The Zionists have placed curfews on 15 Palestily in a futile attempt to quell the 'disturbances'. In addition they ve banned newspapers; increased the hoop presence and size ol patrols; used light aircraft helicopters to drop tear gas on demonstrators. taken hostages trom among the wounded hospitals in the occupied territories; have arrested at 1200 people ordered the deportation of nine to date, of which four have already been southern Torture abuse of palsoncis, stone throwing and demonstrations within the Zionist state, Pre transter wed Palesti"transfer' of Palestinians, as well as a return of the military law which was lifted in 1966.
It has also resulted in a number of arrests and people being held without trial, Hanna Siniora of the East Jerusalem Arab daily AlFajr, prominent nationalist figure.
The Palestinians have displayed a renewed unity text. The different factions, including the Popular Front for the Localiot (PFLP), the pro-Moscow towards nationalist Unity This increased unity in two lucial areas, in the liberation movement and the we nan people in the whole of The three important breakthroughs in the period. The other two deal with the breakdown of the Consensis within the Zionist state, and the virtual collapse of the proZionist front internationally, including in the United States, long Zionism's staunchest and In the past the US has attempted vetoing, such resolutions of condemnation in the Security CounSignificantly, at this pull tael representative has abstained from casting a vule alu tic coveraner has condemned Israeli action, both the deportations policies or tin policies regime the highest levels. The British delegate mas even gone so lar as Ic urge the use of stronger language UN resolutions!
The unrest Zionism's collaborators is tal bodies over ne tal bodies.
Independent of 6 Januar reports tha sections right to expand - seemingly without any barriers at the expense of its neighbours What does the mediate future hold for the Palestinians their struggle for national self-determination? There has among other things, been a call for a protracted campaign of non-cooperation with the Zionist regime. recent weeks are any indication, we can expect Dressure Zionism mount, with an escalation of the rifts both internally internationally, the all-too-frail facade of democracy crumbling even And the struggle, the Palestinian Intifada, uprising, will continue. imFrench nuclear weapons.
to build up of high technology conventional tional weapons spending in Europe.
danavia.
•A clear insight into NATO policy after the INF treaty has come with the publication of a report by the US Federal Commission on Long Term Strategy chaired by Fred Ikle, US Under Secretary of Defence. Also on the Commission were the National Security Advisers to Nixon and Carter, Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski The report notes that economic problems in the US make it less able to bear the full 'burden' of 'defending' Western Europe. It therefore calls for greater emphasis to be given to British and Alongside this the Commission emphasises the weapons. This would require a build up of convenThe report refers to a growing movement of 'military appeasers' in West Germany and ScanSocialist Action 22 Jan 1988