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Page 4-THE NEWS-November 1992 World Beat Israelis Cun Now Seek Compensation from Iraq for Scud Missile Attacks JERUSALEM (JTA) — Res idents of Israel who were injured or whose property was damaged in Scud missile attacks during the Persian Gulf War can now demand compensation from Iraq. TTie claims will be submitted to the United Nations. Israel’s Ministry of Justice has set up a special unit to handle the claims, to be submitted within the next two months. Meanwhile, with an eye to ward future precautions, the Israel Defense Force’s Home Front Command began a trial distribution of new gas masks among some 800 families in various parts of the country on Oct. 21. Six pilot distribution centers were opened, and the results of the trial studied to determine how to continue throughout the entire country. During a 10-month trial pe riod, updated kits will also be distributed to new immigrants, demobilized soldiers and babies, who did not receive masks during the general distribution days before the start of the Gulf War 18 months ago. Unlike the previous distribu tion, civilians will be supplied with masks fitted for their facial and head features. Existing kits will only be replaced against payment for any parts missing or damaged in the old equipment. Dutch Crash was Not El Al*s First TEL AVIV (JTA) — Con trary to earlier media reports, the crash of an El A1 cargo jet outside Amsterdam was not the airline’s first. Forty-one years ago, some months after the national airline was established, an El A1 plane crashed on a landing approach to Kloten airport in Zurich, Switzerland. The November 1951 disaster killed six of the seven crew members aboard. Veteran airline staffers said the DC-4 cargo plane was one of the few in the company’s fledgling fleet at the time. El A1 sources said there had never been any attempt to cover up the 1951 crash. “Nobody asked us about it,” a spokesman said. Only one other El A1 plane has been downed: a passenger plane was shot down by Bulgarian fighter planes in 1955 for vio lating Bulgarian air space. Kosher Chow Coming to China? TEL AVIV (JTA) — The lack of kosher food in Beijing may soon be solved, according to Shen Jian Xiang, director of the official China International Travel Service in Tel Aviv. Talking to travel correspon dents here, he said that several investors in Israel and elsewhere had expressed an interest in establishing a kosher restaurant in Beijing, to serve not only observant Israelis now begin ning to visit China but also the needs of the many Jews world wide traveling to China. Shen expects some 5,500 Is raelis will visit his country this year, traveling on the new El A1 direct flight and the parallel service to be begun next year by Air China. Other Israelis and Jews are expected to arrive on other airlines coming from else where. Shen warned that it would be difficult, even for experienced travelers, to visit China on their own, not only because of lan guage problems but also because established travel agencies are needed to obtain local air and rail tickets and hotel accommo dations. Israel Cancels Jet Sale to Taiwan TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel has announced it is canceling plans to sell 40 Kfir jet fighters to Taiwan, and the Chinese have promised they will only sell Middle Eastern countries defen sive weaponry in limited quan tities that would not endanger peace in the region. The announcements, while not linked, were made during the visit of the Chinese foreign minister, Qian Qichen. Israel Plans to Airlift Tajik Jews JERUSALEM (JTA) — Isra el is planning a large-scale airlift of Jews from the strife-ridden Moslem nation of Tajikistan as soon as logistical problems are solved. The former Soviet republic has been racked with internecine violence. Some 10,000 of the country’s 12,400 Jews have filed applications to immigrate to Israel, Jewish Agency Chairman Simcha Dinitz said. Unlike in other Asian areas of the former Soviet Union, the majority of the Jews in Tajik istan are Ashkenazim. CJF Shifts Continental Responsibility NEW YORK (JTA) — The Council of Jewish Federations recently took two steps forward toward a North American Jew ish community that sees itself — and governs itself — as more than a collection of localities across the continent. Meeting in St. Louis, the CJF board of directors approved new bylaws for the organization. The move, which needs to be ratified at the CJF General Assembly this month, would effectively turn CJF into a parliament of the local federations of North America. CJF would even have limited power to tax its member federations. And in a related change, the CJF board of directors ap proved a plan that will change the way some national Jewish agencies are funded by local federations. Both moves are being hailed as enabling federations and the CJF to deal more effectively with problems of a continental nature, including funding pop ulation studies, disaster aid, dealing with assimilation and the migration of elderly Jews. CJF also authorized a $2 million relief fund for the Miami area, following the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew. Nicaragua Restores Ties to Israel WASHINGTON (JTA) — With toasts of “L’chayim” and “Salud,” Israel and Nicaragua reestablished full diplomatic relations when the countries’ ambassadors here signed an agreement ending years of non recognition under Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime. “Democracy is not just an expression of an idea in Israel, it is a fact of life,” Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval said during a brief ceremony at the Israeli Embassy here. “As long as Israel is sur rounded by non-democratic countries, peace will not be a complete guaranteed matter, he said. Nicaraguan Ambassador Er nesto Palacio called the restora tion of relations with Israel, which were severed by the San- dinistas in 1979, of symbolic importance. “Nearly 50 years ago, Israel was created after much civil strife. We in Nicaragua are trying to create a democratic society after much civil strife,” Palacio said. “We will look to Israel for strong democratic values because it is only through democracy that we can heal the wounds of Nicaragua.” The Central American coun try is the 25th nation to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in the last two years. Russia, China and India have all recog nized Israel since 1990. According to the Israeli Em bassy, Guyana is the only other Latin American country with no formal ties with Israel. E.C. Strengthening Israel Ties BRUSSELS (JTA) — The European Community is streng thening its cooperation with Israel as several^^ears of strained ties yield to shared views on Middle East peace efforts. The president of the E.C.’s executive commission said the change in the climate of relations between Israel and the 12-nation body is “indisputable,” follow ing the elections which brought Israel’s Labor Party to power in June. Jacques Delors spoke at a joint news conference with Israe li Foreign Minister Shimon Peres after the two met in the Belgian capital. Peres also held discussions with Belgian Foreign Minister Willy Claes. Delors said the E.C. would “update” its 1975 free trade and cooperation agreement with Israel after failure to ratify new protocols during the previous Likud-led government of Yitz hak Shamir. The E.C. had fre quent criticisms of the previous government’s policy in the ad ministered territories. But Delors ruled out for the time being Israeli membership in the European Economic Era, a large market to be created in 1993 between the 12 E.C. mem ber states and the seven member states of the European Free Trade Assocation. However, Delors called for an “ad hoc” solution to help Israel. Peres used the conference to underline the importance of a European role in the multilateral talks on Middle East regional issues. He spoke of sharing participation with Washington, with the United States playing a central role in Middle East Bilateral talks and Europe hold ing sway in the multination discussions, Peres urged the creation of a special bank for the Middle East created on the model of the European Bank for Reconstruc- ion and Development for the Central and Eastern European states. Israeli Firm Wins China Contract TEL AVIV (JTA) — Motor ola Israel, a subsidiary of the giant U.S. electronic commun ications corporation, has won an international competition for design, provision and installa tion of a communications net work for the People’s Bank of China. The Israeli company, which researches, designs and manu factures equipment for local and export sales and for its parent company, won the contract in competition with other firms throughout the world. The new equipment will up date communications between the Chinese Bank’s Beijing head quarters and its hundreds of branches throughout the vast country. Black Hebrews Get Temporary Residence JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli government has decided to grant temporary residence status to the community of Black Hebrews, in a move that may resolve a longstanding dispute. Interior Minister Arye Deri said the status of temporary resident will be offered to members of the sect, most of whom now live without legal authorization in the Negev town of Dimona. Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a ruling six years ago ordering the deportation of 45 members of the sect for overstay ing visas. The Black Hebrews are a Chicago-based sect claiming to be descended from one of the lost tribes of Israel in Africa. They have been in Israel 23 years. In 1972, the High Court of Justice ruled that the sect members were not Jews and therefore not eligible for auto matic Israeli citizenship. The government hesitated to expel them, however, for fear of harming relations between Jew ish and black communities in the U.S., as well as Israeli ties with black African countries. The community has accumu lated debts to the municipal authorities amounting to hundreds of thousands of dol lars. News reports said the U.S. government has promised the community a grant of $1 million to establish community institu tions. Jewish Leaders Criticize Bonn For Its Plan to Deport Gypsies BONN (JTA) — The Jewish community here and overseas has criticized the German go vernment’s move to deport thou sands of Gypsies back to Roma nia. Sec WORLD BEAT page 24 YOU KNOW THAT YOUR KIDS WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU. WHY MAKE THEM HAVE TO? You know that your CHILDREN would do anything they could for you. But you also know that you always want to be able to take care of yourself—physically and financially. 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