Attali'ah Newspaper, Issue No 283, August 4 1983

The two hundred and eighty-third issue of Attali'ah Newspaper which was published on August 4, 1983. Bashir al-Barghuthy is the issueʾs editor-in-chief, and it was printed in Salah ad-Din Press in al-Quds (Jerusalem). The 12-page issue covers the following: - The military rule approves an order to seize unregistered lands. 4600 dunams of land in Bethlehem are confiscated. - Washington threatens to wage war against Syria. Al-Assad asserts his rejection of the involvement of the United States. - The Palestinian Central Council begins its session in Tunisia. Arafat expresses his conviction in the ability of Palestinians to overcome disagreement. - The 13th American veto against Palestine. Washington opposes the demand for the dismantlement of settlements. - Under the framework of redeployment: Sidon becomes a military base and Haddad is appointed a leader of the south. - Israel implements the policy of collective punishment in Jalazone and Aida Palestinian Refugee Camps. - House demolitions for the imposition of the resettlement project. - Rabbi Moshe Levinger claims ownership of the Hebron market demanding that Arab traders should sign new contracts with him. - New settlement expansion in the northern and central West Bank. - Bribes and forgery in land selling contracts in the West Bank. The lands of the village of Sa'ir are sold without the consent of the owners. - Literary submissions and contributions. - An article by Tawfik Toubi entitled “Which Justice is the Israeli Minister of Justice Talking about?” - A severe water crisis in Nur Shams Palestinian Refugee Camp. The military rule authorities and the Israeli national water company are the reason. - News on the issues of workers and trade unions. - The diplomacy of Ronald Reagan in South America: An American plan to impose a military siege on Nicaragua. - Widespread support for the National Salvation Front in Lebanon. The front controls key areas in the north and Beqaa.