In Nablus, IDF tries to break up demonstrations marking 4th anniversary of IDF killing of 4 Fatah Black Panther leaders, sparking massive riots, wounding 18 Palestinians. (MM 11/30; QY 11/30 in FBIS 11/30; IDF Radio, QY, VOP 11/30, QY 12/1 in FBIS 12/1; CSM, MM, NYT, WP, WT 12/1; WT 12/2; WJW 12/7; JP 12/9; MEI 12/15)
In Qabatiyya, Black Panthers temporarily kidnap 2 Israeli border policemen to prevent the rearrest of a recently released Palestinian prisoner. (MM 11/30; QY 11/30 in FBIS 11/30; IDF Radio, QY, VOP 11/30, QY 12/1 in FBIS 12/1; CSM, MM, NYT, WP, WT 12/1; WT 12/2; WJW 12/7; JP 12/9; MEI 12/15)
Nr. Janin, Palestinian gunman fires on Israeli army jeep escorting settlers' bus, wounding 2 soldiers. (MM 11/30; QY 11/30 in FBIS 11/30; IDF Radio, QY, VOP 11/30, QY 12/1 in FBIS 12/1; CSM, MM, NYT, WP, WT 12/1; WT 12/2; WJW 12/7; JP 12/9; MEI 12/15)
Informal Ad Hoc Liaison Comm. mtg. is held in Washington to prepare for 1/9 Paris donor mtg. (MA 12/5 in FBIS 12/5)
Arafat holds separate mtgs. with Norwegian, Irish, British delegations, regarding bilateral relations, joint venture projects with the PA. (VOP 11/30 in FBIS 12/1)
In Hebron, PA police demand the IDF remove all roadblocks in the city. IDF refuses, say settler security would be jeopardized. Sides agree to send matter to the Palestinian-Israeli Steering and Monitoring Comm. (PISMC) for review. (QY 11/30 in FBIS 11/30)
Amnesty International confirms that Syria has released some 1,200 political prisoners (most mbrs. of the Muslim Brotherhood) in the last 2 wks. in a step to improve its human rights record. (MM 11/30; WT 12/1; MM 12/14) (see 11/16)
2 IDF soldiers are wounded in gunfight with Hizballah fighters. UNIFIL forces report IDF has been using internationally banned phosphorous shells in recent attacks on s. Lebanon. (AFP 11/30 in FBIS 11/30)