 | | Minister Shalom: Hamas Can't Run in PA Election
Israel's position regarding the participation of the Hamas terrorist group in the upcoming PA elections continues to be unclear. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has come out strongly against.
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Please include your Name, # of persons, and cell phone number Veshavu Banim Legvulam! | 1. Minister Shalom: Hamas Can't Run in PA Election
|  | | By Hillel Fendel
Israel's position regarding the participation of the Hamas terrorist group in the upcoming PA elections continues to be unclear. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has come out strongly against.
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At the weekly Cabinet meeting this morning (Sunday), Minister Shalom totally rejected Hamas' participation in the elections. "Do we really believe that an organization that has engraved on its banner the goal of destroying Israel would give up its party platform after being elected?" Shalom asked the ministers with incredulity.
"It is unreasonable for Israel to cooperate with the participation of terrorist organizations in the elections," Shalom said as he provide an overview of the political situation. "Hamas has no place in the future of this region."
Prime Minister Sharon said he accepts Shalom's position. He has said in the past that Israel "will never agree that this armed terrorist organization participate in the elections," and that "we will make every effort not to help them in their elections." However, Israel's objections have been mooted of late, in light of the U.S. Administration's plans to do nothing to stop Hamas from taking part in the election.
Just a few days ago, Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice that Israel would not interfere with Hamas' participation in the election. He added, though, that if Hamas joins a future PA government, Israel would not cooperate with its representatives.
Shalom's declaration today appears to have given new life to Israel's objections. Not only Sharon, but also Ministers Yisrael Katz, Gideon Ezra and Tzippy Livny expressed their agreement with Shalom's position.
Prime Minister Sharon said that Israel's final position on the issue will be formulated in an upcoming meeting of the security mini-Cabinet.
Israel position against Hamas' participation in the elections, because of its declared intentions to destroy Israel, apply just as well to the PA's ruling Fatah organization. Just today, Fatah's Al-Aksa Brigades declared solidarity with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's call for the destruction of Israel. The Brigades said that the destruction of Israel is "G-d's will," adding that they "consider the recognition of Israel as an underestimation of the Palestinian people, who give sacrifices of blood for the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem."
Despite the PA declaration in late 1998 that it had eliminated the destruction-of-Israel clauses from its charter, Fatah's official website presents its charter just as it was written in 1989. The Fatah charter still declares its ambition to bring about the "total liberation of Palestine and the liquidation of the Zionist entity economically, politically, militarily and culturally." This will be done, the charter states, via armed popular revolution - which Fatah's Al-Aksa and other groups have taken upon themselves to carry out.
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| | 2. Compromise Plan Makes Inroads in Likud Vote Test
|  | | By Scott Shiloh
A compromise designed to unite the Likud in a crucial Knesset vote Monday on new cabinet appointments may be making inroads in a breakaway Likud faction opposed to Prime Minster Sharon’s policies.
| The Knesset is scheduled to vote tomorrow on the appointments of MKs Roni Bar-On and Ze’ev Boim (Likud) to cabinet posts, and officially designate Ehud Olmert as the country’s Finance Minister. Olmert has held this post in a temporary capacity since Binyamin Netanyahu resigned in August in protest of the disengagement plan.
Sharon's aides have threatened in the past that he might call new elections if his appointments do not win Knesset approval.
Winning such approval, however, is far from guaranteed, so long as a number of Likud MKs who have established their own party faction in opposition to the Sharon’s disengagement policy do not vote in favor of the appointments.
The compromise proposal was drafted by Likud MKs Michael Eitan and Gidon Sa'ar. It is designed to let the faction keep the governing coalition alive by voting in favor of the appointments, and at the same time, leave room for disputes over more substantive issues, such as government policy regarding Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
The compromise would establish a forum for resolving policy disputes that arise among the Likud’s Knesset facton.
MK Uzi Landau, who heads the group of MKs (known by sympathizers as the “Likud faithful” and by opponents as the “rebels”) said the document was positive, but insufficient to forestall a nay vote in tomorrow’s Knesset ballot.
But according to commentators, two of Landau’s party associates, MKs Ehud Yatom and Gilad Erdan, may split with the faction on the appointments issue. Although Yatom has denied such reports, he said earlier that the compromise was “acceptable,” calling it a “basis for allowing the coalition to continue to function, unifying the Likud, and keeping the government in power until the end of its term.” The Likud-led government’s term ends in November 2006.
The defection of as few as two MKs from Landau’s faction could tip the scales in favor of Sharon in Monday’s vote.
Another MK in Landau’s group, Yuli Edelstein, also expressed support for the compromise proposal in principle. However, he suggested amending it with a statement declaring the party’s support for “preserving and strengthening settlement blocs” in Judea and Samaria.
Edelstein said, referring to the government’s disengagement plan which saw the destruction of 25 Jewish communities in Gaza and northern Samaria and the expulsion of their residents last August, that “those faithful to the land of Israel in the Likud have paid a heavy price. In order to support the compromise, there has to be more discussion of the ideological issues that are important to us.”
In another effort to keep the government afloat over the appointments quandary, some of Sharon’s advisors have suggested holding separate ballots for the finance minister appointment and the appointments of Boim and Bar-On. A number of MKs in Landau’s bloc said they would not stand in the way of making Olmert finance minister.
If Olmert’s appointment wins Knesset approval, it appears less likely that Sharon would bring down his own government over the issue of two relatively minor cabinet appointments.
Sharon has nominated Boim to be Minister of Immigration Absorption and Bar-On to be Minister of Industry and Trade.
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| 3. Peres Leads Labor Primaries Polls
|  | | By Hillel Fendel
Labor Party primaries are scheduled for Wednesday, and perennial candidate Shimon Peres is the front-runner. The 4th-place candidate says he won't quit, but the one above him may.
| The vote is to determine the party's leader for the national election, which is to be held sometime in the coming year. The vote will take place in 330 polling booths at 256 locations around the country, from 10 AM until 10 PM.
Though Peres promised not to run for the position when he was chosen Acting Party Chairman in 2003, he has since changed his mind. His main challenger is Histadrut Labor Union chief MK Amir Peretz, and the two others are Ministers Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Matan Vilnai. If none of the candidates receive at least 40% of the vote, a run-off between the top two candidates will be held.
At present, most polls show Peres leading Peretz, with the other two lagging behind. A Maariv/Teleseker polls shows Peres with 40%, Peretz - 25%, Vilnai with 15% and Ben-Eliezer with 8%.
A poll conducted by Channel Two shows different results: Peres leads with 36%, Ben-Eliezer and Vilnai both have between 14-15%, and Peretz is in last place with 10%. It is widely assumed that on Election Day, Peretz - with the backing of the Histadrut - will make up in organizational ability to 'get the vote out' what he lacks in popularity.
Though Ben-Eliezer stated categorically today that he will not quit the race under any circumstances, Vilnai is waffling on the matter. Party leaders have told Vilnai that since he has no chance to win, his continued presence in the race is liable to lead to a victory for Peretz.
Vilnai himself is reported to be disappointed that he appears to have no chance to even make it to a second round, and will apparently make a decision regarding his future by Monday.
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak was also in the running until recently, but withdrew three months ago when he found himself in last place. He threw his support behind Shimon Peres - with whom his past enmity was less pronounced than with Amir Peretz. Barak has said privately, however, that he does not believe Peres will win the race. He called on Friday for both Ben-Eliezer and Matan Vilnai to quit the race and leave Peres and Peretz to fight it out.
Peretz, who fears that supporters of Vilnai and Ben-Eliezer are more likely to support Peres than himself, hopes they will not drop out. He said last night that for one of them to withdraw his candidacy would show "a lack of a personal and ideological message, and an attempt to team up against me."
A major issue of the campaign is the future of the national unity government. While Peres is in favor of continuing it, Peretz has said that if elected, he would dismantle the unity government with the Likud within "less than a week," and bring about new elections.
Past Labor Party chairmen since its inception in 1977 include Peres three times (from 1977 until 1997, except for the three Rabin years, and again since 1993), Yitzchak Rabin (from 1992 until his untimely death in 1995), Ehud Barak, Ben-Eliezer, and Amram Mitzna.
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| | 4. Hadera Terror Attack Toll Rises to Six
|  | | By Hillel Fendel
Genya Polis, 66, who was mortally wounded in the murderous suicide terror attack in Hadera eleven days ago, has died of her wounds - bringing the number of victims to six.
| A Palestinian terrorist entered the outdoor market in downtown Hadera in the afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 26, and blew himself up outside a falafel stand. Five people were killed on the spot or shortly afterwards: Yaakov Rachmani, 68; Michael Koifman, 68; Pirhiya Mahluf, 53; Sabiha Nissim, 66; and Jamal Kaada, 48.
Genya Polis died last night, while her husband Vitali is still hospitalized in Hillel Yafeh Hospital in Hadera with wounds now described as moderate. The couple has one son, Leonid. Four other people were seriously wounded in the attack, and 22 were lightly hurt.
A week ago, IDF forces entered the PA-controlled city of Jenin in the Shomron and killed Jihad Awidat, the Islamic Jihad terrorist who masterminded the Hadera attack.
Some 280 Israelis have been murdered in Palestinian terror attacks since the Road Map was officially adopted by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, PA Chairman Abu Mazen, and U.S. President George Bush at the Aqaba Summit in early June 2003. An average of approximately 10 victims have been killed per month since then.
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A large protest demonstration is planned for Tuesday evening in Jerusalem against the government's post-expulsion treatment of the Gush Katif/Shomron expellees. Another event will be held Wednesday.
| The Tuesday protest, to be held at 6 PM outside the Prime Minister's Residence near the Sheraton Plaza and Kings Hotels, is entitled, "Have you both expelled and thrown to the trash?" It was initiated by residents of the community of Talmon in the southern Shomron.
"Our brothers from Gush Katif and northern Shomron were thrown to the garbage by the government," the promotional literature states. "Their situation is deteriorating, and we are silent!"
The purpose of the protest is three-fold:
• to place the issue of the expellees' plight on the national agenda
• to create pressure on the government to speed up the solutions
• to show solidarity with our brothers the expellees
Those who wish to participate have been asked to spread the message to their acquaintances and relatives, to prepare signs and posters, and to bring laundry clips as well; the purpose was not explained.
On Wednesday at the Binyanei HaUmah Convention Center in the capital, various "orange" [anti-disengagement] groups will hold an event entitled, "We will not forget and we will not forgive." In the course of the event, the organizers will declare the establishment of a museum called "The Destruction of Ariel," which will memorialize the expulsion of the Jews of Gush Katif and northern Shomron.
The event is planned as the "opening shot" for the continued campaign to preserve Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty. Soldiers who refused disengagement orders and some of those who were imprisoned for their anti-expulsion efforts will receive certificates of honor. Rabbis and public figures will address the audience.
The organizers say that the gathering will be a "penetrating reckoning of what happened, and a way of learning lessons in anticipation of the future, in order to do all we can to stop the continued destruction and withdrawals." A very large response has already been registered for attendance, the organizers report.
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| | 6. Two Versailles Wedding Hall Owners Sentenced to 2.5 Years
|  | | By Hillel Fendel
The Jerusalem Magistrates Court has sentenced two owners of the ill-fated Versailles Hall to 30 months in prison. The hall collapsed 4.5 years ago, killing 23 wedding guests and injuring over 350.
| Adi Avraham and Efraim Adiv, two of the three partners who owned the hall, were convicted a year ago of causing death by negligence. Though they saw a depression in the floor shortly before the collapse, the judge ruled that they chose to cover it up rather than consult with an engineer. In addition, they even moved a drinks bar to the defective spot so that the depression would not be seen.
The two will not have to begin their prison term for another 45 days, in order to allow them to appeal. A third owner was sentenced to four months in prison, which will be converted to public service.
Relatives of the deceased wedding guests expressed bitterness at what they see as a light sentence.
During renovations on the Versailles Hall some time before the crash, support beams were removed from the building. However, most of the criticism surrounding the tragedy related to the Pal-Kal method with which the structure was built. The Israeli-patented method was ruled unacceptable by the Interior Ministry in 1996. However, many existing buildings were built with Pal-Kal beforehand, and some were built afterwards.
No one single Pal-Kal technique exists; a variety of construction methods incorporating Pal-Kal have been used. The method is a money-saver in that in place of reinforced steel installed between concrete layers, it uses corrugated boxes as the stress support system. However, the problem is that the boxes can end up "floating" between the concrete layers if something goes wrong with the concrete or they way it is poured.
As a result of the Versailles collapse, the government established a national commission of inquiry, the City of Jerusalem waged its own internal investigation of the tragedy, and the Local Government Center has instructed all municipalities to carry out a comprehensive check of all buildings that use the Pal-Kal construction method.
Dr. Yoav Sarna, Chairman of the Engineers Union, said today that thousands of standing buildings built with Pal-Kal must be checked, but that a delay in the release of official government guidelines is holding up the work. "Not all of the buildings are dangerous, of course," he said, "but they have to be checked. We have been waiting for the guidelines for 2.5 years; if we wouldn't have had to wait, we could have done it ourselves. It's a dangerous situation."
Sarna explained that the problem is not with Pal-Kal buildings in general, "but rather with buildings in which structural changes have been made."
Eli Ron, the inventor of Pal-Kal, is still on trial for his role in the Versailles collapse.
Three months after the collapse of the Versailles, it turned out that the collapse actually led indirectly to the saving of up to 50 other lives. In August 2001, 15 people were killed in the terrorist blast at the Sbarro restaurant in downtown Jerusalem - but that number could have been four times higher, had the owner not taken Versailles-related precautions. City inspectors making the rounds of public buildings after the Versailles tragedy informed Sbarro's owner Noam Amar that his building technically met all the requirements, but that it might be advisable for him to install extra supporting pillars. Even after he learned that the cost of the extra columns would be $110,000, Amar decided to go ahead with it. After the fatal terrorist blast, engineers told him that his actions had prevented the building from collapsing further, thus saving the lives of possibly 50 other people in the restaurant at the time.
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| 7. MK Porush: Gov´t Hiding $2 billion Surplus
|  | | By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The government is hiding a $2.1 billion budget surplus while low-income families suffer from budget cuts and a hike in the price of bread, according to MK Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism).
| He said that State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss agreed to demand that the Bank of Israel and Finance Ministry reveal the true budget figures.
Porush revealed that government statistician Prof. Shlomo Yitzchaki has charged that the government is not informing the public of the huge expected 2005 surplus despite the original budget forecast of a deficit.
"It is safe to assume that this is not a convenient time" for the Finance Ministry to reveal the huge cash position, Porush added. He said the surplus proves it is possible to cancel the cuts in child support allowances and reduced support to yeshiva students.
If the charges of a $2.1 billion surplus are substantiated, the government will likely face heavy criticism for withholding payments to expulsion victims and for not subsidizing the price of bread, which was raised by 6.5 percent last week.
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