5 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October ebanon si Las Angeles limes migh WASHINGTON - Prime Minister betwe Rafik Hariri of Lebanon yesterday Ina ruled out any step by his government to and I revive stalled Arab-Israeli negotiations, think declaring that the Lebanese will never man, make peace with Israel until the Syrians nothi do. ment In Washington for meetings today with terror sident Clinton, Hariri made it clear Israe t his govern- ment will fol- low where Syria Neither S -leads, asserting that the differ- ences between Israel and Syria mttat be addressed first treaty with Is i1'ause they ot much more without the o Uportant and much more - Ra stahtegic" than Prime minister of the issues that separate Lebanon and Israel. rillas "Neither Syria nor Lebanon will sign - to dis a, peace treaty with Israel without the the o other," Hariri said. De Although no one in the Clinton Syria administration expected Lebanon to the p allenge Syria - its larger and stronger Warr ighbor - on strategy for dealing with admi Israel, the uncompromising tone of Leba Har'ri's remarks came as a surprise. armo Some officials in both Israel and the milita United States had hoped for progress in ment ,he less complicated Israel-Lebanon "W negotiations to provide momentum that Chris foreig donations to Clinton Dis criticizded JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The Chinese have a word for it: "guanxi." Guanxi, or connections, is indispens- able for doing business in Indonesia, where tycoons lavish time and money on cultivating ties with politicians. The Riady banking family -headed by Mochtar Riady, an ethnic Chinese billionaire - followed the tradition in ing at least $200,000 to President inton and the Democratic party since 1992. It also created controversy in Washington over foreign involvement in American politics. A Democratic National Committee official with past ties to the Riadys has raised an estimated $4 million to $5 million from Asian Americans for Democrats this year - including $250,000 that was returned because it fflated campaign finance laws. Questions came to light after an Indonesian couple that lives in a mid- dIe-class suburb of Virginia gave the Democrats $425,000. The White House has. said none of the money accepted was illegal or improper. In Indonesia, however, the energy put into guanxi is expected to pay off. "You should see the money given as an investment for the Riadys, and they will collect if Clinton wins," said Arbi *nit, a political scientist at the University of Indonesia. "In Indonesia,, it is a common practice." 61 The Riadys and their company, the Lippo Group, have refused to comment pn the uproar in Washington. .Republican Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp have strongly urged the Democrats to give back contributions the Republicans insist were improper or, 'haps, illegal. They have suggested the onesians may have been able to gain special favors and improperly influence U.S. foreign policy. Criticism of the ties to Clinton has grown at home, as well, where there is a smmering resentment against the rich -,especially the Riadys and other eth- nic Chinese families who make up less tbAn 5 percent of Indonesia's population bVt control 75 percent of its wealth. M. Budyatna, dean of the social sci- f5e department at the State University ef Indonesia, views it differently: "I see it as a successful lobbying of an Asian in the United States, and it shows that an Asian can compete with other pow- erful lobbyists." ands with Syria McKinsey & Company 1 ht carry over to discussions een Israel and Syria. a speech to the Center for Strategic nternational Studies, a Washington tank, Hariri, a wealthy business- also said his government will do ng to rein in Hezbollah, the funda- alist Islamic movement blamed for rist attacks on Israeli targets, until I withdraws from its self-declared "security zone'" in southern Lebanon. Israel has said it will w lnot withdraw until it reaches a peace agreement with Lebanon. rael a"When there is an occupation, ther the occupation creates resis- afik Hariri tance," he said in Lebanon reference to the Hezbollah guer- . "You cannot ask any government sarm this resistance, as (long) as ccupation is there." espite Hariri's tacit admission that controls Lebanon's approach to peace process, Secretary of State en Christopher indicated that the nistration is ready to approve non's request for helicopters, red personnel carriers and other ary and communications equip- . /e are anxious to assist," stopher said as he welcomed Hariri to meetings at the State Department. But Christopher rejected the top item on Hariri's list, ruling out an early end to a ban on most travel by Americans to Lebanon. The ban was imposed during the long, bitter Lebanese civil war when Beirut became almost synonymous with terrorism and hostage taking. "We would like to remove that travel ban just as soon as security conditions permit," Christopher said. "We have the matter under regular periodic review (and) are very hopeful that it can be removed at some time in the future. But it really depends on a very careful appraisal of the security situation because, above all things, we need to be prudent in this matter." Hariri argued that Lebanon is now safe for travelers. He said 60,000 Americans, taking advantage of a loop- hole, have visited Lebanon in the last three years. Still, he said, the ban impedes access by U.S. businessmen to the Lebanese market, which appears to be stabilizing. Referring to U.S. efforts to sell Boeing aircraft to Lebanon's Middle East Airlines, which is prohibited from landing in the United States because of the travel ban, Hariri said: "I'd like to buy Boeing airplanes, but what if one of those planes got homesick?" However, Hariri was embarrassed by a report from the private watchdog group Human Rights Watch/Middle East that said Syrian security forces continue to kidnap and hold Lebanese citizens and Palestinian refugees. "-SO LIKE WHAT'S YER MAJOR?" 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