May 19, 1985

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Cabinet agrees on 20 measures to improve economy [NYT 5/20]. Supreme Court calls on Knesseto enact election law to ban "undemocratic" parties [NYT 5/20]. Court convicts Jewish underground defendant Ze'ev Friedman of 1980 attempted bombing of Dr. Ahmad Natshe in Bethlehem [JP 5/20]. Hebrew U. engineer states he purchased US-made krytrons (without necessary export license) for the school's physics dept. in 1976 [NYT 5/20].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Stone thrown at Israeli bus near Jalazoun camp injures passenger. Gasoline bombs thrown at 2nd Israeli bus on W. Bank; no injuries reported [JP 5/22].