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>JN June 29, 1999, Vol. 7, No. 117
Cat Chase on Flight to London
By IsraelWire
A woman aboard a flight from Tel-Aviv to London was unable to say goodbye to her cat so she smuggled her on board. The woman, who was on a British Airways flight last week, managed to elude security agents. When the flight crew heard the meows of the feline, they caught a glimpse of her running through the seats. Passengers were asked to raise their legs and eventually, the cat was apprehended and taken for veterinary exams upon landing at London.
There Won't Be a Labor-Likud Coalition
By Ross Dunn (VOA-Jerusalem)
Israel's Prime Minister elect, Ehud Barak, Monday gave up hope of
joining forces in a new government with the right-wing Likud, the
party he defeated in last month's elections. Talks between Barak's
Labor-led "One Israel" coalition and the Likud broke down with a
series of public recriminations.
David Ziso, Barak's spokesman, says the Likud -- are the ones
who closed the door. Barak, who had once described the Likud as his
natural partner in government, is now expected to concentrate his
energies on bringing in Shas.
A Jewish ultra-Orthodox party, Shas won 17 seats in the Knesset,
the Israeli parliament, and is the third largest grouping after
the Likud.
The Likud leader, Ariel Sharon, the outgoing foreign minister,
blamed the other side for the collapse of the negotiations. The
behavior of 'One Israel' was unworthy and dishonorable -- he told
reporters.
Sharon pointed to Barak's refusal to commit himself to a further
expansion of Jewish settlements and a rejection of Syrian demands
to return the Golan Heights as key reasons for Likud's refusal to
enter the new government.
Assad Invites Israeli Mayors
By Ross Dunn (VOA-Jerusalem)
Syria has invited a group of Israeli mayors to the country, the
first time it has given permission for Israeli Jews to make such a
visit. But the planned trip is being hampered by objections from
the Israeli side.
The mixed group of Israeli Jewish and Arab mayors is scheduled to
travel to Syria in July, according to a report in Ma'ariv. A
European mediator has arranged for the group to enter Syria through
Europe.
The visit would be the first by Israeli Jews. Israeli Arabs have
been allowed to travel to Syria since the two countries began
multilateral peace talks in Madrid in 1991.
The invitation from Damascus is another signal of apparently
warming relations between the two enemies, which are technically in
a state of war. But the apparent diplomatic breakthrough is
already running into trouble.
News of the planned visit leaked out when Israel's Justice Ministry
published a warning the mayors must receive "exceptional
permission" from the Interior Ministry to visit an enemy country.
A state prosecutor said in a letter that traveling to Syria without
special approval would constitute a crime.
Bilateral negotiations between Syria and Israel were frozen
following the election of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in
1996. But Syria's President, Hafez al-Assad, has spoken publicly of
his willingness to re-start peace talks following Netanyahu's
defeat last month by Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak.
Assad has described Barak as "trustworthy" and the new Israeli
leader has returned the compliment, saying a resumption of
negotiations with the Syrians will be a top priority under his
government.
Aravah Bus Driver May Have Been Speaking on Cellular Telephone
By IsraelWire
According to three passengers on the private bus that was traveling
from Eilat to Yavne Saturday night, when the driver lost control
of the vehicle, she was speaking on a cellular telephone.
The driver, who was among the over 50 persons injured in the crash, in which two children were killed, denied the allegations. The police have already called for a printout of the driver's cellular telephone log from her cellular phone provider to see if the accusation made by the passengers was accurate.
The bus left Eilat at 9 p.m. Saturday night. Motti Eli, 42, of
Yavne, told police that a short time before the accident, the
driver, Gila Ezra, began to take the turns too sharp, explaining
she was entering into the lane of opposing traffic to enable the
bus to continue on the curvy road without reducing speed.
About 3.6 miles south of Aravah Junction, the bus went onto the
shoulder. According to testimony, she then slammed on the brakes
and tried to pull the bus to the left in an attempt to regain
control of the vehicle.
Ezra was only lightly injured and released from the hospital. She
was released on bail but her license was suspended for 90 days.
Twenty-seven victims of the accident were admitted to Beersheva's
Soroka Hospital including Oshrit Duani, 13, whose two brothers,
Rom, 3-1/2, and Eli, 11, were killed in the accident. The two
fatalities, Rom and Eli Duani, were laid to rest on Sunday in
the presence of their mother who was only lightly injured in the
crash.
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