Thursday, October 8, 1992

Egyptian FM 'Amr Musa meets with Israeli FM Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, then delivers message from Pres. Mubarak to PM Rabin. (MENA 10/7, 10/8 in FBIS 10/8; Qol Yisra'el 10/8 in FBIS 10/8)

After meeting with Musa, FM Peres announces Israel no longer objects to diaspora Palestinians participating in multilateral negotiations on economic development and refugee issues, and will attend upcoming sessions. Israel still requires that they not be PNC members or E. Jerusalemites, and that they pledge not to bring up UNGA Res. 194 on right of return. (Qol Yisra'el 10/9 in FBIS 10/9; MM, NYT, WP 10/9)

Number of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike swells to 10,000 as inmates at Ansar III (Ketziot) prison join. (MM 10/8)