The Palestine Chronology

Yasir Arafat chairs meeting of mbrs. of PNC, PLO Exec. Comm., Fateh Cent. Comm., and Palestinian delegation to peace talks in preparation for PLO Central Council meeting 10/15 in Tunis. (Sanaa VOP 10/15 in FBIS 10/16)

Israeli commission and Palestinian lawyers and prisoners meet in Junayd prison, Nablus, and reach compromise accord on prison condition improvements, to be signed 10/20. Israel agrees to about 20 concession including improvement of recreation areas and medical treatment, curtailment of physical pressure, and extension of family visit from 30 to 45 minutes. Demands that were rejected will be studied further, and a decision given in 2 months. (MM 10/16)

Over 10,000 Israelis, including at least 20 MKs, demonstrate their opposition to withdrawal from Golan Heights in Katzrin. (MM 10/15)

Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike dies, apparently ofheart attack, in hospital in Ashqelon. Residents of his neighborhood in E. Jerusalem demonstrate. (Qol Yisra'el 10/14, 10/15 in FBIS 10/15; MM 10/15)

Palestinian youth is killed by IDF gunfire during clashes despite curfew in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. (Qol Yisra'el 10/14 in FBIS 10/15)

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Prisoners at Junayd Prison conduct 1-day hunger strike to protest mistreatment at he facility [FJ 7/5]. Authorities seal houses of 2 Jenin families, leaving 18 homeless [FJ 7/5]. Defense Minister Rabin approves plan to drill new well near Bethlehem and transport water to Jerusalem and Israeli settlements [FJ 7/5]. Gaza's Israeli military governor evicts 6 families from their 450 dunams of agricultural lnd in southwest Gaza [FJ 7/5].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Three members of al-Najah University student council sentenced to administrative dtention in Junayd prison (FJ 9/5). Hadashot reports F.M. Shamir knew details of Shin Bet affair as it was happening (FBIS 9/2).

Arab World: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Murphy arrives in Amman for one day of talks with King Hussein on peace process (JP, FBIS 9/3).

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Some 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Junayd, Jenin, Hebron prisons end 2-week hunger strike protesting poor prison conditions after director of Israel Prison Authority agrees to discuss prisoner demands immediately [MG, LT, J P 12/12; FJ 12/20]. U.S. investigators begin inquiry into Jonathan Pollard case in Jerusalem; Israelis impose complete news blackout on subject [JP 12/12; WP 12/13].