stone-throwing and raising the Palestinian flag. A boy of 1.3'years of age. l4ohamned Abu shanleh, from Jenin received a three-month suspended sentence and a flne of Is 10,000 (approximately $759) on the same charges. lhe mllitary court in caza also fined Omar Dabbagh, aged 14, IS 250,000 (approxlftately $19,230) for having in his possession a photograph of Mr. Arafat with the Pope. In addition' 32 youths uere reportedly sentenced to periods of lnprisonment ranging from six months to elght years on charges of being menbers of lllegal. organizations' while several others were convicLed for possessinq lllegal naterials, partlcipating in a defionstration, desecrating the Israell flag. c-onfronting a group of Israeli settlers who had stormed their refugee canp and uriting pro-PLO slogans on r.alIs. (A1 Fajr,2.9. 16.23 and 30 lilovenber, AI Talilah, 15 November 1984) 226. It rda s reported that during the first ll months of 1984 the number of disturbances in the west. Bank had dropped by 25 per cent. Mllitary sources attributed the drop to the stepping up of motorized patrola in the regionrs main roads and the capture of many stone-throwers and those ltho incited them. Another reason for the drop, according to those sources, was the Farara detentlon inatallation near Nablus and the positive results in the interrogation of suspects. Over the past t$o years over 1,400 suspects had been detained in Farara, of nhom 800 had been put on trial. It rra s also reported that unspecified "new methodsr rdere to be introduced shortly to disperse deoonstrators and capture suspects who might break the public order. (Yediot Aharonot, 9 Decenber 1984) 227. on 6 December 1984, the Eigh court of Justice sccepteal a petitlon of 14 residents of the Dheisheh refugee camp and ordered fhe military governor of the west Bank to shot, cause within three weeks \rthy he should not stop imposing
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the situation in the West Bank, specifically the activities of Palestinians, including stone-throwing and raising the Palestinian flag, as well as the actions of the Israeli military in response. The text also mentions the detention of suspects and the introduction of new methods to disperse protesters. Given the focus on political and social issues, it seems unlikely that the text is related to economic development, natural resources, or other categories related to material well-being.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture