March 6, 1987

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Defense and Foreign Affairs Com. Chairman Abba Eban asks Defense Minister Rabin to appear before the committee and explain promotion of Col. Aviem Sella, indicted in U.S. for his role in Pollard spy case [NYT 3/7].

Arab World: UNRWA states continued fighting around Burj al-Barajinah, Shatila, and Rashidiyyah refugee camps is preventing food and medicine shipments from getting through [FJ 3/13].