European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 a the stars and stripes sunday december 29, 1991israeli philharmonic rehearses Wagner Tel Aviv Israel apr the Israel philharmonic orchestra gave its promised performance of music by Richard Wagner on Friday but sought to forestall protests by treating the event As a rehearsal. There was outcry nonetheless that israelis Premier orchestra had broken its 53-year-old taboo on performing works by the German composer a favorite of nazi dictator Adolf hitter. But the protests like the concert were delivered in a minor key. A Lone concentration Camp survivor stood outside the auditorium with a protesting placard and parliament speaker Dov Shilansky also a holocaust survivor went on Israel radio to ask Quot Why in gods name Why a fridays performance was not advertised and the invited audience of about 600 consisted of friends of the orchestras musicians and officials. Mexico City apr the cuban parliament on Friday approved a Resolution saying Cuba would be willing to discuss a a perfecting its political system Only if the United states were no longer a threat. Responding to Calls for Reform that Are voiced loudly abroad and by a minority in Cuba at least publicly the parliament acknowledged that the one party system while a capable of creating conditions of Equality Justice and Progress without parallel in our history requires  but it said change is impossible without favourable a external conditions a according to Prensa Latina the official cuban news Agency. The dispatch was monitored in Mexico City. The Resolution was approved on the final Day of the National Assembly a two Day session. Lawmakers on thursday approved direct parliamentary elections. The elections Are not expected to alter cubans cum inside the Hall Daniel Barenboim the israeli virtuoso and the musicians were dressed casually. Barenboim asked the audience to treat the performance As a rehearsal and give him Quot the quiet we need to do our  a if we play it All through in one go i Hope you will enjoy it a he said. Excerpts from the flying dutchman Lohengrin and tristan and Isolde were played. The audience applauded after each piece. There were no encores and the orchestra did not take a Bow. The controversy arose two weeks ago when Barenboim who is also music director of the Chicago symphony orchestra announced that he and the philharmonic would perform Wagner on dec. 27. The emotions surrounding the German composer vividly illustrate the lingering Impact of the holocaust. Protests forced the philharmonic to Back Down and Niu nist system or Case president Fidel Castro a 32-year grip on Power. Fridays Resolution bitterly attacked the United states for its a tenacious systematic and obstinate Campaign of aggression against Cuba. It said anyone with ideas about How to change Cuba should first demand changes in . Policy. A the United states is who should he pressured Quot the Resolution said. A it should be urged to modify its obsolete and irrational policy toward  the United states has maintained a strict economic blockade on Cuba a one of the worlds last hard line communist nations a for More than 30 years. There was also a period of plots to overthrow or assassinate Castro. The Resolution suggested Cuba would be willing to discuss its political system in some sort of latin american forum a provided the participants were United in their opposition to . Policy toward Cuba. Agree to poll its 30,000 subscribers. The Survey has not been conducted yet but an opinion poll Friday showed 50 percent against playing Wagner 25 percent in favor and the remainder without an opinion. The pro Wagner Camp argues that. A works by other equally anti semitic composers arouse no complaint. A Wagner died 50 years before Hitler came to Power. A no one is being forced to listen to the music. The counterargument holds that Wagner a music is a Symbol of nazism while the philharmonic is a Symbol of Israel and that the two can never be reconciled. Wagner was last played by the philharmonic in 1938 before Israel became a state. Arturo Toscanini conducted on that occasion at a concert organized As a protest against  policy it also said the political systems of every participating nation would have to be open to discussion. A declarations about our situation Are frequent in parliamentary meetings and in the pronouncements of political leaders and Heads of government a the Resolution said. A there is no Lack of cases in which these imply value judgments about the socioeconomic or political system in Cuba and include formulas for changing  without Cuba present such discussions Are nothing but a infertile monologues a the Resolution said. I he Resolution said Cuba has less poverty disease crime drug trafficking and corruption than any other nation in latin America. A if Cuba Falls victim to the hostility of the United states and its people lose their option to change the damage to the sovereignty and Independence of All nations would be irreparable a it said. Haitian to cameraman found shot to death port a Prince Haiti up the Bullet riddled body of a haitian television cameraman was found two Days after he was kidnapped by unidentified armed men sources said Friday. Montlouis la Herisse a cameraman for state run National television was kidnapped monday night As he was leaving the to station after a Christmas party said a former station reporter. La Herisse a body was found wednesday in to Tanyon said the former reporter who quit his Job after the sept. 30 military coup that toppled democratically elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide. Shortly after the coup More than 50 bodies were found in a common grave in to Tanyen a Community about 12 Miles North of port a Prince. The bodies were discovered by the inter american commission on human rights part of the organization of american states. La Herisse had worked at National television for 12 years and had no enemies the former reporter said. La Herisse is the third haitian involved with journalism to be killed since the army seized Power and exiled Aristide to Venezuela. Felix Lamy director of Independent radio station radio Galatic is still missing after being kidnapped dec. 11 by armed men outside the station. More than 1,500 people have been killed in the violence that has followed the coup according to the human rights commission. Thousands of others have been injured the commission said. On Friday an official funeral was held in the capital for a legislator killed by a local government official. Astrel Charles was shot to death by a Rural official dec. 15 after an argument Over a Public meeting in his District about 120 Miles North of port a Prince. Raid at mafia figure s Home nets $52 million in assets Naples Italy up police raided the residence of a suspected mafia figure and seized property and assets Worth $52 million officials said Friday. Police said the bulk of the multimillion Dollar haul consisted of the assets of four companies which officials believe Are controlled by the Naples underworld. The firms own a Chain of six supermarkets employing More than 200 people officials said. Police said they also sequestered Farmland factories apartments furniture trucks and cars including a Ferrari. Court officials believe the goods were obtained through underworld activities. Officials said that most of the property belonged to sex convict Donato Pris co 40, thought to be a top assistant to a missing godfather in the Camorrah or Naples version of the sicilian mafia. Police said that some of the goods had been seized in 1988, but a court ruling later declared the action illegal and the property had to be  the High life a Naoyuki Takeda of Tokyo is one Man five Man window washing business who always feels on top of the world that specializes in High Rise buildings. Takeda is a 27-year-old adventurer Takeda promotes his Fine of work As who founded the company vertical a one Way to stay fit. Cuba hints at Reform talks if