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Resolution Repeal
Urged By WJC
Paris (JTA) — The World
Jewish Congress is lobbying
vigorously among Western
European leaders to help
repeal the 1975 U.N. Gen-
eral Assembly resolution
denigrating Zionism as a
form of racism.
WJC President Edgar
Bronfman met with Prime
Minister Edith Cresson,
whose influence he solicited
to rally the support of
France and its friends to res-
cind the resolution.
Mr. Bronfman reportedly
suggested that she approach
former colonies of France,
now independent member
states of the United Nations.
The WJC leader thought
France might also be helpful
on behalf of Syrian Jews,
who are denied the right to
emigrate. Syria was a Fren-
ch mandate between the two
world wars.
Mr. Bronfman, accom-
panied by Jean Kahn, head
of the European Jewish
Congress and president of
CRIF, the representative
council of French Jewish
organizations, also raised
the question of the Arab
trade boycott of Israel.
Mr. Bronfman was
scheduled to have a dinner
meeting with the Soviet am-
bassador to France, Yuri
Dubinin, who is also a past
ambassador to the United
States. The WJC is taking
advantage of the presence in
Paris of officials of the
United States, Soviet Union,
China, Britain and France,
who are discussing proposals
to limit weapons to the Mid-
dle East and other explosive
regions.
The WJC delegation,
which includes Israel
Singer, the group's secre-
tary-general, and Elan
Steinberg, its executive di-
rector, also met with Ovadia
Soffer, Israel's ambassador
to France.
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Police Evidence
On Shas Member
Jerusalem (JTA) — Police
sources indicated that they
have sufficient evidence to
bring criminal charges
against Shas Knesset mem-
ber Yair Levy.
Although there was no of-
ficial announcement, the in-
formation was passed on to
the media after Levy was
questioned by detectives for
about an hour in Jaffa.
Mr. Levy is believed to be
suspected of handling forged
checks in his former capacity
of director-general of El
Hama'ayan, the educational
and cultural institution of
the Orthodox Shas party, ac-
cording to sources. But there
has been no police confirma-
tion of that.
The probe of his conduct is
part of a broader investiga-
tion involving top ranking
Shas officials suspected of
mishandling funds. The
state attorney recommended
last month that charges be
brought against Interior
Minister Arye Deri, who is
alleged to have illegally
channeled government
funds to favored Shas in-
stitutions.
Mr. Levy has accused
Police Chief Ya'acov Terner
and his top officers of bias
and of "leaking" informa-
tion about the investigation
to the press.
The Knesset member re-
cently returned from the
United States where he went
in March as a guest of the
U.S. Information Agency.
When he failed to return
home after his official tour,
the authorities feared he ab-
sconded to avoid questioning.
But Mr. Levy produced
evidence that an illness forc-
ed him to extend his stay in
the United States and seek
medical treatment.
Palestinian
Rights Abuses
New York (JTA) — Pales-
tinians detained in the
Israeli-administered ter-
ritories are likely to face
human rights abuses at the
hands of Israeli authorities,
according to a new report
issued by Amnesty Interna-
tional, the human rights
monitoring organization.
The report accused Israeli
authorities of having
"effectively condoned if not
encouraged" human rights
abuses.
Among the abuses cited in
the report are extremely
long periods of detention
without access to a lawyer,
physical abuse of detainees
during interrogation and
undue pressure on a defen-
dant to plead guilty rather
than contest the charges.
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