Issue 2689 of al-Anba Newspaper, 9 August 1977

Issued in Arabic in Occupied Palestine with the support of the Israeli Occupational Government and Histadrut in cooperation with the Jerusalem Post, this document shows issue 2689 of the al-Anba newspaper, a political daily Israeli newspaper established in 1968 and closed in 1984. This issue, dated 9 August 1977, includes articles and news about politics, culture, art, economics and sports, in addition to Arab, regional and international politics from an Israeli point of view, including: Political News: - Vance presents Israel with important proposals for a settlement. - The divergence of the parties' positions may hinder the convening of this year's Geneva conference. - Carter: The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) may agree to recognize the political entity of the State of Israel. - Begin: The alternative to the Geneva conference, if it does not take place, is talks by the United States of America or bilateral talks. - Delegations from the West Bank start heading to Amman to attend the celebrations of the silver jubilee of Hussein. - Russia affirms its stances on establishing a just and lasting peace in the region. - Conflicting reports about the position of the PLO on recognizing Israel. - Mayor for one day: The largest Jewish-Arab “capital of youth” in Jerusalem. - American armament policy in the Middle East.