Issue 3178 of Asha'b Newspaper, 13 January 1983

Printed in Arabic, this includes issue number 3178 of Asha'b Newspaper issued on 13 January 1983, which is a 6-paged daily, political and illustrated newspaper, issued by the Asha'b al-Arabeyyah Press at Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem. The issue cost 8 shekels and included a collection of statements, announcements, advertisements and political and sports news including:  - A joint Palestinian-Soviet statement condemning the American plan to exclude the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from participating in the settlement and to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. - The Washington Post reported in its report that Israel is preparing a colonization campaign for Jews in the West Bank. - The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) prevent the Peace Now movement from reaching the outskirts of Hebron and the locations of the electric poles that the colonizers removed. - The Student Union and Progress Bloc won the Birzeit University Student Council elections in Ramallah. - The Palestinians of Jaffa refuse to amend the law imposed on them by the Tel Aviv colony, which forces them to close their shops on Yom Kippur. - Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Defense Minister, announced that Israel will refuse to enter into any peace talks with the PLO, whether direct or indirect. - The Peace Now movement decides to take a step against colonization in the West Bank and distributes leaflets calling for an end to colonization. - A picture showing the 6 Israeli prisoners held by the Palestinian forces, who were captured in Lebanon by the PLO in 1982, which was published by the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Watan.