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Show __TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLDTuesday, September 5, 1995 Israelis Mark Anniversary whodisputethe date of 1004 B.C. as the start of King David's reign. Despite Criticism, Boycott berof Parliament, objectedto the secularnatureofthefestivities “The one thing that is special aboutthe city is the religion. So if you celebrate, you better doitina more religious wa he said. “They should have given it more of a Jewish tone.” Hassan Tahboub, the Muslim cleric in charge of Jerusalem'sIslJamic holy sites, said the festivities ignore thecity’s Christian and Islamic heritage. “Wedo not deny that David was in the city, but that does not mean THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Israel began celebrating the 3,000th anniversary of King David's conquest of Jerusalem on Monday, amid accusations the festivities are an attempt to deny Palestinian claims to the city. The 17-month commemoration is being boycotted by European Union and Palestinian leaders. Some Orthodox Jewish leaders also are staying away, saying the celebrations are too secular. “We're having a party for ourselves,” historian Meron Benvinisti said on Israel Radio. “The problem is, we’ve tried to turn it into a celebration for the whole world, and that, of course, is a mistake.” In a ceremony at Parliament, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin stressed the Jewish claim te the city. “There is no state of Israel without Jerusalem, and no peace without Jerusalem united,” he said. Earlier, for Monday's opening ceremony, Israeli leaders came to the Arab neighborhoodof Silwan, where-archaeologists have been \uneovering the “City of David,” the ruinsof the ancient settlement King David proclaimed the capital of the Jewish kingdom Dozensofriot police lined rocftops to prevent unrest as Rabin and 200 guests kicked off the celebrations on the slopes below the walled Old City. Rabin emphasized the central Rabbi Avraham Ravitz, a mem- role of Jerusalem in Jewish history “Jerusalem is the celebration of the Jewish nation, from the day the Jewish people werecreated in God’s image,” Rabin said. As the half-hour ceremony ended, Silwan residents staged a silent protest, releasing dozens of balloonsin the Palestinian national colors of green, red, black and white. A large Palestinian flag washoisted, attached to three balloons. Palestinians want east Jerusalem, which Israel captured from Jordan in the 1967 Mideast war, as capital of a futurestate. Israel insists it never will give up sovereignty over all of Jerusalem. Silwanresident Moeen Shami, a 28-year-old plumber, said some streets of his neighborhood had been quickly paved and piles of the city is Jewish,” he said. “They are acting like there are no other people in the city.” Jerusalem district archaeologist Gideon Avni dismissed criticism that the celebrations were biased. “We have one purpose, which is to show the whole sequenceof the history of Jerusalem,” he said. Anti-Castro Flotillas — Do They Help? lent movement today than ever before.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KEY WEST, Fla. Cuban exiles whose seagoing protest of Fidel Castro’s communist regime endedin a tragic sinking were already planning anotherflotilla. Cuba watchers wondered -— ? “The ultimate question What good did it do in Cuba?’” said Juan Clark, a sociologist at Miami-Dade Community College. ‘Did it promotereaction in the population? Ordid it bring more oppression for the dissidents?” “They should consider other alternatives that may be more effective — in the human and materialcosts -— at reaching the same ends.” Rose and Rafael Palacios, passengers on one of the The 25-boatflotilla set off from Key West on Sat- flotilla’s largest boats, said the tragedy inspired them to continue their protests. “It’s sad andit was expensive, both morally, emotionally and in dollars,” Mrs. Palacios said “But you sit down, you aresorry for the man and you go forward,” said her husband. They plan to participate in the nextflotilla, planned for Oct. 22 to coincide with Castro’s address to the United Nations The group’s first summerflotilla ended with injuries to three people after two Cuban gunboats sideswiped the lead boat, which had crossed into Cuba's territorial waters urday to stage a protest off the coast of Havana. It turned back after oneof the boats took on waterand sank 10 miles into the choppyFlorida Straits. The 47 people aboardwererescued by someofthe other boats and Coast Guard ships and helicopters. A 59-year-old man had a heart attack and died soon after he was rescued. “T feel sad,” flotilla leader Ramon Saul Sanchez said Sunday before leaving Key West. “It’s a tragedy. However, I feel more committed to this nonvio- cused on organization or the safety of their own members,’ said Jim Whisenand. publisher of Cuba Report, a newsletter focusing oneeconomic and social issues on the communistisland. “ It will affect future participation.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sundaythat the boat that went down — the Sundown Two — was notlicensed to carry paying cust lomers andhad not been inspected since 1986. “The sinking indicated the organizers have not fo- raat) Clearance garbage picked up ahead of the ceremory, a sharp contrast to ecBa no ee what he said where years of neglect by city government. “They can change the physical appearance, but they cannot change our hearts,” Shami said. ee say it is a Jewish town. It is HEARINGAIDS SINCE 1946 If Conversations Sound Like This: fhgutr tnvbh acfspw cbnfigkjo khiu ber cbgfgtr cafwereyth bmjkop no} roe 405,000 Jews and 160,006 Arabslive in Jerusalem. 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