The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 8, 1999 - 7A Nstalied; 33 inj ured b $ # ,pe bombs NETANYA, Israel (AP) - On the eve of final sta- tus talks with the Palestinians, three pipe bombs exploded in this Israeli beach town and wounded 33 'people yesterday, raising questions about whether the Palestinians are able to contain terror. The bombs detonated simultaneously at 10:30 a.m. local time, 3:30 a.m. EST, at an intersection busy with ice cream vendors and automatic cash machines. Sunday is a work day in Israel, and most people run mid- Morning errands and take coffee breaks at that hour. Police, who blamed militant Islamic groups for the ttack, said four people had moderate injuries, while 29 others had minor injuries. A fourth bomb was *efused by a bomb disposal unit at the beach. Dozens of Palestinians were arrested, but all were released before midnight. Police beefed up patrols on the border with the West Bank, which runs less than }10 miles from the outskirts of Netanya. At the moment of the blasts, a bicycle parked by a mppost was twisted into a blackened wreck. "After the explosion there was this silence all* -around, I didn't know where I was," David Ratzon later told reporters from his hospital bed, his torso and right arm wrapped in bandages. "I felt nothing, then I haw people gathering around me." The Likud opposition called on Prime Minister Ehud Barak to cancel final status talks with the Palestinians, scheduled to begin today. DIWALI Continued from Page 1A Manish Chopra, an Engineering third- year student. ISA board member Manta Khana said Diwali is the main religious festival for Indians. The festival "marks the beginning of the New Year in the Hindu Calendar," said Khana, an LSA sophomore. Prior to the adoption of the Roman calendar, Diwali marked the beginning of winter. Diwali is also a time for farmers to forecast future crops and for the finan- cial community to settle debts and begin a new financial calendar. ISA hosted Diwali Mela, a carnival to celebrate the holiday Saturday night, although the holiday officially took place yesterday. Diwali Mela was reminiscent of the festivals that take place in India to mark Diwali. In India, Diwali is culminated with a celebration that begins with street fairs and other festivities, Chopra said. Although Diwali is a Hindu holiday, "all people come together regardless of reli- gious background to celebrate as a group," Chopra said. Nearly 300 people attended Diwali Mela, the majority of who were Hindus, along with Sikh, Christian and Muslim participants, Chopra said. Diwali Mela was also a chance for local Indian families to celebrate Diwali. Although Diwali Mela was primarily attended by University students, people of all ages were present. Sunil Thakur, an Ann Arbor resident, attended with his 1- year-old son Ayush Thakur. LSA juniors Radhika Wadehra and Madhu Battu agreed that the event was a good way to celebrate Diwali for India natives who are living in Ann Arbor because it promotes a sense . community and family. Diwali is predominantly a family holi- day characterized by gift giving. Battu,. said her family traditionally lights fire- crackers and has a meal together after attending a prayer service. Battu is from Houston, Texas and could not go home for the holiday like many Indian students. The Blue Lounge was decorated with strings of colored and white lights, streamers, balloons and traditional Indian decor for Diwali Mela. Women wore bangles and bindis, along with henna or mehendi body art, for the festival which began at 6 p.n, Many socialized for about an hour fol- lowed by a small puja or traditional Indian prayer. After the puja ISA released their 1999 yearbook "Drishti" which translates as "vision." The yearbook reflects ISA's multi- denominational affiliation and displays various religious symbols on the cover. Following the yearbook display, the Association for India's Development requested funds from festival-goers to help victims of the recent cyclone in Orissa, India. The group then observed two minutes of silence for the cyclone's victims. Later in the evening ISA's music club held a fusion performance "bringing together the best of Indian and Western music" Chopra said. Traditional Indian snacks and sweets, prepared like food served during street fairs, was served following the perfor- mance. Participants then played party games, including cards and dice. The event continued until midnight with music and bhangra, a traditional dance in northern India. AP PHOTO Netanya residents and medical personnel attend to the injured, after three pipe bombs exploded yesterday at a busy street corner In the north Israeli resort town. Thirty-three people were injured in the bombing, which occurred the day before intensive Middle East peace talks were scheduled to begin. Hard-liners say Barak, who revived the talks with nent settlement by September 2000. Militant Islamic the Palestinians after ousting a hawkish government in groups see a formal peace with the Jewish state as a May elections, is keeping promises to concede land sellout and have sworn to sabotage the talks - most and release prisoners while the Palestinians do noth- recently in a leaflet published yesterday that promised ing to stop terror. an escalation of terror within Israel. "Instead of crushing terror, the Palestinians are crush- "We have decided to continue our armed confronta- ing mutuality," said a statement from the Settlers tion against them until this occupation ends and the Council, which represents Jewish settlements in disput- settlements are uprooted from our hgmeland," Sheik ed territory that face dismantling in a final agreement. Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of Hamas, said The talks beginning today aim to produce a perma- after the attack. Microsoft, U.S. attempt to reconcile r I :VASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's top antitrust official says the govern- ment is "looking at a full range of remedies" to punish Microsoft following a judge's ruling that the software giant misused its monopoly powers. Despite U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's preliminary find- ibgs against Microsoft, however, both the government and the company expressed a willingness to consider an out-of-court settlement. In an open letter, Microsoft Chair Bill Gates said the company is commit- ted to "a fair and responsible" resolution. The company's chief operating officer, Bob Herbold, said on Sunday talk shows that "there's nothing we'd like more than to settle this case." Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein, who also appeared on three televi- _sion programs, said, "Obviously settlement is always an option." Neither Klein nor Herbold would suggest what an agreement might entail. "We would need a settlement that deals with the very findings that the He cited "serious issues here about law enforcement and tht antitrust laws. And of course if Microsoft were prepared to engage on those issues, we would be prepared as well." In Gates' letter, which appeared as a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, he wrote that "Microsoft is committed to resolving this matter in a fair and responsible manner, while ensuring that the fundamental principles of consumer benefit and innovation are protected" "At the heart ofthis case," he said, "is whether a successful American com- pany can continue to improve its products for the benefit of consumers." The letter, addressed "To Our Customers, Partners and Shareholders," also appeared on Microsoft's World Wide Web site, dated Friday!, the day Jackson released his ruling. It was similar to a statement Gates read on the same day. 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