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Clashes erupt after deadline ignored 
Inflammatory graffiti was found on Muslim gravestones and a mosque in the divided town as a group of Jewish settlers clashed with Palestinia...
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| Nov. 7 |
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Rice confident in Mideast peace process
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| Aug.25 |
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Israel frees Palestinian prisoners
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| Aug.13 |
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Palestinians say farewell to poet |
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| May.15 |
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Abbas pledge on 'catastrophe' day |
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| Apr.25 |
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Abbas will meet Bush in May
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| Mar.7 |
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Palestinian territories sealed |
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| Mar.5 |
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Abbas u-turns to OK peace talks |
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| Mar.4 |
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Abbas calls for Middle East truce |
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Palestinians suspend talks with Israel |
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| Jun.28 |
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Palestinian PM wants to work with Israel |
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| Jun.25 |
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Israel to release Fatah prisoners |
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Israel to free Palestinian funds |
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| Jun.18 |
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US, EU restore Palestinian ties |
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Abbas dissolves security council |
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| Jun.17 |
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New Palestinian cabinet sworn in 
President Abbas swore in a temporary cabinet for emergency government in an attempt to regain control of the region
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Fatah gunmen storm parliament |
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| Jun.15 |
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Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM Former Finance Minister Salam Fayyad has been asked to take over and form an emergency government
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| Jun.14 |
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Abbas sacks Hamas-led government
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| Jan.14 |
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Abbas rejects temporary state |
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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
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| Dec.15 |
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Palestinian factions clash |
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| Aug.18 |
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Israelis detain Hamas deputy PM |
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| Jun.28 |
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Israel seizes Hamas legislators
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Settler's body believed found |
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| Jun.6 |
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Abbas extends deadline for Hamas |
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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.
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| Mar.6 |
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Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers
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| Feb.18 |
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Hamas takes power vowing no talks
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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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| Jan.26 |
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Israel rules out talks with Hamas |
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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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| Dec.24 |
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Holiday spirit returns to Bethlehem
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| Oct.17 |
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Israel suspends Palestinian talks |
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| Aug.23 |
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Settler eviction complete
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| May.26 |
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Abbas meets Bush at White House |
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| Apr.11 |
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Bush urges freeze on settlement |
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| Mar.18 |
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Palestinian truce deal Israel promised to hold its fire, but demanded that the Palestinians eventually dismantle the armed groups
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| Feb.23 |
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Palestinian PM wins cabinet deal |
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| Feb.21 |
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Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners
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| Feb.10 |
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Abbas sacks security commanders |
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| Feb.8 |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire 
Egypt: Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
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Mid-East talks raise peace hopes |
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| Jan.22 |
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Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal'. Gaza
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| Jan.15 |
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Mahmoud Abbas sworn in
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| Jan.10 |
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Abbas makes peace offer to Israel
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| Jan.9 |
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Abbas wins presidential election Early results showed the moderate candidate wins 66% of vote
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| Nov.12 |
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Chaos as Arafat is buried Amid chaotic and highly emotional scenes, Palestinian leader has been buried at the Ramallah compound
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| Nov.11 |
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Arafat's body arrives in Egypt |
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| Nov.10 |
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Arafat died  Paris: The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
| Yasser Arafat led Palestinian struggle for more than 40 years. He had been in a coma since November 3 and suffered a brain hemorrhage
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| Nov.9 |
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Aide: Arafat suffers brain hemorrhage |
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| Nov.4 |
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Arafat 'in critical condition'. Paris
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| Oct.29 |
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Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris A helicopter carrying Palestinian leader landed after leaving his West Bank compound for the first time in 3 years
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| Oct.27 |
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Doctors watch over Yasser Arafat
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| Jul.20 |
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U.N. votes against West Bank barrier. UN
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U.N.: Israel barrier 'violates law' |
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| Mar.9 |
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Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead |
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| Dec.18 |
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Israel warns of unilateral moves |
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| Oct.9 |
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New Palestinian cabinet in crisis |
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| Sep.11 |
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Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat |
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| Sep.7 |
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Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM The nominee, proposed by Arafat, is the parliamentary speaker
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| Sep.6 |
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Abbas offers resignation Arafat told Palestinian legislators he had accepted Prime Minister offer to resign
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| Aug.20 |
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Israel raids West Bank cities |
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Powerful bus bomb killed 21 Jerusalem: The bomb exploded in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. The explosion damaged a second bus
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Palestinians arrest Arafat HQ militants |
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Israel hands over Bethlehem
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Militants offer truce |
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| Jun.23 |
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100 Hamas members arrested in Hebron |
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| Jun.21 |
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Israelis kill a Hamas leader |
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| Jun.19 |
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Israel takes on Jewish settlers |
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| Jun.4 |
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Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush 
Jordan: Sharon is backing the Palestinian state and says Israel will remove outposts, Abbas calls for end to intifada
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| May.17 |
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Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met. Jerusalem
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| Apr.30 |
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New Mid-East peace plan launched Israel: International mediators have presented their 'roadmap' to Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas
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Arafat chooses prime minister
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9 Palestinians killed |
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| Dec.24 |
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Little Christmas cheer in Bethlehem |
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| Dec.22 |
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Palestinians to postpone elections
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| Nov.15 |
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12 Dead in Attack on Israelis in Hebron |
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Israel leaves Arafat compound |
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| Sep.21 |
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Evacuation order for Arafat compound With Israeli troops surrounding compound poised for an assault, several hundred Palestinians took to the streets
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| Sep.20 |
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Israel army wrecks Arafat compound |
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| Sep.11 |
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Arafat to form new government |
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| Aug.31 |
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Israeli helicopter strike kills 5 |
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Senior Hamas leader killed |
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| Jul.26 |
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4 Jewish settlers killed |
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| Jul.3 |
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Arafat reshuffles security officials |
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| Jun.28 |
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Palestinian HQ in Hebron destroyed |
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| Jun.24 |
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Bush calls for end to Arafat's rule. Washington
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| Jun.21 |
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Report: Arafat to accept Clinton plan |
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Israel tanks fire on Jenin crowd |
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| Jun.5 |
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Israel attacks Arafat's HQ |
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| May.18 |
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Palestinian ministers 'ready to resign' |
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Israeli army leaves Ramallah |
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| Apr.28 |
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Arafat accepted plan to lift siege
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| Apr.24 |
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Tanks and troops entered Hebron |
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| Apr.20 |
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Israel starts Nablus and Ramallah pullout |
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| Apr.15 |
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Israeli forces seize leading Palestinian |
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| Apr.10 |
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Troops occupied three more areas |
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13 Israeli soldiers die in Jenin ambush Palestinians detonated bombs as the soldiers entered a building in the camp and gunmen fired from surrounding rooftops
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Israeli troops begin withdrawal |
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Israel to 'speed up' military offensive |
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Tanks enter Nablus
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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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Israeli forces moved into Bethlehem |
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| Mar.29 |
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Israelis storm Arafat HQ The troops were fighting room-to-room. 60 people from inside the compound had been arrested. Suicide bombing killed 3
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| Mar.28 |
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Israel attacks Arafat compound |
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Bloodiest day of clashes: 39 killed. Gaza
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| Mar.2 |
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9 Israelis killed in gun attack |
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| Feb.19 |
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Gunmen killed 6 Israelis at checkpoint |
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| Feb.16 |
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Blast hits settlement, 3 killed, 20 injured |
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Hamas leader killed
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Israeli forces roll out of Beit Jala |
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| Aug.27 |
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Key Palestinian killed
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| Aug.23 |
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Tanks, gunships hit Hebron
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Israeli troops attack Jenin |
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| Jul.31 |
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8 dead in attack on Hamas office |
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| May.9 |
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Two Israeli teen-agers found dead |
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6 Arafat's elite soldiers arrested |
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| Mar.28 |
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Israel strikes |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit | Jerusalem: 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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