Acting PM Peres presents his new cabinet to the Labor Central Comm.; says he will also take the position of DM in the new government, make frmr. army chief of staff and current Interior M Ehud Barak FM. Economics M Yossi Beilin will become "Minister in the Prime Minister's Office," a new position that will place him at Peres's disposal for critical assignments; the Economics Min. will be eliminated, melded into the premiership. Yehuda Amital, who is not an MK but a settler rabbi who advocates returning West Bank land to Palestinians, will joint the cabinet as minister without portfolio. To give Police M Moshe Shahal more power, Peres expands the Police M into a new Internal Security Min. (MM 11/21; CSM, NYT, WP 11/22; QY 11/21, 11/22 in FBIS 11/22; JP 11/25; JP 11/28 in FBIS 11/29)
Israeli Interior M Barak says investigations are underway to identify Jewish extremists in the U.S. to prevent their entry into Israel. (QY 11/21 in FBIS 11/21)
Israel grants citizenship to American spy Jonathan Pollard, arrested in 1985 for giving Israel 1,000s of classified U.S. intelligence documents. Though largely a nod to domestic constituents, some Israeli officials want to use the citizenship grant to extradite, free Pollard. (NYT, WP, WT 11/22; QY 11/21, ITV 11/22 in FBIS 11/24; WJW 11/30; JP 12/2)
IDF soldier on border patrol is wounded by attacker firing fr. Jordan. Later, IDF shoots, kills armed man trying to cross border into the West Bank in the same area. (IDF Radio, QY 11/21 in FBIS 11/21)
Ohad Skornik, Michael Epstein, arrested 11/9 in connection with the Rabin assassination, are released on bail, placed under house arrest. 6 other suspects remain in custody. (MM 11/21)
IDF releases 5 detainees fr. al-Khiyam prison in s. Lebanon. (RL 11/21 in FBIS 11/22)