Israeli authorities have no trouble administering the occupied Arab territories although they have their share of local problems to deal with, a military source said here today. He said that while the West Bank residents had strong nationalistic sentiments, they were opposed to terrorist activities because of the economic disruptions they caused.
Arab mayors, however, have expressed concern over rumors that the Israeli military government might be replaced by a civilian administration. At a meeting in Nablus recently, attended by all of the West Bank mayors with the exception of Mayor El Jabaari, of Hebron, the idea of a civilian administration was rejected on the grounds that it would widen the gap between the West Bank and Jordan. West Bank residents maintain a profitable trade with Jordan which, they fear, might be stopped by the Jordanians if Israeli civilian authorities took over from the military government. Such a move would be construed as another step toward the permanent separation of the West Bank from Jordan, the mayors believe.
Some 8,000 Arab students and visitors from Arab countries took advantage of the summer vacation program under which Israel permitted them to visit relatives on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem, it was learned today. A total of 20,000 permits were issued but more than half of them were not used for various reasons. Visiting Arab students are reported to have had contacts with Israeli students at Tel Aviv University.
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