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| Dec.4 |
 Jerusalem |
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Sharon backs plan for Palestinian state Prime Minister laid out his vision for the peace process. He agrees with the Bush administration's plan
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| Dec.5 |
Gaza |
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Incursion into Palestinian camp kills 9| Tanks blew up the house of a suicide bomber at El-Bureij refugee camp | |
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| Dec.6 |
West Bank |
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1 killed, 3 wounded in clashes Red Crescent: A Palestinian man was killed and 3 more were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers
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| Dec.9 |
Jerusalem |
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 Netanyahu wins key consolation prize Foreign Minister was able to place 10 of his supporters among the Likud party's top 31 candidates for seats in Knesset
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Jerusalem |
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 Sharon adviser against Arafat trip A top Israeli government spokesman said that Palestinian leader should not travel to Bethlehem for Christmas services
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West Bank |
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Arafat facing challenge from Barghouti Arafat says elections set for January 20 will have to be delayed unless Israeli troops withdraw
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| Dec.10 |
Jerusalem |
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Labor picks dovish Knesset slate Labor Party voters have lined up behind their moderate candidate for prime minister Amram Mitzna
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| Dec.16 |
 London |
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UK to stage Palestinian talks Blair is inviting Palestinian leaders to London in the New Year to discuss how to revive the Middle East peace process
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| Dec.17 |
Jerusalem |
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 Sharon in contact with Palestinians Israel is maintaining contacts with Palestinians who are interested in peace, Prime Minister said
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| Dec.21 |
 Washington |
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Key Mideast peace plan agreed A draft road map drawn up by 'Mideast quartet' says the ultimate goal is final settlement by 2005
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Gaza |
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IDF kills Palestinian attacker Palestinian shot at Israeli soldiers and threw grenades at them, Israeli military sources said
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| Dec.22 |
West Bank |
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Palestinians to postpone elections| The election has been postponed until Israel withdraws from all Palestinian cities and territories | |
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| Dec.24 |
West Bank |
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Israel pulls back from Bethlehem  Map of Bethlehem Israel The Israeli army has pulled back to the outskirts of Bethlehem ahead of the Christmas holiday
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West Bank |
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Little Christmas cheer in Bethlehem| Manger Square is lit up by headlights rather than a twinkling Christmas tree | |
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| Dec.25 |
Jerusalem |
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 Sharon: Iraq sent weapons to Syria Israel is looking into reports that Saddam Hussein has transferred to Syria weapons he wanted to hide, a claim Syria denies
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| Dec.26 |
West Bank |
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Israel putting services in place Israeli officials would take back 41 areas of administration that had been turned over to the Palestinians
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West Bank |
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9 Palestinians killed Map of Bethlehem Israel| Israel launched a series of operations in an attempt to arrest Palestinian militants. Troops re-entered Bethlehem | |
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| Dec.29 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian boy, 9, shot dead Another 10-year-old boy injured in Tulkarem by gunfire
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| Dec.30 |
West Bank |
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Fighting kills 5 in West Bank, Gaza Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian gunman disguised as an Israeli soldier after he opened fire on the troops
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| Dec.31 |
Jerusalem |
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Minister fired in vote-buying scandal| Sharon fired his deputy infrastructure minister Naomi Blumenthal to quiet a scandal that has rocked his Likud party | |
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