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| Jan.5 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bombings kill 23| 2 nearly simultaneous suicide bombings rocked central Tel Aviv. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility | |
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| Jan.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon rejects corruption charge |
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| Jan.25 |
Gaza |
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12 Palestinians killed
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| Jan.26 |
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Rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel |
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| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon wins election, calls for unity Prime Minister has hailed Likud Party's triumph as 'historic' and said he will seek to create a broad-based government
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| Feb.10 |
West Bank |
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Israel shuts West Bank, Gaza |
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| Feb.15 |
Gaza |
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Bomb kills 4 Israeli soldiers |
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| Mar.5 |
Northern Israel |
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Bomb blast kills 15
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| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
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Arafat chooses prime minister
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| Mar.30 |
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Blast wounds 49 in Netanya
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| Apr.29 |
Tel Aviv |
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Four dead in terror bombing
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| Apr.30 |
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New Mid-East peace plan launched| International mediators have presented their 'roadmap' to Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas | |
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| May.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Powell meets Sharon and Abbas |
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| May.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met 
A suicide bomber killed 2 Jewish settlers in the city of Hebron
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Jerusalem |
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8 killed in bus attack
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| May.19 |
Northern Israel |
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Suicide bombing kills 3 in shopping mall |
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| May.23 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel ready to accept steps in 'road map'
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| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Cabinet OKs road map The 12-7 vote, with 4 abstentions, is the first time the government has accepted the principle of a Palestinian state
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| May.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon signals 'occupation' end |
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| May.29 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon-Abbas meeting candid, beneficial |
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| Jun.4 |
 Jordan |
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Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush| Sharon is backing the Palestinian state and says Israel will remove outposts, Abbas calls for end to intifada | |
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| Jun.7 |
Gaza |
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7 dead in gun battle
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| Jun.8 |
Washington |
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Mid-East killings prompt US appeal |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon warns Palestinians on terror |
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| Jun.9 |
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Sharon, Abbas criticize attacks |
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| Jun.10 |
Gaza |
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Israeli gunships fire at vehicle
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Washington |
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Bush rebukes Israel over air strike |
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Washington |
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Bush upbeat on Mid-East peace plan |
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Gaza |
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Hamas, Israelis vow to keep fighting |
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| Jun.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Suicide blast hits bus, 17 killed Dozens of people were injured during rush-hour. Hamas said it carried out the bombing
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Gaza |
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Helicopter gunship killed 6
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| Jun.12 |
Gaza |
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Israeli attack kills 7
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Washington |
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Hamas blamed for Mid-East violence |
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| Jun.13 |
Gaza |
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Israeli airstrike kills militant, wounds 25 |
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| Jun.14 |
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Israeli-Palestinian talks possible |
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Israelis, Palestinians hold 'positive' meeting
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| Jun.15 |
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Mid-East peace talks set to begin |
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| Jun.16 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon: No deal if terror rampant |
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Gaza |
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Abbas pushes for cease-fire |
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| Jun.17 |
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Child killed in ambush |
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Gaza |
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No breakthrough in Abbas talks |
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| Jun.19 |
West Bank |
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Israel takes on Jewish settlers
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| Jun.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Powell: Hamas 'enemy of peace'
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| Jun.21 |
West Bank |
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Israelis kill a Hamas leader
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| Jun.22 |
Jordan |
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Quartet resolute on Mideast peace Representatives presented a united front in support of the road map for peace
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Jordan |
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US criticises Israel strike |
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| Jun.23 |
West Bank |
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100 Hamas members arrested in Hebron
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| Jun.25 |
West Bank |
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Militants offer truce
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| Jun.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Cease-fire deal could be in the wings |
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Gaza |
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Hamas leader signals truce
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West Bank |
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Hopes for truce |
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| Jun.28 |
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Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Israel |
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Israelis, Palestinians invited to DC by Rice
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| Jun.29 |
 Gaza |
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Palestinian militants announce cease-fire Hamas and Islamic Jihad have agreed to a 3-month cessation of violence against Israelis
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| |
Gaza |
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Arafat's Fatah joins cease-fire |
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| |
Gaza |
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Palestinians take charge
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| Jun.30 |
West Bank |
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman |
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| Jul.1 |
West Bank |
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Arafat 'could leave Ramallah' |
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| Jul.2 |
West Bank |
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Israel hands over Bethlehem Bells rang in Manger Square as Israel turned over the city's security control to the Palestinians
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| Jul.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel to free more prisoners |
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| Jul.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel to free 500 Palestinians |
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| Jul.29 |
Washington |
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Bush, Sharon focus on terror groups |
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| Aug.2 |
West Bank |
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Palestinians arrest Arafat HQ militants
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| Aug.6 |
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Israel frees 339 Palestinian prisoners |
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| Aug.8 |
West Bank |
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Hamas vows Israel raid payback |
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| Aug.10 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israelis retaliate in south Lebanon
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| Aug.11 |
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Deadly Pair of Apparent Bombings |
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| Aug.15 |
West Bank |
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Israel to release cities to Palestinians |
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| Aug.19 |
Jerusalem |
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Powerful bus bomb killed 21| The bomb exploded in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. The explosion damaged a second bus | |
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West Bank |
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Abbas ends talks with militant groups |
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| Aug.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Palestinians promise new efforts |
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West Bank |
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Israel raids West Bank cities
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| Aug.21 |
Gaza |
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Hamas ends cease-fire
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians protest leader's death
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| Aug.24 |
Gaza |
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Israeli attack kills 4 Hamas members
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| Aug.26 |
Gaza |
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Israeli missile strike kills bystander |
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| Aug.27 |
West Bank |
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Arafat urges cease-fire |
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| Aug.30 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians: At least two killed in strike |
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| Sep.2 |
West Bank |
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Arafat: 'The road map is dead' |
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| Sep.4 |
West Bank |
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Abbas asks Palestinian council for support |
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| Sep.6 |
West Bank |
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Abbas offers resignation Arafat told Palestinian legislators he had accepted Prime Minister offer to resign
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Gaza |
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Hamas founder wounded in airstrike Sheikh Ahmed Yassin vowed 'jihad will continue' after being targeted in an Israeli missile strike
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Washington |
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US stands by Mid-East peace plan |
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| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
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Israel closes West Bank, Gaza |
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| |
West Bank |
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Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM The nominee, proposed by Arafat, is the parliamentary speaker
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| Sep.8 |
West Bank |
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Arafat nominee seeks assurances |
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| Sep.9 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bombers kill 13 A bomber set off an explosion at a bus stop east of Tel Aviv. Another bombing killed 6 at cafe in West Jerusalem
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| Sep.10 |
Gaza |
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Hamas warns it will attack Israeli homes |
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| Sep.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat A decision of security Cabinet could mean the Palestinian leader's expulsion from his Ramallah compound
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| |
West Bank |
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Palestinians rally for defiant Arafat |
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| Sep.19 |
UN |
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U.N. vote backs Arafat |
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| Oct.1 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel to expand security barrier |
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| Oct.4 |
Northern Israel |
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Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa Map of Haifa Israel| More than 50 people were wounded in suicide bombing at a crowded Arab-owned Maxim restaurant | |
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Gaza |
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Israeli helicopters strike |
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| Oct.5 |
 Syria |
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Israeli strike on Syria Concern is growing that the air strike on a Palestinian training camp could heighten already-strained tensions
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| |
West Bank |
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Arafat installs emergency cabinet |
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
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US urges restraint after Israel raid |
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| |
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Israel soldier killed near Lebanon |
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| Oct.9 |
West Bank |
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New Palestinian cabinet in crisis
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| Oct.10 |
UN |
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Annan condemns Gaza deaths |
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| Oct.13 |
Switzerland |
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Israeli Left, Palestinians Reach Deal |
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| Oct.16 |
Gaza |
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Bomb kills 3 Americans A roadside bomb went off beneath a convoy carrying U.S. diplomats, killing 3 American members of a security
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| Oct.20 |
Gaza |
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Israel Kills 10 Palestinians in Air Raids |
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| Oct.21 |
UN |
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Israel Speeds Building of Barrier, UN Says |
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| Oct.22 |
Toronto |
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El Al Jet Diverted After Security Threat |
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| Oct.24 |
Gaza |
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Joint Palestinian Attack Kills 3 Israelis |
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| Oct.31 |
Washington |
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$5M reward for Gaza attack conviction |
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|
| Nov.28 |
UN |
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Annan condemns Israeli barrier |
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|
| Dec.1 |
West Bank |
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4 Palestinians killed during Israeli raid |
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| |
 Geneva |
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Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled 30 delegates from each side gathered in Geneva to launch an unofficial peace plan 'Geneva accord'
|
| Dec.2 |
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Israel asks not to meet Geneva authors |
|
| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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Mid-East talks take shape |
|
| Dec.18 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel warns of unilateral moves Sharon: Israel will take steps to separate from the Palestinians unless there is progress on the roadmap peace plan
|
| |
Washington |
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US warns Israel over 'separation' |
|
| Dec.22 |
Jerusalem |
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Muslims attack Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher was hospitalized in good condition after worshipers attacked him as he tried to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque
|
| |
Jerusalem |
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Suspects seized over Maher attack |
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| Dec.23 |
Gaza |
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8 Palestinians killed in raid |
|
| Dec.25 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bomber kills 4 A bombing at a major intersection also wounded 13. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility
|
| |
Gaza |
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6 killed in Israeli helicopter strike |
|
| Dec.31 |
Northern Israel |
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Golan settlement plan under fire |
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|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.25 |
Gaza |
12 Palestinians killed
|
| Jan.26 |
|
Rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel |
|
| Feb.15 |
Gaza |
Bomb kills 4 Israeli soldiers |
|
| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet OKs road map The 12-7 vote, with 4 abstentions, is the first time the government has accepted the principle of a Palestinian state
|
| Jun.7 |
Gaza |
7 dead in gun battle
|
| Jun.10 |
Gaza |
Israeli gunships fire at vehicle
|
| Jun.10 |
Gaza |
Hamas, Israelis vow to keep fighting |
|
| Jun.11 |
Gaza |
Helicopter gunship killed 6
|
| Jun.12 |
Gaza |
Israeli attack kills 7
|
| Jun.13 |
Gaza |
Israeli airstrike kills militant, wounds 25 |
|
| Jun.16 |
Gaza |
Abbas pushes for cease-fire |
|
| Jun.21 |
West Bank |
Israelis kill a Hamas leader
|
| Jun.25 |
West Bank |
Militants offer truce
|
| Jun.27 |
Jerusalem |
Cease-fire deal could be in the wings |
|
| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
Hamas leader signals truce
|
| Jun.27 |
West Bank |
Hopes for truce |
|
| Jun.29 |
Gaza |
Palestinian militants announce cease-fire Hamas and Islamic Jihad have agreed to a 3-month cessation of violence against Israelis
|
| Jun.29 |
Gaza |
Arafat's Fatah joins cease-fire |
|
| Jun.30 |
West Bank |
Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman |
|
| Aug.6 |
|
Israel frees 339 Palestinian prisoners |
|
| Aug.8 |
West Bank |
Hamas vows Israel raid payback |
|
| Aug.10 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israelis retaliate in south Lebanon
|
| Aug.20 |
West Bank |
Israel raids West Bank cities
|
| Aug.21 |
Gaza |
Hamas ends cease-fire
|
| Aug.24 |
Gaza |
Israeli attack kills 4 Hamas members
|
| Aug.26 |
Gaza |
Israeli missile strike kills bystander |
|
| Aug.27 |
West Bank |
Arafat urges cease-fire |
|
| Aug.30 |
Gaza |
Palestinians: At least two killed in strike |
|
| Sep.6 |
Gaza |
Hamas founder wounded in airstrike Sheikh Ahmed Yassin vowed 'jihad will continue' after being targeted in an Israeli missile strike
|
| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
Israel closes West Bank, Gaza |
|
| Oct.4 |
Gaza |
Israeli helicopters strike |
|
| Oct.5 |
Syria |
Israeli strike on Syria Concern is growing that the air strike on a Palestinian training camp could heighten already-strained tensions
|
| Oct.6 |
|
Israel soldier killed near Lebanon |
|
| Oct.20 |
Gaza |
Israel Kills 10 Palestinians in Air Raids |
|
| Oct.24 |
Gaza |
Joint Palestinian Attack Kills 3 Israelis |
|
| Dec.1 |
West Bank |
4 Palestinians killed during Israeli raid |
|
| Dec.1 |
Geneva |
Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled 30 delegates from each side gathered in Geneva to launch an unofficial peace plan 'Geneva accord'
|
| Dec.23 |
Gaza |
8 Palestinians killed in raid |
|
| Dec.25 |
Gaza |
6 killed in Israeli helicopter strike |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Oct.22 |
Toronto |
El Al Jet Diverted After Security Threat |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.5 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide bombings kill 23| 2 nearly simultaneous suicide bombings rocked central Tel Aviv. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility | |
|
| Jan.8 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon rejects corruption charge |
|
| Jan.26 |
|
Rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel |
|
| Feb.10 |
West Bank |
Israel shuts West Bank, Gaza |
|
| Mar.5 |
Northern Israel |
Bomb blast kills 15
|
| Mar.30 |
|
Blast wounds 49 in Netanya
|
| Apr.29 |
Tel Aviv |
Four dead in terror bombing
|
| May.17 |
Jerusalem |
8 killed in bus attack
|
| May.19 |
Northern Israel |
Suicide bombing kills 3 in shopping mall |
|
| Jun.11 |
Jerusalem |
Suicide blast hits bus, 17 killed Dozens of people were injured during rush-hour. Hamas said it carried out the bombing
|
| Jun.17 |
|
Child killed in ambush |
|
| Jun.20 |
Jerusalem |
Powell: Hamas 'enemy of peace'
|
| Jun.23 |
West Bank |
100 Hamas members arrested in Hebron
|
| Jun.25 |
West Bank |
Militants offer truce
|
| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
Hamas leader signals truce
|
| Jul.6 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to free more prisoners |
|
| Jul.27 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to free 500 Palestinians |
|
| Aug.2 |
West Bank |
Palestinians arrest Arafat HQ militants
|
| Aug.6 |
|
Israel frees 339 Palestinian prisoners |
|
| Aug.8 |
West Bank |
Hamas vows Israel raid payback |
|
| Aug.11 |
|
Deadly Pair of Apparent Bombings |
|
| Aug.19 |
Jerusalem |
Powerful bus bomb killed 21| The bomb exploded in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. The explosion damaged a second bus | |
|
| Aug.21 |
Gaza |
Hamas ends cease-fire
|
| Sep.6 |
Gaza |
Hamas founder wounded in airstrike Sheikh Ahmed Yassin vowed 'jihad will continue' after being targeted in an Israeli missile strike
|
| Sep.9 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide bombers kill 13 A bomber set off an explosion at a bus stop east of Tel Aviv. Another bombing killed 6 at cafe in West Jerusalem
|
| Sep.10 |
Gaza |
Hamas warns it will attack Israeli homes |
|
| Oct.4 |
Northern Israel |
Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa Map of Haifa Israel| More than 50 people were wounded in suicide bombing at a crowded Arab-owned Maxim restaurant | |
|
| Oct.16 |
Gaza |
Bomb kills 3 Americans A roadside bomb went off beneath a convoy carrying U.S. diplomats, killing 3 American members of a security
|
| Dec.22 |
Jerusalem |
Muslims attack Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher was hospitalized in good condition after worshipers attacked him as he tried to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque
|
| Dec.22 |
Jerusalem |
Suspects seized over Maher attack |
|
| Dec.25 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide bomber kills 4 A bombing at a major intersection also wounded 13. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon wins election, calls for unity Prime Minister has hailed Likud Party's triumph as 'historic' and said he will seek to create a broad-based government
|
| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
Arafat chooses prime minister
|
| Apr.30 |
|
New Mid-East peace plan launched| International mediators have presented their 'roadmap' to Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas | |
|
| May.11 |
Jerusalem |
Powell meets Sharon and Abbas |
|
| May.17 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met A suicide bomber killed 2 Jewish settlers in the city of Hebron
|
| May.23 |
Jerusalem |
Israel ready to accept steps in 'road map'
|
| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet OKs road map The 12-7 vote, with 4 abstentions, is the first time the government has accepted the principle of a Palestinian state
|
| May.26 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon signals 'occupation' end |
|
| May.29 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon-Abbas meeting candid, beneficial |
|
| Jun.4 |
Jordan |
Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush| Sharon is backing the Palestinian state and says Israel will remove outposts, Abbas calls for end to intifada | |
|
| Jun.8 |
Washington |
Mid-East killings prompt US appeal |
|
| Jun.8 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon warns Palestinians on terror |
|
| Jun.9 |
|
Sharon, Abbas criticize attacks |
|
| Jun.10 |
Washington |
Bush rebukes Israel over air strike |
|
| Jun.10 |
Washington |
Bush upbeat on Mid-East peace plan |
|
| Jun.12 |
Washington |
Hamas blamed for Mid-East violence |
|
| Jun.14 |
|
Israeli-Palestinian talks possible |
|
| Jun.14 |
|
Israelis, Palestinians hold 'positive' meeting
|
| Jun.15 |
|
Mid-East peace talks set to begin |
|
| Jun.16 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon: No deal if terror rampant |
|
| Jun.16 |
Gaza |
Abbas pushes for cease-fire |
|
| Jun.17 |
Gaza |
No breakthrough in Abbas talks |
|
| Jun.19 |
West Bank |
Israel takes on Jewish settlers
|
| Jun.20 |
Jerusalem |
Powell: Hamas 'enemy of peace'
|
| Jun.22 |
Jordan |
Quartet resolute on Mideast peace Representatives presented a united front in support of the road map for peace
|
| Jun.22 |
Jordan |
US criticises Israel strike |
|
| Jun.28 |
|
Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Israel |
|
| Jun.28 |
|
Israelis, Palestinians invited to DC by Rice
|
| Jun.29 |
Gaza |
Palestinians take charge
|
| Jul.1 |
West Bank |
Arafat 'could leave Ramallah' |
|
| Jul.2 |
West Bank |
Israel hands over Bethlehem Bells rang in Manger Square as Israel turned over the city's security control to the Palestinians
|
| Jul.29 |
Washington |
Bush, Sharon focus on terror groups |
|
| Aug.15 |
West Bank |
Israel to release cities to Palestinians |
|
| Aug.19 |
West Bank |
Abbas ends talks with militant groups |
|
| Aug.20 |
Jerusalem |
Palestinians promise new efforts |
|
| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
Palestinians protest leader's death
|
| Sep.2 |
West Bank |
Arafat: 'The road map is dead' |
|
| Sep.4 |
West Bank |
Abbas asks Palestinian council for support |
|
| Sep.6 |
West Bank |
Abbas offers resignation Arafat told Palestinian legislators he had accepted Prime Minister offer to resign
|
| Sep.6 |
Washington |
US stands by Mid-East peace plan |
|
| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM The nominee, proposed by Arafat, is the parliamentary speaker
|
| Sep.8 |
West Bank |
Arafat nominee seeks assurances |
|
| Sep.11 |
Jerusalem |
Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat A decision of security Cabinet could mean the Palestinian leader's expulsion from his Ramallah compound
|
| Sep.11 |
West Bank |
Palestinians rally for defiant Arafat |
|
| Sep.19 |
UN |
U.N. vote backs Arafat |
|
| Oct.1 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to expand security barrier |
|
| Oct.5 |
West Bank |
Arafat installs emergency cabinet |
|
| Oct.6 |
Washington |
US urges restraint after Israel raid |
|
| Oct.9 |
West Bank |
New Palestinian cabinet in crisis
|
| Oct.10 |
UN |
Annan condemns Gaza deaths |
|
| Oct.13 |
Switzerland |
Israeli Left, Palestinians Reach Deal |
|
| Oct.21 |
UN |
Israel Speeds Building of Barrier, UN Says |
|
| Oct.31 |
Washington |
$5M reward for Gaza attack conviction |
|
| Nov.28 |
UN |
Annan condemns Israeli barrier |
|
| Dec.1 |
Geneva |
Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled 30 delegates from each side gathered in Geneva to launch an unofficial peace plan 'Geneva accord'
|
| Dec.2 |
|
Israel asks not to meet Geneva authors |
|
| Dec.3 |
Washington |
Mid-East talks take shape |
|
| Dec.18 |
Jerusalem |
Israel warns of unilateral moves Sharon: Israel will take steps to separate from the Palestinians unless there is progress on the roadmap peace plan
|
| Dec.18 |
Washington |
US warns Israel over 'separation' |
|
| Dec.31 |
Northern Israel |
Golan settlement plan under fire |
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