European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday tuesday december 25/26,1989 news updates Bhopal ruling new Delhi India a the supreme court upheld the government s right to represent All victims of inc 1984 Bhopal Gas disaster Friday but said they can sue the state Over its multimillion Dollar compensation settlement with Union Carbide. The court also left Union Carbide corp. Open to criminal charges by Vic Tims. Chief Justice Sabyasachi Mukhraji said victims could file suits against the government charging they were not Given adequate notice of a much criticized settlement reached feb. 15 with Union car bide corp. The Danbury multinational the pesticide Plant in the Central Indian City of Bhopal where a toxic Gas leak in december 1984 killed at least 3.598 people and injured another 20,000. Under the february settlement Union Carbide agreed to pay $470 million to victims. 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He made the comment during a five Day Christmas pilgrimage to the holy land that has angered some israelis. The nation s two chief rabbis have refused to meet with Tutu and some israelis say the visit could provoke Christmas rioting among palestinians. Near the Al Asa mosque one of is Lam s holiest Sites Tutu bowed his head in a moment of silent prayer at a Stone platform in memory of More than 600 palestinians killed by Christian Mili Tiamen in 1982 at refugee Camps near Beirut Lebanon. We support the struggle of the pales Tinian people in their longing for statehood and Independence Tutu told assembled moslem clerics and palestini an activists. Among about 30 palestinian dignitaries was Faisal Husseini a leading activist in the occupied territories who sup ports the Palestine liberation organization. We Pray that the Day will come soon when a palestinian state will exist Side by Side with a jewish state and Arab and jew will hold hands together Tutu said. We come As those who know suffer ing from the inside and we Hope that our presence in this country will bring Hope and encouragement to the people who Are the victims of injustice and oppress he said. We Are struggling for our own self determination in South Tutu who won the Nobel peace prize in 1984 for his efforts to end racial discrimination in his Homeland spent the morning in meetings with palestinian religious Lead ers. He then visited Judaism s holiest site the Western Wall in Jerusalem where one orthodox jew shouted Don t desecrate the Wall As Tutu approached Tutu met with rabbi Yehuda Oetz the rabbi in charge of the Western Wall and prayed at the site while Ultra Ortho Dox jews Sang and danced in the Back ground in Celebration of the second night of the jewish Holiday of hanukkah. Earlier saturday Tutu Leader of South Africa s anglican Church met with the patriarchs of the latin greek orthodox and armenian churches. The civil rights crusader arrived Fri Day for his visit. 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