Thursday, June 6, 1985

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Residents of Balata refugee camp near Nablus demonstrate against harassment and arrests; stone military vehicles; smash window of one and injure driver. Several youths arrested [FJ 6/14]. Administrators of Bir Zeit U. announce cancellation of semester following violence between student political groups [FJ 6/14].

Arab World: IDF complete three-stage withdrawal from southem Lebanon. Amal chief Nabih Birri says Amal would join forces with Palestinian fighters if Israel kept troops in southern Lebanon and retained a security zone north of its border [NYT 6/7].