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>JN Oct. 28, 1998, Vol. 6. No. 193
Jerusalem Municipality Employees Lose Big at PA Casino
By IsraelWire
Tens of employees of the Jerusalem Municipality have been reported
among the regular clients at the PLO Authority Oasis Casino.
According to the weekly "Jerusalem" newspaper, among the big losers
are senior employees of the city, many of whom have requested loans
to assist them, having fallen onto hard times due to their gambling
debts. City officials report that since the opening of the casino,
the number of requests for loans from employees has risen about 20
percent.
Wye's Cabinet Approval Has Been Postponed
By Al Pessin (VOA-Jerusalem)
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has postponed a Cabinet
meeting which was to have approved the new agreement with the
Palestinians signed Friday at the White House.
A statement by the prime minister's office says he has concluded
that a promised Palestinian security plan will not be ready on time
Friday, and therefore he has postponed his Cabinet's vote on the
Wye River agreement.
The security plan is a key element of the accord. Without a plan
and staged implementation, Israel is not obligated to make its
promised troop withdrawals from large tracts of the West Bank.
The prime minister's statement does not say why he has concluded
the plan will not be ready on time. It says he will convene the
Cabinet to vote on the agreement immediately after the plan is
presented.
The agreement faces a close vote in Netanyahu's center-right
Cabinet, which had been scheduled to consider it on Thursday.
Netanyahu is eager to demonstrate that the agreement will be
enforced strictly. That is the basis on which he presented the
accord to the Israeli people Sunday.
Analysts say the prime minister's political future depends on his
ability to convince as many conservatives as possible that his way
to peace is tough on the Palestinians and provides as much security
for Israel as possible.
Tension High Among Israeli Settlers
By Al Pessin (VOA-Jerusalem)
Tension continues to be high on the West Bank, where Israeli troops
are scheduled to resume withdrawals in a few weeks, in keeping with
the agreement signed at the White House Friday. Israel has barred
Israelis from entering the Palestinian territories, following
Monday's shooting death of an Israeli settler near the West Bank
town of Hebron. Palestinian police say two Palestinian assailants
fled into their part of Hebron, were captured, and are being
interrogated.
The settler's funeral Tuesday included emotional outbursts of
anger toward the government for agreeing last week to hand over
more West Bank land to Palestinian control. Security has been
increased around Prime Minister Netanyahu and senior ministers in
his Inner Cabinet.
Vatican Calls for Special Status for Jerusalem
By IsraelWire
Vatican Foreign Minister Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran said
Jerusalem was too sacred for its future to be decided only by
Israelis and the PLO Authority.
"The Holy See believes in the importance of extending the
representation at the negotiating table in order to be sure that no
aspect of the problems is overlooked and to affirm that the whole
international community is responsible for the uniqueness and the
sacredness of this incomparable city," Tauran said.
In a speech during a visit to Jerusalem, Tauran said Israelis and
Palestinians -- due to decide the future of the city holy to Jews,
Muslims and Christians in so-called final-status talks -- must
consider other interested parties.
"The meaning and value of Jerusalem are so great, are so unique,
that they go beyond the interests of one state or beyond bilateral
agreements between one and another states. It is essential that the
parties to the negotiations take fair and appropriate account of
the sacred and universal character of the city.
"This requires that any possible solution should have the support
of the three monotheistic religions, both at the local level and at
the international level," said Tauran, attending a church
conference in East Jerusalem.
Last May, the pope said he hoped "international guarantees of the
unique and sacred character of the Holy City" would be in place by
2000. Israel has said there is no need for such guarantees because
the Jewish state sufficiently protects the rights of Christians,
Moslems and Jews in Jerusalem.
Lebanese Arabs Attack 100 Israeli Internet Sites
By IsraelWire
Ma'ariv reports that nearly 100 Israeli Internet sites were electronically attacked by a group of Lebanese Arabs based in Texas. In addition, communication lines of several companies were compromised by the electronic assault. The attacks continued over a three-week period and engineers were only able to find a way to shut it down Sunday. The attackers were successful in damaging Internet servers in Israel, damaged a limited number of site, destroyed files and in some cases hampered the flow of electronic mail.
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