August 24, 1989

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Th Israeli High Court of Justice upholds Central Command decision to deport Mahmud al-Matur, that 'Awda Ma'ali, Majid Labadi, and Taysir Aruri on grounds that deportations are necessary for security reasons [FBIS 8/24]. Israeli Justice Minister Dan Meridor says deportation is the best weapon against the intifada, and that since legal obstacles have been removed, the pace and number of deportations should be increased [FBIS 8/25].