Palestine Chronology, December 1983

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Palestine Chronology, December 1983-February 1984
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Source: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Spring, 1984), pp. 218-245
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PALESTINE CHRONOLOGY
Palestine Chronology,
December 1983-February1984
A six-part
ChronologyoftheWar in Lebanon, whichbeganonJune3, I982
tocompletion
in theJournalno. 44/45 (Summer/Fall
in
I982) was brought
marksthebeginning
issueno. 50 (WinterI984). Thisquarter
ofa chronology
morespecifically
onevents
within
thePalestinian
wherever
it
focused
community,
otherArabcountries,
theUS, Europe,etc.),
is (Israel,theoccupiedterritories,
and on actionsand actorswhichaffectthiscommunity.
is givento
Priority
withsecondary
ontheArabworldandother
occupiedPalestinle/Israel,
emphasis
countries.
areclassified
intotwogeneral
TheSocial/Politicalsection
Events
categories.
covers
important
community
events,
protests,
demonstrations,
official
statements,
activities
diplomatic,
legalandeconomic
and,where
possible,
attention
isgivento
Actiondealswiththeuseor
thecauseand effect
ofsocialmovement.
Military
and non-institutionalized
threatof arms by institutionalized
groupsand
are included.
Whenavailable,casualtyfigures
individuals.
wascompiled
articles
over8o publications,
Thechronology
byreviewing
from
themajorUS, European,Israeliand ArabEnglish-language
including
press.
a weekly
inMideastPressReport,
arecontained
service
Thesearticles
clipping
of
in New York.Giventhescopeof the
Researchand Publications
Claremont
detailscouldbeincluded.Wherepossible,
the
coverage,
onlythemostimportant
and
the
words
various
news
were
retained.
A
original
language
of
reports
range
is given(forcasualtiesand economic
offigures
data) whenestimates
differ.
readersmaywishto consult:
Forcomplimentary
sourcesof information,
underIsraeliRule," a monthly
onthePalestinians
"Report
chronology
published
toIsraeland Palestine(B.P. 130-10, 75643 ParisCedexI0,
as a supplement
France);and Al-Fajr weeklynewspaper(2025 Eye St., NW, Suite902,
D.C. 20026).
Washington,
Tuesday,
December 1
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
OccupiedPalestine/Israel:
ImamofKatibeh
Mosque in Gaza given 18 mos. prison
termfor "incitement"afterdenouncing
murderof Hebron U. studentslastJuly.
Gaza artist, Fathi Ghabin's detention
extendedforproducing"inciting"posters.RaphaelEitanand ChaimHerzoglead
public castigationof 6 Israeli POWs
returnedby PLO in Novemberprisoner
exchangeand 2 othersstill captive for
cowardlysurrender.Gush Emunimsettlerscamp at Joseph'sTomb in Nablus
declaring to create permanentJewish
presence there; Peace Now warns of
demonstrationnext day, supports DM
Zipori's position that encampmentis
illegal. Teachers in 10 Israeli gov't.
schools in Ramallah and al-Birehstrike
over low wages. Life sentencesgiven2
Palestinians
chargedwithkillingRamallah
Village League head (1981), and an
attack on IDF officer imposed as
"(mayor"of al-Bireh;2 otherssentenced
to 12-14 yearsforattackingIsraelisettler
in Hebron.
Arab World: Arafataccepts outline of
Saudi-organized
ceasefireinTripoli.After
letterfromPres. Reagan reiterating
US
position,KingHusseinsayshe is prepared
to resume talks with Arafat on joint
Palestinian-Jordanian
approach to negotiationswithIsrael; in lightof current
strugglein Tripoli,Hussein promisesto
put "no conditions on him." Rebel
results
spokesmanassertsTripolifighting
from Arafat'srefusalto heed Coordination Committee proposals. Tyre
municipality
opens special employment
office for men released from Ansar
prison;appeals to UNRWA to provide
jobs.
219
OtherCountries:
Meetingin Washington,
Pres.Gemayeland Reaganagreeto stand
by May 17 Lebanese-Israeliagreement.
US Sec. of Defense Weinbergertells
Jewishleaders of SynagogueCouncil of
America that Arafatis "irrelevant"to
futureof Middle East. Chile's FM ends
visit to Israel; agreementreached to
expand mutual trade and agricultural
cooperation. Abu Ja'far,Dir. of PLO
Political Dep't holds talks with Soviet
charged'affairesin Tunis; also received
GDR, DPRK, Rumanian, Polish and
Czech ambassadorson occasion of Int'l.
Day of SolidaritywithPalestinianPeople.
Major oil co.s shippingunder Liberian
flag pressure Liberian gov't. to cancel
plans for embassyin Jerusalem;ambassador reportedlooking for alternative
locationin Tel Aviv.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World: Palestinian casualties in
Lebanon mountainartillery
exchanges:2
1 fromStruggleFront,2
PFLP fighters,
from LiberationArmyand 1 from alSaiqa killed; 2 from Struggle Front
wounded.Israel-backedmilitiachiefin S.
Lebanon, Abu Saleh, quits to renew
loyaltyto Amal militia.1983 to date,71
Druze quit Israeli militaryfor religious
reasons(compareswith19 in 1982).
Friday,
December 2
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine/Israel:2 Palestinian
students arrested in Beer Sheba (Bir
Sab'a) on chargesof possessingbanned
printedmaterial.Al-Fajrpoll finds94% of
Palestinians in Israel support Arafat
leadership. 200 residentsof Dheisheh
refugeecampnearBethlehemattendmtg.
at UNRWA officeto protestIsraelithreat
of camp school closure. Galilee priest,
FowziKhouri,releasedon IS100,000 bail
220 JOURNAL OF PALESTINE STUDIES
after1 monthdetentionon chargesof
contactwithPLO.
Arab World: Gemayel ends talks with
Reagan admin. with no furthercommitments
of US assistance.Second-ranking Druze officialmurderedin Beirut;
ChristianPhalangeblamed.
2 Israelifirmssigndeals
OtherCountries:
for 1st Israeli factoryin Ciskei tribal
homeland,S. Africa;Israeli trade there
includessale of American-made
Mooney
lightplanesforfledgeling
Ciskeiairforce
plus military
training.
[Israeland Taiwan
lead investmentin S. African "Bantustans."]BritishHigh Court decides to
referIsrael'sprotestat UK's refusalto sell
it NorthSea oil to European Court of
Justice.UN SecurityCouncil considers
Arafat'srequest for assistance in evacuatingTripoli.
MILITARY ACTION:
3 Palestinian
Occupied Palestine/Israel:
workersshot for not stoppingat Gaza
checkpointwhile driving to work in
Israel.About 30 BirkatAvrahamyeshiva
studentsgo on rampagearmedwithiron
rods,smashingwindows,injuring2 Arab
men; 3 Arabs and 2 Jewsarrestedand
released. IDF uproots five dunums of
treesbelonging
to Palestinian
fruit
farmers
alongKfarSaba-Qalqilyaroad whereIDF
believespetrolbomb attackson Israeli
trafficlaunched; farmers not to be
compensatedand orderednot to replant.
ArabWorld:Heavyartillery
exchangesin
TripolibetweenrivalPalestinianforcesas
talks on evacuation of loyalists stall.
Bazooka attackon Israeli armyvehicle
kills1 IDF soldierin Lebanon.
Saturday,
December 3
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
OccupiedPalestine/lsrael:
2,000 Israelis
inTel Aviv'sMuseumSquare
demonstrate
in supportof conscientiousobjectionto
militaryservicein Lebanon. Yesh Gvul
("TThere's a Limit") announces over
3,000 IDF reserveofficersand enlisted
men joined movementagainst military
service in Lebanon. Delegation from
IsraeliCouncilforIsraeli-Palestinian
Peace
makessolidarityvisitto Bassam Shaka'a
after last week's escalation of settler
violencein Nablus.
Arab World:Egypt'sPres. Mubaraksays
Arafatwelcometo visitCairo.
Other Countries:US announces unprecedentedall-grant
aid to Israel
military
to reach$1.4 billionin fiscal1985. UN
SecurityCouncil votes unanimouslyto
permit embattled Arafat loyalists to
evacuateTripoliunderUN flag.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:Israelibombersstrikealleged
basesinmountainsnearBeirutin
guerrilla
retaliaitonfor1 Israelisoldierkilledin S.
Lebanon ambush yesterday.US commanderin Lebanonauthorizedto use 16inch guns on USS New Jerseyagainst
adversaries.
Sunday,
December 4
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine/lsrael:
Energy Min.
Moda'i urgesCabinetto authorizeattempt
to capture Arafatand top aides before
leavingTripoli.IsraeldeniesUS bombing
raidspartof joint plan withIsrael.Antinuclear, ecumenical Bethlehem Peace
Pilgrimage
Grouparrivesin Haifaforlast
legof 12,000 kmtrekfromBangor,WA,
USA, to Bethlehem.
Arab World: Syrian FM calls for international and Arab action against
aggressiveUS policy in Middle East. In
Tripoli interview,Arafatsays he wants
PLO base in Cairo.
Bonn agreesto DM140
OtherCountries:
millionloan to Israel for investmentin
high-tech
development.
MILITARY ACTION:
Molotov cockOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
tail attack on Israeli militarypatrol in
Nablus; curfews imposed on nearby
Balataand Askarcamps.
Arab World:US jets bomb SyrianpositionsinKfarSalwan,Falougha,Hammana,
Dahral-Baidar,JabalKnaysetand Sofarin
Lebanon;2 jetsdowned.8 Marineskilled
bymilitia,presumedby US to be Syrianbacked; 6th Fleet opens fireon militia
positions.
OtherCountries:
IsraeliembassyinBankok
bombed; attackers unidentified;Thai
customsallertedto "suspicious Arabs"
to leave thecountry.
trying
Monday,
December 5
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
BethlehemU.
resumesclasses afterclosure by Israeli
military
(11/2/83) duringfolklorefestival there.Over 200 anti-ZionistOrthodox Jews protest corner-stone-laying
ceremonyat Emmanuelreligioussettlement;block 16 buses of Agudat Israel
Partysupportersplanningto attend.In
addressto IsraeliFederationof ContractorsandBuildersconvention
inJerusalem,
Shamirurgesprivatebuildersto develop
West Bank. KnessetForeignAffairsand
DefenseCom. reportnewultra-rightwing
underground, stockpiling arms and
planningto take over partof territories.
LaborFederation
leaderShehadehMinawi
releasedon IS5,000 bail afterheldfor24
hrs. on charges of arrangingillegal
conferencein Jerusalem.About 20 S.
Lebanon merchantsmeet with Israeli
221
Industryand TradeDirectorinJerusalem
trade.
to discusswaysof improving
Arab World:PLO Political Dep't. head
QaddoumirefusesproposalbysomePLO
Executive Com. members to replace
coArafat.Mubarakwarnsnew"strategic
operation"willspelldisasterforAmerican
friendsin Arabworld;otherofficialArab
sourcesconcur.
OtherCountries:
UK Labor Partydep. sec.
Hattersley
sayshispartyadmiresIsraelas
"one of the greatesteventsof the 20th
century,"addingLabor's recentpro-PLO
resolutionswereonly attemptsto introduce "realismintotheromantic."North
AmericanPalestiniancommunity
mtg.in
Newark, NJ publicizes declaration reaffirming
support for PLO and Arafat
leadership.
Occupied Palestine/Israel:Violent exchangesin Jerusalembetweenextremist
Zionistcellsinjerusalem,BirkatAvraham,
ToratKohanimand ShuvaBanimyeshivot
and Arab residentsof Muslim Quarter
when severalstudentsspraytear gas in
eyes of youngPalestinianman near his
shop; neighborsretaliatewithbarrageof
stones.
Arab World:24 US jets strikein Chouf
mountainsand Metnregion,hit6 villages;
US claims retaliationfor Syrian antifireagainstyesterday's
aircraft
US flights
over Lebanon; 2 US planes downed, 1
airmankilled, 1 capturedby Syria. US
Navy spokesman says US reevaluating
Syrianmilitary
capabilities.
Tuesday,
December 6
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
12 men in alOccupiedPalestine/lsrael:
Arubrefugeecamp nearHebronarrested
Shamir
undersuspicionofstone-throwing.
to US as
commitments
deniesanymilitary
quidproquoforaid receivedduringrecent
visit to Washington.Jerusalemmayor
Kollek calls Birkat Avraham students
urgestheirremovalfrom
troublemakers,
Old City.
MILITARY ACTION:
CentralNablus
curfewedfor24 hoursafterfailedgrenade
attackon Israelipatroland Molotovcocktailthrownat patrolin Askarcamp.
OtherCountries:US Securitiesand Exchange Commissioncites Development
CorporationforIsraelforfailingto report
to IRS largesumsreceivedinexchangefor
IsraelBondsfrom1/82 to 4/83. Antonio
Tricolli, Argentine Interior Minister
describes anti-Semitismas "barbaric
attitude" to be eliminated from the
country;ArgentineFM Dante Caputo
states new constitutionalgov't. would
PLO as legitimate
representative
recognize
ofthePalestinianpeople.
Thursday,
December 8
MILITARY ACTION:
4 killedand 46
woundedin bomb explosionon #18bus
in West Jerusalem;41 detained for
interrogation;anonymous caller from
Israeli terror group, "TNT", (Terror
NegedTerror),claimsresponsibility.
Wednesday,
December 7
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israeli shekel
nowequals 1 US cent.[In 6 yearsofLikud
gov't.,Israeli currencydevalued 99%.]
Knesset defeats Communist no-confidence motion over agreementswith
Israeli"civiladministration"
Washington.
imposes sanctions on Dheisheh camp
residents,restrictingtravel permitsto
returnof Palestinian
Jordan,preventing
visitorsto otherArabcountries.
OtherCountries:
Greeceagreesto send 4
shipsto TripoliforevacuationofArafat's
soldiers.MayorMcCann of JerseyCity,
NJ,USA, announceshis cityto "adopt"
Israeli settlementof Tekoah in West
Bank.
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
JewishNational
Fund plans to transplant cedars of
Lebanon faildue to war in Lebanon; in
Galilee, 10-15,000 reported already
transplanted
fromFrancewhereimported
by Lebaneseimmigrants.
ArabWorld:GemayelsendsFM to Damascus for talks on withdrawalof foreign
troopsfromLebanon.
OtherCountries:
US, British,Frenchand
ItalianFMs reaffirm
commitment
to MNF
presencein Beirut.In GeneralAssembly
debate, Israeli UN ambassador Blum
requests UN cancel arrangementsto
protectArafat'sdeparture
fromTripoliin
light of recent bomb explosion on
bus.
Jerusalem
MILITARY ACTION:
Aisha Adnan
Bahash,11, shotdead,sister,Fida,9, shot
in faceby Israelisettlerin Nablusbakery.
Israelitroopsraidand vandalizePalestinian cultural exhibit at Nablus Labor
Unionoffice,
detain11 present,
confiscate
publications. Students and 2 teachers
fromHashimiyaSecondarySchool in alBiraarrestedafterclasheswithabout 200
Israelisoldiersas studentsprotest"civil
administration"
ceremonyat school with
militarypresence.Yatta farmersdriven
fromtheirfieldsby Israeli settlers.Bus
toKiryatArbareportedly
stoned
traveling
outsideHebron.
223
Friday,
December 9
Sunday,
December 1 1
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israeli police
detain7 KiryatArba settlersforcingway
into Abraham's tomb during Muslim
prayertimes.
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israel:IsraelipolicearOccupiedPalestine/
Elon
rest EphraimSegal, US-immigrant
Morehsettler,forquestioningin murder
of Nablus girl(12/8/83). 2 Israelibuses
damagedand 1 KiryatArbasettlerhurtin
hail of stones outside Dheisheh refugee
camp. Hebronman obtainsordernisirequiringWest Bank commanderto give
cause forsealingof his home.
MILITARY ACTION:
OccupiedPalestinel
Israel:Jerusalem
police
findand detonate5 IDF grenadebombs
near3 Christian
churchesanda mosquein
city; grenadeexplodes in Salah al-Din
Street; no injured reported; 6 Arabowned automobilesburntin Jerusalem;
"TNT" claims responsibilityfor all
incidents.Israeli troops extendmilitary
camp on farmland in 'Ush al-Ghurab
belonging to Beit Sahour residents
confiscated 10/7/83 for "military
purposes."
ArabWorld:IsraeligunboatsattackArafat
base in Tripoli.
Arab World: Villagers in Milke, S.
Lebanon riot againstIDF patrol; 5 villagersinjured,severalarrested.
MILITARY ACTION:
2 petrolbombs
thrownat Israelipolicebus nearal-Bireh.
Occupationforcesdemolish3 Palestinian
homes and seal 4 othersin Hebron and
to suspectedmembers
Ramallahbelonging
of groupshostileto Israel.
Saturday,
December 10
US Sec. of State Shultz
OtherCountries:
inTunisforUS-Israel"strategic
criticized
cooperation."
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israel police
summonJamalMu'adi, head of Druze
InitiativeCommittee,chargedwithholdingillegalpublicgathering
4 monthsago.
75 Americanand 75 Israeliparticipants
join for1stWorld JewishYoungLeadershipAssemblyin Sodom.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:Gemayeladvisor discloses
ordersreceivedin Washingtonto move
LAF into Druze-heldChouf as US and
Israeli warplanesprovidecover and US
shipsblanketarea withheavyartillery.
MILITARY ACTION:
ToratKohanim
yeshiva students under border patrol
guard break into and occupy building
undercontrolof "Custodianof Absentee
inJerusalem's
MuslimQuarter.
Property"
Monday,
December 12
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Deniedbuilding
permitssince 1948, refugeesof Kadita
village living in Anbara camp granted
35 dunumsby IsraeliLands Administration. In response to latestclashes with
Arab residentsin Upper Nazareth,Arabto
JewishcommitteeformedinJerusalem
combatincreasingracismagainstArabs.
Law in the Service of Man (Ramallah)
in US
publishesreplyto misinformation
State Dep't. report on Israel's human
rightsrecord.
Galilee and organizingdemonstrations.
announcestotal
IsraelBondsOrganization
of $475,434,250. raised in 1983 (comparedwith$502,144,500. in 1982); total
since 1951 morethan$6.5 billion.
Arab World:US Sec. of State Shultzdecoorperation"withIsrael
fends"strategic
duringtalkswithHM Hassan II in Rabat.
About 2,000 Lebanese and Palestinian
and informerAnsarprisonersrearrested
terrogatedby Israeli forces.Israeli militarycourtin Nablussentences14 youths
from Qabatyah to 2 to 3-year prison
termsforstone-throwing.
ArabWorld:JordanCabinetconfirms12
Jordaniansof Palestinianorigin given
death sentences in absentiaby special
military
courtforsellingWest Bankland
to Israel.
MILITARY ACTION:
Dhib Mahmoud
by Israelipatrol
Daba'ak killedinstantly
fieldnearTayasir,NW of
whileploughing
forautopsy
toJaffa
Nablus;bodyairlifted
and Israel Armyspokesmanannounces
man killed by straybullet while riding
range.Israeliforcessetup
horseintofiring
checkpoints at entrances to al-Najah
National University,harassingstudents
and faculty.Booby-trappedIDF grenade
home
explodeson doorstepofPalestinian
in Husan village; 2 other bombs discoveredin searchof village.
Tuesday,
December 13
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Red Cross reOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
ports Israel reneged on terms of last
month'sprisonerexchange,citingcase of
Ziad Abu Ain; PLO claims39 stillheldin
defianceof agreement;Israel DM communique blames error in ICRC/Israel
coordinationfor reversalof Abu Ain's
release.PatronofBirkatAvrahamyeshiva
remandedfor 4 days for disregarding
gov't. order to removeillegalstructure.
Trial beginsfor 10 Palestinianscharged
with harassmentof Jewishsettlersin
GemayelinLondonfor2
OtherCountries:
days of talks with PM Thatcher. Respondingto reportsthatIsraelasked US
for Pershing11 missiles,Shamir sends
messageto USSR thatIsrael would not
Russia.
acquiremissilescapableofhitting
UN Gen. Assemblyadopts resolution
callingfor peace conferenceinvitingall
parties,includingUS, USSR and PLO on
equal footing[124-4, 15 abstentions].
MILITARY ACTION:
AbdullahAhmed
Musa, workerfromBir al-Basha/Jenin,
founddead nearAkka;familyfearskilled
by Israelivigilantes.
ArabWorld:US and Israelinavieslaunch
simultaneousbut separate attacks on
Syrian and Palestinian positions,
nearLebanesecoast.Grenade
respectively,
thrownat IDF patrolnearSidon,2 Israeli
patrol soldiers wounded; Israeli truck
driverwoundedby grenadeattacksouth
of ZahraniRiver.
Wednesday,
December 14
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israeli authorOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
ities unfreeze$200,000 of $1 million
seizedfromGaza IslamicU. 1 yearago.
Suspect in murder of Nablus girl
(12/8/83) releasedforlack of evidence.
DM Moshe ArensannouncesIsrael will
reviewpolicy of blowingup homes of
Palestinianschargedwithactionsagainst
thestate.
Arab World:Israel joins LAF and Red
Cross in evacuating2,000-2,500 Phalangistmilitiamenand other Christians
fromDeir al-QamarfromDruzeforces.
Thursday,
December 15
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine/lsrael:High Court
delays order to demolish 2 al-Thowri
homes belongingto familiesof persons
in
suspectedof indirectinvolvement
ofIsraelisettler
inHebron.3 Dura
killing
sentenced
teenagers
byRamallah
military
in
courtto 15-30yearsformembership
"illegal organizations."
2 Gaza Red
CrescentSocietyofficials,
Dr. Haidar
& Abdal-Karim
Abdal-Shafi
Tululi,tried
forpossessionof bannedbooks.Town
arrest
member
ofHamdiFaraj,executive
ofArabJournalists
for6
Assoc.,renewed
months.
IsraelCentral
BureauofStatistics
announces
inflation
toreach190%byend
1983(compared
with130%in 1982).
OtherCountries:
Israel's1985 American
aid requestpresented
in
simultaneously
andJerusalem;
nofinalsum,
Washington
butdeclaresneedfor$3.3 billionto fill
foreign
currency
gap. Reaganappoints
Orthodox
Jew,Marshall
Jordan
Berger
to
postas WhiteHouseliaisontoUS Jewish
UNRWAdisavows
community.
anyconnectionwithIsraeligov't.'sproposed
resettlement
refugee
scheme.US praises
Israel-assistedrescue of Phalangist
militiamen
Deiral-Qamar
from
as "model
inthereconciliation
forfurther
progress
processin Lebanon."EuropeanParliamentto send delegationto Lebanon,
IsraelandEgypt
Syria,
Jordan,
toexamine
of solutions
to MiddleEast
possibilities
225
and Lebanonconflict.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:USS New Jersey's16-inch
guns, in action for first time since
Vietnamwar,fireat Syriananti-aircraft
batterieseastof Beirut.
Friday,
December 16
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
EgyptiandipOccupied Palestine/Israel:
lomats in Tel Aviv complainof anonymousphonethreats
andvandalismagainst
their cars and homes; Israel Foreign
Ministrydismissesacts as "normal Tel
Avivcrime."
ArabWorld:Gemayelmakesvisitto Col.
Qadhafiin Tripoli,Libya.
Other Countries:US and Israel reach
agreementforfutureUS militaryuse of
Israelimedicalfaciities.
Saturday,
December 17
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Homes of 13
inRasalfamilies
demolished
Palestinian
andIsraelicourt
AmoudnearJerusalem
grantsthe land to Israeliconstruction
company,Tomer.32 refugeefamilies
fromBeachCamp(Gaza),whosehomes
demolished
forces,
appeal
byoccupation
to UNRWA & other humanitarian
agenciesforaid in 2nd winterwithout
IsraeldeclaresDheisheh
propershelter.
zone,forcing
refugee
campclosedmilitary
for Solidaritywith
IsraeliCommittee
tostophelping
BZUvolunteers
paveroad;
2 Israelis& TV crewdetained.EL AL
over"TempleMount"on
forbids
flights
adviceof formerChiefRabbi Shlomo
ofthesiteextends
Gorenthattheholiness
there
isfear
totheairaboveit;((therefore,
uncleanpeople willdefile
thatreligiously
throughit."
thatairspaceby flying
loyalArabWorld:97 woundedPalestinian
evacuatedby Italianhospital
ist fighters
shipto Tunisand PDRY. SeniorEgyptian
official,Shafi Abdel Hamid, declines
to visitIsrael.
invitation
US Asst. Sec. of Health
OtherCountries:
signs 5-yearagreementwith Israel providingfor exchangeof informationon
social servicesand humandevelopment.
Sunday,
December 18
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Coordinating
Bureau of Economic Organizationsand
Histadrutagreeworkerstoget17.9% cost
12/25/83.
of livingraise,effective
Other Countries:Israel Radio claims
Reagan made secretpact withIsrael to
increasemilitaryaid in 1986; US State
signed
Dep't. assertsno secretagreement
"whileShamirwashere."[In fact,Reagan
signedsecretNationalSecurityDecision
cooperation
Directiveforcloserstrategic
to Israelon 10/9/83.]
and commitment
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:US F-14s meetSyrianantiaircraftfire over Beirut; US warships
hills.Forfifth
bombardSyrian-controlled
time in 9 days, Israeli gunboats shell
evacuationatTripoli;
Palestinians
awaiting
returnfire.2 Israeli
Palestinianfighters
soldiersseriouslywounded, 1 Lebanese
killedingrenadeattackon IDF patrolnear
Sidon; Israelis open fireon crowd gaafterincident.
thering
Monday,
December 19
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israeli gov't.
denies IsraelRadio reportthatDep. PM
Levy met with King Hussein in Paris.
Israeliofficial
complainsthatUS consulate
officialsin Jerusalem
"encouraging"proPLO circles.DM Arensaffirms
Israelwill
continueto usehousedemolitionas ("pretrialpunishment."
Other Countries: Soviet-born Israeli
arrested and charged with arson in
Amsterdam's
pornorowfirewhichkilled
13 and injuredat least25.
Tuesday,
December 20
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Dep. Knesset
Speaker Cohen-Avidovjustifiestelling
his son servingin West Bank to ignore
IDF restrictionon use of arms against
stone-throwers.
Studentcouncilelections
held in Gaza Islamic U. and Bir Zeit U;
StudentYouthMovementwinsall 9 seats
in BZU council. Strikingdock workers
forcebusiness,gov't.and portauthorities
tocreatespecialfundtotransport
cargoes
byair.
Arab World:Arafatand some 4,000
sailfromTripolion 5 chartered
loyalists
Greekpassenger
shipsescorted
byFrench
Navy.
OtherCountries:
Resolutions
adoptedin
UN Gen.Assembly:
newUSdenouncing
Israeliaccord[87-29, 29 abstentions];
condemningincreasingcollaboration
between
IsraelandS. Africa
in
(especially
nuclearfield)[101-18,20 abst.];calling
for economicand militarysanctions
Israel[84-24,31 abst.];declaring
against
Israel'sdecisionto imposejurisdiction
overJerusalem
nulland void[137-1,3
Israel's
abst.];andcondemning
plundering
of Palestinian
culturalproperty
during
ofLebanon[ 120-1,20 abst.].
occupation
S. California
EdisonCo. buys$15 million
solarplantfromIsraelifirm,Ormat.
MILITARY ACTION:
Occupied Palestine!Israel:Hand-grenade
thrownat BorderPatrolvehiclein Gaza.
Israeli troops use teargasagainstabout
100 studentsprotestingoccupationand
attemptsto put al-Najah National U.
undermilitary
control;hourslater,petrol
bomb flungat Israeli foot patrol, no
injuries.GreekOrthodoxnunandMuslim
muezzininjured when 2 IDF grenades
explodein al-Eizariya(Bethany);"TNT"
claimsresponsibility.
ArabWorld:2 Israelisoldiersand 5 Lebanesecivilianswoundedbygrenadehurled
at Israelipatrolin Sidon;2 Israelisoldiers
wounded by land mine near JibJennin;
explosivedevicewounds1 Israeliin Ghaziyehvillagein S. Lebanon; attackson
Israelisin Lebanontotal6 today.
Wednesday,
December 21
SOCIAL POLITICAL:
24-day dock
workers'strikeendswithworkersaccepting 25% pay increase,but with higher
workquotas and workerlayoffs.
MILITARY ACTION:
Occupied Palestine!Israel:3 Palestinianowned cars set ablaze in E. Jerusalem;
no responsefromfiredep't.; police respond after45 mins.; Israeli vigilantes
suspected.
ArabWorld:At least2 killedbyIsraeliair
raidsin S. Lebanon. Israelisoldiersransack mosque in Lebanese village of
Aadlun,triggering
religiouspratestsand
generalstrikethere.
227
Thursday,
December 22
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied
Palestine/Israel:
Israeli
FMYehud
Ben-Meirresigns.Duringvisitof Italy's
FM Giulio Andreotti,PM Shamirvoices
alarm at potential damage to Israel's
exportsifSpain and Portugaladmittedto
EEC. Israel'sHighCourtrefusesrecentlyimprisonedconscientiousobjector'schallenge to re-mobilizationorders issued
immediately
on his releasefromprison.
Muslim cemeteryin Jaffavandalized;
tombstonesspray-painted
withthreatsto
Arabs,signed"TNT."
ArabWorld:ArafatmeetsPres.Mubarak
in Cairo; DFLP criticizesmove; Khaled
Fahumtermsit "flagrant
violationofrule
of PNC;" Saleh Khalafcalls it a personal
moveby Arafat.
OtherCountries:
US hailsMubarak-Arafat
mtg.Veniceprosecutorissueswarrant
for
Arafat'sarreston chargehe had knowledge PLO supplied weapons to Red
Brigade.
MILITARY ACTION:
Hebron curfewedaftergrenadethrownat Usama Ibn
Munqeth School, occupied by Jewish
squatters.
Friday,
December 23
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Arab World:Jordanand Egyptsignnew
tradeprotocolagreementto reviveeconomicties.
MILITARY ACTION:
Curfewimposed
on centralHebronaftergrenadethrownat
BeitRomano,occupiedby Jewishsquatters.AmalSalimWahdanLabadi,member
of Women's Work Committeeand trea-
surer of Abu Dis Public Institutions
Workers' Union, placed under town
arrestin Abu Dis for"securityreasons;"
Labadi is 6 mos. pregnant.
OtherCountries;
Fleeinggunmanfiresat
Israelicharge'd'affaires
in Malta.
tinianopthamologistand respectedpatriot,dies.
ArabWorld:ArafatarrivesinYemenArab
Republic with loyalists aboard Greek
and 1 birthtook place
ship; 10 marriages
on board duringweeklongvoyage.
Sunday,
December 25
OtherCountries:
US presidential
candidate,
JesseJackson,invitedto Damascus for
talksby Pres.Hafezal-Assad.
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Ansarprisoner,
OthmanRaafatSaid Hamdan,scheduled
for release in November prisoner exchange,discoveredstill held in Israel's
Atlit militaryprison. Israeli Cabinet
accusesEgyptof violatingspiritof Camp
David byMubarak'smeetingwithArafat.
Railroad workersin North strikefor 3
days to protesterosion of salaries.Estimated12,000 touristsvisitBethlehemat
Christmas.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World: 1 Israeli soldier killed in
Sidon ambush.
Arab World: Egypt's FM Butros Ghali
oftalksbetweenJordan
urgesresumption
and PLO.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:30 killed (mostlycivilians)
and 50 woundedin Beirutfighting;
LAF
gaincontrolof3 keypositionsnearSabra
& ShatilaafterFrenchwithdrawal.
Monday,
December 26
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine!Israel:Students of
West Bank vocational institutesand
collegesstriketoprotestrenewedattempts
by Jordan Ministryof Education to
impose comprehensiveexam. Heads of
Jewishsettlementsin occupied Golan
complain that Israeli gov't. neglecting
there.PM Shamirsaysthere
development
is no chanceforrevivalof Reaganpeace
initiative.Dr. Khalil Budeiri,1st Pales-
Tuesday,
December 27
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
OccupiedPalestine!Israel:
Postal workers
strikeforimprovedbenefitsand working
conditions.Death penaltyconferred
on 2
Palestinianmen,Maher& KarimYunis,
convictedofkillingIsraelisoldierin 1980;
familiesmaintainconfessionswere extractedby torture.6 mo. town arrest
orderimposedon Khaled Qidra Abd alHadi, DeputyGeneralSecretaryof Gaza
LawyersUnion.
ArabWorld:ArafatmeetswithFatehCeninSana'a,YAR. Cease-fire
tralCommittee
called in Beirut; after3 days fighting,
about 60 (mainlyLebaneseand Palestinian civilians) killed, 150 wounded.
Egyptianforeignaffairsadvisorsays US
shouldopen talkswithArafat,callinghim
"a voice of reasonand moderation."
OtherCountries:
US State Dep't. assails
Soviet cut in Jewishemigrationas "an
act of evil."
unmitigated
Wednesday,
December
28
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
In proposal to
curb public spending,Finance Minister
Yigal Cohen-Orgadproposes freezeon
furtherIsraeli settlements;Peace Now
hailsplan; rightwing
TehiyaPartythreatens to pull out of coalition if plan
approved.Haaretzpublishespoll indicating 48.5% Israeli respondentsoppose
moresettlements
on West Bank; 26.9%
favor.Generalstrikein Eilat sees 5,000
residentsdemonstrateagainstclosureof
TimmaCopper Works and generaleconomic distress.Strikingpostal workers
orderedback to work. Abed Abu Diab,
Jerusalem
unionistandconsultant
toJerusalem ElectricCo., gets 5th renewalof
6-monthtownarrestorder.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:1 Israelisoldierkilledand 2
woundedinambushon IDF borderpatrol
in Jezzine,
S. Lebanon.
Thursday,
December 29
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
OccupiedPalestine/lIsrael:
Encouragedby
US urgingto restoreEgypt-Israelrelations, Shafi Abdul Hamid receivedby
Shamir.[Hamid is firstrankingEgyptian
diplomatto visitIsraelsince invasionof
Lebanon.] On eve of cabinetmtg.over
austeritymeasures, PM Shamir calls
emergencymtg.for Herut membersof
Cabinetin unityattempt.
ArabWorld:Sidon porton generalstrike
in responseto Israel'soccupation,recent
killingof 3 and arrestof 2 local citizens.
Aides in Sana'a, YAR announce Arafat
approvesmilitaryplan for futurePLO
action.
OtherCountries:13 retiredUS generals
and admiralsreturnfromvisitto Israel
sponsoredby B'nai Brith.
229
Friday,
December 30
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
CentralBureau
of StatisticsannouncesIsrael'seconomy
grewless than 1% in 1983, foreigndebt
setat $23 billion.Cabinetdefersdecision
on urgenteconomic recoveryprogram;
announcesnew roundof consumerprice
increases.US 6th Fleetservicedin Haifa;
2 US warshipsunderrepairinIsraelShipyard; US sailors expected to spend $5
millionon leave thereduringmonthof
December.
Arab World:Arafatarrivesin Tunis for
FatehCentralCommitteemtg.Israelseals
offAwali RivercrossingsbetweenNorth
Lebanon and occupied South. Public
demonstrationsstaged throughoutS.
Lebanonprotesting
Israelioccupation.
OtherCountries:
Indonesiadecidesnot to
host 1984 InternationalParliamentary
Union conferenceas Israel expectedto
attend.
MILITARY ACTION:
2 IDF grenadeOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
bombsexplodesin 2 mosquesin Hebron;
1 worshipperslightlywounded; Israeli
"TNT" claims responsibility.Bomb
bus.
spottedand defusedon Jerusalem
Saturday,
December 31
SOCIAL POLITICAL
Bomb explodes
at home of Haj Rashad Shawwa,former
mayorof Gaza; no injuries.
Arab World:Israelisreopen Ansar concentration
camp.Lebanesegov't.protests
to US over closure of access to South
Lebanon and mass arrestsby Israelover
past2 days.DM SpandolonitellsLebanese
gov't.ofplantohalveItalianMNF troops.
MILITARY ACTION:
110 lb. bomb
explodes at roadside south of Sidon;
witnessessay 2-3 Israelis killed. Bomb
explodesas IDF vehiclepatrolsarea near
Nusiratrefugeecamp.
Sunday,
January 1
Occupied Palestine/Israel:Israeli Dep.
Cabinet Min. warns50-100,000 Israelis
may emigratein 1984. Israeli police
reportmaterialevidencelinksshootingof
Nablus girls(12/8/83) to Yosef Harnoi
(of Tel Aviv & Elon Moreh); Pinhas
Mahrabi and EphraimSegal as accomplices. 19thanniversary
of establishment
of PLO. Hanna Nakkara distinguished
Palestinianadvocate,well-knownforhis
work in defenseof Bedouin rightsand
againstland confiscation,
dies in Haifa.
MILITARY ACTION:
Rida Hashem
Zeid KeelaniofJeninshotdead by Israeli
patrolatJalazounrefugeecampforfailing
to stop for identitycheck; occupation
authoritiesforcefamilyto burybody at
night to avoid attention; IDF later
announces victim listed as suspected
terrorist.Central Nablus placed under
curfewafterpetrolbomb attackon IDF
footpatrol;later,petrolbomb hurledat
patrol in Balata refugeecamp; petrol
bomb attackreportedin Jabaliyarefugee
campin Gaza Strip.
Monday,
January 2
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
3 Galileeyouths
held since 9/27/83 sentencedto 6-15
mos. prison for participationin 1983
Land Day demonstration;lawyer says
youths subjected to physicaland psychologicaltorturewhile in Jalamehand
Akka prisons. Israeli MinisterialEconomicCommitteesetsFridaydeadlinefor
gov't.dep'ts.to presentbudgetproposals
with9% overallspendingcut; DM Arens
rejects notion of cutting budget for
developmentof Lavi bomber.Jerusalem
Post poll reports 72% favor cut in
spending for West Bank settlements.
SettlersfromYakirand Kedumim,bitter
over arrest of 3 Israelis suspected of
Nablus killings(12/8/83), returnIDFissuedweaponsto Israeliauthorities.
Arab World: Rev. JesseJacksonmeets
Pres.Assad in Damascus,appeals release
of US airmandowned 12/4/83.
MILITARY ACTION:
Incendiary
bomb
thrownat Israelimilitary
patrolat Balata
refugeecamp; no casualties.
Arab World:IsraelisreopenAwali River
crossingsafter3 days.
Tuesday,
January3
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied
Palestine/Israel:
Israelcivilservants stop work over new austerity
measures,including15% increasesin
assubsidies
staplefoodprices
cut.Knesset
FinanceCommittee
approves14%oincreasein electricty
costs,retroactive
to
12/1/83.SocialWorkersUnionmembersdemonstrate
before
LaborandSocial
AffairsMinistryto protest recent
sanctions.
ArabWorld:SyriareleasesUS airmanto
Rev.Jesse
Jackson.
OtherCountries:
BeforeAmerican
Jewish
inNY,Israel'sformer
Committee
advisor
on Arabaffairs
MenahemMilsonsays
Palestinians
shouldbe granted
rightto
organizepolitically(provided they recognizeIsrael and reject PLO). Britain
declassifies 1953 secret memorandum
outliningearlyplansto armIsrael.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:IsraeliKfirbomberslaunch2
attackson suspectedPalestinian
positions
inBhamdoun,Lebanon.Somenon-essenfromSidon.
tialIDF personnelwithdrawn
Wednesday,
January4
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
In responseto
report of arrestof 160 formerAnsar
detainees,DM Arenssaysonly 16.
Arab World: Fateh Central Committee
ends 3 days of talks in Tunis; 5 rebel
ranks:
officers
expelledfromPLO military
Mohammed Tarki al-Khadra,MohammedZahran,Lt. Col. MahmoudHamdan
(Abu Adwi), Maj. Yusef al-Ajjouriand
Said Musa (Abu Musa).
OtherCountries:
Juryselectionbeginsin
fortrialofMuhammed
Albufeira,
Portugal
HusseinRashid (a.k.a. Yousefal-Awad),
formurderof Issam Sartawi(4/10/83);
deniesguilt.
defendent
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World: 16 Israeli bombers inflict
heavycasualtiesin Baalbekarea; 40-100
killed,360-400 wounded.Lebanesestate
courtreinstatesailingSaad Haddad into
Lebanese Army, reversing7-year-old
inRambam
decision;Haddadbeingtreated
Hospital,Haifa. 7 West Bank deputies
cross to Jordan to attend session of
reconvened
Jordanian
parliament.
OtherCountries:
Reagan says willingto
meetSyrianPres.Assad if it would help
peace in theMiddleEast.
231
Thursday,
January5
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israel Central
Bureau of Statistics reports Israeli
populationgrewby 1.7%; Arabsby2.8%
in 1983. MeirKahanedetainedforillegal
demonstrationsupportingJewishterror
against Arabs; Kahane allowed by
to escape.
interrogators
Arab World: King Hussein orders reconvening of Jordan's parliament;12
deputies now live under Israeli occuRed Crossconfirms
pation.International
that casualtiesof Israeli bombingraids
near Baalbek (1/4/84) were mostly
civilians;Baalbekclosed in generalstrike.
MILITARY ACTION:
Bombin Qazizin
marketinHebron;defusedshortlybefore
set to explode.
Frlday,
January 6
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Galilee settleOccupied Palestine/lsrael:
mentschrmn.,M. Ariav,says 31 settlementsinnorthareneareconomiccollapse.
PM ShamirmeetswithUS envoyRumsfeld
and US Sen. Tower of Sen. Armed
Services Com. Musa Jaradat,Al-Fajr
placed undertownarrest.
correspondent
Saturday,
January7
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Arab World:SheikhJalaleddin,Muftiof
accusingIsraelof
Sidon, issuesstatement
measuresdesigned
andrepressive
arbitrary
Sidon population.WithMNF
to terrorize
LAF conductnew round of
withdrawn,
massarrestsin Sabra refugeecamp.
MILITARY ACTION:
Water mains
connecting Esh'ar Israeli Army post
blownup withmake-shift
bomb.
Monday,
January9
Arab World:Israeli Merkava tanksand
armoredvehiclesspraySidon streetswith
firethreetimes;3 wounded,
machine-gun
carsand shopsdamaged.
& gov't.workers
service
protest
atFinance
Ministry
againstyesterday's
worksanctions.2 LikudMKspresent
urgent
agenda
onnewsettlements
forfreeze
inoccupied
15 Bedouinsheikhspresent
territories.
PM Shamirwithcomplaints
of deterioratingconditionsas Israelimilitary
continueto expropriategrazingand
watering
lands in Negevand Galilee;
Shamirsaystheissuewillbe turned
over
Sunday,
January 8
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israelireservist
convictedof stealingmoneyfromWest
Bank residentsreturningfromJordan.
Chrmn.ofUS JointChiefsofStaffarrives
frommtg.withPres. Gemayelfor3-day
visitwith IDF officials.ZionistGeneral
CouncilconvenesinJerusalem
to discuss
settlement,immigration,Jewish education, as well as crisis in the Zionist
movement.Muhammed Amireh,journalistwithal-Quds, placed under town
arrestfor 6 mos. Palestinianjournalist,
RaymondaTawil preventedfromleaving
West Bank to participatein political
debateforWest Germantelevision.Meir
Kahane,afterstatingto press he would
turnhimselfin only if laterreleasedon
bail, reportsto Jerusalem
police station;
releasedon IS25,000 bail and orderedto
turnoverUS passportto authorities.
ArabWorld:3 PLO ExecutiveCommittee
members,Abdul Mohsen Abu Maizar
(Ind.), Ahmed al-Yamani (PFLP) and
YasserAbed Rabbo (PDFLP), leavetalks
in Tunis,returnto Damascus.Syrianand
LebaneseFMs meetin RiyadhwithSaudi
fortalkson Lebanonsecurity
counterparts
plan; talks focus on Syrian call for
of May 17 agreement.
repudiation
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
500 industrial,
to AgricultureMinistry.Mapam MK
ElazarGranotproposes Alignmenttable
billabolishingstateofemergency
ineffect
in Israelsince 1948.
Arab World:JordanianParliamentmeets
for first time since 1976; amends
constitutionto permitPalestiniansfrom
Israeli-occupiedWest Bank to be appointed as members.FormerLebanese
PM Saeb Salam protests to LAF
commanderGen.IbrahimTannousrecent
LAF mass arrestsof civilianscarriedout
in Sabra and Shatilacamps.
MILITARY ACTION:
Grenadethrown
underIDF patrolvehicleexplodeswithout
injuryin Jericho.
Tuesday,
January 10
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
2 homesinMarj
al-Dudeh nearYattademolishedwithout
warningby Israeli militarybulldozers,
claiming buildings were not licensed;
residentsexpelled.Nablus military
court
issuesprisonsentencesof2?/2
to 4/2years
to 5 youthsfromBidyavillagesbelievedto
have thrownMolotov cocktailsat Israeli
and collaborators'cars. MK Shulamit
document
Alonidisclosessecretmilitary
of IDF
Israeliwithdrawal
recommending
fromLebanon. SettlersfromOfrago on
rampage,damaging10
window-smashing
cars belongingto Palestinians.2 IDF
grenade bombs discovered in Hebron
synagogueby Arabworkersdoingrepairs
there; investigationdirected to Israeli
vigilantegroup,"TNT."
Other Countries:Int'l. Commission of
Jurists
(Geneva)accusesIsraeliauthorities
of arresting
Palestinianstudentswithout
charge to prevent them from taking
exams.
important
Wednesday,
January 11
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
3 Palestinian
homes bulldozed by Israeli occupation
forcesinSamu' and Tarqumiyavillageson
pretext that they were built without
license.ArielSharonrejectedas candidate
for chairmanshipof Jewish Agency's
immigrationdepartment.PM Shamir
announces budget for West Bank
to be cut. Ramallahteacher
settlements
and member of teachers' committee,
Fadel Rimawi,and IsmailOthman,principal of Hashemiya secondaryschool,
raidedbyoccupationtroops,confiscating
books. More than70 membersof"Green
Patrols," para-militarywing of Israeli
natureconservationassoc., in convoyof
14 vehicles, force Bedouin shepherd
women to returnto theirhomes,abandoning sheep; sheep returnednext day
minus 25 head, Bedouins charged
plus
IS150,000 for theirtransportation
IS157,000 fines.
OtherCountries:
Portuguesecourtacquits
Muhammed Hussein Rashid of Issam
Sartawimurder;sentenceshimto 3 years
in prisonforusingforgedpassport.
233
Thursday,
January 12
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
IDF BrigadierOccupiedPalestine/lsrael:
in March
GeneralAmos Yaron,criticized
1983 reportforrole in Sabra and Shatila
massacres,promotedto full generalin
spite of recommendation that "no
command be given to him for three
years."KaramSaleh KaramofBethlehem
fined IS50,000 and given suspended
sentenceof 3 years prison for demonstratingand throwingstones at Israeli
border guards last year. 30 Dheisheh
camp residentssummonedto Bethlehem
militarygovernor'sofficeand told to
create council of camp residents to
coordinatewith "civil administration;"
citing"lack
proposalrejectedbyrefugees
of faith" in militarygov't. Political
prisoner, Nabil shawkeh, sentenced
(November 1982) to 7 yearsprisonfor
membershipin "hostile organization,"
deported to Jordan following drastic
deteriorationof health and subsequent
repeatedrequestbyhislawyerforrelease.
ArabWorld:US envoyRumsfeldarrives
inDamascusfortalkswithSyrianofficials.
OtherCountries:
9 childrenwounded in
Israeliinvasionof Lebanon arrivein NY
formedicaltreatment
sponsoredby"Save
Lebanon" projectof the AmericanArab
Committee;40 have
Anti-Discrimination
alreadybeen treatedunderthisproject.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:IDF convoyambushednear
ZahraniRiver,3 soldierswounded.
Friday,
January 13
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
BritishForeignSecretary
OtherCountries:
Howe rejectsIsraeliargument
SirGeoffrey
that PLO has no role in Middle East
Monday,
settlementand Israeli amb. Yehuda
January 16
Avner's censure of Howe's statement
fromRiyadh,urgingIsrael's recognition
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
ofPalestinian
rightstoself-determination, OccupiedPalestine/lsrael:
Special Cabinet
criticizing
West Bank settlementpolicy
session to discuss implementationof
and callingforPLO involvement
in peace
planned take-over of Hebron market
talks. Italian gov't. rejects Gemayel's
postponedfor membersto attendSaad
demandthatitsMNF contingent
withdraw
Haddad funeral.
from Palestinian refugee camps and
ArabWorld:FourthIslamicsummitConconcentrate on protection of Beirut
ference
convenesin Casablanca with24
commercialestablishments
and governheads
of
state attending;Afghanistan,
ment buildings. US amb. to UN
Algeria,Egypt,Iraq,Libyaand SyriapresKirkpatrickrejects Sec. Gen. Perez de
identsnot attending.Maj. Saad Haddad
Cuellar's Middle East peace conference
buried
in Marjayoun,Lebanon; Israelis
andharmful."
proposalas "ill-considered
attendingfunderalinclude PM Shamir,
DM Moshe Arens,ArielSharon,Shimon
Saturday,
Peres,FM David Kimche.
January 14
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Arab World:Maj. Saad Haddad dies of
cancer at his home in Marjayoun,
Lebanon. US envoyrumsfeld
meetswith
Hafezal-Assadin Damascus.
Sunday,
January 15
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
500 settlers
from
southernkibbutzimdemonstratebefore
PM's officein Jerusalemfor immediate
IDF withdrawal
fromLebanon.Occupation
authoritiesban Al-Fajrjournalistfrom
enteringWest Bank for 1 yearand Gaza
for6 months;no explanationgiven.[The
journalistrecently
served4 mos.injail for
possessionof"bannedprintedmaterial."]
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:2 grenadesthrownat IDF
patrolsin centralSidon; 1 in Nabitiya;
roadsidebomb explodesby remotecontrolas IDF passesnearAnsar.
OtherCountries:
Officialsof theNational
Assoc. ofArabAmericans(NAAA) meet
with US Pres. Reagan in Washington;
urge Marines withdrawfromLebanon.
Presidentsof major American Jewish
send cable to W. German
organizations
chancellorKohl callingforcancellationof
armssale to Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday,
January 17
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israeli military
courtin Nablus sentencesNayefSweitat
to 9 mos. prison on chargesof contact
withPLO. IsraeliNationalInsuranceInstitute releases figuresindicating10% of
Israel's population lives below poverty
level.Brigadier
ShlomoIlya,headofIsraeli
"civil administration"in West Bank,
resignsin connectionwithmilitary
police
investigation
ofcorruption.Israelgovernment workers stage warningstrike in
supportofwageincreases;publicservices,
includingradioand televisionbroadcasts
disrupted.High Court order nisi chal-
lenges Gaza militarycourt decision to
demolish24 Palestinian
homesinJabaliya
refugeecamp.
Arab World:Severalleadersof Palestine
LiberationFrontin Damascusreportedly
kidnappedby rivalmembersof PLF.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World: Villages from Iqlim alKharrubto Souq al-Gharb resist LAF
massarrestsandimpositionof"mourning
curfew"by IDF forcesafterSaad Haddad's death.
Wednesday,
January
18
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Arab World: Adjournmentof Islamic
Summit delayed over issue of Egypt's
readmissionto membership.
OtherCountries:
IsraeliPres.ChaimHerzog
arrivesin Kinshasafor1stvisitto a black
AfricannationsinceYom Kippurwar.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:Dr. MalcolmKerr,President
ofAmericanUniversity
ofBeirut,gunned
down near his office by unknown
assailant.
Thursday,
January
19
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Militarycourt
sentences6 young Aida refugeecamp
residents to 5-9-year jail terms for
throwing petrol bombs at military
vehicles.
ArabWorld:Egyptreadmitted
to Islamic
Conference Organizationby majority
vote; Syrian,Libyanand PDRY delegationswalkout in protest.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:Lightarms firedirectedat
235
IDF troops at Sidon port; no injuries
reported.Bomb explodes at home of
Abed Kabub, chairmanof IslamicWaqf,
local leaderssuspect"TNT."
Jaffa;
Friday,
January20
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
escaAsstudents
Palestine/Israel:
Occupied
imposition
Jordan's
lateprotests
against
exams, UNRWAof comprehensive
operatedRamallahTeachersTraining
Centersformenandwomenclosefor8
days. Israeli police arrest Yonah
in connectionwithlast
Aburushmim
Emil
ofPeaceNowactivist
year'smurder
Palestinian
home in Ibtin
Gruinzweig.
by Israelipolicebullvillagedestroyed
was
dozer on pretextthat structure
unlicensed.
PM Thatcher
Countries:
British
and
Other
US envoyDonald Rumsfeldmeet in
toMNFin
Londontodiscussalternatives
Lebanon.
Saturday,
January21
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
YeshGvulholds
Occupied
Palestine/lIsrael:
on warin Lebanonat Tel Aviv
teach-in
cinema.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:LebaneseShi'itespiritual
inhis
SheikhAbbasHarb,arrested
leader,
homebyIDF andwhisked
off
Hallusiyeh
to unknown
location;his
by helicopter
in30 mins.byIDFbullhomedemolished
General
dozer.UNRWA Commissioner
Olof Rydbeckdenouncesincreasein
inassassinations,
arrests,
kidnappings,
of Palestinian
juriesand disappearances
S. Lebanoncampsoverpast
from
refugees
2 months.
Sunday,
Tuesday,
January24
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
from
200 settlers
KibbutzEin Hashofetdemonstratenear
demandimmediateIDF withPM's office,
Druze
drawalfromLebanon.4 Palestinian
membersof Israeli border police suspendedforrefusalto servein Lebanon.
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine!lsrael:W. German
Kohlarrives
Chancellor
forofficial
6-day
visitamidtightsecurity
anddemonstrations by Israeli WW II holocaust
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:IDF forcesbesiegeHallusiyeh,
villagesin S.
al-Homeiraand Tarafelsiyeh
Lebanon,conductingmassarrests.
nianpoet,founddeadin Londonhotel
room.Argentine
Jewish
community
voices
apprehension
over Knessetdelegation
involvement
ininvestigations
intofateof
January 22
Monday,
January 23
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Representatives
OccupiedPalestinellsrael:
of 31 Palestinianinstitutionsin West
Bank meet at BZU to issue statement
stronglyrejectingmoves by Jordanto
recallNationalAssemblywithPalestinian
participationas conspiracyundermining
PLO achievements. Israeli Cabinet
approves 1984 budgetof $20.1 billion
providingfor$169 millioncutin military
spending.Leaderof"Sons oftheCedars"
militia,Etienne Saqr (a.k.a. Abu Arz),
meetswithPM ShamirinJerusalem.
US and Israeli officials
OtherCountries:
meetfor2 daysoftalksinWashingtonon
and politicalcooperaexpandedmilitary
tion.JosephChurba,Dir. of Centerfor
NY, assertsIsrael's
Security,
International
militaryinvolvementwith pro-Western
CentralAmericanforcesis partof Israeli
state policy to preventUS becoming
bogged down defending the western
hemisphere.
survivors.
OtherCountries:Mu'in Bseisso, Palesti-
Jewishdesapericidos.
Wednesday,
January25
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Formerchiefof
staff
YigaelYadinsubmits
affidavit
stating
IDF seizure
ofHebroncentral
busstation
is notjustifiable
forreasonsofsecurity.
PM Shamirsurvives3 no confidence
motions in Knesset. Al-Fajrjournalist,
Awad Abdel Fattah, denied access to
West Bankand Gaza for1 yearby Israeli
occupation authorities.Yaqoub Hijazi,
owner of Akka publishinghouse, summoned by Israelipolice for questioning
about new book of shortstories;police
confiscatecopies of thebook, claimingit
is "inciting."
Arab World: Lebanese Shi'ite leader,
Raghib Harb, makes last public appearanceinHallusiyehrallyafterfellowShi'ite
leaderarrestedby IDF.
OtherCountries:
IsraeliPres.Herzogends
Africanvisit,returning
fromLiberiawith
wide-rangingcommercial cooperation
Postallegespresiagreement.Washington
dentialcandidateRev. JesseJacksonprivatelymade anti-Jewish
remark;Zionist
anti-Jackson
campaignaccuses candidate
of "racism"and "anti-Semitism."
Thursday,
January 26
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine/Israel:Israeli firm
J.O.E.L. strikesoil in commercialquantitiesat Gurimin Negev.
Other Countries:Reagan administration
informsIsraeli gov't. of plans to renew
effortsto supply Jordan with $220
millionin military
equipmentfor8,000manstrikeforceforGulf.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:Israeli-backedmilitialeader
in S. Lebanon,MohammedFarhat,shot
and killedby assailantin speedingcar in
Ramunvillage.
Friday,
January27
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
OtherCountries:
SmithsonianInstitution
(Washington)cancelsplannedIsraeliarchaeologicalexhibitas Israelunableto verify
ownershipof artifacts.In letterto UN
Sec. Gen. Perez de Cuellar, Israeli UN
amb. BlumclaimsUN is largelyresponsible for worldwideresurgenceof antiSemitism.
Saturday,
January 28
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israeli gov't.
pressofficetriesto rescindstatementby
PM officeDir.-Gen.Mattityahu
Shmuelevitzthatarmssalesto Saudi Arabiamight
forceIsraeltolaunch"preemptive
strike."
MILITARY ACTION:
Jewishextremists,reportedly
suspected"TNT" mem-
237
bers, flee Jerusalempolice afterplot to
blow up Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa
Mosque withIDF explosives;four men
apprehendedand laterreleased.17 yearold Palestinian boy, Nasser al-Sarisi,
killedby Israelisoldiersin Nablus when
youthsattackborderpatrolwithstones;
in2 shot
violentprotestsfollow,resulting
in legswhentroopsopen fireon crowd.
Sunday,
January29
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Israeli Cabinet
Minister,Mordechai Ben Porat, resigns
withPM Shamiron
over disagreements
Lebanon policyand economicsituation.
Israelimilitarycourt takes into custody
David Shemtov,suspectedofstealingand
sellingIDF grenadesand bullets.Youths
in Balata camp demonstrateto protest
murderof Nablusboy (1/28/84); Israeli
troopsuse teargas to breakup crowd.
Monday,
January30
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
IDF grenade
Occupied Palestine/lIsrael:
bomb discoveredin Jerusalemnear Via
Dolorosa; 3 foundnearLions Gate.
Other Countries:Pentagon notifiesUS
Congress of plan to sell 35 additional
M48A5 tanksto Lebanon at cost of $28
millionto total 137. AustralianFM Bill
Hayden urges freezeon settlementsin
and Israel'srecogoccupiedterritories
right
to self-determnitionofPalestinian
inationduringtalks with Shamirin
Jerusalem.
Tuesday,
January31
Occupied
Actingchrmn.
Palestine/lIsrael:
Committee
ofIsraeliCabinetSettlement
announces
YuvalNe'eman
(Tehiya
party),
in occupied
2 new Jewishsettlements
files
districtattorney
Gaza. Jerusalem
for
6 Kiryat
Arbasettlers
charges
against
inHebronmarket
lastJuly.
rioting
US House of RepreOtherCountries:
Democrats
sentatives
agreeon resolution
andorderly
withdrawal"
of
for"(prompt
Marines
fromLebanon.
Wednesday,
February 1
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
OccupiedPalestinelIsrael:
Knessetvote
defeats
Shamir
proposal
tobuilda "Jewish
Quarter"in Hebron.Israeliprofessor
sendsletterof protestto DM Arens
confiscation
of books and
concerning
arbitrary
arrests
ofArabstudents
at Beer
ShebaU.; NegevHumanRightsAssociation
presents
petitions.
OtherCountries:
Chile refusesIsrael's
requestto extradite
formerSS officer
Walter
Rauff
fortrialasNaziwarcriminal
inIsrael.US Pres.Reagandeclares
hewill
ignoreHouse resolution
forUS withdrawalfromLebanon.
Thursday,
February2
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied
Palestine/Israel:
Military
authoritiesorderclosureofBZUcentral
campus
for3 mos.afterstudent
demonstrations
to blow up al-Aqsa
protesting
attempt
Mosque.Shamirannouncesto Knesset
for7,000
plansfor5 newsettlements
inGolanovercoming
5 years.
settlers
Friday,
February 3
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
2 suspectsin
attempt
toblowupDomeoftheRockand
al-Aqsa Mosque, Meir Liebowitzof
Brooklynand BartSilverman
of New
Jersey,
arrested
byJerusalem
policewhile
attending
JDL rally.Over 300 leading
Palestinian
personalities
attendarba'in
memorialfor Dr. Khalil Dudeiri at
Women'sUnionHQin Jerusalem.
Saturday,
February 4
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied
40,000joinPeace
Palestine/lIsrael:
Now demonstration
in Tel Avivagainst
Israel'soccupation
ofLebanon.
Arab World:LebaneseShi'ite leader,
Nabih Berri,calls on Muslimcabinet
ministers
to resignand MuslimLAF
soldiers
to quitarmy.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:IDF positionat Sidonport
andpatrol8 milesnorth
ofTyresubject
to
lightweaponsambushes.
Sunday,
February 5
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Gov't.schoolinWestBankrepeatdemandfor
teachers
100%wageincrease.
ArabWorld:
LebanesePMShafiqWazzan
and9-member
cabinet
underpresresign
surefromMuslimgroupsopposedto
Gemayelgov't.;GemayelacceptsresigSaudi-backed
offers
nations;
8-point
plan
fornational
reconciliation,
including
promisethat"everything
is negotiable."
MILITARY ACTION:
Occupied
HomesofPalesPalestine/lIsrael:
tinians suspected in killing of Israeli
settler in Hebron sealed in pre-trial
punishment.
ArabWorld:Booby-trapped
car in Nabatiya explodes, injuring1 Israeli and 4
Lebanesecivilians;automaticfireopens
up on IDF convoy4 milessouthofJezzine
and southof Ansariya.IsraeliAir Force
jet crashesin Sinai, pilot killed; Egypt
returnsbody to IAF.
Monday,
February 6
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Arab World:Lebanese Shi'iteand Druze
leaders call for Pres. Gemayel's resignation.
US SenateFinanceComOtherCountries:
mitteebeginshearingson issue of establishingfreetraderelationswithIsrael.US
Sec. of State Shultz,in Brazilia,accuses
Syriaof "tryingto dominateLebanonby
force."Pres.Reaganordersuse ofairand
naval forcesagainstanti-gov't.positions
around Beirut.Late Americanjournalist
Fred Sparks' $25,000 bequest to PLO
divertedto Red Cross for work with
Palestinians;
decisionresultsfromprotest
suit taken up by 3 American Zionist
organizations.Speaking in Melbourne,
formerPres. Cartercalls for US withdrawalfromLebanon. European ParliaIsraelipolicy
mentPres.Dankertcriticizes
inMiddleEastbeforeKnessetand in mtg.
withPM Shamir.
MILITARY ACTION:
NisreenAhmed
Shrouf,5 yearsold,killed,2 brothersand
2 sisterswounded in Bethlehemwhen
grenadeexplodes in hand; grenadesuspectedplantedby "TNT."
ArabWorld:Shi'iteand Druzeforcestake
overmostofWestBeirutfromLAF/Pha-
239
lange; demand Gemayel'sresignation.2
Israeliswoundedwhengrenadeshit IDF
patrolssouthof ZahraniRiver;grenadeattacks on IDF patrols in Sidon and
Nabatiyamarket.US gunshipsGarciaand
JF Kennedyand A-6 Intruderbombers
pound mountainpositionsnearBeirut.
Tuesday,
February 7
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Karp report
Occupied Palestine/lIsrael:
pracIsraeli law enforcement
criticizing
tices towardArabs in West Bank made
public;reportrevealsJewishsettlerswho
kill West Bank Palestiniansenjoy high
degreeof immunityfrompolice investigation.Israeligov't.announcesno intento salvage Gemayel
tion of intervening
presidencyin Beirut,in spiteof reported
pleas fromPhalangeemissaries.Interior
officialattacksJerusalem
Mayor
Ministry
Kollek for accusing political motives
behindgov't.refusaltoapprove5 replacement generatorsfor Arab-ownedJerusalemElectricCo. SpokesmanforCouncil
of Jewish Settlements("Judea & Samaria") revealsIDF commanderAlufOri
Orr instructedsettlersnot to cooperate
withcivilianpoliceafterattackson Arabs.
PM Shamirand US amb. Lewis meetfor
urgenttalkson LAF setback.Gaza-Majdal
Road checkpointswithdrawnby Israel,
therebyremovingonly visibledemarkationof 1948 border.
US Pres.ReaganannounOtherCountries:
MarinesfromBeirut
ces plan towithdraw
offshore.
towarships
EuropeanParliament
Pres. Dankert,speakingto Knesset,suggestsIsraelcoordinateeffortswithMorocco and Tunisia to protectagricultural
exportsto Europe if Spain and Portugal
admittedto EEC.
Wednesday,
February8
Thursday,
February 9
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
KnessetinemerOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
gency session on consequences of US
withdrawalfrom Lebanon; proceedings
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Ariel Sharon
classified.
ArabWorld:Arafatarrivesin Sana'a from
KuwaitfortalkswithPres.Saleh.
Other Countries:US House Speaker
O'Neill claimsUS shellingnotauthorized
withinWar PowersAct. Pope John-Paul
urgespull-outofMNF fromLebanonand
callsforprotectionofPalestinianrefugees
there in appeal to US Pres. Reagan.
French gov't. reacts criticallyto US
decisionto pull out of Beirut;engagesin
diplomatic effortsto reconvene UN
SecurityCouncilforreplacingMNF with
UN force.
MILITARY ACTION:
Israeli patrol
killsIsraeligovernment
ranger,shooting
at wild dogs in field near Beit Lahiya,
Gaza, mistaking him for Palestinian
"guerrilla."Complaintsregisteredwith
Tel AvivpolicethatCivilDefensevolunteersfromlocal high schools randomly
beat Arabs; base commander Sarah
commandedpupils:
Ruhamim,reportedly
"Get out ofthepatrolcarand see thatthe
Arabsgeta beating;mydaughterenjoysit
terribly."Ruhamimresignedaftersummonedby CD commander.
Arab World:USS New Jerseyfiresbig
guns for 5 hours at artillerypositions
behindSyrianlines.6th/15thLancersof
BritishMNF withdrawfrom Beirut to
aircraft
carrierReliant.
intention
torunforleadership
announces
for
of HerutPartyandseeknomination
hold4-hourrally
PMship.BZU students
IDF closureof university.
protesting
ArabWorld:Lebaneseoppositionleaders
meet in Damascus; remaindividedover
whetheror not Gemayelshould resign.
UN HQ in Nakoura, Lebanon files
complaintto IDF of S. Lebanon militias,
formerlyunder Saad Haddad, attacking
UNIFIL forces.
MILITARY ACTION:
2 KatyusharockOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
etsfiredfromS. LebanonhitnearMetulla
withinIsraeliborder.
Arab World: US destroyersfire into
Beirut hills for second day. Roadside
bombs blast personnelcarrierand IDF
patrol south of Tyre; IDF patrolcomes
underlightarmsfirenearNabatiya.
Friday,
February 10
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Representatives
from UNRWA and 17 West Bank
refugeecamps meetin Aqbat Jabrcamp
nearJerichoto discussyouthprograms.
OtherCountries:
Spain's Dep. PM Guerra
dispelsspeculationofpossiblediplomatic
relationswithIsrael;says conditionsfor
relationsincludeIsrael'sguaranteedborders, withdrawalfrom Lebanon and
ofPalestinianrightsto homerecognition
land. Britainproposes50-manUN force
to monitorBeirut's"Green Line." Mubarakarrivesin ParisfortalkswithPres.
leadersexaminepossibleresurMiterrand;
rection of UN Resolution 242 with
amendmentcalling for mutual and
simultaneousIsrael-PLOrecognition.
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:Red Cross 707 withurgent
medical supplies for Lebanese hospitals
turnedback from Beirut airport after
Christianmilitia threatensto shoot it
down.6 IsraeliKfirjetsattackBhamdoun,
Mansuriyaand Baalchmayin Lebanon;at
least2 killed,severalbuildingsdamaged;
Israel claims retaliationfor Palestinian
Katyushaattackon Metulla.
Saturday,
February 11
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine:PM Shamir warns
Gemayelcancellationof May 17 agreementwouldendLebanon'sindependence,
and indicatesIsraelwouldhaveto occupy
S. Lebanon indefinitely.
Israelinorthern
borderpostsfailto reopenas planneddue
to protestsby inspectorsdemandingpay
increases.
Arab World:Senior Syrianofficialssay
cancellationof May 17 agreement
essentialforPres.Gemayel'spoliticalsurvival.
OtherCountries:French-Egyptian
peace
plan rejectsrevivingamended UN Res.
242.
Sunday,
February 12
_
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Al-Najah National U. resumesclasses after21-day
closure;al-Najah admin.agreesto postpone decision to withold credit from
"unlicensedmeetings."
students
attending
Israeli feministmembers of Women
AgainstOccupationdemonstrate
against
of imprisonedPalestinian
mistreatment
women at public appearance of ad-
241
forprisonaffairs
in Tel Aviv.
ministrator
In apparentresponsetoadversepublicity,
militaryauthoritieslift town arrestof
AmalWahdan.NatureiKartaspokesman
Rabbi Hirschcallsforannexationoftheir
Mea ShearimquartertofuturePalestinian
state. 3 Hebron residentsconvictedof
attackson IDF positionssentencedto 512 yearsin prison.IsraeliCabinetfailsto
agree on possible IDF redeploymentin
Lebanonafter7-hoursession.
Monday,
February 13
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
ArabWorld:GeneralstrikecalledinMajd
al-Shams(Golan) protesting
Israelioccuin
pationofLebanonand US interference
Lebaneseaffairs.
OtherCountries:
Hungarianstatebusiness
meetwithIsraelibusinessrepresentatives
inabsenceofdiplomatic
meninJerusalem;
relations,talks remainon privatelevel.
Soviet delegationinformsUS Security
Council thatUSSR willnot approveUN
peacekeepingforcein Lebanon untilUS,
Frenchand ItalianMNF withdraw
British,
permanently.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World: IDF soldiers wounded by
mineexplosionon road to Nabatiya.
50 membersofUS Druze
OtherCountries:
communitydemonstrateat State Dep't.
againstUS policyinLebanon.FM Kimche
ends 4-dayofficialvisitto Singapore.
Tuesday,
February 14
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
IsraeliDep. PM
LevysaysReagandecisionto pull out of
Lebanon shows "poor judgementand
certainweakness."IsraeliChiefof Staff
EitansaysIDF mustremainin S. Lebanon
border.
foreverto ensuresafenorthern
Other Countries:King Hussein, Pres.
Mubarakand Pres.Reaganmeetat White
House to discuss ways to negotiated
ofWest Bankand Gaza status;
settlement
ReagandisassociatesselffromMubarak's
appeal for "directdialogue" withPLO.
US amb. to Israel Samuel Lewis tells
presidentsof AmericanJewishorganizations at JerusalemHilton that US
Embassy should have been moved to
Jerusalemin 1950s. BritishFM Howe
states position that May 17 agreement
"(mustnot be allowed to become an
obstacle to national reconciliation"in
Lebanon.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:Druze militiasmake gains
against LAF; US responds by shelling
Druze areas with 45 rounds fromdestroyersoffshore
Thursday,
February 16
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
ArablocalcounOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
for2
andGalileestrike
cilsintheTriangle
theirseverefiscal
hoursto demonstrate
Aboudi
Shukri
lawyer
Ramallah
problems.
jail
finedIS50,000 and given6-month
inillegal
ofmembership
termon charges
organization.
opponents
informs
Gemayel
ArabWorld:
in
he will annul May 17 agreement
exchangefor their participationin
talks.
reconciliation
Other Countries:King Hussein flies to
and
LondonfortalkswithPM Thatcher
Arafatnominated
FM Howe.Chairman
forpostofrectorofGlasgowUniversity
March5.
election
bystudents,
MILITARY ACTION:
Jewishsettlers
Wednesday,
February 15
Tulkarm
breakintohomeof84-year-old
whenhe refuses
man;chopoffhisfinger
to Israelibuyers.
to signoverproperty
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
DM Arenswarns
Druze to stop assistingPalestiniansand
SyriansagainstIsraelor it "will have no
choice but to react." Druze MK Amal
Nasseral-Din says Israelhas nothingto
and
May 17 agreement
lose in abrogating
withS. LebaneseShi'itesand
cooperating
Druze.
Arab World:AdvancingDruze militia
inKfarMatta,
117Druzecorpses
discover
S. Lebanon,massacredby Christian
Phalangemilitiain 1983. Israelitanks
to Damour
highway
patrolnorth-coast
supportfor Phalangist
demonstrating
death-squad
there.
Israel-backed
takeover
killsShi'iteleader,RaghibHarb,while
nearNabatiya.
homeinJabsheet
walking
2 Britonsexpelledfrom
OtherCountries:
USSR for smugglingZionist literature
intocountry.
Friday,
February 17
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World: LAF collapses as Druze
forceslinkup withShi'itesinsouthBeirut
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Arab World:Lebanese leaders reject
Gemayel's8-pointplan; Nabih Berri
the
he willnotconsider
quotedas saying
"responsibility
accepts
planuntilGemayel
suburbs."
ofthesouthern
formassacres
OtherCountries:
US approvesuse of$250
millionofmilitary
grantsfordevelopment
of Lavi jet fighter.Israeli FM Kimche
attends foundingof Japan-IsraelParliamentary
FriendshipLeaguein Tokyo.
Saturday,
February 18
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
JewishAgency
Settlements
Dep't. head proposes 3-year
moratoriumon all new West Bank
because of economiccrisis.
settlement
Sunday,
February 19
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Yaacov LevinOccupiedPalestinelIsrael:
son, long-time chairman of Bank
Hapoalim, commits suicide after investigationsinto financial misdealings
involvingLabor Partyinstitutions.
Arab Countries:Lebanese opposition
leadersconferin Damascus.KingHussein
returnsto Ammanaftervisitto US.
243
Sabra and Shatilarefugeecamp positions
to Shi'ite militia; turn over 70-bed
military hospital to Shi'ite welfare
organization.
Other Countries:UN Human Rights
Commission approves 2 resolutions:
condemningIsrael's West Bank policies
of confiscationand demolitionof Arab
property,
massarrestsandtorture;calling
on Israel to releaseZiad Abu Ain; both
resolutions passed with 11 (mostly
Western) membersabstaining;only US
opposed. InternationalFederation for
Human Rightspresentsevidenceto UN
commissionof Lebanese securityforces
militiaabductionsofmore
and Phalangist
than 1,500 civiliansin S. Lebanon in
conjunctionwithIDF. Gen. Managerof
(Golan),
YuvalGuitars,Katzrinsettlement
reportssell-outof Israeli'ouds marketed
at World Music Festivalin Frankfurt
to
Saudi, Lebanese, Syrian and Tunisian
buyers.
Tuesday,
February 21
OtherCountries:
IsraeliPM Shamirbegins
3-dayswithEEC FMs inBrussels,
lobbying
for favorable trade treatment.Reagan
admin. claims no knowledgeof contact
overpast9 mos.betweenStateDep't. and
PLO via intermediary,
JohnMroz.
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Formerchiefof
staff,Eitan heckledduringvisitto Beer
Sheba U. on tourofNegev;declaresArab
studentshave no business there, tells
them:"This is our country,not yours."
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:Israelisbomb positionsat
Hammana, Bhamdoun and Damour
rebelPalestinian
bases there;local
alleging
residentsinsist no Palestiniansin area;
Souq al-Gharband Aleyalso hit.
February 20
Arab World:SyriapresentsGemayel4pointplanforLebanon:abrogateMay 17
presence
accord,deal withSyrianmilitary
throughArab League, set up national
unitywithparityforall factions,convene
nationalunitytalksin Geneva.Christian
Phalangist militia leader Fadi Frem
cautions Gemayel his forces will not
acceptabrogationof May 17 agreement.
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Arab World: Italian MNF contingent
completewithdrawal
fromBeirut,leaving
OtherCountries:
Sec. of StateShultzsays
Marine pull-out from Beirut will be
completein 2 weeks. Israelifirm,Elbit,
Monday,
announces$6 milliondeal to supplynaval
systemsto undisclosed
communications
Europeangovernment.
Thursday,
February 23
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:US Marines begin formal
to 6thFleetvesselsoffBeirut.
withdrawal
IsraelbombsallegedPalestiniantargetsin
centralmountainvillagesof Bhamdoun,
BikhShtayand Mansuriya;
Ainal-Jadida,
sends armoredcolumn northwithin12
milesof Beirut.
fromTyreto
ArabWorld:Generalstrike
deathSidon to protestIsraeli-backed
squad killingof Shi'iteleaderRaghib
Harb(2/16/84).
Wednesday,
February 22
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
4 IsraeliCabinet
ministersoppose continuedIDF forays
northof AwaliRiverlineat riskof Israeli
involvementin factionalfighting.DM
LAF performance
Arenssharplycriticizes
againstDruzeand Shi'itemilitias;justifies
foraysto northas defenseagainst"terrorist infiltration."Representativesof
Arab local councils meetin ShefaAmr;
protestto gov't.and Histadrutincreasing
numberof dismissalnoticesservedArab
workers.
US suspendsshipmentof
OtherCountries:
130 armedpersonnelcarrierstoLebanon,
may not sell 35 tanks alreadyplanned.
IsraeliIndustryand Trade Ministervisits
Bucharestfor talks aimed at doubling
Israeliexportsto Rumania.US physicist
SamCohen,veteranofLos Alamosatombomb project, proposes impregnable
radiationbarrier,or "nuclear wall" for
Israelibordersto "end thetragedyofwar
in the Middle East." Reagan admin.
standagainstmovingUS-Embassy
clarifies
fromTel Avivto Jerusalem.
ArabWorld:ChristianPhalangeofficers
confirmIsrael promised regular army
back Druze and
patrolsto aid in fighting
Shi'ites.
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:LAF officials
say "at least
3,000Palestinian
fighters"
inBhamdoun;
Mansuriya
IsraelF-15sbombBhamdoun,
andRweisat;
repellattackSyrian
gunners
ers.Ambush
on Israelipatrolclaims1.
Friday,
February 24
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Territories:
Israeli Cabinet
headsaysIsraeli
Settlement
Committee
willdoubleovercoming14 mos.
settlers
Sunday,
February 26
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Occupied Palestine/
Israel: Bethlehem
MayorElias Freijheads delegationto
talks;
Jordan
to observeArafat-Hussein
tojoinpeaceprocess.
sayswillurgeArafat
Arab World:ChairmanArafatarrives
TunisfortalkswithKingHusseinon
from
future
ofPLO-Jordan
coordination.
OtherCountries:
RichardArens,interandboard
nationalhumanrights
lawyer
member
ofSearchforJustice
andEquality
inPalestine/Israel,
in
diesofheartfailure
Connecticut.
Bridgeport,
MILITARY ACTION:
ArabWorld:
Marine
completes
contingent
withdrawal
to warshipsoff coast of
andrebelLebanese
Beirut;Shi'itemilitia
Armyunitstakebunkersvacatednear
airport;withinhour afterlast Marine
retreat,USS Caron and New Jerseyblast
anti-government
positions in hills over
Beirut;Israelijetsbomb positionsaround
Souq al-Gharbas Druzemilitiafightslast
LAF holdoutthere.
Monday,
February 27
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
1,000kibbutzniks and 35 IDF reservists
deonstrateat
PM's officeurgingIDF withdrawalfrom
Lebanon.
ArabWorld:Over 1,000 Egyptian
lawyers
in Cairo,burningIsraeliand
demonstrate
US flags, on 4th anniversary of
normalization of Israeli-Egyptianrelations.ChairmanArafatandKingHussein
hold secretsessionin Ammanto discuss
commonapproachto futureof occupied
territories.
Other Countries:Soviet FM Gromyko
accuses US of blocking settlementin
Lebanon;reaffirms
Sovietoffertohelpset
up internationalconference. Security
Councilvoteon FrenchproposalforUN
forcein Beirutdelayedby Soviet objectionsto wording.
Tuesday,
February 28
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
Knessetpasses
8th Basic Law (JusticeSystem);Justice
MinisterNissimspeculatesIsraelwillhave
245
a constitutionof II Basic Laws within
next10 years.
OtherCountries:7 Canadian MPs meet
Arafatin Ammanwhileon Middle East
tour sponsoredby Arab League. Reagan
admin.turnsdownappeal fromGemayel
for increaseduse of US air and naval
power in direct support of Beirut
government.
MILITARY ACTION:
Occupied Palestine/Israel:2 grenades
21; in
injuring
explodeinWestJerusalem,
as
Damascus,PFLP claimsresponsibility
retaliationfor recent raids by Zionist
settlerson Muslimshrines.
Wednesday,
February 29
SOCIAL/POLITICAL:
PM ShamirreOccupiedPalestine/Israel:
acts to Hussein-Arafattalks; says if
Husseinwantspeace,he shouldrealizethe
addressfortalksin Jerusalem.
ArabWorld:Pres.Gemayelreceivedwith
full honors in Damascus for mtg.with
Pres.Assad;bothleadersagreediscussions
fruitful.
MILITARY ACTION:
Arab World:6-manteamof US artillery
spottersatBeitMeri,guidingfirefromUS
comes underattack6
6th Fleetoffshore,
miles east of Beirut;USS Sims fires20
area. Israel
rounds into surrounding
join Haddad's
reports400 Phalangists
Haddad's
army;
pressforIsraeltoappoint
successor.
Schechla
CompiledbyJoseph

Palestine Chronology, December 1983

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