Issue 2686 of al-Anba Newspaper, 5 August 1977

Issued in Arabic in Occupied Palestine with the support of the Israeli Occupational Government and Histadrut in cooperation with the Jerusalem Post, this document shows issue 2686 of the al-Anba newspaper, a political daily Israeli newspaper established in 1968 and closed in 1984. This issue, dated 5 August 1977, includes articles and news about politics, culture, art, economics and sports, in addition to Arab, regional and international politics from an Israeli point of view, including: Political News: - Reducing the Syrian-American differences over the means of settlement. - The hardening of the Syrian position may hinder the resumption of the Geneva Conference during this year. - Examining the results of Vance's tour at a summit conference attended by "5" Arab countries. - Israeli sources do not rule out the Arab countries' resorting to the military option if they fail. - Mayors and dignitaries of the West Bank will not meet with Vance when he is visiting Israel. - Signs of a split in "Dash" due to differences in opinions about the movement's policy. - The Chambers of Commerce in the West Bank are waiting until the decision of the Jordanian threat is confirmed. - Horovitz: The Ministry of Industry deals with Arab affairs at the same level as it deals with Jewish affairs. - Joint seminars and scientific research between Israel and France. - Prison sentences for those accused of security offences. This archival material includes the first page of issue 2687, and among the topics, it touched on: - Approval of holding bilateral talks for foreign ministers in New York. - Vance: The parties to the conflict are interested in deepening the dialogue, and there appears to be a reduction in the points of disagreement. - Jordan shares the opinion of Syria and Egypt not to represent the Palestinians in the Geneva conference independently. - The United States of America (USA) expects the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to announce a position that will contribute to the start of an American-Palestinian dialogue. - The start of the implementation of the second phase of the Chtoura Agreement and the collection of excess weapons from the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. - The Soviet Union calls on Somalia to stop military operations in the Ethiopian Ogaden Desert.