The Palestine Chronology

Jordanian PM Majali sends letter to King Hussein, promising that the government will start drafting new press law immediately. (JT 4/19 in WNC 4/21) (see 4/15)

British PM Blair meets with Crown Prince Abdullah in Saudi Arabia; discusses peace process, Iraq. (JTV 4/19 in WNC 4/21; LPA 4/21 in WNC 4/23)

Egypt rules out possibility of Arab summit on the peace process in the nr. future; calls on U.S. to publicly present its 13.1% FRD plan. (MENA, al-Safir [Beirut] 4/4 in WNC 4/7; MENA 4/7 in WNC 4/8; JT 4/12 in WNC 4/15) (see 4/1)

Iran's Interior M Abdullah Nuri arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks on expanding bilateral relations. (WT 4/6)

100s of Israeli policemen are deployed in Um al-Sehali to prevent bedouin families fr. rebuilding homes demolishes 4/2, sparking clash with local Israeli Arabs. Overnight, clashes spread to nearby villages, leaving a total of about 24 protesters, 22 officers injured. (MM, WP 4/6; PR 4/17) (see 3/30)

Palestinian protests sparked by the murder of Hamas's Sharif continue in Gaza and East Jerusalem, where 6 are wounded by IDF gunfire. (NYT 4/5; YA 4/5 in WNC 4/7) (see 4/3)