August 5, 1984

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Herzog ends consultations with 14 Knesset parties; mandates Peres to form new gov't., still stressing unity of major blocs. Israel Assoc. for Civil Rights announces drafting bill to limit chances of racist groups getting into Knesset. Supreme Court releases 2 "TNT" suspects on IS1 million bail.

Military Action

Arab World: 1 IDF soldier killed, 2 wounded as personnel carrier hits land mine near Amiq village, S. Lebanon.