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 West Bank, January 2006
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| Jan.2 |
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Uncertainty over Palestinian poll
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| Jan.24 |
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 Hamas campaign threatens Fatah Party 1.3 million Palestinians will head to the polls in the first parliamentary elections in a decade
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| Jan.25 |
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Hamas slashes Fatah majority
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| Jan.26 |
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 Hamas won elections Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building
| Hamas has operated a network of social and charitable organizations for Palestinians. Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to keep negotiations moving forward. Israel demanded that the Palestinian Authority disarm the new ruling party and the other terrorist organizations
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Israel rules out talks with Hamas Israeli interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ruled out any talks with a Palestinian government including Hamas
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| Jan.27 |
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 Abbas urges Hamas to form government Post-election tensions sparked fighting in the town of Khan Yunis between Fatah and Hamas
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| Jan.30 |
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Abbas vows to honour peace deals
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| Feb.1 |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers| Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes | |
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| Feb.5 |
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Israel to pay frozen tax revenues
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| Feb.7 |
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Olmert outlines West Bank withdrawal
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| Feb.12 |
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Graffiti sprayed on mosque
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| Feb.14 |
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Israel warns Abbas about Hamas
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| Feb.17 |
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Palestinians to give back US aid
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| Feb.18 |
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Hamas takes power vowing no talks Palestinian Authority President addressed the opening session of the new Hamas-majority parliament
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| Feb.19 |
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Abbas warns of financial crisis
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Hamas dismisses Israeli sanctions
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| Feb.25 |
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 Mahmoud Abbas issues warning Palestinian leader could resign from office if he felt too many constraints under a Hamas government
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| Feb.27 |
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EU to fill Palestinian funds gap Europe to save the Palestinian Authority from imminent financial collapse with an offer of 120m euros
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| Mar.2 |
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Palestinians fear al Qaeda infiltration
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| Mar.3 |
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Unrest after Israel church attack
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| Mar.6 |
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 Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers The Palestinian parliament has revoked recent legislation giving more powers to Palestinian leader
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| Mar.14 |
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Israelis storm Palestinian prison 6 inmates were holed up and vowing not to be taken alive. Palestinian guards clashed with Israelis
| An Israeli army raid on a Jericho jail holding a senior militant , Ahmed Saadat, has sparked a wave of kidnappings and protest.
US and UK monitors left the jail complaining about lax of security.
Saadat, leader of the PFLP, is blamed for killing a cabinet minister in 2001
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Abbas rushes home after jail raid
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| Mar.15 |
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Abbas denounces Israeli jail raid
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| Mar.19 |
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Hamas submits names for cabinet
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| Mar.30 |
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Quartet warns Hamas over funding
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Suicide bomber kills 4
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| Apr.7 |
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 EU suspends aid to Palestinians The Union has cut off direct aid payments because of refusal to renounce violence and recognize Israel
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U.S. redirecting Palestinian aid The U.S. will increase humanitarian aid but will cut off all assistance for building projects in the territories
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| May.6 |
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Clashes over Hebron settler move  Israeli police have clashed with settlers they plan to evict from a Palestinian home in Hebron
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| May.14 |
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Court upholds Israeli spouse ban
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7 Palestinians killed
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| May.22 |
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Hamas leader 'captured' in raid
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| Jun.6 |
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Abbas extends deadline for Hamas Palestinian President extended a deadline to accept a document that implicitly recognizes Israel
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| Jun.28 |
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Israel seizes Hamas legislators Israeli troops have detained dozens of ministers and lawmakers, as its offensive in Gaza continued
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Settler's body believed found A body found near Ramallah is that of an 18-year-old Eliyahu Yitzhak Asheri, abducted by Palestinian militants
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| Jul.30 |
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Islamic Jihad leader killed
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| Aug.5 |
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Israel holds Palestinian Speaker
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| Aug.18 |
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Israelis detain Hamas deputy PM The forces have seized Nasser al-Shaer in a raid on his home in the town of Ramallah
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| Aug.26 |
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Palestinians: Israelis kill Palestinian
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| Sep.10 |
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  Blair pushes for Palestinian engagement British Prime Minister: World should restore contacts, if Hamas forms a government with more moderates
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| Sep.11 |
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Palestinian unity cabinet agreed
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| Oct.1 |
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Protests turn deadly  Palestinian workers took to the streets to protest against the cash-strapped Hamas-led government
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| Oct.4 |
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  Rice pledges US support for Abbas US Secretary of State has pledged Washington's support for beleaguered Palestinian Authority President
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| Nov.26 |
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Palestinians ordered to enforce cease-fire
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| Dec.15 |
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Palestinian factions clash Map of Ramallah Israel| More than a dozen people were injured when fighting broke out in the city of Ramallah | |
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| Dec.16 |
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President Abbas calls for early elections | Palestinian President called for presidential and legislative elections to end the stalemate between Fatah and the Hamas. Abbas said that Palestinians would not be drawn into civil war,
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| Dec.18 |
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 Blair, Abbas urge new efforts for peace Palestinian leader and British Prime Minister met for talks. Blair said the international community should support Abbas
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| Dec.25 |
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Israel plans to ease W. Bank travel rules
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