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Sharon Charges
Government Neglect
Jerusalem (JTA) — On the
heels of winter's first heavy
rainstorms, which have
wreaked havoc at caravan
parks housing new immi-
grants, former Housing Min-
ister Ariel Sharon accused
the Rabin government of
improperly maintaining the
caravans.
Built of lightweight mate-
rials and without sturdy
foundations, many of the
15,000 prefabricated units
were damaged by the
storms' heavy rains and
gale-force winds.
In the worst cases,
windows were shattered and
doors ripped off their hinges.
A few of the mobile homes
began to list precariously as
the cement blocks they lean-
ed on shifted in the mud.
Minor damage included
leaky roofs and flooded
passageways.
Amidar, the government-
owned company that has
been charged with maintain-
ing the parks, immediately
went to work repairing the
damage.
Experts agree, however,
that additional winter
storms will cause further
damage to the fragile struc-
tures.
In response to Mr. Sha-
ron's charges of neglect,
Housing Minister Binyamin
Ben-Ari retorted, "If Ariel
Sharon would come to the
Knesset and hear what the
members of his own Likud
Party were saying about his
caravan project, he would
not dare open his mouth.
"Purchasing the caravans
was a terrible idea. The pre-
sent government came into
office with the problem al-
ready in existence."
The only thing to do now,
Mr. Ben-Ari said, "is to try
to maintain the structures to
the best of our ability, and to
move people into permanent
housing as soon as possible."
In the meantime,
thousands of people residing
in caravans are prey to the
elements. At the Givat
Hamatos Park, on the out-
skirts of the capital, 300
families are ankle-deep in
mud.
Just three months old, the
site has not yet been linked
to the city's electrical supp-
ly. When the portable ge-
nerators break down — and
they do so often — residents
cannot use their electric
heaters, their only source of
warmth.
"Sure, I'd love to have
permanent apartment," sa
Israeli-born Leah Amouy
who moved to the carav
park three weeks ago. "
problem is, I can't afford
rent a regular apartment."
The divorced mother of
1 0-year-old daughte
Amouyal has already turn
her tiny caravan — whi
measures just over 9 squa
feet — into a real ho
Every inch has a person
touch: a poster, a favori
tape, her daughter's stuff
animals. "I think we'll
here for two or three ye
till I get on my feet fina
cially."
The token rent payme
about $50 a month, co
pared to the $550 she p
for a two-bedroom apa
ment in the city, does
justify the sad state of t
caravans, she asserts. "
matter what a person pa
whether it's a new im
grant or a native-bo
Israeli, he deserves to get
dry, warm place to live."
Huddled by an elect
space heater, she shook
head and added, "I'm st
waiting."
Vandals Attack
Synagogue
synago
Paris (JTA)
in the eastern French city
Strasbourg was vandaliz
by intruders who ransack
its offices and scrawled an
Semitic slogans on the wall
Vandals sneaked into t
Meinau synagogue a
systematically smash
whatever they could find
the offices. They also daub
the walls with such slog
as "Death to the Jews"
"Hitler will kill all t
Jews."
They were scared off t
premises after the wife of t
rabbi unexpectedly open
the door.
She noticed the alarm h
been turned off and then sa
the destruction. To
frightened to scream, s
ran out and slammed t
door behind her. She the
heard the vandals runni
out through another exit.
Her appearance probab
prevented the vandals fro
desecrating the sanctuary.
"Nothing seems to ha
been stolen," the rabbi
wife reported. "They we
just out to break ever
thing."