Yassir Arafat Appears
On Israeli Television
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1/29/93
Tel Aviv (JTA) — Two days
after the Knesset lifted a
ban on contacts with the
Palestine Liberation Organ-
ization, Israel Television
broadcast an interview with
Yassir Arafat in which he
called for direct meetings
between Israel and the PLO.
The phone interview was
arranged by the Israeli
peace activist Abie Nathan,
who called Israel's state-run
television from Tunis and
then put the PLO chief on
the line. The taped state-
ment was then aired later
during a news program.
"I call once again on the
prime minister, Mr. (Yit-
zhak) Rabin, and his
government to agree to a
meeting of the courageous,
in order to establish a coura-
geous peace," Mr. Arafat
said.
Mr. Nathan kept a promise
by flying to Tunis and
becoming the first Israeli to
meet legally with Arafat
under the new law. Last fall,
Mr. Nathan said in an inter-
view he would meet with Mr.
Arafat and have coffee with
him as soon as the law
against meeting with the
PLO was nullified.
Mr. Nathan attended the
historic vote in the Knesset
in which the longstanding
ban was repealed. He left
Israel a few hours later to
meet the PLO chairman at
his headquarters in Tunis.
As he left Israel, Mr.
Nathan said he would ask
Mr. Arafat to make a recip-
rocal gesture. But he declin-
ed in telephone interviews
he gave from Tunis after his
meeting to give details of the
talk.
Mr. Nathan has twice been
jailed for meeting Mr. Arafat
under the old law forbidding
contact with the PLO.
Other Israelis, including
some dovish Knesset mem-
bers, have reportedly ar-
ranged a meeting with PLO
officials to take place shortly
in Cairo.
Meanwhile, the Israeli
newspaper Ma'ariv said it is
planning to buy Mr.
Nathan's radio station, the
Voice of Peace, which broad-
casts from a boat anchored
off Tel Aviv. The station
features popular music and
newscasts.
But Mr. Nathan, who owns
the vessel and its radio sta-
tion, said from Tunis he
knew nothing about such a
deal.
Ya'acov Kfir, Ma'ariv's
managing director, later
confirmed to Israel Radio
that the paper had, indeed,
obtained an option to pur-
chase the Voice of Peace by
the end of the month.
"By that time, we will
have checked out the econ-
omic feasibility of buying
and operating the vessel and
its radio station," he said.
"If it proves to be a viable
business, we will go ahead
with it."
If the deal goes through,
Ma'ariv will be the first
Israeli newspaper to own'
and operate a radio station.
Germany Denies
Its Commitment
Bonn (JTA) — German
government officials have
denied knowledge of any
commitment to pay billions
in reparations to Israel as
the successor state to former
East Germany.
They said financial strains
in united Germany would
make it very difficult to
commit to any major
payments beyond Bonn's
obligations under the ex-
isting agreement.
But the government is
ready to deal with any re-
quest that might be put for-
ward by Jerusalem.
A newly uncovered docu-
ment showed West Germany
agreed in 1952 that Germany
as a whole owed Israel 4.5
billion marks.
Local News
Vanguard Sets
Games Night
Vanguard, under the aus-
pices of Hadassah, will
host a Games Night 7-10
p.m. Feb. 7 at the Had-
assah House, 5030 Orch-
ard Lake Road.
Refreshments will be
served; bring a favorite
game.
Vanguard aims to bring
Jewish singles between
the ages of 25-40 to share
in cultural and social
events. For reservations
or information, call the
Hadassah office, 683-5030
or 357-2920.