Social/Economic/Political
Occupied Palestine/Israel: Foreign Min. Shamir calls for death penalty against Palestinians convicted of especially cruel murders [JP 7/26].
Arab World: Lebanese military investigator says he has referred 4 suspects in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Lebanon to military court for trial; has recommended the death penalty if they are convicted. The 4 include 2 Lebanese, a Palestinian, and an Egyptian. Two are also charged with bombing the Iraqi embassy in Lebanon in 1981 [NYT 7/25].
Other Countries: UN Decade for Women Conference founders on the final day; consensus cannot be reached on key paragraphs of final document which call for economic sanctions against South Africa, condemn Zionism as an obstacle to development, and detail the plight of Palestinian women and children. [NYT 7/26].