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>JN April 10, 2000, Vol. 8, No. 66
Daylight Saving Time
Israel Faxx Staff Report
DST in Israel starts this year on Friday, Apr. 14 at 2 a.m. At that time, clocks will be moved forward one hour. Daylight saving time will end this year on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2 a.m. There will be 191 days of daylight saving time this year.
IDF: All Israelis will Leave Lebanon
By Ross Dunn (VOA-Jerusalem)
The head of Israel's army has pledged that no Israeli military bases will be left inside Lebanese territory after Israeli troops withdraw in July. The general appears to reject claims that Israel plans to maintain a military presence north of the border.
Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz, Israel's army chief-of-staff, says he will withdraw all his troops and bases from the self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon. His pledge is a repudiation of claims by Syrian and Lebanese officials that Israel would try to keep a presence in some parts of the area it has occupied since 1985.
This is an option that Israel's deputy defense minister, Ephraim Sneh, had said he might want to retain if there is no peace agreement with Syria, which controls Lebanon militarily.
Mofaz said the Israeli army wants to make it clear to international observers that its withdrawal from Lebanon would be complete. He told Israel Television that after the withdrawal there will be no army presence north of the international border.
His comments came as Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa said in Cairo that both Syria and Lebanon would welcome an unconditional withdrawal.
Speaking after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Sharaa said the Israeli withdrawal represents a victory for the Arab world and for the militant-Islamic group, Hizbullah, which has engaged in terrorist against Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
Levy: Kinneret Must Remain Under Israel's Control
By IsraelWire
Foreign Minister David Levy, sending a message to his Syrian counterpart, has reiterated that the Kinneret, the nation's primary aquifer, must remain under Israeli control.
On Sunday, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara indicated President Hafez al-Assad was now willing to negotiate the water rights issues, adding there would be no compromise on Syria's demands for a total and unconditional Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
Levy added that there was no alternative to direct negotiations, referring to the Tuesday summit in Washington between Prime Minister Ehud Barak and President Bill Clinton. The two will discuss both the PLO Authority and Syrian tracks.
Arafat Meets with Mubarak
By Scott Bobb (VOA-Cairo)
Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat has met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak amid a flurry of diplomatic activity over the Middle East peace process. However, all sides are downplaying any idea of a major breakthrough in the talks.
Arafat briefed the Egyptian president Sunday, and he reportedly was not optimistic about the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian talks, aimed at drafting a formula for a final peace treaty by September.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa told reporters after their meeting that the Palestinian leader says there has been no progress in the current discussions. The Foreign Minister says the Egyptians were told the negotiations are just a chat, or brain-storming session. He concludes there is a big crisis in the peace process, on all tracks.
Iran Says Only One or Two Jews Are Spies
By IsraelWire
According to statements from Iranian officials, only one or two of the 13 Jews charged with spying for the governments of the United States and Israel will actually be charged with espionage. In the statements released by a government official, not all espionage charges result in the death sentence. The remainder of the group according to the latest statements will be charged with harming Iranian state security.
Knesset Member Calls for Cellular Telephone Health Warning
By IsraelWire
Knesset member Ofir Pines stated the State of Israel woke up too
late concerning the health hazards associated with cigarettes, 30
years too late. As a result, he is introducing legislation that
would dictate that a health warning be affixed to new cellular
telephones and other adjuncts and possibly require cellular
telephone companies to include a health warning in advertisements
for their products.
Pines pointed out that since Israel leads the world in per capita
cellular telephone usage, it is incumbent upon the government to
take prudent steps to protect and educate the persons who will be
using the devices.
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