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Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Spring, 1999), Pp Chronology: 16 November 1998-15 February 1999 Source: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Spring, 1999), pp. 162-184 Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the Institute for Palestine Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2538325 Accessed: 03-03-2015 19:06 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. University of California Press and Institute for Palestine Studies are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Palestine Studies. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:06:00 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions CHRONOLOGY 16 NOVEMBER 1998-15 FEBRUARY 1999 This section is part sixty-oneof a chronology begun in JPS 23, no. 3 (Spring 1984). Chronol- ogy dates reflectEastern Standard Time. For more detail on events related to the peace pro- cess, see the Peace Monitor in this issue. 16 NOVEMBER Arafat reiteratesPA adherence to the peace process. Israeli officials meet with settlers As theKnesset beginsdebate on ratifica- to go over FRD maps. (MM 11/17; MA 11/17 tionof the 10/23Wye River Memorandum, in WNC 11/18; ITV 11/17 in WNC 11/19; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu suspends MM, NYT, WP, WT 11/18; 11/19; PR the agmt.'simplementation, saying he will WJW 11/20; MEI 11/27) notcarry out the 1stof 3 stagesof furtherre- UN weapons inspectors returnto Iraq. deployment(FRD) requiredby Wyeuntil PA (CSM 11/18) (see 11/15) head Yasir Arafat retractshis 11/15 threat With governmentpermission, Jordanian to stagean uprisingagainst Israel if Palestin- opposition parties ian access to Jerusalemis blocked.(MM women's groups, stage small rallyoutside the Iraqi emb. in 11/16;CSM, NYT, WP, WT 11/17;WJW Amman to express solidaritywith Baghdad 11/19) in the face of U.S. threatsof attack.Jordan's U.S. special envoy Dennis Ross meets InteriorMin. says it would ban pro-Iraq dem- withArafat in Jericho. (ITV 11/16in WNC onstrationsif the U.S. actually strikes. 11/18;WT 11/17) (JT 11/18 in WNC 11/19) (see 11/15) In Gaza, Israel, Jordan,the U.S. meetto discussthe Irbid industrial zone project.(Pe- 18 NOVEMBER tra-JNA11/17 in WNC 11/19;JT 11/23 in WNC 11/24;Petra-JNA 11/23 in WNC 11/30) Israeli FM Sharon, PA chief negotiator (see Peace Monitor) Mahmud Abbas meet at the Israeli FMin. in In Cairo,Russia, Egypthold high-level Jerusalemto discuss final status talks, pro- expertsmtg. on defensecooperation. Russian gress of the PA-Israelicomms. on the econ- DM hopes deepeningmilitary ties "will be- omy, Gaza port,FRDs. (MM, NYT, WP, WT come an importantfactor of peace and sta- 11/19; ITV 11/20 in WNC 11/23) bilityin theMiddle East." (Interfax, ITAR- Israel, the PA finalize procedures for TASS,MENA 11/16 in WNC 11/17;MENA Gaza airport.(ITV 11/19 in WNC 11/20; MM 11/17in WNC 11/18) 11/24) CitingIsraeli FM Ariel Sharon's 11/15 The PA runs text of the 5/98 Palestinian call forsetders to "grab"disputed West Weapons Control Law in Palestinian local Bank land,30 settlersfr. Keddumim set up newspapers. (MEI, PR 11/27) "presettlement"on nearbyhilltop. (MM In Amman, Palestinian Council (PC) 11/17;MA 11/17in WNC 11/18;WT 11/19) Speaker Ahmad Qurai' meets with Crown Palestinians in al-Khaderprotest confis- Prince Hassan to discuss final status negoti- cationof land forbypass road. (CSM 11/17) ations. (Petra-JNA11/18 in WNC 11/19, Israel Defense Force (IDF) convoy trig- 11/20) gersroadside bomb in s. Lebanon, killing3 Russia says that it is prepared to sell soldiers,wounding 4. Hizballah claimsre- Syria hundreds of millions of dollars worth sponsibility.(AFP, ITV, RL 11/16in WNC of militaryhardware; expects bilateral arms 11/17;MM, WP 11/17;WT 11/18;MEI 11/27; trade to be worth $5 b. over the next 5 yrs. JP 11/30) (Interfax,ITAR-TASS 11/18 in WNC 11/19; al- Quds al-Arabi 12/2 in WNC 12/7; ITV 12/24 17 NOVEMBER in WNC 12/28) Knesset ratifiesthe Wye agmt. Israeli Israeli PM Netanyahu admits that 2 Israe- cabinet postponesmtg. on approvalof 1st lis arrestedin Cyprus 11/7 are Mossad stageof FRD to 11/19,pending PA movesto agents but says that Israel was not spying on collectillegal weapons, clamp down on in- Cyprus or on Turkey's behalf. (ITV 11/18 in citement.To appease Netanyahu(see 11/16), WNC 11/20) Journal of Palestine Studies XXVIII, no. 3 (Spring 1999), pp. 162-184. This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:06:00 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions CHRONOLOGY 163 IDF evictssetders fr.hilltop nr. Ked- Israel, Britain sign a 10-yr.military co- dumim,but takesno actionagainst settlers operation pact aimed at facilitatingjoint re- who set up 6 mobilehomes on hillnr. search in defense technologies, especially Halamish.(WT 11/19)(see 11/17) naval high-tech,unmanned aerial vehicles. (JP 11/30) 19 NOVEMBER Italian court rejects Turkey's request for extraditionof Kurdish separatist leader House of Representativesopens hearings Abdallah Ocalan, citing law thatbars extra- on impeachment of Pres. Bill Clinton. dition to countrythat has the death penalty. (NYT,WP 11/20) Ocalan, head of the Kurdistan Workers Israeli cabinet approves 1st stage of Party (PKK), is freed fr.custody but or- FRD for11/20. Maps are presentedto the dered to stay in Rome. Turkey orders boy- PA forthe 1sttime. (MM 11/19;IDF Radio, cott of Italian goods in protest.(RAI ITV 11/19in WNC 11/20;CSM, MM, NYT, Televideo Teletex 11/20 in WNC 11/23; NYT WP, WT 11/20;YA 11/20in WNC 11/23;JP 11/21; ATL 11/21 in WNC 11/24; WP, WT 11/30)(see Peace Monitor) 11/22; MM 11/23; NYT 11/24; CSM 11/30) U.S. agreesto give Israel $1.2 b. to cover (see 11/12) costof FRD pendingapproval of Congress. The PA is also hopingfor a $400 m. U.S. 21 NOVEMBER economicaid package.(YA 11/19in WNC 11/20;HA [Internet]11/20; WP 11/24) Body of a Palestinian woman is found nr. Neve Daniel settlement nr. Hebron. PA PA rejectsIsrael's list,presented today, claims she was murdered by settlers.(ITV of 250 Palestiniansto be freedin the 1stof 3 11/23 in WNC 11/30) Israeliprisoner releases agreed to at Wye; says inclusionof 150 commoncriminals and 22 NOVEMBER only100 politicalprisoners is a violationof thespirit of Wye.U.S. urgesthe parties to In Washington,Israeli Finance M workthe problem out btwn.themselves. (QY Yaakov Neeman, DMin. Dir. Gen. Ilan 11/19in WNC 11/20;NYT, WP 11/20;WP Biran meet with senior U.S. officials to as- 11/22;CSM, WT 11/23) sure them that the $1.2 b. aid that the U.S. PA broadcastsa decree againstanti-Israeli plans to give Israel will not be used directly incitement.(MM 11/19;NYT, WP 11/20;LAW for settlements.An Israeli-U.S. team is 11/24;MEI 11/27) formedto complete details of the aid pack- Israel tells the Christian community age within 1 mo. for submission to Con- thata second entrancein thewall of the gress in mid-1/99.(Globes [Internet]11/22; Church of the Holy Sepulcher in East Je- MM 11/23; Globes [Internet]11/23 in WNC rusalemmust be made to accommodatethe 11/30) (see 11/19) manypilgrims expected to come to Jerusa- Israel, Jordan discuss bilateral trade is- lem in 2000.Greek Orthodox Archbishop sues, Israeli obstacles to Jordanian trade with Christobulossays all Christiangroups must the occupied territories.(JT 11/23 in WNC approvebefore work can begin.(MA 11/20 11/30) (see Peace Monitor) in WNC 11/23) Jordan, Syria open 2-day mtg. on 1 Hizballah mbr.is killedin clashwith Yarmuk Riverwater. (IT, Petra-JNA11/23 in IIDF in s. Lebanon. (VOL 11/23in WNC WNC 11/24;JT 11/24, 11/26 in WNC 11/30; 11/24) WT 11/25) (see Peace Monitor) Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails be- 20 NOVEMBER gin hunger striketo protestIsrael's release of criminals,rather than political prisoners. Israel carries out 1st stage of FRD. (MM (CSM 11/23; MM 11/25; IDF Radio 11/26 in 11/20; YA 11/20 in WNC 11/23; NYT, WT WNC 11/30; MEI 12/11) (see 11/20) 11/21; RE 11/22 in WNC 11/24; MEI, PR Israel approves constructionof high-tech 11/27) (see Peace Monitor) industrialcenter, engineering school at the Israel releases the 1st 250 Palestinian KiryatArba settlement. (AFP [Internet] prisoners. (MM 11/20; NYT, WP 11/21; AFP, 11/22; PR 11/27) RE, YA 11/22 in WNC 11/24; YA 11/26 in Jewish settlers occupy abandoned rail WNC 11/30; MEI 11/27) (see Peace Monitor) station at Sebastia in the West Bank; demand This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:06:00 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 164 JOURNALOF PALESTINE STUDIES governmentpermission to open a religious WT 11/25; MEI, PR 11/27; al-Aswaq 11/30 in seminary,museum there.
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