Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 2003 — Page 7

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Researchers reveal Powell urges rebuilding medics’ mass murders of Iraq, end of terrorism

BERLIN—Nazi doctors and their staffs killed at least 200,000 handicapped patients deemed unfit to live, researchers say. The report says hundreds of hospitals and clinics participated in the murders of physically and mentally ill persons and other institutionalized people. Their conclusion was based on a newly completed analysis of Nazi records at the sites working on Adolf Hitler's program of creating what he claimed would be a superior

German race. The Nazis listed the deaths as mercy killings, said Harald Jenner, a researcher at the federal archive that made the report. Three years was spent cataloging the deaths, German Culture Minister Christina Weiss told a news conference. She said the victims' relatives received fake condolence letters, and the doctors in charge hid behind false names. The Nazis began the process in the summer of 1939, before they targeted Europe's Jews.

DETROIT—At a meeting of Arab government and business leaders here, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell called for the building of a new Middle East that is peaceful, prosperous, and free. Without such a transformation, Powell said, "the region will remain a source of violence and terrorism, fueled by poverty, by alienation, and by de-

spair." He urged investment in the region, particularly in Iraq, where he said the people need such investment to return to normal life more speedily. He received applause when he assured listeners that Saddam Hussein would not return to power. He deplored the lack of progress in ending the Israeli-

Palestinian conflict and urged both sides to get the peace process back on track. Terrorists, he said, only delay the day when Palestinians and Israelis "can realize their dreams." Powell said the United States will keep urging Israel not to make the fence it is building a final border between Israel and a new Palestinian state.

Jews protest Israeli deadly air strike

Lieberman proposes federal medical plan

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Joseph Lieberman has proposed a $54 billion expansion of U.S. health care coverage through federal government assistance, seeking a centrist path between more sweeping liberal reforms and the market-oriented approaches the Bush Administration favors. Lieberman's plan costs less than those some of his rivals have proposed, which is in keeping with the moderate approach he insists is necessary to triumph in a race with President Bush. As the Democratic vice-presi-dential candidate in 2000, Lieberman owns the lead in name recognition nationwide among Democratic candidates, recent polls indicate. Yet his message, fiscal restraint, family values, and support for the Iraq war, has been upstaged by former Vermont governor Howard Dean in the

Jewish terrorists sent to prison JERUSALEM—An Israeli court has sentenced three Jews to prison for terrorism against Palestinians. Their convictions brought prison terms of 15 and 12 years for attempted murder. The men had planned a bomb attack on an Arab girls' school in the suburb of A-Tur, East Jerusalem. The District Court of Jerusalem ruled and found the defendants guilty of attempted murder. Two defendants got 15-year sentences, the third a 12-year term because he had cooperated with investigators.

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JERUSALEM—Israelis who oppose the way Israel is handling its conflict with the Palestinians have gone to court demanding that the government make a criminal investigation of a deadly air strike in the Gaza Strip last summer. The petition was filed by Yesh Gvul, a movement of soldiers who refuse to serve in the

occupied territories. They are demanding that the High Court of Justice revoke decisions by the army's chief prosecutor and Israel's attorney general not to investigate the air strike. The attack killed 15 Palestinians, including 12 civilians, nine of them children, with a 1-ton bomb from a fighter jet

onto a residential building in Gaza City on July 23, 2002. The bombing also wounded about 140 people The Israeli army said at the time that it was seeking to kill Salah Shehada, a Hamas leader. The attack did kill him, but the army said it had incorrect information that the building was empty except for him.

Arabs say UN ignores Israel’s nuclear weapons

UNITED NATIONS—Arab nations are borrowing a theme from the United States and accusing other nations of ignoring Israel's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction. Israel has not signed the

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, nor has it admitted to being a nuclear power, although widely believed to have nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt charged that the U.N.

nuclear watchdog agency was holding back from criticizing Israel, while criticizing Muslim nations. Saudi Prince Saud al-Faisal said Israel's nuclear program was a threat to security and sta-

bility in the Middle East. He noted the International Atomic Energy Agency was intensifying monitoring of North Korea and Iran - signatories to the treaty - while ignoring Israel's abstention from the treaty.

NEW JERSEY BUYS BONDS—New Jersey Governor James McGreevey (far right) presents Israel Bonds President and CEO Joshua Matza (third from left) with a presentation check for $20 million signifying New Jersey's first ever purchase of Israel bonds. Both McGreevey and Matza stressed the close economic trade and cultural ties between New Jersey and Israel. With the purchase, New Jersey joins the ranks of 20.other American states who invest in Israel's economic future through Israel bonds. From left to right: Carol Ehrlich, director Nj State Treasurer's office; David Halpern, New Jersey Bonds lay leader; Joshua Matza; Roy Tanzman, New Jersey Bonds lay leader; John McCormac, state treasurer; Governor McGreevey.