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Jerusalem |
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Muslims worship in Jerusalem
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Israel |
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3 Palestinians killed
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| Dec.2 |
Israel |
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2 Palestinians killed
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| Dec.3 |
Israel |
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Palestinian killed, soldier stabbed
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Israel |
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Israel Accepts Inquiry
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| Dec.4 |
Israel |
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Heavy gunbattles
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| Dec.5 |
Israel |
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Violence continues
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West Bank |
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Ban tripled Palestinian unemployment
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| Dec.6 |
Israel |
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Hamas leader escapes prison
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| Dec.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Intense Jerusalem clash
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West Bank |
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Israel blockades West Bank
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| Dec.9 |
 Israel |
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Barak resigns| Move pre-empts push for an early general election and open the door to a vote only for the PM | |
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| Dec.10 |
Israel |
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 Barak, Netanyahu run for PM Labor Party named Barak as its candidate. Netanyahu cannot run as long as parliament remains intact.
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| Dec.11 |
Israel |
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Commission on violence meets Barak 5-member, U.S.-led commission met with Barak, a day before his resignation
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| Dec.13 |
Israel |
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Knesset to put Netanyahu in election
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| Dec.14 |
Israel |
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Army kills Hamas activist
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Gaza |
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Israelis, Arafat meet in Gaza
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| Dec.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Muslims clash in Jerusalem Thousands, denied access to a sacred mosque, prayed in the streets
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| Dec.16 |
Israel |
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High-level meeting planned 2 sides try to clear the way for a restart of peace talks
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| Dec.18 |
Israel |
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Netanyahu out, Peres in for PM Former Prime Minister Netanyahu's has withdrawn from the race. Peres considers running
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| Dec.19 |
 Washington |
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Mideast Peace Talks Start Israelis and Palestinians began talks aimed at securing a peace agreement and bringing an end to a violence
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| Dec.20 |
Gaza |
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2 Palestinians killed in Gaza 40 others were injured
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Washington |
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Clinton meet Mideast negotiators Clinton met with Israeli Foreign Minister S. Ben-Ami and chief Palestinian negotiator S. Erakat
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| Dec.21 |
West Bank |
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4 Israeli soldiers injured Palestinian rammed a truck into a West Bank checkpoint
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Washington |
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Progress at Mideast talks Clinton likely to step in after differences over Jerusalem's future may be diminishing
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Israel |
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 Meretz Party won't back Peres Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres loses bid to run for PM
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| Dec.22 |
West Bank |
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 Suicide bomber killed Bomber killed himself at a cafe in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, 3 Israeli soldiers hurt in blast
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
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Mideast Talks End Inconclusively Iisraeli and Palestinian negotiators meet with Clinton. Decision on summit hangs
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| Dec.24 |
Israel |
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No Christmas lights in Bethlehem  Bethlehem is quiet this Christmas. Only a few pilgrims visit the birthplace of Jesus
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| Dec.25 |
Israel |
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 Agreement within reach Aides to Arafat and Barak say that a peace agreement is within reach.
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| Dec.27 |
 Egypt |
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 Barak Cancels Talks with Mubarak| Israeli Prime Minister will not travel to Egypt for a meeting with the Egyptian president | |
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| Dec.28 |
Tel Aviv |
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Explosions in Tel Aviv, Gaza| Explosions killed 2 people and 15 injured | |
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| Dec.29 |
Israel |
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Palestinian policeman killed Israelis said that forces fired a tank shell after Palestinians fired on them as they cut trees near a police post
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| Dec.30 |
Israel |
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 Fatah calls for escalated uprising Hamas staged a rally praising a bomber who blew himself
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| Dec.31 |
Israel |
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Kahane's son, Fatah leader killed| Son of the late right-wing extremist Rabbi Kahane was killed with his wife. A senior Palestinian official was shot dead | |
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Washington |
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Criminal Court Treaty Signed| Treaty creates the first permanent criminal court for accused of the world's worst atrocities | |
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Israel |
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2 Palestinian policemen killed 2 other Palestinians, a boy, 12, and a man, 24, also died of injuries
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Main Event: Barak resigns
