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  • August 1, 1988

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: P.M. Shamir says that King Hussein's surrendering of sovereignty of W. Bank "does not create anything significantly new" [WP 8/21....

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  • June 20, 1988

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF conducts search and closes the Association for Family Welfare, a women's organization in al-Birah [WP 6/21, NYT 6/21].

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  • April 18, 1988

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli court convicts John Demjanjuk of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against a...

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  • April 14, 1988

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Report of investigation into death of Israeli girl killed in Bayta is submitted to Chief of Staff Gen. Dan Shomron [NYT 4/15]. Shop...

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  • April 12, 1988

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Ehud Barak says army reserve duty will be lengthened from 40 to 62 days [CSM 3/13].

    Arab World: In...

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  • February 19, 1988

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Atty. Gen. Yosef Harish asks Def. Min. Rabin to issue strict guidelines allowing soldiers to use physical force only when dispersing...

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  • February 10, 1988

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/lsrael: After separate meetings with U.S. envoy Richard Murphy, P. M. Shamir expresses "deep reservations" about U.S. ideas for new peace...

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  • December 3, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF spokesman reports Israel will court-martial commanding officer and guard of camp attacked by Palestinian fighter in hang glider...

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  • September 9, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli police arrest 3 Lydda residents on charges of involvement in throwing grenade at Egged bus carrying IDF soldiers [FJ 10/11].

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  • September 6, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: More than 10,000 employees of Israeli Aircraft Industries demonstrate at Jerusalem's Hakiriya complex against decision to cancel Lavi...

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  • September 5, 1987

    SociaL/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Mounted Israeli police use truncheons to break up demonstration by ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem; 28 ultra-Orthodox arearrested [WP 9...

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  • August 29, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Jerusalem, Israeli police use tear gas and water hoses in clash with ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting showing of films on Friday nights...

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  • August 16, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli cabinet decides to postpone vote on continuing Lavi project [NYT 8/17]. Palestinian prisoners in Nablus prison begin 2-day...

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  • August 8, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Police use tear gas and clubs to disperse some of the more than 3,000 ultra-Orthodox marching in Jerusalem to protest showing films on...

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  • June 30, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: In annual report to Knesset, Israeli state comptroller charges series of cabinet votes supporting Lavi jet fighter project have been...

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  • June 22, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a guard at W.W. II Nazi death camp, reconvenes after month-long adjournment; defendant is...

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  • June 21, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: The Jerusalem Post reports IDF lieutenant and 5 military policemen and soldiers of Givati Brigade are being charged with abusing...

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  • June 16, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Waqf board members reject Israeli High Court's invitation to participate in lawsuit over renovations of al-Aqsa Mosque [FJ 6/28]....

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  • June 7, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Settler violence in Dahayshah camp continues; Israeli soldiers disperse settlers and Palestinians with tear gas and live ammunition; 6...

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  • May 10, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/lsrael: Estimated 1,500 Peace Now demonstrators march on Jerusalem residence of P. M. Shamir amid heckling and minor clashes with opponents to...

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  • May 5, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/lsrael: Qalqiliyyah is placed under curfew after firebombs are thrown at 2 Israeli vehicles. Armed settlers from nearby Alfei Menashe raid...

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  • April 18, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Islamic University in Gaza reopens [FJ 4/26]. Estimated 1,000 Naqab residents participate in rally and march in Laqiya village to...

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  • March 23, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Committee for the Defense of the Land issues statement condemning "escalation of national discrimination" against Arabs in Israel,...

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  • March 12, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Defense Minister Rabin appears before Knesset committee investigating Pollard spy case [JP 3/12]. Moshe Landau, former president of the...

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  • March 8, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/lsrael: P. M. Shamir rejects call for government investigation into Pollard spy case, refers matter to inner cabinet [WP 3/9]. Women in Nazareth...

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  • March 1, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli military court sentences 2 Palestinians convicted of 1984 kidnapping and killing of Israeli soldier to life imprisonment [FJ 3/6...

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  • February 26, 1987

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli military orders al-Falujah Secondary School in Jabaliyyah refugee camp and al-Manfaloti Secondary School for Girls in Dayr al-...

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  • November 9, 1986

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel acknowledges it has Mordechai Vanunu in custody, detained under court order. (Vanunu could face trial for treason for disclosing...

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  • September 20, 1986

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Rafah, several dozen youths throw stones at IDF soldiers in violent demonstration commemorating anniversary of Sabra and Shatila...

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  • August 24, 1986

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli P.M. Peres pardons seven more Shin Bet agents from Gaza bus hijacking incident (CSM, FBIS 8/25). Peres leaves Jerusalem for two-...

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Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: P.M. Shamir says that King Hussein's surrendering of sovereignty of W. Bank "does not create anything significantly new" [WP 8/21. Israeli attorney general Yosef Harish indicts Pinhas Wallerstein, anti-Palestinian extremist, for manslaughter; last January Wallerstein chased 17-year-old Palestinian into a ravine, shot, killed him [WP 8/3]. Shops are closed in the W. Bank as the 1st day of a two-day general strike is observed; strike is to protest deportation of Palestinians [WP 8/3].

Military

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel deports 8 Palestinians accused of belonging to Fateh or DFLP [NYT 8/2, LAT 8/2]. In Khan Yunis a 7-month-old Palestinian dies after being exposed to tear gas [FJ 8/7]. Demonstrations occur in Khan Yunis, Rafah, Burayj camps and Gaza City [FJ 8/7].

 

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF conducts search and closes the Association for Family Welfare, a women's organization in al-Birah [WP 6/21, NYT 6/21].

Arab World: Al-Safir, Beirut daily, carries attacks on PLO political advisor Abu Sharif's peace proposals circulated at the recent Arab Summit. Groups attacking statement are: PFLP, Fateh-Uprising, Popular Struggle Front, the PFLP-General Command, and Partisans of the Islamic Revolution in Palestine [NYT 6/22].

Military

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli is found beaten and stabbed to death near Moshav Shaked [WP 6/21, NYT 6/21]. In Jalazun refugee camp 120 residents are arrested during demonstrations [FJ 6/26]. In Ramallah troops use tear gas to break up demonstrations [FJ 6/26].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli court convicts John Demjanjuk of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against a persecuted people [WP 4/19]. General strike continues in occupied territories [FJ 4/24]. Israeli officials confiscate al-Fajr, al-Quds, and al-Sha'b. Al-Fajr is banned from distribution in W. Bank and Gaza Strip for 2 weeks [FJ 4/24].

Arab World: PLO announces Khalil al-Wazir will be buried in Syria. Tunisian govemment officially blames Israel for assassination of Wazir [WP 4/19].

Other Countries: U.S. condemns murder of PLO military leader Khalil al-Wazir as "act of political assassination" [NYT 4/19].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Entire W. Bank, except Jericho, is declared closed military zone [FJ 4/24]. Palestinian is killed when soldiers open fire on demonstration in Rafah. Palestinian from Gaza's Zaytun quarter is shot dead in separate incident. In Jenin, protester is shot in head, seriously wounded. Curfews continue in 16 camps, Nablus, and 'Anabta. Village of 'Azzun is ordered under curfew [FJ 4/24]. 

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Report of investigation into death of Israeli girl killed in Bayta is submitted to Chief of Staff Gen. Dan Shomron [NYT 4/15]. Shop owners in occupied territories strike [NYT 4/15]. UNRWA expresses concern about increasing number of injuries and deaths attributed to tear gas [NYT 4/15].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Nablus, 2 Palestinians are shot dead by army gunfire during violent clashes [NYT 4/15]. Several demonstrations are reported in Tulkarm region villages. Soldiers and protesters clash in Am'ari camp, near Ramallah, and several areas near Hebron. Military-imposed curfews are in effect in village of Bayta and Nur Shams, Balatah, and Jalazun camps. Several Palestinians are injured during clash in Gaza Strip. Dayr al-Balah camp is still under curfew [FJ 4/17].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Ehud Barak says army reserve duty will be lengthened from 40 to 62 days [CSM 3/13].

Arab World: In Kasara, Lebanon, 8 Palestinians deported 4/11 announce they will stage sit-in strike at Red Cross offices [NYT 4/13].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Palestinians in occupied territories protest expulsion of 8 Palestinians 4/11. Curfews are imposed in Beach and Jabalya camps after clashes in which tear gas, gravel, and marbles were fired on demonstrators from army helicopter; 1 Palestinian is wounded by army gunfire in Jabalya. UN and hospital officials in Gaza City report treating 42 Palestinians for injuries from beatings, rubber bullets, and tear gas inhalation [NYT 4/13; FJ 4/17]. In W. Bank village of Asirah al-Shamaliyyah, 3 Palestinians are injured by live ammunition. In Ramallah-district village of Kafr Malik, soldiers raid houses during night; 5 are shot, wounded in violent clash. Army uses bulldozers to block village entrances with rocks. Several hundred are detained in mass arrests in occupied territories [FJ 4/17]. 

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Atty. Gen. Yosef Harish asks Def. Min. Rabin to issue strict guidelines allowing soldiers to use physical force only when dispersing demonstrations and making arrests [WP 2/23]. About 200 Muslims attempt to pray at Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, clash with Jewish worshipers [WP 2/21]. Police arrest Mutawakil Sa'id Taha, head of writers union in occupied territories [FJ 2/21]. Policemen attack 9 Palestinian workers in their Tel Aviv apartment [FJ 2/28].

Arab World: PLO issues statement forbidding Palestinians to meet with Sec. of State Shultz [NYT 2/22]. In Cairo, 300 worshipers leaving mosque chant antiIsrael slogans in spontaneous demonstration [NYT 2/22].

Other Countries: Washington Post reports U.S. Justice Department officials believe Israel had another spy in the CIA or Defense Department in addition to Jonathan Pollard [WP 2/19].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters clash in Nablus and Ramallah. Demonstrations are also reported in Gaza City's Sha'jiyyah quarter and Burayj and Jabalya camps [WP 2/20; FJ 2/21]. Curfews continue in Beach, Jalazun, and Am'ari camps and Bayt Ur al-Tahta [FJ 2/21].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/lsrael: After separate meetings with U.S. envoy Richard Murphy, P. M. Shamir expresses "deep reservations" about U.S. ideas for new peace negotiations; F. M. Peres says U.S. plan is welcome [NYT, WP 2/11]. Gazan shot 1/5 dies in Israeli hospital [WP 2/11; FJ 2/14]. Tire-burning, rock-throwing demonstrations continue in E. Jerusalem [NYT 2/11]. In Netanya, 2 Jewish settlers accused of shooting to death a W. Bank Palestinian are released on bail [NYT 2/11]. Unified National Command of the Uprising issues statement rejecting Egyptian Pres. Mubarak's peace initiative [FJ 2/14]. Police arrest 7 residents of Taybah, town inside green line, for participating in protest against Israeli measures in occupied territories [FJ 2/14].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Nablus, 2 Palestinians are killed by army gunfire. Clashes are reported in Gaza Strip's Beach camp [WP 2/11]. Military lifts 10-day-old curfew on Nablus and 4-day-old curfew on Shu'fat camp in E. Jerusalem [NYT 2/11]. Curfews are also lifted for 'A'idah, Balatah, new and old 'Askar, Beach, and Burayj camps and village of Bani Na'im. Curfews continue in Qalqiliyyah, Tulkarm, Bayt 'Ur al-Tahta, and Bayt Ummar. Jericho is placed under siege. Demonstrators throw stones, burn tires in Nablus, Silwan, Beach camp, Dayr al-Balah, Burayj camp, Rafah, and E. Jerusalem [FJ 2/14].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF spokesman reports Israel will court-martial commanding officer and guard of camp attacked by Palestinian fighter in hang glider attack [NYT 12/4]. Defense Minister Yitzhaq Rabin meets with Jordanian parliamentarians in W. Bank [FJ 12/6]. In Husan village near Bethlehem, border guards protect settlers who uproot more than 300 olive seedlings, replanted after 12/1 attack [FJ 12/6].

Other Countries: In U.S., congressional conference com. approves amendment prohibiting PLO from having any permanent office in U.S. [NYT 12/12]. U.S. State Dept. orders PIO's landlord to cut off electricity, water, and telephone service; office is closed [WSJ 12/24].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Demonstrations continue in Khan Yunis for 5th consecutive day: secondary school students throw stones, burn tires. Soldiers respond with bullets, tear gas [FJ 12/6]. Balatah youth is shot, wounded by Israeli soldiers who claim he failed to halt [FJ 12/6].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli police arrest 3 Lydda residents on charges of involvement in throwing grenade at Egged bus carrying IDF soldiers [FJ 10/11].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: More than 10,000 employees of Israeli Aircraft Industries demonstrate at Jerusalem's Hakiriya complex against decision to cancel Lavi project [MEI 9/12].

SociaL/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Mounted Israeli police use truncheons to break up demonstration by ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem; 28 ultra-Orthodox arearrested [WP 9/6]. Members of Islamic bloc at al-Najah U. defy university administration, hold separate celebrations of Islamic New Year. Administration suspends classes [FJ 9/27].

Military Action

Arab World: Israeli warplanes attack 'Ayn al-Hilwah. Up to 41 Palestinians are killed, 40 others wounded [NYT 9/6].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Jerusalem, Israeli police use tear gas and water hoses in clash with ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting showing of films on Friday nights in the city [NYT 8/30; FJ 9/6]. Ibrahim Abu Salim is released from Junayd Prison after 3' months in administrative detention [FJ 9/6].

Arab World: Peaceful demonstrators in Sidon, in S. Lebanon, and Rashayah, in the Biqa' Valley, protest rising food prices; shops remain closed [NYT 8/30].

Other Countries: Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-'Ali dies in London hospital [NYT 8/30].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli army sets up roadblocks at entrances to Birzeit University [FJ 9/6].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli cabinet decides to postpone vote on continuing Lavi project [NYT 8/17]. Palestinian prisoners in Nablus prison begin 2-day hunger strike to protest worsening conditions [FJ 8/23]. Dr. Zakaria al-Agha, chairman of Arab Medical Assoc., is dismissed from his position at Nasir Hospital in Khan Yunis for making political statements to the press without military permission [FJ 8/23]. Israeli court orders demolition of mosque in Beersheba-district village of Rahat on grounds that it was constructed without a license [FJ 8/23]. Police raid Jerusalem offices of Alternative Information Center, confiscate equipment and documents; center reopens after 6-month, police-ordered closure [FJ 9/20].

Arab World: Jericho Mayor Jamil Sabri Khalaf visits Amman for discussions of municipal projects with Jordanian officials [FJ 8/23].

Other Countries: Reports indicate Italian government is donating over $500,000 to UNRWA vocational school in Gaza [FJ 8/23].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli soldier and a civilian are shot, wounded in attack near Jabaliyyah refugee camp on Gaza Strip. Israeli troops seal off camp with barbed wire [FJ 8/23]. Soldiers in Nablus respond to stone-throwing Palestinian youths with tear gas and live ammunition; 3 Palestinians are wounded in the clash [CSM 8/17; FJ 8/23].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Police use tear gas and clubs to disperse some of the more than 3,000 ultra-Orthodox marching in Jerusalem to protest showing films on Friday nights [JPI 8/15]. Israeli officials remove Taybah monument commemorating Palestinian writer Hanna Muqbil [FJ 8/16].

Other Countries: Ghazi Khuri, director of PLO office in Holland, dies after long illness [FJ 8/16].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In annual report to Knesset, Israeli state comptroller charges series of cabinet votes supporting Lavi jet fighter project have been made on "insufficient . . . and incorrect assessments of cost" [LAT 7/1].

Other Countries: Israeli Defense Minister Rabin arrives in Washington for talks with Reagan administration officials about Lavi project [LAT 7/1].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a guard at W.W. II Nazi death camp, reconvenes after month-long adjournment; defendant is injured on way to court and misses morning session [LAT 6/23]. 'Abd al-Sattar Qasim, al-Najah University professor arrested 6/17, begins hunger strike in Far'ah detention center [FJ 6/28].

Other Countries: Soviet F. M. Shevardnadze begins 2 days of talks with Faruq al-Qaddumi, head of PLO Political Department, in Moscow [BG 6/26].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: The Jerusalem Post reports IDF lieutenant and 5 military policemen and soldiers of Givati Brigade are being charged with abusing prisoners at Ansar II detention camp [JP 6/21]. Two cars owned by Hanna Siniora are burned while parked in front of his Jerusalem home; PFLP claims responsibility [FJ 6/28].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Waqf board members reject Israeli High Court's invitation to participate in lawsuit over renovations of al-Aqsa Mosque [FJ 6/28]. Israeli military authorities lift Gaza fishing ban [FJ 7/12].

Military Action

Arab World: Israeli army reverses earlier statement, admits to occupying UN post in Lebanon 6/15. Israeli and SLA forces attack villages in S. Lebanon; at least 5 are wounded [BG 6/17]. 

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Settler violence in Dahayshah camp continues; Israeli soldiers disperse settlers and Palestinians with tear gas and live ammunition; 6 settlers are arrested; curfew is imposed on camp. Military breaks up protest at Askar refugee camp and imposes curfew. Estimated 1,500 students gather at Islamic University in Gaza to protest 20 years of occupation [BG 6/8]. Israeli cabinet approves nomination of Moshe Arad as new ambassador to U.S. [WP, CSM 6/8].

Military Action

Arab World: Israeli and SLA forces clash with Amal and Hizballah fighters in Biqa' Valley; at least 3 Lebanese are killed. In separate incident, Israeli soldier is killed, 2 wounded by bomb in town of Taybah, 3 miles north of security zone [WP 6/8].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/lsrael: Estimated 1,500 Peace Now demonstrators march on Jerusalem residence of P. M. Shamir amid heckling and minor clashes with opponents to international peace conference. Yosef Ben-Aharon, director general of Shamir's office, leaves for Washington [NYT, LAT 5/11]. Israeli military authorities file charges against 17 Jewish settlers who broke into Joseph's tomb in Nablus [FJ 5/17]. Israeli soldiers raid al-Rawdah Community College in Nablus, ban student elections scheduled for 5/11 [FJ 5/17].

Arab World: U.S. and Egyptian diplomats meeting in Cairo report significant progress in talks on international Middle East peace conference [NYT 5/11].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/lsrael: Qalqiliyyah is placed under curfew after firebombs are thrown at 2 Israeli vehicles. Armed settlers from nearby Alfei Menashe raid Qalqiliyyah, breaking windows and emptying garbage cans in streets; settlers also strike village of Hablah [FJ 5/10]. Arab local councils from 46 towns inside the green line hold one-day strike to protest government inaction on councils' financial difficulties [FJ 5/10].

Arab World: Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) holds talks with Libyan leader Mu'ammar Qadhdhafi [FJ 5/10].

Military Action

Arab World: PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat vows to launch more attacks against Israel from Lebanon [PI 5/7].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Islamic University in Gaza reopens [FJ 4/26]. Estimated 1,000 Naqab residents participate in rally and march in Laqiya village to protest house demolition and land confiscation policies [FJ 4/26]. Thousands join in Nazareth demonstration supporting Palestinian political prisoners and protesting arrests of Palestinian activists and Israeli measures at Birzeit University [FJ 4/26].

Military Action

Arab World: Israeli and SLA troops kill at least 18 Hizballah fighters inside Israel's security zone in S. Lebanon; 4 Israelis are wounded [NYT 4/20; JPI 5/2]. 

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Committee for the Defense of the Land issues statement condemning "escalation of national discrimination" against Arabs in Israel, increased land confiscation [FJ 3/27].

Arab World: Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine claims U.S. hostage is ill and may die soon; offers to release him in exchange for 100 Israeli-held Arab prisoners; Israeli official states opposition to proposal [WT 3/24].

Other Countries: Los Angeles Times cites FBI report alleging PFLP is working to build support base in U.S. [LAT 3/23]. U.S. attorneys request court to overturn 2/17 decision that released 8 charged with active PFLP membership on bond [LAT 3/25].

Military Action

Arab World: Israeli bombers destroy Fateh office, cause heavy damage, during second raid near Sidon in 4 days [FJ 3/27].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Defense Minister Rabin appears before Knesset committee investigating Pollard spy case [JP 3/12]. Moshe Landau, former president of the Israeli High Court, declines to accept his appointment to special panel charged with investigating Pollard spy case because govemnment has not given panel sufficient power [BG 3/13].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/lsrael: P. M. Shamir rejects call for government investigation into Pollard spy case, refers matter to inner cabinet [WP 3/9]. Women in Nazareth and Umm al-Fahm gather to celebrate International Women's Day [FJ 3/13]. UNRWA closes Women's Teachers Institute in Ramallah for 1 week after student demonstrations [FJ 3/13].

Arab World: Amal fires Hasan Hashim and 4 of his companions after their failed attempt to oust Nabih Birri [FJ 3/13]. UNIFIL lodges protest against Israeli mining of 2 S. Lebanon roads normally used by its troops [FJ 3/13]. Al-Ittihad reports Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) is preparing to move its offices out of Damascus as a precaution against Syrian reprisals for participation in PLO unity talks [FJ 3/13].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Soldiers use tear gas, clubs, and live ammunition to disperse Golan Heights demonstration commemorating Ba'th party's rise to power in Syria and inauguration of new Syrian water project; 1 woman is killed [FJ 3/13].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli military court sentences 2 Palestinians convicted of 1984 kidnapping and killing of Israeli soldier to life imprisonment [FJ 3/6].

Military Action

Arab World: Hasan Hashim, allegedly tied to both the PLO and Hizballah, fails in attempt to usurp Da'ud Da'ud as head of S. Lebanon's Shi'a [JP 3/5]. 

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli military orders al-Falujah Secondary School in Jabaliyyah refugee camp and al-Manfaloti Secondary School for Girls in Dayr al-Balah closed indefinitely [FJ 3/6].

Arab World: Syrian commander in Beirut announces his forces have closed all 70 Muslim militia offices and would personally guarantee the safety of any foreign visitors to W. Beirut [LAT 2/27].

Other Countries: In U.S., Tower Commission issues Iran-contra affaireport highly critical of Pres. Reagan and his advisers, calls Israel's role "crucial" [CSM, WP 2/27].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel acknowledges it has Mordechai Vanunu in custody, detained under court order. (Vanunu could face trial for treason for disclosing Israeli nuclear weapons secrets to English newspaper.) Vanunu will be represented by lawyer Amnon Zichroni, well-known activist for Israeli-Palestinian peace (JP, NYT, WP 11/10). In Jerusalem, Faysal Husayni of the Arab Studies Center and Palestinian journalist meet with human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky to seek Shcharansky's help in preventing expulsion of al-Sha'b editor Akram Haniyyah (NYT 11/13).

Other Countries: U.S. Sec. of State Shultz is reportedly worried about armshipments to Iran, which he feels undermine U.S. antiterrorism policy (NYT 11/9).

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Rafah, several dozen youths throw stones at IDF soldiers in violent demonstration commemorating anniversary of Sabra and Shatila massacres; Isma'il Abu Libdah, 19, is killed by IDF, and a ten-year-old boy is injured (Fl 9/26; FBIS 9/22).

Military Action

Arab World: French UNIFIL troops withdraw from nine of their positions to less exposed areas in response to anti-French violence in S. Lebanon (NYT 9/21).

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli P.M. Peres pardons seven more Shin Bet agents from Gaza bus hijacking incident (CSM, FBIS 8/25). Peres leaves Jerusalem for two-day visit to Cameroon (with which Israel is to reestablish diplomatic relations) (CSM 8/25). Knesset Interior Committee recommends demolition of Arab village of al-Zubaydat, on grounds that homes were built "without license on state land" (FJ 8/29). In Golan Heights, Arab residents distribute leaflet rejecting their inclusion on Israeli voter registration roll (FJ 8/29).

Military Action

Arab World: Amal holds ceremony to commemorate killing of Shi'a militiamen in fight with French UNIFIL soldiers (FRIS 8/26).