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>JN Aug. 31, 1998, Vol. 6, No. 155
"Arik" Sharon Offered Foreign Minister's Portfolio
By IsraelWire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered the post of Foreign Minister to Minister of National Infrastructure, Ariel Sharon. The former minister, David Levy, resigned over his lack of approval of the government's policies concerning the peace process and social issues.
Arafat Orders Two Palestinians Executed
By Mark Lavie (VOA-Tel Aviv)
In Gaza, two Palestinians have been executed by firing squad after they were convicted of murdering two other Palestinians. All four were members of Yasir Arafat's police force. Palestinian officials say the double execution was carried out by firing squad after Arafat signed the orders.
This is the first time a death penalty has been carried out in
areas under Palestinian control since Arafat's Palestinian
Authority was set up in 1994. In the past, Arafat has commuted
death sentences.
The two men executed in Gaza were members of the Palestinian
security service, as were their two victims. The shooting was
described as a family feud. One of the victims was a leading
member of Arafat's Fatah Movement.
Palestinians complain often that police and security forces use
their weapons to solve personal arguments, or to force merchants
to give them free food and products.
Husband Refuses "Get" and Gets Sent to Prison
By IsraelWire
A 28-year-old Nahariya resident, who refused to issue a Get (divorce) to his wife, was sent to prison for one year by a rabbinical court. (According to Jewish law, the husband must issue the "Get" to his wife for a divorce to be legally binding).
The Haifa Rabbinical Court reached the unusually harsh verdict
after the man continued to ignore the ruling of another rabbinical
court, instructing him to issue the divorce.
The woman told the court she is unable to use regular means to get
the divorce, since her husband does not have a driver's license
(which is sometimes confiscated as a means of eliciting the Get),
does not work and has no bank account (preventing a lien on his
salary).
Thrown Out of Home for Eating Parents' Pita
By IsraelWire
A 25-year-old Netivot man is accused of striking his father with a
steel object after his father ordered him to leave the home for
eating a pita bread without permission.
The man, who was accompanied by his wife, visited his parents home
last week, and while they were waiting for dinner, he gave her a
pita that he saw on the counter. A member of the family began to
shout the pita breads were for the children, at which time the
guest was asked to leave the home.
The man refused to leave his parent's home and he then got into a
scuffle with his father and allegedly struck him with the iron
object. Netivot police subsequently arrested him.
He told the Beersheva Magistrate's Court that his father came at
him with a knife and he was acting in self-defense. His mother gave
corroborating testimony. The court ordered his release but he is
barred from his parents' home for two months.
14-Year-Old Attempts Suicide Following Rape
By IsraelWire
A 14-year-old rape victim tried to take her own life following the
attack against her. After the teenager fell victim to a gang rape
involving several northern area residents in their 20s, she tried
to end her life by jumping from a third story of a building.
The victim was hospitalized in a northern area hospital about one
month ago, and police were told she fell from the window. An
investigation into the case revealed the sexual assault leading up
to her trying to end her life.
Police also learned that a 22-year-old man, who was romantically
involved with the victim, forced her to have sex with him,
threatening to distribute nude photos of her if she failed to
comply with his wishes.
Generali Board Approves Holocaust Settlement
Israel Faxx Staff Report
The board of Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali has approved a
pledge made earlier this month to pay $100 million to settle
Holocaust-era insurance claims. Generali offered the sum to settle
a class action suit brought by Jews whose insurance policy claims
were denied by the insurer after World War 2.
Lawyers said the settlement released Generali from further
liability. Generali said: "The board has approved the accord signed
on Aug. 19 in New York which foresees the company's commitment of
$100 million (in return) for the relinquishment in the United
States or elsewhere of any claim against it."
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