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  • May 19, 1994

    U.S. Amb. to Israel Edward Djerejian resigns after 6 mos. in office to direct Baker Institute at Rice University, named for frmr. Secy of State James Baker.  Djerejian had been asst. secy of state...

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  • June 18, 1993

    Pres. Clinton meets with King Hussein in Washington. (NYT, WP, WT 6/19)

    U.S. appoints Edward Djerejian amb. to Israel, Dennis Ross special Middle East coordinator. Ross had previously been...

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  • May 7, 1985

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: DM Rabin indicates at least 21 IDF troops committed suicide in Lebanon since 1982 invasion [PI 5/8]. Gen. Comm. of Govt. School Teachers...

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U.S. Amb. to Israel Edward Djerejian resigns after 6 mos. in office to direct Baker Institute at Rice University, named for frmr. Secy of State James Baker.  Djerejian had been asst. secy of state for Near East affairs, amb. to Syria. (WP, WT 5/20)

PM Rabin calls Arafat's explanation of "jihad" remarks "far-fetched," denies Arafat's claim of Israeli letter of assurances on Jerusalem.  (Qol Yisra'el 5/19 in FBIS 5/19; MM 5/19; NYT 5/20)

Independents and Fateh figures, including Central Comm. mbrs. Hani al-Hasan and `Abbas Zaki, announce plans to form "Palestinian National Independence Party" to contest Palestinian elections.  (TJT 5/27)

PLO security official Amin al-Hindi, barred fr. earlier PLO-Israel talks because of his role in 1972 murder of Israeli Olympic athletes, enters Gaza Strip at Rafah border crossing.  (Qol Yisra'el 5/19 in FBIS 5/20)

U.S., Israel sign authorization for Israeli purchase of 21 F-15I Eagle fighter-bombers fr. McDonnell Douglas. Deal is worth $2 b.  (JP 5/28)

Jordan's King Hussein, Israeli PM Rabin meet secretly in London.  (NYT 7/31)

Pres. Clinton meets with King Hussein in Washington. (NYT, WP, WT 6/19)

U.S. appoints Edward Djerejian amb. to Israel, Dennis Ross special Middle East coordinator. Ross had previously been designated head of Washington Institute for Near East Policy, to replace Martin Indyk. (MM 6/21)

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: DM Rabin indicates at least 21 IDF troops committed suicide in Lebanon since 1982 invasion [PI 5/8]. Gen. Comm. of Govt. School Teachers in W. Bank calls for short (2 class periods) strike protesting deteriorating work conditions [FJ 5/3]. State Attorney's office drops one charge against Jewish underground defendant Ya'akov Heineman [JP 5/8].

Arab World: PLO, Jordan reported tohave agreed on list of joint Palestinian-Jordanian negotiating delegation; US State Dept. spokesman Edward Djerejian indicates US willing to meet with delegation provided it has no PLO members; Jordanian officials await official response to list from State Dept. official Richard Murphy [CSM 5/7, NYT 5/8]. Chmn. Arafat arrives in Amman for talks with King Hussein [JP 5/8].

Other Countries: US Congress ratifies US-Israel free trade agreement [NYT 5/8].