Attali'ah Newspaper, Issue 639, May 31 1990

The six hundred and thirty-ninth issue of Attali'ah Newspaper which was published on May 31, 1990. 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 Security Council Postpones the vote on the Arab draft resolution. Washington succeeds in gaining an advantage over the Soviet president. - The delegation of the Soviet Solidarity Society reaffirms its support for the Palestinian people and their right to self-determination. - The markets of Gaza and Nablus have been closed for 11 days. 40 houses in the Bethlehem area receive demolition notices. - The Gorbachev and Bush summit begins in Washington. The Soviet armed forces declare their support for Perestroika. - Dozens of Palestinian national figures continue their hunger strike at the Red Cross headquarters in al-Quds (Jerusalem) for the eleventh day. - The mobilization of the Israeli Occupation Forces all over the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues for the second week. - The shuhadaʾ of the twenty-fifth week of the Intifadaʾs third year. - Yossi Sarid: The Cause of Palestine is at the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict. - Rajih al Salfeety: The present absent. A noble poetic voice documenting more than half a century of our history. - Tax raids in Shejaiya neighbourhood in Gaza affect housewives and attempt to destroy the livelihoods of Palestinians.  - The chances of the Right to win the elections in Czechoslovakia are high. - Regional disputes occupy a central place in the agenda of the Gorbachev and Bush summit. - A racist demonstration in South Africa calls for the establishment of a state for white people only.