Issue 5698 of Asha’b Newspaper, 12 March 1990

Five-page Issue no. 5698 of Asha’b Newspaper, published on 12 March 1990, addresses several topics, including: Demonstrations and clashes in Shu’fat Refugee Camp and a strike across al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Tulkarm; Arab cabinet of foreign ministers approves the relocation of the Arab League headquarters from Tunis to Cairo; Ariel Sharon proposes a five-phase peace plan including the refugee camps in the Gaza Strip yet lacking a single reference to the West Bank. The initiative proposed the bridges and crossings between Israel and Arab states sharing the Jordan River borders be opened; Agricultural conference for commercial chambers and farmers in the West Bank was held in Amman to discuss the Saudi’s offer to market 20 per cent of the West Bank’s agricultural produce, including, vegetables, fruit, olive, and olive oil; New pragmatic measures in pursuit of the Yemeni unification; Celebrations of the International Women’s Day; Israeli Occupation Forces release 100 Palestinians from Hebron after 18-day detention without interrogation or indictment; Israeli military tribunals make several verdicts against Palestinians across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; and Military cooperation between Israel and South Africa to be continued.