2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 11, 1994 MASSACRE Continued from page 1 It is unclear if Palestinian witnesses will cooperate. None has come for- ward in response to the government's appeal for testimony. The radical Mus- lim group Hamas has warned Palestin- ians not to cooperate with the Israeli probe. In reconstructing the crime at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, Yatom said yesterday about half the guards were missing because of "local mishaps." Army, border patrol guards and a po- lice officer are stationed at the shrine because it is used by both Jews and Arabs and has long been a source of tension. The general said a platoon com- mander failed to wake several of the guards, another soldier had been sent on an errand, and the police officer is often absent from the site. Yatom's conclusion yesterday con- tradicted statements he made to report- ers soon after the incident, in which he asserted the shooting could not have been prevented even if all the guards had been on duty. In seeming to place blame on the absent guards, the general sought to shift focus from broader questions about whether the government created the climate for the massacre by arming extremist settlers and allowing them virtual free rein in Arab areas. Yatom said Goldstein was allowed into the tomb - although it is still uncertain through what door he entered - because settlers are allowed to carry their weapons inside. Goldstein, an Is- raeli army reservist, was armed with a Galil automatic weapon and dressed in an Army uniform. Butonce inside, he might have been stopped from entering the large, cav- ernous hall in the Tomb that is used as a Muslim mosque, had the guards been on duty, Yatom said. "There should have been a soldier next to the officer, and together they should have patrolled and moved through the halls. The soldier was miss- ing. Next to the door there should have been two border guards. They came late," the general said. "This means that in the hall near the scene of the event there was only an officer instead of an officer plus five" other guards. SHABAZZ Continued from page 1. is a human being. Differences exist, yes, but at the same time, if all ofus feel that we have rights as humans beings, we have to look at those rights and attract thoserights,"'she went on to say. "We have responsibilities, (and) life has dealt me the set of cards that said I had to accept this responsibility." Shabazz, who fervently denies any present ties to the Nation of Islam, received her doctorate in 1976 and is currently an Orthodox Muslim inter- acting with various groups at Medgar Evers College in New York. "Themost important thing (now) is that I'm with people, and that's one of my challenges. I never wanted to be involved with people because I (used to see them) as being very negative. It was one of my own challenges, today I'm working with people and that is the most important thing." She went on to issue a challenge to both students who will be attending the program. today, and those who do not. "(Students) have a responsibility and should make a commitment to life and to improve life.... They have to accept the responsibility and the com- mitment to make the world a better place than the way they found it. "They have to begin to operationalize, which means that they must go beyond the development and the acquisitions of theirparents to make the worlda better place, not necessarily for their offsprings but for offsprings all over the planet," she continued. "I'm a primary example of what can happen if people reach out to others." First-year Kinesiology student Bryant Thomas said he is looking for- ward to hearing Shabazz speak today. "I feel she is an influential member of the Black community because of her (former) husband, and I feel that she will successfully address important current issues," Thomas said. "She should be an interesting speaker." This affair kicks off the first event sposnored by the University Activity Center's new Multicultural Program board. r----mmwmmmmmmmmmmwmmm .& Spring into ... <. COOKES <. u Cookies & Yogurt for a cookie or muffin baked with love. K Keep cool with our Columbo Nonfat Yogurt! s~ 715 N. University 761-CHIP . Mon-Thurs 8:30am-9pm Fri8:30am-5:30pm Sat10am-5:30pm ' We ship anywhere in the Continental U.S. ' Kim ,mi,4 ,i ,nd Wednesday, March 9th, 7:30 pm Michigan Union, Kuenzel o, CAREER PANEL A panel of individuals representative of several career areas will be available to discuss career choices and answer your questions. Sponsored by: The Department of English Language and Litersture (764-6330) and Career Plannina and Placement ._. s i .... . . .. .,.....' ..,, .............. STUDY Continued from page 1 sions throughout the 1980s worked to disseminate information about the prob- lems of environmental injustice and stir interest in finding solutions. In 1990, Bryant and Mohai organized a confer- ence titled "Race and Incidence in En- vironmental Hazards" that prompted a series of meetings with the EPA. This action was a primary force in the road to signing the order. One of the main concerns was fed- eral and state involvement in present- ing information and dealing with the problem. Discussing a conference in August 1992, Bryant said, "We were very con- cerned about having grass-roots par- ticipation." Bryant said the series of events coordinated over the years has led to the signing of the order. "SNRE played a critical role in terms of moving this process forward," Bryant said. Although the order itself outlines a multitude of requirements for federal agencies, Bryant pointed out that there was agood deal ofroom for agencies to avoid responsibility. The order includes a clause that allows agencies to petition for exemption altogether. "I think it's a good first step but I don't think it will really do something," said SNRE Prof. Ivette Perfecto. "It doesn't have anything related to en- forcement." The issue ofenforcementalsocame up in yesterday's presentation and Bryant expressed mixed views on the order's effectiveness and the likely strength of its enforcement. He said the Clinton administration must be pres- sured to enforce regulations, but he is glad the order has been put through. Bryant then said no other president has come forward with this kind of order and he believes it is a big step forward. "It's possible to begin to look at society through the window of envi- ronmental justice," he said. But in re- sponse to a question about when this will become a reality, he responded, "Not in my lifetime." Documentation suggests that the heart of the issue is discrimination. Bryantargued that there is a noticeable increase.in environmental hazards in minority areas, a situation that bears resemblance to some aspects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Feb. 9, 1994 Congressional Record states that the 1964 act requires "federally financed programs or activi- ties that protect the public health from, or affect the public health with toxic chemicals must be conducted in a non- discriminatory fashion." Bryant and Jerry Poje of the Na- tional Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, co-coordinated a symposium held in Washington, D.C., that coin- cided with the signing of the order. The four-day event attracted 1,100 com- munity leaders, scientists and legal experts, as well as top members from federal agencies. Public Health Prof. Gregory But- ton was one of the organizers of the symposiumand wrotetwomajorpieces of legislation relating to environmental equity and racial issues - the Public Health Equity Act of 1994 and a bill introduction for the Labor Commis- sion. An interagency working group was created, to be led by Carol Browner, the administrator of the EPA in Arling- ton, Va. The group consists of top members of the Depts. of Energy, La- bor, Transportation, Interior, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, and others. The group will attempt to work on setting and enforcing deadlines for agencies to identify and implement plans to assist the problem of hazard- ous materials in residential areas. Within four months of the signing ofthe order, federal agencies must iden- tify their strategy for helping to correct the situation, and within 12 months a final plan must be presented and strat- egy implemented. At the 14-month mark, the indi- vidual agencies must report their progress to President Clinton and envi- ronmental administrators, and in 24 months, to the group. The order also deals with protec- tion of populations dependent on fish and wildlife areas and Native Ameri- can land. The years of devotion to research and organizing conferences have paid off in the instatement of the order, but there remains a great deal to be done, Bryant said. "I think it's going to take some external pressure to hold the Clinton administration's feet to the fire," Bryant said. The Micrigan Daily (ISSN U45-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $90. Winter term (January through April) is $95, year4ong (September through April) is $160. Oncampus subscrip. tions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. 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