February 11, 1990

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/lIsrael: Israeli legislators call on the Interior Ministry to change regulations requiring Soviet immigrants prove they are Jewish; Ministry reportedly was refusing to register some Soviets because they lacked documents certifying them as Jews [NYT 2/12].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: 2 Palestinians are shot, wounded in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of Arabs wounded by Israeli gunfire last week in Rafah to 140. Palestinians say the Israelis are seeking confrontation as revenge for 2/4 bus attack in which one of the attackers is rumored to be from Rafah [NYT, FBIS 2/12].