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News Digest:
Israel Rounds Up Suspects
Jerusalem/JTA — At least 10
Palestinians were killed and some 50
wounded when Israeli tanks and hel-
icopters fired at protesters in a Gaza
Strip refugee camp.
Wednesday's deaths came after
Israeli forces killed five Palestinians
and rounded up suspected terrorists
in Rafah in a drive to close tunnels
used to smuggle weapons from near-
by Egypt.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces sur-
rounded the camp and called for all
males of fighting age to surrender
and be questioned. Rafah residents
said they would defy the order.
Israel said that most of those killed,
by missiles and shells, were gunmen.
Tony Randall Dies
New York/JTA — Tony Randall, the
fastidious half of The Odd Couple,
died May 17 at age 84.
Randall was born Leonard
Rosenberg and was raised in Tulsa,
Okla. An award-winning actor, he is
best known as the neat-freak Felix in
the TV version of the Neil Simon
play, opposite Jack Klugman. In his
mid-70s, Randall had children for
the first time.
Shift In White House Job
Washington/JTA — Tevi Troy, the
White House's Jewish liaison since
2003, is leaving to work on the
Bush-Cheney campaign.
He will be replaced by Noam
Neusner. Troy, 37, has worked at the
White House since 2002. Neusner, a
former Detroit Jewish News staff
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writer, is currently a White House
speech writer who focuses on eco-
nomic issues.
Report Slams Israel
Jerusalem/JTA — Israel's human rights
record in the West Bank and the Gaza
Strip is poor, according to a State
Department report.
"Supporting Human Rights and
Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-
2004" accuses Israel of using excessive
force in a year in which Israeli troops
killed 573 Palestinians and one foreign-
er, pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie,
an American. "Israeli forces often
impeded the provision of medical assis-
tance to Palestinian civilians by strict
enforcement of internal closures,
harassed and abused Palestinian pedes-
trians and drivers at the approximately
430 Israeli-controlled checkpoints in the
occupied territories and conducted
mass, arbitrary arrests in the West
Bank," said the report.
It also accused the Palestinian
Authority of committing abuses, and
said many of its security officials had
participated in terrorist acts.
Arafat The Problem?
New York/JTA —. Jordan's king hinted
that Yasser Arafat should step down as
leader of the Palestinian Authority.
King Abdullah II said one solution
would be for the Palestinian Authority
president to hand over power to P.A.
Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and keep
the presidency as a ceremonial post. "I
think Arafat needs to have a long look
in the mirror to be able to see whether
his position is helping the Palestinian
cause or not," Abdullah told the New
York Times.
"If this allows the Palestinians to get
beyond the obstacle that they are facing
now with the United States and Israel,
then that's something the Palestinians
need to sort out and sort out quickly."
Arafat has ceded some powers to
Qurei but maintains control over the
security services, hindering any
Palestinian initiatives to crack down on
terrorism.
Arab Team Makes History
Jerusalem/JTA— An Arab soccer team
won the Israeli championship for the
first time.
Bnei Sakhnin defeated Hapoel Haifa
4-1. Although some of Bnei Sakhnin's
players are Jewish, it is based in an Arab
town and is identified with the Arab
population, which has never had much
athletic success. The team will represent
Israel in next season's European Cup.
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Club Tours Exhibit
Bloomfield Township — Federation's
Quarter Century Club, recognizing
donors who have given to the Annual
Campaignfor at least 25 consecutive
years, invites members to a continental
breakfast and audio tour of the exhibit
"American Attitude: Whistler and His
Followers" at the Detroit Institute of
Arts on Sunday, May 23.
A non-solicitation event, the conti-
nental breakfast will be served at Cafe
DIA at 10 a.m., with the exhibit tour
following. Dietary laws will be
observed. Bus transportation will be
available. For cost and reservations, call
Carol Kaczander, (248) 203-1466.
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