Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 10, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Barak announces resignation vote election labelled referendum on peace Jerusalem a israelis beleaguered Ehud Barak said yesterday he would resign triggering elections for prime minister that he termed a a referendum on peace within two months. A there Are those who doubt the mandate i received from the citizens of Israel a Barak said in a televised address to the country. A tomorrow i will advise the president of my resignation and in 60 Days we will go to special elections for prime the move appeared aimed at preventing former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a who currently holds a two digit Lead Over Barak in most Public opinion polls a from running against him because Netanyahu is not a member of parliament As required by israelis Complex election Law under such circumstances. Barak said he would support any proposal to change the electoral Law to enable anyone to run a although it was unclear if such Reform would be possible in the Short time left before the election. It was also unclear whether Baraks resignation would supersede existing plans to hold broader balloting for parliament As Well. An Early election Bill passed the first of three readings last month and the vote was expected by May. In the past it has been speculated that Barak would make a major Effort to reach some sort of peace agreement with the palestinians before an election and polls suggest that without such an achievement his chances of re election would be extremely slim. Ahmed Aureia speaker of the pales Netanyahu ahead in polls a Promise any Timan parliament suggested it would be difficult to reach an agreement under such a speedy timetable. A i done to think there is any possibility to reach a peace agreement within this period a Aureia said. He said the coming 60 Days appeared to be a a time out from the peace process. Barak told reporters he would continue seeking ways to restart talks with the palestinians but that he could not he said he believed that most members of parliament did not truly want elections and suggested the plan to hold legislative elections could be scrapped. But the legislative vote could go ahead on the same Day As the vote for prime minister if the Knesset decided to dissolve itself he said. Earlier in the Day palestinian mourners shouted anti israeli slogans As they marched through the West Bank streets of Jenin at a mass funeral for five palestinians killed in one of the deadliest attacks since the clashes began in september. Also Israel intensified its Clampdown around palestinian towns further restricting travel and a 13-year-old palestinian boy was seriously injured after being shot in the Abdomen by jewish settlers in Hebron in the West Bank witnesses said. The deaths of to people on Friday a seven palestinians and three israelis a raised fears of retaliatory violence yesterday. However heavy Rains and cold weather in Many areas kept crowds off the streets and Only Small scale clashes were reported As of last evening. Still thousands turned out in Jenin carrying the coffins of the five men killed Friday when an israeli tank fired on a police guard Post. Four of the dead were policemen the fifth was a civilian. A fight fight until the end of the israeli occupation a chanted the crowd. Some wore masks and carried guns. Others waved palestinian flags. Yasser Abedrabbo the palestinian information minister said fridays attack was a Quot deliberate step to escalate the current israeli aggression in order to serve political the israeli army said the tank fired shells after soldiers spotted four armed figures in the distance. Mohammed Hijazi a policeman who was standing near the site of the attack said the israelis fired without provocation. The five fatalities made it one of the deadliest single attacks since the violence erupted to weeks ago. More than 300 people the vast majority palestinian have been killed Over that period. In renewed violence yesterday a jewish settler shot Mansur Shaber 13, near Hebron according to is Haber a Uncle Ata Shaber. The israeli army sent a helicopter to evacuate the youth to a Jerusalem Hospital and said they were investigating the incident. A associated press Jronh Dufy i associated press Barak announces he will resign triggering an election for prime minister. Oil Tanker gets of to go to fld. To fix leak St. Johns fld. A Leaky Oil Tanker Laden with 1.9 million barrels of crude will be permitted to enter Canadian Waters South of Newfoundland. Maurice Landry a transport Canada spokesman said the Federal officials Are confident that the Eastern Power wont spill any Oil As it enters Placentia Bay bound for the come by Chance nfld., Oil refinery. When it arrives it will be inspected and repaired before Oil is off loaded from its tanks. Even though the 339-metre ship sprang a leak late wednesday laundry said officials Are a confident the ships master can effect a passage safely through Canadian Waters without any discharge of a that was our concern and we feel at this time its been addressed and we re taking Many precautions to ensure there will be no discharge of the ship was located about 550 Kilometres Southeast of Newfoundland on yesterday evening. Despite five metre Waves driven by Gale Force winds transport Canada said it was in no danger of breaking up. It is expected to arrive in Placentia Bay by monday. Sensitive areas the ships original route to the South coast of Newfoundland would take it through some of the richest fishing grounds in the world As Well As several ecologically sensitive areas that attract Large numbers of sea Birds. The Canadian coast guard dispatched a surveillance aircraft to inspect the vessel Friday afternoon. The ship which is about three football Fields Long was spotted in International Waters about 500 Kilometres Southeast of St. Johns Well beyond Canadas 200-mile jurisdictional limit. It appeared the vessel was Riding out the storm in a slow holding pattern. Waves were breaking Over the deck of the panamanian flagged ship but the vessel was in Good shape and no Oil could be seen in the water. The Newfoundland weather Centre in Gander which had earlier issued storm warnings for the grand Banks said Peak wind gusts could reach More than too pm a. Closer to Newfoundland a Southern coast seas could be even higher. The weather Centre had also issued a blizzard warning for Northern Newfoundland and parts of the Avalon Peninsula. 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