Attali'ah Newspaper, Issue No. 557, 3 November 1988

Printed in Ṣalah ad-Din Press with Bashir al-Barghuthy as the managing editor, this 12-page issue no. 557 of Attali’ah Newspaper, issued on 3 November 1988, features the following topics: 1. Palestinian leadership in Tunisia agrees on resolving the final political program. 2. Violent clashes, people killed and wounded, a general strike, and 350,000 citizens under curfew. 3. Israel receives US aid. 4. A clear victory for the Israeli right, dispelling illusions about the leadership of the Israeli Labor Party. 5. Shamir begins his consultations to form a coalition of religious and right-wing parties. 6. Carlucci seeks new agreements with Israel. 7. Joint military exercises in the Gulf. 8. An American newspaper: An Israeli escalation of violence is expected in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. 9. A strike in Nablus. 10. The Intifada destroys drug dens in Jerusalem. 11. An article by Bashir al-Barghuthy entitled: "A Quick Look at the Israeli Elections". 12. The Intifada to enter the twelfth month. 13. Shaheeds of the forty-sixth week. 14. The story of Kisan village with shelter following the largest demolition (of houses) of a populated area since 1971. 15. A report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development: Palestinians are formulating an economic confrontation policy. 16. A political settlement will not take place without negotiations with the PLO. 17. The resumption of talks between Iraq and Iran, and an expected announcement of a general exchange of prisoners. 18. A referendum in Algeria on political reforms, the Movement for National Reform rejects party pluralism and introduces restricted democracy. 19. The Peres-Hussein-Mubarak Agreement. 20. Arafat: I'm ready to negotiate at an international conference. 21. The hypocrisy of academics and the criticism of the Camp David Accords. 22. Discrimination against Palestinian workers. 23. The Israeli Occupation Authorities demolish and close 47 houses within a week.