issued a statement that if the new law was not enforced by
Monday morning, they would undertake the task of blocking Arab motorists
from Yesha roads.
MK Mossi Raz of the left-wing Meretz Party rejected the new IDF ruling,
explaining it was unjust and discriminatory and would only serve to
increase hostilities towards Israel. In addition, he explained from a
logistical point of view, it facilitated terrorists who would now know
that any private vehicle with just males inside was Jewish and not Arab.
He added that the ruling was ludicrous and terrorists could easily take a
female with them in the vehicle when carrying out attacks.
The new IDF ruling bars Arab males in private vehicles from driving alone
on Yesha roadways. Men accompanied by females may drive. The ruling is
also not applicable to taxis, buses, commercial and other public vehicles.
++++
6. Jordan Valley schools striking due to lack of bulletproof buses
(BNI-DEC.10) David Levy, the head of the Jordan Valley communities,
announced that the areas schools would remain closed until such time all
students are transported in bulletproof buses.
Levy and other area leaders explained that they would not permit their
children to become the next victims of terror and as such, have decided to
not send children to schools until the government provided bulletproof
buses and military escorts as is the standard for operation throughout
Yesha.
Prime Minister/Defense Minister Ehud Barak indicated the government was
placing the order and purchasing of additional bulletproof buses high on
the security agenda.
++++
7. Efrat resident arrested for receiving dismantled gun in the mail
(BNI-DEC.10) Security officials on Sunday permitted the release of the
story that a resident of the Gush Etzion community of Efrat was arrested
two weeks ago after receiving a parcel from abroad containing gun parts.
The unidentified 25-year-old male was arrested two weeks ago after
receiving gun parts and an instruction manual in the mail. He explained
his father was concerned for his safety.
The suspect was released from incarceration with restrictions.
---------------
1. Kiryat Arba resident admits to firing weapon that seriously injured
Arab youth 2. PM Barak has submitted his resignation to the president 3.
Al Aqsa statistics 4. Two Hebron residents arrested for causing
disturbances 5. Labor Party Central Committee votes on Barak for
election 6. No injuries in shooting against bus =96 Chief Rabbi Lau among
bus passengers=09
1. Kiryat Arba resident admits to firing weapon that seriously injured
Arab youth (BNI-DEC.10) A 37-year-old resident of Kiryat Arba turned
himself over to police following the termination of the Sabbath, admitting
to having fired his weapon during skirmishes during the day, most likely
the weapon responsible for seriously wounding 13-year-old Mansur Jaber.
++++
2. PM Barak has submitted his resignation to the president
(BNI-DEC.10) Prime Minister Ehud Barak earlier in the afternoon submitted
his resignation to President Moshe Katzav. The resignation will take
effect in 48 hours.
++++
3. Al Aqsa statistics
(BNI-DEC.10) IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Shaul Mofaz and General Security
Service (GSS/Shin Bet) Director Avi Dichter released the following
statistics pertaining to the Al Aqsa Intifada that began on September 29,
2000. The statistics were presented to the cabinet at the weekly meeting
on Sunday.
Since Sept. 29, there have been 2,500 incidents of disturbances and
attacks, including 170 shooting attacks on roadways which led to the
deaths of 14 Israelis.
++++
4. Two Hebron residents arrested for causing disturbances
(BNI-DEC.10) Two Jewish residents of Hebron were arrested by police for
violating a closed military zone. The two entered into the Casbah area
which is off limits to Jews and began turning over vegetable carts
belonging to Arab merchants, Israel Radio reported. One photographer was
injured and transported to a hospital.
++++
5. Labor Party Central Committee votes on Barak for election
(BNI-DEC.10) In a gathering of the Labor Party Central Committee on Sunday
evening, it was decided that the prime minister would represent the party
in the upcoming special election for prime minister and he will stand
unopposed by other party members for the number one position.
Many members of the central committee charge the party secretary, MK
Raanan Cohen, of fixing the event, ensuring that persons opposed to Barak
were not permitted into the hall. Many of the persons locked out of the
event stated that as much as over one-half of the central committee
members were not permitted into the event which was filled to capacity
with Barak supporters, many not being members of the party=92s central
committee governing party.
Others who were among those not permitted inside stated it was the result
of logistics, explaining the hall was full, rejecting allegations of the
event being =91fixed=92 by Barak supporters.
++++
6. No injuries in shooting against bus =96 Chief Rabbi Lau among bus
passengers
(BNI-DEC.10) There were no reports of casualties in a shooting attack
shortly after 5:00pm Sunday evening when terrorists opened fire on a bus
leaving the community of Ateret, in the Benjamin Regional Council of
Samaria, heading for the Tel Aviv area.
Shots did strike the skin of the bulletproof vehicle but the armor-plating
exterior held up against the potentially fatal volley of bullets.
Among the passengers in the bus was Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau who was
attending a ceremony for a new Torah scroll in the community.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Knesset cannot be prevented from dissolving itself
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:10:36 -0500
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Subject: KNESSET LEGAL ADVISER: KNESSET CANNOT
BE PREVENTED FROM DISSOLVING ITSELF
KNESSET LEGAL ADVISER: KNESSET CANNOT BE PREVENTED FROM DISSOLVING ITSELF
(Communicated by the Knesset Spokesman)
Jerusalem December 10, 2000
Following an examination of article 10 of Basic Law: The Government (see
below) the Knesset Legal Adviser has determined that the Knesset cannot be
prevented from deciding to dissolve itself.
The adviser points out that a Knesset decision to dissolve itself and hold
general elections for the Knesset and prime minister will be restricted to
the date for special elections for prime minister, which is the last Tuesday
before the expiry of 60 days from the prime minister's resignation.
However, the Knesset Legal Adviser notes that there are those who claim that
the Knesset is entitled to fix a date for elections for prime minister and
the Knesset beyond that imposed by the 60-day limit, but adds that this
issue has not yet been decided.
+++
Article 10 of Basic Law: The Government
"10. (a) Should this Basic Law give cause for the conducting of special
elections, the said elections will be conducted on the last Tuesday
preceding the passage of sixty days from the day that the cause for the
elections was created.
(b) Should this Basic Law give cause for the conducting of special elections
and the date thereof is one year or less prior to the conducting of Knesset
elections according to section 9 of The Basic Law: The Knesset, the Knesset
elections will be brought forward, and the Knesset elections and the Prime
Ministerial elections will be conducted on the date initially determined for
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Subject: [bprlist] Winston patents technique for 'designer sperm'
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:26:42 -0500
December 10 2000 BRITAIN
Winston patents technique for 'designer sperm'
Lois Rogers, Medical Correspondent
A TECHNIQUE for genetically altering sperm to prevent children from
inheriting unwanted characteristics from their fathers has been patented by
Lord Winston, Britain's leading fertility expert.
The technique, developed by Winston in collaboration with researchers in
California, involves modification of a man's germ line cells, which generate
sperm, thus determining the traits passed to his offspring.
Although the intention is to use it to eliminate fatal diseases such as cystic
fibrosis, critics fear it could be misappropriated to create designer babies.
Winston was not available for comment last week, but Phillip Koeffler, a co-
worker at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, admitted: "This
does provide the capability of making designer babies, and it will be up to
society to decide what to do with it."
Carol Readhead, a biologist at the California Institute of Technology in
Pasadena, who has collaborated with Winston on research, pointed out that
the sperm technology could also be used to create transgenic animals -
those carrying human genes, which could become a source of human donor
organs.
But she agreed the main use would be in man: "It is a difficult subject, a
question which will come up again and again in the new century."
David King, a former geneticist who now leads the Campaign Against Human
Genetic Engineering, condemned the technique, which he said would create
a social gulf by conferring another advantage on the rich. "The commercial
motive will mean ethical restraints are brushed aside," he said.
Although most of the research was done in America, Winston, a leading
champion of the NHS, has obtained grant funding from the National Institutes
of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, to carry out some of the work at the
Hammersmith hospital, west London.
The controversial technique involves injecting genetic material directly into
the testicle, using a virus to carry it directly into the developing germ cells.
The current method, banned in Britain, involves injecting DNA into embryos
during test-tube procedures. A parliamentary debate next week is expected
to lift that moratorium.
Winston's work does not contravene this law because it is using only sperm
cells, which on their own do not have the capacity to become babies.
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Subject: [bprlist] Arutz-7 News items (12/10/00)
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:10:33 -0500
A NATION CONFUSED
Israel is slowly coming out of the shock into which it was thrown last night
when Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced his resignation. Barak made
the declaration in a surprise press conference in his Jerusalem office,
announcing that he would "again seek the trust of the electorate" in special
elections only for Prime Minister that are mandated to be held within 60
days. Barak's immediate short-term gain was achieved this afternoon, when
he was chosen almost unanimously as the Labor party's choice for Prime
Ministerial candidate; potential challengers Avraham Burg and others did not
even have enough time to organize their candidacy for the post.
Barak submitted his resignation to President Moshe Katzav this afternoon,
after informing the government of his decision to do so, as required by law.
The resignation will take effect Tuesday afternoon; Barak will head a
transition government until the special election.
Three scenarios are possible: a. A no-confidence motion, submitted last
week by MK Michael Kleiner, is passed tomorrow, before Barak's resignation
takes effect. This will lead to elections for both the Knesset and Prime
Minister, 90 days from now. b. All other legislation to dissolve the Knesset
or topple the government is halted, and Barak's resignation takes effect on
Tuesday. This will lead to elections only for Prime Minister, 60 days from
now. c. A no-confidence motion is not passed tomorrow, but legislation to
dissolve the Knesset continues and passes: this will lead to elections for
Prime Minister in 60 days, and elections for Knesset either then or at an
agreed-upon date afterwards. Knesset Legal Counsel Tzvi Inbar determined
this afternoon that this is in fact a possibility and that the Knesset cannot be
prevented from deciding to dissolve itself. He noted that the date of Knesset
elections would have to be the same as that for the Prime Minister, but
added that this issue has not yet been totally resolved.
MK Tzvi Hendel (National Union) feels that the last scenario is the most
likely, as "the no-confidence motion has no chance of passing... and I
think that the Knesset will resume where it left off in the process of
dissolving the Knesset." He also predicted that both elections would be
held on the same date.
Another important matter of interest is whether a non-Member of Knesset,
such as Binyamin Netanyahu, will be able to run against Barak. Polls
released two days ago show Netanyahu leading Barak in the polls by 46 to
27%; the same poll shows Ariel Sharon leading Barak by a much slimmer
margin of 3%. If in fact a Prime Ministerial election is held in 60 days,
Netanyahu - who resigned his Knesset seat upon losing the election last
year - will not be able to run, unless special legislation is passed. The Likud
decided this afternoon that it will work to advance legislation to this end.
Netanyahu returned from the U.S. this afternoon. He said nothing to
reporters, and will announce his plans at a press conference at 8:15 PM
tonight.
The Arab parties announced this morning that they would field their own
candidate for Prime Minister, and that he would not withdraw from the race
"unless Barak wakes up and reaches an agreement with Arafat."
THE MILITARY RESPONSE
The army announced that it would institute a series of measures designed to
curb the wave of shooting attacks on Yesha roads. Private Palestinian cars
in which only men are riding will be removed from the roads; Area A
(Palestinian-controlled) has been placed under closure, and the villages are
cut off from the cities; proactive army activity will be increased in the night-
time hours. The PA city of Kalkilye, which had not been closed off by the
army in recognition of the relative quiet that had reigned there of late, was
encircled today, following the increase in attacks in the region. O.C. Central
Command Maj.-Gen. Yitzchak Eitan informed Yesha Council leader Shlomo
Filber of these decisions today, and asked him to recommend to Yesha
residents to travel only in pairs of cars in order to lessen the dangers. Eitan
also asked that Yesha residents report to him on dangerous areas along the
roads, such as groves of trees in which terrorists can hide.
THE YESHA COUNCIL RESPONSE
The Yesha Council said in response that if the measures are not
implemented by tomorrow afternoon, it itself will ensure that Arabs do not
travel the roads. Palestinians were reported travelling freely out of Ramallah
today, and in Gush Etzion, residents blocked a main intersection to Arab
traffic. Sha'ul Goldstein, head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council,
explaining the action, said today, "It's not that we don't trust the army, on the
contrary - we simply wanted to show what a good idea it was, and how easy
it is to implement. We had the full cooperation of the local police... The fact
is that we have no interest in taking matters into our own hands. The
Palestinians want nothing more than to turn this clash into a private war with
the Yesha settlers. We, however, have an army - the Israel Defense Forces -
and we will not be dragged into this. All of our efforts here are first of all, to
cry out to G-d for help, and secondly, to cry out to the army and police that
they should do their job."
Goldstein called on his fellow Yesha residents to "try to lead our lives as
normally as possible, and travel the roads as usual - my family and I for
instance travelled the roads late last night for a family visit - but on the other
hand I do not judge others who feel that they are receiving less security than
before, and who are therefore more afraid to take to the roads." He predicted
a chilling scenario to which the above could lead: "I think the army must take
note of this situation and realize that it can be understood as a significant
drop in the army's deterrence... If we cut back on travelling the roads, this
will cause the Palestinians to feel that they have won, and their next step will
be to step up attacks on the Yesha communities and cause people to leave,
and their next step will be to attack army outposts - all this leading, in their
eyes, to the same thing as happened when we withdrew from Lebanon. This
is not what will happen, but they think that it will. They will then set their
eyes on Jaffa, Haifa, and Nazareth. The government must therefore realize
that whatever happens here, will happen on a larger scale in other areas of
Israel, and if the army and government don't want to lose their deterrence
capabilities, they had better start dealing with this today."
Jordan Valley parents have announced that they will not send their children
to school until bulletproof buses are provided for their transportation.
P.A. ANNOUNCES VIOLENCE
Palestinian Media Watch reported today that the Palestinian Authority
attached to its official daily paper today a special four-page insert supporting
the continued violence. The insert included the daily schedule for this week's
violence, and features Fatah (Arafat's PLO faction) as well as Hamas events.
Tomorrow is noted as the founding day of George Habash's PFLP terrorist
organization, and Thursday, Dec. 14, is noted as the founding day of Hamas.
This coming Friday is scheduled to be "General escalation day," featuring
"expanded resistance activity and confrontation in the villages, and breaking
the siege on Al Aksa [on the Temple Mount] and the Holy City." The day is
introduced with the words, "The intifada leadership reiterates its promise to
strengthen national unity and continue along the common course: blood of
the martyrs until success." PMW further reported a quote by Fatah
Secretary-General Kadura Mussa, who said, "The Israelis must expect
fedayeen-type attacks [terror against civilians] as retaliation."
JEWS DEMAND ENTRY TO TEMPLE MOUNT
A protest tent was set up today on the steps leading to the Western Wall,
demanding that the Temple Mount be opened for Jewish worship. Jews have
not been allowed to visit the holy site since the beginning of the Rosh
HaShanah Arab Assault.
KIRYAT ARBA CLASH
Residents of Kiryat Arab, enraged at the murderous terrorist attack on Friday
that claimed two lives, decided to direct their rage "to positive outlets,"
according to Local Council Head Tzvi Katzover, and took over an illegally and
partially constructed home of a local Arab family. Katzover said that the
building was built illegally on land belonging to Kiryat Arba. The residents
were forcibly evacuated by the police yesterday; one of them was arrested
after he shot in the air to defend himself from a rock-throwing assault by a
group of Arabs. The bullet wounded a 13-year-old Palestinian boy atop a hill;
his condition was reported to be "improving" today, by officials at Jerusalem's
Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem.
Arutz Sheva News Service
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Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000 / Kislev 13, 5761
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Subject: [bprlist] Weekend News Today items (12/10/00)
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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:18:11 -0500
EU leaders edge closer to deal after breakthrough on national vetoes
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: AFP
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- European leaders took a major step towards a historic
deal Sunday evening at their enlargement summit in Nice, reaching
agreement on the key issue of national vetoes. Sources close to the
negotiating delegations said that a "provisional accord" had been reached
after the French presidency gave up on attempts to persuade a number of
countries to relinquish vetoes on matters they said were of essential national
interest. The announcement immediately raised hopes that after a marathon
four days of talks -- the longest summit in the EU's history -- a draft treaty
could be close at hand.
"They are making pretty swift progress," a European source close to the
summit delegations said. "Momentum is building. It would be pretty difficult
to stop the train now." However the heads of state and government of 15
countries were still at loggerheads over another crucial matter, the re-
weighting of national votes when joint EU ministerial decisions are made, and
talks were running on late into the evening.
Arab foreign ministers to hold high-level meeting tomorrow in Damascus
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Arabic News
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- The Lebanese daily al-Safir issued today said at the
ministerial meeting to be convened tomorrow in Damascus, international
pressures will be made to follow up on the resolutions of the recent Arab
summit. The paper said that intensive international pressure and contacts
are concentrating on Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt and other effective
countries in the region, so as the results of the Arab ministerial meeting in
Damascus will be inclined to intensify efforts aiming at self-control,
moderation and resorting to the language of dialogue rather than violence and
escalation so as to give the Palestinians and the Israelis more opportunities
to reach an agreement.
The paper indicated that Lebanon refused the recommendations given to it to
dismember its negotiation track from the Syrian track. It said the Palestinian
negotiation position aims at maintaining solidarity and cohesion between the
Syrian and Lebanese tracks and to linking the security and political
conditions in South Lebanon to that in the Golan.
Mideast commission of inquiry plans consultations with President Mubarak
and King Abdullah
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Jerusalem Post
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- The U.S.-led commission of inquiry into the violence
between Israelis and Palestinians will conduct its work from its Washington
offices and rely on material Israel and the Palestinian Authority submit to it,
a senior political official said Sunday. He said that the committee would
gather written evidence only and would not establish a staffed local
headquarters.
The committee, led by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, will make its
first visit to the region Monday. The committee will meet separately with
Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser
Arafat. The five-member team is due Tuesday to meet with Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo and King Abdullah of Jordan in Amman.
Netanyahu announces he'll run for Prime Minister
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Jerusalem Post
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- Some three hours after arriving back from abroad, former
prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that he was presenting his
candidacy for Likud leader again. Netanyahu said he would run also for prime
minister. Netanyahu told a press conference in Jerusalem that Ehud Barak's
decision to resign was probably "the most cynical trick in Israeli political
history."
Barak's failure, he said, should have led him to step down completely.
Netanyahu said he was capable of returning Israelis' pride, security and
confidence. He would provide the alternative to the Oslo process, he pledged.
Netanyahu said he would lead Israel to a "realistic" goal - "a cold peace" with
its neighbors.
Cuba next stop as Putin restores Soviet ally ties
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Reuters
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits Cuba this week,
the communist empire's former outpost in the western hemisphere becoming
the latest stop in a campaign to restore ties with one-time allies that remain
huge debtors. Putin's trip will be the first by a Russian leader since Soviet
President Mikhail Gorbachev visited Moscow's Caribbean ally in 1989.
From Havana Putin flies to Canada, passing over the United States -- an
itinerary that may raise eyebrows. "A visit to Cuba and Canada without
passing through the United States looks somehow strange, if, of course,
there won't be a surprise stop between the two visits," said Vladimir Lukin, a
deputy speaker in the Russian State Duma and a former Russian
ambassador in Washington. "Taking into account the current (presidential
election) situation in the United States, it reminds me of a cavalry raid into
the adversary's rear lines."
Prodi says EU summit problems won't hit euro
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Reuters
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- European Commission President Romano Prodi said on
Sunday the European Union's difficulties in reaching a reform compromise
package at its Nice summit would not affect the value of the euro. Asked
whether the currency would lose value because the summit had such
problems agreeing reforms to prepare it to take in new members, he said: "I
don't think so because the European economies are strong. "I don't think the
euro depends on the success of today's negotiations," he told journalists,
adding that the euro's value would reflect the underlying economic
fundamentals "sooner or later."
Hizbollah says Palestinian fighting defeated Barak
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Reuters
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- Lebanon's Hizbollah on Sunday claimed partial credit for
the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. The guerrilla group said
its two-decades long fight to end the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon
and a 10-week old Palestinian Intifada were the key factors in Barak's
downfall. "The (Islamic) resistance and the Intifada in Palestine were able to
lay the foundation for the government collapse in Israel," Nabeel Qaouk, head
of the guerrilla group in south Lebanon said in a speech to commemorate a
Hizbollah fighter.
Barak re-elected Labor Party head
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Jerusalem Post
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- Ehud Barak has just been re-elected leader of the Labor
Party by the party's central committee. Barak's candidacy was proposed by
secretary-general Ra'anan Cohen who noted that Barak had been elected for
a four-year period only two years ago. Barak received an overwhelming
majority in the vote a few minutes ago. Among those voting for Barak was
Minister Haim Ramon who last week criticized him, Israel Radio reports.
Iraq pledges $890 million for Palestinians
Weekend News Today
Lead: Kelly
Source: Middle East Newsline
Sun Dec 10,2000 -- Iraq, seeking to increase its influence in the Middle East,
says it will transfer $890 million to the Palestinians. Officials said Baghdad
will allocate one billion euros from its oil revenues over the next year. They
said the decision was taken during a meeting by the ruling council headed
by President Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi News Agency said the funds would
come out of the oil-for-food program supervised by the United Nations.
The agency said a third of the allocation would go to the families of
Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel. The rest would provide food,
medicine and humanitarian assistance. In Washington, U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State Edward Walker said Saddam's proposal "may not be a
bad idea." But he added that Saddam "is not providing funds for his people."
It was not clear whether the money would go directly to the Palestinians or
to the Palestinian Authority. So far, Iraq has been allocating money through
its Baghdad-based Arab Liberation Front.
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Subject: [bprlist] Russia Today items
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 09:12:50 -0500
Moscow Concerned at Barak Resignation (10Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228580
Russian President "Wasting Time" With Yeltsin Team, Gorbachev Says
(10Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228557
Gorbachev and Party to Back Putin, With Conditions (10Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228546
Gorbachev Favors Restoring Soviet Anthem (10Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228544
Two Killed, Dozens Injured in Two Terrorist Bomb Blasts in Caucasus
(9Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228530
Chechnya Car Bomb Kills 16 (10Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228542
Moscow to Deploy 200 Permanent Garrisons Throughout Chechnya
(9Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228477
At Least 11 Russian Soldiers Killed in Chechnya (9Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228524
Russian Troops Must Remain in Chechnya (8Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228287
Georgia Moves More Forces Into Chechen Border Area (8Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228295
Russia to Continue Military Action in Chechnya Until Bandits Neutralized
(8Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228294
Chechen Refugees in Ingushetia Without Hot Food Due to Russia's Failure to
Pay (8Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228296
Two Russian Policemen Killed Near Chechnya (7Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=227892
U.S. Rights Group Blasts World Attitude to "Civilian Carnage" in Chechnya
(7Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228112
Crime Capital of Georgia Overrun with Chechen Rebels (7Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228105
Georgia Sends Police to Restore Order in Mountains (10Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228539
Chernobyl Reactor to Restart Monday Before Final Shutdown (8Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228297
Chernobyl's "Sarcophagus" is Top Safety Issue, Say Experts (8Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228205
Turkmenistan: Earthquake Causes Heavy Damage (8Dec.00)
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=228416
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) PM BARAK AND INTERMINISTERIAL TEAM MEET
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 09:13:58 -0500
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Subject: PM BARAK AND INTERMINISTERIAL TEAM MEETS
WITH FORMER US SENATOR MITCHELL'S FACT
-FINDING COMMITTEE
PM BARAK AND INTERMINISTERIAL TEAM MEETS WITH FORMER US SENATOR MITCHELL'S
FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Jerusalem December 11, 2000
Prime Minister Ehud Barak and a joint team from the Prime Minister's
Office, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry met today
(Monday), 11.12.2000, for three hours, with the members of former US
Senator George Mitchell's fact-finding committee which was established
pursuant to the Sharm E-Sheikh conference. The Prime Minister welcomed
the committee members, wished them success in fulfilling their mission
and assured them full cooperation and maximum assistance.
Prime Minister Barak briefed the committee on the diplomatic and
security events which have taken place in recent months while
emphasizing Israel's diplomatic readiness at Camp David on the one hand
and the path that the Palestinians have chosen since Camp David on the
other.
The committee members thanked Prime Minister Barak for his hospitality
and cooperation and stressed that their goal is to assist those who wish
to see an end to the violence. They further stated that they are
operating under the auspices of the mandate given to them in the wake of
the Sharm understandings and that they hope that their work will help
the sides return to the negotiating table.
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Subject: [bprlist] BreakingNews-Israel 1,2 (12/11/00)
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Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:31:44 -0500
BreakingNews-Israel
BNI =96 December 10, 2000 =96 YeshaBB@netvision.net.il
1. Hebron shooting attack Monday morning=09
2. Border police attacked with firebombs in Jerusalem=09
3. Lebanese reports: Deal leading to release of IDF POWs near completion=09
4. Terrorist injured in stabbing attack 5. IDF jeep fired upon from the
Arab village of Sinjel 6. Arab sources: 28-year-old Arab injured near
Jenin by gunfire 7. Shots fire near Tel Aras in Samaria 8. Soldiers
under attack with rocks and bottles at Ayosh Junction 9. Shooting reported
in Netzarim area=09
**********************
11-Dec-00 - 3:26 PM
**********************
1. Hebron shooting attack Monday morning
(BNI-DEC.11) IDF troops in Hebron were fired upon late Monday morning.
Troops did not return fire. No reported injuries.
++++
2. Border police attacked with firebombs in Jerusalem
(BNI-DEC.11) Border police were attacked with firebombs in eastern
Jerusalem on Monday afternoon. There were no injuries. The incendiary
devices ignited on the street. Soldiers fired in the air in response to
the attacks.
++++
3. Lebanese reports: Deal leading to release of IDF POWs near completion
(BNI-DEC.11) Lebanese sources are reporting that via the intervention of
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a deal is being completed that will
lead to the release of four IDF soldiers being held by Hizbullah. The deal
would reportedly be completed prior to the Moslem Id el-Fitr holiday on
December 26.
On October 7, 2000, Hizbullah guerillas kidnapped three soldiers while on
duty in the Har Dov area of northern Israel. The three are: 1. Sergeant
Adi Avitan from Tiberias, 2. Staff-Sergeant Avraham Binyamin from Bnei
Brak, 3. Staff-Sergeant Omer Suaed from the village of Salma (Near
Carmiel).
Also kidnapped in October was businessman and IDF Reserve Colonel
Elchanan
Tanenbaum.
The reported deal that is being worked out would include the release of
the four in exchange for Israel setting free 19 Hizbullah guerillas.
++++
4. Terrorist injured in stabbing attack
(BNI-DEC.11) A terrorist was wounded by IDF gunfire after he tried
stabbing an IDF soldier on King David (Shuhada) Street in Hebron. The
soldier was uninjured.
When fellow combatants saw the attempted attack in progress, they fired at
the legs of the attacker, Israel Radio reported.
++++
5. IDF jeep fired upon from the Arab village of Sinjel
(BNI-DEC.11) An IDF jeep was fired upon on Monday morning from the Arab
village of Sinjel, in the Gush Shilo area of the Benjamin Regional Council
area of Samaria. There were no injuries.
Stone-throwing attacks aimed at Israeli vehicles are being reported
throughout the day from Sinjel.
++++
6. Arab sources: 28-year-old Arab injured near Jenin by gunfire
(BNI-DEC.11) Arab sources report that a 28-year-old man was injured in
clashes and exchange of gunfire with IDF troops near Nablus on Monday. The
extent of the injuries was not reported. There has been no official
Israeli acknowledgement of the report.
++++
7. Shots fire near Tel Aras in Samaria
(BNI-DEC.11) Short were fired at the IDF position of Tel Aras, near the
community of Har Bracha in northern Samaria. No injuries.
++++
8. Soldiers under attack with rocks and bottles at Ayosh Junction
(BNI-DEC.11) IDF soldiers were under attack on Monday afternoon with rocks
and bottles at Ayosh Junction in Samaria. The junction is situated on the
northern border of the PA autonomous city of Ramallah and south of the
Jewish community of Beit El. No injuries reported.
++++
9. Shooting reported in Netzarim area
(BNI-DEC.11) There were reports of shooting attacks near the community of
Netzarim, in Gaza, on Monday morning. There were no reports of injuries.
--------------
1. IDF tractors uproot trees in response to shooting attack=09
2. Explosive detonated in Hebron against bus =96 no injuries=09
3. Bomb blast at Uvda Junction in Southern Hebron Hills=09
4. IDF patrol fired upon near Neve Tzuf=09
5. Soldier injured in Jerusalem stone-throwing attack=09
6. Israeli motorist fired upon near Alfei Menashe=09
********************
11-Dec-00 - 6:39 PM
********************
1. IDF tractors uproot trees in response to shooting attack
(BNI-DEC.11) IDF tractors uprooted trees near the Arab village of Sinjel
on Monday afternoon in response to a shooting attack against a military
vehicle earlier in the day. The trees were used to provide cover for the
terrorists carrying out the attack. As reported earlier, there were no
injuries in the shooting attack.
Sinjel is located in Samaria, in the area known as Gush Shilo, in the
auspices of the Benjamin Regional Council.
++++
2. Explosive detonated in Hebron against bus =96 no injuries
(BNI-DEC.11) An explosive device was detonated in the Kiryat Arba area
near HaCharsinah, Junction against an Egged public bus. The armor-plated
vehicle was damaged. There were no injuries.
++++
3. Bomb blast at Uvda Junction in Southern Hebron Hills
(BNI-DEC.11) An explosive device was detonated at Uvda Junction, north of
the Southern Hebron Hills community of Otniel. There were no reported
injuries.
++++
4. IDF patrol fired upon near Neve Tzuf
(BNI-DEC.11) An IDF patrol operating near Neve Tzuf, in the Benjamin
Regional Council area of Samaria, was attacked by gunfire. There were no
immediate reports of injuries. Soldiers returned fire.
++++
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5. Soldier injured in Jerusalem stone-throwing attack
(BNI-DEC.11) A soldier driving from the IDF=92s Central Command Headquarter
s
located in northern Jerusalem, was injured in a stone-throwing attack. The
soldier=92s vehicle was bombarded with stones as she left the Central
Command facility.
The injured soldier was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
++++
6. Israeli motorist fired upon near Alfei Menashe
(BNI-DEC.11) An Israel motorist driving in Samaria near the Jewish
community of Alfei Menashe escaped injuries in a Monday evening shooting
attack.
Some of the shots fired at the Israeli motorist struck the vehicle but the
driver was uninjured.
Alfei Menashe is located in the northwestern area of Samaria near the
Green Line to =93Israel proper=94.
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Subject: [bprlist] Baby conceived, delivered and sold for $6,000
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 11 Dec 00 12:58:40 EST
Baby conceived, delivered and sold for $6,000
http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/111200/detFOR09.asp
Guardian News Service
(San Foca)
LELIA'S PREGNANCY was smooth. She had nine months of peace and quiet at a
suburban villa, regular visits by the doctor and tenderness from the father
of
her unborn child. When the time came she was taken to a clinic, given a
private room and the best care money could buy. The result was a healthy,
blue-eyed baby boy.
Lelia watched the nurse carry him away knowing he would not return, for he
was
not hers to keep. She had conceived, delivered and sold him for $6,000.
A husband and his sterile wife had commissioned the human traffickers of
eastern Europe to find an alternative to adoption and artificial inseminati
on.
They wanted a young woman smuggled into Italy to be impregnated by the
husband. They wanted a human incubator. To be healthy, blonde, blue-eyed an
d
desperate was to be the perfect candidate, and Lelia agreed to the deal. A
new
trade, a sophisticated spin-off in people smuggling, has been spawned. Last
July, Italian police revealed that up to three dozen prostitutes had been
shipped to Germany to sell their children to wealthy western couples.
A 17-year-old prostitute from Naples, now in a witness protection programme
,
identified a clinic in Baden-W=FCrttemberg where she was made to sign docum
ents
putting her baby up for adoption. Lelia's story confirms that the trafficke
rs
have refined their methods by supplying women rather than babies to childle
ss
couples. "They said they would kill me if I ever spoke out, but it will kee
p
happening unless people know about it," she said. She lives at Regina Pacis
,
an immigrant holding centre in San Foca, on the heel of Italy.
Lelia fiddled with a cigarette and spoke in a matter-of-fact voice. At firs
t
the offer seemed irresistible. She was 25 then, and earning $10 a month as
a
nurse in Chisinau, capital of Moldova.
For the first time, her voice trembled. "It was a mistake, a huge mistake.
God, I regret it." Lelia gave her mother the money and last year returned t
o
Italy to work and be closer to her son. Now she is employed as a nurse in
Lecce, agonising over whether to start searching. "I know I won't get him
back, the couple will take good care of him, but I just want to see him, to
hear news."
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Subject: [bprlist] Turks look to amulet to ward off `evil eye'
From: Shophar_Sho_Good
Date: 11 Dec 00 12:59:28 EST
Published Sunday, December 10, 2000, in the Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/content/today/news/world/digdocs/094376.htm
Turks look to amulet to ward off `evil eye'
The evil eye is an ancient tradition that survived millenniums in Anatolia.
-- TORBEN SODE,
glass expert in Denmark
BY SELCAN HACAOGLU
Associated Press
GORECE, Turkey -- Blue amulets swing from the rearview mirror of Ozlem
Izgier's car. One hangs on her neck in a gold necklace. Dozens dangle off her
key chain. Like many Turks, she believes they protect against ``the evil
eye.''
One day, the geology engineer dropped her keys, cracking many of the blue
beads. The amulets, she says, had absorbed evil powers and protected her
against the envy of a friend who had ``jealously'' praised her beauty a few
hours earlier.
From newborn babes to cars, houses, farm animals and even submarines, almost
all that is Turkish is under the protection of mysterious staring eyes set in
blue glass beads.
Belief in the evil eye -- blamed for evils ranging from damaged property to
death -- is the strongest superstition in Turkey. Like Izgier, most Turks
believe the eye-shaped blue beads absorb evil powers just as a metal rod on a
barn attracts lightning.
``The evil eye is an ancient tradition that survived millenniums in
Anatolia,'' said Torben Sode, a glass expert at the School of Conservation in
Copenhagen, Denmark. ``It is a very strong belief which is held in a very
conservative way.''
The Turks are not alone, though. Belief in the evil eye exists around the
world.
The earliest references to the evil eye -- which is mentioned in the Old
Testament of the Bible and in the Quran, Islam's holy book -- were found on
Sumerian clay tablets dating back to 3000 B.C. in today's Iraq.
In many traditions, strangers are often accused of casting an envious or
malicious stare. One theory is tha