The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 21, 1998- 7 West Bank accord near, parties say QUEENSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Under President Clinton's prodding, Israel and the Palestinians neared a West Bank agreement yesterday that calls for the CIA to supervise the jailing of suspected terrorists, two parties to the Middle East talks said. Clinton finalized the arrangement during dinner Monday wi h Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the sources said. The suspects wanted in Israel would not be extradited to Israel for trial, as Israel initially demanded. But the presence of the CIA to verify punishment evidently satisfies Israel's concerns, said the sources, who spoke only on condition of anonymity. With Jordan's King Hussein on hand to help, Israel and the Palestinians began shaping the framework of a West Bank land-for-peace accord on the sixth day of their summit talks. The pace of negotiations picked up, with Israel and the Palestinians getting down to hard bargaining. Clinton, in his Wp day at a secluded Maryland retreat, met for 45 minutes wih Arafat and scheduled a session later with Netanyahu. Clinton had been briefed on his arrival from Washington by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He then conferred with Hussein, who joined the talks at the administration's request. "There is important work going on here but significant gaps are still there;" White House spokesperson Joe Lockhart said. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that while several knotty issues remained, Israel and the Palestinians had succeeded in reaching a preliminary under- stiding on several points. These included a 12-week Israeli pullback from a further 13 percent of the West Bank, with the Palestinians respond- ing with the confiscation of illegally held weapons from mil- itant groups on territory they already control and the jailing of suspect terrorists. - Israel claims 17 suspects remain free in Palestinian-held land and 13 serve in the Palestinian police force. Initially, Israeli negotiators demanded their extradition for trial in Israel, but is settling for trial and punishment by Palestinian authorities. The United States would assume the role of verifying both t weapons seizure and the jailings, the sources told The ociated Press. 'CIA Director George Tenet has played a behind-the-scene role in the summit talks. He made several trips to the Mideast NADEL Continued from Page 1 emotionally exhausted with "a lifetime of scars." "The law wasn't just violated; I was violated," she told the court. "I seriously believe giving him jail time may make him realize what he actually did." At Nadel's preliminary hearing last spring, the court found probable cause to try Nadel on two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Lawyers arranged a plea bargain during the summer and the case never went to trial. The plea did not state the specific punishment for which the defense asked. "I'm guilty," Nadel told the court. "I can't take back my actions. All I can do is assure (the victim's) friends and family and the court I am never going to get in any trouble like this ever again." Shelton sentenced Nadel to serve three years of pro- bation, with the last year to be served in Washtenaw County Jail. But State Probation Officer Phil King said that if Nadel serves his probation without violation he would avoid jail and would be able to get the charge removed from his criminal record. Before the sentencing, Shelton asked Nadel to explain his actions. "I'm sorry," he said, looking the victim in the eye. "You may think I'm not sincere, but I swear on my life I am. I'm very sorry." The victim said the assault was emotionally devastat- ing and said she does not think an apology is enough. "I have been suffering since the morning I woke up Feb. 13, 1998, and it will last the rest of my life," she said. "How can anyone expunge this from the record when I can't expunge this from my mind?" Douglas Mulkoff, Nadel's attorney, said Nadel was an 18-year-old boy who made a mistake and told Shelton that it's important for "the court to be able to show for- giveness." "It is not indicative of his character," Mulkoff said. "The probation department said ... most likely the action was a result of an 'immature thought process.' We agree with this." Shelton told Nadel he'll be held to strict standards during his probation. "My experience is people say a lot of things at this stand" Shelton said. "Your actions will do the talking. If you violate any portion of probation you will go to prison." AP PHOTO U.S. State Department spokesperson James Rubin answers questions about the status of the Middle East peace talks during talks during briefing at Chesapeake College in Queenstown, Md. yesterday. to develop intelligence cooperation between Israel and Arafat's Palestinian Authority. The Israeli pullback and the Palestinian counterterrorism moves would be carried out in parallel phases. A major stick- ing point remained whether and when Israel would carry out another pullback. It has offered to withdraw from an addi- tional 1 percent. While the Palestinians are demanding an unspecified, larger swath of land, the negotiators were examining an Israeli proposal that the dispute be taken up by an Israeli- Palestinian committee with no U.S. participation in its deliberations. According to Israel's proposal, the talks would be held simultaneously with negotiations over a final settlement with the Palestinians. In the search for a compromise, the negotiators were con- sidering having Clinton write a letter to Netanyahu and to Arafat backing the committee approach. Still in hot dispute, meanwhile, was Israel's demand that the Palestinian National Council meet within three months of the start of the Israeli pullback to nullify all anti-Israel provi- sions in the charter, of the Palestine Liberation Organization. FIEGER Continued from Page 1 defeated Larry Owen and Doug Ross in the August primary and his victory over these more conventional candidates cked and divided the party estab- shment. State Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D- Salem Twp.) has thrown her hat in the ring for Fieger, but some party mem- bers, including state Rep. Kirk Profit (D-Ypsilanti), have said they will cast their ballots for Engler. When asked if specifically she endorses Fieger, Democratic Attorney General candidate Jennifer Granholm would only say "I endorse the entire ticket." *ieger brushed these party differ- enoes aside and said he is proud to be the first gubernatorial candidate in his- tory who was not anointed "by the power brokers" in Lansing. "I can't sit idly by and watch and allow special interests to control the des- ti of this state," Fieger said. Tieger's dynamic personality is noth- ing new - it has followed him since his ih school years. David Weiner, who $ yed varsity football with Fieger at Qak Park High School in Oak Park, Mich., said Fieger wanted to be a rock star. His brother, Doug Fieger, former lead singer of "The Knack" is known for the band's hit single "My Sherona" But the elder Fieger lacked the musical talent to make it in music. Weiner said Fieger was a "ladies man (who) spoke his mind freely, was very opinionated and very bright. "He dated the prettiest girl in school" Weiner said. "She was a "I can't ... allow special interests to control the destiny of this state."f - Geoffrey Fieger Democratic gubernatorial candidate year older and he used to write and read her poetry." In spite of his eccentric personality, Weiner said, Fieger always was sincere in his beliefs. "I'd love to see him win," Weiner said. "It would be nice to know the governor." After graduating high school in 1969, Fieger obtained a theater degreefrom the University. Bernie Porn, president of the Lansing-based EPIC/MRA polling firm, said Fieger is behind by 31 percent in the governor's race and has been los- ing ground since his primary victory. With 61 percent of Michigan citizens rating Fieger as "unfavorable;' Porn said Republican candidates are doing every- thing they can to associate their Democratic opponents with Fieger. "Fieger is obviously a bigger problem for the Democrats than Clinton;" Porn said. "Clinton has raised his numbers in the polls and still holds a favorable rat- ing in this state." Michigan Republican Party Chair Betsy DeVos said Fieger's behavior has been an embarrassment to the Democratic Party. She said the Republican Party hopes to ride Engler's coattails to regain control of the House and win a larger margin in the Senate. Fieger "wasn't the choice of the Democratic Party, but (party leaders) brought him upon themselves by not adequately warning their voters who they were voting for;' Devos said. "Geoffrey Fieger has shown himself incapable of any extended decorum in a public setting. He's offended just about anyone you can think of." Porn said DeVos and other Republicans must be careful to avoid overconfidence in November. He said Granholm would draw many Democrats to the polls. "Our most recent survey showed there would not be a big decline in Democratic voter participation" Porn said. "There's as much of a problem if Republicans stay home because they think Engler is a shoe-in. "No one really knows what's going to happen," he said. ENGLER Continued from Page 1 third and final term as governor of Michigan with current Senate Majority Leader Posthumus as his run- ning mate. Posthumus said the two never dis- cussed rising to the top two spots in Michigan state government back in their college days, but he does say that continuing to work with Engler would be great. "The last eight years as majority leader have been the most rewarding of my career," due mostly to his work with the governor, Posthumus said. During his 1990 run against James Blanchard, before voters passed term limits, Engler said he anticipated run- ning for only two terms. But eight years after he defeated Blanchard, Engler says he is ready for four more years. Engler, once rumored as a possible presidential or vice presidential candi- date, remains focused and motivated to make Michigan "first in the 21st Century. "I'm not running for President, I'll be right here," Engler said. While he attempts to deflect the attacks from flamboyant opponent Geoffrey Fieger, angler pledges to run a campaign on the issues and his record. "People want, to know something about the people that are asking them for their vote. They want to know what their agenda is. And we've been talk- ing about what we've done because I feel that we've done a lot," Engler said of his two terms. Fieger, calling Engler everything from fat to inept to a criminal, contin- ues to attack the governor's policies and call for a revolution in state gov- ernment. "The effects of his policies are obscene," Fieger said during a rally. "He preys on hatred, preys on bigotry." And other area state politicians, including stateSen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem Twp.) and state Rep. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor), have called for an end to the Engler reign in Lansing. But Fieger is not the only candidate with criticisms of his opponent. "His ideas and thoughts are ill- formed," Engler said of Fieger. Engler, recently found to hold a 30- point lead in the polls according to the Lansing-based EPIC/MRA polling firm, confidently touts his gubernator- ial accomplishments - chief among them his revival of the Michigan econ- omy from the "pride of the Rust Belt" to the keeper of the "Jobs Belt." "You could almost sum up our eco- nomic policy in saying that the state with the best schools wins;" Engler said. "The number one priority contin- ues to be education." "The number one priority continues,-.- to be education." - Gov. John Engler Republican incumbent Accepting Engler's offer to run for lieutenant governor, Posthumus said, required little diliberation. In addition to his long-standing friendship with the governor, Posthumus said that working with Engler has shown him the governor's value to the state. "I thought that Gov. Engler has done more for Michigan in the past eight years than any other governor in the United States," Posthumus said. Engler, through criticism and critique, continues to stand behind the record he has in his 30 years of service to the state. But the governor insists that there is a lot more work to be done. "With all we've done, what more is there? There are several things that are very important that will help us rise above the competition, and in the long term, really set Michigan up and distin- guish it among the states;' Engler said "If in other areas we can reach the level of excellence that is set by Michigan and Michigan State as uni- versities ... you would have a terrific state.' P_ m PART -TIME CHILDCARE needed for infant in my SW A2 home. M-T 7am-6pm. Reliable trans., non-smoker, ref. 944-5540. 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