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United Nations (JTA) —
Signs of strain have emerged
between Israel and the
United Nations over the
failure of U.N. negotiators so
far to secure the freedom or
at least determine the fate of
four Israeli soldiers missing
in Lebanon, one of whom is
believed to be alive.
At the same time, the
Bush administration has
reassured the American
Jewish community that it is
committed to obtaining the
Israelis' release.
The Israelis feel frustrated
that outgoing U.N. Secre-
tary- General Javier Perez
de Cuellar was not able to
secure the release of missing
Israeli airman Ron Arad as
part of the overall prisoner
exchange that led to the
freeing of the last U.S. and
British hostages held by
Shi'ite groups in Lebanon.
The United Nations, for its
part, has accused Israel of
complicating the negotia-
tions by staging a commando
raid in southern Lebanon
last week, in which three
civilians were apprehended,
taken to Israel for question-
ing and later released.
Mr. Perez de Cuellar
issued a statement regretting
the Israeli raid, saying it
"already has had a negative
effect" on his efforts on behalf
of the Israeli MIAs.
The statement did not
elaborate. But the secretary-
general's special envoy,
Giandomenico Picco, was re-
portedly in Lebanon at the
time, seeking the release of
the Israeli MIAs, as well as
two abducted Germans. Also
on his itinerary were
meetings in Teheran and
Damascus, before departing
for New York.
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•
Israel's chief negotiator on
the MIAs, Uri Lubrani, de-
nied that the Lebanon
operation affected the
negotiations. "I don't think
there is any connection," he
told army radio in Israel. "I
think it is just an excuse to
show why it is so hard."
In what appears to have
been a deliberate snub,
Mr. Lubrani specifically ex-
cluded Mr. Perez de Cuellar
from his praise for ongoing
U.N. efforts.
"I have no doubt that the
people that were occupied
with this for the United
Nations made an effort —
I'm not talking at the mo-
ment about the secretary-
general, I'm talking about
the people who were oc-
cupied with it — made a real
effort," Mr. Lubrani said.
This contrasted with the
satisfaction expressed by
families of the MIAs after
they met here last week with
the secretary- general.
Most notably pleased was
Mr. Arad's wife, Tami, who
had earlier criticized the
United Nations for not
pushing hard enough for her
husband's release.
Ron Arad, an Israeli air
force navigator captured in
Lebanon in 1986, is the only
Israeli MIA believed alive.
Three other soldiers, cap-
tured by the Syrians in 1982,
are believed dead, but there
has been no firm word on
their fate.
In New York, the Con-
ference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish
Organizations has stepped
The Israelis feel
frustrated that
outgoing U.N.
Secretary-General
Javier Perez de
Cuellar was not
able to secure the
release of missing
Israeli airman Ron
Arad.
up its public push for the
MIAs. The focus of its efforts
is the Bush administration,
which came under criticism
for failing to mention the
Israeli soldiers at a White
House reception honoring
the secretary-general after
the last American hostage
was freed.
Late last week, however,
the White House called the
Conference of Presidents to
say that President Bush did
raise the issue of the Israeli
MIAs in his private discus-
sions with Mr. Perez de
Cuellar and Mr. Picco dur-
ing the reception.
"The president is continu-
ing to give this priority at-
tention," Malcolm Hoenlein,
executive director of the
Conference of Presidents,
said after speaking with an
assistant to the president.
As part of the increased
profile being given to the
issue, Shoshana Cardin has
written a personal letter to
first lady Barbara Bush,
describing the anguish felt
by the families of the Israeli
MIAs.
Ms. Cardin, who is chair-
man of the Conference of
Presidents, has set up a con-
ference committee on the
MIAs.
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