text: 134. Accord ing to a report pubtished in Iondon on 24 october l9g4 by the cenevabased. rnternational comnisslon of .turists and the worrd university service (uniteatKingdom), rsrael had, over the past flve years harassed the weat Bank universities 'beyond ehat night be reasonably Justified on the grounds of public order orsecurity". The report noted that there "'as an undeni.able conflict of inrerestbetween the,(west Bank) inst.itut.ions and the Israeli autboritiee. rTbeunivereities reflect the nide-spread desire of che parestinians for sone kind ofstatehood r the Israeli authorities oppose that aspiration". The reportspecificarry criticised the ant.l-pl,o pledge reouired from foreign teachers andrecomnended that Military order 854 be reacinded slnce tbe extraordinary poi.'ersover academic life for nhich it provided represenced a potential threat to acadeniclife which icreates distrust and prevents sensible co-exisgence,,. (Jerusalen post, 25 October I984) 135. The civir adrnini stra t. ion in the west Bank on 3t october 1984 ordered thecloaure of Bethlehem University for four days following several days ofstone-throwing by students. (Ha'aretz, ,teru'alern post, r Novenber, Jerusar.en post,5 November 1984 ) 135. On 5 Novenber 1984, the Defence Mi.nister, Mr. yitzhak Rabin, reporcedlyrejected requests to re-open Najah University. Tbe University was riportedlyre-opened on 3 Decenber 1984. (Ha'aretz, G November i Jerusalen post 3 December L984 )A/ 40 /702 English Page 49 137. The Israell health officer in the west Bank nilitary governmeDc ordered tbe clo8ure of the tbn Sina Nursing College on 3 Novenber 1984 for one week. The closure of the Ranallah college reportedly follorred students' presentaEion of a liEc of complaints to the college adminiatration. The student body of 60 complained of unfair treatnen! by the adninistration, dornitories and lecture halls wilb open sewage Pipes and unPaid transportatton costa al this governnenl- supervised college. (41 Fajr. 9 Novemb€r 1984) I38. The military cormEnd in Nablus allegedly ordered the Education Departnent to transfer 15 Btuden!6 preparing for their final second exaninatlon (the first part
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the situation of Palestinian universities and education institutions in the West Bank during the 1980s, highlighting the Israeli authorities' restrictions and closures, as well as the students' complaints and protests. It seems that the main focus is on the impact of political tensions and military occupation on the education sector.