European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Pm Ifo 28 the stars and stripes thursday december 22, 1988 Lamir vows United front against Plo by the los angles times Jerusalem As opponents of his plan to join forces with the labor party jeered israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir promised his rightist liked party tuesday that he would use the broadly based government to resist foreign pres sure to come to terms with the Palestine liberation organization. Despite the heckling and passionate speeches against the Accord the party approved the Alliance with Center sell labor wednesday. Labor is expected to confirm its participation in the coalition Bier wednesday. The Bailie today is against the very establishment of a palestinian Shamir shouted to 1,500 delegates Gath ered to consider inc coalition agreement. It is time to present a United front against All factors endangering our Posi Tion. What we arc talking about is an International Effort to push us within a year or two Back to 1967 Borders he added referring to Israel s frontiers be fore inc conquests of the six Day War. Since that War Israel has occupied the West Bank and Gaza strip territory that the Plo presumably had m mind when it declared an Independent palestinian state last month we must do everything to say to the americans the soviet Union Europe and the arabs that in this difficult hour the people of Israel arc United in forming one government Shamir continued am id loud Boos. Shamir s statements gave inc clearest reasons yet As to Why he pressed for la Bor s entry into government even to the Point of giving up control of a powerful finance committee in the Knesset. Is Rael s parliament to gel it. Last week the United states Israel closes and most generous ally broke a 13-year ban in talks with the Plo the move shocked Many israelis and their government was put on the defensive and spoke Wilh no single Strong moved to Seal a Deal with his Arch rivals in labor explained Shamir s spokesman and aide Avi Pazanen the prime minister believe there is an attempt to Force is Rael into positions that do not Benefit the country and there is a definite possibility we Are going to witness More pres Pazner said thai now that a govern ment was tailing into place Jerusalem would not be on the defensive Tor Long. Liked super Hawks loudly predicted int Shamir s Deal Wilh labor would Send Israel Down the Road to diplomatic and territorial losses but there seemed link in the liked labor agreement to cause concern among hardliners. Arafat predicts palestinian state Vienna Austria a Halo chairman Yasser Arafat said tuesday he believes an Independent pales Tinian state can be established years in the israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza strip. In comments on austrian radio Arafat expressed caution when asked about creating a palestinian gov can mint in exile we have to think what the israeli reaction will be he said. Some of those people designated members of a in a Pilic live in the occupied Territo Ries flow would Israel Ireal these people would they arrest them would they expel them Allied when a palestinian stale could be set up Arafat replied we think within iwo years perhaps iome Chingli Ai a news conference later the Leader of the pales line Libi lion organi Alion reaffirmed his Organiza Tion s commitment to Middle East peace but vowed thai lie year old palestinian uprising against Israel will continue. We have definite reports thai the israeli leaderships Bent on perpetrating yet More crimes and terrorist operations in order to torpedo the process of peace Arafat charged he angrily rejected any questioning of the sincerity of the Plo peace initiative with leaders of his own organization threatening sabotage. Whatever i have said in done on the basis of a Resolution passed by inc Plo executive committee As Well As on the basis of a Resolution passed by the Palestine National Council which took place in a democratic atmosphere and by majority vote he said. Bui a senior palestinian source said Plo hardliners backed by Syria met in Damascus on tuesday to Dis cuss ways to scuttle Arafat s initiative and oust him. From leadership. Mustafa cd Zimbri a member of the Plo governing body on monday reflected a possible split in the top ranks calling Arafat s recognition of Israel and renunciation of terrorism Arafat s personal Over the weekend Salah Khalaf second in com Mand of Arafat s own Fatah faction declared Rea Gan May Slop his government s dialogue with the Lonow if he thinks he will be Able to Stop our attacks against israeli military " the Plo is an umbrella for several palestinian factions which often feud among themselves. Plo factions have launched attacks on Israel without Arafat s approval. Other groups do not belong to inc Organiza Tion. Arafat has said he cannot guarantee every pales Tinian group will refrain from terrorism. He spoke before leaving Vienna to Lake his Campaign for an International conference on the Middle East to Yugoslavia apparently hoping to win support from a leading ally in the non aligned movement. His european trip also included visits in the past week 10 cast Germany and Romania. The Plo says he also plans to go to Greece. Italy Spain jul France. A a Plo chairman Yasser Arafat Egypt or Down on Muslim extremists Cairo Egypt not a major government crackdown against Muslim fundamentalists is apparently being carried out Here in response to the killing of a senior police officer. The crackdown turned increasingly violent monday night with a shootout in which three fundamentalists were killed by the police in the crowded Shubra area of Cairo. it was the highest toll since five civilians died a clashes with inc police in the fundamentalist Strong hold of Ein Shams suburb in August. The police promised a harsh response after a Plain cd Vilics officer it. Col. Essa Meddin Mohamme Shams was knifed to death 12 Days ago in Ein Shams an area of narrow alleys and poor tenements several Miles from Shubra. He Wos found in his car with his neck slashed. The killing followed whal residents said was a police raid on a mosque thought to be used As a Sanctuary by fundamentalist from the Clandestine organization known to the authorities As jihad arabic for struggle and sometimes translated As holy War. In response. Interior minister Zaki Badr. Known for uncompromising altitudes toward fundamentalist promised a forceful response. Three Hundred people were detained in inc search for the killer the Specter of violent fundamentalism has haunted Egypt since president Anwar Sadat was assassinated by a jihad member in 1981. On monday night police officials said a tip from a unidentified resident of the Shubra District led police officers to an apartment House at which officers report edly traded fire with people inside killing three men former greek arms chief Sou Athens. Greece
