The World - News from Oct. 2, 1989

Israel has asked the United States for $400 million in loan guarantees to finance construction of housing for Soviet Jewish emigres, the New York Times reported in today’s editions. Israeli officials said some of the housing would probably be built in the West Bank, where the proliferation of Jewish settlements has been a source of debate not only among Israeli politicians but also between Israel and other countries, including the United States. Israel says it expects to receive 100,000 Soviet Jews in the next three years. In the occupied territories, meanwhile, Israeli soldiers shot and killed four Palestinians in clashes, the army and Arab hospitals said.