Monday, December 2, 1985

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Arab local councils in Israel strike for one day to protest Israeli failure to pay $1.8 million in budget allocations owed to the councils for past 3 months; Israeli officials promise to pay within one week [JP 12/3; FJ 12/6]. Three Palestinians are sentenced to life imprisonment for killing of reserve soldier in Ramallah last February, for killing of man suspected of collaborating with Israeli authorities [JP 12/3]. Israel will allow U.S. officials to question Rafael Eitan about Pollard spy case [NYT, WP 12/3].

Other Countries: Two Palestinians and a Briton go on trial in Nicosia for September murder of 3 Israelis in the Larnaca marina; they admit the killing but do not plead guilty [WP, PI 12/3].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/lIsrael: Prominent Palestinian lawyer 'Aziz Shehadeh is murdered by unknown assailants in Ramallah [NYT 12/3; FJ 12/6].

Arab World: Israeli infantry unit strikes deep into S. Lebanon overnight, killing five Palestinians from the PFLP-GC, according to military sources; several Palestinians are also captured [JP 12/4].