European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 50, no. 200 wednesday october 30,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces3 israelis killed by arabs on eve of peace Parley Tyre Lebanon apr Arab guerrillas killed three israeli soldiers and wounded 11 tuesday in two attacks in Southern Lebanon on the eve of the Mideast peace conference in Madrid Spain officials and sources said. A Roadside bomb was detonated by Remote control at 9 . As an israeli patrol passed near Aram a a Village at the Northern Edge of israelis self proclaimed Security zone. Lebanese Security sources said the blast left three soldiers dead and six wounded. In a separate confrontation tuesday five israeli soldiers were wounded in a clash with guerrillas near the Village of Marwa Heen according to israeli military sources. They said two Arab commandos also were killed and one was wounded. The iranian backed shiite Muslim fundamentalist group Hezbollah or party of god claimed responsibility for the Aram a bombing. Those incidents came a Day after two jewish settlers from the West Bank were shot to death in an attack on a bus taking them to a rally. The marxist popular front for the liberation of Palestine which opposes the peace conference claimed responsibility for the attack on the bus. Meanwhile Abbas Muslawi Leader of the Hezbollah movement pledged to step up attacks on Israel and its proxy the South Lebanon army militia As part of a pan islamic Campaign to foil the conference. Muslawi addressing a heavily guarded news conference at his Headquarters in the Southern Beirut suburb of Birel Abed proclaimed today when the peace talks open As a a Day of islamic Wrath and mourning to protest against american attempts to impose Hegemony on the in Madrid an israeli government spokesman Yossi Olmert accused the Palestine liberation organization of a role in the Aram a attack. Mlod least peace. Talks a a this is not a situation which can be allowed to continue a he said. He added a we Are still committed to talking peace with whoever has peaceful intentions toward us. These incidents Are an attempt to derail prospects for a settlement. Israel carved out the 440-Square-mile Security zone in the summer of 1985 As a Buffer against Cross Border guerrilla operations in its Northern settlements. The possibility of an israeli withdrawal from Southern Lebanon is an Issue that could be addressed at the Madrid peace talks. The israeli soldiers had been searching the Marwa Heen area following reports that palestinian manned hang gliders had attempted to Cross the Border into Israel. The reports of gliders were never confirmed. One source said the guerrillas fired on the israeli patrol with automatic rifles and rocket propelled grenade launchers. The clash lasted about 15 minutes and reinforcements were brought in but the guerrillas remain at Large the source added. The source said israeli gunners fired flares that illuminated the Northern sector of the Security zone after receiving information that a suspicious objects have entered the zones see related stories on Page. 3 an israeli Soldier Points to Bullet holes in a bus that was ambushed monday. Two jewish settlers were , Gorbachev in sync As talks near Madrid Spain apr president Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev met tuesday in prelude to a Middle East peace conference and the soviet Leader said they were determined to a use All remedies that we have at our disposal to bring peace to a Region torn by five full scale wars. At a joint news conference following about two hours of private talks Bush expressed his gratitude to Gorbachev for playing a a very constructive role in bringing about the peace talks that open today. Bush said that the leaders discussed their nuclear arms proposals and that a your schedules Are very close for achieving reductions. Bush said the two sides would begin fresh talks in the near future on further cuts in nuclear arms control arsenals. Bush and Gorbachev have both outlined a series of unilateral Steps to curb nuclear arsenals in the Wake of the communist collapse in Moscow last August. The president said the two men also want to go Forward with ratification of two arms control treaties covering Long Range nuclear weapons and conventional forces in Europe. Bush said the two men also talked about possible food Aid to the soviet Union which is in economic Straits. A no specifics have been agreed on a he said. Gorbachev said the two men had met to a synchronize our watches on the Middle East and other subjects. It seemed a routine comment a yet remarkable because it underscored the extent to which the United states and the soviet Union have become regular partners in diplomatic initiatives ranging from arms control to the Middle East peace conference about to begin. A we agreed that having opened this conference and having left Madrid we do not at All expect to be somewhere on the see Bush on Page 2dutch reveal work to foil attack on americans the Hague Netherlands a after starring in an unprecedented to expose the dutch intelligence Agency has disclosed a joint operation with the Cia to thwart what it claims is a planned anti american terror offensive. The dutch internal Security Agency bad said the suspected dutch based offensive was aimed at . Targets in Europe and the Philippines. The rare disclosure came after a bad operative was shown on to trying to enlist a philippine Asylum seeker in the Netherlands As an informant. In the hidden camera videotape philippine Nathan Quimpo was asked to provide information on the anti government activities of the marxist new Peoples army in his native country. Bad spokesman Paul de Vries confirmed tuesday that one of the two men with Quimpo in the videotape was a bad agent. Asked whether the other worked for the Cia de Vries said a a it a in that the . Embassy in the Hague declined to comment. Quimpo called the terror offensive claim a a pure a the dutch bad and the . Cia have been trying to justify their Effort to recruit me As an agent or informer for them a he said in a statement. In an unusual statement however the bad justified its involvement in the operation by saying it a had the suspicion that or. Quimpo could perhaps get information on the new Peoples army. It is suspected that the new Peoples army is preparing attacks on american targets in Western Europe and the on saturday night dutch to viewers were treated to the videotape of the meeting that Day in an Amsterdam cafe Between Quimpo and the two men who offered Money and dutch residence rights in Exchange for information. Quimpo had arranged for the secret videotaping after a prior meeting with the two men. Quimpo is a member of the National democratic front an umbrella group of communist opposition groups including the new Peoples army. He denied membership in the Peoples army. The fronts main foreign office is in the dutch City of utrecht. De Vries refused to comment on the possible to see dutch on Page 2
