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| Jul. 6 |
Washington |
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Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk |
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| Jul. 5 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel unveils new blockade rules for Gaza
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| Jun.28 |
Turkey |
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Turkey bars Israel military flight |
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| Jun.13 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel sets up inquiry into Gaza flotilla raid |
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| Jun.6 |
Gaza |
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Israel foils scuba dive attack |
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| May.30 |
 Gaza |
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Deaths as Israeli forces storm aid ship 
More than 10 people onboard a flotilla carrying aid for the Palestinian territory of Gaza were killed when security forces boarded the boats
| Armed forces boarded the largest vessel overnight, clashing with some of the 500 people on board' about 64 km out to sea.
Israeli soldiers were shot at and attacked with weapons; the activists say Israeli troops came on board shooting.
The activists were attempting to defy a blockade
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| Apr.1 |
Gaza |
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Thirteen Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip |
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| Mar.26 |
Gaza |
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Tanks 'enter Gaza' after deadly clashes |
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| Mar.22 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu: Jerusalem not a settlement |
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| Mar.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel approves new homes in E. Jerusalem| Israel has approved the building of 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, in a move that threatens to overshadow Joe Biden's visit | |
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| Nov.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel approves plan to build 900 houses |
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| Nov.5 |
West Bank |
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Abbas 'will not seek re-election' |
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert charged in corruption probe |
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| Aug.14 |
Gaza |
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Mosque gun battle rages |
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| Aug.1 |
Tel Aviv |
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Gunman attacks gay centre
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| Jun.14 |
Jerusalem |
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PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state |
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| May.11 |
Tel Aviv |
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Pope addresses Holocaust on Israel visit
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| Mar.31 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu sworn in as Israeli PM |
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| Feb.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu picked to form government
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| Feb.10 |
Jerusalem |
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Rivals claim election win |
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| Feb.1 |
Gaza |
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Rockets wound 3 Israelis, strikes hit Gaza |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Israeli jet targets Gaza tunnels |
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Week-old Gaza cease-fire breached
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| Jan.21 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a 3-week military campaign against Hamas militants
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| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
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Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire
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| Jan.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel declares unilateral cease-fire| Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious blow. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said troops would remain in Gaza for now. Nearly 1,200 Palestini... | |
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| Jan.13 |
Gaza |
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Israelis push on into Gaza City
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| Jan.11 |
Gaza |
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Israeli reservists sent to Gaza |
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| Jan.9 |
Gaza |
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Israel, Hamas brush off UN, keep fighting |
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10 dead as Israeli missile hits near school
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| Jan.4 |
Gaza |
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Israeli forces split Gaza in two
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| Jan.3 |
Gaza |
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Israeli ground troops enter Gaza | Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza. 10 to 15 vehicles crossing the northern border. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the int... | |
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| Jan.1 |
Gaza |
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Airstrike on camp kills Hamas commander |
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| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
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Growing calls for Gaza ceasefire |
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| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
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Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels |
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| Dec.27 |
Gaza |
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Airstrikes pounded targets in Gaza | At least 225 killed in Israeli attacks. An Israeli army spokeswoman said her country is ready to continue the attacks 'as long as it takes'. Israel was responding to an escalation in rocket attacks from Gaza. Missiles struck security compounds and militant bases. About 700 ot... | |
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| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
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Hamas declares Israel truce over
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| Sep.22 |
Jerusalem |
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President taps Livni to form government |
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| Sep.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign
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| Jul.16 |
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Israel swaps prisoners for bodies Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006
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| Jul.2 |
Jerusalem |
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Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage 30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead
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| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
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Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert faces new corruption probe
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| Mar.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary |
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| Feb.28 |
Gaza |
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Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip Israeli forces have kept up attacks on the Strip, where they have killed at least 32 Palestinians, militants and civilians. Gazan drivers are...
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| Jan.30 |
Jerusalem |
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War report piles pressure on Olmert |
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians blow up border wall Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
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| Sep.6 |
Syria |
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Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor |
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed |
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| Jun.14 |
Gaza |
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza The militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah as a new 'liberation' of the territory
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| May.18 |
Gaza |
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Clashes continued for 6th day |
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| May.8 |
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King Herod's ancient tomb 'found' |
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| Apr.30 |
Jerusalem |
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'Severe failure' over Lebanon war |
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| Feb.8 |
Mecca |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact |
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
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24 killed before factions reach truce |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Battle rages on after 25 dead Gunmen from the Hamas and Fatah are continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
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President Abbas calls for early elections |
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| Dec.11 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen kill school children |
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza
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| Nov.13 |
Gaza |
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Shabir to lead Palestinian government |
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| Nov.8 |
Gaza |
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Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians' |
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| Nov.3 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen flee in human shield Militants escaped, slipping away in a crowd of women who had come to protest the Israeli action
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Police back Katsav rape charges
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| Sep.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Last Israeli soldier withdraws |
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| Aug.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect
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| Jul.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli air attack kills 28 civilians |
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| Jul.25 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post |
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| Jul.21 |
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Israel calls up army reservists |
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| Jul.18 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon |
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| Jul.12 |
Beirut |
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Israeli jets strike Beirut airport |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts war Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
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| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops move into Gaza
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| Jun.25 |
Gaza |
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Militants kill Israeli 2 soldiers. 1 seized
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| Jun.9 |
Gaza |
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Explosion shakes Hamas cease-fire |
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| Jun.5 |
Palestine |
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Abbas pushes for statehood poll |
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| Apr.17 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bomber kills 8 |
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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Kadima wins at polls
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| Mar.14 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Palestinian prison
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Fatah defeat sparks protest |
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| Jan.26 |
West Bank |
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Hamas won elections Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building
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| Jan.4 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon fights for life after stroke Prime Minister was suffering what his doctor called a 'significant' stroke. His powers were transferred to Ehud Olmert
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| Dec.18 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon hospitalized after mild stroke |
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| Dec.5 |
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5 die in suicide blast |
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| Nov.29 |
Jerusalem |
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Peres to quit Labor, back Sharon |
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| Nov.21 |
Jerusalem |
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New Sharon party 'aims for peace' |
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| Nov.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon to quit Likud party Prime Minister is set to quit his ruling party and run separately in next year's elections
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| Oct.26 |
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5 killed in blast |
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| Sep.11 |
Gaza |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza It was the end of 38 years of an occupation of the Palestinian territory 2 weeks ahead of schedule
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
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Settlers leave last outpost
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| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
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Largest settlement evacuated |
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops begin forced evictions
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| Jun.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Gloom at end of Sharon-Abbas summit |
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| Mar.18 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian truce deal |
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| Feb.25 |
Tel Aviv |
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Bomb kills clubbers |
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| Nov.12 |
West Bank |
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Chaos as Arafat is buried
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| Nov.10 |
 Paris |
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Arafat died The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
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| Aug.31 |
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16 killed in bus explosions |
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| Jul.18 |
Gaza |
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Militants protest Arafat security shakeup |
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| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
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Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike |
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| Mar.21 |
Gaza |
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Hamas founder killed in Israeli airstrike
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| Jan.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon may face corruption charge |
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| Oct.4 |
Northern Israel |
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Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa
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| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
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Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM |
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| Sep.6 |
West Bank |
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Abbas offers resignation |
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| Jun.29 |
Gaza |
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Palestinian militants announce cease-fire |
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| Jun.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Suicide blast hits bus, 17 killed |
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| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Cabinet OKs road map |
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| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon wins election, calls for unity |
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| Jan.5 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bombings kill 23
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| Oct.21 |
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Bus blast kills 16 |
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| Sep.21 |
West Bank |
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Evacuation order for Arafat compound |
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| Apr.3 |
West Bank |
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Bethlehem church under siege 
100 armed Palestinian police have taken refuge in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli tanks are surrounding the church
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| Mar.29 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Arafat HQ
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| Mar.27 |
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Suicide blast kills 19 at hotel
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| Dec.2 |
Northern Israel |
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Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa
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| Oct.16 |
Jerusalem |
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Tourism minister shot |
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| Sep.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit Palestinians and Israelis clash, spurred by visit of right-wing Israeli leader to a joint Jewish/Muslim holy site
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| May.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel retreat complete |
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| Mar.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Visit by Pope John Paul II |
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