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    Vol.61/No.14           April 7, 1997 
 
 
Palestinian fight heats up in West Bank  
As we go to press, battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian youth in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Hebron have been taking place daily for a week, sparked by Tel Aviv's refusal to halt plans to expand Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, and the arrogant announcement that Israeli troops would only be withdrawn from 9 percent of the West Bank. Washington, which has backed the Israeli regime, announced it would send an envoy for "peace talks."

 
 
 
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