World Briefs

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Johannesburg/JTA — Twelve houses
in a predominantly Jewish suburb of
Johannesburg were spray-painted with
swastikas and other Nazi symbols.
The homes of non-Jewish residents
in the area were also targeted. Russell
Gaddin, national chairman of the
South Africa Jewish Board of
Deputies, • believes the graffiti was the
work of youthful pranksters.

— Debbie's father Alex

"Solid satin ties, just
like a millionaire."

— Yvette's father Fred

New York/JTA — Hillary Rodham
Clinton would receive 49 percent of the
Jewish vote in New York's Senate race if
the election were held now, according
to a new poll. Rep. Rick Lazio received
31 percent of the vote in the New York
Daily News/New York 1 poll.
Overall, Clinton led Lazio by 46 to
42 percent in the survey of 1,001 vot-
ers, conducted last week.

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Jerusalem/JTA — Israeli officials
increased security for Prime Minister
Ehud Barak after Jewish settlers
threatened him for planning to trans-
fer additional portions of the West
Bank to the Palestinians.
Barak said at a recent cabinet meet-
ing that he respects the settlers' move-
ment, but that no attack could stop
the peace process.

Lebanon Border
Is Completed

Jerusalem/JTA — U.N. officials fin-
ished defining the border between
Israel and Lebanon, according to U.N.
envoy Terje Roed Larsen.
He said this will enable the United
Nations to confirm that Israeli troops
had fully withdrawn from Lebanon
and pave the way for the world body
to send peacekeepers to the region.

`Iran 13' Lawyers
Rest Their Case

New York/JTA — Lawyers for the 13
Iranian Jews accused of spying for
Israel handed their final defense state-

ment to the judge. In the 26-page
statement, the lawyers demanded that
"our clients be acquitted" because the
prosecution could not prove any acts
of espionage," the lead attorney said.
Earlier, the newly elected speaker of
Iran's Parliament said the 13 would be
treated leniently. "Because of Islamic
compassion and national interests,
harsh sentences will not be imposed,
as far as I know," speaker Mehdi
Karroubi said in an interview.

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Exhibit Displays
Ancient Life

Jerusalem/JTA — A new exhibition at
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
"The Hasmonean Palaces in Jericho:
Discoveries from the Excavations,"
provides a glimpse into the lives of the
Hasmonean Kings of Judah.
The Hasmoneans ruled briefly in
the years leading up to the Roman
conquest of the Holy Land, the last
era of Jewish independence until the
establishment of the State of Israel.

Red Cross
Proposal Rejected

Jerusalem/JTA — Israel rejected an
offer from the International
Committee of the Red Cross to
include the Magen David Adorn res-
cue organization, provided it drop the
Star of David emblem and adopt a
neutral diamond symbol.
The Israeli group's director said the
dispute over the symbol is really just a
way to keep Jews out of the Red Cross.

Four Sentenced
In Bridge Collapse

Jerusalem/JTA — An Israeli court sen-
tenced four of five defendants to jail
time of up to 21 months for their role
in a bridge collapse at the 1997
Maccabiah Games.
The defendants had already been
found guilty of negligence in connec-
tion with the collapse, which left four
Australian athletes dead and scores of
others injured. The father of one of the
Australian athletes injured in the
tragedy called the sentences too lenient.
In its verdict, the three-judge panel
found the bridge was built haphazard-
ly, with no proper plan, foundation
and supervision. Despite the sentence,
the legal portion of the tragedy has
not been closed.

