The Palestine Chronology

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: 'Isam Rushdi alShawwa refuses appointment as Gaza City mayor, insists elections must be held for municipal council [FJ 4/26].

Arab World: Morocco's King Hassan bans all contact between Moroccans and PLO officialsfter PLO invites Polisario Front to attend PNC [FJ 4/26]. PLO officials state Abu al-'Abbas has become "too much of an embarrassment and a political liability" and is being dropped from Executive Com. [LAT 4/23].

Military Action

Arab World: In S. Lebanon, Israeli jets drop pamphlets waming against supporting anti-Israel fighters; Iraeli helicopters said alleged PLO bases near Sidon, wounding 13 [WP 4/24].

Social/Economic/Political:

Occupied Palestine/lIsrael: Grave of Christian, Nazi camp survivor Teresa Angelovitch (buried in Jewish cemetery with Jewish husband) robbed by Jewish extremists, body deposited in Muslim cemetery near Ramle. Deposed Gaza mayor Shawwa speaks to Labor Party conference in Jerusalem, endorses Hussein-Arafat talks as positive step toward ending Israeli occupation.