European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes world 1 sunday february 14 1993 palestinians reject . Deal with Israel United nations a palestinians exiled in a no Many a land Between Israel and Lebanon held a mock funeral saturday for the . Security Council in response to a move to ease the crisis Over their deportations by Israel. On Friday the Security Council accepted israelis offer to repatriate 101 of the exiled palestinians As a first step in resuming Middle East peace talks. Israel originally exiled More than 400 men. But palestinians dismissed fridays development As Quot meaningless and illegitimate. Diplomats had said the United states wanted the Security Council to demonstrate to Arab countries that it had not dropped the Issue of the deportations which has stalled the  Mideast peace talks. But the move May backfire if it is seen As nothing More than an attempt to avoid sanctioning Israel. Arab nations have said they would not return to the bargaining table until All the men were repatriated As the Security Council first demanded in a Resolution passed on dec. 18, a Day after the mass expulsion. But the Secretary general of the Arab league expat Abdel Meguid said the Security Council move could be viewed As a Quot step in the right  Quot if these efforts fall within the Frame work of implementing the Resolution fully and speedily so the peace talks can be held then this is a positive matter he said in Cairo Egypt. Israel has said the return of the 101 men will be a first step toward bringing them All Home. Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin said the Compromise was offered in return for a . Promise to shield Israel from any harsh resolutions in the Security Council. Rabin lauded the Compromise As Quot paving the Way for the resumption of peace negotiations a his spokesman Gad Ben Ari said saturday in Jerusalem. Security Council president Ahmed Soussi of Morocco accepted israelis offer in a private meeting with israeli ambassador Gad Yaacobi and expressed Hope that the talks would resume soon. The palestinians were deported for two years for alleged links to Muslim extremists whom Israel blames for killing six israeli Security officers. They Are camped out on a strip of land Between lebanese and israeli controlled Security posts. Lebanon has refused to accept them. The Security Council Resolution called for their immediate repatriation. Israel flouted the Resolution but under pressure from the United states offered to let some of the exiles return Home immediately and the rest by the end of the year. . Woman s found in Egypt Cairo Egypt up a the body of a woman Dis covered in the desert near Suez is that of a Missin Florida tourist an egyptian police source conforme Friday. Rita e. Arias 64, of Coral Gables fla., arrived in Cairo on feb. 5. But she never checked in to the Nile Hilton where she was scheduled to join a group that evening for a two week tour of archaeological Sites. A police source said Friday that the body was that of Arias. Cairo police said the woman had been murdered but did not say How she died. Officials were considering robbery As a possible motive. On thursday consular officials at the . Embassy in Egypt notified her family that the body of a White haired woman with a partial dental Bridge and Gold fillings had been found near Suez. The woman wore a Bluc and White striped shirt Blue pants a Black leather jacket and size 7 leather boots. A a the description of the woman and her clothing was familiar to Arias five adult children. One of the missing woman a sons Miami lawyer v. Michael Arias sent the embassy Tel faxes of his mothers picture and dental records and was told to expect a report within a few Days. A a in be been told that no confirmation could be made until the dental records were compared on saturday a he said. Quot there has been no confirmation from the government which is basically what we re waiting  Michael Arias described his Mother As an experienced traveler who knew How to take care of herself. Quot she takes trips four to six times a year. She just got Back from Costa Rica and a month ago she was in Mongolia. The worst thing that Ever happened to her was almost getting run Over by a Herd of stampeding elephants in Africa a few years ago a he said. Rita Arias flew from Miami to Frankfurt Germany aboard a Delta flight then switched to a Lufthansa flight for Cairo. Consular officials confirmed that she arrived in Cairo and went through customs and immigration procedures at the Cairo Airport. The hotel where she was to have stayed was 15 or 20 minutes away by taxi. The body was found outside Suez about 70 Miles from the Cairo Airport. The woman had no jewelry Money or identification but was presumed to be american because her clothes had . Manufacturer labels. Suez police sent her body to a morgue in Cairo and turned the investigation Over to Cairo police. A a. A ,. Or Gertrud Mobius 72, of Dresden Germany looks Over the ruins of the City s once famous Church which was destroyed 48 years ago during Allied bombing raids. The City held a ceremony Friday marking the anniversary. Dresden anniversary Dresden Germany apr forty eight years although work has been under Way for several after the firebombing of Dresden the Eastern Ger months. Mavor Herbert Warner held the official Man City Friday held a ceremony marking the Start of reconstruction of a famous Church destroyed by Allied bombers. After the War the communists left the Frauen Kirche or Church of our lady As a pile of ruins As a reminder of the dangers of fascism and imperialism. Dresden officials have decided to rebuild the Church which had a tall dome that was one of the main symbols of the City that Calls itself the Quot Florence of the Elbe  it noun work has been under Way Tor several months mayor Herbert Wagner held the official ceremony on the eve of the 48th anniversary of the firebombing. Also taking part was Ludwig Guttler a Well known trumpeter who has been a major Backer of the project expected to Cost at least $100 million. British and . Warplanes firebombed Dresden on feb. 13-14, 1945, killing More than 100,000 people. The 18th-Century fraud Kirche collapsed the Day after the raids. Reconstruction is expected to take several  explorers end record trek across Antarctica London up record setting Antarctic explorers Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Stroud rested saturday after finishing the longest Ever unsupported Polar journey an expedition spokesman said. A according to the latest radio report from their base Camp at Patriot Hills they Are now getting on with the principle task which is rest a spokesman David Harrison said. The pair had hoped to continue a further 387 Miles across the Ross ice shelf to the British Scott base before being beaten by exhaustion. They called off the final leg of their gruelling 1,375-mile expedition rather than put themselves in further peril. Battling severe frostbite and malnutrition both men lost one third of their body weight during the 95-Day trek in which they broke the record for the longest unsupported Polar journey and first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic land mass. The journey began nov. 9 on the Filchner ice shelf when the explorers set off hauling their own food packed sledges which weighed 400 pounds. A a it san incredible feat a said Harrison on saturday. Quot they Are in a transition stage now and when they leave the base will really depend on the two men. They will move out As soon As they Are ready  Fiennes 48, is suffering from frostbite and a severe foot infection and Stroud 37 has severe frostbite in his hands. A a Stroud is conducting research into the effect of such harsh conditions on the body and will w ant to Complete some of his work before leaving the base Camp on the chilean Side of Antarctica Harrison said. Fiennes wife Virginia told journalists Friday from her Remote farm in exmoor Quot All i know is that they asked to be be i up and the pickup has come in and got them. They have got medical problems. I Stroud a wife Thea was quoted saturday in the guardian As saying i would have been irresponsible to go a no having lost so much weight.�?�. The expedition raised thousands of pounds in sponsorship for the multiple sclerosis society