The Palestine Chronology

Dov Shilansky, speaker of Knesset, announces legislature will convene on 4/11 to vote on gov't. put together by Shimon Peres [WT 4/6].

PLO Chrmn. Arafat says he has asked Arab Knesset members to back Labor leader Shimon Peres in his effort to form gov't. [LAT 4/6].

Arab League Council hold emergency session in Tunis [INA 4/5 in FBIS 4/6].

Foreign ministers of Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, and Syria call for ban on nuclear and chemical weapons in Middle East, urge Western pressure on Israel to comply [LAT 4/6].

Shimon Peres tells reporters he has majority of votes in Knesset, enough to form new gov't. [NYT, WP, WT, LAT 4/ 5, CSM 4/6].

In Paris, former Pres. Jimmy Carter meets with PLO Chrmn. Arafat, French Pres. Mitterrand in effort to revue stalled Middle East peace plan [WP, LAT 4/5].

Israeli helicopter gunships attack Rashidiyeh camp in S. Lebanon, at least 5 are wounded [MET 4/17-23].

Feuding between activists from PFLP and Fateh injures 8 Palestinians in W. Bank village of Awarta [MET 4/17-23].

Iraq's F.M. Tareq Aziz tells Arab ministers meeting in Amman that Iraq will destroy its chemical weapons if Israel does same and signs 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty [WT 4/5].

Libyan leader Qadhafi tells Tripoli Radio foreign hostages and prisoners of conscience should be freed to mark beginning of Ramadan [LAT 4/5].