The Jerusalem District Court issued an order today for Allan Harry Goodman to undergo psychiatric observation. Goodman, the American-bom Israel army reservist, was arraigned last Wednesday for the shooting spree three days earlier at the Temple Mount in which two Arabs were killed and 30 were wounded. The district psychiatrist will rule on whether Goodman was some when he committed the alleged crime and whether he is fit to stand trial.
Meanwhile, the violence and general strike on the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem which followed last Sunday’s incident abated today in East Jerusalem. Stores reopened and no disturbances were reported there.
VIOLENCE CONTINUES ON WEST BANK, GAZA
However, a 15-year-old boy was wounded today by the Israel Defense Force near the village of Hussan in the Bethlehem district as the youth blocked off the nearby road and threw rocks at cars which were forced to stop. Two cars were badly damaged. Violence also continued over the weekend in Judaea, Samaria and Gaza. Two Arabs were killed in clashes and an undetermined number of people were injured. Demonstrations also continued today in Nablus and in the Gaza Strip worshippers emerged from their mosques to attack military patrols and vehicles.
A delegation of Israeli Arab local council leaders called on the Supreme Moslem Council in East Jerusalem yesterday to express solidarity with the Arabs in the administered territories over the deaths and injuries caused by the shooting spree at the Temple Mount. However, most of the Arab mayors in Israel opposed this gesture. Those who called on the Supreme Moslem Council were the leaders of Hadash (Communist) dominated councils.
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