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VOLUME 43, NO. 7
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1b, 1989 1 / ADAR I 5749 20 PAGES 75 CENTS PER ISSUE
Israel Reacts Angrily
To Human Rights Report
BY DAVID FRIEDMAN
WASHINGTON (JTA)
— The United States be-
lieves that if Israel had a
trained riot control for-
ce, it could have
prevented human rights
violations in dealing
with the Palestinian
uprising on the West
Bank and Gaza Strip, a
senior Sta.te Depar-
tment official said
Richard Schifter,
assistant secretary of
state for human rights
and humanitarian af-
fairs, was commenting
on the State Depart-
ment's annual “Country
Reports on Human
Rights Practices'' in
which Israel was ac-
cused of "a substantial
increase in’human rights
violations'' in the
territories last year.
But Schifter acknow-
ledged that the
situation in the oc-
cupied West Bank and
Gaza Strip was unique
and “not the typical set-
ting for gross human
rights violations as
would be mass killings
or total repressions."
Schifter drew a con-
trast between Israel and
what he identified as
the world's top human
rights violators, in-
cluding North Korea,
Cuba and Iran.
Israeli occupied terri-
tories is sui generis,"
Schifter said. He ex-
plained that Israel faces
a situation in which the
"occupying army
responds to serious dis-
order" by an "ex-
cessive" use of force.
This is largely due to
the fact that the Israeli
BY DAVID LANDAU
JERUSALEM (JTA)-Is-
rael reacted angrily and
defensively to the harsh
criticism of the U.S.
State Department over
Israel's handling of the
Palestinian uprising.
A statement issued by
the Foreign Ministry
stressed that all of
Israel's actions were
“fully in keeping with
international law."
The ministry main-
tained that the allega-
tions of human rights
violations by the Israel
Defense Force was tak-
en out of context and
did not reflect "the
lethal nature of some of
the means employed by
the Palestinian rioters."
The statement was in
response to the State
Department's annual
"Country Reports on
Human Rights Prac-
tices," which described
the human rights
BY HUGH ORGEL
TEL AVIV (JTA)- A
public opinion poll
conducted last month
indicates a slight swing
toward moderation on
the future of the ad-
ministered territories
and the Palestinians.
The survey was con-
ducted by Professor Eli-
yahu Katz, director of
the Institute for Applied
Social Research.
It found that 30 per-
cent of Israelis now sup-
port ' negotiations with
the Palestine Liberation
Organization, up from
13 percent in 1978.
The difference was
attributed to PLO chief
Yasser Arafat'-s recog-
nition of Israel and re-
nunciation of terrorism
before the. United
situation in 169 coun-
tries, during 1988.
The 1,559-page docu-
ment was released in
Washington last week,
though much of it was
leaked to the news
media earlier.
One of Israel's com-
plaints was that "within
the context of massive
human rights abuses
throughout the Arab
world the special focus
on Israel takes the
issues entirely out of
perspective.
“These (Arab) nations
do not draw the enor-
mous degree of atten-
tion that Israel receives
for measures taken in
defense of its security
needs and in accordan-
ce with international
law," the statement
concluded.
The State Depar-
tment report emphasiz-
ed rights abuses in Iraq,
Egypt, Iran and Kuwait
Nations in Geneva Dec.
14.
According to the poll,
35 percent of Israelis
are unalterably oppos-
ed to relinquishing any
part of the administered
territories, compared to
45 percent in March
1987.
The number who
would support returning
part of the territories
increased to 48 percent
from 36 percent in Mar-
ch 1987.
The number of
Israelis who would
agree to the establish-
ment of a Palestinian
state increased by 10
percent compared with
20 years ago, the survey
showed.
Another poll found
that 94 percent ot
Israeli high-school stu-
and in other countries
elsewhere in the world.
But the 22 pages on
Israel were the most
devoted to any country
The report said that
the IDF, "caught by
surprise and untrained
and inexperienced in
riot control, responded
in a manner which led
to a substantial increase
in human rights viola-
tions."
It accused the IDF of
excessive use of force,
resulting in deaths of
civilians that could
have been avoided.
The Foreign Minis-
try's statement insisted
that contrary to the
State Department's
findings, "live bullets
are used only as a last
resort, in life-threaten-
ing situations."
see REPORT page 14
dents consider military
service essential and
would volunteer if it
was not compulsory.
The poll was conduct-
ed among 5,500 Jewish
students by the Institute
for Military Studies. It
began last spring and
was recently com-
pleted.
The results were
presented at the 22nd
conference of the
Israeli Psychologists
Union held at Haifa Uni-
versity.
Another finding was
that 93 percent of the
males questioned be-
lieve military service
should remain com-
pulsory and 98 percent
thought it shon : be ex-
tended to’three
"The situation in thp
see RIOTS page 19
INDEX
Features.................................2-3
Opinions..................................4
Dallas Doings.................... 5
Health...............................10, 17
S ynagogue Services.................... 11,18
Dining........................'...........12
Food..................................13
Around The Town . .......................76
Light Sabbath Candles
5:54 P.M.
JESS JAWIN
'Ten Bullets In The Chest’
■ VJIeorge Shultz had completed his term as Secretary of
State two weeks before the new State Department ad-
ministration blasted Israel for human rights violations in Gaza
and the West Bank.
According to TJP’s lead story on page one, it appears that
Schultz had barely gathered his belongings before the torrent of
criticism was hurled against Israel through leaks to the daily
press.
This bodes poorly for the relationship between
Israel—America’s staunchest ally in the Middle East—and the
United States. The diatribe distorts the realities: Israel is faced
with an army of children, armed with rocks and molotov
cocktails, who are instigated by the Palestine Liberation
Organization to create havoc among the Israel Defense Forces.
Israel’s prime responsibility is to keep the peace and protect
human life. The occupied territories could quickly turn into
another Beirut without the constant supervision of the IDF.
When Detroit and Watts were burning no one remonstrated with
the local police who were trying to keep order.
Arafat says one thing before Geneva diplomats and speaks
much differently in the Arab press and to his followers. On
December 14, 1988 he stated in Geneva: “We totally and absolute-
ly renounce all forms of terrorism.” But speaking on Vienna Tele-
see JESS JAWIN page 11
State Department Official Says
Israel Needs Riot-Control Force
Israeli Poll Shows More
Support for PLO Talks
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