Issue 2697 of al-Anba Newspaper, 18 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 2697 of the al-Anba newspaper, a political daily Israeli newspaper established in 1968 and closed in 1984. This issue, dated 18 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: All News: - Washington uses the policy of persuasion with Israel instead of pressure. - Hopes that the Geneva conference will be held this year, despite the obstacles encountered in Vance's mission. - A plan to send regular forces to southern Lebanon to establish the foundations of peace there. - Carter's memo to Begin included the dangerous situation in southern Lebanon. - The Colonia Affairs Committee approves the establishment of three colonies in the West Bank. - The Ministry of Labor prepares thousands of workers to work in different professions to face the possibility of unemployment. - East Jerusalem merchants resent paying parking fees. - A draft resolution to establish a peacekeeping and conflict resolution force in the Arab world. - Syria explains the danger of the Israeli decision to diplomatic missions in Damascus.