Issue No 873 of Attali'ah Newspaper, 5 January 1995

Issued on 5 January 1995, this 8-page document contains the 873rd issue of Attali'ah newspaper, under the supervision of the Editor-In-Chief Bashir al-Barghouthi. The issue was printed at the Salahuddin Press in Jerusalem and focused on several topics including: 1. Retaliatory measures for the al-Khader area with the continuation of colonialism. 2. The Land and Water Association responds to the Yediot Aharonot newspaper and the ongoing incitement process. 3. Demonstrations and sit-ins and the expansion of the committees for the defence of the land. 4. Israeli Occupational Forces (IOF) bulldozers uproot hundreds of trees in Hosan and al-Khader. 5. The Qalqilya Message (A study day for poultry farmers in Qalqilya, the collection of worker's dues by the trade unions, and the closure of a pharmacy after its owner was accused of selling spoiled medicines). 6. A corner titled "Workers, Know Your Rights Within the Green Line." 7. The Bethlehem Message (Masked men break into a party and prevent people from completing the celebration under the pretext of morality, the high price of billiards tickets, and protests against the municipality for not responding to the cleanliness of the streets). 8. The Ramallah Message (National and Islamic forces in Qarawat Bani Zaid condemn the assassination of the shaheed Mufid Arar, and the Childhood Committee organizes workshops for the workers of Beit Liqia Kindergarten). 9. A decision to close the Orthopedic Hospital in Bethlehem. 10. In a memorandum addressed to the presidency of the Christian Association, "Bethlehem Institutions demand a reversal of the decision to close the Orthopedic Hospital." 11. Samih Mohsen writes an article titled "The issue of normalization in the interface again". 12. Palestinian Writers Union between amending the internal system and holding elections. 13. A mass sit-in in Deir Qadis after trees were uprooted and 5 thousand dunams were confiscated. 14. A protest sit-in in Nazareth. 15. The arrest of the director of the Center for Democracy and Workers' Rights. 16. The Jerusalem Message (The municipality of West Jerusalem prevents restoration inside the Salhiya Mosque in the Old City, the possibility of cancelling the celebration of Eastern Christmas due to the continued excavation of churches, a state of economic depression during the holidays, and questions about the fate of the promised housing projects, the PLO bulldozers carrying out colonial work on the land in al-Ram, which was executed by the Orthodox community in protest, and colonial tenders for the year 1995). 17. The Hebron Message (Colonizers shoot randomly in Hebron, prevent vegetable traders from bringing their fruits to the vegetable market in the old city, and Tawjihi students from reaching examination halls). 18. The North Message (Shooting inside the campus of an-Najah University, raids and arrests in Beit Dajan, a union meeting of the labour bloc, holding a first aid course at medical relief headquarters, organizing a symposium on the dangers of drugs, and opening the membership door for the Juvenile Welfare Association).