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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2005
Dancing lion, hidden Jayhawk
Oliver Lu, Olathe sophomore, performs the lion dance in costume on Wescoe Beach yesterday. Lu said the Asian American Student Union wanted to perform something traditional for this week's Asian Festival. The dance is usually performed for the Chinese New Year. The group will host a "Taste of Asia" dinner tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
Nicoletta Niosi/KANSAN
Gaza Strip withdrawal delayed by Israelis
MIDDLE EAST
By MARK LAVIE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mofaz met with top Israeli security officials, including army and police commanders, to discuss a proposal to delay the pullout by three weeks, until Aug. 15. The Defense Ministry said Mofaz agreed to the delay, sending the matter to a ministerial committee headed by Sharon.
The Haaretz daily reported late yesterday that Sharon will approve the delay, quoting an unnamed official in his office.
The recommendation by Shaul Mofaz, who is expected to win government approval, came as Israel and the Palestinians held their first talks on coordinating the pullout. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon insisted that despite the delay and strident settler opposition, the evacuation would be carried out.
JERUSALEM Israel's defense minister yesterday recommended briefly delaying Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the strongest indication yet that the summer pullout will be pushed back.
Sharon has indicated he would support the delay but
The issue is ostensibly religious. The July 25 start date of the forced evacuation of settlers falls within a three-week mourning period leading up to Tisha B'Av on Aug. 14, when Jews mark the destruction of the biblical temples. Mohaz decided to take into account the feelings of settlers, most of whom are Orthodox Jews.
Officials denied reports that another reason for the delay was to give the government more time to prepare. Lack of settler cooperation has made it difficult for the government to decide where the settlers will move, officials say.
wanted to get approval from his security chiefs.
"The disengagement will be carried out," Sharon told Israel Army Radio. "Whoever thinks this will open the way to delays or not implementing (the evacuation) or other pressures is simply wrong."
Israeli commanders in Gaza have noted a recent increase in Palestinian attacks, and said the two-month truce might be in jeopardy. Sharon has said repeatedly that the evacuation must not be carried out under fire.
Yesterday, an Israeli jeep patrolling the Gaza-Israel border was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired from Gaza, seriously wounding a soldier, the military said. And in central Gaza, a riot erupted after Israeli soldiers closed a road, witnesses said. One Palestinian was wounded by Israeli gunfire, they said.
Recent Israeli-Palestinian meetings have marked coordination.
12:00-4:00 Celebration in the Park with the Douglas County Water Festival In South Park (12th and Mass.) features informational booths, games, and more! Speakers on alternative transportation and living include Reid Nelson Karl Birns, Dustin Jensen, and Laura Adams (speaking about the Ad Astra Student Cooperative housing!) Bands: T 'n E, Bradford and Ardys, The Yards, and The Mark Lyda Combo
A holy obligation
10:45 a.m. Parade for the Earth Travels south on Massachusetts St. from Watson "Train" Park to South Park. Come walk, cycle, or carpool your way down the street! Parade assembly at 10:00 in Watson Park (7th and Kentucky Streets)
12:00-4:00—Celebration in the Park with the
10:45 a.m. — Parade for the Earth
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Itzhak Golan finds and removes pieces of bread left by his family. in preparation for Passover, in the southern Gaza Strip settlement of Neve Dekalim yesterday. The Jewish holiday of Passover recounts the hasty exodus of the ancient Israelites from Egypt.
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