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  • May 15, 1999

    Israeli Arab MK Bishara withdraws fr. race for PM, fearing his candidacy undermines attempts to unseat Netanyahu. However he does not endorse Barak. (NYT, WP, WT 5/16; al-Ahram...

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  • December 25, 1991

    PM Shamir chairs ministerial meeting to discuss formation of Jewish "civil guard" in o.t. (ITV 12/25 in FBIS 12/26)

    Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek leads demonstration against settlers who...

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  • September 2, 1989

    Social/Economic/Political

    Other Countries: According to press reports, Sweden has begun mediation efforts designed to overcome the impasse in the U.S.-PLO dialogue [FBIS 9/5]. The spiritual...

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Israeli Arab MK Bishara withdraws fr. race for PM, fearing his candidacy undermines attempts to unseat Netanyahu. However he does not endorse Barak. (NYT, WP, WT 5/16; al-Ahram 5/18 in WNC 5/19)

In Damascus, Iranian pres. Khatami meets with Lebanese political and religious leaders, including Hizballah spiritual leader Shaykh Fadlallah, Hizballah secy. gen. Hassan Nasrallah, Progressive Socialist party secy. gen. Walid Junblatt. Khatami then leaves for 5 day visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss rapprochement, economic cooperation, regional stability; inaugurates new Iranian consulate in Jiddah. (Iran News, IRIB Television, IRNA, SATN 5/15, IRNA 5/16 in WNC 5/17; NYT, WP, WT 5/16; GIU 5/20; MEI 5/21)

Hizballah clashes with the IDF, SLA in s. Lebanon, killing 1 IDF soldier, 1 SLA mbr., wounding 7 SLA mbrs. (VOL 5/15 in WNC 5/17; MEI 5/21)

PM Shamir chairs ministerial meeting to discuss formation of Jewish "civil guard" in o.t. (ITV 12/25 in FBIS 12/26)

Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek leads demonstration against settlers who moved into contested homes in Silwan. (MM 1/2)

Shiite cleric Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah addresses Beirut conference on intifada. Representatives from Fateh-Revolutionary Council [Abu Nidal], PFLP, Iranian Revolutionary Guards also speak. (Voice of Oppressed 12/26 in FBIS 12/27)

GCC ends summit, reaffirms commitment to "Damascus Declaration." Meeting also issues "Kuwait Declaration" supporting peace talks based on UN Sec. Council resolutions 242, 338, 425, affirming GCC support of multilateral talks with Israel. (MM 1/2)

Israel, Zambia renew diplomatic ties broken since 1973. (Qol Yisra'el 12/25 in FBIS 12/31)

Social/Economic/Political

Other Countries: According to press reports, Sweden has begun mediation efforts designed to overcome the impasse in the U.S.-PLO dialogue [FBIS 9/5]. The spiritual leader of Lebanon's Shiite Muslim fundamentalists, Shaykh Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, says President Bush will have to make the good will gesture toward Iran before Iran will work to free American hostages held in Lebanon [WP 9/5].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli soldier is killed, 2 are wounded, in clash with gunmen near the Jordanian border [LAT 9/4; FBIS 9/5; MET 9/11]. In Nablus, IDF forces shoot, kill 2 Palestinians, wound 3 suspected of murdering accused Palestinian collaborators, sparking demonstrations in which a young Arab girl is killed, 8 others are wounded [FBIS 9/5; MET 9/11]. Forces kill 3, wound 11 Palestinians in Nablus [WP 9/3].