The Palestine Chronology

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Kach demonstrators march on Umm al-Fahm trying to establish Arab "emigration" office there; counter demonstration joined by local Palestinians and Jewish sympathizers; police intervene to forestall violence.

Arab World: Pierre Gemayel dies of heart attack in Lebanon.

Other Countries: UN Security Council hears Lebanon's case against Israeli actions in S. Lebanon.

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF reveals new upgraded Soviet T-54 & T-55 tanks adapted from those captured in wars with Arab armies.

Arab World: IDF armored convoys advance north of Awali River in new offensive against resistance. 3 IDF troops wounded by roadside bomb near Marjayoun.

Social/Economic/Political:

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Due to pressure from civilian sector, IDF cuts reservist service to 50 days per year. Elaborating on new Yahad Party platform, Ezer Weizman says "it's not our job to chuck the Syrians out of Lebanon" before Israel withdraws. Political prisoner Mike Mansour, denied his medication in prison, suffers heart attack; prison authorities deny him prescribed drugs. Advocate Felicia Langer demands military authorities investigate murder of Bilal Najjar (found 3/23/84) and that military advisor disclose to family the cause of death.

Arab World: King Hussein tells US Congressmen visiting Amman there can be no peace with Israel until it pulls out of Arab lands, and this condition is not negotiable. Syrian DM Tlas warns Syria will hit Israeli settlements if Israel attacks camps in Syria.

SOCIAL/POLITICAL:

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Bethlehem Mayor Elias Freij heads delegation to Jordan to observe Arafat-Hussein talks; says will urge Arafat to join peace process.

Arab World: Chairman Arafat arrives from Tunis for talks with King Hussein on future of PLO-Jordan coordination.

Other Countries: Richard Arens, international human rights lawyer and board member of Search for Justice and Equality in Palestine/Israel, dies of heart failure in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

MILITARY ACTION:

Arab World: Marine contingent completes withdrawal to warships off coast of Beirut; Shi'ite militia and rebel Lebanese Army units take bunkers vacated near airport; within hour after last Marine retreat, USS Caron and New Jersey blast anti-government positions in hills over Beirut; Israeli jets bomb positions around Souq al-Gharb as Druze militia fights last LAF holdout there.