1 / 15531 Results
  • March 20, 1986

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli tax officials, accompanied by troops, raid 'Aqbat Jabir refugee camp, outside Jericho, imposing value-added taxes (VAT) in the...

    Read more

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli tax officials, accompanied by troops, raid 'Aqbat Jabir refugee camp, outside Jericho, imposing value-added taxes (VAT) in the millions of shekels on merchants, confiscating stock to force payment, and detaining and remanding into custody for 4 days merchants who protested the moves [FJ 3/28].

Arab World: Following 4 hours of talks in Cairo with Pres. Mubarak, King Hussein states peace efforts have reached a dead end for now [BG 3/21]. Yasir Arafat is quoted as saying the PLO is ready to open a new page in relations with Syria [JP 3/21].