September 29, 1985

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli Cabinet divided by King Hussein's UN speech: Labor officials cautiously praise king's remarks as potential breakthrough, Likud dismisses it as "public relations gimmick" aimed at getting approval for arms sale to Jordan [CT 9/30].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Nail bomb explodes in Haifa marketplace, injuring 2. A second bomb explodes in a nearby park injuring no one; 130 Palestinians arrested for interrogation afterwards [WP 9/30; JP 10/1]. Palestinian woman is wounded in Hebron when soldiers open fire on suspect vehicle [JP 10/3].