text: strip to Jordan. The decision was also taken to expel 11 Palestinian freedom fighters who were among those liber- ated after the last prisoner exchange. On 10 August a cur- few was imposed on Al-Khalil. Four students in the Al-Najah University were detained under the administra- tive law and the university was closed down until further notice. Those practices were accompanied by the imposi- tion of house arrest on 14 national leaders who were not allowed to leave their towns and villages. 43. Since 28 August the Fascist campaign of escalation and repression and the iron fist policy have assumed a more brutal and intense dimension. We have given, in several letters to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council from our brother Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO, the details of that escalating wave of oppression and terrorism by Israel against the sons of our Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories. 44. In a period of one week, from 28 August to 3 Septem- -her, administrative detention was imposed on 56 Pales- tinian freedom fighters, the sons of our people, in four consecutive groups, at the rate of 12 detainees for the first three groups, and culminating on the night of 3 September in 20 detentions. Those detentions were concentrated on particular sections of the population, especially trade unionists and university students. 45. In our letter of 3 September we emphasized: “These arrests are the initial stages of the Israeli occu- pation authorities’ decision, on 4 August, to reintroduce 4 administrative detention without trial and denortations as a means of maxim&g repression of the Palestinian population living under Israeli military occupation. Such ‘laws’ are in contravention of all norms of intema- tional law and c&zed behavior.” [see S/l 7439, annex.] Moreover, most of the occupied territories have expe- 
analysis: The text appears to be a political statement or a report on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. It describes various actions taken by Israel against Palestinian freedom fighters, students, and trade unionists, including arrests, expulsions, and curfews. The text also references international law and the actions of the Palestinian leadership. Based on this, it seems likely that the text is related to politics or international relations rather than any of the other categories.