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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1988
Violence
increased tension in the
region.
Defense Minister Yitzhak
Rabin told the Knesset that
"the primary objective is to
achieve calm by taking the
initiative against the par-
ticipants and the instigators
of violent acts."
While the government's
goal was unchanged, there
was much movement on the
diplomatic front as the
United States undertook a
new peace initiative to pro-
vide elections for Palestinian
self-government in the oc-
cupied territories and a for-
mula for an early peace
conference.
Israeli Defense Minister
Shimon Peres, who has long
urged the U.S. to take a more
active role in the peace pro-
cess, described the plan on
Israeli Radio: "They're talk-
ing about an independent
government for the residents
of the territories," he said. As
for the timing, he said the
plan calls for reaching "a tem-
porary agreement within a
few weeks, an international
conference within two or
three months, and in the
third stage, an attempt to
reach a permanent agree-
ment."
Though Prime Minister
Yitzhak Shamir has been
wary of any new diplomatic
initiative, he said that "Israel
is ready to negotiate about
this issue." Members of his
Likud party and others on the
right are expected to oppose
any plan that pressures Israel
for territorial concessions.
Washington envoys - have
conferred with Jordan's King
Hussein and Egypt's Presi-
dent Mubarak about the
plan, which would seek to
give the Palestinians a stake
in their future. As outlined,
the proposal is something
akin to an accelerated Camp
David plan with quick elec-
tions for a local Palestinian
leadership and a limited
governing authority on the
West Bank and Gaza. Peace
talks would begin within a
year. (The Camp David ac-
cord, agreed on in 1978 but
never put into effect, called
for local autonomy to be
established for the Pales-
tinians and a permanent set-
tlement within five years.)
Israel is concerned that a
local election would result in
giving power to Palestinians
aligned with the PLO, which
advocates the dissolution of
the Jewish state. Israel's own
elections are scheduled for
November, and a new peace
initiative would further
strain the existing bitterness
between the Peres-led Labor
party and Shamir's Likud
bloc. Another problem with
the peace proposal is the
strained relationship between
the PLO and King Hussein of
Jordan.
Previous peace efforts have
been stymied over the com-
position of the Palestinian
delegation, since Israel
refuses to negotiate with the
PLO; and the actual form of
a peace conference, par-
ticularly regarding the role, if
any, of the Soviet Union.
At the United Nations, the
United States vetoed a
Security Council resolution
calling on Israel to exercise
restraint in the occupied ter-
ritories. Acting U.S. represen-
tative Herbert Okun noted
that three resolutions already
adopted criticizing Israel
"amply expressed the Coun-
cil's views on the subject."
Further resolutions would be
"redundant, and inappro-
priate at best," he said.
The United States sup-
ported one previous resolu-
tion and abstained on the two
others.
Hershkovitz
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civil cases against Hershko-
vitz for the temple group, but
said the 20 couples still are
short about $26,000. In-
surance covered most of the
losses, he said.
Court records show at least
27 civil cases were filed
against Hershkovitz in
Oakland County Circuit
Court, claiming millions of
dollars in unpaid business
loans.
The court 'issued default
judgments against Hershko-
vitz in most of the civil cases.
Hershkovitz has not filed for
protection from his creditors
with the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court.
Meanwhile, Thmple Israel is
sending a group of about 50
people to Israel this spring —
the first adult trip since the
1986 tour was canceled.
White said the Hershkovitz
incident prompted the temple
group to set up a special
escrow account to insure that
the money is used exclusive-
ly for the airplane tickets and
land package.
If convicted on felony
charges of embezzlement over
$100, Hershkovitz faces a ten-
year prison sentence.
Ron Covault, assistant pro-
secuting attorney, said he is
confident the case will come
to trial. He said more
criminal charges may be
filed.
Mark Kriger, Hershkovitz's
attorney, insists his client is
innocent of the charges. He
said Hershkovitz had intend-
ed to send the group to Israel