Attali'ah Newspaper, Issue No 12, 18/5/1978

  Published on 18 May 1978, this 12-page document is the 12th issue of Attali'ah Newspaper. Bashir al-Barghuthy is its editor-in-chief, and it was printed in Ṣalah ad-Din Print Shop, Jerusalem. The issue covers the following:  The Saudi-Egyptian-Jordanian agreement on representing the Palestinians in the peace talks, handling the affairs of the Occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and marginalizing the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) .  The US-Gulf alliance regarding the situation in Afghanistan.  News on Jericho Marketing Co-Operative Society for Agricultural Products .  Solidarity with the Nazareth Municipality because of the Israeli Occupation’s policies.  News about the cleaning workers of Jerusalem Municipality staging a strike .  News about Sadat's policies in dissolving his opposition parties.  The Israeli conditions for the withdrawal from southern Lebanon.  An article on the Palestinian Higher Education Council and its importance .  An article on the local bourgeoisie.  An article written by Husain al-Barghuthy titled “The Local Literature Crisis” .  Two literary texts .  A brief about the life of Saʿdy abu Aishe, a Palestinian poet .  News about “The Plague”, a play performed by the Palestinian National Theatre .  An article on health in the world of capitalism .  An article about the International Monetary Fund.  An article on popular housing in Egypt .  An interview held with Muhammad Yusel al-Hbayye, the general manager of the Makassed Islamic Charitable Society.  News on the voluntary work in Farkha village.  News from the Gaza Strip on the municipal work and on UNRWA’s policies in the Gaza Strip.   Results of the student council elections in Bethlehem University.  News about the Youth Activities Center in Shu'afat .  “The Palestinian Papers”, a column written by Ibrahim al-Kateb; News about the Engineers Union.  Miscellaneous International News: Violence in Italy.  The Iranian revolution.