WORLD IN BRIEF : ISRAEL : Palestinian College Allowed to Reopen

Israel permitted the second Palestinian university in the West Bank to reopen Friday, nearly three years after it closed all four-year colleges in the occupied territories. Four Arab universities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip remain closed by Israeli military order. The Defense Ministry said the decision to let the Vatican-run Bethlehem University reopen was part of a new policy adopted by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s government in May. University President Antone Sansour said staff would prepare for opening immediately and studies could be in full gear by late September.