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>JN Nov. 9, 1998, Vol. 6, No. 201
Synthetic Vaccines Against Biological Weapons
By Arurz-7 News Service
Synthetic vaccines that would provide immunity against biological weapons, developed by Hebrew University researchers, will be presented at a symposium Monday at HU. The vaccines, which can be administered orally or as an ointment, were developed by a team headed by Professor of Molecular Virology Yechiel Becker. The symposium deals with ways in which science and scientists can contribute to the furtherance of peace in the Middle East and around the world.
Israelis Accused of Spying Against Cyprus
By Al Pessin (VOA-Jerusalem)
Two Israeli men have been arrested in Cyprus on charges of spying. They were arrested Saturday in an apartment near a Cypriot military base on the island's southern shore. Police say the men had been acting suspiciously and that a charge of spying is supported by evidence found in the apartment.
The evidence includes documents, computers, tape recorders and a
radio that scans police frequencies. A court ordered the men
held for eight days. The Cyprus police say the men also visited the
same area in October, during a large Cypriot military exercise.
Israeli officials say they are looking into the matter and the
Cypriot ambassador to Israel said he hopes the issue can be
resolved quickly.
At the same time, the ambassador and others familiar with the case
suggest the Israelis may have been spying for Turkey -- either as
independent contractors or under orders from Israel's intelligence
agency, the Mossad.
Cyprus has frequently expressed concern about Israel's close
defense relationship with Turkey. Cypriot President Glafkos
Clerides raised the issue with Israeli President Ezer Weizman last
week, when Weizman made the first-ever visit to Cyprus by an
Israeli president. At the end of the visit, Weizman expressed
regret he had not succeeded in convincing the Cypriots that
Israel's relations with Turkey to not threaten any country.
Clerides' ethnic-Greek government rules most of Cyprus, but the
northern part of the island is occupied by Turkey and claims to be
a separate country.
Arafat Condemns Jerusalem Bombing
By Ilene Prusher (VOA-Jerusalem)
Palestinians are condemning Friday's bombing at an Israeli market
that killed the two assailants and injured 21 Israelis. But they
say that Israel must not use it as a reason to stop the peace
process.
Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat is not mincing words about the car
bomb. Addressing the Israeli people, in a rare interview on
Israeli television, Arafat condemned the attack and said he would
make a 100 percent effort to capture the Islamic militants
responsible for it.
On Saturday, Palestinian officials announced the arrest of several
members of the Islamic Jihad group suspected in Friday's attack.
The Palestinian Cabinet members appealed to Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu not to use Friday's attack as a reason to avoid pushing
the Wye River peace accord through his Cabinet. Just before the
bombing, Netanyahu was close to getting his ministers to ratify the
new accord.
But the Cabinet members suspended debate on the issue as news of
the bombing reached the Cabinet room from where ministers could
see the smoke rising from the open-air market.
Albright says the smoke should be allowed to settle a bit before
the debate resumes. The Palestinians must fight terrorism every
hour of the day, she says, but so should Israel uphold its promise
to withdraw from 13 percent of the West Bank.
Albright's key Middle East peace envoy, Dennis Ross, was due to
arrive in Jerusalem several days ago to oversee the implementation
of the Wye River accord, which comes equipped with a 12 week
timetable. But the schedule is already off by a week, and Ross is
postponing his trip for a few more days -- until, says an Embassy
spokesman, the agreement is ratified.
But that won't be an easy feat. A number of right-wing and
religious parties represented in the Israeli Cabinet were already
opposed to the Wye agreement before the latest bombing took place.
Some don't want to give up the territory they see as Israel's
biblical homeland, while others say the Palestinians haven't done
nearly enough to stop terrorism. To them, Friday's bombing is just
another burst of proof that any more land given to the Palestinian
Authority will make life in Israel less secure.
Rabbi Collapses, Dies After Performing Circumcision
By IsraelWire
A noted rabbinical figure in Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Chaim Merinovski, 70, collapsed and died shortly Wednesday after performing a circumcision in a synagogue in Kfar Chabad. People said the rabbi acted no differently than he normally does when performing a circumcision and it did not appear that he was ill or feeling poorly. The circumcision took place in the Bet Menachem Synagogue in Kfar Chabad.
Merinovski was responsible for performing all circumcisions in
the Tel-HaShomer, Wolfson and other hospitals. Recently, he
performed the circumcision of the son of Yuval Rabin, the son of
the late prime minister, Yitzchak Rabin.
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