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Israel’s Supreme Court rejects
appeal to indict Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s
Supreme Court on Sunday reject
ed an appeal to charge Prime Min
ister Benjamin Netanyahu with
fraud in an influence-peddling
scandal that had threatened to
topple his government.
In a 4-1 decision, the court ruled
that prosecutors had made a “rea
sonable” decision in April when
they found there was not enough
evidence to indict Netanyahu.
“The court will not overturn an
attorney general’s decision unless it
is deemed extremely unreason
able,” they wrote.
However, the judges said their
decision was not a complete exon
eration of the prime minister and
Justice MinisterTsahi Hanegbi, also
implicated in the matter.
“The court says only that the
prime minister’s decision and the
minister’s behavior are not
against the law. It does not say
that they are not a violation of
ethics,” they wrote.
“If the court stood in the place of
the prime minister, it may have
made a different decision.”
At issue was Netanyahu’s ap
pointment of a political crony,
Jerusalem lawyer Roni Bar-On, as
attorney-general in January. Po
lice suspect Bar-On was appoint
ed in exchange for political sup
port from Aryeh Deri, leader of a
key party in Netanyahu’s ruling
coalition, who
allegedly be
lieved Bar-On
would act to
end his corrup
tion trial.
The affair cre
ated the most se
rious scandal of
Netanyahu’s
year-old govern
ment, prompting
some Israelis to
demonstrate for an official inquiry
and others to call for the prime min
ister’s resignation. A Supreme Court
move to charge Netanyahu could
have brought down the government,
though technically he could have re
mained in office until convicted.
The decision was hailed as a vin
dication by Netanyahu, who has
Netanyahu
maintained his innocence in the
fair since it broke in January.
“This has taken much ti
long, and the verdict of
Supreme Court proves thattl
whole affair was really baseles
said David Bar-Illan, a top aii
to the prime minister.
The court ruled 5-0 against ii^j
dieting Hanegbi, although tr
judges also questioned whether
behavior was ethical.
In April, police recommends
indictments of Netanyahi^
Hanegbi, senior aide Avigdlsi
Lieberman and Deri. But staljy
prosecutors decided to charfl!
only Deri, saying they lackl (
proof for Netanyahu and Hanej as;
hi. The investigation againl
Lieberman continues. Lg;
Opposition lawmakers ajt, at
pealed to the Supreme Couilj 0
seeking indictments against NeR
tanyahu and Hanegbi.
“Nothing is over until it is oveRi
but now it is over,” Hanegbi said aji y
he arrived to his office at the Justiu
Ministry to applause and flowet \| e(
from his workers.
Church leader tells Charles
to give up Camilla or abdicate
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles should end his rela
tionship with Camilla Parker Bowles or abdicate his claim
to the British throne, a senior clergyman said Sunday.
“We are not going to have a confessed adulterer as
supreme head of the Church of England,” said the Rev.
David Streeter, director of the Church Society, the se
nior evangelical body of the state
Church of England.
“I am a monarchist... but I am not
prepared to accept an adulterous re
lationship being publicly manifested
in this way,” he told “Good Morning
Television.”
Streeter’s comments are among
the most outspoken in the national
debate on Charles’ future, which has
been going on since he and Princess
Diana were divorced last year.
Prince Charles
Diana blamed Parker Bowles, 49, for the failure of the
royal marriage. Charles, 48, confirmed long-standing
rumors of an affair while he was married.
Since his divorce, Charles has spent a great deal of
his private time with Parker Bowles, who was divorced
in 1995. Part of the public debate has focused on
whether they will marry.
There are no legal obstacles to Charles becoming
king when Queen Elizabeth II dies, even with adi*
vorced woman as his queen, constitutional experts ,
say. Both Henry VJII and George I were divorced whiljj V
on the throne.
But many believe Britain is not ready for Queen Camil
la, despite the huge social changes since Charles’s greai
uncle, Edward VIII, had to abdicate in 1936 so he could
marry a twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson.
The Church of England does not permit remarriage
of divorcees in church, but Charles could marfy inacivj
il ceremony. Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, ^
the church’s spiritual leader, said in 1995 that he would
give the church’s blessing to such a union.
The monarch automatically becomes supreme gov-
ernor of the Church of England, and there is no technij
cal bar to Charles retaining the title. But there is disap
proval within the church hierarchy — reflected in
Streeter’s comments.
Although Charles has confessed his adultery,
Streeter said he had not repented, causing “consider
able problems of how to avoid a constitutional crisis.”] '
The clergyman noted that the prince is not above ei
ther civil or moral law.
“What he has to face up to is the fact that the monari
chy is greater than Prince Charles and this country is
greater than the monarchy, ” Streeter said.
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Therefore, Childers said, the Ex
ecutive Council representatives did
not understand why the Rec Center
should be different.
Hurd said he was pleased the ad
ministration changed the decision
so quickly, but he said even two
weeks was too long for some stu
dents to go without the services the
Rec Center provides. He said he
hopes that in the future the admin
istration will consider the effects of
their decisions on students.
“We want administration to seek
student input before they make a
decision that affects students,”
Hurd said.
Local gyms said their questions
about the sale of the continuing
passes came about because a “stu
dent” was not clearly defined in
their non-student pass sale cap
agreement with the University.
Larry Isham, marketing director
for Aerofit Health and Fitness Center,
said the gym was unaware the Rec
Center was selling continuing passes
until this summer. Isham said Aerofit
wanted to know if there were any oth
er Rec Center policies that it did not
know about that might infringe on
the terms of the cap.
Isham said Aerofit had no inten
tion of trying to “steal” students,
who are required to pay fees, from
the Rec Center.
“Our biggest concern is the pri-
Northgate
vate sector — faculty, staff and the
general public,” Isham said.
Isham said the cap agreement
applied to the number of non-stu
dents who could buy memberships
at the Rec Center, and when the
gyms heard about the continuing
pass policy, they asked for a defini
tion of a “student.”
Isham said this recent decision
by A&M does not clarify for the
gyms what constitutes a “non-stu
dent” in terms of the agreement.
Isham said he wonders if every
person trained by the University in
some way will now be able to buy
continuing passes.
“What about the extension ser
vices, USDA training camps and fire
training school?” Isham said. “Are
they considered students? Could
they buy continuing passes?”
Steve Lumpee, manager of
Gold’s Gym, said he does not have a
problem with the University’s deci
sion, but he wishes the administra
tion had decided on who is consid
ered a student when the gyms first
asked for a clarification of the non-
student cap agreement.
Lumpee said he had never seen
the agreement but was under the
impression that the sale of continu
ing passes to students who were not
enrolled in classes violated the
agreement. He said he thinks the
A&M administration now appears
to make decisions based on whoev
er puts pressure on the University
— first the gyms and now students.
“They should have a policy re-
m
gardless of what pressure is puton,^
them,” Lumpee said. “They’re tryj^J
ing to come out looking like
good guys by saying they (A&M) re-
sponded to the students.” | t0lJ
Both gyms said discontinuing
the sale of the passes did not signify 5e
icantly help their businesses. Isham 7
said only 50 students bought thjL
$70 special summer memberships j
Aerofit offered after the Rec Cente | e
quit selling passes, and Lumpe ;r ,
said the increase in Gold Gym’s in ^
come was minimal.
“Sale or no sale has virtually noef ., r
feet in our business,” Lumpee saidj ..” u
Corrington said what he and till |
A&M administration learned froi
this situation was how much th jj ei
Rec Center means to the student ^
He said A&M tried to make the Rei 7 e
Center more than a place to wot
out; it also was meant to be a “socii
center” where students could
people and work out.
Childers said he thinks the hi
thing about the decision to ol
passes again is that many studi
will get their Rec Center privilegi
back this week.
“That’s what they wanted tod
and now they will be able to doit
Childers said.
Corrington said students calk
purchase the passes again today” a
the Membership Service Desk inti
lobby of the Center. He saidtl
passes will cost $21 for the resto
the first summer term, $35 forth
second summer term or $56 forth
rest of the summer.
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“Let’s get to the bottom line, George” Anderson said.
“Can we reach some kind of financial solution?”
Councilman David Hickson also was ready to final
ize an agreement.
“Exactly what is it going to take in a dollar amount?”
he asked Sopasakis.
Birdwell told Sopasakis that if an agreement was
reached, he would have to give up all of his rights to sue
the city or to collect additional money under a federal
appeal he has filed with Housing and Urban Develop
ment against the city for relocation assistance.
“We’re not going to have you turn around and sue us
a month after we give you money I don’t feel we owe you
in the first place,” Birdwell said.
Sopasakis said he has federal rights and does not
want to relinquish them.
; ha
Council members then asked Sopasakis for an exat
dollar amount.
Sopasakis said that he was “looking in the $45,0% C(
range.”
After a four-minute recess granted to Sopasakis,nt
gotiations continued with 11 minutes left on thecltl
A $46,100 offer was proposed, an amount which ii 1
eluded the security deposit on the building. The off f
also would have required Sopasakis to give up his rigW
Esmond motioned to draw up papers for the offer an 1
Anderson agreed. But the other council members vo 1
ed against the proposal, 4-2.
With 5 minutes remaining, Sopasakis said no#:
else in his defense.
A 4-2 vote kept the original offer of about $10,OOOi 11 %
tact. Sopasakis also will receive $1,100 for the bui#
deposit and will retain rights to sue the city.
Construction in the Northgate area will continue
Sopasakis awaits a decision from HUD that maye 1 ’ 11
tie him to more money from the city.