-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Tzemach News Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A weekly update of news and events regarding the nation and the people of Israel Please feel free to forward to a friend or colleague. Week Ending: 26 May 2001/4 Sivan 5761 "'Fear not, O Jacob My servant,' declares the L-rd, 'and do not be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar and your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, and no one will make him afraid.'" [Jeremiah 30.10] Highlights Of This Week: :: SHARON ANNOUNCES CEASEFIRE :: PA/PLO, MEANWHILE, CONTINUES WAR EFFORT :: JERUSALEM DAY CELEBRATIONS HELD :: BUSH APPOINTS MIDDLE EAST TEAM :: WATER CRISIS IN THE LAND :: NEW OUTPOST OUTSIDE N'VEI TZUF :: MUSLIM STATES CUT ISRAEL TIES :: REMEMBERING 'OPERATION SOLOMON' :: NORTH HEATING UP :: PLO'S NEWSET FRONT :: PA/PLO DEEPLY INVOLVED IN MORTAR ATTACKS :: SHARON ANNOUNCES CEASEFIRE: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided this week that Israel will unilaterally institute a ceasefire - although his dramatic television speech did not include this point. One explanation for the omission was that such an announcement might be seen as an Israeli admission that Israel was responsible for the violence. His announcement did include a call for 1) an immediate cessation of violence, to be followed by 2) a significant cooling-off period (aides said afterwards that it would be eight weeks), 3) the implementation of confidence-building measures (such as a freeze in Yesha construction and the arrest of terrorists by the PA/PLO), and 4) the resumption of political negotiations. In accordance with Prime Minister Sharon's decision, Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has issued a "stop fire" order, canceled all initiated army actions, and given the order to open fire only in life-threatening situations. Leading Palestinian Authority [PA/PLO] officials, however, have already rejected the idea. A spokesman told Army Radio that the PA/PLO will not accept Sharon's outstretched arm. Despite this week's violence, Sharon has no intention of retracting his order to the IDF to halt pre-emptive operations a senior official in his office stated. ............................ :: PA/PLO, MEANWHILE, CONTINUES WAR EFFORT: A nail-studded car bomb set by Palestinian terrorists exploded in one of central Jerusalem's main entertainment districts early Sunday [27 May], sending flames into the night sky. Three people were treated at the scene for shock and a fourth for minor injuries, police said. The powerful blast just moments after midnight could be heard miles from where it went off in an area in Jerusalem known as the Russian Compound. It was the third bomb aimed at Israeli targets in less than 72 hours. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist organization claimed responsibility early Sunday for the bombing and said it had targeted a police station to avenge the deaths of Palestinian martyrs. On Friday, Palestinian terrorists exploded a car bomb in a crowded Hadera street. Over 30 Israelis were initially reported wounded; most of them are listed in light condition. Earlier in the day, alert IDF [Israel Defense Force] soldiers at the Netzarim Junction in Gaza fired at a truck in order to stop it, and it exploded as it reached the camp's fence. They noticed a truck traveling towards them at a suspiciously high speed; it did not stop at the required place even when they fired warning shots in the air. The truck continued on, and turned towards the adjacent IDF outpost. Hamas has taken responsibility for the suicide attack, saying that it was perpetrated in sympathy with Hizb'Allah in commemoration of the first anniversary of the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. The IDF spokesman emphasized that since the Israeli decision to halt initiated actions, the Palestinians have continued incessantly with their terrorism and incitement. Further north, at the Karni Terminal, another explosive charge was detected; the area was evacuated, and no one was hurt. Less than 24 hours after Sharon declared a cease-fire, Asher Iluz, 33, of Modi'in was shot dead by Palestinians near Ariel and another man was lightly wounded Wednesday evening. ............................ :: JERUSALEM DAY CELEBRATIONS HELD: Thousands of yeshiva students, high school youth, and supporters of all ages marched to the Western Wall in Jerusalem during the course of Sunday night, in celebration of Jerusalem Day. Several dozen of them walked all the way from the Ashdod-area Kibbutz Yavneh; the walk, which has become a Yavneh tradition, took some 18 hours. Monday, the 28th of Iyar, marked the 34th anniversary of the liberation and reunification of Israel's capital during the Six Day War. The Temple Mount Faithful led a march through Jerusalem to the Temple Mount. Details can be found on their Web site: http://www.templemountfaithful.org In New York, dozens of politicians along with 75,000 marchers and tens of thousands of spectators, attended the 37th annual Salute to Israel Parade on Sunday. ............................ :: BUSH APPOINTS MIDDLE EAST TEAM: US President George W. Bush Friday nominated Daniel C. Kurtzer, the current ambassador to Egypt, to be the new ambassador to Israel. Kurtzer is not only the architect of President Clinton's failed Middle East peace initiative, he is also the brains behind earlier failed peace efforts by Bush's father. Kurtzer was the key figure in the process of formulating the US decision to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization and Yasser Arafat as the legitimate and sole representatives of the Palestinian people. Though he claims to be an Orthodox Jew, Kurtzer has a long-standing antipathy toward Israel. Probably more than any other State Department official, Kurtzer has been instrumental in promoting the goals of the Palestinians and in raising their grievances to the center of the US policymaking agenda. It was Kurtzer who, as a speech writer for former Secretary of State James Baker, coined the term "land for peace." Kurtzer is credited as one of the authors of Baker's historic 1989 speech to AIPAC, in which the US urged Israeli leaders to abandon the "unrealistic vision of a Greater Israel" that includes Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip [Yesha]. Zalmay Khalilzad has been named by the Bush administration as special assistant to the president and senior director for Gulf issues. Khalilzad is regarded as one of the top strategists in the US and an expert on Middle East and defense issues. He was director of the Rand Corporation's strategy, doctrine and force structure program conducted for the US Air Force. He also founded Rand's Center for Middle Eastern Studies. William Burns, US Secretary of State Colin Powell's special assistant on the Mideast conflict, is to visit Israel and the Palestinian areas on Sunday, diplomatic sources said on Saturday. Burns, the US ambassador to Jordan, is scheduled to meet with PLO leader Yasser Arafat on Sunday afternoon and PM Sharon later in the day, according to the sources. It was believed that Burns, tipped as assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, will push forward the latest US efforts for "peace" in the Middle East. ............................ :: WATER CRISIS IN THE LAND: After three consecutive winters of drought, the nation's fresh water reserves are insufficient to meet expected demand, the Water Management Committee declared this week. The committee, comprised of experts from the Hydrological Service and Mekorot, is urging further cuts of 250 million cubic meters to avoid "a catastrophe." However, it appears that Israelis will soon be drinking Turkish water. The Finance Ministry has publicized a five-year tender for ships that can carry some 50 million cubic meters of water from Turkey. Water shortages are expected to be felt in Israel as early as this summer. Desalinated water will not be ready for at least 15-18 months. ............................ :: NEW OUTPOST OUTSIDE N'VEI TZUF: The residents of N'vei Tzuf and the army have come to an agreement regarding the new outpost they established at the site of the murder of Lt. Ya'ir Nebentzal, killed a week ago by Palestinian terrorists. The N'vei Tzuf people brought a caravan to the site last Sunday, which resulted in a minor clash with special police forces. After hours of negotiations, the IDF agreed that the residents may stay there until the end of the seven-day mourning period, and that the army will establish a permanent military position there afterwards. Local Arabs have been shooting at them several times a week from the site of the new outpost, miraculously causing very few injuries - but after the murder of Ya'ir Nebentzal, they finally took action. ............................ :: MUSLIM STATES CUT ISRAEL TIES: The 56-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), following the lead of the Arab League, on Saturday agreed to halt political contacts with Israel to pressure it to end its defense of attacks by Palestinians. The 22-point statement also called for a halt in normalizing ties with Israel and for the closure of its missions and offices in member states. The 22-member Arab League had decided on a similar step at a meeting in Cairo this week, placing pressure on the OIC members to do the same. The OIC also urged Washington "not to obstruct the UN Security Council" in providing protection for Palestinians. ["For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations, and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land." Joel 3.2. "... and you will come up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. It will come about in the last days that I shall bring you against My land, in order that the nations may know Me when I shall be sanctified through you before their eyes, O Gog." Ezekiel 38.16] ............................ :: REMEMBERING 'OPERATION SOLOMON': In 36 hours, between May 24 and May 25, 1991, just 10 years ago, Israelis watched, awestruck and transfixed, as nearly 15,000 Ethiopians - eight of them born en route - descended from the Israel Air Force and El Al airplanes that had brought them, en masse, to the State of Israel. The airlift was called 'Operation Solomon'. It had been a massive Zionist rescue operation. This week also marked the 20th anniversary of 'Operation Moshe', which also brought thousands of Ethiopians to Israel. There are today about 60,000 Ethiopian Jews in Israel. The Jewish Agency is working to bring another 18,000 to Israel within the next four to five years. ["And say to them, 'Thus says the L-rd G-d, "Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land"'" Ezekiel 37.21] ............................ :: NORTH HEATING UP: Masked Hizb'Allah terrorists, clad in camouflage fatigues and armed with Katyusha rockets and anti-tank missiles, were waiting Wednesday for instructions from their leader to move into the Shaba'a valley in south Lebanon and have pledged to liberate it. One year after the Israeli military's hasty unilateral withdrawal from south Lebanon, the move does not appear to be as successful as it was once hailed, and the northern border is as tense as ever. One year ago Friday [25 May], former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak kept a campaign promise and ordered the last IDF troops out of the Security Zone in south Lebanon. It was a hasty withdrawal with Barak deserting the South Lebanese Army which had remained faithful to Israel. The entire campaign was viewed as a major victory by Hizb'Allah and was the impetus for the current war being waged by the PA/PLO within Israel. ............................ :: PLO'S NEWSET FRONT: The IDF claims that the PA/PLO is resorting to outright lies in its campaign against Israel. In response to two PA/PLO mortar shells fired at Netzarim in Gaza Thursday morning, the PA/PLO claimed that Israeli forces entered PA/PLO-controlled territory afterwards and destroyed Palestinian positions. The IDF spokesman said that this was totally unfounded, and that "this is just another one in a long series of PA/PLO lies, in its attempt to incite and escalate the hostilities." The IDF Spokesperson strongly condemns the ridiculous Palestinian claim according to which "the IDF is scattering poisoned chocolate from the air to Palestinian children". It is redundant to state that this claim is groundless, and is a further level in the Palestinian incitement campaign, and a further example of its lack of credibility. the IDF Spokesperson notes that contrary to Palestinian claims, the Israeli security forces had no involvement with the explosion that according to reports was heard from the Balata refugee camp, near the city of Shechem. IDF Spokesperson expresses sorrow that Arafat continues to distribute words of incitement and false accusations, and denies Arafat's claims in his speech that he gave Saturday in Katar, regarding Israel using diluted Uranium, toxic gases and radioactive materials. This is yet another example of the activity of the Palestinian Propaganda System, that continues to distribute words of incitement with the goal to further escalate the situation. ............................ :: PA/PLO DEEPLY INVOLVED IN MORTAR ATTACKS: The PA/PLO in the Gaza Strip is deeply involved in the firing of mortars, and the General Security Service [GSS] has uncovered an extensive network for manufacturing mortar rounds and hand grenades. The GSS has revealed that the man behind the mortar production is PA/PLO Police chief Ghazi Jabali. He also paid the craftsmen for manufacturing thousands of shells, said a senior security source. In another revelation, based on information and evidence acquired by the security branches dealing with the issue, the PA/PLO and other terrorist organizations have recently obtained most precise and clear high-quality air photographs of the entire State of Israel, Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip, including the settlements and the military installations there. These computerized maps, that should not have been obtained by foreign elements, allow for very easy identification of targets, including military and classified ones, and for a simple targeting of mortar shells or missiles at targets of the level of a single building or a small army post. ............................ [Sources: Arutz-7, Jerusalem Post, AP, Reuters, People's Daily, MENL, Voice of Judea, CBS, IDF Spokesperson, IMRA, Ma'ariv] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: "For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest." 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