December 31, 1989

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: P.M. Shamir dismisses Labor Party Cabinet member Ezer Weizman for holding talks with PLO officials [NYT, WP, LAT 1/1; FBIS 1/2].

Arab World: Arafat tells reporters that ''there have been no contacts" between the PLO and Ezer Weizman [FBIS 1/2].