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Chronology: 16 August-15 November 1999 Author(s): Michele L. Kjorlien Source: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Winter, 2000), pp. 170-189 Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2676554 Accessed: 03-03-2015 19:09 UTC

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Thissection is part sixty-fourof a chronologybegun in JPS23, no. 3 (Spring1984). Chro- nologydates reflectEastern Standard Time. For moredetail on eventsrelated to thepeace process,see thePeace Monitorin thisissue.

16 AUGUST been closed sinceJewish settler Baruch Aftera 5-hr.mtg., Israel, thePalestinian Goldsteingunned down 29 Muslimworship- Authority(PA) agreeto drawup a listof ers at al-IbrahimiMosque in 1994.(MM 8/19; prisonersfor negotiation in thenext stage of NYT 8/20;JP 8/27) prisonerreleases required under the Wye agmt.(al-Jumhuriyya 8/17 in WNC 8/19;WT 20 AUGUST 8/18, (see Peace Monitor) 8/24) The Paris-based al-Watan al-Arabi reports In Sidon,Lebanon, 2 roadsidebombs ex- 2 sourcesas sayingthat neither Syrian pres. plode, killingHizballah cmdr. Ali Hassan Hafiz al-Asad norhis son and heir-apparent, Deeb. Hizballahblames Israel, whichprevi- Bashar, attendedthe funeral of KingHassan ouslytried to assassinateDeeb in a helicop- of Moroccoon 7/25because theU.S. terattack on 3/30/96.(VOL 8/16in WNC thatit had evidencea coup mightbe 8/17;NYT, WP 8/17;CSM, WT 8/18;MEI warned 8/20) stagedwhile they were abroad.(al-Watan al- Arabi 8/20in WNC 8/23) 17 AUGUST 21 AUGUST Massiveearthquake strikes northwestern Turkey,leaving at least 14,000and as many In Damascus,Iran, Syria hold talkson as 40,000dead, over 33,000injured. Greece, expandingeconomic relations. (IRNA 8/21 in Israel, theU.S. are amongthe countries WNC 8/23) who send teamsto aid in therescue effort. (ATL8/17 in WNC 8/18;MM 8/18;NYT, WP, 22 AUGUST WT 8/18-23;Athens News Agency8/18 in WNC 8/19;MEI 8/20;NYT 8/28;MEI 9/3, Followinga mtg.on the peace process 9/17) with Egyptian pres. Husni Mubarak in Al- In retaliationfor the assassination of a exandria, PA head Yasir Arafat calls on the Hizballahcmdr. on 8/16,Hizballah clashes U.S. to stepin and help breakthe PA's im- withthe IIDF in s. Lebanon, killing2 IDF passe withIsrael over theWye implementa- soldiers,wounding 7. (MM 8/17;RL, VOL tiontimetable. The PA is now askingIsrael 8/17in WNC 8/18;CSM, MM, NYT, WP 8/18; to completeWye implementation by 11/30, MEl 8/20) butIsrael says it cannotbe completeduntil 2/00.(MENA 8/22 in WNC 8/23;NYT, WT 18 AUGUST 8/23;AYM 9/23 in WNC 8/26)(see Peace Israeli-PAtalks on prisonerrelease col- Monitor) lapse after2 days of talkson how to decide In Cairo,PA head Arafatopens talkswith whichprisoners would go free.(MM 8/18; Democratic Front for the Liberation of MM,NYT, WT 8/19;WT 8/24;JP 8/27) Palestine (DFLP) leader Nayif Hawa- Israeli PM Ehud Barak's chief of staff timah on unitingPalestinian factions ahead Danny Yatom heads a delegationto Am- of Israeli-PAfinal status talks. This is the 1st man to discussways to promotepeace with timethe pair has metsince Oslo was signed Jordan;delivers letter to King Abdallah, in 9/93.(MENA 8/22 in WNC 8/23;MM, apologizingfor the Mishal affair. (MA 8/19in NYT,WP 8/23;MM 8/24;al-Ahram 8/25 in WNC 8/20) WNC 8/30;Jerusalem Times 8/27 in WNC 8/31)(see Peace Monitor) 19 AUGUST Hizbaflah,the IDF clash in s. Lebanon, IDF reopenspart of Shuhada Street,the leaving2 IDF soldierswounded. (RL, VOL mainthoroughfare in Hebron, whichhas 8/22in WNC 8/23;NYT, WP 8/23)

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23 AUGUST In s. Lebanon, 5 South Lebanon Army (SLA) mbrs.are woundedin a clash with PA chief negotiator, Local Govern- Hizballah (VOL 8/24in WNC 8/25) ment M Saeb Erakat, says thatIsrael, the PA have agreedto beginconstruction on 25 AUGUST Gaza porton 10/1,open a 2d safe-passage routeon 1/1/00.(MM, WT 8/24;JP 9/3) PA chiefnegotiator Fxakat delayshis trip Jordan,Israel inauguratethe new Japa- to Washingtonto meetwith U.S. Secy. of nese-financedShaykh Husayn Bridge cross- State Madeleine Albright,originally set for ing in n.Jordan. (RJ 8/23 in WNC 8/24) 8/26,until 8/27, saying that the PA, Israel In Cairo, Arafat, Hawatlmah agree to appearclose to a compromiseon theWye set aside theirdifferences over the Oslo pro- implementationtimetable. (MM, NYT 8/26) cess, workfor a unitedPalestinian position In Amman,Jordan, Israel hold technical in talks with Israel (MENA 8/23 in WNC comm.mtg. to discussways of providingJor- 8/24;NYT, WP, WT 8/24;MEI 9/3;al-Quds dan withwater directly fr. the Yarmuk River 10/14in WNC 10/18)(see 8/22) to ease droughteffects. (JT 8/25 in WNC 8/27) Israeli militarydelegation leaves forAn- karato discussTurkey's aid needs in lightof Settingaside objectionsof religiouspar- the recentearthquake, its ability to pay for ties,Israeli High Court ordersgiant turbine to be on the to defensedeals withIsrael, which are valued components moved Sabbath avoid trafficproblems. United Torah Juda- at 100sof millionsof dollars.(MA 8/23in ism threatensto withdrawfr. Barak's ruling WNC 8/24) coalitionin protest.(MM, NYT, WP 8/26; NYT 8/27)(see 8/15) 24 AUGUST A groupof 13 American scholars work- Afteranother round of Israeli-PAtalks ing in Iran is orderedto pull out of Tehran on theWye timetable, PA chiefnegotiator 10 days ahead of schedule.Under orders fr. Erakat saysthat an agmt.on implementation "thehighest authorities in Washington,"they is near,that there is "suddenlyan atmos- are orderedto leave on the 1stplane avail- phereof trustbetween the two sides."(WP able and are instructednot to discusstheir 8/25;YA 8/27in WNC 9/1) travelplans with Iranian friends, contact any- The PA suspendstalks with Israel on the one to cancel appointments,send e-mail,or Wyeprisoner release, citing lack of progress. call home.U.S. officialsrefuse to comment, Hisham 'Abd al-Raziq, head of thePA sayingthe situation is "verysensitive." (WP team,calls themtgs. "a wasteof time."(NYT 9/3,9/4) 8/25;AYM 8/25 in WNC 8/27) AmericanArab organizations issue a reportdocumenting a patternof cases in Israel saysthat PM Barak has phoned whichthe State Dept. did thebare mini- Europeanleaders to urgethem to aid Tur- mumfor Arab Americans detained by Israel, key's earthquakevictims out of concernthat butrushed to the aid of non-ArabAmericans militantIslamists mightseek to gain polit- detainedby otherforeign governments. (WP ical advantagefr. the Turkish govern- 8/26;MM 8/27;al-Riyad 8/28 in WNC 9/1) ment's ineptresponse to thecrisis. Islamic groupshave workedintensively to help vic- The Kurdish WorkersParty (PKK) to out of timsfr. the 1stday of thedisaster, whereas separatistgroup begins pull Tur- wk. of schedule.Over the theTurkish military did notjoin rescueef- key a ahead past thePKK has suffered fortsuntil several days afterthe quake, and yr., majormilitary thegovernment has also preventedIslamic defeatsat thehands of theTurkish military, humanitariangroups fromproviding re- lostSyria as itspatron, suffered the arrestof On lief.Israel also announcesplans to assemble itsleader, Abdallah Ocalan. 8/5,the 1,000prefabricated housing units for Turkish partyagreed to heed thecall of Ocalan,who to quake victims.(ATL 8/24 in WNC 8/25;WT has been sentencedto deathby Turkey, 8/25;NYT, WP, WT 8/27;WP 8/29;ATL 8/31 end its 14-yr.insurgency for self-rule, take its in WNC 9/1) cause to thepolitical arena. (WP 8/26) JordanianArtists Association expels 26 AUGUST one of itssenior mbrs., Nadir Omran, for "normalizing"relations with Israel by invit- Hamas, PA officialssay thatPA police ing Israeliartists to participatein a theater have detained40 Hamas activistsin Gaza, 50 festivalearlier this yr. (JT 8/26 in WNC 8/27) in theWest Bank in the lastfew days on

This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:09:23 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 172 JOURNAL OF PALESIE STUDIES chargesof plottingattacks on Israelis.(HJ, SA In Amman,Jordan, PA discusstranspor- 8/26in WNC 8/30;NYT, WP 8/27) tationof goods btwn.Jordan, the West Bank. PA militarycourt sentencesto death (RJ8/29 in WNC 8/30) PalestinianAyman Abu Saada forfatally in- 2 bombsexplode nr.Fatah officesin juringPA police It. Hai Abu Zayna dur- 'Ayn al-Hilwa refugeecamp in s. Leba- ing a confrontationbtwn. 2 familieson 8/23; non, wounding3 Palestinians.A 3d bomb is Abu Zaynadied on 8/25.Human rights discovered,disarmed. No one takesresponsi- groupsdenounce the summary trial, capital bility.(RL 8/29in WNC 8/30) sentence.(PCHR 8/27;AYM 8/27 in WNC In s. Lebanon, 4 Lebanese civilians are 8/30;LAW 8/28; JP, MEI 9/3) wounded,several homes are damagedby Lebanese militarycourt sentences29 IDF shelling.(VOL 8/29in WNC 8/30) fmr.SLA mbrs.to prisonterms of 6 mos.to 2 yrs.for collaboration with Israel. 83 of the 30 AUGUST 200 SLAmbrs. who surrenderedwhen the In Jerusalem,Erakat, Sher meetagain on SLAwithdrew fr. Jazzin in 5-6/99have been Wyeimplementation. (NYT 8/31;QA 8/31in convicted.(NYT 8/27) WNC 9/3;NYT, WT 9/1) Amal attacksan SLA patrolin s. Leba- Jordanian securityforces arrest12 non, wounding2 SLAmbrs. (RL, VOL 8/26 Hamas activists,close Hamas'sAmman of- in WNC 8/27) fices.(MBC 8/30in WNC 8/31;MM, NYT, WP,WT 8/31;MM, WP, WT 9/1;al-Ra'i 9/2 27 AUGUST in WNC 9/3;JP 9/3; MEI 10/1) 2 Israelis are murderedby unknownas- PA chiefnegotiators Erakat, Mahmud sailantsnr. Megiddo forest, a naturereserve Abbas make 1-daytrip to Washingtonto thatstraddles Israel, the West Bank. (MM, hold talkswith Secy. of StateAlbright on WP 8/31;MM, NYT 9/1;MA 9/1in WNC 9/2) theWye timetable impasse with Israel, Al- The U.S. givesJordan $50 m. in addi- bright'supcoming trip to theregion. Erakat tionaleconomic aid to help thekingdom re- asks theU.S. to intervenewith Israel regard- duce itsdebt burden, support its balance of ing theWye prisonerrelease, the last point payments.(NYT, WT 8/31) of disagreementblocking an agmt.on a re- Israeli militarycourt findsfmr. PA po- negotiatedWye implementationschedule. liceman Ammar al-Zibben guiltyof help- (WT 8/29) ingto carryout 2 Hamas suicidebombings United Torah Judaism agreesnot to re- thatkilled 26 people. Sentencingis deferred. signfrom Barak's coalitionover transporta- (NYT 8/31) tionof turbinecomponents on theSabbath afterthe government arranges for a non-Jew 31 AUGUST to drivethe truck. (MM 8/27;NYT 8/28)(see Erakat,Sher continuetalks on Wye im- 8/25) plementations.(MM 8/31;WT 9/1) Arafatgoes to Cairoto discusswith Pres. 28 AUGUST Mubarak theoutstanding issues blocking an PA chiefnegotiator Erakat returnsfr. agmt.with Israel on Wyeimplementation. Washington,resumes talks with Israeli chief (NYT 8/31;MENA 8/31 in WNC 9/1) negotiatorGilead Sher on theprisoner re- Jordan issues arrestwarrants for 4 se- lease issue.(WT 8/29;JP 9/3) nior Hamas officials(Ibrahim Ghawshah, Musa Abu Marzuq,Khalid Mishal, Muham- mad Nazzal). Hamas spiritual leader 29 AUGUST Shaykh Ahmad Yasin condemnsJordan's A Barak aide meetswith Arafat in an crackdownon Hamas as appeasementof "urgent"attempt to reacha Wyeimplementa- Israel,the U.S. in advanceof Secy.of State tionagmt. before U.S. Secy.of StateAlbright Albright'svisit to theregion. (AFP 8/31in arriveson 9/1.Barak warnsthat if Israeli, PA WNC 9/1;WP, WT 9/1;JT, SA 9/1in WNC teamsfail to close a deal "withinhours," he 9/2;Tehran Times 9/1, AFP, QA 9/2in WNC could carryout theWye agmt.unilaterally, as 9/3;AYM 9/1, 9/2, 9/4, al-Sabil 9/7 in WNC he sees fit.Barak's office also issues a state- 9/8;MM 9/2;MEI 9/3;QA, SA 9/3in WNC ment,saying that the PA is notproviding 9/7;MM 9/6;QA 9/8in WNC 9/9;WJW 9/9; "satisfactoryanswers" on thefurther rede- SA 9/10in WNC 9/13) ployment(FRD) issue,prisoner release. (WP PLO Exec. Comm. convenesnational 8/30;CSM, NYT 8/31;MEI 9/3) unitymtg. in Ramallah,attended by reps.of

This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:09:23 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions CHRONOLOGY 173 theArab LiberationFront (ALF), DFLP, Fmr. Israeli FM Ariel Sharon wins po- Fatah, FIDA, Popular Front for the Liber- sitionas head of LIkud with53% of thevote, ation of Palestine (PFLP). Hamas, Islamic beatingJerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert, Jihad do not attend.PFLP urgesPA to halt MK Meir Shitreet (MM 9/3;WJW 9/9) (see negotiationswith Israel. DFLP recommends 5/27) thatall groupsagree on "redlines" that the Israeli police arrestan Israeli Arab for PA would notcross in finalstatus negotia- themurder of 2 Jewsnr. Megiddo on 8/30. tions.(AYM 9/1 in WNC9/8; al-Istiqlal 9/2 in (MM,WP 9/3) WNC 9/9;al-Ra'i 9/5 in WNC 9/7) In exchangefor a 24-yr.sentence, Ameri- In s. Lebanon, Amal shellsan SLA post, can Jewish teenager Samuel Sheinbein wounding1 SLAmbr. (RL 8/31in WNC 9/1) pleads guiltyin an Israelicourt to murdering anotherteenager in Maryland.Sheinbein, 1 SEPrEMBER who fledto Israel and claimedcitizenship After2-wk. delay, U.S. Secy.of StateAl- throughhis father,who was bornin brightarrives in Morocco on her 1sttour of MandatoryPalestine, could be triedin the theMiddle East since the 5/17Israeli elec- U.S. ifhe were everto return.(WP 9/2-3; tions.State Dept. billsthe tour as a "taking see also NYT,WP, WT 8/25-26;WJW 8/26; stock"trip, with no specificgoals. (WP 9/1; JP9/3, 9/10; WP 10/12;NYT, WP, WT 10/25; NYT,WJW, WP, WT 9/2;MM 9/3) WJW10/28) (see 4/19) In Jerusalem,Erakat, Sher continuepris- Hlizballahfires rockets toward n. Israel onerrelease talks. The PA is now demanding in retaliationfor IDF shellingthat killed Leb- thatIsrael release 400 prisoners,while Israel anese civilians. (MM 9/2) is sayingthat it would releaseno morethan 350. Midday,Barak announcesthat, in his 3 SEPIEMBER opinion,the talks have ended in failure. Later,he allowstalks to continue,apologizes Afterfurther shuttling btwn. Arafat, to Arafatby phone forthe statement. Arafat Barak by Secy.of StateAlbright, Israel, the cutsshort a tripto Hollandto go to Alexan- PA reachagmt. on revisedWye accord(Wye driato meetwith Mubarak. Atthe end of II). A signingceremony is plannedfor 12/4 theday, Erakat says that the sides have in Sharmal-Shaykh, Egypt. PA negotiatorEr- agreedto beginfinal status talks on 9/10. akat saysthat a U.S. letterof guaranteesto (MM 9/1;MENA 9/1 in WNC 9/2;CSM, NYT, thePA attachedto thisagmt. reiterates U.S. WP,WT 9/2;al-Istiqlal 9/2 in WNC 9/9) supportfor the Palestinians "to determine In Damascus,Jordanian, Syrian trade of- theirfuture on theirown land."(MM 9/3; ficialsagree to expandthe list of tax-exempt AFP,MENA 9/3 in WNC 9/7;NYT, WP, Wr goods tradedbtwn. their countries, increase 9/4;PCHR 9/9; JP 9/10) (see Peace Monitor, overallvolume of trade.(Petra-JNA 9/1 in SpecialDocument Section) WNC 9/2) In s. Lebanon, 1 Hizballah mbr.is fa- 4 SEPTEMBER tallywounded by IDF shelling.(VOL 9/2in Beforeattending the Wye II signing,Secy. WNC 9/3) of StateAlbright makes a quick tripto Da- mascusfor talks with Pres. Asad on resum- 2 SEPTEMBER ing negotiationswith Israel. (AFP,MENA, Secy.of StateAlbright meets with Egyp- RL,VOL, XIN 9/4,JT, MENA, SA, XIN 9/5,In- tianpres. Mubarak in Alexandria.Albright, terfax9/6 in WNC 9/7;NYT, WP, WT 9/5; Mubarakhad hoped to hostthe signing of a MM9/6; RL 9/7 in WNC 9/8;al-Nahar 9/8 in revisedWye agmt., but Israel, thePA still WNC 9/9;MM 9/9; MEI 9/17) differover the prisoner release issue. Al- On herway fr.Damascus to Sharmal- brightphones Barak in Israel,meets with Shaykh,Secy. Albright stops in Lebanon, Arafatin Alexandria,then flies to Jerusalem where she reportedlypresents Pres. Emile to meetwith Barak for 3 hrs.Despite her ef- Lahoud with a draftproposal on s. Leba- forts,Israeli officials say talksare over: non. (AFP, MENA, RL, VOL, XIN 9/4,JT, "We'relooking for ... answers.It's not a ne- MENA, SA, XIN 9/5, Interfax9/6 in WNC 9/7; gotiation."Barak issuesstatement again say- NYT, WP, WT 9/5; MM 9/6; RL 9/7 in WNC ingthat if the PA does notaccept Israel's 9/8; al-Nahar 9/8 in WNC 9/9; MM 9/9; al-It- termsby 9/3,Israel will implement Wye "as tihad 9/11 in WNC 9/13; MEI 9/17; al-Watan written."(AFP, MBC, MENA 9/2 in WNC 9/3; al-Arabi 9/17 in WNC 9/25) (see Peace CSM,MM, WP, WT 9/3;WT 9/4) Monitor)

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In Sharm al-Shaykh,Egypt, Arafat, Barak WT 9/7;YA 9/9in WNC 9/10;JP, MEI 9/17) sign Wye II accord. Secy. of State Albright, (see 9/2) Pres. Mubarak of Egypt,King Abdallah of In Aqaba, Israeli-Jordanjoint trans- Jordan also sign as witnesses. Palestinian op- portationcomm- discusses reactivation of position groups denounce the agmt. forcon- some 17 bilateralagmts. that were sus- taining more "gratuitousconcessions" to pended due to theimpasse in thepeace pro- Israel, furtherweakening the Palestinian ne- cess. (JT9/6 in WNC 9/7) gotiatingposition. (NYT, WP, WT 9/5; MM In Ankara,Israel, Turkeyhold prelimi- 9/6; AYM 9/6 in WNC 9/10; WJW9/9; JP narydiscussions on watertransfer fr. Turkey. 9/10; AFP 9/11 in WNC 9/13; MEI 9/17) (see (MM 9/6;ATh 9/6 in WNC 9/7;ATL 9/7 in Peace Monitor) WNC 9/8;JP 9/17) (see Peace MonitorinJPS In Amman,Jordan arrests4 mbrs. of 113) the Muslim Brotherhood-including Is- lamic Action Front parliamentmbr. Muham- 7 SEPThMBER mad Khalil Aqil-attending a mtg.expressing visit solidaritywith Hamas. (AFP 9/13 in WNC King Abdaltah ofJordan ends 2-day in 9/14) to Kuwait,officially marking a new stage bilateralrelations, which soured during the 5 SEPTEMBER 1990-91Gulf War. (MM, NYT, WP 9/7; MENA,Radio Kuwait 9/7 in WNC 9/8;WP, Israeli cabinet approves (21-2) Wye II WT 9/8;JT 10/18 in WNC 10/19)(see Peace accord. (MM, NYT, WP, WT 9/6) Monitor) Car bombs explode in Haifa, Tiberias, Israel confirmsthat the 3 bomberswho killing3 suicide bombers, injuring1 Israeli. stagedthe 9/5 suicide attacks were Israeli No one claims responsibility.PA says that it Arabs, markingthe 1sttime that Arab citi- has arrested 50 alleged Hamas mbrs. over zens have takenpart directly in such attacks. the past few wks. as a "precautionarymea- Israeli securityforces arrest7 IsraeliArabs sure" in advance of a revised Wye agmt. in connectionwith the bombings, as partof Sources close to Hamas reportthat the PA a huntfor an Islamistnetwork inside Israel. has arrested 300 Hamas mbrs.,sympathizers (MM,NYT, WT 9/8;CSM 9/10;JP 9/17; MEI since 7/99. (AFP 9/5 in WNC 9/7; MM, NYT, 9/22;JP 9/24) (see 9/6) WP, WT 9/6; ATL 9/6 in WNC 9/7; HJ 9/6, SA 9/7 in WNC 9/8; MM 9/7; WT 9/8; WJW 8 SEPIEMBER 9/9; JP, MEI 9/17) Palestinians in EastJerusalem stage Knesset approves(54-23) Wye II. Israeli general striketo protestWye II. 10s of Pales- cabinet also meetsto approve(17-1, with 1 tinians stage sit-inat Orient House to protest abstention)maps for1st stage of Wye II the agmt.'s clauses on prisoner releases. (AFP FRD. Shas boycottsthe vote because of a [Internet] 9/5) budgetdispute with Barak National Reli- gious partymbrs. vote against,even though 6 SEPTEMBER theyare in Barak'scoalition. 2 of 3 Yisrael Ba'Aliya mbrs.,also in thecoalition, vote PA Executive Authority (FA) approves against.(MM 9/8;NYT, WP, WT 9/9;MM the Wye II accord. (WT 9/8) 9/13;JP 9/17) In Port Said, Egypt,Pres. Mubarak is Israel Jordan hold tourismtalks in Am- slightlyinjured by a knife-wieldingassailant, man.(Petra-JNA 9/8 in WNC 9/10)(see 9/6) who is shot, killed by securityguards. (NYT, In Tunis,PA, Tunisian tradeMs discuss WT 9/7; al-Safir 9/8; al-Ahram 9/9 in WNC prospectsfor industrial cooperation. (Tuni- 9/13; JP 9/17) sian RepublicRadio Network9/8 in WNC Israel's High Court rules that security 9/9) forces have acted illegallyby routinelyin- flictingmental and physical pain on Pales- 9 SEPTEMBER tinian detainees. (LAW 9/6; MM, NYT, WP 9/7; AYM 9/7 in WNC 9/10; WT 9/8; MM, Israel releases1st 199 of 350 Palestin- WJW9/9; JP, MEI 9/17) (see Doc. B) ian prisoners,4 dayslate by the new Wye Israeli police arrest5 individuals in II timetable.(MM 9/9;NYT, WP,WT 9/10; connection with 2 car bombings on 9/5, is- VOA 9/10in WNC 9/13;JP 9/17) (see Peace sue order barringpublic identificationof the Monitor) suspects, who are thoughtto be Israeli Israel tirns over to Arafat the maps of Arabs. (AFP 9/6 in WNC 9/7; CSM, NYT, WP, the 1ststage of theWye II FRD. (WT 9/10)

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10 SEPTEMBER PA Cultureand InformationM Yasir Israel transfers7% (147 mi2)of West 'Abid Rabbuh saysthat the PA willnot uni- laterallydeclare a Palestinianstate before the Bank land fr.area C (fullIsraeli control) to end of the 1-yr.period allotted under Wye II area B (Israelisecurity, PA civiliancontrol). forcompletion of a finalstatus agmt. (AFP UnderWye II, thisFRD was to have taken 9/14in WNC 9/15;WT 9/15;VOA 9/15in place on 9/5.(NYT, WP, WT 9/11)(see WNC 9/16) Peace Monitor) King Abdallah ofJordan arrives in Leb- anon for2 daysof talks,meets with PM 11 SEPTEMBER Salim al-Huss. (MM 9/13;RL 9/13in WNC Israel's InteriorM Natan Sharansky 9/14;JT, RL, VOL 9/14in WNC 9/15;NYT suspendsthe revocation of theJerusalem 9/15)(see Peace Monitor) residencycard of al-Quds Universityprof. Muslim Brotherhood head 'Abd al- Musa Budeiri. (NYT 9/12;MEI 9/17;JP Majid Dhunaybat meEtswith Joranian 9/24)(see 7/22) PM 'Abd al-Raufal-Rawabida to mediatea Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdallah reconciliationbtwn. Hamas, theJordanian sends a special envoyto Tehranto discuss government.(MM 9/13;al-Istiqlal 9/16 in withIranian pres. Mohamed Khatai WNC 9/26;SA 9/21in WNC 9/24;AFP 9/25 jointsecurity cooperation, increased collabo- in WNC 9/27;WT 9/26)(see 9/4) rationin stabilizingthe oil market.(GIU 9/14) 14 SEPTEMBER PM Barak toursMa'ale Adumim,which 12 SEPTEMBER he vows willremain "forever part of Israel"; vows to "strengthen"the settlement. (Qol 2-dayArab League sessionopens in Yisra'el9/14 in WNC 9/15;MM, NYT 9/15) Cairo;will discuss the peace process,recon- In Aqaba,Jordanian, Israeli transporta- ciliationbtwn. Iraq and theGulf states. tionMs discussAqaba airportexpansion pro- Arafatgives an address,calling on Arab ject,transportation of goods acrosstheir statesto oppose resettlementof Palestinian commonborder. (JT 9/15 in WNC 9/16)(see refugeesin theirhost countries. (MENA 9/12 in WNC 9/13;MM 9/13;QA 9/13in WNC 9/6) In Ramallah,FIDA, Palestine People's 9/14;HJ 9/13 in WNC 9/16;MM 9/16) Party(PPP), Palestinian Popular Struggle Barak says thatif Israel, thePA failto Front (PPSF) meetto discussfinal status ne- on agree an outlinefor a finalstatus agmt. gotiations,call on PA to pressIsrael to halt by 2/00,as planned,they may have to forgo arbitrarymeasures against Palestinians, a finalpeace accordand instead,by mutual Judaizationefforts inJerusalem; end all set- consent,negotiate long-term interim agmts. tlementactivity; release Palestinian prisoners. on mostissues. (JP [Internet]9/14) (HJ9/16 in WNC 9/21)

13 SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER On the6th anniversary of theOslo I sign- Donors'Joint Liaison Comm. meetsin ing,Israel, thePA hold ceremonyat Erez Gaza. (AYM9/16 in WNC 9/21)(see Peace crossingto markofficial resumption of final Monitor) statustalks. PA chiefnegotiator Abbas, Is- PA givesIsrael a listof namesof its raeliFM Levy hostthe event. U.S. special 30,000 police officers,fulfilling a Wye obli- envoy Dennis Ross, Russian FMin. dir. gation.Israel wanted the list to make sure for the Middle East Alexander Saltanov, thatnone of thesecurity forces are involved EU special envoy Miguel Moratinos at- in anti-Israeliacts. (MM, WP 9/16;JP 9/24) tend.(MM 9/13;XN 9/13in WNC 9/14; Arafatappoints Local GovernmentM Er- NYT, WP, WT 9/14; ITAR-TASS,SA, al-Wafd akat to head theteam to overseeWye II im- 9/14in WNC 9/15;VOA 9/15in WNC 9/16; plementationand issues arisingfr. the WJW9/16; MEI 9/17;JP 9/24) interimagmts., passing him over for the job Whilethe Erez ceremonyis takingplace, of chiefnegotiator for final status talks. (AFP Barak convenesministerial comm. on Je- 9/16in WNC 9/17) rusalem to discussconsolidating Israel sov- Israellipolice questionfmr. PM Benja- ereigntyover Jerusalem "especially in this min Netanyahu in connectionwith allega- yearof intensivediscussions on theperma- tionsthat a contractorcarried out private nentstatus agreement." (MM 9/14) workfor him, billed the government. (MM

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9/15;MM, NYT, WP, WT 9/16;JP 9/24; MM dan-Israelpeace treatyand thegreater peace 9/28) process.(Petra-JNA 9/16 in WNC 9/17) PA PreventiveSecurity Force (PSF) ar- In Amman,Jordanian, Israeli communi- restspopular television talk show host cationsMs discussbilateral ties, agree to link Maher al-Disouqi on incitementcharges af- fiberopticnetworks. (Petra-JNA 9/16 in WNC terguests on his show,the mothersof Pales- 9/17;JT 9/18 in WNC 9/21)(see 9/14) tiniansimprisoned by Israel,criticize the PA, An explosivecharge goes offat a car denounceArafat for failing to securetheir partsstore in 'Ayn al-Hilwa refugeecamp sons' release.(LAW 9/16, 9/20; JP 10/1;NYT in s. Lebanon, causingdamage but no inju- 10/14) ries.(VOL 9/16in WNC 9/17) Walt Disney Corp. meetswith reps. of In s. Lebanon, 1 IDF soldier,1 civilian theArab Ieague, officialsfr. the UAE, Mo- IDF employee are injuredby Hlzballah rocco, and Arab American groups to dis- shelling.(AFP 9/16in WNC 9/17) cuss Israel's plans to hostan exhibition entitledJerusalem, Capital ofIsrael at Dis- 17 SEPTEMBER ney'sEpcot Center.Arab states have Disney says Israeliexhibit on Jerusalem threatenedto boycottDisney products if the willgo forward,but will not makereference exhibitiontakes place. (NYT,WT 9/18;al- to Jerusalemas thecapital of Israel.Arab Quds 9/18,IRNA, Tehran Times 9/19 in states say thatthey may still boycott Disney WNC 9/21)(see 8/12) dependingon whatthe exhibit actually shows when it opens. IsraeliPM Barak de- 16 SEPTEMBER nouncesthe Arab lobbying, sends his own InsideIsrael, Arafat holds 3 hrs.of secret delegationto meetwith Disney officials. (MM talkswith Barak. Aftermtg. is leaked to the 9/17;WP, WT 9/18;MENA 9/20 in WNC Israelipress, Barak's office says thatthe PM 9/23;HJ 9/20, MENA 9/21 in WNC 9/24;MM, wantsto establisha patternof regularmtgs. WT 9/21;MM, WJW 9/23; CSM, MM 9/24; withArafat so thatthe 2 leaderscan closely MM 9/27) monitornegotiations. (MM 9/17; NYT, WP, WT 9/18;WJW 9/23; JP, MEI 10/1) 18 SEPTEMBER Arafatappoints PA Cultureand Informa- In Paris,French pres. Jacques Chirac tionM 'Abid Rabbuh to lead finalstatus receivesSyrian FM Faruq al-Shara' for talkswith Israel. Arafatadviser Mahmud talkson thepeace process.(SA 9/18in WNC Abbas willoversee both the final status and 9/21;al-Nahar 9/20 in WNC 9/23;MM 9/21, interimnegotiating teams, liaise btwn. teams 9/22) and Arafat.(AFP 9/16in WNC 9/17;WP 9/21, 9/22;MM 10/6,10/26) 19 SEPTEMBER In Amman,Arafat, King Abdallah hold their1st mtg. since theresumption of bilat- Syrian secuity forces controlledby eral negotiations,agree to forgea comm6n Pres.Asad's son Bashar begin an arrestcam- positionon finalsstatus issues. (JT 9/19 in paignagainst supporters of Asad'sbrother WNC 9/21) Rifat (MM 9/22;GIU 9/28)(see 8/20) Barak's adviser for settlementaffairs, Shilo Gal, saysthat some Jewish settlers in 20 SEPTEMBER theWest Bank maybe forcedto relocate, UN General Assembly(UNGA) opens some settlementsmay be dismantledunder a itsannual session in New York.UN Secy. finalpeace agmt.with the PA. For 20 yrs., Gen. Kofi Annan namesTerje Larsen of Gal headed theGush Etzion settlement Norwayas UN specialcoordinator for the council,which is opposed to Israeliwith- MiddleEast peace effortand as his personal drawalsfr. the occupied territories.(MM, WP, envoyto thePLO/PA; Israel protests.(MM, WT 9/17;MEI 10/1) WT 9/21;MENA, YA 9/21in WNC 9/24;MM, Israel approvesPA requestto allow Abu WP 9/22)(see Peace Monitor) Ali Mustafa,the dep. secy.gen. of thePFLP, On thesidelines of theUNGA mtg., Secy. to returnto theoccupied territoriesto live. of StateAlbright meets with a delegationof (MM 9/16;WP 9/17;JP 9/24) 16 IraqI opposition leaders who are in In Amman,Jordanian PM Rawabida, Is- New Yorkto lobbyfor support of theiref- raeli Regional Cooperation M Shimon fortsto overthrowIraqi pres. Saddam Hus- Peres meetfor talks on jointprojects, pro- sein. Albrighturges other UN delegatesto motingthe economic objectives of theJor- "joinus in listeningto thesebrave, free

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This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:09:23 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 178 JOURNALOF PALESrtNE STUDIES killeda Lebanesearmy solider on 9/22.No Israeli Housing Min. reportsthat in the injuriesare reported.PM Barak warnsSyria 1st3 mos. of Barak's government,it has au- thatHizballah attacks could jeopardizethe thorizedconstruction of 2,600new housing resumptionof Israeli-Syriannegotiations. unitsin WestBank settlements, mostly nr. (WP 9/24;GIU 10/7) Jerusalem.Under fmr. PM Netanyahu,the ministryapproved an averageof 3,000new 24 SEPTEMBER unitsa yr.(MM 9/27;NYT 9/28;AYM 9/30, MENA10/3 in WNC 10/4;MEI 10/1) In Amman,3,000 Palestians stagea sit-indemonstration to show theirsupport In s. Lebanon, HizbalLah detonatesa forHamas in theface of theJordanian roadsidebomb, killing a top SLA official, government'scrackdown. (W 9/30)(see woundinganother SLA mbr. In a separate 9/22) Hizballahattack on an SLApost, 5 SLAmbrs., 1 IDF soldier,1 Hizballahmbr., 1 civilian Reportsindicate that the Syrian govern- are injured.The IDF stages15 air raids ment mayhave arrestedas manyas 1,000 againstNabatiyya, Iqlim al-Tuffah during the supporters of Rifatal-Asad in Damascus, day.(RL 9/27in WNC 9/28;WP 9/28;VOL Latakiasince the crackdown began on 9/19. 9/28in WNC 9/30) Otherreports say thenumber is lower,but that"scores" have been arrestedand "scores" 28 of homeshave been surroundedin theoper- SEPTEMBER ation.(MM 9/24;QA 9/24,YA 9/26in WNC Reps. of 13 West Bank Palestinian ref- 9/27;MM 10/4) ugee camps rejectthe PA's orderto surren- der illegalweapons. The PA has reportedly 25 SEPTEMBER arrestedat least 17 residentsof Balatacamp forrefusing to turnin theirarms. (NYT 9/29; In Paris,Arafat, Frenchpres. Chirac dis- JP 10/8) cuss thepeace process.Later in theday, In Amman,Fatah, PFLP hold Chiracmeets with fmr. Lebanese PM Rafiq mtg.to discuss finalstatus negotiations, democratic re- Hari. (AFP 9/25 in WNC 9/27) formof thePLO. Theydo notreach an agmt. on participationin talkswith Israel, but issue 26 SEPTEMBER finalstatement urging all PLO factionsto EgyptianFM Musa saysthat Egypt is of takepart in an upcomingPLO CentralCoun- the opinionthat the resumption of multilat- cil sessionto discussorganizational matters, eral talks shouldbe conditionedon Israel's "comingpolitical challenges." (DUS, JT9/29 resumptionof bilateralnegotiations with in WNC 9/30;AYM 10/4in WNC 10/8;AYM Syria,Lebanon, and thePA. (MENA 9/26 in 10/28in WNC 11/2)(see 9/23) WNC 9/27)(see 9/22) PA police in Ramallah,Gaza arrest4 Pal- In reactionto recentattacks by Israeli estinian journalists forwriting stories Arabs (i.e.,9/5), Israel saysthat it will inten- "harmfulto thePA." (AFP 9/29in WNC 9/30; sifyscrutiny of publications,organizations, LAW9/30; JP 10/8) individuals,funding linked to theIslamic Jordanian police detainfinr. MP 'Abd Movementand increaseinvolvement in the al-MunimAbu Zant, a Muslim Brother- appointmentof imams.Some Israeli secur- hood mbr.,for questioning regarding a Fri- ity authoritiescriticize the government pro- day sermonand 2 articlesin al-Arabal- posal as "fartoo weak,"recommend Yawmin whichhe condemnedthe govern- extensiveclampdown. (MM 9/27;WP 9/29; mentcrackdown on Hamas. He is the 2d WJW9/30; HA 10/1;JP 10/8) fmr.parliamentarian in a wk. to be arrested fora pro-Hamassermon. (MM 9/30;MEI 27 SEPTEMBER 10/15) In New York,Israeli FM Levy briefsSecy. 29 SEPrEMBER of StateAlbright on thedifficulties Israel en- visionsin meetingBarak's ambitious timeta- Atthe invitation of theWhite House, Syr- ble forthe peace process.Apparently in ian FM Shara' takestime out fr.the UNGA responseto EgyptianFM Musa's statement sessionin New Yorkto meetwith Pres. (9/26)on resumptionof multilater alks, Clinton in Washington.Shara' then returns Levysays that Israel rejects efforts to link to New Yorkto meetwith Albright (MM "widerMiddle East peace" to resumptionof 9/30;JT 10/2in WNC 10/4;JP, MEI 10/15;JP talkswith Syria. (MM 9/28,9/29; WJW 9/30) 10/22)(see Peace Monitor)

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In his addressto theUNGA, Israeli FM failingto reachan agmt.on securityproce- Levy says thatUN interventionin thepeace dures;plan to resumetalks on 10/4.Under processwould be detrimental,that Syria theWye II agmt.,Israel, the PA were to have shouldrestart talks quickly. Nasser al- concludeda protocolon safepassage by Kidwa, head of the PLO mission to the 9/30,opened theroute by 10/1.Israel de- UN, walks out duringLevy's speech. (MENA mandsthat it retainsovereignty over the 28- 9/29in WNC 9/30;MM, WJW 9/30; JP 10/8; mileroute, which will utilize existing Israeli MEI 10/29) roads;that it have sole controlover which Jordanianpolice releasefmr. MP Abu Palestiniansuse theroad; that it be able to Zant on bail,but arrest Azzam Yunis, editor arrestPalestinians on theroad, escort busses. of al-Arab al-Yawm, on incitementcharges (AFP 10/2in WNC 10/4;WT 10/3;AYM 10/3 forpublishing Abu Zant'sarticles. Later in in WNC 10/5;NYT, WP 10/4;JP 10/8;MEI theday, police rearrestAbu Zant.(MM, NYT 10/15) 9/30;JT 9/30 in WNC 10/3;JT 10/3in WNC 10/4;JP 10/8;MEI 10/15)(see 9/28) 3 OCTOBER Israeli amb. to the U.S. Zalmnan PA, Israel continuesafe-passage talks in Shoval addressesopening of Israeliexhibit Jerusalem.Both sides upgradetheir delega- at DisneyWorld; praises Disney fornot tions:Internal SecurityM Shlomo Ben- bendingto Arab,Muslim demands to remove Ami forthe Israel, chief negotiator Erakat Israel'sJerusalem display. The contentof the forthe PA. The maindisagreement is over exhibitis unchanged,though the title is no whichside willissue entrypermits. (MM longerJerusalem, Capital of Israel. (CSM, 10/4;AFP 10/4in WNC 10/5) WJW,WT 9/30,10/1; NYT 10/2;MENA 10/2 Barak officiallyopens new archaeologi- in WNC 10/4;al-Ahram 10/4 in WNC 10/8; cal ruinsnr. Temple Mount in Jerusalem, MM 10/6;WJW 10/7; JP 10/8;CSM 10/20) vows thecity will remain under Israeli sover- (see 9/17) eignty.(MM 10/3) Hlizballah detonatesa roadsidebomb in s. Lebanon, killing1 SLA mbr.,wounding 2. 4 OCTOBER (RL 9/29in WNC 9/30) Israel PA reachagmt. on safe-passage 30 SEPTEMBER routefr. Tarqumiyya in theWest Bank to Erez crossingin Gaza, whichcould open in In Tel Aviv,the U.S.-Israeli Defense Po- days.Signing is set for10/5. (MM 10/4;AFP lice AdvisoryGroup holdsits 1stmtg. on 10/4in WNC 10/5;MM, NYT, WP, WT 10/5; bolsteringbilateral defense cooperation. (JP AFP 10/5,QA 10/6in WNC 10/8;CSM, NYT, 10/8)(see Peace Monitor) WP 10/6;WJW 10/7; DUS 10/7in WNC PA police release3 Palestinian jour- 10/11;JP, MEI 10/15)(see Peace Monitor) nalists afterdetaining them for 24 hrs.of SyrianFM Shara', who has been in questioningregarding articles critical of the chargeof Syria'sforeign policy throughout PA thatthey published in theLondon daily thepeace process,is admittedto a Beirut al-Sharq al-Awsat. (WP 10/2) (see 9/28) hospitalfor emergency heart surgery. (AFP, PFLPofficial Mustafa returns to theWest RL 10/4in WNC 10/5;MM 10/5) Bank aftera 32-yr.exile. (HA 10/1;JP, MM PSF releasestalk show hostDisouqi, 10/8;AYM 10/21in WNC 10/25)(see 9/16) who was arrested9/15. Disouqi announces Jordan releases al-Arab al-Yawm editor on his programthat he was torturedduring Yunis, fmr.MP Abu Zant. (T 10/3in WNC questioningby PA police,names his interro- 10/4;MEI 10/15)(see 9/29) gatorson theair, dares them to arresthim again.(LAW 10/4; NYT 10/14;WP 10/15) 1 OCTOBER A Palestinian prisoner dies soon after beingtransferred to thehospital fr. the PA's rearrestfmr. MP Abu Jordanian police Hebronjail. His familyaccuses thePA po- timein a Zant for3d wk.,again charging lice of torturinghim during his 2 daysof de- himwith incitement for criticizing the gov- tention.(LAW 10/5) on in ernmentcrackdown Hamas.(JT 10/3 Iraq's Dep. PM Tariq AzIz meetswith WNC 10/4;MEI 10/15) JordanianPM Rawabida in Amman,gives hima message(verbal by mostaccounts, 2 OCTOBER writtenby some) to deliverto theU.S. No Israel, thePA delayopening s. safe-pas- detailsof themessage are released,but re- sage routelinking the West Bank, Gaza after portsspeculate that Iraq wantsto open a di-

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alogue withthe U.S. (SA 10/5,10/6 in WNC Khatamiin late8/99 asking for assistance. 10/8;WT 10/6;GIU, MM,NYT 10/7;SA 10/9 (WP 10/7;see also MM 9/10) in WNC 10/12;JP 10/15;MM 10/11;MEI Jordan's StateSecurity Court issues new 10/15) chargesagainst detained Hamas political chiefMishal, spokesman Ghawshah, 2 of 5 OCTOBER whichcan carrythe death penalty. (MM 10/7,10/8; MEI 10/15)(see Peace Monitor) Israel says thatit is consideringlegalizing casinosin theNegev in lightof thesuccess In s. Lebanon, 2 civilians are wounded of thePalestinian casino in Jerichoand the by IDF shelling.(RL 10/6in WNC 10/8) Egyptiancasino in Taba, whichcater primar- ilyto Israelis,who spend millionsof dollars 7 OCTOBER thereevery mo. (NYT 10/6;MM 10/7;WJW Israel presentslist of 151 namesfor the 10/14;JP 10/15) 2d stageof theprisoner release outlined in Israeli, PA tradeMs presideover the in- WyeII, butthe PA rejectsit. Israel postpones augurationof an industrialestate in Jinin,on therelease, saying that the choice of prison- land recentlytransferred fr. area C to area B. ers is itsalone. (MM 10/7;MM, WP, WT 10/8; Companiesshould begin operating in the MM 10/11;JP, MEI 10/15)(see 9/9) zone in thenr. future. (HJ 10/5 in WNC French FM Hubert Vedrlne, in Israel to 10/11) followup on PM Barak's9/22 visit to France, In Tehran,Iranian, Saudi Arabian offi- holdstalks with Barak, FM Levy on ex- cials hold talkson expandingbilateral invest- pandingbilateral relations. Barak asks France ment.(WT 10/6) to supportIsrael's bid formembership in the IIDF says thatsince 6/99,it has scaled Europeangroup at theUN. (AFP 10/7in back deploymentof groundtroops in s. Leb- WNC 10/11;AFP 10/8in WNC 10/13) anon and increasedairstrikes in orderto re- duce itscasualties. Today, Israel conducts 6 8 OCTOBER strikeson Hizballah targets,destroying 1 Lebanesehome, injuring 1 civillan. (RL,YA King Abdallah ofJordan arrives in the 10/5in WNC 10/8;MM, NYT 10/8;MEI U.S. on a semi-officialvisit. (MEI 10/15) 10/15)(see 9/21) 9 OCTOBER 6 OCTOBER Israeli settlersattack a Jodanian par- PA Planning M Nabil Shaath receives liamentarydelegation visitingthe PA-con- Joran an FM Abdallah Khatlb fortalks trolledsector of Hebron.An IlDF detachment on thepeace process,briefs him on Arafat's guardingthe Tomb of thePatriarchs report- recentvisit to Washington.The 2 menalso edlyobserves the incident but does notin- discussholding 3-way (Egypt, Jordan, PA) tervene.(MM 10/13;MEI, NYT 10/15;SA and 4-way(including Israel) ministerial mtgs. 10/15in WNC 10/18;JP 10/29)(see Peace on displacedpersons. (DUS 10/7in WNC Monitor) 10/11) An explosionin an apartmentbuilding in Israel's Educaton M Yossi Sarid urges Nabluskills a Palestinian manwith ties to Israeli teachers to markthe anniversary of Islamic Jibad Police suspecthe was in the the 1956 Kafr Qasim massacre in their processof buildinga bomb.(WP 10/10) classroomsfor the 1sttime this yr.; says Israelowes it to itsPalestinian citizens to 10 OCTOBER commemoratethe incident in whichthe IDF Israel, PA discussprisoner release dis- shotdead 47 IsraeliArabs (including 15 wo- pute.(WT 10/11) 11 as returnedto thevil- men, children) they Israeli cabinet comm. givesPM Barak of unawareof a lage KafrQasim, military authorityto close 42 Jewish enclaves that barredmovement after dark. curfewthat have been establishedsince the 10/98Wye (NYT,WT 10/7;MM 10/12;WJW 10/14) agmt.(MM, WP, WT 10/11;al-Quds 10/12in Sayingthat the incident had nothingto WNC 10/15) do withIran, Iranian pres. Khatami rejectsa requestfr. Pres. Clinton forhelp in investi- 11 OCTOBER gatingthe 1996 Khobarbarracks bombing in Saudi Arabiain which19 U.S. soldierswere In Luxembourg,Israeli FM Levy meets killed.Clinton secretly sent a letterto withEU FMs to discuss"reinvigorating" Is-

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raeli-EUrelations. (EU pressrelease 10/11; forresolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. MEI 10/15) Participantscall on Arafatto approvethe A day afterhis cabinetgives him permis- Palestiian Council's (PC) law on thein- sion to remove42 settlementsconstructed dependenceof thejudiciary, release political sinceWye, PM Barak approvesHousing detaineesfr. PA prisons.(al-Quds 10/14in Min tendersfor new housingunits in West WNC 10/18) Bank settlements.(NYT 10/12;CSM, WJW 10/14)(see 9/27) 13 OCTOBER Lackingsufficient evidence to provehis Israel, PA agreeon revisedlist of 151 complicityin the 1996Khobar barracks prisonersto be freedin the 2d stageof the bombing,the U.S. deportssuspect Hani prisonerrelease outlined in Wye II, whichis 'Abd al-Raulm Sayigh to Saudi Arabia, now set for10/15. (NYT, WP 10/14;MEI whichis expectedto tryand executehim for 10/15) the crime.The U.S. does nothave an extradi- Aftera day of talkswith tiontreaty with Saudi Arabia, which did not settlementlead- ers who wantSayigh back. The U.S.Justice Dept. re- threatento stagea showdownover his plans fusedSayigh's request that he be granted to evacuate15 unauthorizedsettle- ments,PM Barak agreesnot asylumsince he would probablybe exe- to evacuateres- identsfr. 3 of the 15 encampments, cutedif extradited. (NYT, WP, WT 10/12;MM preserves 10/13)(see 10/6) a school at a 4th,allows livestockto remain at a 5th.Settlers may move mobilehomes fr. 10 otherenclaves to nearbysettlements. In 12 OCTOBER return,settlers will willingly vacate the 10 In Washington,King Abdallah, Pres. enclaves.(MM, WP 10/14;AYM 10/15in Clinton hold talkson thepeace process,bi- WNC 10/18;MM, NYT 10/15;al-Quds 10/15 lateraleconomic ties. Previously, Abdallah in WNC 10/20;LAW 10/18; WP 10/19;AYM said he would bringwith him a messagefor 10/25in WNC 10/28;MEI 10/29)(see 10/12) Clintonfr. Iraqi pres. Saddam Hussein (see 10/4);the U.S. saysAbdallah brought no 14 OCTOBER message,though one mightexist. Some re- Donor'sAd Hoc Liaison Comm opens portsmaintain that U.S. officialstold Jordan 2-daymtg. in Tokyo.(JT 10/16 in WNC thatAbdallah should not pass themessage to 10/18;JP 10/22;AYM 10/25in WNC 10/27) Clinton,since theU.S. was notinterested in a (see Peace Monitor) dialoguewith Iraq. (WP 10/13;DUS 10/13in SyrianFM Shara' leaves the hospitalafter WNC 10/15; MEI 10/15; AYM 10/18 in WNC successfulheart surgery. (al-Safir 10/15 in 10/19; WT 10/20; SA 10/20 in WNC 10/21) WNC 10/18;MM 10/18) Barak orders15 of the42 unauthorized setdements constructedafter the Wye ac- Israeli Knesset speaker Avraham Burg sends letterto his cord to be dismantled;allows 11 othersto Jordanian counterpart, 'Abd al-Hadi Majali, forthe stay;says other 16 mayremain for now, but apologizing in Hebronin which new buildingis forbidden.(MM, NYT, WP, 10/9incident Jordanian lawmakerswere harassedby settlers. WT 10/13;JT, MENA 10/13 in WNC 10/15; (JP 10/22) CSM 10/14; AYM, al-Quds 10/14 in WNC 10/18;JP 10/22) (see 10/10) Israel, Greece signa memorandumof Israel says itwill letDFLP head Hawa- understandingon defensecooperation and timah intothe occupied territories now that armsproduction, which in effectrevives a Greek-Israelidefense thatwas he has expressedsupport for the peace pro- 1994 pact cess. (WP 10/13;MEI 10/29) neverimplemented. (Ta Nea [Athens] 10/14,Athens News 10/15in WNC The Israeli High Court rules that 10/18;JP 10/22)(see Peace Monitor) Muhammad Abbas, head of the Palestine In Amman,lOOs of Hamas Liberation Front, is immune fromtrial in supporters Israelfor the 1985Achille Lauro hijacking participatein march,organized by theMus- duringwhich hijackers shot dead U.S. citizen lim Brotherhood,calling for Jordan to re- Leon Klinghoffer.(WP 10/13) lease jailedHamas mbrs.(NYT 10/15) In Ramallah, Palestinian nationalist 15 OCTOBER and Islamist organizations (including ALF, DFLP,Fatah, FIDA, Hamas, the Palestine Lib- PM Barak's officesays thatdespite a erationFront, PFLP, PPP, PPSF) hold unity 2/00deadline, Israel will notbegin final sta- talksaimed at drawingup a listof principles tustalks until Barak decides on Israel'sstrat-

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egy,names a negotiatingteam. According to ans. (WP 10/17;AYM 10/21in WNC 10/25) his spokeswoman,Barak is consideringus- (see 10/4) ing informalmtgs., such as thesecret mtg. In Damascus,Syrian pres. Asad receives withArafat on 9/16,to hammerout a frame- JordanianFM Khatib fortalks on thepeace workagmt. by 2/00.(WT 10/16) process,briefing on KingAbdallah's mtg. Israel frees151 Palestinian prisoners withPres. Clinton. (GIU 10/18;CSM 10/19; (83 fr.Gaza, 31 fr.West Bank, 37 fr.other SA 10/20in WNC 10/21) Arabcountries), completing the 2d stageof Jordan's InteriorMin. says thatit has de- theWye II prisonerrelease. (MM, WP, WT tained3 Israeli Arabs on chargesof selling 10/15;WT 10/16;JT, MENA 10/16, DUS Palestinian lnd inJerusalem to Israelis 10/17in WNC 10/18;al-Quds 10/16in WNC usingforged land-sale affidavits. 3 other men 10/19;JP 10/22;DUS, JT 10/24in WNC are wanted.(al-Quds 10/19in WNC 10/21;JT 10/25) 10/31in WNC 11/2) lOOs of Palestinians in Wlhdat refugee IsraeliInterior M Sharansky rescindsthe camp in Ammanhold a rallyin supportof regulationallowing the residency rights of Hamas. (JT10/16 in WNC 10/18;AYM 10/20 East JerusalemPalestinians to be revoked in WNC 10/21) on thegrounds that they may have lived outsidethe city for some timeduring the 16 OCTOBER past7 yrs.(MM, NYT 10/18;al-Quds 10/18, PA denouncesBarak's decisionto allow AYM 10/19in WNC 10/21;al-Quds 10/21in 32 of 42 "illegal"settlements established after WNC 10/25;JP 10/29)(see Peace Monitor) theWye I signingto remain,stressing that all Some 5,000 Jewish settlers,angered by Israelisettlements are illegalunder interna- Barak's plans to fullyor partiallydismantle tionallaw. (WT 10/17)(see 10/13) 12 settlements,protest outside the PM's Aftermtg. with Jordanian PM Rawabida home.(MM, WP, WT 10/18;AYM 10/19in in Amman,DFLP leaderHawatimah an- WNC 10/21;MEI 10/29) nouncesthat Jordan has offeredto hostrec- In Nazareth,a group of Muslim Pales- onciliationtalks btwn. the DFLP and Fatah, tinians angryover the city's plans to con- as well as a largernational dialogue among structa largeplaza nextto the Churchof the all Palestinianfactions. (DUS 10/17,JT 10/18 Annunciationon a sitethat was slatedfor in WNC 10/19;MEI 10/29) constructionof a mosque attack,slightly in- Hamas's rep.in Lebanon,Usama jurethe town's Christian mayor, Ramiz Hamdan,says thatHamas has rejected2 of- Jaralsi.(WT 10/18,10/20) (see 4/20) A new and law goes fersfr. the Jordanian government:(1) press publication thecontro- Mishaland Ghawshahwould be releasedif intoeffect in Jordan, replacing versial1998 press law. Whilethe new ver- theyagreed to leave thekingdom; (2) they sion liftsthe ban on nearly1,000 books, would be deportedand allowedto returnat reducesthe amounts that journalists can be a laterdate. Hamas saysJordan should re- finedfor violations, and lowersthe minimum lease the men 1st,discuss its relationship a newspapermust hold to be li- withthe movement later. (SA 10/16in WNC capital censed,the Jordan Press Association cau- 1Q/18;DUS 10/18in WNC 10/19;SA 10/23in tionsthat it does notban thearrest of WNC 10/25) journalistsfor political reasons. (UT 10/18 in in WNC 17 OCTOBER WNC 10/19;JT 10/30 11/2) Atthe weekly cabinet mtg.,PM Barak 18 OCTOBER says thatalthough he stillhas notfound a Fmr. South Africanpres. Nelson suitableperson to lead thefinal status team, on his 1stvisit to Israel, says that comprehensivestaff work has been done to Mandela, Asad have con- formulateIsrael's position in thepolitical- his talkswith Syrian pres. vincedhim that is committedto securitysphere and on thesubject of eco- Syria peace WT nomicseparation. (MM 10/18;al-Quds 10/19 withIsrael. (MM 10/18;MM, NYT, WP, PANA in in WNC 10/20;AYM 10/21in WNC 10/25; 10/19;WP 10/20; [Dakar]10/20 MM WT 10/23)(see Peace Monitor) WNC 10/21; 10/26) Openingof s. safe-passageroute, sched- uled fortoday, is delayedfor 2d time,be- 19 OCTOBER cause Israeli, PA officialscannot agree on Fmr.South African pres. Mandela meets the locationof a jointoffice in Gaza that Arafatin Gaza; givesaddress to thePC, urg- would hand out travelpermits to Palestini- ing Israelto withdrawfr. the occupied Pales-

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23 OCIOBER in WNC 10/28;AYM 10/30,11/1 in WNC In Hebron,lOs of Palesans demon- 11/3;NYT 10/31;JP 11/5)(see Peace Monitor) strateto demandthe resignation of Mayor MustafaNatshe in connectionwith the He- Israel announcesthat David Ivr, who is bronfactory fire that killed 16 on 10/21.The now Israel'snational security adviser, will re- mayoris responsiblefor licensing compa- place Zalman Shoval as amb.to theU.S. nies,monitoring compliance. (JP 10/29) Washingtonreportedly asked forIvri's ap- pointment,just as Barakasked forIndyk to 24 OCTOBER returnas U.S. amb.to Israel(see 10/20). (MM,WP, WT 10/27;MM 10/28;JP 11/5) Atthe weekly cabinet session,Barak re- U.S. specialenvoy Ross arrivesin Israel iterateshis beliefin theneed forphysical fortalks with Arafat, Barak in advanceof separationbtwn. Israel and thePalestinians. the 11/2Oslo summit.During their meeting (MM 10/25) in Gaza, Ross,Arafat also discussIsraeli set- tlementactivity, land confiscations,house de- 25 OCTOBER molitions.(AYM 10/26in WNC 10/28;WT Israel opens thes. safe-passage route 10/27;AYM 10/30,11/1 in WNC 11/3) linkingGaza, theWest Bank. (MM 10/25; BritishFM Cook meetswith Orient NYT,WP, WT 10/26;WJW 10/28; NYT 10/31; House head Faisal Husseini at the Ameri- JP 11/5)(see Peace Monitor) can ColonyHotel in East Jerusalemfor In Gaza, BritishFM Robin Cook meets talkson Jerusalem'scontested identity. Is- withArafat (LPA 10/25in WNC 10/26;MM raeli, Palestinian security officials scuffle 10/26) overwho shouldguard Cook. (MM,NYT, In Ankarato inauguratea housingcom- WT 10/27;JP 11/5)(see Peace Monitor) plex thatIsraelis have builtfor Turkish earth- In Bethlehem, Palestinians, IDF troops quake survivors,PM Barak pledgesto boost clashfor 2d day.Although the city is under militarycooperation, economic ties with PA securitycontrol, IDF troopsare deployed Turkey;discusses with Pres. Suleyman to guardRachel's Tomb, a Jewishreligious Denmrel possiblebilateral military trade, site.A totalof 30 Palestinians,2 Israelishave waterprojects. (MM 10/25;ATL 10/25in been injuredsince 10/25.(MM, WP 10/27) WNC 10/26;ATL 10/25,10/26 in WNC 10/27; The IDF demolishes2d Palestinian MM,WP 10/26;JP 11/5) home in East Jerusalem in a 24-hr.period. AtRachel's Tomb in Bethlehem,an IDF (LAW10/26) soldierfatally shoots a Palestinian man.Of- In s. Lebanon, IDF shellinginjures 4 ci- ficially,the IDF saysthe man came at the vilians, damages30 homes,an electricity soldierwith a knife,but a numberof Pales- station,and a waternetwork. (RL 10/26in tinianwitnesses claim that the solider's gun WNC 10/27;RL 10/28in WNC 10/29) wentoff accidentally, and, after leading the On the 5thanniversary of theassassina- distraughtsoldier away, other IDF troops tionof itsleader Fathi Shiqaqi by Mossad, plantedthe knife. The incidentprompts thePalestinian Islamic Jihad,aided by demonstrationsby 100sof Palestinianswho Hizballah, detonatesa roadsidemine in s. throwstones, bottles at thetroops, who re- Lebanon, targetingIDF and SLAforces. This spond by firingrubber bullets and teargas, is the 1sttime Islamic Jihad has stagedan at- injuring15. (MM,NYT, WP 10/26;MEI 10/29; tackin Lebanon.No injuriesare reported. JP 11/5) (NYT 10/28;MEI 11/12) Israel approvesArafat's request to allow DFLP leaderHawatimah to takeup resi- 27 OCTOBER dence in thePA self-ruleareas. Hawatimah U.S. specialenvoy Ross meetswith PM currentlylives in Damascus.(MM 10/25;NYT Barak in advanceof theOslo mtg.11/2. 10/26;AYM 10/28in WNC 11/2) (MM 10/29;JP 11/5) The IDF demolishesa Palestinian home Israeli-PAad hoc economic comm. in East Jerusalem.(LAW, MM 10/26;MM meetsto discusseconomic requirements of 10/28) theWye II agmt.,adjourns without taking anydecisions. (al-Quds 10/29in WNC 11/2) 26 OCrOBER In Gaza, thePA-Egypt-Jordanian trilat- Barak namesAmb. to Jordan Oded eral comm.on displacedpersons meets; calls Eran to head finalstatus negotiations with forconvening quadripartite comm. (Egypt, thePA. (MM 10/26;NYT 10/27;AYM 10/27 Israel, Jordan,PA) on displacedpersons.

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UnderWye II, thequadrilateral comm., pation.(MM, NYT, WP, WT 10/30;AYM whichhas not metsince 1997,was to have 10/31,11/2 in WNC 11/4;MM 11/2;JP 11/5) resumedmtgs. by 10/1.(MM 10/27;MENA, The PC's Refugeeand Displaced Per- al-Quds 10/27in WNC 10/28;DUS 10/28in sons AffairsComm warnsLebanon WNC 11/2) againstarresting Fatah official Abu al- Iranianpres. Khatami arrivesin France 'Aynayn (AYM 10/30in WNC 11/3;DUS, al- for3 days of talkson improvingbilateral re- Nahar, SA 11/6in WNC 11/8;al-Quds 11/7, lations,meets with Pres. Chirac. (MM,WT al-Safir11/8 in WNC 11/9;al-Safir 11/11 in 10/27;CSM, NYT, WP 10/28;MM, WP 10/29; WNC 11/12;MEI 11/26)(see 10/27) WT 11/3;MEI 11/12) In Irbid,Joranlans emergingfr. Friday Clashesin Bethlehembtwn. Palestinian prayersgather to expresssolidarity with demonstrators,IDF continuefor 3d day, Hamas mbrs.detained by thegovernment. leaving12 Palestiniansinjured. (MM 10/27; (DUS 10/30in WNC 11/2) NYT,WP 10/28) In New York,the INC opens 4-dayas- A Lebanese militarycourt issuesa semblymtg., funded with $3 m. fr.Con- deathsentence in absentiaagainst Sultan gress,to electa new leadershipto serveas a Abu al-Aynayn,a senior Fatah official crediblealternative to theSaddam Hussein who has livedin Lebanonfor yrs., for head- regime.The mtg.opens withan addressby ing a subversivearmed group. (AFP 10/27in U.S. Amb. at Large forWar Crimes Issues WNC 10/28;RL 10/28in WNC 10/29;AFP David Scheffer,will close 11/1with a 10/28,RL 10/29,10/31 in WNC 11/2;WT speech by Asst.Secy. of StatePickering. 10/29;AYM 10/30in WNC 11/3) (NYT 11/1;WP, WT 11/2) The Clinton adminlstrationauthorizes the 1stdirect military training for Iraqi op- 30 OCTOBER position forces,which will begin next wk. U.S. Asst.Secy. of StateIndyk arrivesin (NYT 10/28;WT 10/29) Cairoto discussthe peace processwith EgyptianFM Musa (MENA10/30 in WNC 28 OCTOBER 11/2) Israeli-PAad hoc economic comm. re- Nr.Tarqumiyya, in an Israeli-controlled sumesmtgs., but PA delegationwalks out to sectionof theWest Bank, unidentified as- protestIsrael's threat to notturn over tax saiLantsopen fireon a bus, injuring5 Israe- moneycollected on thePA's behalfuntil the Us fr.Kiryat Arba settlement. (NYT, WT PA haltsall theftsof Israelicars by Palestini- 10/31;JP 11/5) ans who sneak intoIsrael and takecars back to theterritories. (al-Quds 10/29in WNC 31 OCTOBER 11/2) Israel opens Shuhada Streetin Hebron PLO constitutioncomm opens 2 days to Palestiniantaxis. According to Wye II, the of mtgs.in Gaza. (AYM 10/29in WNC 11/4) routeshould have been opened to all traffic (see Peace Monitor) by 10/30.(WP 11/1)(see Peace Monitor) Mauritania,Israel signagmt. to upgrade theirexchange of tradereps. and ambs.(MM 1 NOVEMBER 10/28;WP, WT 10/29;al-Quds 10/30in WNC In ceremonieshon- 11/2;AYM 10/30in WNC 11/4;WJW 11/4; JP Oslo, Norway opens slainIsraeli PM Yitzhak at- 11/5;al-Quds 11/7in WNC 11/8;MEI 11/12) oring Rabin, tendedby PA'sArafat, Israeli PM Barak, (see Peace Monitor) U.S. Pres.Clinton, Russian PM Vladimir Putin. On thesidelines, Clinton meets sepa- OCTOBER 29 ratelywith Arafat and Barak,with no aides Heads of theIsraeli, PA finalstatus teams present;urges them to move swiftlytoward a hold their1st mtg. since the9/13 official cer- finalstatus agmt. Toward midnight, Arafat, emonyreopening talks, set 11/7as thestart Barakhold privatemtg. (MM 11/1;AFP, date forpermanent status negotiations. (AFP ITAR-TASS,SA, XIN 11/1in WNC 11/2;MM, 10/29in WNC 11/2;WP 10/30;NYT 10/31; NYT,WP, WT 11/2;AYM, al-Quds 11/2in AYM 11/1in WNC 11/3) WNC 11/4;WJW 11/4) (see Peace Monitor) PM Barak reinstatesa ban, lifted4 days In Oslo, Israelinegotiator Eran, PA nego- ago, on DFLP leaderHawatfmah's return to tiator'Abid Rabbuh, UN specialenvoy Lar- theoccupied territoriesafter he voices sup- sen discussfinal status talks, agree that1st portfor armed struggle against Israeli occu- negotiatingsession to draftframework agmt.

This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:09:23 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 186 JOURNALOF PALESTINE STUDIES willbe held on 11/8,not 11/7as plannedon government'sapproval of plans to construct 10/29.(MM 11/1) a mosque nr.the Church of theAnnunciation 2 of 4 Jewish settlerfamilies are evac- in Nazareth.They will keep churchesin PA- uatedfr. Mitzpe Hagit, 1 of 10 settlementsor- controlledareas open, because "thePalestini- deredremoved by Barak.(WP 11/3) ans have provedthat they are betterat pro- In a compromiseagmt. btwn. Israel's tectingminority rights." (NYT 11/4;WT 11/6) Chief Rabbinate (an umbrellagroup of mu- nicipalrabbis) and Israel's tourismIndus- 4 NOVEMBER try,Christians celebrating millennial Barak signsthe map forthe 2d stageof holidaysin Israelwill have to confmetheir theWye II redeployment,which is set for festivitiesto closed-offhotel halls to preserve 11/15.Israel is set to transfer3% fr.area C to theJewish character of publicplaces, partic- area B; 2% fr.area B to area A. (MM 11/4, in ularly Jerusalem,Tel Aviv.The ban in- 11/5)(see Peace Monitor) cludes displayingChristmas trees, which the Barak saysthat by 11/5settlers must dis- ChiefRabbinate claims "defile Judaism and mantleall 10 settlementsthat he orderedre- undermineIsrael's Jewish character." (WT movedon 10/13or theIDF willdo thejob. 11/3) (MM 11/4,11/5) Atthe close of 4 days of mtgs.in New Afterstrong protests from the U.S., Israel York,300 INC delegateselect a 65-mbr.cen- haltsbroadcasts on itsAmos-1 satellite of tralcouncil, 7-mbr. leadership team (includ- Yugoslavian pres. Slobodan Milosevic's ing "independents,"Kurds, an Islamist,and a governmenttelevision channel. (BETA [Bel- monarchist).(MM 11/1;MM, NYT, WP, WT grade]11/4 in WNC 11/5;WP, WT 11/5) 11/2) In s. Lebanon, 4 civlians are injured,2 5 NOVEMBER by ID)F shelling,2 by an IDF land mine.(RL 11/1in WNC 11/2,11/3) In Paris,Egyptian pres. Mubarak discusses thepeace processwith French pres. 2 NOVEMBER Chirac. Mubarakhas been in Francesince 11/1for medical checkups. (AFP 11/5in In Oslo, Pres.Clinton meetswith Arafat, WNC 11/8) Barak togetherto nudgethem to move for- wardwith talks on a frameworkagmt. on fi- 6 NOVEMBER nal status.Barak, Arafat pledge to meet regularlybefore the 2/00deadline; Clinton PM Barak extendsuntil 11/9 the deadline says he will send specialenvoy Ross to the forsettlers to voluntarilyevacuate all 10 en- regionevery couple of wks.,Secy. of State claves orderedremoved on 10/13,or face Albrightat leastonce before2/00. (MM ejectionby theIDF. The enclaveswere to 11/2;CSM, MM, NYT, WP, WT 11/3;JT, Le have been dismantledby 11/5,but some Monde 11/3in WNC 11/4;WJW 11/4; DUS were not.(WP 11/7;MM 11/8) 11/4in WNC 11/5;al-Quds 11/4in WNC Arafatchairs the 1stmtg. of theFatah 11/8;MEI 11/12)(see Peace Monitor) EmergencyComm, establishedto review In Damascus,PLO political dept. head theorganizations daily operations in the oc- Faruq al-Qaddumi meetsheads of the cupiedterritories. (al-Quds 11/8in WNC DFLP, PFLP fortalks on finalstatus negotia- 11/10) tions.(WT 11/3;al-Quds 11/7in WNC 11/9) In Cairo,Egyptian, Iranian officialsdis- The Jordan Bar Association threatens cuss expandingbilateral economic coopera- to expel 2 of itsmbrs. unless they drop their tion,boosting bilateral trade, possibly defenseof 3 Jordaniansaccused of illegally openingdirect flights btwn. Cairo and Te- sellingPalestinian land to Israelis. (JT11/3, hran.(MENA 11/6 in WNC 11/8) 11/4in WNC 11/5)(see 10/17) 7 NOVEMBER 3 NOVEMBER A day beforePA-Israeli final status negoti- JordlanPress Association reversesits ationsare to begin,3 pipe bombs explode 10/19decision to expel 3 journalistsfor hav- in Netanya,Israel, slightly injuring 27 people, ingvisited Israel. (JT11/3 in WNC 11/4; includinga numbertreated for shock; a 4th NYT 11/4;MEI 11/12) pipe bomb is dismantled.Israeli police Israeli Roman Catholic, Orthodox arrestand laterrelease 2 Palestlnians on Christianleaders say theywill close their suspicionof plantingthe devices; no group churchesin Israel 11/22-23to protestthe claimsresponsibility for the act.Israeli au-

This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:09:23 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions CHRONOLOGY 187 thoritiesthink the crude bombs mark the mustand willcontinue"; calls on Syrianpres. workof individualArabs, not Hamas or Is- Asad to resumebilateral negotiations. (MM lamicJihad. PM Barak, PA negotiator'Abid 11/9;AFP 11/9in WNC 11/10;AYM 11/9in Rabbuh condemnthe bombing but say talks WNC 11/12;MM, WT 11/10;MEI 11/12) willnot be delayed.(MM, NYT, WP, WT In Paris,Egyptian pres. Mubarak holds 11/8;WP 11/9;WJW 11/11; MEI 11/12) talkson thepeace processwith Israeli PM PM Barak tellshis cabinet thatUN Res. Barak, condemnsthe PM's positionon UN 242 is not applicableto theWest Bank, Gaza Res. 242. (MENA11/9 in WNC 11/10;AFP on thegrounds that the res. deals withsover- 11/11in WNC 11/12) eign statesand notorganizations. (AFP 11/8 Withthe passage of the 2d deadlinefor in WNC 11/9;al-Quds 11/9in WNC 11/12; thevoluntary evacuation of 10 WestBank MEI 11/12)(see Peace Monitor) settlementenclaves, Israel announcesthat In Parison his 1sthigh-level official visit, theIDF willforcibly evacuate the remaining Syrian heir apparent Bashar al-Asad occupiedoutpost, Havat Maon. Over the past meetswith Pres. Chirac, discussesresuming fewdays, some 300 ultranationalistset- Israeli-Syriantalks. (AFP 11/7in WNC 11/8; tlers have joinedthe 4 familiesoriginally en- MM,WT 11/8;SA 11/10in WNC 11/12;MM campedat thesite, hoping to make it 11/11;MEI 11/12) impossiblefor the government to remove thesettlement. Barak cutshis tripto Paris 8 NOVEMBER shortto returnhome to deal withthe evacu- In Ramallah,PA, Israeli teamsstart talks ation.(MM 11/9;NYT, WP 11/10;al-Quds on a frameworkagmt. on finalstatus. Mtg. 11/10in WNC 11/12) focuseson proceduresfor future talks, which willbe held 2-3 timesper wk.,alternating 10 NOVEMBER btwn.Jerusalem, Ramallah. (MM 11/8;AFP Israeli cabinet approvesplan for2d 11/8in WNC 11/9;al-Quds 11/8,11/9 in stageof WyeII FRD. (MM,NYT 11/11)(see WNC 11/10;MM, NYT, WP, WT 11/9;ITAR- Peace Monitor) TASS 11/10in WNC 11/12;MEI 11/12)(see In Beirut,Syrian heir apparent Bashar al- Peace Monitor) Asad, Lebanesepres. Lahoud reaffirmthe In Paris,Arafat holds separate mtgs. on unityof theSyrian and Lebanesetracks of the peace processwith French pres. Chirac, thepeace process,discuss resuming ties with Egyptianpres. Mubarak PM Barak dis- Israel. (MM 11/11;RL 11/11in WNC 11/12) cusses Syriantrack with French PM Jospin. Beforedawn, the IDF movesinto Havat Arafat,Barak are in Franceto attendthe 21st Maon,forcibly evicts settlers fr. the enclave. congressof theSocialist International. (MM (MM 11/10;MM, NYT, WT 11/11;CSM, MM 11/8;AFP, MENA 11/8 in WNC 11/9) 11/12;WJW 11/18) Jordan arrestsleading Hamas activist FirstLady Hillary Clinton arrivesin 'Abd al-Aziz Umary (also knownas Izzat Israel on a 2-dayvisit intended to boost her Rushuq),the 22d Hamas mbr.to be detained chancesof winninga Senateseat in New since thegovernment crackdown began in York.(NYT, WP 11/12) 8/99;2 otherindividuals are arrested,re- In s. Lebanon, an SLA soldieris leased on $5,000bail each for"harboring" woundedin a clashwith Amal. (RL 11/10in Umnary.Hamas considersthe arrests an esca- WNC 11/12) lationof hostilities.(MM, WP, WT 11/10;JT 11/10in WNC 11/12;NYT 11/11;DUS 11/12 11 NOVEMBER in WNC 11/15) Israeli negotiatorspresent Arafat with themap forthe 11/15FRD, but Arafat re- 9 NOVEMBER fusesto signit, saying some areas are too Barak, Arafathold generallypositive thinlyinhabited, areas do not linkexisting is- mtg.on thesidelines of theSocialist Interna- landsof PA control.(AFP 11/12in WNC tionalcongress in Paris,but Baraksparks 11/15;WP 11/13) controversyafterward by sayingthat Israel In Ramallah,Eran, 'Abid Rabbuh re- no longersees UN Res. 242, one of theba- sumefinal status meetings, continue work on ses of theOslo process,as fullyapplicable to draftingan agenda fortalks. (MM, NYT theWest Bank and Gaza Strip.In his speech 11/11) to thecongress, Barak says that while Israel FrenchFM Vedrine arrivesin Damascus wantspolitical separation fr. the Palestinian to followup withPres. Asad on Basharal- areas,"economic cooperation between us Asad's 11/7mtg. with Chirac regarding Is-

This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:09:23 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 188 JOURNAL OF PALESHNE STUDIES raeli-Syriannegotiations. (AFP 11/11in WNC 13 NOVEMBER 11/12;MM 11/12;RFI 11/12in WNC 11/15) On thelast leg of his regionaltour, FirstLady HilIary Clinton visitsRamal- FrenchFM Vedrine meetswith Egyptian FM lah brieflyto attenda grant-givingceremony Musa in Cairo.Talks focus on resumingtalks hostedby Suha Arafat,who givesa speech btwn.Israel, Syria (MENA,RFI 11/13in condemningIsrael's occupationof theWest WNC 11/15) Bank forcausing ecological and healthdisas- In Beirut,Ianian, Lebanese officials ters.Israeli and AmericanJews condemn hold talkson expandingbilateral relations. Clintonfor failing to denounceArafat's state- (IRNA11/13 in WNC 11/15) mentson the spot.Palestinians criticize Clin- ton'srefusal to repeather 5/98 statement 14 NOVEMBER supportingestablishment of an independent Palestinianstate. (MM 11/12;NYT, WP, WT In Tel Aviv,Arafat, Barak meetto dis- 11/12;NYT, WP, WT 11/13) cuss differencesover next FRD, but failto reachan understanding.Israel says the trans- 12 NOVEMBER ferdoes notrequire Palestinian agmt.; it may go ahead withthe 2d stageas plannedand Israel'sInternal Security M Ben-Ami takePA concerns in meetswith Arafat to discussdifferences intoaccount planning the3d stage,set for1/00. PA says itwill not overthe map forthe 2d stageof theWye II takecontrol of territoryifthere is a unilateral FRD. No agmt.is reached.(MM 11/12;WP pullout.U.S. specialenvoy Ross heads to the 11/13) regionto meetwith both sides. (NYT, WP, In Beirut,French FM Vedrine discusses WT 11/15;WJW 11/18; MEI 11/26) the peace process,Palestinian refugees, pos- PA, Israeli finalstatus teams continue sible unilateralIsraeli withdrawal fr. s. Leba- mtgs.on theagenda fortalks on a frame- non withLebanese pres. Lahoud, PM Huss. workagmt. (NYT 11/15) (AFP,RFI, RL 11/12;RL 11/13in WNC 11/15) Turkeysuffers its 2d massiveearthquake 15 NOVEMBER in 3 mos. Since theepicenter is in theless populatedmountain region of Duzce, fatali- Withno resolutionin sight,Israel delays tiesare in the lOOsrather than the 1,OGOs. 2d stageof theWye II FRD,but ordersIDF Israel, Greece are amongthe 1stnations to to begindismantling some outpostsnonethe- dispatchrelief teams to aid in therescue of less. U.S. specialenvoy Ross meetssepa- survivors.(NYT, WP, WT 11/13;ATL 11/13in ratelywith Arafat, Barak to discussWye II, WNC 11/15;CSM 11/15;MEI 11/26) finalstatus issues. (WP, WT 11/16;WJW Islamic Jlhad carriesout 2d attackon 11/18;MEI 11/26) IDF, SLA targetsin s. Lebanon, causingno The IDF demolishesa Palestinian home injuries.(RL 11/12in WNC 11/15)(see in East Jerusalem.(Gush Shalompress re- 10/26) lease 11/15)

CHRONOLOGY SOURCE ABBREVIATIONS AFP (AgenceFrance-Presse, Paris) ATL (Anatolia,Ankara) AYM (al-Ayyam,Ramallah) CSM (ChristianScience Monitor, Boston) DUS (al-Dustur,Amman) GIU (Global IntelligenceUpdate, Austin) HA (HaAretz, Tel Aviv) HJ (al-Hayatal-Jadida, Gaza) IRNA (IslamicRepublic News Agency,Tehran) JP (JerusalemPost International Edition, Jerusalem) JT (JordanTimes, Amman) LAW (PalestinianSociety for the Protection of HumanRights and theEnvironment, Jerusalem) LPA (LondonPress Association, London) MA (Ma'ariv,Tel Aviv) MBC (MiddleEast Broadcasting Centre, London) MEI (MiddleEast International,London)

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MENA (Middle East News Agency, Cairo) MM (Mideast Mirror, London) NYT (New York Times, New York) PCHR (PalestinianCenter for Human Rights, Gaza) QA (al-Qudsal-Arabi, London) RFI (Radio FranceIntemationale, Paris) RJ (RadioJordan, Amman) RL (Radio Lebanon,Beirut) RMC (Radio MonteCarlo, Paris) SA (al-Sharq al-Awsat, London) VOA (Voice of theArabs, Cairo) VOL (Voice of Lebanon,Beirut) WJW (Washington Jewish Week, Rockville,MD) WNC (WorldNews Connection[Internet], Washington, DC) WP (Washington Post, Washington,DC) WT (Washington Times, Washington,DC) XIN (Xinhua-NewChina News Agency,Beijing) YA (Yedi'ot Aharonot, Tel Aviv) Chronologycompiled by MicheleL. Kjorlien

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Issa Ahmed Tayeh, one of the 199 Palestinians freed on 9/9,being greeted in Qalandia refugeecamp by his daughterJihad, left, who was born afterhe was jailed 13 years ago. (Rina Castelnuovo/NYTr)

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