The Palestine Chronology

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Shamir aide says prime minister may ask U.S., U.S.S.R. to sponsor M.E. peace talks [NYT 12/27].

Arab World: Mubarak makes Israel's acceptance of PLO as Palestinians' representative key to visit to Israel; Israeli F.M. Arens states Israel will "never under any circumstances" deal with PLO [LAT 12/27].

Other Countries: U.S. proposes that Israel and Egypt meet to discuss how to limit spread of ballistic missiles in M.E. [NYT 12/27, WP 12/28].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Gaza Strip 16 Palestinians are injured during clashes with Israeli troops. At least 5 Palestinians are shot, injured in W. Bank. In Shuwaykah troops uproot scores of olive trees [FJ 1/2]

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: General strike is observed in Bethlehem, Nablus, Gaza Strip [F) 1/2].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: 22-year-old Palestinian from Dayr al-Hattab dies from wounds received 12/16. In Shu'fat camp troops arrest 20 Palestinians [FJ 1/2].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: General strike is observed in O.T. [FJ 12/26].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Dayr alGhussun 24-year-old Palestinian dies after being shot by Israeli troops. In Rafah troops shoot, kill 2 Palestinians, wound 4 during clashes. In Qalqiliyyah troops shoot, wound 2 Palestinians. In Tulkarm troops uproot trees. In Nablus troops shoot, wound 1 Palestinian. In Silwan troops arrest 20 Palestinians. In Dayr alBalah troops shoot, wound 4 Palestinians. As many as 65 people are reported injured in Gaza Strip [FJ 12/26].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel condemns U.S. move to begin talks with PLO; Shamir aide states Israel will never meet with PLO [LAT 12/16].

Other Countries: UN votes in favor of calling for M.E. peace conference; call is opposed by U.S., Israel [LAT 12/16]. UN upgrades the status of PLO; PLO will be referred to as Palestine [WP 12/16]. W. Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands praise U.S. decision to talk with PLO [NYT 12/16].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Nablus soldiers shoot, wound 3 Palestinians. In Maythalun 1 Palestinian is injured. In Gaza Strip 9 Palestinians are injured during clashes with Israeli troops. Troops arrest 4 Palestinians in Bir Zeit. Troops demolish 3 Palestinians houses in Dhahriyyah [FJ 12/19].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Curfew order is issued for all of Gaza; Beach camp enters 8th consecutive day under curfew, Dayr al-Balah enters 6th day [FJ 12/19].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Nablus soldiers shoot, wound 3 Palestinians. In Balatah camp 3 Palestinians are hospitalized following beatings. At least 11 Palestinians are injured in Gaza Strip following clashes with Israeli troops [FJ 12/19].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Curfews in Kafr Malik, al-Am'ari camp enter 15th day [FJ 12/5]. Deputy mayor of Acre calls for "transfer" of city's 12,000 Palestinians in order to "maintain a purely Jewish town" [FJ 12/12].

Other Countries: UN votes 154-2 to move session to Geneva in December so Arafat can address the organization; only U.S., Israel oppose [WP 12/3].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Gaza at least 5 Palestinians are shot. In Tamun troops and tax collectorseize 70 cars and force owners to pay taxes [FJ 12/5]. 

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli troops kill 40-year-old Palestinian woman in Beach camp as she leaves home during curfew. During demonstrations in Gaza Strip 4 Palestinians are shot, wounded by Israeli troops [FJ 11/28].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: F.M. Peres summons 42 diplomats to denounce Soviet endorsement of Palestinian independence [WP 11/19].

Other Countries: U.S.S.R. endorses declaration of Palestinian state; stops short of full diplomatic recognition [WP 11/19].

Military Action Occupied

Palestine/Israel: Al-Shifa Hospital reports 8 Palestinians shot in Gaza Strip. In Silwan troops, Palestinians clash; 3 Palestinians treated for gas exposure. In Jerusalem police prevent worshipers from attending Friday prayers at al-Aqsa [FJ 11/21].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Curfew confining 1,000,000 Palestinians to their homes enters 6th straight day [CSM 11/17].

Other Countries: State Dept. and Bush transition team announce that political statement from 19th PNC, which implicitly recognizes Israel, does not meet U.S. requirements for PLO-U.S. talks [NYT 11/ 17]. British P.M. Margaret Thatcher urges Pres. Reagan and Pres. -elect Bush to take a constructive approach to new PLO positions [WP 11/17].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: 25-year-old Palestinian from Rafah dies from wounds received during earlier demonstrations. Soldiers wound 2 Gazans with live ammunition. In Ramallah troops arrest 2 Palestinians during demonstrations. In 'Azzun soldiers arrest 15 Palestinians, demolish 3 houses [FJ 11/21].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Police ban gatherings of 10 or more in E. Jerusalem, threaten Palestinians that if they display the Palestinian flag they can receive 5 years in jail, $10,000 fine. Curfew for the Gaza Strip enters 4th day. Closure of W. Bank schools is extended until end of November. Army cuts off electricity in Hebron and Nablus [WP 11/16].

Arab World: In Algiers PNC proclaims Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital, accepts UN Resolution 242, and calls for "peaceful coexistence with all people for a durable and lasting peace" and for the convening of international peace conference [WP 11/16]. Several Arab countries recognize the State of Palestine - Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, North Yemen, South Yemen, Mauritania [NYT 11/16].

Other Countries: Turkey and Malaysia recognize the State of Palestine [WP 11/16].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: IDF places the Gaza Strip under curfew, prohibits transportation to and from the W. Bank [WP 11/12, FJ 11/13]. Likud leader Yitzhaq Shamir promises religious parties that Likud-led government would amend the "who is a Jew" law [NYT 11/12]. Poll shows 68% of Israeli public favor another "National Unity" government [NYT 11/ 12]. Authorities order schools closed in East Jerusalem on 11/14, 11/15 [FJ 11/13].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Jerusalem troops fire on, wound 12-year-old boy. In Gaza soldiers destroy the homes of 12 Palestinians, alleging that they are member of Islamic Jihad. In Jabalya 2 houses are sealed [FJ 11/13].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: A general strike is observed in the Israeli Palestinian town of Taybah to protest the demolition of 15 buildings by Israeli police [LAT 11/9]. Israeli Supreme Court recommends that the army improve conditions at Ketziot (Ansar III) prison; court rejects appeals by 14 inmates to be transferred to jails in the occupied territories [LAT 11/9].

Other Countries: UN spokesman announces that Yasir Arafat has applied for visa to enter the United Stateso that he can address the UN; spokeswoman for U.S. mission to UN said visa is likely to be given [WP 11/10].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Gaza Israeli troops shoot, injure 8 Palestinians during clashes [LAT 11/9]. In Taybah Palestinians protest the demolition of 15 buildings by Israeli authorities; 10 are arrested [LAT 11/9]. More than 30 Palestinian families are 'transferred" from the Jiftlik area in the Jordan Valley to the northern W. Bank. In Khan Yunis 3 Palestinians are shot, wounded. In Jabalya 7-year-old Palestinian is shot, injured [FJ 11/13].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Bayt Sahur 17- year-old Palestinian is shot dead during demonstrations following Sunday church services; several other Palestinians are injured. In Rujayb 17-year-old Palestinian dies from wounds received 10/29. In Salim 2 Palestinians are shot by Israeli troops. In Gaza Strip at least 20 people are injured during demonstrations. IDF uproots 95 olive trees in Tubas [FJ 11/6].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Total strike is observed in the occupied territories marking the 32nd anniversary of Kafr Qasim. At 'Azzah refugee camp curfew enters 9th day [FJ 11/6].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In the village of Rujayb 7 Palestinians are shot, injured during demonstrations. Demonstrations erupt throughout the Gaza Strip; 18 residents are treated for injuries [FJ 11/6].

Social/Economic/Political

Arab World: Egyptian FM 'Ismat 'Abd al-Majid announces that the PLO and Jordan have agreed in principle to the formation of a confederation after the PLO has come to terms with Israel and the United States [WP 10/28].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Nusayrat camp soldiershoot, kill 16-year-old Palestinian. In Khan Yunis 6 Palestinians are injured by gunfire. Gaza hospitals report 73 people treated for beatings, exposure to tear gas, and rubber bullet wounds. In Nablus 8 Palestinians are shot. Near Hebron 3 Palestinians are injured [FJ 10/30].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Gaza Strip a general strike is observed [FJ 10/30].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Khan Yunis 3-year-old Palestinian dies after exposure to tear gas. In Nablus 4 Palestinians are wounded during clashes with Israeli soldiers. In Bayt Furik troops shoot, injure 4 Palestinians. Houses are sealed or destroyed in Khan Yunis, Rafah [FJ 10/30].

Arab World: Israeli warplanes strike Palestinian bases in south Lebanon killing at least 15 people, wounding 40 more. The South Lebanon Army attacks Sunni Moslem militia near Sidon, kills 4 people [WP 10/27].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: The director of the U.S. SDI program announces that Israel has been awarded over $165 million in SDI contracts, more than any foreign country [WP 10/25].

Arab World: The PLO reiterates statements by Chairman Arafat that Israeli Arabs and Jews should vote for "forces that represent the real peace choice" [NYT 10/ 25].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Reuters reports the existence of Israeli undercover "death squads" on W. Bank and Gaza Strip; military spokesman denies that Israel assassinates wanted men [WT 10/24]. In Far'ah refugee camp soldiers shoot, kill 17-yearold Palestinian [NYT 10/25, FJ 10/30]. In Nablus 3 Palestinians are shot, injured by Israeli soldiers. In Nusayrat camp 4 Palestinians are injured during clashes with troops. At Beach camp soldiers shoot, injure 2 Palestinians [FJ 10/30].

Arab World: Israeli warplanes strike Syrian Social Nationalist Party base in south Lebanon. One person is wounded [NYT, WP 10/25]. In south Lebanon Israeli troops capture 7 Palestinian guerrillas trying to cross the Lebanese-Israeli border [WP 10/ 25]. 

Social/Economic/Political

Other Countries: Sec. of Def. Frank Carlucci criticizes opponents of U.S. arms sales to Arab countries, states U.S. loses jobs and influence [WP 10/22].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: At Dhahriyyah detention center Palestinian is found dead. Authorities claim he committed suicide. In Gaza City 4 Palestinians are injured during clashes with Israeli troops. In Gaza Strip 2 houses are demolished by soldiers [FJ 10/23].

Arab World: Israeli jets bomb Hizballah and Palestinian bases in south Lebanon; 15 people are killed, 35 injured. The attack was in response to 10/19 bombing of Israeli troops [WP 10/22].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: After 10 days Israeli authorities lift curfew on the village of Burqa; villagers are forbidden to harvest olive crop [FJ 10/23].

Arab World: Christian Science Monitor reports that Israel's Labor party asked PLO through the Soviets to calm the uprising in order to help with the election [CSM 10/ 17].

Other Countries: Leaders of the American Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Committee, and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith declare that the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee is out of step with the feelings of the American Jewish community; the three groups have agreed to form a joint political committee to work on behalf of Israel [NYT 10/17]. UNRWA releases its annual report at UN headquarters. In 1987 it spent $207 million to help 2.3 million Palestinian refugees. UNRWA reports that 47 workers are being detained by Israeli authorities [NYT 10/18].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Demonstrations erupt throughout the Gaza Strip: in Rafah 5 Palestinians are shot, injured; in Khan Yunis troops injure 4 people with plastic bullets; in Beach camp 3 Palestinians are injured by Israeli troops. In Salfit 4 Palestinians are wounded by soldiers. In Nablus troops wound 4 Palestinians. In Kufr Thulth troops arrest 15 Palestinians [FJ 10/ 23]. 

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Hebron observes the first day of 3-day strike to protesthe 9/ 30 killing of 2 residents. In Dannabah a curfew enters its 29th day [FJ 10/11].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Bethlehem troops shoot 4 Palestinians with rubber bullets. Troops shoot 5 Palestinians in Rafah. During clashes in Beach camp 2 Palestinians are shot. In Nusayrat 2 Palestinians are shot [FJ 10/11]. UNRWA expresses concern over the rising number of Palestinian injuries in Gaza. Whereas 107 Palestinians were injured in Gaza during August, 760 Palestinians were injured in September. Of the 760, 445 were injured by gunfire, 66 by rubber bullets or tear gas, and 249 by beatings [FJ 10/11].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Gaza observes strike call from Islamic Resistance Movement; call is largely ignored in W. Bank [WP 9/10]. The army enforces curfews in Tulkarm, Beach, al-Burayj, Nusayrat, and Balatah camps and the villages of 'Azzun, Bani Na'im, Dannabah, Husan [FJ 9/11].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: During clashes with troops 9 Palestinians are injured throughout the occupied territories [FJ 9/ 11].

Other Countries: Israeli soldiers arrest 200 Palestinians in Gaza as authorities attempt to break up the Palestinian underground network [WP 9/10].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: A general strike is observed in the occupied territories [NYT 9/9]. PM Shamir dismisses as without "special value" prospective peace talks between President Reagan, Israeli FM Peres, and Egyptian FM 'Abd al-Majid; Likud members of cabinet are trying to prevent Peres from taking part [LAT 9/9].

Other Countries: Faruq al-Qaddumi, head of PLO Political Department, calls on UN to take temporary control of the W. Bank and Gaza Strip [NYT 9/9].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli troops shoot, kill 36-year-old Palestinian and wound 10 others [WP 9/9]. In Sa'ir 14-dayold boy dies after being exposed to tear gas [FJ 9/11]. The military announces that 2 soldiers and a reserve army doctor will be tried for causing the death of a 17-year-old Palestinian [WP, NYT 9/9].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel closes the Welfare Federation Association and an East Jerusalem press office, Maktabat al-Hiya, saying the organizations were working on behalf of the PLO [NYT 8/29]. Los Angeles Times poll shows that one-third of Israelis expect and want another National Unity government [LAT 8/29].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Qalqiliyyah an Israeli settler shoots, wounds 2 Palestinians [FJ 9/4]. Soldiers arrest at least 25 during protests. A Gaza hospital reports treating 12 Palestinians for beatings [FJ 9/4].

Social/Economic/Political

Other Countries: Acting Sec. of State John C. Whitehead protests Israel's use of deportations, says U.S. can no longer continue to support Israel on the issue at the UN [WP 8/24].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Gaza 2 Palestinians die after being exposed to tear gas. At least 70 are injureduring clashes in the occupied territories [FJ 8/28].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel bans "popular committees" which have assisted Palestinians during the intifadah; membership in a popular committee is made punishable by 10 years in prison. Representatives of the European Community protest Israel's deportation policy; Israel's Foreign Ministry responds that deportations are necessary to maintain order. Israel lifts 3-day curfew for parts of Gaza; 265,000 Palestinians remain under curfew [WP 8/19]. Qabatiyyah is placed under curfew for the 27th consecutive day [FJ 8/21].

Other Countries: International Committee of the Red Cross criticizes shooting of 2 Palestinians at Ansar III prison, calls removal of Palestinian prisoners from occupied territories a violation of the 4th Geneva Convention [WP 8/19].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Tammun 2 Palestinians are shot during confrontations with soldiers; in al-Am'ari refugee camp 4 Palestinians are shot during clashes; in Burayj one Palestinian isshot; in Jabalya one Palestinian is shot [FJ 8/2 1]. Red Cross officials state that 270 Palestinians were treated following beatings during the period from 15 to 17 August [WP 8/19]

Social/Economical/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: A general strike is observed in the occupied territories. Military curfew enters its 3rd day in the Gaza Strip [CSM 8/18, FJ 8/21].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel expels 4, orders deportation of 25 other Palestinians. Soldiers kill 9-year-old Palestinian girl during riots in W. Bank, according to Israeli television. Hospitals report treating 105 Arabs who had been clubbed or beaten [WP 8/18, FJ 8/21]. An army investigation concludes that 18-year-old Muhammad Abid Ma'adi al-Zaydan, who was killed by Israeli troops on 4 April, had not threatened the lives of soldiers at the time of the shooting; a colonel is removed from his post [CSM 8/18]. In Balatah 4Palestinians are shot; in Nablus 3 are shot [FJ 8/21]

Social/Economical/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Gaza Strip 650,000 Palestinians are confined to their homes for the 2nd straight day [WP 8/171. Qalqiliyyah, Qabatiyyah, 'Azzun, Tulkarm, and Dannabah are also placed under curfew [FJ 8/21].

Arab World: In Egypt PLO leaders meet with Pres. Husni Mubarak and agree to draft aprogram for a government-in-exile [WP 8/17].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Troops open fire on hundreds of rioting Palestinians at Ketziot (Ansar III) Prison in the Negev; 2 Palestinians die, 1 is wounded [WP 8/17, FJ 8/21]. Another Palestinian prisoner is found hanged in his cell at police headquarters in Jerusalem [FJ 8/21]. At Beach camp, 65-year-old Palestinian dies after being exposed to tear gas [FJ 8/21]. According to officials at al-Shifa Hospital 60 people from Gaza City are treated for beatings [FJ 8/21].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Nablus a sit-in is held at Red Cross office to demand release of prisoners. Israeli official states Israel will fire or retire 7,500 of the 18,500 employees of the West Bank's "civil administration" [FJ 8/21].

Other Countries: Former Italian prime minister Bettino Craxi calls for the establishment of a Palestinian govemment-in-exile [FJ 8/21].

Military

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Tulkarm camp a 22-year-old Palestinian dies after being shot by Israeli soldiers. In W. Jerusalem a 20-year-old Palestinian is found dead in his prison cell. In Nablus 3 Palestinians are injured during demonstrations. In Qabatiyyah, which has been under curfew for 24 days, there is a water shortage. Demonstrations occur in Tulkarm, throughout Gaza and E. Jerusalem. Soldiers uproot a citrus orchard in the Gaza Strip in response to stone throwers [FJ 8/21].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/lsrael: Israeli authorities limit to 400 Jordanian Dinars ($1200) the amount Palestinians can receive from abroad [FJ 8/21]. All of Gaza Strip is placed under curfew [FJ 8/21, LAT 8/15].

Military

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Two Palestinians die from injuries sustained 8/13. Palestinians clash with troops in Tulkarm, Sa'ir, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Balatah and Jalazun camps.

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: A general strike is observed on W. Bank and the Gaza Strip marking the beginning of 9th month of the intifadah [NYT 8/10, FJ 8/14].

Arab World: Assistant Sec. of State Richard Murphy meets with officials in Jordan and Egypt, declines to meet with Palestinians; two Palestinians he was to have met are close to PLO chairman Yasir Arafat. [WP 8/10]. In an interview in al-Sharq al-Awsat PLO chairman Yasir Arafat refuses to state whether he supports Palestinian government-in-exile [NYT 8/10]. In Damascus George Habash, leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, endorses formation of Palestinian government-in-exile [NYT 8/10].

Military

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Troops shoot, kill 14-year-old in Qalqiliyyah [NYT 8/10, FJ8/14]. In Qalqiliyyah 8 others are shot, 9 seriously affected by tear gas [FJ 8/14]. In Jenin 4 Palestinians are shot; in Bayt Rima 5 Palestinians are shot, in Gaza 5 Palestinians are shot [NYT 8/10]; in Jenin 2 Palestinians are shot [FJ 8/14]. In Tel Aviv 2 Palestinians are killed, 1 injured after the shack they were sleeping in was set afire [FJ 8/14]. At Beach camp 13 Palestinians are treated for exposure to tear gas [FJ 8/14]. Demonstrations occur in Tulkarm, Khan Yunis, Jabalya, Nusayrat, and Beach camps and Gaza City, Hebron, Dayr Ghassanah.

Arab World: Israeli Air Force bombers attack positions in S. Lebanon knocking out radio station used to broadcast PLO messages to the territories; 3 people are killed, 5 wounded. It was the 12th Israeli air raid into Lebanon this year; police estimate that over 60 people have been killed, 120 wounded [NYT 8/10]