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- First Palestinian - Israeli woman in the Israeli Knesset
The Palestinian - Israeli woman Husniya Jabara has won a parliamentary seat for the leftist Meretz Party, a matter which enabled her to join the parliament, and to become the first female Arab parliamentarian in the history of Israel. Israel, Politics, 5/21/99 - Pfizer and world health organization hail Morocco's efforts trachoma control efforts Morocco, Health, 5/21/99
- Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon
Israel on Thursday continued its attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. The Lebanese resistance retaliated to the Israeli aggressions by launching a series of operations which targeted several occupation positions. Direct hits were achieved. Lebanon, Military, 5/21/99 - Saudi students open fire on his colleagues
A Saudi daily published on Thursday said that a preparatory school student had asked the permission of his teacher to leave the classroom in one of the Kingdom's schools and then he got a pistol he had already hidden in the courtyard of the school and opened fire on his classmates, but no casualties were reported. Saudi Arabia, Local, 5/21/99