European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday october 25,1994 Israel takes Security Steps prior to visit by Clinton Jerusalem a Israel s Security services have rounded up dozens of Muslim militants after last week s bus bombing amid fears of More terror at tacks during president Clinton s visit officials said monday. Clinton is to join 5,000 guests at wednesday s gala signing of the israeli jordanian peace treaty at a desert Border crossing just North of the red sea. He plans to tour Jerusalem the next Day. Israel has mounted a massive Security Effort fearing islamic fundamentalists May try to disrupt the event. The Hamas fundamentalist group which has staged three terror operations that have stunned Israel in the past two weeks warned it would strike again if its leaders were harmed. In parliament prime minister Yitzhak Rabin survived a no Confidence motion by hawkish parties who blame his peace policies for the increasingly bold attacks. The latest a bus bomb in the heart of Tel Aviv killed 22 last wednesday. Ariel Sharon a right Wing former de sense minister said Rabin looked soft. The enemy smells your weakness and won t Stop striking at us Sharon said. He understands Only. Jewish  pro government speakers accused the opposition of making political capita from the bloodshed. Religious legislator Shlomo Benizzi urged Muslim religious of ? a israeli soldiers monday clean chairs set up for wednesday s treaty signing Between Israel and Jordan near Eilat Israel which will be attended by president Clinton. Leaders to condemn Hamas calling it a disgrace to  israeli army radio said intelligence officials had received warnings that Hamas planned a Large scale attack and a senior police official said Security forces were on Alert. He said that some 2,000 police offi cers were to secure Clinton and that 100 secret service agents were in Israel coordinating details. He said american Security officials had unsuccessfully. Lobbied Clinton to cancel part of the Jerusalem trip. There is no specific word that Hamas intends to carry out an attack during the visit but it would certainly be an important and spectacular target for them the official told the associated press. Tripps from Page 1 Home the sergeant said. Clinton is expected to meet with troops from the 24th inf div Mech task Force in the kuwaiti desert Friday during a visit to the Middle East. Some  have a Luke warm pain Iov of their commander in chief citing his Lack of service in Vietnam and recent military budget cuts. Most Guys want to say they be gotten to see a president not to say that they voted for him said Williamson 27, from Rochester . Master sgt. Billy Bostick platoon ser Geant for the infantry battalion s Rhor tar Meh said that half his troops have to occupy their defensive positions while the other half will be free to visit the presi Dent if they choose. It s totally up to them. It s optional said Bostick 38, from muscle Shoals Ala. But he said those who Don t want to see the president Are being asked to Man the mortar Sites in place of those Hodowany to go Bostick said that he Shook hands wit former president Nixon and has seen for Mer presidents Reagan and Bush so he d like to add another president to his list. Staff sgt. Kenneth Renick fire direction chief for the mortars said he s about to renew his enlistment contract and Hopes Clinton will administer his re enlistment oath. I d Frame that contract Renick said monday at his unit s desert site. The mortar inn have dug deep holes in the Sand and placed their vehicles inside so that the roofs Are even with the desert floor. The mortar platoon is divided into two sections and each Section works a 24 hour shift so that the weapons Are always ready to fire. Is Kon George Renick said that his battalion is trying staff sgt. Kenneth Renick and sgt. Jack Leom of he co 2nd in 7th inf regt,.sweat to Rush through his re enlistment paper out the heat in to ctr dug in armoured command Post in the kuwaiti desert monday work in time for Clinton s visit. He also said he Hopes the commander in chief brings news of when the task Force members can return to their Home base at fort Stewart a / the emergency deployment is kind of a Bummer for some of them Renick said of his troops. Nobody minded being in Kuwait if something was going to happen. Now they re wondering How Long it  the unit spent a two month training stint in Kuwait last summer and was on standby for deployment to Haiti. If you re in the 24th division you be just got to be ready to 1611 at any time Renick said. Nobody s really heard anything but the general consensus is Well be Back by Christmas. As Long As we re Back by Christmas there won t be too Many Bro Ken  the mortar Meri have received other visitors a kuwaiti Prince drove out to their site recently waving and shaking hands. And herds of camels and sheep roam through the  motivates the soldiers when people come out and see what we do for a living said sgt 1st class Richard de Fresne. There s not much to look at around Here the troops Lead an austere and solitary life in the desert with lights of Kuwait City on a faraway horizon. This is As close to town As we get one Soldier said As he stood at the Edge of a Hole in the Sand. They receive no newspapers and Hope that the armed forces will soon give them a radio station so they can hear the sports scores. We All came Here with the idea that we re going to be Here quite some time said spec. Gerald Kiser 20, from Kenai Alaska. He said that of his 19 months in the army he s spent 16 months in the Field including 5vi months in Mogadishu Somalia. A lot of Guys Are just relieved that we re not fighting a War Kiser said