1986 in Palestine

none April 2025 1986 Events in the year 1986 in Palestine. Incumbents Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization – Yasser Arafat Events January 8 January: Minor rioting breaks out in East Jerusalem due to a visit to the Temple Mount by members of the Knesset's Interior Committee to investigate complaints of illegal construction.10 January 1986 Special Unit Set Up to Investigate the Clash on the Temple Mount https://www.jta.org/archive/special-unit-set-up-to-investigate-the-clash-on-the-temple-mount 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency15 January 1986 NEW INCIDENT ON TEMPLE MOUNT https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/15/world/new-incident-on-temple-mount.html Friedman Thomas L. 31 October 2025 The New York Times 13 January: 17 Palestinians are arrested in the West Bank in connection to the 1985 West Bank land fraud case.15 January 1986 17 West Banks Arabs Arrested in Connection with Land Sales Fraud https://www.jta.org/archive/17-west-banks-arabs-arrested-in-connection-with-land-sales-fraud 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency February 19 February: King Hussein of Jordan declares the failure of the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement signed in 1985. In his declaration, Hussein accuses the PLO of breaking their promise to recognise United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 338.19 February 1986 Hussein Mideast Peace Effort Fails : Arafat Stymied Talks by Not Recognizing Israel, King Says https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-19-mn-9447-story.html 31 October 2025 The Los Angeles Times3 March 1986 PALESTINIANS IN OCCUPIED REGIONS STUNNED BY HUSSEIN-ARAFAT BREAK https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/03/world/palestinians-in-occupied-regions-stunned-by-hussein-arafat-break.html Miller Judith 31 October 2025 The New York Times14 July 1987 HUSSEIN-ARAFAT SPLIT: NEITHER WINS https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/14/world/hussein-arafat-split-neither-wins.html Kifner John 31 October 2025 The New York Times March 2 March: Mayor of Nablus Zafer al-Masri is assassinated by Palestinian extremists.17 March 1986 Middle East Grief and Anger in Nablus https://time.com/archive/6705754/middle-east-grief-and-anger-in-nablus/ Smith William E. 31 October 2025 Time Magazine 14 March: The body of Sergeant David Manos, an Israeli soldier who disappeared in Israel in late 1984, is discovered in the West Bank.17 March 1986 Remains of Missing IDF Soldier Found https://www.jta.org/archive/remains-of-missing-idf-soldier-found 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency Four Palestinians from Deir Ballut would later be charged with his kidnapping and murder.21 May 1986 Four Arabs Indicted for Kidnap-murder of Israeli Soldier https://www.jta.org/archive/four-arabs-indicted-for-kidnap-murder-of-israeli-soldier 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 30 March: Land Day demonstrations are held across the occupied Palestinian territories.1 April 1986 ISRAELI TROOPS KILL PALESTINIAN AND WOUND 3 DURING PROTESTS https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/01/world/israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-and-wound-3-during-protests.html 31 October 2025 The New York Times April Former Mayor of Gaza City Rashad al-Shawwa meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to propose a new peace initiative using a Gaza First approach which would see the Gaza Strip be granted autonomy under Egyptian rule.30 June 1986 Former Gaza Mayor Reportedly Holding Secret Talks to Implement Autonomy Plan for Gaza https://www.jta.org/archive/former-gaza-mayor-reportedly-holding-secret-talks-to-implement-autonomy-plan-for-gaza 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency23 May 1986 MUBARAK AND HUSSEIN DISCUSS GAZA https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/23/world/mubarak-and-hussein-discuss-gaza.html Friedman Thomas L. 31 October 2025 The New York Times May 23 May: Meron Benvenisti's West Bank Data Base Project publishes a report warning that conditions in the Gaza Strip were significantly deteroriating.27 May 1986 Israel's Gaza Strip Policies Scored https://www.jta.org/archive/israels-gaza-strip-policies-scored 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency23 May 1986 Gaza strip deteriorating; violence foreseen https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/05/23/Gaza-strip-deteriorating-violence-foreseen/1298517204800/ 31 October 2025 UPI June 5 June: The nineteenth anniversary of the Six-Day War is marked. The anniversary would see a spate of attacks by Palestinian terrorists on Israeli civilians.12 June 1986 Terrorist Gang Captured After Week of Assaults and Bombings https://www.jta.org/archive/terrorist-gang-captured-after-week-of-assaults-and-bombings 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency July 24 July: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine carries out a terrorist attack against Israeli tourists visiting the West Bank town of Jericho, injuring thirteen.25 July 1986 Grenade Injures 13 Israelis in Jericho https://www.jta.org/archive/grenade-injures-13-israelis-in-jericho 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 25 July: American Vice-President George H. W. Bush arrives in Israeli for an official visit, during which he would meet with a group of Palestinian moderates.30 July 1986 Palestinians Tell Bush Their Mideast Views in a 'Spirited' Meeting https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-30-mn-18775-story.html Fisher Dan 31 October 2025 The Los Angeles Times Following the visit, Bush would announce additional aid for Palestinian development, to be used under a Jordanian-led programme, a move that the PLO denounces.11 August 1986 P.L.O. DENOUNCES PLANS TO DEVELOP WEST BANK UNDER OCCUPATION https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/11/world/plo-denounces-plans-to-develop-west-bank-under-occupation.html 31 October 2025 The New York Times August September 9 September: Palestinian newspaper Al Fajr publishes the results of an opinion poll overseen by An-Najah University, Meron Benvenisti, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Newsday. The poll finds that 78% would prefer the establishment of a "democratic Palestinian state in all of Palestine" as the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict compared to 17% supporting a two-state solution, with 88% saying that the 1978 Coastal road massacre was justified.9 September 1986 POLL IN WEST BANK FINDS PALESTINIANS STRONGLY FAVOR ARAFAT https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/09/world/poll-in-west-bank-finds-palestinians-strongly-favor-arafat.html Friedman Thomas L. 31 October 2025 The New York Times The An-Najah University professor who led the poll would subsequently have his visa revoked for engaging in non-academic activity.21 November 1986 ISRAELIS EXPELLING A U.S. PROFESSOR https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/21/world/israelis-expelling-a-us-professor.html 31 October 2025 The New York Times 16 September: The Cairo Amman Bank announces its intention to open a branch in Nablus, the first Arab bank to resume operations in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.16 September 1986 Jordan Takes Steps to Strengthen Its Ties with West Bank Arabs https://www.jta.org/archive/jordan-takes-steps-to-strengthen-its-ties-with-west-bank-arabs 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 27 September: First of the 1986 Ashkelon stabbings. Over the next month and a half, a group of Palestinian terrorists would carry three separate stabbing attacks against Israeli civilians from Ashkelon while they were visiting the Gaza Strip to shop.30 September 1986 Violence Erupts at Funeral of Ashkelon Resident Stabbed in Gaza https://www.jta.org/archive/violence-erupts-at-funeral-of-ashkelon-resident-stabbed-in-gaza 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency9 October 1986 Stabbings in Gaza Embitter Israelis https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/09/stabbings-in-gaza-embitter-israelis/3c02314d-a57f-4edc-b745-321500827aba/ Frankel Glenn 31 October 2025 The Washington Post14 November 1986 Israeli Soldiers Kill Arab Driver in Gaza; Third Israeli Jew Stabbed https://www.jta.org/archive/israeli-soldiers-kill-arab-driver-in-gaza-third-israeli-jew-stabbed 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency26 December 1986 Terrorist Gang Captured https://www.jta.org/archive/terrorist-gang-captured-2 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 28 September: The Israeli government appoints Abdel Majid E-Zir as Mayor of Hebron, Halil Mussa Halil as Mayor of Ramallah, and Hassan A-Tawil as Mayor of Al-Bireh.30 September 1986 U.S. Welcomes Appointment by Israel of Arab Mayors in West Bank Cities https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-welcomes-appointment-by-israel-of-arab-mayors-in-west-bank-cities 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency October 15 October: A Palestinian terrorist attack in Jerusalem kills one Israeli, Dov Porat, and injures sixty-nine.17 October 1986 Carnage in Jerusalem https://www.jta.org/archive/carnage-in-jerusalem 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 22 October: The Israeli Hadassah Medical Organization establishes a liaison office with the Israeli Civil Administration to improve healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territories.22 October 1986 New Hadassah Unit to Strengthen Cooperation with Arab Doctors and Medical Facilities on the West Bank https://www.jta.org/archive/new-hadassah-unit-to-strengthen-cooperation-with-arab-doctors-and-medical-facilities-on-the-west-ban 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency The same day, the Israeli government appoints Tahir Hijazi as Mayor of Anabta.24 October 1986 Policy of Appointing Arab Mayors in Major West Bank Towns is Completed https://www.jta.org/archive/policy-of-appointing-arab-mayors-in-major-west-bank-towns-is-completed 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency November 2 November: Balfour Day is marked by demonstrations across the occupied territories.3 November 1986 News Brief https://www.jta.org/archive/the-69th-anniversary-of-the-balfour-declaration-was 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 3 November: Controversy is sparked after the Israeli government orders Palestinian Akram Haniyah deported for "hostile activity" and Fatah militancy.6 November 1986 Arab Editor Ordered Deported to Jordan https://www.jta.org/archive/arab-editor-ordered-deported-to-jordan 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency 15 November: Killing of Eliahu Amedi. Three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members murder Israeli yeshiva student Eliahu Amedi in Jerusalem.25 November 1986 Hope for Calm After Nine Days of Violence in Jerusalem Following the Stabbing of a Yeshiva Student https://www.jta.org/archive/hope-for-calm-after-nine-days-of-violence-in-jerusalem-following-the-stabbing-of-a-yeshiva-student 9 December 2024 Jewish Telegraphic Agency19 November 1986 The Aftermath of a Stabbing https://www.jta.org/archive/the-aftermath-of-a-stabbing 9 December 2024 Jewish Telegraphic Agency December 4 December: December 1986 Birzeit University protests. A significant wave of rioting and violence breaks out across the occupied Palestinian territories following the deaths of two Birzeit University students in a riot at the university.5 December 1986 Two West Bank University Students Killed by Israeli Soldiers and Police in the Act of Quelling a Riot https://www.jta.org/archive/two-west-bank-university-students-killed-by-israeli-soldiers-and-police-in-the-act-of-quelling-a-rio 3 December 2024 Jewish Telegraphic Agency7 December 1986 PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE ERUPTS ON WEST BANK https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/12/07/palestinian-violence-erupts-on-west-bank/ 9 December 2024 The Chicago Tribune Deaths 22 November - Anwar Nuseibeh24 November 1986 Anwar Nusseibeh Dead at 73 https://www.jta.org/archive/anwar-nusseibeh-dead-at-73 31 October 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency See also 1986 in Israel 1986 in Jordan References 1986 in Palestine Category:Years of the 20th century in Palestine Palestine