The Israeli authorities were reported Monday night to be considering closing Bethlehem University following a day of violence on and near the campus in reaction to Sunday’s bus attack in Jerusalem. Students at Bethlehem stoned passing cars and border policemen responded with tear gas grenades during the hours of unrest at the campus.
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