October 27, 1987

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Classes at al-Najah University resume after 6-week closure [FJ 11/1].

Other Counties: Nawal Hamad and her 4 children, Palestinian Americans who were denied entry to Israel, and Marvin Vaughn, a black American also denied entry to Israel, file suit against Pan American Airlines charging violations of their civil rights and false imprisonment. ADC calls for boycott of airline [EJ 11/1]. Amnesty International issues report on Syrian torture of political prisoners, including large number of Palestinians [NYT 10/28].