The Palestine Chronology

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Muhammad Shakir Dahlan, arrested 12/18, drops his appeal against expulsion [FJ 1/23]. jabaliyyah refugee camp students hurl stones at Israeli troops. One student is shot in the leg, but Israeli officials deny the charge [FJ 1/30]. Ramallah's Commerce Dept. demands reduced taxes, increased services [FJ 1/30]. Four Birzeit U. students charge they were severely torture during their detention at al-Fara'a prison [FJ 2/6].

Arab World: Kuwaiti newspaper reports pro-Jordanian Fateh dissident leader Abu al-Za'im was injured in assassination attempt in Amman. Jordanian officials arrested several Palestinians [FJ 1/30].

Other Countries: Australia formally denies UN permission to hold Palestine seminar in that country [FJ 1/30].

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Estimated 350 Palestinians demonstrate in front of the Knesset to protest the destruction of Arab houses built without licenses, land confiscation, and other discriminatory policies. Representatives of the demonstrators meet with Labor and Likud members. Demolition orders against 8 houses near Haifa have been delayed [FJ 1/9].

Arab World: Richard Murphy, U.S. asst. sec. of state for Near Eastern and Asian affairs, arrives in Amman. He will also visit Israeli and Egyptian officials on this trip [CSM 1/7].

Other Countries: U.S. prosecutors claim Jonathan Pollard, convicted of spying for Israel, compromised more than 1,000 documents and request stiff sentence [NYT 1/7]. Israel has kept most of the documents supplied by Pollard [LAT, WP 1/7].