Word: jericho
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...There are celebrations everywhere. There is criticism from some circles, but for the first time in this century the majority believe there will be a national Palestinian authority on a free land in Gaza and Jericho from which Israel will withdraw. Many people are worried, but this is normal...
...agreement stipulates that Israel will begin turning over responsibility for the Gaza Strip and the Jericho area in the West Bank to the Palestinians by mid-November and complete the task within two months. The Gaza Strip is a well-defined beachfront rectangle of 140 sq. mi. But what, exactly, is the Jericho area? The municipal bounds of the city encompass only 10 sq. mi., but the Jericho district, as defined by Jordanian law that was in effect before Israel's 1967 conquest, comprises 146 sq. mi. The Palestinians want the autonomous zone to contain much of that territory, including...
...brake on Arafat's homecoming is the problem of securing his safety. Palestinian radicals have threatened to kill him, and a former chief rabbi of Israel has blessed his murder. P.L.O. sources in the territories say Arafat plans to move between two headquarters, one in Jericho and one in the Gaza Strip, a 70-mile trip by road through central Israel. The agreement guarantees safe passage, but for Arafat, "safe" would probably necessitate a military convoy. A Palestinian force that size would irritate the Israelis, while an Israeli contingent would humiliate the P.L.O. Arafat might commute by helicopter...
...Brigade in Jordan and the Ain Jalud Brigade in Egypt. The P.L.O. began training these fighters as policemen three months ago, and 1,200 of them have already completed the course. In his office in Amman, Jordan, General Hamed Qudsiyah, head of the Badr Brigade, sits with maps of Jericho on his desk, planning for the deployment of his men there within 10 weeks -- before Arafat's first visit, he says...
...Palestinian force will be relatively small while it polices Gaza and Jericho. But over the next nine months, its turf will expand into the entire West Bank as the Israeli army withdraws from populated areas and Palestinian autonomy spreads. Faisal Husseini, the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, has said police should eventually total 30,000 officers. But Israel's principle is that there should be the same proportion of Palestinian police to civilians as there is in Israel, which would make for a force of about...