Tuesday, November 5, 1985

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Council of Jewish Settlers in Judea, Samaria and Gaza issue statement saying any govt. decision to cede even part of Israel's "sovereignty" over those areas would be illegal, "ought not to be obeyed," and should be met with campaign of civil disobedience, including refusal to pay taxes or to serve in the military [JP 11/6].

Arab World: Mubarak and Arafat hold 4 hours of talks; Egyptian officials report Mubarak is pressing Arafat to rectify the "ambiguous stand" of the PLO toward the Hussein-Arafat agreement, take clear steps to show PLO can be a responsible partner in negotiations [WP, BG 11/6]. SLA Commander Antoine Lahad states he hopes all Israeli units, apart from logistical support, will be out of security zone in near future, stresses relations are good with Israel but SLA intends to manage own affairs [JP 11/6].

Other Countries: Three hundred delegates from Latin American countries meet in Cartagena in the 7th Congress of the Federation of American Arab Organizations (FEARAB), adopt program of advancing PLO's cause in the continent [JTA 11/5].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Ovadia Baruchi, 60, is stabbed in East Jerusalem near Damascus Gate; condition is reported to be improving. A number of Palestinians are arrested [JP 11/6; JTA 11/7].