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From: "Alistair Perkins"
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:48:03 +1300
Jan 9
From Alistair Perkins
This was reported on our TV1 channel nationwide. The Korean Pastor was
formerly with AOG, and according to local sources has not been with AOG for
around nine months. An Auckland AOG Pastor said on TV that we should always
pray in such cases and for resurrection. However he distanced AOG from
this incident. It was like having a foot in two camps.
This incident is one more evidence of the current new age charismatic
deception running rampant around the world, including New Zealand. The
Scriptures do not teach that we should attempt to manipulate God.
Alistair
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'Demon' woman dies during exorcism
08jan01
http://theadvertiser.com.au/common/story_page/0,4511,1587809%
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WELLINGTON: A woman with a skin pigment problem likened to that of
pop star Michael Jackson has died after an exorcism.
The pastor of the Auckland religious group involved in the exorcism
says her death is a "miracle" and "God's will".
The decomposing body of the Korean woman, 37, was found by police in
an Auckland home on December 15 and detectives are investigating the
death and whether any charges - such as manslaughter - should
be laid.
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Subject: [bprlist] Church apology over priest's naked pose
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Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 09:10:39 -0000
Monday, January 8, 2001
Church apology over priest's naked pose
By Ciaran Tierney, in Galway
An apology was read out at all Masses in a Galway city church at the
weekend on behalf of a young priest who posed naked for a charity
calendar which was due to be published next week.
The organisers of the "Bare Shakers 2001" calendar have agreed to
withdraw the photograph of Father Olan Rynn. The calendar was due to
be launched on January 18th. Father Rynn had used a Bible and a
collar to protect his modesty.
The apology and withdrawal of the photograph followed an intervention
by the Bishop of Galway, Dr James McLoughlin, who said he did not
appreciate the type of calendar that was envisaged when he spoke
briefly to Father Rynn about the project some weeks ago.
"Thinking it to be a straightforward fundraising project in aid of
two worthy causes, I gave Father Rynn permission to participate in
the venture," said Bishop McLoughlin in a statement yesterday.
"On reading a report in a local newspaper on Friday afternoon, I was
surprised and dismayed to discover what the content of the calendar
was going to be. As it is clearly inappropriate for a priest to
appear in such a calendar, I immediately approached the promoters of
the project to discuss the matter with them."
The promoters agreed to withdraw the photograph, and an apology was
read out at Masses in Salthill parish at the weekend. Father Rynn, a
curate in Salthill, could not be contacted as he was away on holidays
that had been arranged prior to the controversy.
All proceeds from the calendar, which was the idea of a young mother,
Ms Aileen Dunleavy, are to go to the cerebral palsy charity, Enable
Ireland, and the fight against cancer.
It features 12 photographs of sporting personalities in Galway,
including Olympic oarsman Neville Maxwell and members of the Galway
United and Galwegians teams. Ms Dunleavy said all the photographs
were in good taste.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Young Israel Condemns Collete Avital's
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:44:47 -0500
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Subject: Young Israel Condemns Collete Avital's Effort to
Disenfranchise American Jews
Young Israel Condemns Collete Avital's Effort to Disenfranchise American
Jews
For Immediate Release: Contact: Yaakov Kornreich (718) 377-1770
National Council of Young Israel
3 West 16 Street - New York, NY 10011 - (212) 929-1525 ext 115 -
www.youngisrael.org
Shlomo Z. Mostofsky, the National President of the National Council
of Young Israel, condemned the remarks of Collete Avital, Prime Minister
Barak's designated campaign spokesperson to the English-speaking community,
as "a blatant attempt to disenfranchise Jews around the world by denying
their legitimate interests in the fate of Jerusalem. She has no right to
deny us the right to express our objections to the proposed compromise of
the ancient, G-d given rights of all Jews to the Temple Mount and the Old
City of Jerusalem. Ms. Avital's latest statements extend the unfortunate
attacks she launched on segments of American Jewry, as Israel's consul
general in New York City during the Rabin-Peres government. She now seeks to
de-legitimize all non-Israeli Jews who hold Jerusalem as sacred and
essential to their Jewish identities."
Last week, Ms. Avital told the press in Israel, "I think it's a
dangerous thing and a precedent that the Jews of the United States, the
chairman and the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish Organizations, are coming to take part in a political
rally of the opposition against the prime minister. The major Jewish
organizations of the United States of America are supposed to represent and
to speak on behalf of the government of Israel, and they cannot come and
participate in a rally that is political, and is conducted against the prime
minister of Israel. They cannot do it! Or they delegitimize themselves," she
said.
Mostofsky said that, "by her remarks, Ms. Avital has only
delegitimized herself and the government whom she represents by admitting
that the sanctity and unity of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, which had been
a sacrosanct concept for every Israeli government for thirty years, has, for
Prime Minister Barak, become a partisan political issue. Why does she and,
by implication, her candidate, feel threatened by Jews reaffirming the
3000-year-old Jewish claim to the city?
Rabbi Pesach Lerner, Executive Vice President of the National
Council of Young Israel, who participated in the recent Presidents'
Conference meeting that debated the issue of participation in the
non-political pro-Jerusalem demonstration organized by MK Natan Sharansky,
said, "by expressing our support for Jewish rights to the Temple Mount and
all of Jerusalem, we are acting in defense of the heritage of all Jews,
wherever they may live, past present and future. Clearly, with the division
of Jerusalem being a central point in the bridging proposals made by
President Clinton to both Palestinian and Israeli negotiators, now is the
time for all Jews to stand up and speak out in support of an undivided
Jerusalem as the capital of a Jewish State of Israel and as the ancient
birthright of Jews throughout the world since the dawn of Jewish history.
"Ms. Avital continues to polarize and divide American Jewish support
for Israel by her latest partisan and inflammatory remarks. Before the
damage becomes irreversible, we urge her to retract her latest statements,
which are an insult to all Jews around the world who hold Jerusalem to be an
indispensable part of our Jewish identity and heritage," Rabbi Lerner said.
The National Council of Young Israel is the parent organization of
the Young Israel movement, with over 150 member Orthodox synagogues
throughout North America and 60 in Israel.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: 150,000-200,000 displaced Israeli Arabs
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:47:34 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: 150,000-200,000 displaced Israeli Arabs
demand their rights too
Ha'aretz: 150,000-200,000 displaced Israeli Arabs demand their rights too
By Ori Nir Ha'aretz 8 January 2001
Israel's "internal refugees" - Arab citizens of the state who come from
villages that were abandoned in 1948 but who remained in the country -
recently told the Palestinian Authority not to negotiate with Israel in
their name.
They don't want the PA to assume responsibility for their demands to return
to their native homes. Attorney Wakim Wakim, secretary of the National
Council for the Defense of the Rights of Displaced Persons in Israel, said
he and his colleagues are afraid Yasser Arafat will make far-reaching
concessions on the right of return issue.
For this reason, they don't want the PA to incorporate their cases into the
peace talks. Instead, they want the internal refugees themselves to wage
their own legal, public and political struggle within the framework of the
state of Israel.
Wakim said the displaced persons believe they have a better chance of
realizing an internal right of return to their abandoned villages than do
1948 refugees living outside Israel.
As Israeli citizens they can wield all legal tools available to the public.
"The government of Israel should understand if it manages to impose some
sort of quasi-agreement which defuses the question of the right of return,
it will still have to confront our own demands that our rights as citizens
be redeemed."
After the 1993 Oslo accords, the internal refugees decided to divorce their
case from the PLO's political campaign for recognition of the Palestinian
refugees right of return. The Oslo agreement held that discussion of the
right of return should be deferred to final status negotiations.
PLO officials asked this group of displaced Israelis to suspend public
activity on their case. But the delegates rejected the PLO request and
created the National Council to champion their rights as displaced
persons.The National Council is an umbrella organization uniting thirty
local committees of refugees from abandoned villages within Israel.
The Council is legally registered as a non-profit association. Its members
organize activities to strengthen the displaced persons' sense of
identification with their native abandoned villages. These include picnic
outings to village grounds on Independence Day (that Palestinians refer to
as the 1948 "Nakba," or catastrophe), renovation of mosques, churches and
cemeteries, and compiling documentary material on their villages.
After the National Council's last congress at Nazareth in March 2000, the
organization called on the PA not to represent refugee citizens of Israel in
the final status talks. Several weeks ago, as reports grew of an agreement
forming on the refugee issue under which the PA would concede certain right
of return demands in return for sovereign powers on the Temple Mount, the
Council issued a statement to Israel and the PA, reiterating its own demands
on the refugee issue.
These displaced Israeli citizens number 150,000-200,000 are a mere fraction
of the world's Palestinian refugees. But with regard to the Israeli Arab
population of about 1.8 million, they are a significant sector. In some
Galilee communities they are a majority.
About half of Nazareth's Arab residents are internal refugees and their
descendants and more than half of Umm al Fahm's residents belong to this
group. In many towns and villages, the displaced persons live in separate
neighborhoods, segregated according to their original native villages.
In Arrabe for instance, natives of Mia'ara, an abandoned Western Galilee
village, set up their own neighborhood after 1948. Similarly, refugees from
the Zipporiah village (on whose ruins today's Zippori community was built)
created their own neighborhood in nearby Nazareth.
According to the Hebrew University's Hillel Cohen, the author of a study on
displaced persons in Israel, refugees from 64 out of 162 villages abandoned
in the north in 1948 remained in Israel.
Members of the National Council say that if the state of Israel seeks to
resolve the refugee issue within the final status framework, it should start
by addressing the demands of displaced persons who are its own citizens.
"We view our own problem as being part and parcel of Israel's experience,"
Wakim says. "We don't want a situation to arise in which we end up being
forgotten, and not included in an arrangement on the refugee problem. On the
other hand, if such an arrangement is one in which the Palestinian
leadership makes concessions about our basic rights, we wouldn't want any
linkage between the diplomatic negotiations and our struggle as Israeli
citizens.
"As far as we're concerned," he said, "if the state of Israel really seeks a
solution based on historic compromise, such a solution has to be a painful
one [for it]. A side which caused trauma in the past to hundreds of
thousands of people, turning them into refugees, needs to understand how to
pay a price."
In dealings with Israel Arab public, one problem the National Council faced
was Wakim's own reputation as a political radical. Many internal refugees
would rather not be represented by a man or organization of radical image,
whose declared goals are uncompromising - demanding a complete return to all
abandoned lands and houses.
Yet even moderate members of this displaced population are worried about
being neglected when a final status accord is signed with the Palestinians.
Muhammad Mahajanah, a restaurant owner and resident of Baka al Garbiyeh,
whose parents were expelled from a northern Galilee village in 1948 and then
settled in Umm al Fahm, says it would be absurd if the government reached a
compromise on refugees living outside Israel, and not with those who stayed
and became citizens of the state.
"Israel makes peace with the Palestinians - with us, it needs to forge
justice," he says. "We are citizens of the state. We remained here. We
didn't abandon it. Don't we have a right to compensation for the injustice?"
The restaurant owner says he and his family members long ago dropped their
dream of returning to their native homes. "The last one to talk about that
dream was my grandmother, who died in 1958," Mahajanah says. "We talk about
making peace - but the state should acknowledge the injustice done to us."
Other Israeli Arab concerns
The refugee issue isn't the only topic thrown up by Israel-PA talks of
serious interest to Israeli Arabs. Several other matters raised in the talks
have stirred public debate in the community. These include:
+ Family reunification. If family reunification is allowed under an
Israeli-Palestinian accord, it can be assumed that Arab citizens of the
state will issue reunification requests. Many Israeli Arabs are wondering
what criteria will in an agreement's reunification clause - many have
relations in refugee camps in neighboring countries.
+ Land transfer. Many Bedouin in the south oppose any transfer of Negev
lands to the PA in a swap for Israel's annexation of certain West Bank
areas.
+ Open borders and commercial ties. This is important to Israeli Arabs
because of family and commercial networks they maintain with people living
beyond the Green Line.
+ Absorption of refugees. Where will (non-Israeli) refugees be absorbed? How
much compensation will they get? What will the government do to help
integrate them into Israel?
Many Israeli Arabs have been asking these sorts of questions in response to
reports on the bridging proposals U.S. President Bill Clinton drafted to
resolve the right of return and general refugee problem
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: Arafat's Fatah and PA behind 70% of terror,
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:48:14 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: Arafat's Fatah and PA behind 70% of
terror, PA knows source of 80% of attacks but doing
nothing
Ha'aretz: Arafat's Fatah and PA behind 70% of terror, PA knows source of 80%
of attacks but doing nothing
'Signs of anarchy' appearing in PA, says security source
By Amos Harel Ha'aretz Military Correspondent Ha'aretz 8 January 2001
A senior Israeli security source said yesterday that even if Palestinian
Chairman Yasser Arafat decides to end attacks against Israeli targets, it
may take as long as "six months" before the Palestinian Authority is able to
reassert its full control over the territories.
According to Israeli security assessments, the Palestinian Authority will
have little difficulty bringing the Fatah activists and those belonging to
the various Palestinian security organizations under control.
However, more independent cells and members of the radical Islamic
organizations, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, will require months of intensive
effort to limit their activities.
The senior Israeli security source described the current situation in the
Palestinian Authority as showing "signs of anarchy," where the central
authority is unable to assert its will, particularly in the West Bank.
Security assessments suggest that more than 80 percent of those involved in
attacks against Israeli targets are known to the Palestinian Authority,
however no efforts are being made to arrest them. Furthermore, Israeli
sources say, the security cooperation between the two sides is effectively
"dead."
As a way of compensating for the lack of cooperation, the Israel Defense
Forces and the Shin Bet security services are increasing their intelligence
gathering efforts.
Since the outbreak of the violence in the territories, in late September
2000, intelligence has been easier to gather.
The reason for this stems from the fact that most of the activities are
being carried out by members of Fatah, which is a lot less compartmentalized
than the Hamas or Islamic Jihad cells and is therefore easier to penetrate.
Israeli intelligence assessments argue that there is a noticeable sense of
fatigue in the Palestinian street from the ongoing confrontation with
Israel, and especially as a result of the severe economic impact it is
having.
It is however doubtful whether the silent majority will come out against a
continuation of the attacks against Israelis.
According to the defense source, this fatigue does not seem to detract from
the eagerness of various organizations in the Palestinian Authority to
participate in attacks against soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces and
settlers.
Significant among the groups involved are the preventive security apparatus
in the Gaza Strip, and the General Intelligence, Military Intelligence and
Force 17 groups.
Israel holds information on the involvement of senior members of these
organizations in attacks against Israeli targets, although no direct
associations are made to the three top Palestinian security figures: Jibril
Rajoub, Muhammed Dahlan and Amin al-Hindi.
More than 70 percent of the attacks were carried out by members of Fatah or
the security organizations, and the rest by the opposition groups, Hamas and
Islamic Jihad.
The Islamic radicals released from Palestinian Authority prisons at the
start of the violence are involved significantly in attacks against Israel.
According to Shin Bet information, Dr. Thabet Thabet, who was the Fatah's
secretary general in the Tul Karm area, and was shot dead by Israeli snipers
two weeks ago, was directly involved in planning and directing a number of
attacks against Israel.
The senior Israeli defense source says that Thabet played a direct role in
directing armed Fatah teams to carry out attacks against Israeli vehicles.
Security sources claim that Thabet was responsible for dozens of shooting
incidents and the injury of IDF soldiers and settlers.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: IDF builds roads, fortifications
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:49:47 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: IDF builds roads, fortifications, to
increase security for settlement blocs near Green Line and
Green Line
Ha'aretz: IDF builds roads, fortifications, to increase security for
settlement blocs near Green Line and Green Line
IDF's Intifada tactics amount to separation - Green Line fortifications
start to look like Lebanon border
By Amos Harel Ha'aretz 8 January 2001
The destruction being wrought by the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip
has been at the center of media coverage in recent weeks. Trees were
uprooted, agricultural fields destroyed, houses were razed on both sides of
roads leading to settlements.
However, a short visit to the area between Ariel and Qalqilyah in the West
Bank shows that by comparison, what the IDF has been doing in Gaza is mere
child's play. Inside three months, Israel has completely altered the
topography of the region.
This is the season of the bulldozer in the territories. Day and night they
charge around at full speed, working on several sites simultaneously.
According to IDF charts, the area of Qalqilyah - including territory inside
the Tapuah Junction in the east to the Green Line in the west, and from
Kedumim in the north to Beit Aryeh in the south - is the area in the
territories most densely populated by Israelis, excluding the outskirts of
Jerusalem.
There are dozens of settlements inside this territory. Some of them, like
Ariel and Beit Aryeh, will probably remain under Israeli control as part of
some future agreement with the Palestinian Authority. The fate of others,
such as Kedumim, is uncertain.
A few days after the outbreak of the Al Aqsa Intifada in October, the
Brigade Commander of the area, Colonel Eitan Avraham, assisted by the Public
Works Authority, embarked on carving out a new trans-Samaria highway, to the
south of the old one. The road was under construction for two years, but in
a few days Avraham completed a route to enable the residents of Ariel and
the environs to travel to the Green Line without harm. Immediately the new
road was opened, the old one that carried tens of thousands of vehicles
daily was blocked by a dirt wall, just east of the settlement of Elkana. In
practice these actions have led to Israel "annexing" nearby settlements,
such as Ornit.
The checkpoint at Ornit, on the Green Line, was removed, one of five such
positions the IDF moved eastward, as Ha'aretz reported yesterday. The road
from Elkana to the Green Line is open only to Israelis and passage for
Palestinians from Bidiya and Masha is now blocked.
Soon, a new six-lane highway reaching the Tapuah junction will enable
settlers to reach the Dan region in thirty minutes without seeing a single
Palestinian. A direct road linking Alfei Menasheh with the Green Line will
also be completed, south of Qalqilyah. Dirt roads that will become asphalt
roads at a later date are being readied to connect settlements to the east.
We have not yet considered the changes in the character of IDF outposts.
Anyone who spent any time in southern Lebanon will know the image of Karkom,
which guarded the northern border. Similar changes are being implemented
along the whole Green Line. At least seven positions have been moved inside
the territories - Ornit, Rentis (near Rosh Ha'ayin), between Kiryat Sefer
and Maccabim, Hossan-Beitar (near Bethlehem), Tna-Omarim, and Shma' (south
of Hebron). These changes will enable Israelis to travel between most of the
settlements along the Green Line, without any contact or friction with
Palestinians.
One of the immediate effects, as Elkana residents report, is the value of
their homes rising compared with homes in other settlements.
However, the changes are also the first signs of a separation plan being put
in place. This is not being carried out on the political initiative of local
IDF commanders, but three months into the Intifada, the IDF is "dressing-up"
its tactics as strategy.
Senior military sources do admit the changes on the ground have long-term
implications.
This is how the IDF prepares for the eventuality of being given the order,
from the political authority, to unilaterally separate Israel from the
Palestinian Authority. Bypass roads, checkpoints moving eastward, blocked
Palestinian roads - all in the same direction, separation.
The IDF's defensive preparations are also being built on the principle of
"blocks of territory." The settlements have been divided along "block" lines
and "regional operational commands." These are linked in a regional
defensive network which supplemented by settlement residents.
More than a year ago, the IDF adopted the term "chain link." This refers to
a series of ground based actions prepared in anticipation of an all-out
confrontation with the Palestinians. These are broader than mere topographic
alterations and involve "biting" strategic positions out of Area A that is
under full PA control, in case of total conflagration in the territories.
In the mean time, attacks against Israeli targets in the Qalqilyah area are
relatively few. This may be a partial explanation for the relative restraint
settlers in the area have shown so far.
Another reason may be a sense that the IDF is in relative control of here
and its efforts to improve the security and the conditions under which the
settlers live are plainly evident.
It is doubtful if the quiet will endure much longer. Another deterioration
of things in the territories will bring renewed Palestinian efforts to carry
attacks along the roads, perhaps even inside the Green Line.
Israeli towns and villages along the Green line - including Kochav Yair,
where both the prime minister and the chief of staff live - are exposed to
attack from Qalqilyah and the environs. Pushing the Palestinians into the
corner will almost certainly result in a number of attacks from their side.
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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Ha'aretz: PA insists in Cairo no security before
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:50:57 -0500
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Subject: Ha'aretz: PA insists in Cairo no security before
Israel stops security measures
Ha'aretz: PA insists in Cairo no security before Israel stops security
measures
By Amos Harel, Aluf Benn and Daniel Sobelman Ha'aretz Correspondents
Ha'aretz 8 January 2001
A four-way meeting on security opened in Cairo yesterday involving the heads
of the Israeli, Palestinian, American and Egyptian security services, but
Israeli officials said they doubt it will result in any actual improvement
in the security situation.
The meeting got off to an discouraging start when Mohammed Dahlan, who heads
the Palestinian Authority's Preventive Security Service in Gaza, said that
the PA would consider acceding to Israel's security requests - including the
resumption of Israeli-Palestinian security coordination - only after Israel
had fulfilled all of the PA's own demands. The PA wants Israel to withdraw
its forces in the territories, end the closure and stop its "aggression"
against the Palestinians.
"Once these things have happened, we can talk about Israel's demands,"
Dahlan said.
In a similar vein, Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Egypt would not
even try to persuade the PA to stop the violence until diplomatic
negotiations were resumed. Israel has said a reduction in violence is a
precondition for resuming negotiations.
Israel is demanding that the PA halt attacks against Israelis, in which
senior PA officials have also been involved, and rearrest the Hamas and
Islamic Jihad activists it has released over the past few months. However,
neither the Prime Minister's Office, the IDF, nor the Shin Bet security
service believes the PA will actually accede to these demands. Security
sources say that the PA knows who is responsible for more than 80 percent of
the attacks against Israel, but is not interested in arresting them.
The sources added that even if the PA should, in a surprise move, agree to
end the violence, it could take as much as six months before this order was
implemented in the field (see story, page 2).
Israel was represented at the meeting by Tourism Minister Amnon
Lipkin-Shahak and the head of the Shin Bet, Avi Dichter. The PA sent Amin
al-Hindi, the head of its General Intelligence Service, as well as Dahlan
and his counterpart in the West Bank, Jibril Rajoub. Also present were CIA
head George Tenet and his Egyptian counterpart, General Omar Saliman.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ehud Barak convened his "peace cabinet" yesterday
to discuss Israel's next move in talks with the Palestinians, but the
cabinet concluded that Israel must await two developments before it can make
any decisions. The first is the conclusion of the Cairo talks, which will
demonstrate the "seriousness of the Palestinians' intentions with respect to
security."
"The peace cabinet sees the PA's fulfillment of its security obligations as
the key to and the precondition for continuing [negotiations]," Barak's
office said in a statement yesterday.
The second is U.S. President Bill Clinton's announcement of his next move.
Participants at the meeting speculated that Clinton could invite the Israeli
and Palestinian negotiating teams to Washington, come to the Middle East
himself, or even convene an international peace conference. They said that
the briefing they received from Barak's bureau chief, Gilad Sher, regarding
his meetings with Clinton and other American officials in Washington this
weekend gave them the impression that Clinton has not yet despaired of
obtaining an agreement before his term ends on January 20.
CBS television last night quoted sources in the White House as saying that
Clinton intends to send Dennis Ross, his Middle East peace coordinator, to
the region shortly.
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Labor Party wants Women in Green banned
Mazal Mualem Ha'aretz 8 January 2001
Meanwhile, the Labor Party has asked the registrar of cooperative
associations, Amiram Bogat, to order the dissolution of the right-wing
Nonprofit Organization (NPO) Women in Green, claiming that its activities
constitute sedition, and incitement against Prime Minister Ehud Barak. The
party has also submitted a complaint to the police against the NPO.
The party's complaints are based on stickers distributed by Women in Green
bearing slogans such as "Barak is tearing out our heart." The party also
charged that the NPO's Internet site compares Barak to Hitler, and contains
such statements as: Barak "has no place of honor in the glorious history of
the state or its values and beliefs."
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POPE JOHN PAUL II TO RECEIVE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL
Delegation of Senators and Representatives to Visit Rome on Monday
WASHINGTON, D.C., JAN. 6 (ZENIT.org).- The U.S. Congress will bestow
its highest honor for a civilian on John Paul II this Monday. A bipartisan
delegation of Senators and Representatives will be in Rome on January 8 to
present him the Congressional Gold Medal.
Sam Brownback, sponsor of the measure in the Senate, today explained the
reasons for this recognition, which has previously been granted to such
figures as Mother Teresa, Billy Graham, and Rosa Parks.
"Pope John Paul II is said to be the most recognized person in the world,
having personally visited tens of millions, in almost every continent and
country," Brownback said. "He has been one of the greatest pastoral leaders
of this century, fearlessly guiding the Catholic Church into the new
millennium. Due to his tremendous faith and leadership he was elected
bishop at a very early age, and elected to the papacy on October 16, 1978,
at the age of 58."
"He stands boldly as an ever-vigilant sign of contradiction to a culture that is
darkened by the clouds of death. In the face of this mounting storm, he has
tirelessly proclaimed the need for a culture of life," continued the senator.
"The urgency of the Pope's message becomes more acute each day,
particularly at the beginning of the new millennium."
"The Pope," he said, "having witnessed first-hand the brutal inhumanity of
Nazi and communist regimes, understands, in a way few of us can
appreciate, the true dignity of each and every human being. He is a crusader
against the offenses against human dignity that have transpired in the
twentieth century. More than any other single person this century, Pope
John Paul II has worked to protect the rights of each individual. John Paul II
has also addressed almost every major question posed by the modern mind
at the turn of the millennium."
"The Pope's dialogue with the modern world has taken him around the globe,
and has led the Catholic Church to play an active role in the lives of people
that many have chosen to either forget or ignore," concluded Brownback.
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 09:22:07 -0500
HIMMLER'S GREAT BETRAYAL=20
The trusted SS chief was conspiring to surrender Germany long before we=20
previously suspected=20
On August 31, 1944, the head of MI6 forwarded to the prime minister,=20
Winston Churchill, an intercepted coded signal. It was a telegram from the=
=20
Reichsf=FChrer-SS and chief of German police, Heinrich Himmler. The=20
telegram has not survived. But it must have been highly sensitive - in a=20
handwritten reply to the head of MI6, Churchill noted: "Himmler telegram=20
kept and destroyed by me."=20
Out of some 14,000 decrypts that the British prime minister personally saw,=
=20
this was the only one he destroyed. And it was the only signal emanating=20
from Himmler. This tantalising piece of information has been discovered by=
=20
the research team working on a new documentary on Himmler and his=20
betrayal of Hitler. The story of the betrayal is, in its full extent, large=
ly=20
unknown, but this new evidence suggests that his secret dealings with the=20
allies went much further than is commonly assumed.=20
Himmler had constructed his own path to power, and built the SS, the=20
organisation he headed, upon unquestioned personal loyalty to the F=FChrer.=
=20
As the motto of the SS, he had chosen the words: "My honour is loyalty".=20
But it now seems "the loyal Heinrich" (as Himmler was dubbed) was more=20
prepared than any other Nazi leader to engage in mounting betrayal of his=20
leader during the last 8 months of the Third Reich.=20
We can only speculate on the content of the telegram. However, it is=20
plausible to assume it was sent by Himmler to an intermediary who was=20
putting out tentative peace feelers to the British on Himmler's behalf.=20
Churchill, adamantly opposed to any negotations with the Germans, must=20
have been anxious to head off rumours of a German peace with Britain, as=20
it could jeopardise the vital alliance with the Soviet Union. By destroying=
the=20
telegram, he was ensuring that the feelers were not pursued and all traces=
=20
were erased.=20
This interpretation is hardened by circumstantial evidence. In August 1944=
=20
the Japanese had hinted that they were prepared to try to broker a separate=
=20
peace between Germany and the Soviet Union. The Japanese ambassador=20
in Berlin put the suggestion directly to Hitler at a meeting early in=20
September. Hitler rejected the idea out of hand.=20
Himmler was not taken with the notion of overtures to Stalin, but was=20
enough of a realist to see that Germany could not win the war. On=20
September 12 he, too, met Hitler to discuss peace feelers to Russia or - hi=
s=20
plain preference - to Britain. Clearly, he met the same response. Hitler wa=
s=20
not interested. Negotiations, he had always asserted, could be carried out=
=20
only from a position of strength.=20
He was now planning a last Canute-like attempt to turn the tide of war: an=
=20
offensive through the Ardennes to throw the British and Americans "back=20
into the Atlantic", then, with new weapons at his disposal, to attack the=20
Russians. Himmler realised that discussing possible peace feelers with=20
Hitler was a lost cause. It was the beginning of the parting of the ways=20
between the 2 men.=20
By the autumn of 1944, the allies were closing in on the Reich's borders to=
=20
east and west. The end was plainly looming. Unlike Hitler, Himmler was=20
not prepared to go under. On the contrary, he thought of saving his own=20
neck, of life after Hitler, and of leading a post-Hitlerian Reich in the=20
continued fight against Bolshevism. For these ends, he needed a negotiated=
=20
settlement with the West, and as the August telegram suggests, he was=20
already well on the way to finding an independent path out.=20
But Hitler still wielded mighty power, so Himmler had to tread with extreme=
=20
caution. For months he played a double game - openly the "loyal Heinrich",=
=20
secretly the increasingly desperate seeker of a way to avoid being sucked=20
down in Hitler's self-destruction. With the failure of the Ardennes offensi=
ve=20
in December 1944, Hitler's illusion of victory evaporated. What was left=20
was to fight on to the end. "We'll not capitulate. Never," Hitler stated. "=
We=20
can go down. But we'll take a world with us."=20
This self-destructive urge had no resonance with Himmler. By December=20
1944 a liaison officer under the command of Walter Schellenberg, the head=20
of the SS intelligence service, now confirms that he had learnt from his=20
chief that Himmler was trying to arrange a separate peace deal.=20
An obvious problem with any deal was Himmler's reputation. To gain=20
credibility with the West, he now tried to show himself in the best possibl=
e=20
light. In January 1945, through a Swiss intermediary acting for rabbis in=20
America and Canada, he agreed to the release of 1,400 Jews a month from=20
Theresienstadt in return for $250,000. No money, in fact, changed hands=20
when 1,200 Jews were released in February. But Himmler stipulated that=20
the press in America and Switzerland should report his "humanitarian"=20
gesture. It was correctly deduced in Washington that he was seeking=20
contact.=20
But when Hitler learnt of the release of the Jews he was reputedly furious=
=20
and banned any further releases. By now, Himmler's star was on the wane.=20
He had been given a senior military command in January 1945 and had=20
proved a disaster, withdrawing for much of the time on alleged grounds of=20
illness to an SS hospital north of Berlin. But he continued scheming to=20
engineer his own survival.=20
In one of the most bizarre incidents, he attempted to improve his standing=
=20
with the western allies by agreeing to a secret rendezvous with a=20
representative of the World Jewish Congress. There he conceded the=20
release of female Jews from Ravensbr=FCck, in direct contravention of=20
Hitler's ban. Between February and April 1945 he had secret meetings with=20
Count Folke Bernadotte, the vice-president of the Swedish Red Cross,=20
which eventually moved to the possibility of a German surrender in the=20
west.=20
On April 22, in an outburst of hysterical fury, Hitler openly acknowledged=
=20
that the war was lost and expressed his wish to die in the Reich capital. I=
t=20
eased any sense of betrayal when Himmler met Bernadotte the next=20
evening and asked him to transmit an offer of surrender to the western=20
allies.=20
On April 28 Hitler was given the news, broadcast by the BBC, thatHimmler=20
had proposed unconditional surrender to Britain and America. He exploded=20
at this "most shameful betrayal in human history". Himmler was stripped of=
=20
all his offices and despised beyond measure by the man he had for so long=20
revered. For Hitler, this -- of all the treachery he saw surrounding him --=
=20
was the worst. He began preparations to take his own life. Within 2 days,=20
he was dead.=20
Admiral D=F6nitz inherited for a few days the shreds of power in the Third=
=20
Reich. He needed no persuasion that Himmler could only be a liability, and=
=20
rejected his overtures for inclusion in his short-lived cabinet. Himmler, h=
is=20
dreams of continued power shattered, shaved off his moustache, adorned=20
himself with a black eye-patch, put on the uniform of a military police=20
sergeant, and went on the run for a fortnight. After falling into British=20
hands, he killed himself on May 23, 1945, by crushing a cyanide capsule=20
contained in a cavity in his teeth. (The London Times)=20
=
=20
BANK OF AMERICA SOUNDS THE WARNING BELL=20
Last Friday, Bank of America, one of the largest banks in the United=20
States, did something unusual and really rather scary. It suspended its=20
shares and, half an hour later, released a statement saying it was doing ju=
st=20
fine. "We know of no basis to support speculative rumours about our=20
operations. We are conducting business as usual," it warbled. "The=20
company has not experienced any significant losses in derivatives or other=
=20
trading activities." Well, that's all right then. Except that it isn't. Whe=
n one=20
of the world's largest banks feels compelled to tell everyone that stories =
of=20
its imminent demise are greatly exaggerated, it is time to worry.=20
Back in 1973, the chairman of National Westminster decided to reassure=20
people that his bank wasn't going bust. In doing so he also wrecked the=20
country's entire banking system. Banks are supposed to be above such=20
things. A healthy bank should glide serenely through the financial markets,=
=20
ignoring any scuttlebutt about its business or earnings, safe in the=20
knowledge that it will all soon die away. Whan a bank feels compelled to=20
issue a formal denial, you know it is rattled and you know the entire=20
financial market is unsteady.
Now it has started this, will Bank of America now issue a similar statement=
=20
every week, even every day, to reassure its depositors and shareholders?=20
What happens when it doesn't tell us all is well? Is that the time to panic=
=20
and start queueing outside the nearest branch? It was only when I read=20
Bank of America's statement that I realised how shaky America's financial=20
markets have become. I also believe that we do not, as yet, know the half=20
of it.=20
As Roger Bootle says in his Economic Agenda column this week, Alan=20
Greenspan's abrupt decision to cut rates last week should not be=20
underestimated in its gravity. Greenspan has shown us before, during the=20
Asian crisis and the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management 2 years=20
ago, how he can steer Wall Street out of crisis with a mixture of high-
profile rate cuts and covert financial support for troubled, overstretched=
=20
institutions.=20
I have a strong sense that he is doing exactly that now, and that there are=
=20
some powerful Wall Street firms and US banks sitting on large losses and=20
struggling with a sudden liquidity crunch that he is doing his best to supp=
ort=20
and protect. One large failure would pose a systemic risk to the world's=20
financial system and could tip us all into a shocking recession.=20
I have faith in Greenspan to steer the US financial markets through this=20
difficulty. He has proved he can do it more than once. I am also optimistic=
=20
that the American economy and the financial markets will prove to be more=20
robust than the doomsters are telling us. Once the the technology bubble=20
has deflated fully, investors will remember the fact that the internet and =
its=20
associated software and hardware have created revolutionary and=20
immensely valuable business tools that have the potential to drive economic=
=20
growth for many years to come. But when Bank of America starts telling=20
people that it is not in any financial difficulty, even my unquenchable=20
optimism sputters. (The London Telegraph - Commentary)=20
FAITHFUL CELEBRATE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX X-MAS=20
Far from the splendour of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour where=20
Vladimir Putin and the Russian elite celebrated Orthodox Christmas, some=20
300 fervent believers marked Christ's birth at a small church near the=20
Kremlin. The service got off to a start on Saturday just before midnight,=20
finally drawing to a close around 4 o'clock in the morning.=20
The most fervent Orthodox strictly observed the 40-day fast which=20
precedes Christmas, celebrated on January 7 which is December 25 under=20
the "old-style" Julian calendar. The majority of the 147 million inhabitant=
s of=20
Russia are from the Orthodox tradition, which has enjoyed a revival in=20
Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Orthodox Church=20
today is one of the most respected institutions in Russia. Relations betwee=
n=20
the Russian church and state have improved greatly since since the end of=20
the Communist era, when aetheism was the state ideology. A former KGB=20
agent, President Putin says he was baptised and is a believer. (Agence=20
France-Presse)=20
SADDAM "LIVE" BROADCAST IS A FAKE, SAY OPPONENTS=20
Saddam Hussein has attempted to dispel rumours that he suffered a stroke=20
on New Year's Eve with an address to the nation yesterday designed to=20
show the world that he is alive and well, and still in charge. Speaking on=
=20
state-run television, the 63-year-old dictator looked healthy in a dark bro=
wn=20
suit and tie as he delivered a rambling tirade to mark the 80th anniversary=
=20
of the formation of the country's armed forces. Much of the speech in=20
praise of Iraq's military prowess was abstract, with Saddam posing odd=20
rhetorical questions such as: "Does consciousness precede experience or is=
=20
it experience that creates consciousness?". The main message, however,=20
was clearly: "I am still here."
Saddam's 3rd television appearance in 3 days failed to convince observers.=
=20
It was unclear whether the speech was live or pre-recorded, and the Iraqi=20
leader frequently uses doubles who have undergone cosmetic surgery to=20
make it impossible to distinguish them from him. Exiled Iraqi dissidents sa=
y=20
that the broadcasts may have been doctored with old or pre-recorded=20
footage. In one clip shown on Thursday - of Saddam apparently chairing a=20
cabinet meeting - he looked far younger.=20
Military experts in Baghdad have confirmed to The Telegraph that the Iraqi=
=20
leader was taken seriously ill at a military parade in the capital on New=20
Year's Eve and is recuperating in one of his many bunkers. According to=20
the military experts, he has not been seen in public since the 5-hour parad=
e=20
on New Year's Eve when he complained of chest pains that could indicate=20
a stroke or a heart attack. As tanks and troops marched past, Saddam was=20
seen shivering and was handed a heavy overcoat. He was taken to Ibn=20
Sina, a hospital reserved for VIPs within the presidential palace compounds=
,=20
where he was treated by his personal surgeon, Dr Aziz Shukri, and his team=
=20
of 8 doctors, including a cardiologist.=20
News of his illness leaked from the palace hospital last week, and Baghdad=
=20
was immediately put on high military alert. All entrances to Baghdad are=20
being guarded by large numbers of troops belonging to the Republican=20
Guard, Saddam's personal army. Diplomats stationed in Baghdad said that=20
the New Year's Eve parade was itself unusual. "Normally they are held on=20
January 6. This one was far larger. There were hundreds of tanks." One=20
diplomat said: "The display was to fete the birth of a new army unit called=
=20
Al Quds, or Jerusalem.". Most of this new army has been stationed along=20
the western Iraqi border with Syria and Jordan.=20
Security experts said that the leader has not been seen in public since. He=
=20
failed to attend a meeting of the Supreme Court on Thursday, where=20
members were due to swear an oath of allegiance. Instead the duty was=20
transferred to Saddam's deputy, Izzat Al-Douri. A Foreign Office=20
spokesman in London said that while it was unclear exactly what was going=20
on, it was unlikely that Saddam was dangerously ill. "A struggle would have=
=20
begun between officials and the family and there is no evidence of that. We=
=20
think he is still there and as dangerous as ever, but there is no doubt the=
=20
mood is very tense." (The London Telegraph)=20
VIKING TAX EXILES "SETTLED" AMERICA=20
Large stretches of America may have been colonised by the Vikings=20
hundreds of years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, according to=
=20
a study by Thor Heyerdahl, the veteran Norwegian anthropologist and=20
explorer. Most scholars believe that a few Norsemen set out from their=20
mother colony in Greenland to North America in the early 11th century, and=
=20
that they stayed in a small area for only 2 decades.=20
In a new book based on Viking sagas and ancient writings and maps found=20
in the Vatican library, Heyerdahl claims the Norsemen established colonies=
=20
across a swathe of what they called Vinland (Land of Wine). They=20
remained for several hundred years, he says, trading and occasionally=20
fighting with the native Americans. "Four centuries before Columbus, the=20
papal see knew there was land over there," said Heyerdahl, 86. "Vinland=20
stretched from the Hudson Strait in the north down through the Gulf of St=20
Lawrence and all the way down to Long Island."=20
Heyerdahl and his co-author, Per Lilliestrom, a Swedish map expert, say=20
thousands of Norsemen sailed to Vinland to escape high taxes imposed by=20
their monarch. The pair claim to have found traces of 5 voyages by the=20
Vikings in their elegant and hardy single-sailed ships. Heyerdahl also came=
=20
across a map made in the Vatican in 1535 by Ulaus Magnus, an exiled=20
Swedish archbishop, which appeared to suggest that as many as 25,000=20
Scandinavians had settled in Vinland.=20
Their book, Ingen Grenser (No Boundaries), is due to be published in=20
English in the autumn. The issue of who made the first contact between=20
native Americans and Europeans is bitterly disputed. Experts have made=20
claims on behalf of ancient Romans, a 5th-century Irish monk called Saint=20
Brendan, and a Scottish clan fleeing the Vikings. Heyerdahl has long=20
courted controversy. He became famous in 1947 with an expedition from=20
Peru to Polynesia aboard Kon-Tiki, a balsa-log raft, in an attempt to prove=
=20
the Pacific could have been settled by South American Indians.=20
Five years ago, he claimed Columbus had reached America in 1477, rather=20
than 1492, as a teenage crewman on a Danish-Portuguese expedition.=20
Some scholars are sceptical about Heyerdahl's latest theory. Leslie=20
Webster, deputy keeper of the British Museum's medieval Europe=20
department, said it was undermined by the lack of physical remains: there=20
are traces of just 1 Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, on the tip of=
=20
Newfoundland. "You can't base a theory on writings and maps which date=20
from later, and which may have been embellished. You have to take them=20
with a bucketload of salt." (The London Times)=0E=20
MICHAEL TURNER =0F
(mykelturner@airmail.net)=20
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To: "Elphick, David (WS)" <Elphick.David@saugov.sa.gov.au>
Subject: [bprlist] Further re. Generations of Adam.
From: Pam Baker
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 13:58:34 -0500
Dear David:
You speak of the extent of knowledge of men of the pre-flood world
and posit that they must have been a lot more knowlegeable that we
realize havin the same amount of 'brain power'. We know we only use
about ten percent of our brain today and I think that is because the
human brain was created to last at least 1,000 years. Pre-flood humans
would, indeed, have had great knowledge due to their longer life but how
great, we can only conjecture.
Man had his life shortened just before and, again, after the flood
and today it is about 100 years, maximum, and for generations, since the
flood, the rate of growth of knowledge was very low - we only use about
10 percent of it today. It is only in the recent past that man's
knowledge has grown, significantly, with the same amount of 'brain' as
was present in men before the flood and it could be conjectured that,
given more time, the preflood population would have become as
knowledgeable as modern man thinks he has but we do not know that.
I think the great growth in knowledge in just my lifetime, is
because different races and nations have been co-operating with others.
I do not think such co-operation was ever the case before the flood and
it is probable, therefore, the pre-flood knowledge was not 'great', in
comparison with our knowledge today.
As you pointed out: "... we are far dumber and weaker now than we
have ever been. Why else would people believe that life evolved from a
rock?" I think man is dumber now, spiritually, because he does not
'feed' the spirit that was given him by God and man is weaker now than
ever because he has realized, too late, the physical work God gave man
to do is needed by the body that was given him by God.. Praise the
Lord!
God Bless you. Charlie Baker.
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Subject: [bprlist] Harpazo.net news items (1/8/01)
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:05:21 -0500
Saddam's Son Goes Public Against Father's Government=20
The son of President Saddam Hussein has charged his father's government=20
with buying commodities from Israel. The public challenge to the regime and=
=20
Saddam's failure to appear at at a ceremony marking Iraq's Army Day have=20
kept alive uncertainty about Saddam's health.=20=20
Uday Hussein, the eldest son of the president, submitted a memorandum to=20
the Iraqi National Council stating that Israeli and Jewish-owned companies =
in=20
the West are using Russian firms as fronts to sell Iraq a range of goods=20
under the United Nations oil-for-food program. They were said to include fo=
od,=20
soaps and beauty products.=20=20
Uday blamed the Iraqi Trade Ministry for allowing the import of Israeli goo=
ds.=20
The memorandum was published in Uday's Babel daily. "Is this a correct=20
policy?" Uday asked in the memorandum. world tribune=20=20
Troops To Carry Chemical Detectors=20=20
Service personnel sent to the front line in future conflicts are to be issu=
ed=20
with a clip-on =93Walkman-size=94 chemical weapons detector that will sound=
an=20
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1. Tanzim terrorist seriously wounded by IDF fire=09
2. Two Jews injured in Ben-Yehuda stabbing attack on Sunday night
3. IDF relocates roadblocks deeper into Yesha for added protection
4. Cairo security meeting does not yield positive results=09
5. Lawsuit against PM Barak and Saban=09
6. Arafat demands limit Jews to 1930 Western Wall arrangements, no=20=20
Jewish
immigration, no Jewish control in Eastern Jerusalem=09
7. Clinton determined to reach accord while in office=09
8. IDF addressing opening fire orders in =93dangerous areas=94=09
9. PA: Another person killed by IDF fire in Gaza=09
10. PA security officials involved in terrorism=09
11. Intifada leadership: =93Day of Return=94=09
************************
8-JAN-01 =96 07:23am
************************
1. Tanzim terrorist seriously wounded by IDF fire
(BNI-JAN.8) A 30-year-old Tanzim terrorist who fled IDF soldiers during an
arrest operation near Beit Omar in Judea was shot and seriously wounded by
soldiers.=20
Soldiers manning an area roadblock recognized the wanted terrorist and
promptly placed him under arrest. His hands were bound behind his back.
Nevertheless, the fugitive began fleeing the scene with his hands bound.
He failed to comply with orders to halt and continued running following
the firing of warning shots. He was then wounded and transported to the
trauma unit of Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
The area battalion commander stated the preliminary investigation
indicated the soldiers acted in accordance to protocol, adding they were
engaged in apprehending a terrorist.=20=20
++++
2. Two Jews injured in Ben-Yehuda stabbing attack on Sunday night
(BNI-JAN.8) Two Jews employed as waiters in the Rimon restaurant on
Ben-Yehuda Street -- the pedestrian mall in downtown Jerusalem, were
stabbed by an Arab resident of Jabal Muqaber on Sunday night. They were
transported to nearby Bikur Holim Hospital and listed in light-to-moderate
condition.=20=20
The attacker was apprehended. He is a former employee of the caf=E9 and tol=
d
police that he arrived at the restaurant and took a knife from the cutlery
station to perpetrate the attack.
++++
3. IDF relocates roadblocks deeper into Yesha for added protection
(BNI-JAN.8) Seeking to distance the confrontation points from inside the
=93Green Line,=94 the IDF relocated checkpoints from the =93Green Line=94 b=
order
to =93Israel proper=94 to deeper into Yesha. The move was met with the
objections of Arabs who opposed bringing the IDF positions closer to their
homes.
Roadblocks in the Ramallah, Hebron and Modi=92in areas have been relocated
in light of the sharp increase in attacks over recent weeks.=20=20
++++
4. Cairo security meeting does not yield positive results
(BNI-JAN.8) Following a meeting of about seven hours, it does not appear
that the four-way security summit in Cairo will have contributed in any
significant way to increased security in Israel or increased security
cooperation between Israel and the PA.
Representatives of Israel, the PA, Egypt and the US met to hash out
critical security issues. There was no announcement relating to the
meeting but reports from Cairo indicate the meeting fell short of
accomplishing anything that would be called a breakthrough.=20=20
Israel reiterated demands for a total and immediate cessation of violence
and attacks and the arrest of terrorists who continue to roam freely
inside PA areas.=20=20
The Security Cabinet will convene on Monday for a briefing on the Cairo
summit as well as other security related matters.=20
++++
5. Lawsuit against PM Barak and Saban
(BNI-JAN.8) A private citizen has filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister
Ehud Barak and US film producer Haim Saban, an Israeli citizen who resides
in the US. The suit alleges the two were in violation of elections law
regarding illegal fundraising activities in the general election 18 months
ago.
According to the suit, on March 25, 1999, Saban arranged a fundraising
event in his Beverly Hills home, in the presence of Mr. Barak, at which
time participants contributed at least $10,000 each towards the election
of the now prime minister. Barak was the key speaker at the meeting
attended by some 40 selected guests.
Persons not citizens of Israel are prohibited from donating to election
campaigns and even citizens are limited to amounts far less than the
$10,000 per person solicited at the elite fundraising event.=20
Among the names linked to illegal campaign activities as a result of the
dragging police investigation is Yitzhak Herzog, a leading campaign
official, who was rewarded with an appointment as the prime minister=92s
cabinet secretary. Many have been demanding that Herzog step down,
explaining that the senior civil servant is under investigation yet he
continues to function in his official capacity. Herzog has not cooperated
with the police investigation to date.
In the suit filed by attorney Darshan-Leitner, State Attorney General
Elyakim Rubinstein is called upon to move forward with criminal
indictments in the case in light of evidence gathered by police. The suit
demands that the indictments be filed prior to the February 6, 2001
election for prime minister.=20=20
++++
6. Arafat demands limit Jews to 1930 Western Wall arrangements, no=20=20
Jewish
immigration, no Jewish control in Eastern Jerusalem
(BNI-JAN.8) Israel Television Channel One's senior correspondent Ehud
Ya=92ari reported on the 7:30PM news program Sunday night the following PA
demands in response to the Clinton plan include:
a) Western Wall under PA control with Jewish access [apparently in
accordance with the 1931 Mandate Era Wailing Wall Order] subject to the
prohibition on the placement of benches or partitions at the Western Wall.
b) No Jewish control of any area within eastern Jerusalem, including the
Old City.
c) No recognition of any Jewish connection to any holy site.
d) Jewish immigration to Israel tied to Palestinian right of return.
(IMRA - Independent Media Review & Analysis, imra@netvision.net.il -
http://www.imra.org.il)=20=20
++++
=20
7. Clinton determined to reach accord while in office
(BNI-JAN.8) Outgoing US President Bill Clinton has announced he is
determined to broker and accord between Israel and the PA during his last
days in office.
Addressing a Mideast forum in New York on Sunday, Clinton for the first
time stated there could be no true peace achieved in the Middle East
without the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state.=20
Other points include:
1. On the so-called Palestinian refugee issue, Clinton stated they must be
granted the right of return to the Palestinian homeland, not to Israel =96
or to assist them in constructing new homes in Arab lands. He added one
may not expect Israel to accept millions of additional Arab residents, a
reality that would destroy the Jewish character of the State of Israel.
2. Regarding the Temple Mount issue, Clinton said little but added the
solution must entail a divided Jerusalem which will serve as a capital of
the two states.=20
3. Regarding Jewish communities throughout Yesha, Clinton stated a
solution must be found to permit the maximum number of Yesha residents to
remain in the minimum amount of land space.
4. The president condemned PA violence and attacks and was critical of the
Israeli =93settlements=94 creating facts on the ground in areas destined to=
be
given away to the PA in a peace agreement.=20
Clinton stated he believed his framework and bridging proposals were
logical and served as a building block for a peace accord. In a related
matter, US special envoy to the Oslo process, Ambassador Dennis Ross, is
expected to arrive in Israel in the coming 48 hours to enter into shuttle
negotiations as the White House remains determined to reach an accord in
the coming days.=20=20
++++
8. IDF addressing opening fire orders in =93dangerous areas=94
(BNI-JAN.8) The IDF is redefining orders permitting soldiers to open fire
in areas classified as =93dangerous,=94 Israel Radio reported. In some of t=
he
=93dangerous areas,=94 soldiers are already permitted to open fire when fac=
ed
with armed opponents without receiving orders from an officer.=20=20
++++
9. PA: Another person killed by IDF fire in Gaza
(BNI-JAN.8) PA sources report that another man was killed on Sunday from
IDF fire at Netzarim, in northern Gaza. Reports from a hospital inside the
PA autonomous area of Gaza indicate a 34-year-old male was injured by IDF
gunfire.=20
++++
10. PA security officials involved in terrorism
(BNI-JAN.8) A senior unnamed security establishment official quoted by
Israel Radio stated that terror cells affiliated with the Hamas and
Islamic Jihad and Tanzim terrorist organizations continue to roam and
among their membership are terrorists who also function in the capacity as
PA law-enforcement personnel.
Since the start of the September 29, 200 Intifada, the General Security
Service (GSS/Shin Bet) arrested 330 suspects believed linked to terror
activities. During their interrogations, it was learned that most had
participated in attacks against Israeli targets.=20
The senior unnamed source added that a significant number of attacks were
averted by offensive actions aimed at terrorist officials by elite
security forces in which terrorist were targeted and killed by commando
forces.=20
Intelligence community officials are reported to have issued unprecedented
warnings of impending terror attacks by Islamic terror factions. According
to the Israel Radio report, the PA does nothing to bring and end to the
daily shooting attacks, many perpetrated by Tanzim members affiliated with
Yassir Arafat=92s Fatah terrorist faction.=20
Sabet Sabet, the Tanzim forces leader in Tul Qarem, gives the direct
orders to fire upon IDF forces according to the unnamed security official.
In addition, Sa=92id Haroub, described as a Shchem (Nablus) textile merchan=
t
and a peace activist by the Israeli media, is reported to have established
a bomb factory which remains at the disposal of the Islamic Jihad to
continue deadly attacks against Israeli targets. He was shot and killed
about three weeks ago by IDF forces.
The unnamed source added that terrorists are targeted for assassination
only when there is no other alternative.=20=20
++++
11. Intifada leadership: =93Day of Return=94
(BNI-JAN.8) Seeking to keep the issue of the right of return for so-called
Palestinian refugees atop the political agenda, the Intifada leadership
has declared Monday =93Day of Return=94 day, stressing the related issues.
As such, assemblies, marches and other functions will be held throughout
Yesha areas.=20=20
-----------------
1. Roadside bomb explodes next to IDF vehicle in Samaria=09
2. IDF forces near Gadid attacked with gunfire=09
3. Netanya bomber dies of injuries in Israeli hospital=09
4. Dead body found near Etzel Museum in TA=09
5. Shooting throughout the night in Gush Katif=09
6. Abu Ala issues a warning to the White House=09
7. Security/intelligence networks do not see organized Jewish
fundamentalist conspiracy=09
***************************
8-JAN-01- 9:00am
***************************
1. Roadside bomb explodes next to IDF vehicle in Samaria
(BNI-JAN.8) A roadside bomb exploded next to an IDF vehicle in the Shchem
(Nablus) area during the night. The attack occurred on the southern Shchem
bypass road.=20=20=20
++++
2. IDF forces near Gadid attacked with gunfire
(BNI-JAN.8) IDF forces operating in Gaza were attacked by gunfire near
Gadid. There were no IDF casualties. Soldiers returned fire.=20=20
++++
3. Netanya bomber dies of injuries in Israeli hospital
(BNI-JAN.8) The terrorist who was gravely injured by his own car bomb in
the January 1, 2001 attack on Herzl Street in Netanya died of his injuries
in Beilinson Hospital on Monday morning.
The unnamed terrorist sustained serious head injuries and burns over much
of his body and has undergone surgery following the blast and remained in
an intensive care unit.
Police and security agencies explained with confidence that although the
terrorist remains unidentified, they are certain the injured person was
not a homeless man =96 having done extensive investigating since the blast.
++++
4. Dead body found near Etzel Museum in TA
(BNI-JAN.8) The body of a man believed to be in this 30s was discovered on
Monday morning in Tel Aviv near the Etzel Museum. Police are
investigating. Police believe the man was murdered based on signs of
violence seen on the body. It is suspected the body may be that of a
homeless man. No additional information is available at the time of this
report.=20=20
++++
5. Shooting throughout the night in Gush Katif
(BNI-JAN.8) There were exchanges of gunfire between PA forces in Khan
Yunis and IDF troops in Gush Katif throughout the night. There were no
reported casualties among IDF forces that were engaged in sporadic
fighting throughout the night.
Positions in the communities of Gadid and Neve Dekalim were among those
targeted by PA gunfire in Gaza.=20=20
++++
6. Abu Ala issues a warning to the White House
(BNI-JAN.8) Senior PA official Abu Ala, in a morning interview on Radio
Palestine, issued a warning to the White House not to attempt to force the
bridging proposals upon the PA. Abu Ala stated that accepting compromise
on key issues such as Jerusalem would lead to an explosion in the Oslo
process in the coming months.
Abu Ala called for a continuation of an organized and structured Intifada
for the time being, rejecting US calls for the sides to accept the latest
proposals put forward by outgoing President Bill Clinton. Ala also accused
US special envoy to the Oslo process, Ambassador Dennis Ross, of being
partial towards Israel, adding this is why Ross has failed in his
assignment to date.=20=20
++++
7. Security/intelligence networks do not see organized Jewish
fundamentalist conspiracy=20
(BNI-JAN.8) Officials in the intelligence and security communities report
they do not have any data pointing to an organized Jewish conspiracy to
strike out against Islamic targets, a move that might led to increased
hostility in the region. Officials however do not rule out the possibility
that an attack might be perpetrated by lone persons, but not on a more
organized level based on current intelligence information.=20=20=20
Police have recently stated repeatedly that they fear reprisals by Jews
against Arabs and the possibility of an attempted attack on the Temple
Mount.
----------------
1. Injured child in Givat Ze=92ev shooting attack reported in moderate
condition=09
2. Unprecedented crowd at Old City=09
3. Military vehicle attacked by gunfire from Sinjel=09
4. Suspects arrested in firebomb attacks=09
5. Shooting/firebomb attacks in southern Gaza=09
6. Jeep targeted by gunfire near Erez=09
7. Gunfire directed at IDF Bezeq base=09
8. Shots fired into southern Jerusalem=09
9. 5-year-old killed in Jerusalem MVA=09
10.Firebomb attack in northern Jerusalem=09
************************
8-JAN-01 =96 8:52pm
************************
1. Injured child in Givat Ze=92ev shooting attack reported in moderate
condition
(BNI-JAN.8) A 9-year-old child was hit by two or three bullets in the
shooting attack a short time ago on the Givat Ze=92ev road near Givon
HaHadasha in northern Jerusalem. The IDF is reporting the gunfire came
from a Mazda 323 sedan with PA license plates. The terrorists opened fire
as they passed the victim=92s vehicle.=20
The victim of the shooting is being transported to the trauma unit of
Hadassah Hospital. BNI will provide additional details as they are made
available.=20=20=20=20
++++
2. Unprecedented crowd at Old City
(BNI-JAN.8) An unprecedented number of persons turned out for the
pro-Jerusalem rally =96 surrounding the walls of the Old City. Some 1,500
buses made their way to Jerusalem=92s Old City from around Israel while
hundreds made their way on foot from as far as the Southern Hebron Hills
areas, setting out on Monday morning.=20
The event began at about 5:00pm, gathering at the Jaffe Gate to the Old
City. Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert and other dignitaries were present.
Olmert stated that while outgoing US President Bill Clinton is a friend of
Israel, he is also the first US president who called for dividing
Jerusalem.=20
Police are estimating the number of persons has exceeded 150,000 =96
resulting in major traffic snarls throughout downtown Jerusalem and
surrounding areas.=20=20
++++
3. Military vehicle attacked by gunfire from Sinjel
(BNI-JAN.8) A military vehicle was attacked by gunfire on Monday evening
from the Arab village of Sinjel, in the Gush Shilo area of Samaria. It was
the third shooting attack from the village today. There were no injuries
in the attack. Soldiers returned fire. The village has been placed under
closure.=20=20
++++
4. Suspects arrested in firebomb attacks
(BNI-JAN.8) Four Arab suspects alleged to have participated in firebomb
attacks against Israelis were apprehended on Sunday night in Aram, in the
northern Jerusalem area.=20=20
Following their arrest, they were turned over to the custody of the
General Security Service (GSS/Shin Bet).=20=20
++++
5. Shooting/firebomb attacks in southern Gaza
(BNI-JAN.8) A military convoy was attacked by gunfire and firebombs in
southern Gaza on Monday night, near the Rafiach border crossing to Egypt.
There were no reported injuries. Soldiers returned fire.=20=20
++++
6. Jeep targeted by gunfire near Erez
(BNI-JAN.8) A military vehicle was attacked by gunfire south of the Erez
Crossing near Atzmona. Soldiers returned fire. There were no injuries.=20=20
++++
7. Gunfire directed at IDF Bezeq base
(BNI-JAN.8) Gunfire was directed at the IDF=92s Bezeq base in the Jenin are=
a
on Monday evening. There were no reported injuries to IDF forces that
returned fire.=20=20
++++
8. Shots fired into southern Jerusalem
(BNI-JAN.8) Shots were fired during the early evening hours on Monday into
the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. There were reports of
structural and property damages on Almog Street but there were no injuries.
IDF forces did not return fire, explaining they were unable to identify
the point of origin of the shooting.=20=20
++++
9. 5-year-old killed in Jerusalem MVA=20
(BNI-JAN.8) A 5-year-old boy was killed on Monday afternoon in Jerusalem=92=
s
Ramat Shlomo neighborhood. The child=92s clothing or strap from a schoolbag
became entangled in the door of the vehicle which dropped him off.
Unbeknown to the driver, he ran over the child who was caught in the door.=
=20
The gravely injured child was transported to the trauma unit of
Jerusalem=92s Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem but trauma physicians were
unable to save his life.=20=20
++++
10. Firebomb attack in northern Jerusalem
(BNI-JAN.8) Firebombs were thrown at Israeli vehicles traveling in
northern Jerusalem on Monday afternoon. The attacks were launched from=20
the
Givat Ze=92ev Bridge, targeting cars traveling below. There were no reporte=
d
injuries. Police are investigating.=20=20
---------------
1. Pro-Jerusalem rally breaking up=09
2. Shooting victim being prepped for emergency surgery=09
3. No injuries in Gaza grenade attack=09
4. Soldiers attacked in Southern Hebron Hills area=09
5. Skirmishes at Damascus Gate of Old City=09
6. Egyptian officials: Israel preventing return of Mecca pilgrims=20
7. Prisoner attempts to attack judge in Hadera=09
8. Heavy gunfire against soldiers at Ayosh Junction=09
9. Soldiers attacked by gunfire at Karnei Checkpoint=09
10. Hebron resident arrested by PA for collaborating with Israel=20
11. Sonic booms result in panic in Netanya=09
12. Fire in Jerusalem catering hall=09
13. Two vehicles attacked with gunfire on Monday morning in Gush Shilo
area=09
14. Suspected arsonist apprehended in Rishon L=92Tzion=09
15. Hebron IDF Commander confirms new =91open fire=92 orders=09
16. Infant seriously injured in Kiryat Ata hit and run=09
17. No injuries in shooting attack at Rachel=92s Tomb=09
18. Shooting into Gilo came from el-Aida refugee camp=09
19. TIPH mandate to be renewed for another six months=09
20. Jordan Valley residents turn to King Abdullah II for assistance=09
******************************************
8-JAN-01 =96 10:07pm =96 Monday recap
******************************************
1. Pro-Jerusalem rally breaking up
(BNI-JAN.8) The pro-Jerusalem rally in and around the Old City is breaking
up at this time and traffic heading out from the area is heavy. Official
numbers are not available at this time but one police estimate earlier in
the night stated that over 150,000 participants turned out for the event.
Organizers report higher numbers.=20=20
++++
2. Shooting victim being prepped for emergency surgery
(BNI-JAN.8) Yael Bosem-Levy, the spokesperson for Hadassah Hospital, is
reporting the child injured in a shooting attack in northern Jerusalem
earlier in the evening is 12-years-old and not nine as reported earlier.
The child is being prepared for emergency surgery at this time and his
condition is described as moderate.=20=20
++++
3. No injuries in Gaza grenade attack
(BNI-JAN.8) There were no reports of injuries in a grenade attack directed
at IDF forces in southern Gaza at the Rafiach border crossing. Soldiers
returned fire.=20=20
++++
4. Soldiers attacked in Southern Hebron Hills area
(BNI-JAN.8) An IDF position located in the Southern Hebron Hills community
of Susia was attacked with gunfire earlier in the evening. There were no
injuries among soldiers that returned fire.=20=20
++++
5. Skirmishes at Damascus Gate of Old City
(BNI-JAN.8) At least three Arabs were injured in skirmishes between Arabs
and participants of the pro-Jerusalem rally taking place in and around the
Old City. Arabs also attacked police stationed at the Damascus Gate with
rocks. At least one Arab was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
There were also skirmishes on Shalshelet Street inside the Old City,
prompting police to bar Jews from the area.
Local Arabs told police the skirmishes were the result of the Jews
overturning their carts without any provocation.=20=20
Police also detained a Jewish woman after she attempted to go onto the
Temple Mount disguised as an Arab woman.=20
++++
6. Egyptian officials: Israel preventing return of Mecca pilgrims
(BNI-JAN.8) According to Egyptian officials, some 40 Islamic pilgrims
returning from Mecca on foot were unable to cross from Egypt into the PA
autonomous area of Gaza at the Rafiach Crossing.=20
The crossing point was closed in December by Israel while the pilgrims
were making their religious journey and the Egyptian sources report they
are unable to return to their homes.
The Office of the IDF Spokesman reported the claims of Egyptian officials
are being investigated.
=20=20
++++
7. Prisoner attempts to attack judge in Hadera
(BNI-JAN.8) A prisoner brought to the Hadera Magistrate=92s Court on Monday
for a remand hearing attempted to attack the judge with an improvised
knife because he did not want his remand extended. One court security
officer who intervened was lightly injured.=20=20
Needless to say the prisoner=92s remand was extended.
++++
8. Heavy gunfire against soldiers at Ayosh Junction
(BNI-JAN.8) Soldiers stationed at Ayosh Junction located on the northern
border of the PA autonomous city of Ramallah were attacked by heavy
gunfire on Monday afternoon. There were no reported IDF casualties.
Soldiers returned fire.=20=20
++++
9. Soldiers attacked by gunfire at Karnei Checkpoint
(BNI-JAN.8) IDF soldiers at the Karnei Checkpoint in Gaza on Monday
afternoon were attacked by gunfire. There were no casualties to IDF forces
that returned fire.=20=20
++++
10. Hebron resident arrested by PA for collaborating with Israel
(BNI-JAN.8) An Arab resident of Hebron was placed into PA custody on
Monday. He is suspected of working as an informant for Israeli security
agencies.=20
According to PA officials, the suspect, Assraf Abdin admitted under
interrogation that he was approached by agents of the General Security
Service (GSS/Shin Bet) who asked him to fire off fireworks in Hebron to
elicit a response from soldiers and Jewish residents, to enable them to
say they were fired upon.
PA officials added the cooperation with the GSS by the suspect resulted in
the death of several residents of PA residents of Hebron=92s autonomous
areas.=20=20
++++
11. Sonic booms result in panic in Netanya
(BNI-JAN.8) Air force jets breaking the sound barrier over Netanya early
Monday afternoon led to a panic, with many residents believing there was
an explosion from a terrorist attack. Local police received hundreds of
telephone calls from alarmed citizens of the city.=20
Following a brief inquiry, police were able to inform citizens that there
had not been any terror attack.=20=20
++++
12. Fire in Jerusalem catering hall
(BNI-JAN.8) There was a large fire in a storage facility of the =93Sharon
Hall=94 catering facility in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Talpiot
on Monday at about noon. Two persons were lightly injured by smoke
inhalation. Two floors of the catering hall were destroyed in the blaze.
The cause if the blaze was not specified in the report.
++++
13. Two vehicles attacked with gunfire on Monday morning in Gush Shilo area
(BNI-JAN.8) A vehicle heading for the community of Maale Adumim, in the
Gush Shilo section of Samaria and a truck were attacked by gunfire early
Monday morning from the Arab village of Sinjel. Bullets struck the truck.
There were no injuries.
Over past weeks, there has been frequent shooting attack from Sinjel. In
November 2000, two Maale Levona residents were injured by gunfire at the
same location.=20=20
++++
14. Suspected arsonist apprehended in Rishon L=92Tzion
(BNI-JAN.8) Police on Monday apprehended a 21-year-old suspected car
arsonist in Rishon L=92Tzion. The suspect in custody is believed to have se=
t
fire to several cars on Smadar Street in Rishon.=20=20=20
++++
15. Hebron IDF Commander confirms new =91open fire=92 orders
(BNI-JAN.8) Colonel Noam Tivon, the Hebron area battalion commander, on
Monday confirmed that soldiers in the area have been briefed regarding new
orders permitting one to open fire when in a life-threatening situation.=20
The senior commander explained that while there were less attacks
involving stones and firebombs, there was a sharp increase in the number
of attacks involving gunfire and as such, Hebron is one of the places in
which soldiers may open fire under life-threatening conditions without
receiving a green light from a superior officer.=20=20
++++
16. Infant seriously injured in Kiryat Ata hit and run
(BNI-JAN.8) An infant was seriously injured on Monday morning on Kiryat
Ata=92s Alozoroff Street in a hit and run motor vehicle accident. Police
report the 15-month-old girl ran out of the yard of her home and sustained
a serious head injury by a passing vehicle which fled the scene.
The infant was transported to a local hospital. Police are searching for a
white sedan believed to have been involved in the accident.=20=20
++++
17. No injuries in shooting attack at Rachel=92s Tomb
(BNI-JAN.8) IDF forces stationed at Rachel=92s Tomb in the PA autonomous
city of Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, were attacked by gunfire on Monday
night. There were no reported injuries to IDF forces that returned fire. =
=20
++++
18. Shooting into Gilo came from el-Aida refugee camp
(BNI-JAN.8) Security officials report that the shooting into the southern
Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo earlier in the evening came from the
el-Aida refugee camp.
As reported earlier, security forces did not return fire despite the live
ammunition being directed at the capital because soldiers were unable to
pinpoint the origin of the attackers at the time.=20=20
++++
19. TIPH mandate to be renewed for another six months
(BNI-JAN.8) Israel has agreed to a PA request and has agreed to extend the
mandate of the TIPH (Temporary International Presence in Hebron) force for
an additional six months. The official signing of the extension is
scheduled for later in the week.
Hebron=92s Jewish community continues to repeatedly complain about the TIPH
observers, explaining they are not impartial and are always siding with
the Arabs while making life increasingly difficult for the Jewish
community.=20
The leaders of the TIPH force deny the accusations, explaining they are
just unarmed observers stationed in the area and remain impartial while
trying to promote dual existence.=20=20
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20. Jordan Valley residents turn to King Abdullah II for assistance
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have sent a letter to Jordan=92s King Abdullah II explaining that they woul=
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prefer to live under the sovereignty of the Hashemite Kingdom rather than
under the rule of the PA.
The residents were compelled to send the letter following signs from the
Barak administration that the government is willing to give away the
Jordan Valley in a peace agreement with the PA.=20=20
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Subject: [bprlist] Weekend News Today items (1/8/01)
From: "research-bpr" <research-bpr@philologos.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:05:21 -0500
Taliban threatens death to Moslems changing faith=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: ExpressIndia.com=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- Afghanistan's Taliban regime has decreed death for any=20
Afghan Moslem who changes his or her faith, the official radio Shariat=20
reported Monday. And anyone caught selling literature promoting Christianit=
y=20
or Judaism or degrading Islam and its personalities will be imprisoned for =
five=20
years, the decree issued by Taliban chief, Mullah Mohammad Omar, said.=20=20
Taliban religious minister Qudratullah Jamal said the decree is a=20
precautionary measure against people leading Afghans away from Islam with=20
offers of money.=20=20
Severe cold wave hits eastern Russia=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: Nando Times/AP=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- A cold wave severe even by Russians' hardy standards=20
has set in over western Siberia and the Far East, sending temperatures=20
plunging as low as minus 70 degrees, news media reported Saturday.=20=20
The temperature, a 30-year record, was recorded in the Kemerovo region=20
about 1,800 miles east of Moscow, while temperatures in much of the rest of=
=20
Russia east of the Ural Mountains were around minus 40. The cold wave,=20
which is expected to last several more days, has put a strain on Russia's=20
power plants and heating stations, which often suffer from poor maintenance=
=20
and slim fuel supplies.=20=20
Scientists await birth of 1rst cloned endangered species=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: CNN=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- Scientists say the birth of the 1rst cloned endangered=20
species could come any day now. Bessie the cow will give birth early this=20
month not to a calf, but to a wild ox, called a gaur. "This is the first ti=
me this=20
has been done, so we have to be cautious, keep our fingers crossed," said=20
Dr. Robert Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology. The gaur is an endangered=20
species that lives in the forests and bamboo jungles of Southeast Asia and=
=20
India. The gaur populations are dwindling because of shrinking habitat and=
=20
hunting. Research scientist Philip Damiani stresses that the clone is pure=
=20
gaur --not a cross between a cow and a gaur.=20=20
Using frozen cells, researchers hope to restore species that have become=20
extinct as well as to replenish existing endangered species.But some=20
researchers question the value of cloning the animals unless greater effort=
s=20
are made to save their habitats. If Bessie successfully delivers the gaur,=
=20
researchers say the process could eventually lead to the development of=20
"frozen zoos," where cells of endangered species can be stored for future=20
regeneration.=20=20
Hindu religious festival draws millions of pilgrims=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: Leo=20
Source: Nando Times/AP=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- As thousands of troops and police provided security,=20
millions of Hindu pilgrims converged on an Indian town Monday to wash away=
=20
their sins in the icy waters of the Ganges River.=20=20
The baths will begin Tuesday. They are the focus of a 43-day religious=20
festival expected to bring 65 million people to Allahabad, about 360 miles=
=20
southeast of New Delhi. Hindus believe they can wash away their sins -=20
speeding their achievement of nirvana - by taking sacred baths at the time =
of=20
the Kumbh Mela, which occurs every 12 years.=20=20
McDonald=92s tests new electronic payment system=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: Oak Brook IL Sunday news=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- Oak Brook, IL =96 Wave if you like Big Macs. McDonald=92s=
is=20
testing an electronic-payment system in which customers can pay for their=20
food by waving a tiny device at the cash register or drive-through window.=
=20
Each Speedpass key is linked to the customer=92s credit or debit card. The=
=20
world=92s largest restaurant chain plans to operate the pilot program for t=
he=20
next six months at nine restaurants in the Chicago area. If it proves=20
successful it could be adopted at other McDonald=92s restaurants. Speedpass=
=20
was developed by Mobil three years ago for use at its gas pumps and is now=
=20
being offered for other companies. McDonald=92s is its first major customer=
.=20=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
Florida's cold stuns manatees & turtles
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: Discovery Earth Alert=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- Florida wildlife experts launched rescue efforts to help=
=20
save migrating manatees & beached turtles that had been stunned by=20
several days of frigid weather across the normally warmer Sunshine State.=20
Crews worked on Wednesday to capture manatees driven by the recent=20
bitter cold into the warmer waters around power generating plants. Official=
s=20
believe as many as 12 manatees may have halted their migration route south=
=20
to huddle in the warmer waters of the St. Johns River near one plant. Bob=20
Wagoner, assistant curator of animal services at Sea World, said the huge=20
sea mammals have trouble surviving in water temperatures below 68 degrees=20
Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius), and ocean temperatures along the=20
manatees' migratory path had dropped to 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 degrees=20
Celsius).=20=20
2nd consecutive devastating winter for Mongolia=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: Discovery Earth Alert=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- Besides the serious problems another major snowstorm=20
has caused Mongolians themselves, the animals are not doing well either.=20
The 15 inches of heavy snowfall has seriously affected the region's livesto=
ck=20
industry, which accounts for more than half its economy. At least 1/3 of=20
Mongolia's population is nomadic and dependent on its herd animals. The=20
severe weather is the 2nd consecutive devastating winter. The Red Cross=20
reported that this winter could be even worse than last year's when more=20
than 3 million head of livestock froze or starved to death.=20=20
Record low temps overwhelming Russian heating plants=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: Weather.com=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- Record low temperatures that hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit=20
below zero have overwhelmed heating plants in Russia's Siberian and Far=20
East regions. Officials in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk have imposed=20
emergency measures because of the frigid conditions. Many residents are=20
turning to alternative means of heat, some of which are unsafe. Fires ignit=
ed=20
by hazardous heaters are keeping firefighters busy, while hospital workers=
=20
treat an increased number of patients stricken by the cold. The situation m=
ay=20
not improve any time soon, as temperatures are not expected to rise for=20
several days.=20=20
Snow leaves thousands stranded in China=20=20
Weekend News Today=20
Lead: faith=20
Source: Weather.com=20
Mon Jan 8,2001 -- Chinese officials are applying for government aid to buy=
=20
food for 120,000 people left starving following 2 devastating snow storms.=
=20
Meantime, rescuers are searching for dozens of missing people. A major=20
sand and snow storm struck Xilin Gol Meng, located in Inner Mongolia, on=20
New Year's Day. It dumped 14 inches of yellow sand and snow in the region.=
=20
Some 90 people were lost in the storm. 65 of the victims have been found=20
alive. Some were buried in their homes. Crews were still looking for 25=20
victims on Sunday.=20=20
Fresh snowfall since New Year's Day is making things worse. The storm=20
blocked roads, snapped telephone lines and threatened livestock, which=20
residents depend on for food, shelter and clothing. Officials are also seek=
ing=20
aid to buy food for livestock, many of which are unable to graze for food=20
because of the snow.=20=20
Saudi Arabia, Iran to sign security pact=20=20
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