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Israel turns back Gaza aid ship Israeli naval vessels intercepted a Libyan ship carrying humanitarian aid back because it was not authorized to dock in the Palestinian terr...
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| Nov. 15 |
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U.N. agency in Gaza runs out of food
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| Oct.26 |
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Tzipi Livni calls for early elections |
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| Sep.22 |
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President taps Livni to form government Shimon Peres asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party. Olmert will remain interim prime minister until a successor assumes...
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Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by allegations of corruption, formally announced his intention to resign at a Cabinet meeting | |
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Livni claims win in Kadima vote
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Israel buries remains of returned soldier |
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| Jul.16 |
Beirut |
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Militants get heroes' welcome home |
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Tel Aviv |
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Israel 'ready to act' over Iran |
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| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal |
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| Jun.24 |
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Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare |
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Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' |
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| Jun.6 |
Jerusalem |
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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
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Call for PM to stand down
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
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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 |
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| Apr.23 |
Gaza |
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Fuel embargo blocks UN aid |
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| Mar.22 |
Jerusalem |
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Cheney backs Israel over security |
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Historic agreement for Israel, Germany |
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Gaza |
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Life in Gaza cited worst since 1967 |
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Rice talks with top Israeli officials |
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Palestinians suspend talks with Israel |
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war' |
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Jerusalem |
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Bush predicts 'state of Palestine' |
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Bush in Israel amid tight security
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Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel |
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| Dec.19 |
Jerusalem |
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Hamas leader: I'm open to talks |
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Gaza |
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Huge rally marks Hamas anniversary |
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| Jul.30 |
Washington |
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Rice: Arms deals promote stability |
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| Jun.17 |
West Bank |
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New Palestinian cabinet sworn in |
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| Jun.15 |
West Bank |
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Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM |
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| Jun.14 |
West Bank |
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Abbas sacks Hamas-led government
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| Jun.1 |
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Video released of BBC's Johnston |
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Jerusalem |
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'Severe failure' over Lebanon war
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Gaza |
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New Palestinian Cabinet named |
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| Feb.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact Rival leaders signed an agreement in principle on a government in Saudi-brokered talks in Mecca
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Jerusalem |
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President: I'm not guilty, I won't resign |
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Jerusalem |
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Military chief quits over war performance |
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| Jan.13 |
Jerusalem |
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Rice begins Mid-East peace push |
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Tel Aviv |
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Tony on Middle East tour |
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West Bank |
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President Abbas calls for early elections
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West Bank |
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Palestinian factions clash |
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Gaza |
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Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza |
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| Nov.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace' |
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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.10 |
Palestine |
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Palestinian PM offers to resign |
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
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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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UN |
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Abbas: Israel will be recognized |
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| Aug.27 |
Lebanon |
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Nasrallah regrets triggering war |
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Jerusalem |
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Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution |
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| Jul.23 |
Beirut |
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UN appalled by Beirut devastation |
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Palestine |
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Abbas pushes for statehood poll
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| May.9 |
Palestine |
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Palestinians to get interim aid |
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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
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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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| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
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Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers |
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| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
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Hamas takes power vowing no talks |
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| Feb.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon survives emergency surgery |
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers
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| Jan.28 |
Gaza |
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Hamas leader: 'Palestinian army' possible |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Fatah defeat sparks protest
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| Jan.26 |
Jerusalem |
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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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| Jan.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon stable after 3rd brain operation |
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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
| 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 |
Jerusalem |
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Likud picked Netanyahu as its new leader |
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| Dec.18 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon hospitalized after mild stroke
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| Dec.8 |
Iran |
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Ahmadinejad: Move Israel to Europe
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| Nov.29 |
Jerusalem |
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Peres to quit Labor, back Sharon
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians take over key border Abbas has presided over a ceremony marking the official re-opening of the border between the Strip and Egypt
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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 |
Iran |
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Israel 'must be wiped from map' President Ahmadinejad is insisting that a new series of attacks will destroy the Jewish state
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| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel suspends Palestinian talks |
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| Sep.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon fends off leadership poll |
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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. Israel has already removed its settlers, bulldozed their homes and demolished its militar... | |
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| Sep.1 |
Istanbul |
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Israel, Pakistan hold first talks |
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| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
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Settler eviction complete |
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
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Settlers leave last outpost All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses
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| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
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Historic pullout has begun |
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| Jul.18 |
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Israel blocks Gaza demonstrators |
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| Jun.29 |
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Gaza settler chaos strikes Israel
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| Jun.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Gloom at end of Sharon-Abbas summit
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| Jun.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Court backs pullout plan |
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| May.26 |
Washington |
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Abbas meets Bush at White House |
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| Apr.11 |
Washington |
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Bush urges freeze on settlement |
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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Knesset rejects Gaza referendum |
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| Mar.18 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian truce deal
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| Feb.10 |
West Bank |
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Abbas sacks security commanders |
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
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| Jan.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Mid-East talks raise peace hopes |
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
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Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal'
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| Jan.15 |
West Bank |
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Mahmoud Abbas sworn in |
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| Jan.10 |
West Bank |
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Abbas makes peace offer to Israel |
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| Jan.9 |
West Bank |
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Abbas wins presidential election Early results showed the moderate candidate wins 66% of vote
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| Dec.5 |
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Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners |
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| Nov.12 |
West Bank |
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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.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. Yasser Arafat led Palestinian struggle for more than 40 years. He ... | |
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| Nov.4 |
Paris |
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Arafat 'in critical condition'
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| Oct.29 |
Paris |
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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.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan
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| Jul.20 |
UN |
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U.N. votes against West Bank barrier
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| Jul.18 |
Gaza |
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Militants protest Arafat security shakeup
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| Apr.14 |
Washington |
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Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal
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| Jan.29 |
Germany |
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Israel and Hezbollah swap prisoners
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| Dec.1 |
Switzerland |
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Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled
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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.4 |
Jordan |
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Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush Sharon is backing the Palestinian state and says Israel will remove outposts, Abbas calls for end to intifada
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| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Cabinet OKs road map |
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| May.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met |
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| Apr.30 |
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New Mid-East peace plan launched International mediators have presented their 'roadmap' to Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas
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| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon wins election, calls for unity |
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| Jun.24 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for end to Arafat's rule |
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| Sep.26 |
Gaza |
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Arafat, Peres agreed on truce |
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| Feb.6 |
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Sharon wins by landslide |
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| Dec.9 |
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Barak resigns |
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| Mar.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Visit by Pope John Paul II Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
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| 2008 |
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| Yesterday |
Gaza |
Israel turns back Gaza aid ship Israeli naval vessels intercepted a Libyan ship carrying humanitarian aid back because it was not authorized to dock in the Palestinian terr...
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| Nov. 15 |
Gaza |
U.N. agency in Gaza runs out of food
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| Apr.23 |
Gaza |
Fuel embargo blocks UN aid |
| 2006 |
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| May.9 |
Palestine |
Palestinians to get interim aid |
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.17 |
Jerusalem |
Livni claims win in Kadima vote
| 2006 |
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
President Abbas calls for early elections
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| Jun.5 |
Palestine |
Abbas pushes for statehood poll
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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
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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| Jan.26 |
West Bank |
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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| 2005 |
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| Jan.9 |
West Bank |
Abbas wins presidential election Early results showed the moderate candidate wins 66% of vote
| 2003 |
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| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon wins election, calls for unity |
| 2001 |
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| Feb.6 |
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Sharon wins by landslide |
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| 2005 |
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
Palestinians take over key border Abbas has presided over a ceremony marking the official re-opening of the border between the Strip and Egypt
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| 2008 |
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| Oct.26 |
Jerusalem |
Tzipi Livni calls for early elections |
| 2007 |
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| Jun.17 |
West Bank |
New Palestinian cabinet sworn in |
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| Jun.14 |
West Bank |
Abbas sacks Hamas-led government
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| Mar.15 |
Gaza |
New Palestinian Cabinet named |
| 2006 |
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| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.11 |
Gaza |
Israeli flag lowered over Gaza| It was the end of 38 years of an occupation of the Palestinian territory 2 weeks ahead of schedule. Israel has already removed its settlers, bulldozed their homes and demolished its militar... | |
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| Jan.10 |
West Bank |
Abbas makes peace offer to Israel |
| 2003 |
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| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet OKs road map |
| 2002 |
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| Jun.24 |
Washington |
Bush calls for end to Arafat's rule |
| 2000 |
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| Dec.9 |
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Barak resigns |
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| 2000 |
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| Mar.21 |
Jerusalem |
Visit by Pope John Paul II Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
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| 2005 |
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| Jun.9 |
Jerusalem |
Court backs pullout plan |
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.1 |
Gaza |
Video released of BBC's Johnston |
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| 2008 |
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| May.7 |
Jerusalem |
Israel marks its 60th anniversary |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.15 |
Gaza |
Huge rally marks Hamas anniversary |
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| 2005 |
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| Jun.21 |
Jerusalem |
Gloom at end of Sharon-Abbas summit
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel 'ready to act' over Iran |
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| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war' |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.25 |
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Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel |
| 2005 |
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
Settlers leave last outpost All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.17 |
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Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' |
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| Mar.17 |
Jerusalem |
Historic agreement for Israel, Germany |
| 2007 |
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| Jul.30 |
Washington |
Rice: Arms deals promote stability |
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| Feb.8 |
Saudi Arabia |
Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact Rival leaders signed an agreement in principle on a government in Saudi-brokered talks in Mecca
| 2006 |
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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
| 2005 |
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal'
| 2003 |
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| Dec.1 |
Switzerland |
Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.22 |
Jerusalem |
Cheney backs Israel over security |
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| Mar.5 |
Jerusalem |
Rice talks with top Israeli officials |
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| Jan.10 |
Jerusalem |
Bush predicts 'state of Palestine' |
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| Jan.9 |
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Bush in Israel amid tight security
| 2007 |
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| Jan.13 |
Jerusalem |
Rice begins Mid-East peace push |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.17 |
Tel Aviv |
Tony on Middle East tour |
| 2005 |
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| May.26 |
Washington |
Abbas meets Bush at White House |
| 2004 |
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| Oct.29 |
Paris |
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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| Apr.14 |
Washington |
Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal
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