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Security Flaws
In Israeli Spots

Jerusalem/JTA — Israeli police found
serious security flaws in a number of
Jerusalem area public parking lots and
shopping malls, where undercover units
were able to smuggle in fake bombs.
Of 15 public sites that were checked,
10 failed.

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Jerusalem/JTA — Jewish settlement
leaders hired a private security company
to help the Israel Defense Forces protect
settlements and roads.
The head of the Binyamin regional
council, Pinchas Wallerstein, said the
activities were coordinated with the IDF
to boost security while eliminating
rumors of the establishment of "settler
militias" to patrol the roads.

Jordanian Groups
Issue Blacklist

Jerusalem/JTA — Jordanian profes-
sional associations and unions issued
their official blacklist of citizens who
have dealt with Israel.
The list contains the names of 22
journalists, academics, artists and others
who have advocated closer cultural and
economic ties with the Jewish state. The
groups publishing the list want to punish
those who promote closer ties with Israel
and to discourage others from doing so.

Qatar To Open
Israeli Office?

Jerusalem/JTA — U.S. Secretary of
Defense William Cohen called on Qatar
to reopen the Israeli trade in the Persian
Gulf state that Qatar closed because of
the Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Cohen, visiting Qatar as part of a
regional tour, also said the violence
could spin out of control and engulf
other countries.

Poll Predicts
Netanyahu Winner

Jerusalem/JTA — If an election were
held today, former Israeli Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu would defeat
Prime Minister Ehud Barak by nearly 20
percentage points, a Gallup poll in the
Israeli newspaper Mdariv showed.