NEWS in brief 5

• Published in: The Jerusalem post
• Main Author: Jerusalem Post staff, Itim, Liat Collins, AP, Judy Siegal, Marilyn Henry
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 18.07.1999

Police last night said Halil Hadad, 21, of Jaffa, is the prime suspect in the July 10 stabbing murder of Gil Mitchell. A manhunt is under way. At the request of the Ayalon region police investigations unit, the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court yesterday cancelled the order prohibiting publication of the names and photographs of the four men - including Hadad's brother and father - held on suspicion of involvement in the murder. Itim Sixteen Druse senior reserve IDF and police officers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Ehud Barak expressing their "anger at the scornful, ungrateful attitude of the establishment toward the Druse community." They wrote that they welcome the inclusion of an Arab MK in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee but "are angry and hurt" that the Druse MKs who are IDF reserve officers have not also been appointed. Liat Collins El Al is going to offer its passengers newspapers in Arabic, an airline official said Friday, a gesture to Arab citizens, who charge that they're singled out for airport harassment and are not allowed to become flight attendants. "We are arranging for Arabic-language papers to be available," said Nachman Klieman. Klieman said the airline is trying to address the lack of Arabs on its staff. He said El Al's flight attendant courses are open to Arabs, but up to now, few Arabs have applied and none has passed the entrance exam. For the first time, he said, the airline is advertising its courses in Arabic- language newspapers. AP