1. Arafat was able to move about freely throughout Ramallah after the Israeli army withdrew from the city in the early hours of the morning. 2. As the army withdrew, local Zairians looted the stores along the main streets, taking everything from bicycle tires to refrigerators to crates of beer. 3. But rebel leaders have so far turned down the amnesty and have demanded that the army withdraw from their territory. 4. Earlier Wednesday, the Israeli army withdrew tanks from the West Bank town of Nablus and planned to move its tanks from other communities if the violence diminishes. 5. However, we feel that a situation like this proves the instability of the situation which would arise should the Israeli army withdraw. 6. It was chosen to be the first city from which the Israeli army will withdraw because the PLO is expected to have no problem extending full control. 7. The army then withdrew. 8. The Canadian army withdrew to avoid a confrontation, and a handful of Chippewa families remain there today. 9. The Israeli army has withdrawn from Palestinian towns and refugee camps. 10. The Israeli army withdrew from most of the Gaza Strip when the Palestine Liberation Organization took control of its semiautonomous zone in May. |