April 8, 1996

UN Secy. Gen. Butros Butros Ghali writes an open letter to the New York Times criticizing the U.S. for not paying the $1.5 b. in dues and assessments it owes the UN. (NYT 4/8) (see 3/21)

Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics releases figures of the 10/95 census, showing that there are 128,300 settlers living in the West Bank and 5,200 in Gaza. These numbers are lower than those published by the Interior Min., which puts the number of settlers in the self-rule areas at 147,000. (HA 4/8 in FBIS 4/9)