Israel backs away from threat to arrest Palestinian negotiators who met with Chmn. Arafat in Amman on 6/18; police spokeswoman says they will instead be "investigated." (NYT, WP 6/22)
Head of Pal. delegation Haydar 'Abd al-Shafi says higher comm. supervising the negotiations forms 4 working teams: 1 on bilateral talks, 1 on multis, 1 to oversee the advisory comm., and 1 in...
Israeli Police Min. Ronni Milo says Palestinian negotiators (including Faisal Husseini and Haydar 'Abd al-Shafi) will be arrested upon their return to Israel for publicly meeting with PLO Chmn....
Police arrest 115 peace activists near Janin trying to march from Israel into W. Bank, including a member of Belgian parliament. Marchers were participating in 6-day march by 400 Israeli and...
Chmn. Arafat leaves hospital in Amman, accompanied by King Hussein. (Radio Monte Carlo 6/6 in FBIS 6/8)
FMs of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the PLO meet in Amman to discuss peace process,...
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Chmn. Arafat, PLO Exec. Comm. mbr. Yasir 'Abd Rabbuh, advisor Nabil Shaath meet with Pres. Mubarak in Cairo. (MENA 6/24 in FBIS 6/25)
Jordan formally rejects U.S. "Aqaba Plus" plan to station UN inspectors in the Gulf of Aqaba and along the Jordanian-Iraqi border to monitor compliance with UN sanctions against Iraq. (MM 6/25; Jordan Times 6/25 in FBIS 6/25)
Asst. Secy. of State Edward Djerejian delivers first official U.S. reaction to Israeli elections, addresses other topics in testimony before House subcomm. on Europe and the Middle East. Secy. of State James Baker calls for quick resumption of peace talks once the Labor-led govt. takes power. (MM, NYT 6/25)
Syrian Pres. Hafiz al-Asad invites PM Mahmud al-Zu'bi to form new govt. after accepting resignation of current govt. (MM 6/25)
Israeli jets overfly Sidon, nearby camps at low altitude in S. Lebanon. (VOL 6/24 in FBIS 6/24)
Jordanian FM Kamil Abu Jaber hosts coordination meeting for Jordanian-Palestinian delegations. (Radio Jordan 6/22 in FBIS 6/23)
Single military court judge in Nablus hands down first maximum sentence of 9 years to Fateh activist Mahir al-Masri, after convicting him of murder. Under recent ruling, 3-judge panel is no longer required to mete out sentences longer than 5 years. (HaAretz 6/22 in FBIS 6/23)
King Hussein confers the Distinguished Jeweled Renaissance Medal upon Chmn. Arafat at al-Hashimiyya palace. (Radio Jordan 6/22 in FBIS 6/24)
Israel backs away from threat to arrest Palestinian negotiators who met with Chmn. Arafat in Amman on 6/18; police spokeswoman says they will instead be "investigated." (NYT, WP 6/22)
PLO Exec. Comm. meets in Amman. PLO Chmn. Arafat met with PNC speaker 'Abd al-Hamid al-Sa'ih, deputy speakers, and secy. gen. to select PNC comm. members. (Radio Jordan 6/22 in FBIS 6/22)
Israeli patrol (tank and 2 armored cars) clashes with Hizballah fighters, 1 km. north of "security zone," near Kawkaba. (VOL, Radio Lebanon 6/21 in FBIS 6/22)
Israeli Central Elections Comm. says number of eligible voters for 6/23 elections is 3,409,000. 514,000 are first-time voters, of these 300,000 are immigrants. (Qol Yisra'el 6/21 in FBIS 6/22)
Poll conducted for the Israeli Council of Peace and Security shows 68% of reserve generals in favor of land for peace, 71% feel security arrangements possible if much of Golan Heights is returned to Syria. (WT 6/22)
About 21,000 workers are allowed to enter Israel from the Gaza Strip. (Qol Yisra'el 6/21 in FBIS 6/23)
Head of Pal. delegation Haydar 'Abd al-Shafi says higher comm. supervising the negotiations forms 4 working teams: 1 on bilateral talks, 1 on multis, 1 to oversee the advisory comm., and 1 in charge of admin. affairs. (Radio Jordan, Al-Ray 6/20 in FBIS 6/22)
Israeli Police Min. Ronni Milo says Palestinian negotiators (including Faisal Husseini and Haydar 'Abd al-Shafi) will be arrested upon their return to Israel for publicly meeting with PLO Chmn. Arafat in Amman 6/18. Palestinians in Amman state decision is "unacceptable and offensive." (Radio Monte Carlo, Jordan TV 6/19, Al-Ray 6/20 in FBIS 6/22; NYT 6/20)
In Amman, PLO Exec. Comm. mbr. Mahmud 'Abbas chairs meeting of "higher Palestinian comm. supervising the negotiations," which includes bi- and multilateral delegates, PLO officials, head of steering comm. (Radio Jordan 6/19 in FBIS 6/22)
King Hussein and Chmn. Arafat meet in Amman, exchange 'Id al-Adha holiday greetings. (Radio Jordan 6/11 in FBIS 6/12)
U.S. Def. Dept. source says Israel has rejected a U.S. request to question jailed former brig. gen. Rami Dotan, who is at center of arms procurement scandal involving U.S. contractors. Israeli def. min. suggests U.S. send written questionnaire instead. (WP 6/12)
Police arrest 115 peace activists near Janin trying to march from Israel into W. Bank, including a member of Belgian parliament. Marchers were participating in 6-day march by 400 Israeli and foreign activists calling for end to Israeli occupation in o.t. (WP, MM 6/8)
Four FMs meeting in Amman conclude their talks, issue final communique calling for extraordinary session of Arab League Council to discuss Lebanese situation. (Jordan TV, AFP 6/7 in FBIS 6/8)
Fateh and Hamas proclaim "pact of honor"; leaflet issued in o.t. seeks to end organizational feuding and further dialogue between Islamic Resistance Movement and PLO. (Jordan TV 6/7 in FBIS 6/8; MM 6/8)
Mukhtar of Gaza's Dayr al-Balah refugee camp, Shafiq al-Hasi, is killed by masked men in local market. (Qol Yisra'el 6/7 in FBIS 6/8)
Cairo-Amman Bank opens branch in Tulkarm. (Al-Sha'b 6/7 in FBIS 6/10
Chmn. Arafat leaves hospital in Amman, accompanied by King Hussein. (Radio Monte Carlo 6/6 in FBIS 6/8)
FMs of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the PLO meet in Amman to discuss peace process, Lebanon situation. (MM 6/8)
Islamic Resistance detonates roadside bomb near Jazzin, killing 2 SLA fighters. Israel, SIA respond by shelling villages in lqlim al-Tuffah region. (Radio Lebanon 6/6 in FBIS 6/7; WP 6/7; MM 6/8)
