I NEWS I Altir4I/41/4/Aragr Office Supply Center I ray For those who want- the finest custom furniture at... Israel Grapples With Territories' Unrest AFFORDABLE PRICES The simplest cube to the most intricate wall unit built to your specifications by meticulous craftsmen. "GEMINI IS MORE THAN AN OFFICE STORE! Selections for every room in your home or office in fine woods, laminates, marble, glass and specializing in... HOURS: M-F 8:30-5 p.m. Sat. 10-5 p.m. 26400 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, 353-3355 Inside Franklin Savings Centre GEMINI II, OUTSTANDING LUCITE DESIGNS P ateitoteati it FACoparrVtodee GEMINI I, 10600 Galaxie, 661-3838 Ferndale, 399-9830 M.:KW:WM:a Jerusalem (JTA) — The deteriorating security situa- tion in the West Bank and Gaza Strip last week has created a serious dilemma for the Israeli authorities. It has intensified the political battle between left and right in the government over what im- mediate measures should be taken to quell the violence and over the long term status of the territories. Senior military and civilian officials disagree over whether to classify the latest events as another periodic disturbance or an outright civil revolt. Some are con- vinced that outside agitators are responsible. Others insist the new wave of unrest is indigenous. The only consensus seems to be that the situation will not improve in the weeks ahead. What is new and confound- ing is that the Israel Defense Force and border police have been confronted for the most part not by armed terrorists but by youngsters, teenaged and younger. Born after Israel seized the territories in the 1967 Six-Day War, they have grown up in refugee camps, where resentment against Israeli rule festers virulently. But the fact that gasoline bombs, rocks, stones and other heavy objects are hurled by high school and grade school pupils makes them no less deadly. Accord- ing to defense sources, the IDF and police have resorted to live ammunition only after tear gas and rubber bullets failed to disperse rioters. At least six young Palesti- nians have been killed and dozens have been wounded. The figures vary according to the sources of information. Those from Arab sources are considerably higher. The government's handling of the unrest has been criti- cized by Egypt, which sent a letter to officials here com- plaining of "the violent measures taken by Israel against Palestinians." The IDF is now under orders to exercise maximum restraint, even if it meant allowing demonstrations to go on until they exhaust themselves, and say that the situation is under control. But Haaretz quoted senior military sources as saying that "what has been happen- ing in the territories in recent days should not be defined as a wave of disturbances. It is a civil revolt." ACLU Files Against Two Christmas Displays ..t*KINK•isM DAVID HOLZEL Staff Writer .1VMMOUMMU.U... 1=4 61** SRA *mai hot imee ► gni 3, :s2M.rOsar.w.nrommocurr.szars...M.W 3, 30 ;202.1.3i.M.m o zrumw.....x.rozmr....P.UX,MW~Ptket, The Pasha- Watch b smmt,.. , >2,.......,........vzewoaveaosmntsam.tr.....,.............,..ocw mt.,.e 4 , EXCLUSIVELY A . JULES • • ,XVxWO=: ts1,40,X. ANNIVERSARY Big Baver R 1917 - . 1987 . 3,0r4,00... .. .......t, :s. vui liegiste 4. 28 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1987 • Sui 112 • Tr. , Michi Jeweler rican 480 • • (313) 9-1122 ichigan's American Civil Liberties Union branch filed suit in U.S. District Court Tuesday against two Detroit- area municipalities whose Christmas displays allegedly violate the First Amendment separation of religion and state. The suit against Westland will be heard by Judge Phillip Pratt on Monday. No hearing date has been set by Judge Barbara Hackett for the ACLU suit against Clawson. The ACLU is considering taking action against four other communities including Dearborn, Warren and Centerline, according to ACLU executive director Howard Simon. Each city displays its nativity scene on municipal property. In November 1986 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that the ci- of Birmingham's ty Christmas display violated the First Amendment. Birm- ingham subsequently donated the display to a local church. Simon said Westland's unadorned - creche is a "flagrant" violation of the Supreme Court decision, while Clawson, whose creche is accompanied by a tiny San- ta Claus, is a "cynical" viola- tion of the ruling. A 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowed the city of Pawtucket R.I. to display its nativity scene because it was surrounded by "non- religious" symbols of Christmas. Westland plfins to add "non- 'religious" symbols to its display, such as a Santa Claus, reindeer and a sleigh, in order to conform with the law, according to Andrew Spisak, administrative assis- tant to the mayor. A spokesman for Clawson said the city had no comment on the matter.