European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday july 23,1988 Worl Chodany new israeli air Force pilots toss their hats into the air after getting their wings at Hatz Erim air Force base. Israel investing heavily to meet new threat from Arab air forces Hatz Erim air Force base Israel a is Rael s Arab enemies have a combined air Force Alm Ostas Large As natos and the threat is growing with the Prospect of an end to the Iran Iraq War Israel s air Force commander says. Maj. Gen. Abihu bin nun said Israel s air Force was investing heavily in Pilot training new tactics and technology to meet the Challenge of an unprecedented Arab arms  Are trying to keep the qualitative Edge but when you look at the numbers it gets More and More difficult All the time bin nun told reporters thurs Day at the Hatz Erim base in the Southern Negev de  he added we believe we can Cope even with the new technology the Arab countries Are getting from All Over the  bin nun said most of the billions of dollars Ara countries have spent on weapons in recent years have gone toward beefing up their air Power. He said Israel was especially concerned about the arms buildup in Iraq Syria and saudia  number of fighters that can attack Israel in 20 minutes of flight is More than 1,500," he  London based International Institute for Strate Gic studies says in its 1987-88 report that the Ara countries most Likely to engage in a War with Israel have a combined Force of 2,358 combat aircraft com pared to 676 in Israel and 2,409 in nato s european deployment  was very concerned about the recent $30 Bil lion British arms Sale to saudi Arabia a country that has participated directly or indirectly in All wars against Israel bin nun said. The package includes sophisticated Tornado fighter planes whose Range enables them to hit any israeli target from saudi Arabia he said. We must take into account that in Case of War against Israel the equipment either will be used by the saudis or sent Over to one of the countries at War with us bin nun  said the agreement with Britain did not bar the saudis from sending weapons to other countries. In addition saudi Arabia has transferred billions of dollars Worth of arms purchased from the United states to Iraq apparently without . Approval he  the Prospect of a cease fire in the Iran Iraq War the iraqi air Force also has become a greater threat he  said Iraq has sophisticated fighter planes sup plied by the French and soviets and has gained a great Deal of experience during the 8-year-old persian Gulf War. But bin nun said the iraqis Haven t achieved what an air Force of this size could have achieved after so Many years of experience and that Israel could Cope with the threat. The iranian air Force poses no threat because it i Small and poorly maintained said bin nun. Another p9tential threat conies from Syria one of Israel s most implacable enemies he said. Since Israel s 1982 invasion of Lebanon Syria has tripled the number of ground to air missiles and today batteries of missiles Are aimed at All of Israel s air space he  you Fly Over the Southern part of Israel above 20,000 feet you Are under the cover of the Sam-5s,"he said. You can shoot Down air planes Over Here from  in addition Syria rep9rtedly is buying surface to surface missiles from China and according to israeli officials is developing chemical warheads. We Are taking the threat from Syria very seriously bin nun said but if we have to fight the syrians we will Surprise them  also vowed that Israel would retaliate harshly against any missile attack. During the 1973 Middle East War for example Syria aimed a missile at a Northern israeli air Force base but struck an israeli Village instead he  next morning 80 bombs hit general Headquarters in the Middle of Damascus Syria he said. Theair Force is capable of hitting any target within any distance. We proved it once and we Hope we Don need to prove it  nationalist in Fiji kills himself by Accident Suva Fiji a a member of a nationalist fijian group was found shot to death Friday at his Home apparently after accidentally firing a gun designed to look like a pen a police official  Jone visa Masada 50, a prominent member of the fijian Paukei political group was found slain at his farm in Colo i Suva about seven Miles outside of Suva. He first was reported to have been shot by an assailant. But police  apparently shot himself accidentally with a crudely made gun designed to look like a pen. Heat wave threatening Shanghai water Supply Beijing a a heat wave and a drought in Central China is drying Rivers destroying crops and threatening the water Supply of Shang Hai China s biggest City newspapers reported Friday. The liberation daily said water consumption in Shanghai has been near an All time High since the beginning of july. Temperatures have hovered near 100 degree fahrenheit and there has been Little rain. Vice mayor in Tiandeng was quoted As saying that chemicals used in the purification of water would last Only five Days. In  had sent a emergency request to other provinces for Purifi cation chemicals. Bangladesh soccer riot leaves 100 injured Dhaka Bangladesh a fans of rival soccer teams fought each other with clubs after a semifinal tournament match and at least 100 people were injured police said. The fighting broke out thursday in the por City of Chittagong after the local Abahazi club lost by one goal to a team from the sea custom department said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Police fired tear Gas shells and charged with canes to disperse the rioting fans he said. At least five policemen were among the injured. The official said 20 people were arrested. The tournament s final match was cancelled because of the violence he said. Casio to sell mini to with High picture Quality Tokyo up Casio computer co., on of the world s leading makers of digital watches announced Friday it will Start marketing next month a compact liquid Crystal to set with High picture Quality. The Tokyo company said it plans to begin Selling the new product in the United states in late August or Early september. The Export Price has not yet been set but it will sell in Japan for about $266. The new Model Casio tv-3100, with a 3.3-Inch screen is 20 percent lighter and smaller in size than its predecessor tv-3000, the company said. The new product weighs 16 ounces and Mea sures 5.2 by 3.6 by 1.3 inches. The miniature set uses the High Quality matrix system for top picture Quality the company said. The new Model will use a three Way Power Supply system making it possible to be used on direct current batteries an alternating current adapter or a car Battery it said. Navy deserter ready to end his hell by giving up Sydney Australia up a .Navy deserter on the run for 19 months said wednesday he wanted to give him self up and end his life of sheer  teen age Sailor David Meyer  had survived on food scraps hand outs and a string of Odd jobs since jumping the Carl Vinson off Western Australia. Its been sheer hell the longest time of my life " the 19-year-old Sailor said in Sydney. In Washington a Navy official said Meyer apparently has decided that life on the run is becoming too much to handle and has told sources in Australia he plans to turn himself in to authorities for return to the control of the . Navy. A Navy spokesman said that Meyer an airman apprentice with two years of High school education left the nuclear powered aircraft Carrier Vinson on dec. 27, 1986, without permission and was declared a deserter Jan. 26,1987. He said that Meyer was born aug. 23, 1968, in Medford Ore., and lists his Hometown As Beaverton Ore. He enlisted in the Navy at Portland Ore., on nov. 6,1987. I am very scared of what s going to happen to me but there s no life for someone on the run he told Michelle Fraser of the Sydney daily Mirror. Australian and . Service police have been on the Lookout for the airman apprentice since he jumped ship. Thursday a Navy spokesman said i Washington Meyer could face up to two years in jail with hard labor loss of pay and a dishonourable discharge