January 25, 1997

PA Planning M Shaath says that 8 PA-Israeli joint comms. will resume simultaneous mtgs. next wk. (al-Quds 1/25 in WNC 1/28)

In Damascus, Dirar al-Karmi, arrested 1/18 in connection with the 12/18 attack on a Syrian bus in Lebanon, is released. (RJ 1/26 in WNC 1/28; al-Dustur 2/1 in WNC 2/6)