12 Friday, November 11, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Israel Re-Opens Awali Bridges After Suicide Attack on Tyre HQ BERNICE GABON, M.A. Diet Consultant Now has openings for a limited number of new clients*.. . For information regarding an appointment Call 353-0465 * Clients must be sincerely committed to an intense individualized weight control program conducted in the most personal & confidential manner. 411•11MINNEMM ■ i. TEL AVIV (JTA) — The bridges across the Awali River, closed since Friday, were reopened Monday to pedestrians and some ve- hicles. The relaxation of the restrictions, imposed after Friday's suicide truck bomb attack on Israeli military headquarters in Tyre, ap- parently ended a heated de- bate in government circles over whether south Leba- non should be sealed off from the rest of the country as a security precaution. The consensus among - political and military lead- ers was that the isolation of south Lebanon would be counter-productive and politically dangerous. For one thing it would allow cri- tics to claim an Israeli in- tention to partition Leba- non and transform the southern part of the country into an Israeli province. Moreover, Shiite Mos- lems who constitute the majority in south Lebanon, would have protested fiercely if they were cut off from family and fellow Shiites in the rest of the country. The most vocal oppo- nent of re-opened bridges was Science Minister Yuval Neeman of the ultra-nationalist Tehiya party. He insisted that the crossings remain closed to protect Israeli forces from a repetition of Friday's attack in which 28 Israelis and 32 Lebanese were killed. Twenty-nine Israelis and 12 Lebanese were in- jured. Neeman was overruled, however. Pedestrians were able to cross into south Lebanon Monday without restriction, apart from routine checks. Vehicles were allowed southward on a selective basis and under strict controls. At the same time, the less sensitive Lebanon-Israel border crossing at Rosh Hanikra was also re-opened for the first time since Fri- day, allowing Lebanese stranded on business or family visits to Israel to re- turn home. These developments took place against the back ground of new attacks on Is raeli troops in south Leba- non. One Israeli soldier was wounded Sunday when his patrol came under small arms fire near the Zaharani River. Another patrol was shot at on Monday near Sidon but there were no casualties. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities acted to de- fuse tension with Syria as various analysts urged political rather than mili- tary measures to extri- cate Israel from the Lebanese morass. Mili- tary sources stressed that Israel has no intention of attacking Syria. That as- surance came after re- ports that Damascus has begun mobilizing re- serves. It was intended to calm Arab fears of sudden call-up of Israeli reservists. Israel is holding a practice mobiliza- tion. One analyst, Gen (Res.) Aharon Yariv, former chief of military intelligence, told a press conference Monday that Lebanon's problems can be solved only by politi- cal means, not by war. Yariv, who heads the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, said Israel should limit its objec- tives in Lebanon and reduce its forces to the bare minimum to ensure peace for Galilee. Last Days Save up to 1/2 and more ... Offer ends Sun., Nov. 13th Call 646-8990 * Free c Pop* Drawings* Balloons* Clowns* Bring a friend and come join us for a day of Fun and Prizes! sizeciai Ecteard,- • Aerobic Marathon for Michigan Heart As- sociation — see many of the area's top celebrities dance for HEART! • Magicians, clowns and balloons for the kids. HAMILTON PLACE Athletic & Social Club 30333 Sourhfield Rood (berween 12 & 13 Mile Roods) • Meet Chris Godfrey from the USFL Cham- pion Michigan Panthers. • Meer Stacey, our Miss Hamilton Place. • Drawing for Free Memberships. Israel must realize, Yariv said, that Syria has vital interests in Lebanon. In that connection, he suggested that an indirect arrangement be worked out with the Syrians, possibly through the U.S. or, by way of Washington, through Saudi Arabia, to let the Sy- rians know what consti- tutes the "red line" beyond which their conduct will not be acceptable to Israel. The Syrians, said Yariv, are not interested in a conflict with Israel. Former Chief of Staff Gen. Mordechai Gur, now a Labor MK, also believes an understanding should be worked out with Damascus through intermediaries. According to Gur, Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasir Arafat, now under seige by Syrian- backed PLO dissidents in northern Lebanon, is on the way out. He predicted that the PLO would now come under the control of Syria.