October 2, 1997

Arafat flies to Amman to meet with Hamas's Shaykh Yasin. (RJ 10/2 in WNC 10/3, 10/6; CSM, NYT 10/3; JP 10/11) (see 9/30)

Canada recalls its amb. to Israel to protest Mossad's use of forged Canadian passports in the attempted assasination of Mishal 9/25. It is the 3d time Mossad hit squads have used Canadian passports. (MM, CSM, NYT, WP, WT 10/3; WT 10/4; SANA 10/6, YA 10/6 in WNC 10/7; MM 10/8) (see 9/30)