The Palestine Chronology

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: The Observer (London) reports Israel and Iran cooperated in secret $1 billion arms-for-oil deal in 1977, codenamed "Operation Flower," in which Israel received Iranian funding to produce missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons [OB 2/2]. Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports Irael will commemorate 7 U.S. astronauts killed on space shuttle Challenger with a 10,000-tree forest planted by Jewish National Fund in Jerusalem hills [JTA 2/3].