January 8, 1993

FM Shimon Peres meets with UN special envoy Chinmaya Gharekhan, says any new UN pressure on Israel to abide by UNSCR 799 on deportees could imperil peace process. (NYT 1/9)

Israeli TV reports that main leadership of Hamas is in the U.S. (ITV 1/8, HaAretz 1/10, 'Al Hamishmar, Davar 1/11 in FBIS 1/12)