European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tripes vol. 50, no. 202 Friday november 1,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35 d 8693 a Syria demands total pullback by Israel from occupied lands Madrid Spain apr syrians foreign minister thursday demanded that Israel withdraw from a every Inch of lands captured in 1967 and immediately Stop building settlements in the occupied territories. Foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa praised Secretary of state James a. Baker Illus determination to Convene the Middle East peace conference but said any regional settlement must of based on . Security Council resolutions. Israel must also allow the palestinians self determination Al Sharaa told conference delegates. The harsh tone of the speech by Al Sharaa had been expected because Syria is israelis most implacable foe in the Region. Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir earlier thursday had urged his Arab neighbors to move peace talks to Israel and other Middle East countries. But arabs and palestinians rejected the idea saying it threatened to disrupt the conference. Al Sharaa also said the peace conference offered a historic Opportunity for a just Pace in the Region if Israel meets Arab demands. Israel reacted sharply to the speech which followed condemnations of israeli policies by lebanese and palestinian delegates. Israelis Deputy foreign minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Quot these speeches effectively called for the dismantling of Israel. This is not the spirit we Earne Here Netanyahu also criticized Arab delegates for failing to accept israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamire a invitation to hold the second phase of the peace conference a bilateral talks a in Israel and the Arab nations. Quot not one of the Arab leaders not one of the Heads of the delegations has responded to the prime ministers invitation a Netanyahu said. Referring to Israel Al Sharaa said Syria would reject a any attempt to exploit the current peace process. Or to obtain any gains however Small which would. Reward the Israel must return captured lands he said. A this Means Middle East peace it talks i every Inch of Arab land occupied by the israelis by War and Force a the Golan the West Bank Jerusalem and the Gaza strip must be returned in their entirety to their legitimate owners a he said. A peace and the usurpation. Of the land of others cannot co exist a he said. Al Sharaa later repeated the Point and included Southern Lebanon a portion of which has been occupied by Israel since 1985. He did not mention the presence of 40,000 syrian troops in Lebanon. Al Sharaa denied Syria has been an aggressor in the see Syria on Page 2israel s Yitzhak Shamir addresses peace talk participants on thursday. Patriot kill rate inward questioned by Eric Schmitt the new York times Washington a senior israeli scientists and military officers have disclosed new information indicating that the Patriot missiles used in Israel in the persian Gulf War destroyed far fewer scud missile warheads than previously believed israeli and defense department officials said wednesday. Over the last few weeks senior israeli ail Force officers and civilian scientists have related these findings to military analysts in Israel and to senior researchers at the Pentagon. They indicate that the patriots destroyed fewer than 44 percent of the iraqi scud missile warheads the figure both the israeli government and the missile s manufacturer the Raythelon corp., had offered immediately after the War. Under the new analysts the estimate ranges Between Zero and 20 percent of the warheads. Pentagon and israeli officials say the new analysis contributes to a continuing re evaluation of a defense system that was hailed As a High technology hero of the War. An israeli official acknowledged wednesday that there is a Strong evidence to suggest that the number of scud warheads destroyed Quot May be lower a than the governments official estimate. Israeli officials caution however that the military is divided Over the new technical analysis and to some extent Over the definition of a destroyed warhead. Some officials Are saying a missile warhead is destroyed Only when it blows up in the air. Others interpret a a a kill More broadly to include any warhead that failed to explode when it hit the ground and caused no significant damage. The split in the military largely mirrors the growing tensions in Israel Between supporters of the Patriot system and backers of an anti ballistic missile system called the Arrow being jointly designed by israeli and american engineers. The Arrow is designed to strike warheads at higher altitudes and greater ranges than the Patriot an important advantage in destroying missiles tipped with chemical or biological weapons. Israel now has two batteries of patriots and recently ordered a third for delivery in 1993. Earlier this year israeli military officials said they ordered the patriots As see Patriot on Page 2departing army troops leaving wheels behin Sisie min attn Hugiie David assistant installation coordinator for the Ansbach military comm Sty Sands alongside an abandoned car in a storage Yard. By Effie Bathen Nurnberg Bureau Ansbach Germany a like skeletal remains alongside an old Wagon Trail More and More automobiles Are being left behind by american military Folk who Are moving on because of the european draw Down officials say. A a in be gotten into the habit even when in a out shopping of looking for abandoned cars said Stephanie David assistant installation coordinator for the Ansbach military Community. Most of the unwanted cars turn up on the caverns or the housing areas said David who is also the Community property disposal officer. A few have had to be towed off nearby highways she said. The situation in Ansbach is typical of what a going on in other army communities waving Good Bye to whole battalions or brigades at a time said maj. Sam m. Rushing project officer for operation homeward bound in Niernberg. The operation is charged with managing the draw Down of . Troops from Europe. Some soldiers Are receiving orders Only a month before they must leave. Statistics on the volume of orphaned autos in the command Are not available since they Are tracked Only at the Community level according to Hilde Patton a see wheels on Page 2
