Attali'ah Newspaper, Issue No. 558, 10 November 1988

Printed in Ṣalah ad-Din Press with Bashir al-Barghuthy as the managing editor, this 12-page issue no. 558 of Attali’ah Newspaper, issued on 10 November 1988, features the following topics: 1. Rejecting the "Ansar 3" detainees' petition despite acknowledging brutality. 2. Strikes and demonstrations continue in the West Bank and Gaza. 3. The Palestinian parties go unified to the National Council Session, and a courageous Palestinian peace initiative that the Council will announce. 4. The Soviet protection of the National Council sessions. 5. Bush is the new president of the United States and the Democrats consolidate the majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. 6. A pyrrhic victory for the police and intelligence services. 7. The policy of the Israeli Occupation Forces is a recognition of the PLO's influence. 8. The practices of the Israeli Occupation Forces cause long-term damage. 9. The crisis of the Jordanian regime threatens to cause a political catastrophe, the failure of procedures, and the continued deterioration of the Dinar. 10. Arab elections in Israel. 11. The Lebanese Communist Party claims responsibility for the assassination attempt against Lahad. 12. Strict Israeli measures on the eve of the National Assembly session. 13. Shaheeds of the forty-seventh week. 14. Victims and explosions in the Silwan Neighbourhood, Jerusalem. 15. A reading of the programs of the Israeli government candidates. 16. The Jewish communities outside Israel fear the "Who is a Jew" law. 17. In the first experiment of its kind in the Arab countries: Tunisia is taking important steps towards achieving democratic freedom. 18. The Algerian government is formed today after the issuance of wage improvements.