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When it came to
answering charges of
being anti-Israel, Peter
Jennings gave us a lot
more than TIME.

After the Gulf War, nearly
300 news organizations
requested interviews with the
ABC-TV anchorman. Only
two succeeded. TIME got a
five minute phone interview.
The Jewish News got two
hours face-to-face.
We questioned him about
the recurring charges that he is
biased against Israel in report-
ing on The Mideast.
On May 31st, you can read
his answers.
The Detroit Jewish News.
Respected journalists who write
with sensitivity about issues
important to our community.
It doesn't just happen.
It happens every week.

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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1991

Mazda Not
Ready For Israel

Washington (JTA) —
When it comes to selling cars
in Israel, Mazda has ap-
parently decided to take a
back seat to Toyota and
Nissan.
Both Toyota Motor Corp.
and Nissan Motor Corp.
have announced in recent
weeks that they are ready to
begin selling cars to the Jew-
ish state, after years of
refusing to do so.
But Mazda Motor Corp.
says news reports that it has
agreed to do the same are
"premature."
Al Goldberg, a Mazda
spokesman in Los Angeles,
said May 13 that the
Hiroshima-based company is
only "studying" the idea.
"We've not made a final
decision," he said.
The Kyodo News Service,
quoting industry sources,
reported that Mazda would
be selling the cars to Israel
this year.
And Elan Steinberg, exec-
utive director of the World
Jewish Congress, said Maz-
da officials told him that the
company would sell 2,000 to
3,000 cars in Israel during
1991.
"Mazda has been conduc-
ting an economic study to
determine the feasibility of
marketing its products in
Israel," the company said in
a statement read by Mr.
Goldberg.

PLO Official
Leaves Holland

Amsterdam (JTA) -
Ibrahim al-Baz, an official
of the Palestine Liberation
Organization living in
Holland for nearly 12 years,
has been declared an
undesirable alien and must
leave the country.
The nature of al-Baz's ac-
tivities which led to the ex-
pulsion order was not
disclosed by the Justice Min-
istry. He plans to appeal.
Mr. Baz is a deputy mem-
ber of the Palestine National
Council, the so-called
parliament-in-exile of the
PLO, and is chairman of the
Palestinian Workers Union
in Holland, an affiliate of the
General Palestinian
Workers Union attached to
the PLO.
Mr. Baz came to Holland
from East Berlin, after mar-
riage to a Dutch woman en-
titled him to a resident per-
mit. The marriage was since
dissolved.
He lives in Vlaardingen,
home to about 600 Palestin-
ians.