The Palestine Chronology

The IDF fires on stone-throwing youths in n. Gaza, on residential areas of Rafah; conducts house searches, arrest raids in Beitunia, Bethlehem, al-Bireh, Ramallah. Jewish settlers fr. Shaked and Hinnanit nr. Jenin, escorted by IDF soldiers, rampage through the neighboring village of Um al-Rihan, beating several Palestinians, threatening to destroy an elementary school, claiming that its students threw stones at their cars. (VOP 4/30 in WNC 5/4; PCHR 5/6)

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Cabinet approves 3-stage withdrawal from Lebanon, beginning within 5 wks. and to be completed within 6-9 mos.; DM Rabin states withdrawal not contingent upon coordination with UN, Lebanese [NYT 1/15, WP 1/15]. After receiving threats to leave, Upper Nazareth resident Awni Hanna Roak assaulted outside his home, located in building housing Kach movement election HQ's [FJ 1/25].

Arab World: Chrmn. Arafat charges Israel settling Ethiopian Jews on land from which Palestinians have been expelled [GU 2/6].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Settlers from Hinanit shoot and injure Palestinian from al-Araka [JP 1/15].

Arab World: 2 IDF troops, including a captain, killed in bombing near al-Ghazi, S. Lebanon; colonel, 6 other Israelis wounded [NYT 1/18, JP 1/15].