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This sectionis partthirty-one of a chronologybegun in Journal XIII, no. 3 (Spring1984). Chronologydates reflect Eastern Standard Time.

16 MAY tacksin Nabatiya,S. Lebanon,which kill four,including member of Israeli-backed U.S. Secy. of StateJames Baker departs SouthLebanon Army. (NYT 5/18,5/19) Israel forWashington after talks with Israeli leadership,which still rejectsU.N. role in proposed Middle East peace talks. Two 18 MAY sides reportedlyagreed to include Palestinian participantsin negotiationsthrough joint Pal- KingHussein meets with Syrian Pres. Ha- estinian-Jordaniandelegation comprisedof fiz al-Asadin Damascusto discussrecent Palestiniansliving in Jordan. Trip is Baker's U.S., Sovietpeace initiatives.Both countries fourthto regionwithin two months. (NYT, agreethat goal should be settlementbased on WP 5/17) landfor peace. (WP 5/19) PLO Pol. Dept. Head Faruq al-Qaddumi Israeliwarplanes attack Amal base in meetswith Lebanese For. Min. Faris Buwayz Shabriha,S. Lebanon, killing four and in Cairo over PLO disarmamentin S. Leba- wounding15. Attackis responseto 5/17 non as directedby Lebanesegovernment. Al- bombingin Nabatiyacarried out by Islamic Qaddumi, while statingPLO will cooperate ResistanceMovement, which operatesin withgovernment in establishingstate's sover- newly-establishedalliance with Amal after eignty,noted that PLO will not disarm,offer- yearsof rivalry. (NYT 5/19) ing instead formationof Palestinianbrigade Fouralleged members of Fatehdeported which could coordinatewith Lebanese army fromGaza, takento Israel's"security zone" command. Buwayzrejected proposal. (MEM in S. Lebanonby helicopterand released, 5/17; NYT 5/18) bringingtotal to 69 Palestiniansdeported Al-Qaddumialso meets with SyrianFor. since intifadabegan in 1987. Deportees Min. Faruq al-Shar' in Cairo to discuss U.S., were: Jalal Yasin Abu Habbal, Mu'in Sovietpeace initiatives. (MEM 5/17) MuhammadMusallim, Hasan Muhammad 'Ali Dahlan, Jamal 'Abd Rabbuh Abu'l- Jidyan.(NYT 5/19;MEM 5/20) 17 MAY Israelitroops kill Jenin youth after con- frontationin al-Masahiliyyavillage. (Radio Israeliauthorities deport Ahmad Muham- Israel5/18) mad 'Ajaj from Jabal al-Mukabar refugee camp in Jerusalemto Jordanfor five years for alleged securityviolations (FJ 5/20) 19 MAY Hizballah-led Islamic Resistance Move- ment claims responsibilityfor two bomb at- EgyptianPres. Mubarak arrives in Damas-

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This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:10:50 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 188 JOURNALOF PALESTINE STUDIES cus fortalks with Pres. al-Asad on recentre- NasrAllah Sufayr opposes accord, stating that gionalpeace efforts. (WP, LAT,CMS 5/20) it wouldlead to Syriandomination of Leba- non. Israelvoiced opposition to the accord as well. (NYT,WP, LAT 5/23) 20 MAY Israelidef. ministry confirms that Polish Pres. Walesa promisedDef. Min. Moshe Whilevisiting Israel, Polish Pres. Lech Arensthat Poland will not sell tanksto Syria Walesa apologizes forPolish anti-Semitism outof deference to Israel.(LAT 5/22) in speechto Knesset.Walesa is firstPolish Knesseterupts into shouting match when presidentto visit Israel. (NYT 5/21) KnessetSpeaker Dov Shilansky(Likud) calls PLO Pol. Dept.Head Faruqal-Qaddumi on Israeli peace activistAbie Nathan to halt meetswith King Hussein in Ammanto dis- his 25-dayfast. Nathanbegan fast 3/25 to cussrecent U.S., Sovietpeace efforts,Pales- protestIsraeli law forbiddingIsraelis to meet tinianissues. (MEM5/21) withmembers of PLO. Shilansky'sstatement Israeligovernment approves new settle- camein wakeof failed motion to abolish law. mentto be builton occupiedGolan Heights. Nathanhas publiclymet Yasir Arafat sev- (WP 5/23) eraltimes since law was passed,serving 122 daysin prisonin 1990as result.(NYT 5/23; MEM 7/15) 21 MAY Los AngelesTimes reports that Coca-Cola Companywas removedlast month from list Israeli governmentinaugurates Kanaf, of companiesboycotted by Arab League for new settlementon occupied Golan Heights theirdealings with Israel. Japanese car man- andfourth Israeli settlement established since ufacturerToyota also reported last month that end of Gulfwar and beginningof Secy.of it willbegin selling cars in Israel in 1992,a StateBaker's peace initiativein region[U.S. departurefrom its policyof dealingsolely opposessettlements]. 12,400 Jewish settlers withArab countries. (LAT 5/22) nowlive on GolanHeights. (NYT 5/22;WP 5/23) 23 MAY

22 MAY Lebanese securityofficials claim that heavy equipmentof ChristianLebanese Sec. of StateBaker, in testimonybefore Forcesmilitia has beenmoved by shipfrom U.S. Houseof Representatives Foreign Affairs Juniyato Nagura,in Israeli"security zone." subcommittee,calls continued building of Is- Movecomes after Lebanese government or- raeli settlements"largest obstacle" to con- dersmilitia to disarmin Beirut,surrounding veningproposed Middle East peace confer- areas,as partof nation-wide plan to reassert ence. Remarkscome in wake of fournew authorityofcentral government. (NYT 5/24) settlementsestablished in occupiedterritories sinceBaker began his recentpeace initiative. (SeeJPS80, doc. D2) 24 MAY More than 200,000 Israelis now live in occupiedterritories (NYT, WP, LAT 5/23) Secy.of StateBaker modifies 5/22 state- Pres.al-Asad and Lebanese Pres. Ilyas al- mentconcerning Israeli settlement-building Hirawisign a "Treatyof Brotherhood,Coop- as an obstacleto peace, notes that "other ob- eration and Coordination" in Damascus. stacles"present equal difficulties. Baker was (SeeJPS80, doc. B9). Treatyestablishes joint criticizedby AmericanJewish organizations, Syrian-Lebaneseinstitutions for coordinating some U.S. senators,for singling out Israel in defense,security, foreign and economy policy, his remarks. underauthority ofhigher council comprising Pres. Bush backs Baker's criticismof Is- thetwo country's presidents, prime ministers raelisettlement building. (NYT, WP 5/24) and parliamentaryspeakers. Treaty trans- Israel begins airliftingremaining 16,000 formsSyrian influence in Lebanoninto for- EthiopianJews in Ethiopiato Israelin "Op- malrole. erationSolomon" following secret talks with Treatycalls for Syria to redeployits collapsinggovernment ofEthiopia. 5/22 let- 40,000 troopsin Lebanonin Biqa' valley. ter fromPres. Bush to actingEthiopian Pres. Syriantroops currently effectively control Lt.-Gen.Tesfaye Gebre-Kidan promising U.S. two-thirdsofLebanon. mediationefforts in Ethiopiancivil war in re- Lebanese Maronite Catholic Patriarch turnfor unrestricted Jewish emigration paved

This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:10:50 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions CHRONOLOGY 189 wayfor airlift. Bush had earlier written Ethi- (WP, LAT 5/25;seeJPS 80, doc. A5) opianPres. Mengistu Haile Mariam in April urgingrelease of the Jews. UnnamedU.S. officialstates Bush asked 25 MAY IsraeliPrime Min. Yitzhak Shamir not to settle the Ethiopiansin the occupiedterrito- Israeliofficials confirm that 14,500 Ethio- ries. Aide to Shamirconfirmed Israel told pianJews arrived in Israelas "OperationSol- U.S. it had "no intention"of settlingimmi- omon" airliftis completedas civilwar in grantson whathe termed"occupied land." Ethiopiarages and rebelforces close in on SimhaDinitz, Israel's senior immigration offi- capitalAddis Ababa. 2,000-3,000Jews re- cial,confirmed that none would be placedin mainin Ethiopia.(NYT, WP 5/26) occupiedterritories. Westernrelief workers complained that valuableresources expended on operation 27 MAY couldhave been used to aid Ethiopianfamine victimsremaining in Ethiopia. Lebanese parliamentapproves 5/22 Syr- Airliftcomes as Israelis strugglingto ab- ian-Lebanese treatyby vote of 46 in favor, sorb nearly250,000 Soviet Jewish immi- one against,20 abstentions.(NYT 5/28) grantswho arrived in past20 months. IsraeliDef. Min. MosheArens calls for 12,000Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to internationalconference involving Middle Israelin "OperationMoses" in 1984 before Easternnations and countries supplying them Arabcriticism prompted Ethiopian govern- with arms to restrictsales of conventional mentto haltexodus. 8,000 otherscame to weaponsto region.Proposal would benefit Israelafter emigration resumed on smallscale Israel,which manufactures many of its own in 1989. Bybeginning of 1991,more than conventionalweapons, while limiting ability 20,000Ethiopian Jews were living in Israel. toArab nations to augment their already large (NYT,WP 5/25,5/26; LAT 5/27;NYT 6/6) conventionalforces. Middle Eastern nations U.S. state departmentissues cautious haveimported some $200 billionin military statementon 5/22 Syrian-Lebanesetreaty, equipmentduring last 20 years. notingthat it will monitor events to determine Proposalalso seen as attemptto deflect ifLebanon's independence is respected. (WP anticipatedproposal by Pres. Bush to limit 5/25) nonconventional"weapons of massdestruc- Israeli Def. Min. SpokesmanDanny tion"[see 5/291, a fieldin whichIsrael holds Navehstates that Israel will release all Leba- an advantageover its Arab enemies.(WP nese prisonersheld by Israel,including al- 5/28) legedHizballah spiritual leader Shaykh 'Abd Israeliofficials consider second airlift to al-Karim'Ubayd, in exchangefor Israeli pris- bringan additional2,000 Ethiopian Jews to onersheld in Lebanon. Hizballahspokes- Israel,in additionto largernumber of Jews manadded that Israel must release Lebanese who convertedto Christianityto escape per- and Palestinianprisoners, that Hizballah secutionin thecountry and who were barred couldonly release those Israelis it holdsand fromearlier flights because Israeli immigra- notthose held by other groups. tionlaw specifiesJews who convertare not A totalof seven Israelis were captured or eligibleto immigratewithout reconversion to reportedmissing in Lebanonsince 1982 Is- Judaism.(LAT 5/28) raeliinvasion, of whom only two are believed to be alive. Hizballahadmits to holdingtwo Israelis. Hizballahis seekingrelease of 28 MAY Shi'itesheld both by Israel and Israeli-backed SouthLebanon Army. Top-level PLO delegation, comprising Agreementcame in wake of statement Pol. Dept.Head Faruqal-Qaddumi, Informa- earlierin the week by Shaykh'Abbas al- tionDept. Head Yasir'Abd Rabbuh,Exec. Musawi, new leader of Hizballah,that Comm.members Mustafa al-Zibri (Abu 'Ali Hizballahwould release the two Israelisif Mustafa),Sulayman al-Najab, meets with Israelfreed Lebanese and Palestinianprison- Pres.al-Asad in Damascus,Meeting seen as ers it held. The proposedexchange could part of recentefforts to improvePLO-Syrian lead to releaseof Western hostages held in relationsin wakeof diplomatic setback faced Lebanonas well. (WP 5/25;NYT 5/26) byPLO afterGulf war. (NYT 5/29) U.S.joins other 14 membersof U.N. Se- Delegationalso meets with officials of dis- curityCouncil in votingto deplore5/18 de- sident Palestinian National Salvation Front portationof fourPalestinians from Gaza. in Damascus.Meeting centers on reconcilia-

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tionbetween PLO and PNSF. AtPLO insis- deal. (NYT 5/30) tence,Col. Sa'idMusa Muragha's (Abu Musa) Followingtalks with Jordanian For. Min. Fateh-Uprisinggroup not represented. Tahiral-Masri, PLO Pol. Dept.Head Faruq Reconciliationefforts come duringin- al-Qaddumistates that Jordan and Syria have creasedPLO-Syrian dialogue. (MEM 5/17; respondedpositively to PLO proposalfor co- NYT,MEM 5/29; CSM 5/30) ordinatedstand among Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Hizballah leader 'Abbas al-Musawi Lebanonand PLO towardU.S. peace efforts claimshis groupholds two Israeli prisoners, in region.(MEM 5/29) but Israelhas failedto meetconditions for U.S. Def.Secy. Richard Cheney arrives in theirrelease. States Israel willing to release Israelfor talks on armssales. Israelhas com- Lebaneseprisoners it held only;Hizballah plainedrecently that U.S. is delayingdelivery demandedrelease of Palestinian prisoners as of $700 millionin armspromised to Israel. well. IsraeliDef. Min. Arens expressed opti- Cheneystates Washington remains commit- mismover prospects for possible prisoner ex- tedto assuring Israel's military advantage over change.(WP 5/28) Arabstates. (LAT 5/30) Israel convictsPalestinian Fu'ad Hasan al-Shar'of participatingin 1983 attemptto blowup airlinerbelonging to Israelistate air- 30 MAY line El Al. Al-Shari'sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.(WP 5/28) Cheneyannounces that U.S. will give Greekappeals committee upheld Italy's Israelten used F-15 fighter aircraft as wellas requestto extradite'Abd al-RahimKhalid, continueto provide 75% offunding necessary Palestiniansentenced in abstentiato lifeim- to producejoint U.S.-Israeli "Arrow" anti- prisonmentin 1987by court in Genoafor al- ballisticmissile. Cheneydenies any contra- legedrole in October1985 hijacking of Italian dictionwith Pres. Bush's 5/29 proposalon shipAchille Lauro. Khalid,arrested 5/5 in MiddleEast arms reductions. (NYT 6/1) Athens,faces two moreavenues of appeal U.S. ambassadorto Kuwaitstates Kuwait beforeextradition can proceed.(NYT 5/29) has endedenforcement of "secondaryboy- cott"of firms dealing with Israel. (MEM 8/8)

29 MAY 31 MAY Pres. Bush unveilsproposal for arms controlin MiddleEast, his first concrete pol- U.S. Secy.of Def. Cheney states that U.S. icyinitiative dealing with region since end of currentlystockpiling military equipment in Gulfwar (seeJPS 80, doc. D3). Proposalin- Israelfor future use by either country, accord- cludescall for:U.S., USSR,China, France, ingto agreementreached between two coun- Britainto haltcertain arms transfers; freeze triesseveral years ago buthitherto unimple- on acquisitionof surface-to-surfaceballistic mented.(NYT, WP 6/1) missilesand nuclear weapons-grade uranium & plutonium;regional acquiescence to global ban on poisongas weapons; commitments to 1JUNE abideby 1972 treatyon biologicalweapons and 1968Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pres. Bush sends lettersto leadersof Proposalsdo notcall forspecific treaties Syria,Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, butrather encourage self-restraint. urgingflexibility in positionson proposed Administrationconfirms that Israel, MiddleEast peace conference.Bush's letter whichhas notsigned Nuclear Non-Prolifera- to Pres.al-Asad delivered by Secy.of State tionTreaty, has objected to provisions on nu- Bakerto SyrianFor. Min. Faruqal-Shar' in clear weapons. Israel reportedlypossesses Lisbon.Syrian acceptance of U.S. peacepro- some 100 nuclearwarheads. (NYT, WP, posalsconsidered key to theirsuccess. (WP LAT 5/30) 6/2,6/4; NYT 6/5) Israeli governmentadmits paying $35 Israelitroops intercept two commandos million to governmentof formerPres. seekingto infiltrateacross Jordan river, kill- MengistuHaile Mariam's government in Ethi- ingone. (NYT 6/1) opia forrelease of EthiopianJews flown to Paris-basedLe Pointpublishes interview Israel5/24 and 5/25,confirms that two se- withKing Husseinin whichhe called for nior officialsof deposedgovernment were "face-to-face"talks between Arabs and Israe- giventemporary asylum in Israelas partof lis. (RadioIsrael in FBIS6/1)

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2 JUNE tiative.(NYT 6/6) IsraeliFor. Min. David Levy, responding to 6/1 remarksmade by KingHussein to 6 JUNE Frenchmagazine, invites Hussein to Jerusa- lem to conductpeace talks.Levy also states PrimeMin. Shamir rejects Pres. Bush's Israeliofficials would travel to Ammanfor 6/1 lettercalling for Israeli acceptance of peacetalks. Jordanian spokesman states king greaterU.N. role in proposedArab-Israeli referredto talkswithin framework of an in- peacetalks. Shamir refused proposal for U.N. ternationalconference. (Israel Radio in mediatorto be presentat talks, as wellas pro- FBIS 6/2;NYT 6/3;LAT 6/4) posal thatconference, including representa- tivesfrom superpowers and Europeancom- munity,reconvene periodically. Shamir insistedthat international contingent be pres- 3 JUNE entmerely for opening ceremonies. He also seeksclarification ofcomposition of Palestin- Israelijets attackFateh base eastnear al- ian participants.(NYT, LAT 6/8; Radio Mi'awa Mi'arefugee camp east of Sidon, kill- Israel6/9) ingthree, wounding 11. (BVOLin FBIS6/3) Israelipeace activistAbie Nathanends 37-dayhunger strike in responseto appeal fromIsraeli Pres. Haim Herzog. Nathan's 4 JUNE highly-publicizedstrike failed to prompt Knessetto rescindlaw forbiddingIsraelis U.S. Def. Secy.Cheney announces pro- frommeeting with PLO members.(NYT posedsale of 20 "Apache"helicopter gun- 6/7) shipsto Bahrain,United Arab Emirates, the secondmajor arms transfer announced since Pres. Bush's5/29 proposalto limitarms 8 JUNE suppliesto region[see 5/30]. Cheneyagain denies any contradictionin policy. (NYT IsraeliCourt orders Robert and Rochelle 6/5) Manning,dual U.S.-Israelicitizens, extra- IsraeliFor. Min. Levy announces France ditedto U.S. to facecharges stemming from has pledged$500 millionin loan guarantees 1980bombing in Californiain whicha wo- to buildhousing for immigrants to Israel. man was killed. RobertManning is also a (MEM6/5) suspectin 1985bombing which killed Arab- Israeliplanes attack suspended Palestin- Americanactivist Alex Odeh in California. ian and Lebanesecommando bases nearSi- (NYT 6/8) don,S. Lebanon,for second day. Two-day raidsdestroyed several ammunition, vehicle depots;22 reportedkilled, 82 woundedin 9 JUNE raidson basesof Fateh, PFLP, DFLP, Fateh- RevolutionaryCouncil, Lebanese Popular PrimeMin. Shamir insists on Israeliright LiberationArmy. toveto Palestinian delegates to peace talks in Raidsare largest since the 1982 Lebanon apparent contradictionwith agreement war. (LAT 6/5;NYT, WP 6/6) reachedearlier with Secy. of StateBaker, PrimeMin. Shamir tells parliamentarians Shamir also ruledout freezeon settlement fromAgudat Yisra'el party he opposesnotion buildingprior to conference.(MEM 6/10; of"Jordan is Palestine,"sees no valuein re- NYT 6/11) placingKing Hussein with Arafat. (Radio Palestinianactivists condemn internecine Israelin FBIS6/3). Palestiniankillings occurring in occupied territoriesat E. Jerusalemforum. (NYT, LAT 6/12) 5 JUNE

PrimeMin. Shamir states sovereignty of 12 JUNE occupiedterritories is subjectto negotiations,despite past statements ruling out such Greekgovernment orders six PLO diplo- talks.(WP 6/6) mats,20 Palestinianworkers and studentsto Pres.al-Asad meets with Pres. Mubarak leave the countryin connectionwith 4/19 in Cairoto discuss U.S.-sponsored peace ini- bombblast in Patras,Greece. (NYT 6/13)

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13 JUNE unitsin whichsoldiers dress like Palestinian civiliansin orderto arrestactivists in occu- Secy.of State Baker meets with Israeli For. pied territories.Israeli public in an uproar Min.Levy in Washington,urges Israeli flexi- overpossible compromise of unit'ssecurity. bilityconcerning U.S. proposalsfor peace (NYT 6/24; LAT 6/21, 6/26) talks.Levy states Baker pledged U.S. would Ramallahresident Kamil Tawanja an- notpropose initiatives which were not cleared nouncesformation of PalestinianNational withIsrael first. (NYT, LAT 6/14) UnityParty. Party claims to supportPLO, SovietAircraft Industry Min. Apollon but renouncesviolence, favors independent Systsovtells Israeli Def. Min. MosheArens WestBank-Gaza state affiliated with Jordan. thatUSSR will sell Israel any defensive weap- Partyreportedly made up of Palestiniansre- ons Israelrequires once full diplomatic rela- leasedfrom Israeli prisons in 1985. (MEM tionshave been established between the two 6/12;Israel Television [Arabic] in FBIS6/21; nations,including the advancedMiG-31 NYT 6/23). fighteraircraft. Soviet officials later denied anyoffer was made. (LAT 6/21;WP 6/25) 23 JUNE

Israel releases89 Palestiniansdetained 14 JUNE at Megiddoprison in traditionalgesture beforeIslamic holiday of 'Id al-Adha.Most Lebanesegovernment decides to deploy ofprisoners jailed for activities related to in- armytroops in Sidonand neighboringareas tifada.9,492 other Palestinians still held by despitePLO refusalto evacuateforces. 5/16 army.Officials denied any link withpro- meetingbetween two sides failedto reach posed prisonerexchange under discussion agreementover PLO disarmamentin S. Leba- between Israel and Lebanese Hizballah non. (NYT 6/15) movement[see 5/24, 5/28]. (NYT, LAT 6/24) Palestinianprisoners at Nafhaprison be- 17 JUNE gin hungerstrike to protestprison conditions.(MEM 7/8) Likud party spokesman announces party'snew constitutionwill deleteformer referencestoJewish rights in Jordan. (MEM 24 JUNE 6/18) PrimeMin. Shamir criticizes Israeli chief ofstaff Gen. Ehud Baraq for failing to consult 18 JUNE withDef. Min. Arens before allowing Israeli televisionto broadcast6/21 documentary on Electionsfor membershipin Hebron specialundercover units operating in occu- Chamberof Commerceresult in electionof piedterritories. (WP 6/25) six candidatesaffiliated with Hamas, five PLO candidates,one independent.Elections werefirst of anykind in occupiedterritories 25 JUNE since1976. SomePLO factionshad opposed holdingelections. (MEM 6/19;NYT 6/20) Associationof CivilRights in Israelan- nouncesthat Israeli army has beguninvesti- gatingallegations that undercover army unit 19 JUNE beatPalestinian detainees. (LAT 6/26) Palestinianprisoners at Junaydprison LebaneseDef. Min. Michel al-Murr states jointhose at Nafha prison [see 6/23] in begin- Lebanesearmy will deploy in S. Lebanonby ninghunger strike to protestprison condi- 5 Julybut will not enter Palestinian refugee tions.(MEM 7/8) camps.(MEM 6/19)

27 JUNE 21 JUNE Palestinianprisoners at 'Ashqalanprison Israelitelevision broadcasts documentary join thoseat otherprisons in beginninghun- confirmingexistence of undercovermilitary ger strike to protestprison conditions.

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28 JUNE Fightingbreaks out betweenLebanese armyand PLO, alliedIslamic forces as PLO forcesrefuse to evacuatepositions east of Si- Hungerstrike among Palestinian prison- don, Armyblockades Palestinian refugee ers spreadsto Gaza centralprison. (MEM camps of al-Mi'a wa Mi'a, 'Aynal-Hilwa. 7/8) PLO officialsin Tuniscall for discussion with Lebanesegovernment. (NYT, LAT, MEM 7/2;WP 7/3) 29 JUNE IsraeliHousing Min. Ariel Sharon inaugu- of Israel ratesnew neighborhood Israeli settlement peace activistAbie Nathanmeets of MevoDotan in thenorthern West Bank, withPLO Chmn.Arafat in Tunis,third time oneday after Pres. Bush described settlements he has metArafat and firsttime since ending as "counterproductive."(MEM 7/2; WP 7/3) a hungerfast protesting Israeli law forbidding Palestinianleaders Hanan Ashrawi, Fai- Israelicitizens to contactPLO officials[see sal Husseinimeet with Secy. of State Baker in 6/6]. (WP 6/30) Washington,discuss U.S. peace initiative. (MEM 7/3) 30 JUNE Hungerstrike among Palestinian prison- 3 JULY ers spreadsto Nablusprison. (MEM 7/8) Fightingcontinues between Lebanese army,PLO forcesnear Sidon. (MEM 7/3; 1 JULY NYT 7/4) As compromiseto Palestinians,Lebanese Pres.Bush states U.S. aid to assistreset- cabinet revokeslong-standing presidential tlementof Soviet Jews in Israelshould not be decreelimiting Palestinian employment in linkedwith freeze in Israelisettlement build- certainfields. (MEM 7/5) ing,but calls such building "counterproduc- Hungerstrike among Palestinian prison- tive,"adding that U.S. is "notgiving one inch ers spreadsto Ansar3/Ketziot prison, the on the settlementsquestion." Statement sixthprison now on strike.(MEM 7/8) comesin wakeof continued controversy over Guerrillasopen fire at Israeli army post on Israelirefusal to halt settlementactivity in Mt.Hermon, occupied Golan Heights, killing faceof Americanpressure. U.S. anxiousto one soldier.Incident represents first Israeli obtainIsraeli pledge to ceasebuilding settle- deathalong Israeli-Syrian front since 1975. mentsprior to proposedpeace conference. DFLP claimsresponsibility. (WP, MEM7/4) (NYT, MEM 7/2; WP 7/3) (See doc. D2) Lebanesearmy moves into Sidon and surroundingarea as scheduled,establishing 4 JULY itsfirst presence in areasince 1975. Army's actioncomes as continuationof centralgov- PLO-Lebanesearmy ceasefire takes hold ernmentpolicy of disarming militias and de- in Sidonarea after73 killed,200 wounded, ploying army throughout Lebanon. mostlyPalestinians. Under terms of cease- Thousandsof residentsflee, fearing PLO- fireagreement, PLO agreesto moveheavy armyclash. PLO, armycommanders confer weaponsout of S. Lebanon,restrict remain- nearSidon over ways to avoidconflict. ing5,000 fighters, armed only with light in- PLO refusesto disarmas long as Israel fantryweapons, to the'Ayn al-Hilwa and al- stillcontrols parts of S. Lebanon:also seeks Mi'a wa Mi'a refugeecamps. Armyagrees discussionson Palestinians'rights in Leba- not to entercamps as longas cease-firere- non. Governmentwelcomes talks, but only mainsin effect.Government states discus- afterdeployment of armyin Sidon area. sionson civiland social rightsof Palestini- (MEM 7/1, 7/4) ans in Lebanonwill take place. Government Cmdr.of Israeli-backedSouth Lebanon also agreesto releasePLO prisoners.In Tu- ArmyAntoine Lahad states willingness to re- nis,PLO Chmn.Arafat backs accord,tele- lease300 Lebaneseprisoners held by SLA in phonesapproval. returnfor Israelis held by Islamic, Palestinian Fightingcame as resultof attempt by Leb- factions.(NYT 7/4) anesegovernment todisarm all armedgroups

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in Lebanon.Army control of area could limit 10 JULY attackson Israeli-backedforces in the"secur- ityzone" in S. Lebanon.(MEM 7/5;NYT, Lebanesearmy advances into Tyrere- LAT 7/6) gionin S. Lebanon,surrounding Palestinian Hungerstrike among Palestinian prison- refugeecamps of Burj al-Shamali,al-Bass, ers spreadsto Tel Mondprison, the seventh and al-Rashidiyya.Arafat announces PLO prisonnow on strike.(MEM 7/8) willhand over heavy, medium weapons held Atpress conference with Israeli peace ac- in Tyreto army.(Radio Monte Carlo in FBIS tivistAbie Nathan,PLO Chmn.Arafat de- 7/10;LAT 7/12) clareswillingness to haveportions of Pales- Commissionfrom European Community tine National Charterwhich "threaten" meetswith Israeli For. Min. Levy in Jerusa- Israeldeleted as partof peace treaty in return lemto discuss EC aidprojects for Palestinians forreciprocal Israeli measures. (MEM 7/5) in occupiedterritories. (MEM 7/11)

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Palestinianprisoners at KfarYona prison PLO troopsin Burjal-Shamali, al-Bass, beginhunger strike, the eighth prison now and al-Rashidiyyacamps near Tyrebegin on strike.(MEM 7/8) surrenderingweapons to Lebanese army. LebaneseMin. of State'Abd Allah Salim statesPLO fighterswill not be deportedfrom Lebanon.(LAT 7/12,7/13) 7 JULY RepresentativesofDFLP factionsloyal to NayifHawatma, Yasir 'Abd Rabbo,meet in PLO forcesin Sidon area deliverlast Damascusto discuss reconciliation.Dele- heavyweapons to Lebanesearmy. Fateh- gatesinclude Hawatma, 'Abd Rabbuh,Qays RevolutionaryCouncil forces in Sidonalso Samarra'i,and 'Issam 'Abd al-Latif. (al-Hayat disarmedby army. (NYT 7/8,7/9) in FBIS 7/21) Israeligovernment states "security zone" EuropeanCommunity commission, Is- in S. Lebanonwill be maintaineddespite re- raeliofficials fail to reachagreement on dis- cent defeatof PLO forcesin Sidon area. persementof $75 millionin EC aid to resi- (NYT 7/8) dentsof occupied territories Israel had sought authorityto determinehow fundswould be spent;EC agreedto coordinatebut not let Israeldecide. (MEM 7/12) 8 JULY

PLO Chmn.Arafat meets with Egyptian 12 JULY PrimeMin. 'Atif Siddi in Libya,highest level PLO-Egyptiantalks since end of Gulfwar. DFLP reconciliationmeeting begun 7/11 Arafatalso metLibya Pres. Qaddafi. (MEM breaksup withoutsuccess. (al-Hayat in FBIS 7/8) 7/21) Hungerstrike among Palestinian prison- ersat Nafha prison, begun 6/23, ends. (MEM 7/8) 13 JULY Israelitroops clamp curfew on Nablus, 9 JULY arrestsome 60 Palestiniansin one of largest searchcampaigns since 1967. Arrestsalso re- Lebanesearmy units continue search for portedin Gaza. (MEM 7/15) PLO weaponscaches in Sidon,order civilians to turnin weapons.More than 500 militia membersarrested. (NYT 7/10) 14 JULY U.S., Britain,France, USSR, China agree to controlflow of nuclear, chemical, and bi- Followingdecades of Syriancommitment ologicalweapons to MiddleEast, exercise to confrontation,Pres. al-Asad agrees to at- "restraint"in salesof conventional weapons tendMiddle East peace conferencein letter to region.(WP 7/10;NYT 7/16) answeringBush's 6/1 letterto him urging

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flexibilityin Syria'sposition toward Middle securityproposals. (MEM 7/16) Eastpeace talks. (WP, LAT 7/15;WP 7/17) Contentsof the letter were not revealed, but U.S. officialshinted that it acceptedBush's 16 JULY proposalson termsof peace conference, and thatal-Asad apparently renounced his earlier Ateconomic summit in Britain,Group of demandsfor an activeUN roleand forthe Seven leaders(U.S., Canada,France, Italy, conferenceto remainin constantsession. Britain,Japan, and Germany)endorse U.S.- (MEM 7/16,7/22) led peace efforts,call forend to bothArab PLO Chmn.Arafat meets with King Hus- boycottof Israel and Israelisettlement-build- sein,Jordanian Prime Min. Tahir al-Masri, in ing. PrimeMin. Shamir reacts to linkageof Ammanon U.S.-ledpeace efforts.(MEM twoissues with "disgust." (LAT 7/17;WP 7/15) 7/20;see doc. A2) Israellifts trade sanctions against South Fatehcentral committee mbr. Khalid al- Africafollowing similar U.S. decision.Ban Hasancriticizes PLO leadershipfor support- on militarycontracts remains, although secret ingIraq in recentGulf war, urges formation militarydeals continue. (LAT 7/15) ofprovisional government comprised of Pal- Israeli peace activistAbie Nathanar- estinianindependents. He urgedrestoration restedupon arrivalin Israelfollowing 6/29 ofPalestinian-Arab relations. (MEM 7/17) meetingwith Yasir Arafat in Tunis,an act Hizballahfighters ambush Israeli troops whichviolates Israeli law. Nathanstaged in KufrHuna, northof Israel's "security hungerstrike in Juneto protestthe' law, zone" in S. Lebanon.Three Israelis killed, underwhich he served122 daysin prisonin includingtwo officers;four otherswere 1990for meeting Arafat. (MEM 7/15) wounded.One Hizballahfighter died. Clash IsraeliPeace Now movementwins legal was mostlethal for Israeli troops since Nov. battleto preventestablishment of Jewish 1990. cemeteryin WestBank near Jerusalem. De- Israelhas recentlybegun dispatching pa- fenseministry, religious affairs ministry in- trolsnorth of the"security zone" to engage formedIsraeli high court of justice of their anti-Israeliforces before their arrival in zone. agreementto cancelproposal. (MEM 7/15) (WP, MEM 7/18) LebaneseDef. Min. Michelal-Murr ac- cuses PLO of hidingmedium and heavy 15 JULY weaponsin refugeecamps near Tyre, vows continuedblockade of campsuntil weapons Israelrefuses to alterposition on peace are surrendered.PLO deniesit holdssuch talksin responseto 7/14Syrian decision to weapons.Issue centers on definitionof "me- accept compromiseposition suggested by dium" weapon: Lebanesearmy considers U.S. (WP 7/16) rocket-propelledgrenades (RPGs) as medium PLO committeemeets in Tunisto discuss weapons;PLO does not. conveningsession of Palestine National Lebanesearmy now has some 10,000 Council. Hamas boycottsmeeting, com- troopsdeployed in S. Lebanon.(MEM 7/16, plainsthat PNC membershipshould be de- 7/18) terminedby electionsin occupiedterritories PLO committeemeeting in Tunisagrees andin exile. Groupscomprising Palestinian to convene Palestine National Council NationalSalvation Front also boycottmeet- (PNC) withinthree months, urges PLO exec- ingafter PLO invitedonly those PNSF groups utivecommittee to seekrapprochement with whichhad membershipin thePalestine Na- Hamas,Palestinian National Salvation Front tionalCouncil before 1983. (MEM 7/16, groups,which boycotted the meetingafter 7/26) PLO invitedonly those PNSF groupswhich Representativesofthe eight Arab states (6 had membershipin the PalestineNational GulfCooperation Council members, Egypt, Councilbefore 1983 to participate. andSyria) party to the 3/6 Damascus Decla- PNSF,Islamic Jihad, Fateh-Revolutionary ration,which created an Arabsecurity force Council(Abu Nidal)later call on committee led by Syrian,Egyptian troops, for deploy- to "reconsider"call for convening PNC in or- mentin the Gulf region, begin meeting in Ku- derto preserve"unity of Palestinian ranks." waitto discusspossible changes to theDec- Committeealso urgedgreater representa- laration.Move comes in wake of reservations tion from occupied territories within PNC. bysome Gulf states about permanent Syrian- PNC currentlyhas 637 seats,including 186 Egyptianforce in region,Egyptian concern allocatedto representatives from the occupied thatGulf states intend to include Iran in Gulf territories.

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PNC meetingwould be firstsince August cameafter shooting had begun and most Jew- 1988, when it declaredexistence of in- ishworshippers had fled. dependentPalestinian state, accepted U.N. New reportstated no chargescould be SecurityCouncil resolution 242. (MEM7/18, broughtin case,however, since it remains un- 7/26) clearwhich policemen shot at whom. Egyptian-Syriancommission agrees to Israeli Police Min. Ronnie Milo admits formulatejoint foreign policies between the policemade mistakes but asserts Palestinians countries.(LAT 7/18) were nonethelessresponsible for incident. Meetingof 6 MarchDamascus Declara- (MEM 7/18;NYT, WP 7/19) tionsignatories ends. The eightstates indi- cate"total agreement" about amendments to declarationbut refuse to statewhat they are. 19 JULY Observerssee moveas signallingthe effective end of theSyrian-Egyptian-led Gulf security Aftermeeting with Secy. of State Baker in plan. (MEM 7/17) Cairo, Pres. Mubarak proposes end to Arab Leagueboycott of Israel in returnfor halt to Israelisettlement-building in occupied terri- 17 JULY tories.(NYT, WP 7/20) Pres.Mubarak meets with Pres. al-Asad in advanceof Secy.of StateBaker's antici- 20 JULY pated7/18 trip to Damascus,Baker's fifth to regionsince March. Trip comes in response Aftermeeting with Secy. of State Baker in to Asad'sassent to attendpeace conference.Riyadh, King Fahd endorses Pres. Mubarak's (LAT 7/18) call forsuspension of Arab League boycott Israelijets attacktargets near five villages againstIsrael in returnfor halt to Israeliset- in S. Lebanonin responseto 7/16attack by tlement-buildingin occupied territories. Hizballahon Israelipatrol. Israeli-backed Move comes amidstclimate of increasing South LebanonArmy fighters destroy 14 pressureon Israel to compromise,accept homes,burn crops in Majd al-Zun,near Baker'sconditions for Middle East peace con- sceneof the ambush. (LAT 7/18;NYT 7/19) ference.(NYT, WP 7/21) Lebanon announces its willingness to participatein peace conferenceunder Pres. 18 JULY Bush'sterms of last May. (WP 7/21) Beginningfifth trip to region since March, Secy.of State Baker meets with Pres. al-Asad 21 JULY in Damascus.Asad reiterateswillingness to attendpeace conferencewith Israel without As Secy.of StateBaker prepares to leave preconditions,breaking with decades of Syr- Ammanfor Jerusalem, King Hussein an- ian policyregarding negotiations with Israel. nounces Jordan will participate in peace (MEM 7/18;WP 7/19) conference,support end to Arab League boy- Briefgun battle breaks out between Leba- cottin returnfor halt in settlement-building. nese army,PLO forcesin al-Bass,Burj al- Husseinstates he has contactedPalestinians Shamalirefugee camps in Tyre. Armystill aboutjoint Palestinian-Jordanian delegation. blockadingcamps over charges that PLO has Actionbrings together Egypt, Syria, Leba- refusedto hand over heavyand medium non,Saudi Arabia, and Jordanin supportof weapons,a chargedenied by PLO. (MEM U.S.-ledefforts to conveneMiddle East peace 7/19) conference. Israelijudge Ezra Kama issues report Baker meets with Palestinian delegation statingIsraeli police provoked Oct. 1990 vi- (Faisal Husseini, Hanan Ashrawi,and olence at E. Jerusalem'sHaram al-Sharif Zakariyaal-Agha) in E. Jerusalemconcerning whichleft at least17 Palestiniansdead, over formationofjoint Palestinian-Jordanian dele- 100 wounded,as well as 28 policemenin- gationto peace talks.Baker tells them PLO jured. Rulingcontradicts police's own Oct. can have no directrelationship with Pales- 1990 investigationwhich exonerated police- tinian delegation to peace talks, nor can menof blame in incidentand which claimed Palestiniansfrom E. Jerusalemparticipate in Palestiniansprovoked violence by throwing initialstages of talks because of categorical Is- rocksat Jewsworshiping at nearbyWestern raelirefusal to accedeto anygesture which Wall. Kamadetermined that rock-throwing might suggest that sovereignty ofJerusalem is

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negotiable. efforts,warn against Palestinian concessions Bakerreaffirmed U.S. beliefthat E. Jeru- in excessof those authorized by resolutions of salem is partof occupiedterritories, and PLO ExecutiveCommittee, Central Commit- thatPalestinians alone have right to choose tee,and PalestineNational Council. (MEM theirown representatives. (NYT, WP, 7/22; 7/23) MEM7/23) Bakernext begins talks with Prime Min. Shamirin Jerusalemon peacetalks in wake 24 JULY of numerousArab commitments to agree to U.S.-proposedterms for such negotiations. In interviewwith Kuwaiti press, Kuwaiti Bakerstates that Arab assent to attend confer- For. Min. Salimal-Sabah al-Salim reaffirms encemeans willingness to engagein face-to- Kuwait's support for Palestinian cause de- facenegotiations with Israel. spitepro-Iraq stance adopted by PLO during Pres.Bush again calls on Israelto curb Gulfwar. (MEM 7/24) settlementbuilding, urges Israel to accept Araboffer to end economic boycott in return forsettlement freeze. Seven Arab nations 25 JULY havenow agreed to such linkage. (NYT, WP, MEM7/22) PLO Executive Committeebegins open- In interviewwith Egyptian press, British endedmeetings in Tunis,awaiting response PrimeMin. John Major calls Israelisettle- fromU.S.-Soviet summit in Moscowto de- ments"illegal," "damaging" to peace pro- mandsput forwardin letterto SovietPres. cess,including those in E. Jerusalem.(MEM Mikhail Gorbachev. Demands include: 7/22) guaranteesthat peace conference will result in Israeliwithdrawal from occupied territories, includingJerusalem, and granting of Palestin- 22 JULY ian self-determination;haltto Israelisettle- mentactivity; and compositionof Palestinian Jordanianparliament issues statement delegationby representatives chosen by PLO, condemningU.S.-led peace efforts,rejecting includingJerusalem residents. (MEM 7/30) endto Arab boycott of Israel in returnfor halt Followingmeeting with Palestinian ac- toIsraeli settlement-building. Condemnation tivist Faisal Husseini, French For. Min. Ro- cameday after King Hussein announced Jor- landDumas calls on Israelto acceptE. Jeru- dan wouldattend peace conference.(NYT salem Palestiniansas part of Palestinian 7/23) delegationto peace conference. Dumas states High-levelPLO delegation[same mem- he was in contactwith Secy. of StateBaker, bershipas 5/28delegation] arrives in Damas- butdid not claim U.S. orPLO supportfor his cus forfurther discussions with Syrian offi- call. (MEM 7/25) cials,members of the PalestinianNational SalvationFront. Delegation invites all PNSF groupsto attendPLO-PNSF reconciliation 27 JULY meetingto be heldlater, after PNSF boycotted 7/15 PLO meetingin Tunis because PLO Syrian Pres. al-Asad, Lebanese Pres. failedto inviteall PNSF members.(MEM Hirawimeet in Damascus,agree to call for 7/19,7/23, 7/24) implementationof U.N. Security Council resolution425 at peace conference,which callsfor Israeli withdrawal from S. Lebanon, 23 JULY independentlyoflinkage with other issues re- latingto Arab-Israeliconflict. (MEM 7/29) King Hussein meets with senior Jordanianofficials, later meets with PLO officials led byPLO ExecutiveComm. member 29 JULY Mahmud'Abbas. Talksallegedly center on compositionof jointJordanian-Palestinian Israeli troops kill Nabil Hammad near delegationto peace conference.Israel con- Ramallah,the 1,000th Palestinian killed by tinuesto insistthat no PLO membersor E. securityforces or settlerssince beginning of Jerusalemresidents participate in conference.intifada, according to countmaintained by (MEM7/24; WP 8/2) London-based Middle East Mirror. (MEM At E. Jerusalempress conference, PFLP, 7/30) DFLP advocaterejection of U.S.-ledpeace RadioIsrael reports Israeli military has ex-

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tendedfor another year the closureorder mentbuilding. (MEM 7/31) againstArab Studies Association, headed by Faisal Husseiniand based in Jerusalem. (FBIS,MEM 7/29) 1 AUGUST IsraeliHousing Min. Ariel Sharon states constructionunderway on newsettlement of Secretaryof StateBaker, beginning 6th AvnehHafetz near Tulkarm, which he hopes visitto MiddleEast since Gulfwar, meets willbecome the largest settlement in occu- and D.M. Arensin piedterritories. Statement P.M. Shamir,F.M. Levy is latestin a series Jerusalem.Following meeting, Shamir com- of publicmoves, statements by Sharonto mitsIsrael to attendpeace conferencepro- demonstrateIsraeli commitment tofurthering vided no Palestiniansassociated with PLO or settlementbuilding in faceof increased U.S., internationalcriticism. fromE. Jerusalemare includedin talks. (MEM 7/30) Shamirwill seek approvalfrom Israeli cabinet formove. Shamirstates U.S. assured Israel thatPalestinian participants meet Is- raelicriteria. (NYT, WP, LAT 8/2) 30 JULY KingHussein states that Palestinians who participatein proposedjoint Jordanian-Pales- 2 AUGUST tiniandelegation to peace talks will deal with Palestinian-Israeliissues while Jordanian Secy.of StateBaker meets with Palestin- memberswill deal withJordanian-Israeli is- ian delegationcomprised of Faisal Husseini, sues, but notesthat PLO has not yet ap- HananAshrawi, Zakariya al-Agha in Jerusa- proachedJordan about joint delegation. lem; urgesPalestinian compromise, positive Calls PLO a "temporaryorganization," response to peace initiative. Delegation states spawning speculationof a return to PLO responsewill come shortly. (NYT, LAT Jordanian-PLOrivalry. (NYT 7/30) 8/3) London-basedhuman rights organization PLO Chmn.Arafat rejects Israeli veto AmnestyInternational issues report stating powerover composition of Palestiniandele- morethan 30,000 Palestinianshave faced gation.(LAT 8/3) militarytrials since beginning of intifadain Jordaniangovernment issues "whitepa- Dec. 1987. Organizationcondemns system of per"explaining its position during Gulf crisis. Israelimilitary detention, trial in occupied Pres.Bush indicates some U.S. aid toJordan territories.(MEM 7/30) will resumein lightof KingHussein's will- ingnessto attendpeace conference.(NYT 8/2;LAT 8/3;MEM 8/5) 31 JULY 3 AUGUST Pres.Bush and Soviet Pres. Gorbachev issue joint statementon MiddleEast peace PLO Chmn.Arafat sends letter to Iranian conferencein Moscow,indicating U.S. and Palestin- in Pres.Hashimi Rafsanjani detailing USSR will sponsorconference October. ian concernsabout US.-led peace efforts. Invitationswill be issuedat least ten days one of sent Arafatto world to WP see doc. Letter, many by prior conference.(NYT, 8/1; leaders,seen as steptoward improved PLO- A3) Iranianrelations. 8/5) PLO Exec. Comm. mbr. Yasir 'Abd (MEM Rabbostates PLO welcomesstatement, but thatPalestinian decision to attendis awaiting answerto requestmade of Gorbachev[see 4 AUGUST 7/25]to guarantee conference leads to Israeli withdrawalfrom occupied territories, includ- Israeli cabinet approves Prime Min. ing E. Jerusalem,and leads to Palestinian Shamir's8/1 decision to attendpeace confer- self-determination.(MEM 8/1) ence;vote was 14 in favor,3 opposed. 73rd leafletissued by UnifiedNational Deaththreat against the three Palestinians Leadershipof the Uprisingattacks U.S.-led who have been meetingrecently with U.S. peace plan, condemns Egyptian Pres. Secy.of StateBaker [Faisal Husseini, Hanan Mubarak'splan for end to ArabLeague boy- Ashrawi,Zakariya al-Agha] issued in nameof cottof Israel in returnfor halt to Israeli settle- IslamicJihad. (MEM 8/8,8/9)

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5 AUGUST Israeli officialsagain indicatewillingness to exchangeLebanese prisonersfor seven Is- One Palestiniankilled, over 25 wounded raeliscaptured in Lebanon. Numberof Leba- in mostviolent confrontation between Pales- nese "under Israeli authority"put at 375. tiniansin Gaza and Israeliforces since the (NYT 8/9) Gulfwar [a secondyouth died of his wounds Forty-fivemember Islamic Conference 8/91.(MEM 8/6, 8/12) Organization meetingin Istanbul confirms Israeliarmy allows Gush Emunim move- PLO as sole representativeof the Palestinians. mentto transformEshkolot, a paramilitaryPLO Pol. Dept. Head Faruq al-Qaddumi Nahalbase 15 km.s. ofHebron, into newest meetswith Saudi For. Min. Prince Sa'ud al- Israeli settlementin occupiedterritories. Faysal duringconference, a move considered Israelhas nowestablished 137 settlements. significantgiven frigidPLO-Saudi relations (MEM8/6) followingGulf war. In move signallingimproved PLO-Iranian relations,al-Qaddumi also met with Iranian For. Min. 'Ali Akbar Velayati,Velayati in- 6 AUGUST vitedPLO to participatein internationalcon- ferenceon Palestineto be held in Tehran in PLO Chmn.Arafat asserts his rightto October. (MEM 8/7, 8/9) choosePalestinian delegates to peace confer- In anotherPLO-Iranian development,of- ence,again rejects Israeli veto over delega- ficialTehran Radio urgedresumption of Gulf tion'scomposition. states'funding of PLO. (MEM 8/8) Arafatalso indicatesthat Palestine Na- tionalCouncil will convene in Algerianext monthto discuss peace initiative. (NYT 8/7) 9 AUGUST In statementto U.S. press,King Hussein statesnot everycity in occupiedterritories Israeli newspaper Ma'arivpublishers poll needbe representedat peace conference,in shows 86% of Israelissupport cabinet's deci- referencetoPLO insistencethat E. Jerusalem sion to attendpeace conference.(MEM 8/9) Palestiniansbe allowed to participatein PLO Executive Committee supports peaceconference. (MEM 8/6) Palestinians who have been meeting with Israelipress reports Prime Min. Shamir Secy. of StateBaker in Jerusalem,in wake of toldIsraeli cabinet he willwalk out of peace 8/4 death threatdirected against the Pales- talks if Syriademands return of Golan tinians. (MEM 8/9) Heights.(LAT 8/7) U.S. officials including Dan Kurtzer, Israeliactivists demonstrate at Eshkolot, Aaron Miller, and Edmond Hall meet with Israeli settlementestablished 8/5. (MEM Faisal Husseini, Hanan Ashrawi to discuss 8/6) text of U.S.-Palestinian "memorandum of understanding"but fail to reach agreement. Americansmet with Israeli officials8/7 to 7 AUGUST discuss similarmemorandum between U.S., Israel. Palestiniansreportedly sought inclu- On Jordaniantelevision, King Hussein sion of demandsthat peace talksbe based on rulesout returnto East Bank-WestBank U.N. SecurityCouncil resolutions242, 338, unitywhich reigned from 1950-88. Declares that Israel must withdrawcompletely from he neverbelieved in it,felt it was the"wrong occupied territories,that transition period of approach."(MEM 8/8) Palestinianself-government last forone year U.S.,Israel officials begin work on U.S.- only, and that disagreementamong peace Israeli "memorandumof understanding"conference participants be referredto binding statingunderstandings between the two coun- internationalarbitration. (MEM 8/12; see triesin relationto thepeace process. (MEM doc. B7) 8/8;see doc.C5) Five-memberArab Maghrib Union, 15 other Africancountries meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe,issue statementurging PLO inclu- 8 AUGUST sion in peace conference.(MEM 8/12) EgyptianPres. Mubarak asserts PLO must be involvedin peaceconference, issue of Je- 10 AUGUST rusalemcannot be excludedfrom agenda. (MEM8/8) Palestiniansprotesting U.S.-led peace ef-

This content downloaded from 66.134.128.11 on Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:10:50 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 200 JOURNALOF PALESTINE STUDIES fortsclash with Israeli police near Damascus raeliair raid against Lebanon. (WP 8/13) Gate,E. Jerusalem.(MEM 8/12) Hizballahreportedly claims it holdstwo Israelis, Palestiniangroup holds a third. (WP 8/14) 11 AUGUST FatehCentral Committee mbr. Khalid al- Hasancriticizes Arafat for "dictatorial" lead- Israelagain indicates willingness to re- ership,again calls forformation of provi- leaseLebanese prisoners in returnfor release sional Palestiniangovernment [see 7/16]. of Israelisoldiers held in Lebanonor docu- (MEM 8/13) mentedinformation on theirdemise. Offer includesrelease of Shaykh'Abd al-Karim 'Ubayd,kidnapped by Israelitroops in June 13 AUGUST 1989. In connectionwith recent release of two BritishPrime Min. John Major sends let- Westernhostages held in Lebanon[on 8/8, terto Prime Min. Shamir urging token release 8/11]and internationalefforts to securea ofsome Lebanese. (LAT 8/14) comprehensiveexchange of Lebanese, Israeli PFLP-GC head Ahmad Jibrilclaims prisonersas wellas Westernhostages, Israeli Hizballahsources told him Hizballah holds officialsindicate no Lebanesewill be released threeIsraelis captive. (WP 8/14) in returnfor hostages unless Israeli captives DFLP offersto trade body of Israeli soldier arealso released.(WP 8/12) it claimsit holdsin returnfor prisoners de- SyrianFor. Min. Faruq al-Shar'states tainedby Israel. (MEM 8/13) peace conferencecannot take place unless Israelhalts settlement building in occupied territories.(WP 8/13) 14 AUGUST Kuwaiticabinet establishessix-person committeetodevelop long-range "population Israelrefuses token release of prisoners policy."Move comes in wakeof flight or ex- priorto receivinginformation on missingIs- pulsionof some 270,000Palestinians from raeli soldiers.UN Secy. Gen. de Cuellar Kuwait since Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. statesno furthermeetings on prisoner-hos- 50,000of theremaining 90,000 Palestinians tageexchange are planned. (WP 8/15) in Kuwaitare expectedto leavefor Jordan. PFLP-GChead Ahmad Jibril again claims (MEM8/12, 8/14) threeIsraeli soldiers are alive and in captivity U.S. officialsarrive in Ammanfor talks in Lebanon.States he traveledto Lebanon, with Jordanianleaders on U.S.-Jordan met with Hizballah representatives,urged "memorandumof understanding."Ameri- themnot to releasethe Israelisor Western cansearlier met with Israel officials, Palestini- hostagesunless Israel also freesthousands ans,concerning similar bilateral memoranda of Palestiniansdetained by Israel during the withthose parties. (MEM 8/12) intifada,in additionto the Lebanese prisoners Israel controls.Jibril states he reminded Hizballahof his rolein securingrelease of 12 AUGUST Lebaneseprisoners held by Israel during 1979, 1985 prisonerexchanges carried out UN Secy.Gen. JavierPerez de Cuellar betweenIsrael, PFLP-GC, and claims Hizbal- meetswith Israeli defense officials in Geneva lah agreedto includePalestinians in anyex- over proposed comprehensive pris- change.(LAT 8/15) oner/hostageexchange. Israelis reiterate refusalto releaseany Lebanese held by Israel withoutrelease of Israelis held in Lebanonor 15 AUGUST informationrelating to them.Refusal comes in wakeof increasedWestern pressure on Israeli human rightsgroup B'Tselem Israelto releasesome Lebanese to furtheref- statesIsrael has onceagain begun deporting fortsto achieveprisoner-hostage exchange. familymembers of West Bank,Gaza resi- De Cuellarhas also been maintainingcon- dentswho do notpossess residency permits. tactswith Iranian officials and representatives Most of those facing deportation are non-resi- ofgroups holding hostages in Lebanon.(WP, dentPalestinian women who marriedresi- LAT 8/13) dentsof the occupiedterritories, and their DFLP spokesmanin Damascus states children;non-resident family members are groupholds remains of one of theseven Is- not automaticallygranted residency permits raelis,whom group claims died during an Is- byIsraeli military authorities.

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Some 200 Palestinianshad earlierbeen quest,Israeli military agreed to suspendde- deportedfrom territories during second half portationspending an investigation.(NYT, of1989 for similar reasons. At B'Tselem's re- WP 8/16)

CHRONOLOGY SOURCE ABBREVIATIONS

CSM (ChrstianScience Monitor, Boston) FBIS (ForeignBroadcast Information Service Daily Report,Near East and South Asia) FJ (,A-FajrJerusalem Palestinian Weekly, Jerusalem) FNS (Federal News Servicewire, Washington, D.C.) JPI VJerusalemPost, InternationalEdition, Jerusalem) LAT (Los AngelesTimes, Los Angeles) MEI (MiddleEast International,London) MEPARC (MiddleEast Policyand ResearchCenter, Washington, D.C.) MEM (MideastMirror, London) MET (MiddleEast Times,Nicosia) NYT (New YorkTimes, New York) WJW (WashingtonJewish Week, Washington, D.C.) WSJ (Wall StreetJournal, New York) WP (WashingtonPost, Washington, D.C.) WT (WashingtonTimes, Washington, D.C.) Chronologycompiled by Michael R. Fischbach,a Ph.D. candidatein the Departmentof His- tory,Georgetown University.

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