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>JN March 19, 2001, Vol. 9, No 49
Israeli Stamps with Your Face!
By Arutz-7 News
For the Israeli Postal Authority, it seems, every person is a king - and can even have an official stamp printed in his or her honor. This week, during the "Jerusalem 2001" International Stamp Exhibition, every visitor will be able to be photographed for an official Israeli stamp, framed with various Israeli flowers. A page of 16 personal stamps, ready and legal for posting, will then be printed on the spot, at a cost of 35 shekels ($8.50).
Sharon to Meet with Bush in Washington
By Jenny Badner (VOA-Jerusalem)
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is traveling to Washington for his first official talks with President Bush. Just minutes before boarding his plane Sunday, Sharon outlined the aims of his visit to the United States.
"I will try to strengthen ties with the new American administration and discuss what he called the common goals of stabilizing the region and preventing terrorism and violence."
The newly-elected prime minister, who took office less than two weeks ago, is due to meet President Bush on Tuesday. He will also sit down with members of Congress and meet with American Jewish leaders and visit the United Nations.
Although the trip was preceded by a formal ceremony carried live on Israeli radio, Israeli officials say not to expect dramatic policy decisions. Instead, they call it a working trip to allow the new administrations to get to know each other. Sharon is expected to use the meetings to present the Israeli position following nearly six months of violence with the Palestinians.
A senior advisor to Sharon, Ra'anan Gissin, said he expected the prime minister to place the responsibility for the ongoing violence on the shoulders of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat.
"No doubt the most immediate urgent threat facing both Israel and the United States in terms of an erosion of stability in the Middle East is the upsurge of terrorist activity," he said.
"And I say the most prominent now is this new brand of terrorism supported by the Palestinian Authority - not just supporting it but its own people are participating in it."
Sharon has said he will not negotiate with Arafat while the violence continued. However, the head of Israel's internal security service reportedly met his Palestinian counterpart on Saturday, although officials said the talks are not considered peace negotiations.
Sharon's trip to the United States follows a recent visit to the Middle East by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell strongly urged Israel to ease the economic sanctions imposed on the Palestinians since the beginning of the uprising.
Although Israel has partially relaxed its blockade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the closure restricting Palestinian movement has continued and so has the violence. At least two more Palestinians have been killed since Friday. Since October, more than 400 people have died, almost all of them Palestinians.
Israel Donates Hoof-and-Mouth Vaccine to Palestinians
By VOA News
Israel has handed over at least 150,000 doses of vaccine to the Palestinian Authority to prevent the spread of hoof-and-mouth disease among livestock. According to the Palestinians, several cows and sheep have been diagnosed with the disease in Palestinian-ruled areas around the West Bank towns of Hebron and Ramallah.
Officials of the Palestinian Authority have complained that Israel's economic closure of Palestinian areas in the West Bank and the Gaza, during the Palestinian uprising, has made it difficult to inspect and vaccinate flocks. Israel denied the charges.
An Israeli civil administration spokesman said diseases do not know borders and that it was in the interest of Israel to help the Palestinians fight the disease. Officials of Israel and the Palestinian Authority greeted each other warmly Sunday when the vaccine was delivered at the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
Palestinian Boy Was Killed in Arab Family Feud
By Arutz-7 News
Palestinian media continued to report on alleged attacks by Israelis against Arabs - but the facts don't necessarily bear them out. The latest report is that of 10-year-old Muhammad Ismail Nasser, whose lifeless body was found near Jerusalem's N'vei Yaakov Saturday night.
The Palestinians claimed that he was murdered by "Jewish settlers." The Israeli police, however, maintained that the family has a long-standing feud with another Arab family, and that members of the dead boy's family murdered a boy from the other family two years ago. The body was found in a forest near the Arab village of Dahiat al-Barid, north of Jerusalem.
Gamla's "Picture of the Week": The "Hand Grenade Kid"
A six-year-old Palestinian holds grenade during demonstration at http://www.gamla.org.il/english
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