iA!~~tbey Monday December 2, 2002 02002 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 59 One-hundred-twelve years of editorialfreedom Light snow throughout the morning with clouds into the evening hours. i 29 LOWT: 14 Tomorrw.~ 261i22 www~michigandaily~com Bombing evidence won't be shared MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) - Kenya will not heed Israeli demands to turn over some evidence in the attacks on an Israeli-owned hotel and an Israeli jetliner, saying yesterday it would conduct the probe alone. The Israeli defense minister said al-Qaida was the main suspect in the attacks. The dispute threatened to delay the investigation into the suicide bombing Thursday of an Israeli-owned hotel, which killed 15 people, and the failed downing of an Israeli charter r.,jet moments earlier. American and Israeli leaders both ques- " tioned Kenya's ability to conduct a thorough probe. Kenyan police officials said Israeli authorities want to take pieces from a four-wheel-drive Mitsubishi Pajero that exploded outside the hotel on Thursday, killing 10 Kenyans, three Israelis and the bombers inside. Israel also wants the launchers and missile casings from shoulder-launched rock- ets believed used in the failed attempt to shoot down the Israeli charter plane. "None of this evidence is going back to Israel. This evi- dence is our responsibility," Kenyan bomb specialist Charles Jamu said. Raanan Gissin, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said from Jerusalem that Kenya had been cooperating "up to now," but that the Kenyans weren't prepared for the investigation. "They were not geared to this kind of a threat or they don't have the necessary resources or technological capabilities that would enable them to deal with that," Gissin said. Israel and the United States have pushed for a rigorous investigation in part because they believe it may have been orchestrated by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network. AP PHOTo During an Israeli Cabinet meeting yesterday, Defense Min- Women in the Kenyan village of Mawemi yesterday mourn at the funeral of three traditional dancers killed Thursday during a suicide bombing attack ister Shaul Mofaz said he suspected al-Qaida was responsible that targeted Israelis. See INVESTIGATION, Page 3A fp. 1 1 City Council to consider resolution opposing war FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS By Andrew McCormack Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote today on whether it will join San Francisco, Detroit and 19 other U.S. cities in passing a formal resolution opposing possible military action in Iraq. "The council needs to be convinced that this is a move that is popular with City Council the members of the meeting tonight, community," said 7:30 p.m., City Phillis Engelbert, Hall, 100 N. Fifth spokeswoman for Ave. the Ann Arbor Committee for Peace, which drafted the original resolution. "For someone who has been out and about in the communi- ty for a year it is apparent that Ann Arbor is an anti-war community." The resolution, which has been spon- sored by Councilwomen Kim Groome (D-1st Ward) and Heidi Herrell (D-3rd Ward), is intended to show support for U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit), who have opposed war with Iraq since the issue came up, Groome said. "Peaceful efforts are always an uphill battle," said Councilwoman Wendy Woods (D-5th Ward), who sup- ports the resolution. "It is important for (Rivers and Levin) to know that they have the backing of their local -community. Feedback is the way we know whether or not ... we are doing something the people want." Groome added that while Ann Arbor is not a metropolis, it is important for the population to join the many cities that have passed similar resolutions. "As that number grows, I think the federal legislature will pay attention," Groome said. "It's important that Ann Arbor adds its voice." The resolution- is popular both in the city and the state Legislature, council members said, and is enjoying support from many different areas of the public sector. Lyn Kelley, owner of the Com- mon Language Bookstore on South Fourth Avenue, said she supports the proposition not only for political rea- sons, but economic ones as well. "As a business owner, I'm concerned about the economy ... my business is down since the quarter after Sept. 11," she said. "I won't be the only store that can't weather another year of dimin- ished sales." "Businesses are another contingency to be heard from," she added. "The busi- ness community, I think, is expected to be somewhat conservative." But some community members are not convinced the resolution is a good idea. "For them to take a stance denounc- ing the position of the federal govern- ment is fairly irresponsible," said Matt Nolan, a member of the College Repub- licans. "It's not that the Ann Arbor City Council shouldn't voice an opinion, it's just that you have to have some degree of trust in your elected officials." Others express doubts as to the tangi- See RESOLUTION, Page 3A Campus ads decried as propaganda By Kyle Brouwer For the Daily College newspapers across the nation are being accused of becoming forums for anti-Palestinian prop- aganda this fall due to ads for Campustruth.org. The ad claims to be spreading the truth about Israeli-Pales- tinian relations, but students are finding the ads to be nothing more than a biased outlook intended to gener- ate hard feelings against Palestinians. Pete Beatty, editor in chief of The Chicago Maroon at the University of Chicago, said he does not see a purpose in the advertisement. "The text.itself is a dan- gerous generalization." The Maroon ran the ad despite reluctance from the editorial staff, Beatty said, and it was discontinued two issues later after angered students called, e-mailed and visited The Maroon to express their objections to the ad. One version of the ad, which ran in student newspa- pers for the universities of Chicago, Illinois and Mary- land, as well as The Michigan Daily showed Israelis mourning on Sept. 11 while armed Palestinians cele- brated. Another widely-run version showed an Israeli athlete regarded as a hero to Jewish children, and a sui- cide bomber as the hero of Palestinian children. Marcella Rosen, president of Campustruth.org, defends the nature of the ads. "It's powerful advertis- ing. You see something quickly and it's intended to make you think," Rosen said. College campuses provide a responsive atmosphere for advertising like this to make an impact, she added. Rosen said the advertising campaign is in defense of the Israeli nation. "The Palestinians started this battle on campus. We were forced to respond," she said. College campuses have been the site of both Israeli and Palestinian demonstrations in the past. In April, 79 students were arrested at the University of California at Berkeley when a Palestinian rally turned into a verbal clash with hundreds of students supporting Israel. The conflict as it exists on campus is one of words, Rosen said, "It's awful but it's going on." Beatty said intention of the ad is to upset people. He added that the staff of The Maroon expected to receive some criticism for the ad, but "Those who say that our running the ad is an implicit approval on our part of the ads' content are breaking through the wall between a See ADS, Page 3A AP PHOTO Officials in Washington light the National Chanukah Menorah yesterday on the grounds of the White House. Students enjYoy this years close holidays By Christopher Johnson Daily Staff Reporter CU' prevails in annual battle to collect blood Ready to roll By Min Kyung Yoon Daily Staff Reporter With its 1 1th win in the 21-year history of the Blood Battle, the University of Michigan defeated Ohio State University with a final score of 1,984 pints to 1,474 pints. Support from the campus com- munity, local businesses and leaders and organizers helped to not only defeat a rival, but also to save lives. Though the University of Michigan trailed going into the second week, the Michigan Union drives were instrumental in the eventual success of the Blood Battle, according to LSA junior Kate Papaz- ian, a co-chair of the Alpha Phi Omega Blood Drive. The University dominated the last week of Among the things LSA sophomore Rachel Robbins said she was thankful for this holiday was the proximity of Thanksgiving on the calendar to Hanukkah. "It was really good that it fell on Thanksgiving Break," she said. "It's better for it to fall on some break rather than no break." Instead of cooking latkes and light- ing the menorah on their own, some students this year could celebrate Hanukkah with their families because Thanksgiving break fell on the first two days of the Jewish holiday. LSA senior Michael Simon expressed similar appreciation for the close dates of both holidays. "It was the first time since I've been in college that I've been able to celebrate Hanukkah with my family," he said. "It was nice to be home and celebrate two holidays back-to-back." lence of the Israeli-Palestinian con- flict tinged the holiday festivities with a somber tone. "The story of Hanukkah is really about a small group of people over- coming adversity to survive' he said. "We're thankful that the violence has- n't hit our family, but we're concerned for the families on both sides that.it has hit." Hanukkah commemorates the vic- tory of the Jewish Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. After the triumphant battle, the Maccabees reclaimed their temple the Syrians had occupied. The Maccabees needed to rededicate their temple by lighting the candles of the menorah, but had only enough sacra- mental oil to burn for one day. According to Jewish scripture, the oil miraculously lasted for eight days, hence the eight-day celebration of the holiday. "The idea of Hanukkah is victory of the positive over the negative," said Rabbi Alter Goldstein, director of our goal almost every day." For the first time in the history of the Blood Bat- tle, the bone marrow drive, sponsored by University Students Against Cancer, was incorporated into the blood drive and proved to be a success, said LSA senior Anita Gupta, a USAC senior advisor. Gupta said 531, people joined the bone marrow registry. With a shortage of minority bone marrow, 10 (Ui nnriti4ac ,,mra inrhup.d infltha~t nunhbr chi- i TONY DING/il~Iy 1 1 I