I NEWS I Affording the best is not the question...finding the best is. Arens Concerned Over Security A first ... Apartment living in a Skilled Nursing Facility For the discriminating person requiring an elegant environment Bortz Health Care Medicare approved Family owned and operated for over 33 years CALL 363-4121 For our limousine to pick you up for a personal tour of our facility 6470 Alden Drive, Orchard Lake WALL UNITS techline® studio FREE DESIGN SERVICE WITH PURCHASE MICHIGANS LARGEST IN-STOCK DEALER COMPETITIVE PRICING ALWAYS WILL CUSTOMIZE TO MEET YOUR NEEDS FREE DELIVERY WITH $500 MINIMUM PURCHASE TECHLINE FURNITURE: ■ PERFECT FOR HOME OR OFFICE ■ COLORS: ANTIQUE WHITE, WHITE/WHITE, BLACK AND GRAY ■ ARCHITECT DEIGNED, TIMELESS STYLING ■ MADE IN THE USA WITH A 3-YEAR PARTS WARRANTY ROYAL OAK FARMINGTON HILLS EAST LANSING ANN ARBOR 304 S. Main Street 544-30% 10 32431 Northwestern 2843 East Grand River 341 East Liberty 741-9700 (517) 336-0900 737-5510 FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1992 Tel Aviv (JTA) — Defense Minister Moshe Arens has expressed serious concern over the security situation on Israel's northern border, where it maintains a 50- mile-long buffer zone against incursions from southern Lebanon. Conditions have worsened in recent months and there is no guarantee they will improve, even as Arab- Israeli peace talks continue, he told the Knesset's For- eign Affairs and Defense Committee last week. Mr. Arens attributed the deteriorating situation to the growing strength of Hezbollah, the Shi'ite fun- damentalist guerrilla group in southern Lebanon which, he said, has reached a high level of technological profi- ciency. According to Mr. Arens, Hezbollah, which means "Party of God," gets its ad- vice and instructions from Iran. It aims to derail the current peace talks, he said. His counsel tallies with in- formation reported this fall in Time magazine, which said Hezbollah vowed to fight Israel till the end, and an op-ed piece by David Halevy, co-author of "Inside the PLO," published last week in the New York Times. According to Mr. Halevy, a secret deal was struck in September in Lebanon by high-ranking Iranian offi- cials and leaders of Hez- bollah. In October, Teheran gave $86 million to Hezbollah to renew attacks on Israeli and U.S. targets in the Middle East, he said. Among the en- suing attacks was a hit in southern Lebanon that resulted in the death of six Israel soldiers. Serious attacks are slated to begin in early 1992, ac- cording to Mr. Halevy. Mr. Arens, in his Knesset report, also said attacks could be expected from ex- tremist secular groups ac- tive in the administered ter- ritories, including those headed by George Habash and Nayef Hawatmeh. Yassir Arafat's Al Fatah, the largest group within the Palestine Liberation Organ- ization, is playing a double role, the Israeli defense min- ister said. It claims to sup- port the peace process but at the same time it mounts at- tacks, he said. Mr. Arens said intifada- related security incidents are declining because of a general weariness among the Palestinians and the tougher, more sophisticated methods introduced by the Israel Defense Force under Gen. Matan Vilnai, com- mander of the central sector, which includes the West Bank. The committee members were briefed by a senior IDF officer who provided a statistical overview of the intifada. The Palestinian uprising peaked in 1988, when there were 2,380 security in- cidents in the territories and six Jews were killed. In 1989, the number of in- cidents dropped to 1,463, with four Jewish fatalities. In 1990, incidents declined to 1,299 and one Jew was killed. But in 1991, the number of incidents rose again to Hezbollah, which means "Party of God," gets its advice and instructions from Iran. It aims to derail the current peace talks. 1,709. There was also an in- crease in the use of firearms and explosives. There were 121 shooting incidents this year, 124 terrorist explo- sions and 88 hand grenade attacks, the IDF officer re- ported. With respect to Palestin- ian casualties, the officer said the number of Arabs killed by fellow Arabs now substantially exceeds fatalities inflicted by the security forces. This year, 74 Arabs were killed by security forces, compared to 238 killed by other Arabs. According to the statistics provided by the IDF, that has been the trend over the last three years. Security forces accounted for 271 Arab fatalities in 1988, while 58 Arabs died at the hands of other Arabs. In 1989, security forces killed 270 Arabs, while the number killed by fellow Arabs increased to 110. In 1990, security forces killed 93 Arabs, while other Arabs murdered 212 of their brethren.