Chronology May 16, 1970-August 15, 1970 Source: Middle East Journal, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Autumn, 1970), pp. 493-517 Published by: Middle East Institute Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4324647 . Accessed: 20/07/2011 12:21 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at . http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=mei. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. 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]. Middle East Institute is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Middle East Journal. http://www.jstor.org CHRONOLOGY May 16, 1970 -August 15, 1970 Arab Israeli Conflict May 22: An Israeli school bus traveling close to the Lebaneseborder came under bazooka attack,with 11 people killed and 21 wounded. The Popular 1970 Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibilityfor the attack. May 16: Israel announced her planes sinking an Lebanonreported that 13 people were killed in Egyptiandestroyer and a missile boat at Ras Banas Israeli shelling on Bint Jubayl, Yariin and BaIlda and downing 2 EgyptianMIG-17s in a dash over after the school bus shelling. the Canal. Egypt reported her bombers attacking Fath criticizedthe attack on the school bus as Israeli positions in the Sinai and hitting an Israeli contrary to its policy of avoiding civilian targets. Mirage. May 23: An Israeli military spokesmanreported an May 17: Israel reported her jets striking Egyptian Egyptian artillery attack on an Israeli mess hall positions along the Canal with all planes reported in Ismai'iliyyah,with 7 soldiers killed and an safe. Egypt reportedhitting an Israeliplane in the undeterminednumber wounded. attack. May 24: Egypt reported foiling an Israeli air raid The Middle East News Agency (MENA) re- on the Canal with anti-aircraftfire. ported that all crewmenwere rescuedin the sink- Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan said "if ing of an Egyptiandestroyer. the government of Lebanon proclaims it is not May 18: An Israeli Army spokesmanreported Israeli her job to police against terrorists,I suppose we planes making a 3 hour raid against Jordanian shall have to do it." positions. Jordan reported downing 2 Israeli jets May 25: An Israeli Army spokesman reported a in the raid. "patrolling operation"of 2 Israeli infantry units May 19: Cairo Radio reported a 90 man unit had and a tank column into Lebanonnorth of Yiarn. landed on the east side of the Canal and engaged Lebanon reported the Israeli tank unit clashing Israeli forces on a wide front. Israel reporteddriv- with LebaneseArmy units in a 3 hour artillery ing off a small Egyptian landing party after a 3 battle, destroying 1 Israeli tank, with 1 Lebanese hour battle with no Israeli casualtiessuffered. killed and 6 wounded. The UN SecurityCouncil condemnedIsrael for Lebanon reported an Israeli bombardmentof its May 12 "premeditatedmilitary action" against Bint Jubayl, leaving 20 dead and 40 wounded. Lebanon saying such attacks "can no longer be The 24 hour curfew imposed on Khin Yfinis tolerated"and that if repeated,the Council would May 19 was lifted. "consider taking adequate and effective steps or May 26: Israeli Chief of the Northern Command measures." General Gur said that Israeli patrols would con- May 20: Tass publisheda statementby USSR Premier tinue patrolling the Lebaneseside of the border Kosygin that Russia was supplying "extensiveaid" against guerrilla incursions and said the patrols to Arab countries to allow them to defend their would not enter Lebanesevillages or interferewith "legitimate national rights" but said Russia "is civilians. consistentlyworking to have the earliest political Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir said on settlementin the Middle East." April 2, Israel had informed UN Special Rep- * The quarterlychronology of the Journalis compiled from a large numberof sources;somewhat more than half of the items are drawnfrom the New York Times; other sourcesinclude Middle East EconomicDigest of London, Daily Report of Foreign BroadcastInformation Service of Washington,Arab News and Views of New York, bulletins of the United Nations Office of Public Information,United Nations, New York, United Nations Newsletter, Middle East EconomicSurvey of Beirut, the WashingtonPost of Washington, D. C., Arab Report and Record of London, the Baghdad Observerof Baghdad,The New Middle East of London,Africa Report of Washington,D. C., and Middle East Newsletter of New York, regular and occa- sional bulletins from the offices of press attachesof Middle EasternEmbassies in Washington, Pakistn Affairsof Washington,Pakistan News Digest of Karachiand The MaghrebDigest of the School of Inter- national Relations, University of Southern California in Los Angeles. 493 494 THE MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL resentative Gunnar Jarring of its acceptanceof during a 6 hour raid on targets near Port Said. the 1967 Security Councl resolution as a basis Egypt reportedthe clash, saying its planes downed for peace discussions. She blamed the "serious 2 Israeli Mirages and damaged another plane. deterioration"of the security situation on "an An Israeli military spokesman reported that advanced and dangerous stage in the Soviet in- 8 Arab commandoswere killed south of the Dead volvement in Egypt" and said "any delay" in the Sea after a guerrilla mortar attack at Hatzeva. US granting Israeli arms requests "is liable to Israel reportedthat 4 civilians were killed and injure our interests and be interpreted by our 20 wounded in rocket attacks on Tiberias and enemies as encouragementof their aggression." Beisan. She reviewed her government'speace efforts and Israel reportedher forces bombardingJordanian said she would meet any responsibleArab leader positionsfor 5 hours after the rocketattack. Jordan anywherefor peace negotiations. reported 9 killed and 42 wounded in the attack. Representativesfor the four powers ended a Israeli Prime Minister Meir affirmedthat "Jeru- meeting in New York after announcingthat their salem will alwaysremain complete and united and work would continue. we shall do everything in our power to let all May 29: Syria reportedits forces raided Israeli posi- who wish to live there do so in peace-Jews, tions in the Jawl-anarea (Golan Heights) oc- Christians and Arabs." cupying 21 posts with all Israelis killed or June 4: The Egyptianmilitary command announced wounded. Israel reporteda Syrian force had fired that Egyptian anti-aircraftfire downed an Israeli on severalpositions, killing 1 Israeliand wounding Skyhawkover the Canal. another. The Palestine National Council ended a 5 day An Israeli spokesman reported a clash May meeting in Cairo after adopting resolutionscalling 28 with a large guerrillagroup near Moaz Haiyim, for the formation of a unified central political with 11 guerrillas killed and 1 captured. Fath committeeand a "unifiedrevolutionary command" reported the clash saying hundreds of its guer- led by Fath and calling unauthorizedactions in- rillas clashed with Israeli soldiers along a 28 cluding armed attacks on civilian airliners detri- mile stretch of the Jordan Valley, with 7 Arabs mental to the revolution. Zuhayr al-'Alami1was killed or wounded. elected Chairmanof the PalestinianNational Fund May 30: An Egyptianmilitary spokesmanannounced and Ibrihim Barghuitias a memberof the Palestine that commandosambushed 2 Israeli armoredcol- Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Com- umns in the northernSinai, killing severalIsraelis, mittee. capturing2 and destroying2 tanks and 2 armored June 5: Israeli jets launched an 11 hour attack on cars. Egyptianpositions along the Canal,with all planes Arab store owners in Jerusalemobserved a day's reported safe. strike protestinghigher income tax due the Israeli One Israeli was reported killed in a guerrilla authoritiesand participationin Israel'scompulsory attack on an Israeli patrol in the Jawlin area. defense bond purchasingscheme. A general strike of Arab businessesin the West Bank was partially observed. May 31: An Israeli Army spokesmanconfirmed that June 6: The Israeli militarygovernment in the West 13 soldiers were killed, 4 wounded and 2 missing Bank imposed travel and business sanctions on in Egyptianambushes May 30 and that Arab guer- Arabs who participatedin the June 5 strike. rillas had attackedan Israeli patrol in the Jordan Israel reportedthat Qiryat Shmona came under Valley, killing 2 Israeli soldiers and wounding 4. rocket fire from across the Lebaneseborder with An Egyptian military spokesmanreported that no casualtiesor damage suffered. 2 Israeli planes were shot down by anti-aircraft Tass publisheda statementaccusing the "Ameri- fire in the northern sector of the Canal. can press"of