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American reaction was to
avoid confrontation of any
kind with Egypt over their
actions.
More recently, America
violated agreements to share
intelligence information with
Israel. Among information
withheld was such critical
material as the development
of nuclear and chemical
weapons by various Arab
states. When Jonathan
Pollard asked his bosses why
Israel was not being provided
with this information he was
told that Jews are too sen-
sitive about gas.
While the U.S. assured
Israel that talks with the
PLO would cease the moment
PLO terrorist activities took
place, the talks continue
despite the fact that several
PLO terrorist squads have
been caught on their way into
Israel to attack civilian
targets.
Why would anyone in his
right mind want to stake his
survival on agreements, even
if signed with the best of in-
tentions, when there is no
way to predict who will be
standing behind these
agreements in the next
decade and the extent of their
support? ❑
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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1989
Jerusalem (JTA) — The
Israeli-appointed mayor of El-
Bireh, Hassan a-Tawil, agreed
Sunday to remain in office,
after resigning the day before.
Tawil, who was the target of
an assassination attempt in
the early days of the Palesti-
nian uprising, quit after
unknown arsonists set his
house afire in the West Bank
town early Saturday morning.
He apparently has been
under pressure to resign. But
after a meeting with the head
of the Israeli civil administra-
tion in Ramallah, Tawil
withdrew his resignation and
said he would "continue to
serve the people."
The arson was one of
several incidents of unrest
during a weekend that also
saw attempted sabotage in
the center of Jerusalem,
murder of Arabs who alleged-
ly collaborate with the Israeli
authorities and mounting
tension between Jewish set-
tlers and Palestinians in the
West Bank.
An Arab resident of Nablus
apparently suspected of col-
laboration was beaten to
death Friday. There have
been a number of similar in-
cidents in recent weeks.
Haim Ben-Lulu, a 50-year-
old Jewish resident of Kiryat
Arba, was arrested Saturday
night, suspected of having
shot to death an Arab youth,
Nader Da'ane, 16, during a
stone-throwing incident Fri-
day in Hebron.
The arrest drew angry pro-
tests from Jewish settlers,
who insisted that Ben-Lulu
had every right to fire his Uzi
submachine gun in
self-defense.
The matter was raised by
Industry and Trade Minister
Ariel Sharon at the weekly
Cabinet meeting.
Defense Minister Yitzhak
Rabin pointed out that the
settlers are allowed to defend
themselves, "but they should
not take the law into their
own hands."
He added, "The number of
soldiers guarding the Jewish
settlers in Hebron is larger
than the number of settlers."
Other right-wing ministers,
led by Sharon, wanted to
know if the defense minister
plans to take stronger
measures in the territories,
now that 80 Palestinian
leaders have rejected Israel's
elections proposal.
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Jerusalem (JTA) — The
Foreign Press Association
last week rejected the Israeli
government's criticism of
reporters accepting press
cards issued by the Palesti-
nian Press Office. The cards
have been issued to jour-
nalists covering events in the
administered territories.
Right-wing Knesset
members sharply criticized
foreign correspondents who
use the cards, saying they
should be thrown out of the
country. Police Minister
Haim Bar-Lev said he would
investigate possible il-
legalities connected with the
issuing of the cards.
The FPA responded to the
government, saying that
reporters had accepted the
cards for their own safety.
Israeli police posing as jour-
nalists and using counterfeit
press credentials in the West
Bank and Gaza Strip had put
them in danger, the associa-
tion said.
The Arab Journalists
Association reportedly has
issued nearly 100 ID cards to
foreign journalists.