The last quarter of 1982 witnessed arbitrary practices with regard to education and to higher education. in particular. The Israeli authorities took a number of measures. the most important of ,,·hich ·were as follows: (a) Prohibition of and repression of trade union organization for persons working in universities and institutes of higher education: (b) The raiding of universities and institutes of higher education and the arrest and imprisonment of students and lecturers. in addi­ tion to suspension of courses: (c) Deportation of university lecturers and m,n-renewal ,,f the licences of professors not resident in the occupied areas. which lowers the level of instruction general!}: (d) A demand that lecturers at the varit,us uniwrsities and in­ stitutes of higher education should sign a document wherehy they undertake not to oppose the Israeli authorities· practices regarding education and to implement the orders of the Ci,·ilian Administra­ tion. Anyone contravening those rules ·is liahle w imprisonment. being barred from teaching or dep,,rtation: (<>) Confiscation and banning of some of the h,,oks which the students need for their studies. The Israeli auth,,rities· main ,,hjec­ tives in applying these measures are as folltrn s: (i) To destroy the structure ot higher education in the occupied territories in accord.mce with Israeli plans for the expulsion of skilled workers and intellectual,; fr,,111 the area: (ii) To create an atmosphere ,if ps} ch,,1,,gical and ec<1n,,mic instahility among students and lecturers. in ,,rder 1,, pnimote the decline of the le\'el ,,f educ.11i,,11 and disc,,urage lecrnrers from remaining in the institutes and uni, ersities: (iii) To restrict the raising ,,f the educati,,nal lewl in the ,iccu­ pied territories. in ,,nler 1,1 f..eep the p,ipulati,,n at a 1,n, le,el of training. s,1 that the Israeli ;1111h,,rities can e,pl,1i1 them in their marginal ec,11wmic scc1,,rs. such as .:,,nstructi,,n and services. which arc .:hara.:tcrizcd h} a need for unskilled 