August 11, 1988

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: MK Meir Kahane renounces his U.S. citizenship [LAT 8/12].

Arab World: Libyan leader Mu'ammar Qadhdhafi offers to pay salaries of W. Bank employees in wake of King Hussein's severing of ties with the W. Bank [LAT 8/12].

Military

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Ya'bad, Palestinian youth is shot, injured by Israeli soldiers [FJ 8/14]. Israeli military judge sentences pregnant Palestinian to 4- months in prison for throwing rock [LAT 8/12]. Military officers inform residents of Bayt Ummar they are going to seal 40 houses; residents stone military car, injure officer [FJ 8/14].