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Israel signs prisoner deal with Hezbollah| Israel has signed a U.N.-brokered deal under which it plans to release prisoners in exchange for 2 captured Israeli soldiers, both presumed dead | |
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| Jul. 2 |
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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
| Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road. The man had been involved in the roadworks, laying the foundations for a new railway system
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| Jun. 29 |
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Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal The Israeli Cabinet approved the measure 22-3 a deal with Hezbollah to exchange prisoners for 2 kidnapped Israeli soldiers
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| Jun. 25 |
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PM avoids early elections
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| Jun. 22 |
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Bishops criticise Anglican leader |
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Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
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| Jun. 17 |
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Israel 'agrees to Gaza ceasefire' |
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| Jun. 14 |
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Rice: Israeli settlement plans 'not helpful' |
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| Jun.6 |
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Israel threatens Iran with attack
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| Jun.1 |
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Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem Israel has approved the construction of almost 884 new homes in East Jerusalem, 121 of them in Har Homa; the rest will be in Pisgat Zeev
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Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May
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| May.28 |
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Call for PM to stand down Israeli Defence Minister Barak has called on Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or resign as he battles allegations of corruption
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| May.8 |
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Olmert faces new corruption probe| Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM | |
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| May.7 |
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Israel marks its 60th anniversary Israelis thronged streets as fireworks opened the celebrations to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Jewish State
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Air raid kills militants
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| Apr.25 |
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Israel: Hamas 'playing games' with truce |
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| Mar.22 |
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Cheney backs Israel over security |
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| Mar.17 |
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Historic agreement for Israel, Germany |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest
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| Mar.7 |
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Attack linked to Hezbollah
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| Mar.6 |
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Attack won't halt talks - Israel
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Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary Palestinian gunman infiltrated Mercaz Harav in West Jerusalem in the Kiryat Moshe quarter and opened fire. He was shot dead by an Israeli army officer
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| Mar.5 |
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Rice talks with top Israeli officials |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win'
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| Jan.30 |
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War report piles pressure on Olmert A report about inconclusive war in Lebanon could determine whether PM holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestinians
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Snowfall shuts down Jerusalem |
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| Jan.10 |
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Bush predicts 'state of Palestine' |
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Iran boats threatened US ships
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.23 |
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Israel confirms settlement plans |
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| Dec.19 |
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Hamas leader: I'm open to talks |
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| Sep.24 |
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PM faces corruption probe |
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| Sep.19 |
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Israel: Gaza is 'hostile entity' |
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'Fair probe' vow on Iraq gunfight
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| Jul.4 |
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BBC man: I felt buried alive |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed
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| Jun.26 |
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Mid-East group debates Blair role |
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| Jun.25 |
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Mid-East Quartet to debate crisis |
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| Jun.24 |
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Israel to free Palestinian funds |
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| Jun.13 |
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Peres elected Israel's president
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Blast hits key Shia shrine
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| May.2 |
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Olmert should go, Israeli FM says
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| Apr.30 |
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'Severe failure' over Lebanon war Ehud Olmert has been criticised by government inquiry panel over his handling of Israel's conflict in Lebanon in 2006
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| Apr.6 |
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Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday
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| Apr.1 |
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Olmert to Arab leaders: Let's talk peace |
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Iran seizes 15 British sailors
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| Feb.9 |
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Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site
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| Jan.24 |
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President: I'm not guilty, I won't resign
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President to stand down temporarily |
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| Jan.23 |
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Rape charge for Israeli president |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.16 |
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Military chief quits over war performance
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| Jan.13 |
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Rice begins Mid-East peace push |
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Huge rally demands PM quit
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| Nov.27 |
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Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace' |
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| Oct.15 |
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Police back Katsav rape charges Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping
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Pluto loses status as a planet
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Israel army chief admits failures |
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| Aug.14 |
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Israel warns foes despite truce |
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Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect
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| Aug.13 |
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Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution
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| Jul.31 |
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Israel to expand ground campaign |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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200 killed in train blasts
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| Jun.26 |
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Israel rules out prisoner release |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
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| Mar.28 |
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Kadima wins at polls Acting Prime Minister Olmert's 4-month-old centrist party took the largest share of parliamentary seats
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Feb.11 |
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Sharon is 'critical but stable' |
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Sharon survives emergency surgery
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Jan.26 |
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Israel rules out talks with Hamas |
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| Jan.15 |
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Sharon tracheotomy successful |
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| Jan.9 |
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Sharon able to breathe alone |
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| Jan.7 |
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Sharon's condition critical but stable |
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| Jan.6 |
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Sharon stable after 3rd brain operation
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| Jan.5 |
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Sharon to remain sedated after stroke |
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| Jan.4 |
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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
| Doctors diagnosed a cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding from a blood vessel in the brain. Sharon underwent 6 hours of surgery that appeared to stop the bleeding in his brain. The stroke plunged the country into political uncertainty
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| Dec.19 |
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Likud picked Netanyahu as its new leader
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| Dec.18 |
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Sharon hospitalized after mild stroke Israeli Prime Minister was expected to remain in the hospital briefly for observation. He had difficulty speaking
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| Nov.29 |
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Peres to quit Labor, back Sharon Israeli Channel 10: Former Israeli Prime Minister will resign from the Labor Party
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| Nov.21 |
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New Sharon party 'aims for peace' PM aims to 'lay the foundations for a peace settlement' with the Palestinians via his new political party
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| Nov.20 |
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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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Deal averts Internet showdown
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| Nov.9 |
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Peres ousted as Labor Party chief |
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57 killed in 3 hotel blasts
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.17 |
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Israel suspends Palestinian talks |
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Sep.26 |
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Sharon fends off leadership poll
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Aug.30 |
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Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership |
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| Jun.21 |
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Gloom at end of Sharon-Abbas summit Israeli Prime Minister and Palestinian leader appear to have made little significant progress
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| Jun.9 |
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Court backs pullout plan |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Mar.28 |
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Knesset rejects Gaza referendum |
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| Feb.20 |
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Cabinet OKs settlement withdrawals |
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| Jan.26 |
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Mid-East talks raise peace hopes |
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| Jan.7 |
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Palestinian candidate ejected |
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| Dec.17 |
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Sharon strikes coalition deal with Labor |
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| Dec.12 |
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Likud, Labour Begin Coalition Talks |
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| Oct.26 |
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Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan |
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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Jul.25 |
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Human chain protest at Gaza plan |
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| Jun.15 |
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Sharon won't face bribery charges
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| May.2 |
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Likud voted against withdrawal from Gaza |
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6 Westerners killed in attack
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| Apr.14 |
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Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal |
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| Apr.2 |
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Israeli police in Mosque clash |
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Protests as U.S. closes Iraqi paper
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| Mar.27 |
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Sharon may face bribery charges |
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| Feb.21 |
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Suicide bomber kills 8
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| Feb.2 |
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Sharon orders Gaza pullout plan |
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| Jan.28 |
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10 killed in suicide attack on bus
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| Jan.21 |
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Sharon may face corruption charge Prosecutors are considering charging Prime Minister and his deputy in connection with a bribery scandal
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Protest as reformists blocked
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| Dec.22 |
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Muslims attack Egyptian foreign minister |
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| Dec.18 |
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Israel warns of unilateral moves |
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| Sep.11 |
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Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat |
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| Sep.9 |
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Suicide bombers kill 13 |
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| Aug.19 |
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Powerful bus bomb killed 21
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Saddam's sons killed in raid
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| Jun.11 |
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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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| May.25 |
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Cabinet OKs road map
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| May.23 |
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Israel ready to accept steps in 'road map'
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More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake
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| May.17 |
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8 killed in bus attack
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Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Jan.28 |
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Sharon wins election, calls for unity
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| Jan.8 |
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Sharon rejects corruption charge |
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| Nov.28 |
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Sharon wins Likud Leadership Vote |
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| Nov.21 |
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Bus blast kills 11 |
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| Nov.19 |
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Mitzna selected as Labor Party leader |
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| Nov.5 |
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Israel calls early elections |
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Children killed in earthquake
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| Oct.30 |
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Sharon's government collapses |
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Russian troops storm theater
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| Jul.31 |
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7 dead in Hebrew University blast |
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| Jun.17 |
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Bomb kills 19 on bus
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| May.20 |
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Sharon sacks four ministers |
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Right wing politician Fortuyn murdered
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| Apr.12 |
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Suicide blast kills 6 |
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Bethlehem church under siege
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| Mar.9 |
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Explosion rocks café. 9 killed |
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| Jan.31 |
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Sharon regrets sparing Arafat |
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| Jan.22 |
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Gunman injured 17 people |
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Dec.12 |
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Israel cuts off contact with Arafat |
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| Dec.1 |
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3 explosions killed 8, wounds 170
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul
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| Oct.16 |
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Tourism minister shot Rehavam Zeevi, hard-line tourism minister, has been wounded in an east Jerusalem hotel
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US begins military strike
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| Aug.10 |
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Israel takes over unofficial PLO HQ |
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| Aug.9 |
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15 killed at pizzeria
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Milosevic extradited to Hague
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| May.26 |
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Bombs rock central Jerusalem |
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| May.24 |
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Wedding hall collapses, 25 dead
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| Mar.7 |
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Sharon sworn in |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people
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| Sep.30 |
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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. Al-Aqsa intifada is named after the Jerusalem mosque complex where the violence began. Ariel Sharon'... | |
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| Mar.21 |
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Visit by Pope John Paul II Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
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