January 5, 1989

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli cabinet approves economic plan containing $550 million in budget cuts; the defense budget is cut by $70 million [NYT 1/6].

Other Countries: France upgrades status of PLO mission in Paris to "General Delegation of Palestine"; new status is just below embassy level [NYT 1/8].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Clashes erupt in Beach, Nusayrat, Jabalya camps leaving 21 Palestinians shot, injured. In W. Bank 4 Palestinians are shot, wounded by Israeli troops [FJ 1/9].