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  • August 20, 2022

    In the West Bank, Israel claimed that 8 shots had been fired at a bus carrying Israeli settlers near Silwad. Separately, Israel claimed to have arrested 3 Palestinian women earlier in the evening...

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  • December 29, 1999

    In Tehran, Iran, Turkey close 2 days of general talks on their bilateral strategic relations. (ATL 12/29 in WNC 12/30)

    Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners to mark Ramadan. The PA says the...

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  • October 8, 1984

    Social/Economic/Political

    Occupied Palestine/Israel: Cntral Bureau of Statistics reports Israel's foreign trade deficit dropped by 21% in 1-9/1984. Price inspectors report 70% of Israeli...

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In the West Bank, Israel claimed that 8 shots had been fired at a bus carrying Israeli settlers near Silwad. Separately, Israel claimed to have arrested 3 Palestinian women earlier in the evening at a checkpoint near Qalqilya, alleging that they had a submachine gun in the vehicle they were traveling in. (HA, TOI 8/20; PCHR 8/25; UNOCHA 9/2)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas met with the leader of the 7 Palestinian rights organizations who had their offices raided by Israeli forces on 8/18, calling the raids unacceptable. (WAFA 8/20)

In Tehran, Iran, Turkey close 2 days of general talks on their bilateral strategic relations. (ATL 12/29 in WNC 12/30)

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners to mark Ramadan. The PA says the small number of prisoners is proof that Israel is not serious about negotiations. (NYT, WP 12/30; al-Quds 12/30 in WNC 1/2; JP 1/7)

Israel approves construction of more than 50 new housing units in 2 Golan Heights settlements. Syria says it "is a step that cannot be categorized under good intentions." (WP 12/30)

The IDF demolishes a shrine at the grave of Baruch Goldstein, who murdered 29 Muslims in Hebron's al-Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994. 10s of settlers attempt to block the soldiers. (NYT, WP, WT 12/30)

Israeli police arrest an Israeli Arab as he tries to enter al-Aqsa Mosque carrying a submachine gun and bag of ammunition. (NYT 12/30; WT 12/31)

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Cntral Bureau of Statistics reports Israel's foreign trade deficit dropped by 21% in 1-9/1984. Price inspectors report 70% of Israeli department stores and supermarkets selling at illegally inflated prices. Jerusalem Post reports IDF reservists already returned 5,000 grenades, 7 RPGs, 2 Maag machine guns, 52 mm mortar & 40 Kalashnikov assault rifles, various rifles, submachine guns, pistols, ammunition and bomb fuses since 1-mo. amnesty announced (9/30).

Other Countries: In Washington, Israeli PM Peres asks US for $700 million to $1 billion annual handout for next 3 yrs. to stem economic crisis.