World Digest
Wye Period Ends
Amid Bickering
Jerusalem (JTA) — The period for
implementing the Wye agreement
ended with Israel and the Palestinian
Authority blaming each other for fail-
ing to live up to the accord.
Under the terms of the agreement,
Israel was to have withdrawn from an
additional 13 percent of the West
Bank by late January in exchange for
specific Palestinian steps to improve
security.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu froze implementation late
last year, charging the self-rule govern-
ment with failing to live up to its part
of the agreement.
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2.4 Detroit Jewish News
U.S. Asks Arafat
To Show Restraint
Jerusalem (JTA) — The U.S. State
Department called on the Palestinians
not to declare statehood or make any
other statements on the issue.
The call came on the eve of
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yassir
Arafat's visit to the United States.
President Clinton was scheduled to
meet with Arafat on Thursday.
Poll: U.S. Voters
Support State
Washington (JTA) — American voters
support U.S. recognition of
Palestinian statehood by a 2-1 margin,
according to a Jan. 28 poll conducted
for the Arab American Institute.
Among the 1,011 respondents, 54
percent responded yes, 21 percent said
no and 24 percent said they were not
sure. The poll has a 3 percent margin
of error.
Arabs Support
Terrorism Parley
Jerusalem (JTA) —
Ministers from the
Palestinian Authority
and seven Arab coun-
tries called for an
international confer-
ence on terrorism.
The ministers
made their call after a
two-day meeting in
Jordan, where they
pledged to cooperate
in the fight
against
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terrorism. The gathering included
representatives from Egypt, Saudi
Arabia, Bahrain, Sudan, Algeria,
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
Conversion Bill
May Be Revived
Jerusalem (JTA) — A member of the
Israeli Knesset threatened to push
through legislation to give the
Orthodox Chief Rabbinate sole con-
trol over conversions performed in
Israel.
The legislation will be brought up
for a vote if the High Court of Justice
recognizes as Jewish individuals who
underwent non-Orthodox conver-
sions, said Hanan Porat of the
National Religious Party. Porat added
that he is considering the move after
the court refused his request to post-
pone hearing a petition on the issue
until after the May elections.
The hearing is set for Feb. 23.
Security Group
Created In Israel
Jerusalem (JTA) — Israeli Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu created
a U.S.-style national security council.
The council, which will focus on the
threat of non-conventional warfare in
the region, will work with Israel's
Foreign Ministry, Treasury and exist-
ing security agencies.
Miss World
Rape Trial Begins
Jerusalem (JTA) — A trial began in •
Israel for a travel agent accused of rap-
ing an Israeli woman two months
before she won the Miss World beauty
pageant.
Shlomo Nour, who is charged with
kidnapping and raping Linor Abargil
in Milan, Italy, in October, reportedly
faces a maximum jail sentence of 56
years if convicted.
Ronald Lauder, the business-
man and philanthropist who
is closely tied to Israeli. Prime
Minister Binyamin Netayahu,
was overwhelmingly elected
Wednesday as chairman.of
the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish
Organizations, America's top
Jewish communal leadership
position.