Wednesday, May 20, 1987
Social/Economic/Political
Occupied Palestine/Israel: Heads of Israeli universities set tuition rate at U.S. $1,600 for all students [FJ 5/24]. Bayt Jann residents demonstrate at Ministry of Education in Upper Nazareth to protest ministry's indifference to 3-week-old school strike [FJ 5/24]. Military court sentences 3 bedouin accused of Fateh membership to prison terms of 18 to 24 months [FJ 5/24]. W. Bank Israeli military commander states more than 350 Palestinians are being held in detention camps built for no more than 150 [FJ 5/24].
Other Countries: Former director general of Israeli Foreign Ministry David Kimche, on business visit to New York, is served with subpoena by independent counsel Lawrence Walsh [BG 5/22].