Israel's Status Changes,
•U.N. Supports Peace
United Nations (JTA) — The we'll achieve in bilateral negoti-
United Nations General Assem- ations," said one Israeli diplomat
bly passed its widest-ranging res- here.
olution on the Middle East,
"The United Nations will sup-
supporting the ongoing peace port post-facto whatever we
process by a lopsided margin of achieve between us," he added.
149-4.
NIP
In a reflection of the changes
in Israel's status in the world
body in recent years, it was
Syria, Lebanon, Iran and Libya
on the losing end of the Dec. 16 Amsterdam (JTA) — A company
vote.
founded by Jews that operates
Sponsored by Norway, Russia department stores and super-
and the United States, the reso- markets throughout Holland is
lution expressed "full support for refusing to comply with a gov-
the achievements of the peace ernment law that calls on all
process thus far."
Dutch companies with more than
Sudan and Antigua abstained. 35 employees to register their for-
Israel welcomed the measure, eign workers with the govern-
whose wording was worked out ment.
in negotiations involving the
KBB, which owns the De Bi-
sponsors, Israel, Egypt, Jordan jenkorf department store chain
and the Palestine Liberation Or- and the Hema supermarket
ganization.
chain, says the government reg-
"This is an impressive expres- ulation is all too remindful of Ger-
sion of the wide international man measures enacted during
support for progress toward peace World War II that required all
o4P and in the policies of the Israeli
people of Jewish origin to regis-
government," said Israel's am- ter with the authorities.
bassador to the United Nations,
The Dutch government insti-
Gad Yaacobi, following the vote tuted the registration program in
on the resolution.
an effort to determine how many
"This is a continuation- of the foreign nationals a firm employs
positive shift in the relations be- and to find out whether compa-
tween Israel and the interna- nies are using fair hiring prac-
tional community," he said.
tices.
By contrast, Israeli officials
The government is specifical-
downplayed the significance of ly tracking the employment of
1 .• two other measures passed last people from Turkey, Morocco,
week, declaring illegal Israel's an- Suriname, Vietnam, Somalia and
nexation of the Golan Heights the Caribbean.
and of Jerusalem.
KBB stands to lose millions of
The United States was the dollars in fines for refusing to
only country joining Israel in op- comply with the regulation.
posing these resolutions. The vote
on the Golan resolution was 77
in favor, two opposed and 70 ab-
stentions. The Jerusalem mea-
sure passed by a vote of 138-2,
• with seven abstentions.
Another resolution, calling for Amsterdam (JTA) — An Israeli
Palestinian "self-determination," film made in Yiddish has won the
was scheduled to be approved special jury award at the seventh
international Documentary Film
this week.
The wording of the resolutions Festival.
The Israeli entry, Choice and
represent a definite softening
Destiny,
made by Tsipi Reiben-
from those of their predecessors.
Unlike resolutions passed an- bach of Tel Aviv, focuses on the
nually before the peace process lives of a couple who are Polish-
got under way, the resolutions do born Holocaust survivors.
The film, in which Yiddish is
OP not "condemn" or "strongly con-
demn" Israel, but merely "deter- the only language spoken, follows
mine" Israeli actions to violate the daily lives of the filmmaker's
parents, Yitzchak and Fruma, 81
international law.
Israel had opposed these three and 73 years old. The focus is on
resolutions, arguing that they their attitudes toward life and
prejudged issues that are to be each other.
The film, which deals with the
• negotiated in accordance with the
process
of aging in general, also
ongoing peace talks.
But Israel was not overly con- mourns the generation lost in the
Holocaust.
cerned about their impact.
In October 1993, Choice and
0 "The fact that the Palestinians
Destiny
won the Silver Medal at
get an endorsement for their
position won't affect what a documentary film festival held
in Nyon, Switzerland.
Firm Defies
Dutch Law
Israeli Film
Wins Award
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