European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 31,1993 the stats and stripes b Page 11israel urged to resolve Deportee Issue Washington apr Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher has warned israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin that the Fate of the Middle Eastern peace talks depends on israelis willingness to defuse the crisis Over palestinian deportees the Washington Post reported saturday. The newspaper quoting unidentified sources said Christopher told Rabin that the standoff involving More than 400 deportees also is straining relations the palestinians were expelled for their alleged connections to islamic fundamentalist organizations leading rebellion in israeli occupied lands. They have been stranded for about six weeks in a no Many a land Between Israel and Lebanon which refuses to admit them. Christopher sent a note to Rabin on thursday night which . Ambassador William c. Harrop delivered Friday morning. Christopher later talked with Rabin by Telephone. State department sources in Washington speaking on condition of anonymity said that although nothing was decided on the phone it was a a Good Ana Long conversation Quot and further conversations Likely would follow Over the weekend. Christopher is scheduled to meet monday with . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali in new York. State department spokesman Richard Boucher said Friday that Christophers message to Rabin Wasny to but the Post quoted sources As saying that Rabin was put on notice that his handling of the Deportee Issue in the next few Days would determine whether the .-sponsored Mideast peace process could continue. Israel also is facing possible . Sanctions for refusing to comply with a Security Council Resolution calling for the men to be allowed to return to the jewish state. The Post reported that Christopher also told Rabin that the Clinton administration does not want to be put in the position of having to veto a . Resolution imposing such sanctions. A the message was that we want to help but we can to unless Israel docs something to help us Quot one source told the Post.3 . Men held by israeli forces Jerusalem a israelis ambassador to Washington said Friday that three americans were v tap amal Jarad shown in Chicago with her daughters Sana 6 from left Huda 1 and Nan 4, awaits word Friday on her husband Mohammed who has been detained by israeli forces. Detained by israeli forces on the occupied West Bank. Ambassador Zalman Shova told sen. Paul Simon d-i1l, that the three naturalized . Citizens were being held in the town of Ramallal six Miles North of Jerusalem said the senator s spokesman David Carle. Edward Salazar a foreign policy specialist in Simon a office said he was told that the men were arrested monday a out of some Security two of the men were identified As Mohammed Jarad 36, of Chicago and Mohammed Salah 39, of suburban Bridge View 111. Jarad was born in Ramat Lah Salah in Jerusalem. Both Are naturalized . Citizens who have been living in the United states for about 20 years. The third Man is from Virginia. The state be part mint did not have his name. Families of the Illinois men denied reports that they had ties to Hamas an islamic fundamentalist group committed to israelis destruction. Spokesmen for prime minister Yitzhak Rabin said they knew nothing about the detentions and a . Embassy spokesman in Tel Aviv Chris Snow said he was not free to comment on the reports because of a privacy relatives in Illinois said Jarad a bakery worker travelled to Israel on Jan. 11 to visit his Mother grandmother and Sisters in Ramallal following the death of his father. He was arrested at his mothers Home said Jarado a Uncle Ahmad Jarad Salahas family said he too had gone to visit relatives. He was arrested at a Jerusalem on Hitler anniversary Berlin apr germans carried candles against racism saturday to Mark the 60th anniversary of Adolf hitlers Rise to Power and to Ponder How such a disaster could happen. Protests were scheduled in a score of cities and More were to take place today in Hamburg a two Day session titled a International artists against racism started with panel discussions on racism and violence against foreigners currently afflicting the nation. A three mile Swath through the Center of Berlin a from Alexandc Platz in the East through the Brandenburg Gate to the Victory Monument in the West a was a River of tens of thousands of people carrying candles in sub freezing weather. At 6 p.m., the candles were extinguished and lights on the Brandenburg Gate were turned out in a symbolic counter to the torchlight Parade of 25,000 nazis at the same place after Hitler was sworn in As Chancellor on Jan. 30,1933, a we want to use this fire Symbol consciously. To protest against All this madness flickering up again a political satirist Martin Buchholz said. Buchholz and other artists were the main organizers of the event which had the slogan a never again.�?�. Mass demonstrations that started last fall to protest violence against foreigners have become evidence of the strength of today a democracy a without stopping Crit scism of some politicians for failing to Stop the violence. More than 2,100 violent attacks were recorded in 1992, with 17 people killed. Neo nazis also carried out a surge of anti semitic actions desecrating jewish a Csc teries and damaging memorials to the 6 million error Pean jews who died under the nazis. Federal president Richard von Wei sticker was to have joined a candlelight March saturday in Rostock the Northern City where rightist violence raged for a week last August and forced the evacuation of a refugee Center. Saturday s demonstrations were mostly peaceful though in Munich police arrested 20 marchers for throwing stones and paint at police protecting a right Wing publishing office. Chancellor Helmut Kohl told a meeting of his Christian democratic Union in Frankfurt that those who made a cheap Points on the refugees Issue were doing the same thing As politicians 60 years ago who set Loose Quot the Demon of 1933.&Quot Germany needs immigrants for its Economy Kohl said adding a for that reason hatred of foreigners is especially some demonstrators carried placards against the governments plan to limit the right of Asylum. Germany a current Law the most generous in Europe led to an increasing flood of refugees with 440,000 registered last year despite arson and violent attacks on refugee centers. Nazi themes were everywhere in German Media this weekend. An essay in the sudd Cutsche Zeitung a Munich daily noted that Hitler swore an oath of office to a protect the Constitution Quot even though he wanted the downfall of the Weimar republics democracy. A a More cynical perjury was never sworn Quot the newspaper commented., a could there be a new Hitler a Germany a most widely read newspaper Bild Zeitung asked in a headline. Probably not answered Michael Wolffsohn a history professor in Munich he told Bild that today a German democracy is much stronger than the Young Weimar re Public that was consumed by political strife and intrigue tween the extreme left and right. The Republic from 1919 to 1933, was dissolved after Flitter came to Power. Team ends inspection in Iraq Baghdad Iraq a . Nuclear inspectors completed a last Day of work on their current tour saturday and said Iraq was cooperating with their activities. Team Leader Maurizio Zifferer said his inspectors visited Sites that previously had been inspected but refused to name them. A it was completely satisfactory a he said. A the iraqis have provided ail the necessary assistance and have been efficient and under the persian Gulf War ceasefire Iraq must permit . Inspection and destruction of its Long Range missiles and nuclear chemical and biological weapons programs. The . Commission overseeing that work says it needs Long term monitoring to verify Iraq does not revive those programs. Zifferer said the current team had not sought a list of foreign suppliers to iraqis nuclear weapons program. But he said the team was preparing a list of detailed questions to be submitted to Iraq in the next few weeks. Iraq claims the United nations already knows about 90 percent of its foreign suppliers or about 80 companies and said it would Supply information on the remainder in response to questions. Hungarian girl to play Spassky Budapest Hungary up Judit Polgar the worlds top female chess player was to meet former world Champion Boris Spassky in a $200,000, 10-game match in an event opening Here today. The 16-year-old hungarian said she would do Alt she could to give a Good performance a i want to win Quot she said. Spassky the russian born chess master who lives in France did not seem impressed by his challenger. A it is a special event for me to play a Young girl Quot he said adding that he would Quot make a fight of it a. On the world rating scale Spassky is marginally better than Polgar who is the worlds top female player Polgar and Sisters Susan and Sofia Are famous throughout Hungary for their chess made Admiral chief of defense Lahr Germany a amps a Canadian vice adm. John r. Anderson has been named his country a chief of defense staff and promoted to Admiral according to the Canadian forces. Anderson a former vice chief of defense staff replaces Gen. John . De Chatelain who assumed new duties last week As Canadas ambassador to the United slates
