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  • November 29, 1998

    In Jericho, the Palestinian-Israeli Steering and Monitoring Comm. (PISMC) discusses disputes over prisoner release, settlement expansion, confiscation of Palestinian land for bypass roads. (NYT 11...

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  • September 15, 1998

    U.S. envoy Ross holds another round of separate meetings with PA, Israeli officials. (MM 9/15; WT 9/16; PR 9/18)

    In Jericho, a casino jointly owned by the PA and an Austrian firm opens. (...

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In Jericho, the Palestinian-Israeli Steering and Monitoring Comm. (PISMC) discusses disputes over prisoner release, settlement expansion, confiscation of Palestinian land for bypass roads. (NYT 11/30; MEI 12/11)

In Washington, Arafat meets with Pres. Clinton, Commerce Secy. William Daley, Arab American business leaders. (NYT, WT 11/30)

On the eve of the Washington donor mtg., the Sunday Times of London reports that $20 m. in EU aid earmarked for housing projects for needy Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza has been used to build luxury apartments for Arafat supporters. (WT 11/30; PR 12/4; MEI 12/11; JP 12/14)

PM Netanyahu convenes special cabinet session to reassess Israel's occupation of s. Lebanon amid public outcry over increasing number of IDF casualties there. (20 soldiers have been killed in s. Lebanon this year, including 7 in the past 2 wks., compared to 39 last yr.) U.S. Amb. Edward Walker warns Netanyahu against harsh retaliation against Lebanon. Lebanese pres. Lahoud says Israel is only testing the new regime, he will not submit to Israeli blackmail. (WP, WT 11/29; ITV, RL 11/29 in WNC 12/1; MM 11/30; MM, WT 12/1; MM 12/2; WJW 12/3; JP 12/7; MEI 12/11)

In Gaza, PA police block Israeli trucks carrying building supplies to Netzarim settlement. IDF counters by blocking VIP entrance to Gaza to PA officials, while settlers block road nr. Netzarim to Palestinian traffic. (NYT 11/30)

IDF demolishes Palestinian home in East Jerusalem. (LAW 11/30; PR 1/8)

U.S. envoy Ross holds another round of separate meetings with PA, Israeli officials. (MM 9/15; WT 9/16; PR 9/18)

In Jericho, a casino jointly owned by the PA and an Austrian firm opens. (NYT, WT 9/15; MM 9/16, 9/17; MM, PR 9/18; PR 9/15; JP 9/26; CSM 9/28; WJW, WP 10/1; MEI 10/2; JP 10/3; PR 10/16)

An Israeli court sentences 81-yr.-old Ahmad Hamdan to 1,000 days in prison for building a 2d floor on his home in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem without a license. Hamdan, who is partially paralyzed and seriously ill, was sentenced to jail when he could not afford the $26,000 fine. (PR 9/18)