uve , • , its policy and blocking his collection of a $247 million court judgment. "The Iranians are still in the terror business, and our own government has the dubious distinction of keep- ing them in it," he said. Chinese President Ends Visit China's president ended a seven-day trip to Israel. Jiang Zemin's visit came amid U.S.- Israeli tensions over Israel's plan to sell a $250 million airborne radar system to Beijing. Israeli President Ezer Weizman said the Jewish state would "find a solution" to those tensions, leaving it unclear whether the deal would go through. During his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Jiang wrote in the guest book, "In memory of the Jewish victims who suffered in the Second World War." He also issued veiled criticism of American opposition to Israel's sale of advanced radar systems to China. Jiang said at an Israeli state dinner in his honor that since the end of the Cold War, superpowers no longer determine international affairs. Jerusalem/JTA Israeli • • Survivors To Get Payments Jerusalem/JTA — Some 150,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel received letters informing them that they will soon receive payments from a Swiss fund, Israel Radio reported. Of the $180 million fund, an esti- mated $59 million has been allocated for Holocaust survivors in Israel. — SLA Haven Is Proposed Residents of the Golan Heights proposed that a settle- ment be established for members of the South Lebanon Army and their families following an Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The head of the Golan Heights regional council sought help for Israel's longtime allies in Lebanon in a letter to Prime Minister Ehud Barak, according to the Israeli daily Ha'aretz. The proposal came after Barak lift- ed a building freeze on Golan settle- ments after the Israeli-Syrian talks reached a stalemate. Jerusalem/JTA — Israel Okays Water Project For the first time since the establishment of the state, Israel approved the construction of a desalination plant to alleviate the nation's water shortages. The plant would cost $150 million and be completed within two years, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported. Jerusalem/JTA — Barak May Transfer Land Jerusalem/JTA — Israeli Prime • eft*: Minister Ehud Barak would consider granting the Palestinians a "territorial advance" on an upcoming withdrawal from the West Bank to underscore Israel's seriousness about negotiations, the premier was quoted as telling his Cabinet. Barak also said Israel is not inter- ested in annexing Palestinian areas surrounding Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Jewish settler leaders are vowing to launch demonstrations against Barak's government. The threats came in the wake of reports that Israel is offering the Palestinians 80 percent of the West Bank as part of a final peace deal. Conversion Issue Likely To Drag A solution to the question of whether Israel should rec- ognize non-Orthodox conversions performed in the Jewish state will likely be found outside the courts, according to the minister dealing with the issue. "I'm very much against a court solution," Rabbi Michael Melchior, who heads a panel seeking a compro- mise to the conversion issue, told JTA. Jerusalem/JTA \\T O ff' EN'eS APL)AQE1. — Irving Pursues New Lawsuit Holocaust denier David Irving is proceeding with a libel action against a London newspa- per and a British writer. But the Observer and journalist Gitta Sereny are asking the courts to nullify Irving's action against them after his defeat last week in the law- suit he brought against Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt. London/JTA ti Swim Lessons Model Rocket Camp Indoor Rock Climbing Wilderness Camping Basics Radio Control Airplane/Cars Collective Dance Arts & Crafts Cheerleading Field Trip Camps Archery 1 C S A T H Irr Summer Day Camps with Goals of Fun, Safety and Quality. Waterskiing Wake Boarding Tennis Roller Hockey Golf Advanced Golf Volleyball Soccer Basketball Football Ice Hockey Tots & Moms 5328 Highland Rd., Waterford, MI 48327 • Phone: (248) 673-0100 Fax: (248) 673-1084 — mon, Suite #200, Livonia, MI 48150 920 ext. 201 • Fax 734.266.1446