TITLE

In key West Bank town, two religions rub raw

AUTHOR(S)
Battersby, John
PUB. DATE
September 1995
SOURCE
Christian Science Monitor;9/20/95, Vol. 87 Issue 207, p6
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Describes the religious and territorial conflicts in the West Bank town of Hebron, between the Palestinian leaders and Israel. Withdrawal of Israeli army from Hebron demanded by Palestinians; Israel's claims for the presence of its army in the region for the protection of the Jewish inhabitants.
ACCESSION #
9510134756

Tags: ARAB-Israeli conflict -- 1973-1993;  ISRAEL -- Armed Forces;  WEST Bank;  ETHNIC relations

 

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