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Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Israeli soldiers accused
Two Israeli soldiers are accused of selling army rifles on the black market.
According to an indictment filed Wednesday against the conscripts at Tel Aviv District Court, they sold their army-issued rifles, and another they stole from a fellow soldier, to an Israeli Arab profiteer. Palestinian terrorists frequently have obtained arms on the Israeli black market, but the three rifles in question are not believed to have been resold.
The two defendants did not immediately enter a plea.
Senators urge terrorist designation
More than 50 U.S. senators called on President Bush to designate Hezbollah’s television station as a terrorist body.
“We strongly support the global war on terrorism and continuing efforts to stop terrorists wherever they may be,” the senators wrote Tuesday. “Stopping Al-Manar’s broadcast of hatred and violence is an integral part of the global war on terrorism.” Designating the Lebanon-based television station a terrorist body would enable the U.S. government to act against its funding sources and the groups associated with it.
Efforts to halt Al-Manar’s broadcasts have succeeded in the United States, Canada, Latin America and parts of Asia, according to the Coalition Against Terrorist Media, which is located in Washington.
The station can still be viewed in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia, thanks to satellite firms owned by the governments of Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Germany sends equipment to P.A. police
Germany will contribute communications equipment to Palestinian troops before Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
Germany’s contribution this week of $400,000 worth of equipment is in response to a request from Gen. William Ward, the top U.S. security envoy to the region. Ward has been canvassing U.S. allies for assistance so the Palestinians are better equipped to police Gaza after Israel leaves later this month.
Israel agreed to allow some non-lethal equipment into the Palestinian areas this week, after pressure from the Bush administration.
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