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Israel to probe settlement announcement Prime Minister Netanyahu has set up a team to investigate why officials announced new construction while Biden was visiting the country
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Israel seals off West Bank| Israeli Defense Minister Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours and tightened security around the old city of Jerusalem | |
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Biden condemns new Israel housing units| Vice President Joe Biden the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood | |
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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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Israel backs West Bank building
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Israel to construct Egyptian border barrier The government has approved plans for the construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt in a bid to keep out illegal migrants and mi...
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Temporary settlement freeze announced |
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Israel approves plan to build 900 houses 
Israel approved a construction plan for hundreds of houses in Gilo, a disputed neighborhood on Jerusalem's southern outskirts
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'Sabbath' protest targets Intel |
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Clinton urges new Mid-East talks
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Israel endorses Iran nuclear plan |
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Peres rejects U.N. Gaza report |
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Israeli PM heads to Egypt for talks |
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Israel approved homes in W. Bank
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Olmert charged in corruption probe Former Israeli Prime Minister has been indicted on a variety of corruption charges in a probe that dogged his last months in office
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Palestinians evicted Israeli police have evicted nine Palestinian families living in two houses in East Jerusalem
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Israel, U.S. discuss Iran nuclear threat |
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PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state 
Netanyahu said that Israel would agree to a peace agreement with Palestinians under which there would be a 'demilitarized Palestinian state'
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Pope visits holy sites
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Foreign minister rejects Annapolis deal |
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Netanyahu sworn in as Israeli PM The parliament has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu and approved the new right-leaning coalition cabinet by 69 votes to 45
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Netanyahu 'will be peace partner' |
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| Mar.12 |
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Ex-president Katsav blasts legal 'lynching' |
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Netanyahu picked to form government President Shimon Peres: Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of the conservative Likud Party, has been chosen to form Israel's next government
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Netanyahu edges towards coalition deal |
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Rivals claim election win Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni have claimed victory in a snap general election; results are still unclear
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Israel vows tough rocket response
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Israel 'wants rapid Gaza pullout' |
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Israel vows no let-up over Gaza |
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Israel rejects Gaza truce calls |
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Tzipi Livni calls for early elections |
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President taps Livni to form government
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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 OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal |
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Israel threatens Iran with attack |
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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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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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| 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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Rice talks with top Israeli officials |
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| Jan.10 |
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Bush predicts 'state of Palestine' |
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Hamas leader: I'm open to talks |
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Israel: Gaza is 'hostile entity' |
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Israel to free Palestinian funds |
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Peres elected Israel's president |
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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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Olmert to Arab leaders: Let's talk peace |
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| Feb.20 |
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Rice talks with Israelis, Palestinians |
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| Feb.9 |
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Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site
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President: I'm not guilty, I won't resign
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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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| Dec.23 |
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Olmert frees $100 million to Palestinians |
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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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Blair meets Israeli leader |
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| Aug.30 |
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Annan visits Olmert |
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| Aug.13 |
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Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution
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Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon |
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| Jul.31 |
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Israel 'not ready for truce yet' |
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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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Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts |
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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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| Jan.26 |
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Israel rules out talks with Hamas
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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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Sharon stable after 3rd brain operation
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Sharon to remain sedated after stroke |
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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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Likud picked Netanyahu as its new leader
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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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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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Israelis, Palestinians reach deal on Gaza |
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| Nov.9 |
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Peres ousted as Labor Party chief |
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| Oct.17 |
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Israel suspends Palestinian talks
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| Sep.26 |
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Sharon fends off leadership poll
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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
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Court backs pullout plan
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Laura Bush heckled |
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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.22 |
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Blair begins Mideast peace push |
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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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| Sep.12 |
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Settlers protest Israeli withdrawal plan |
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| Jul.25 |
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Human chain protest at Gaza plan |
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| Jun.29 |
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Court orders barrier shift |
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| May.16 |
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Israel 'to step up demolitions' |
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| May.15 |
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Court approves Gaza demolitions |
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| May.4 |
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Quartet tells Israel to quit Gaza |
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| May.2 |
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Likud voted against withdrawal from Gaza |
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| Apr.23 |
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Sharon: Arafat pledge is off |
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| Apr.14 |
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Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal. Washington
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| Apr.2 |
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Israeli police in Mosque clash |
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| Mar.27 |
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Sharon may face bribery charges |
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| Feb.9 |
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Court hearing on barrier |
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| Feb.2 |
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Sharon orders Gaza pullout plan |
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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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| 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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| May.17 |
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Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met
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| Jan.28 |
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Sharon wins election, calls for unity
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| Nov.5 |
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Israel calls early elections |
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| Apr.2 |
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Arafat extradition considered |
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| Dec.12 |
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Israel cuts off contact with Arafat |
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| Mar.7 |
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Sharon sworn in |
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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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| 2007 |
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| Jun.24 |
Israel to free Palestinian funds |
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.10 |
Rivals claim election win Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni have claimed victory in a snap general election; results are still unclear
| 2008 |
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| Sep.17 |
Livni claims win in Kadima vote |
| 2007 |
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| Jun.13 |
Peres elected Israel's president |
| 2006 |
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| Mar.28 |
Kadima wins at polls Acting Prime Minister Olmert's 4-month-old centrist party took the largest share of parliamentary seats
| 2005 |
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| Jan.7 |
Palestinian candidate ejected |
| 2004 |
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| May.2 |
Likud voted against withdrawal from Gaza |
| 2003 |
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| Jan.28 |
Sharon wins election, calls for unity
| 2002 |
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| Nov.5 |
Israel calls early elections |
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| 2010 |
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| Mar. 9 |
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 | |
|
| Mar. 8 |
Israel backs West Bank building
| 2009 |
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| Nov.25 |
Temporary settlement freeze announced |
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| Nov.17 |
Israel approves plan to build 900 houses Israel approved a construction plan for hundreds of houses in Gilo, a disputed neighborhood on Jerusalem's southern outskirts
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| Sep.7 |
Israel approved homes in W. Bank
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| Jun.14 |
PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state Netanyahu said that Israel would agree to a peace agreement with Palestinians under which there would be a 'demilitarized Palestinian state'
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| Feb.19 |
Netanyahu edges towards coalition deal |
| 2008 |
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| Oct.26 |
Tzipi Livni calls for early elections |
| 2006 |
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| Aug.13 |
Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution
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| Aug.9 |
Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon |
| 2005 |
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| Feb.20 |
Cabinet OKs settlement withdrawals |
| 2004 |
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| Feb.2 |
Sharon orders Gaza pullout plan |
| 2003 |
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| May.25 |
Cabinet OKs road map
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.14 |
'Sabbath' protest targets Intel |
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| May.12 |
Pope visits holy sites
| 2007 |
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| Apr.6 |
Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday |
| 2000 |
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| Mar.21 |
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 |
Court backs pullout plan
| 2004 |
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| Jun.29 |
Court orders barrier shift |
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| May.15 |
Court approves Gaza demolitions |
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| Feb.9 |
Court hearing on barrier |
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| 2008 |
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| May.7 |
Israel marks its 60th anniversary |
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| 2005 |
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| Jun.21 |
Gloom at end of Sharon-Abbas summit
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.1 |
Israel vows tough rocket response
| 2003 |
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| Dec.18 |
Israel warns of unilateral moves |
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| 2010 |
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| Sun. |
Israel to probe settlement announcement Prime Minister Netanyahu has set up a team to investigate why officials announced new construction while Biden was visiting the country
|
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.31 |
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks
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| Sep.13 |
Israeli PM heads to Egypt for talks |
| 2008 |
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| Mar.22 |
Cheney backs Israel over security |
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| Mar.5 |
Rice talks with top Israeli officials |
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| Jan.10 |
Bush predicts 'state of Palestine' |
| 2007 |
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| Jan.13 |
Rice begins Mid-East peace push
| 2006 |
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| Sep.9 |
Blair meets Israeli leader |
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| Aug.30 |
Annan visits Olmert |
| 2005 |
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| May.22 |
Laura Bush heckled |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.22 |
Blair begins Mideast peace push |
|
| Apr.14 |
Bush praises Sharon's pullout proposal. Washington
| 2001 |
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| Dec.12 |
Israel cuts off contact with Arafat |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.17 |
Historic agreement for Israel, Germany |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.15 |
Israelis, Palestinians reach deal on Gaza |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.17 |
Sharon strikes coalition deal with Labor |
|
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.20 |
Peres rejects U.N. Gaza report |
|
| Aug.2 |
Palestinians evicted Israeli police have evicted nine Palestinian families living in two houses in East Jerusalem
| 2004 |
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| May.16 |
Israel 'to step up demolitions' |
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.27 |
Israel, U.S. discuss Iran nuclear threat |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.19 |
Hamas leader: I'm open to talks |
|
| Apr.1 |
Olmert to Arab leaders: Let's talk peace |
|
| Feb.20 |
Rice talks with Israelis, Palestinians |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.17 |
Israel suspends Palestinian talks
|
| Jan.26 |
Mid-East talks raise peace hopes |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.12 |
Likud, Labour Begin Coalition Talks |
| 2003 |
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| May.17 |
Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.30 |
Olmert charged in corruption probe Former Israeli Prime Minister has been indicted on a variety of corruption charges in a probe that dogged his last months in office
|
| Apr.1 |
Foreign minister rejects Annapolis deal |
|
| Mar.31 |
Netanyahu sworn in as Israeli PM The parliament has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu and approved the new right-leaning coalition cabinet by 69 votes to 45
|
| Mar.25 |
Netanyahu 'will be peace partner' |
|
| Mar.12 |
Ex-president Katsav blasts legal 'lynching' |
|
| Feb.20 |
Netanyahu picked to form government President Shimon Peres: Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of the conservative Likud Party, has been chosen to form Israel's next government
| 2008 |
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| Sep.22 |
President taps Livni to form government
|
| Sep.21 |
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
|
| May.28 |
Call for PM to stand down
|
| May.8 |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
| 2007 |
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| May.2 |
Olmert should go, Israeli FM says |
|
| Apr.30 |
'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
|
| Jan.24 |
President: I'm not guilty, I won't resign
|
| Jan.16 |
Military chief quits over war performance
| 2006 |
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| Oct.15 |
Police back Katsav rape charges Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping
|
| Feb.11 |
Sharon is 'critical but stable' |
|
| Feb.11 |
Sharon survives emergency surgery
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| Jan.9 |
Sharon able to breathe alone |
|
| Jan.7 |
Sharon's condition critical but stable |
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| Jan.6 |
Sharon stable after 3rd brain operation
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| Jan.5 |
Sharon to remain sedated after stroke |
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| Jan.4 |
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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| |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.19 |
Likud picked Netanyahu as its new leader
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| Dec.18 |
Sharon hospitalized after mild stroke Israeli Prime Minister was expected to remain in the hospital briefly for observation. He had difficulty speaking
|
| Nov.29 |
Peres to quit Labor, back Sharon Israeli Channel 10: Former Israeli Prime Minister will resign from the Labor Party
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| Nov.20 |
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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| Nov.9 |
Peres ousted as Labor Party chief |
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| Sep.26 |
Sharon fends off leadership poll
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| Aug.30 |
Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership |
| 2004 |
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| Mar.27 |
Sharon may face bribery charges |
| 2003 |
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| Sep.11 |
Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat |
| 2002 |
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| Apr.2 |
Arafat extradition considered |
| 2001 |
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| Mar.7 |
Sharon sworn in |
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.9 |
Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site
| 2004 |
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| Sep.12 |
Settlers protest Israeli withdrawal plan |
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| Jul.25 |
Human chain protest at Gaza plan |
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| Apr.2 |
Israeli police in Mosque clash |
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| 2010 |
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| Fri. |
Israel seals off West Bank| Israeli Defense Minister Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours and tightened security around the old city of Jerusalem | |
|
| Jan.10 |
Israel to construct Egyptian border barrier The government has approved plans for the construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt in a bid to keep out illegal migrants and mi...
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.30 |
Israel endorses Iran nuclear plan |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.6 |
Israel threatens Iran with attack |
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| 2005 |
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| Mar.28 |
Knesset rejects Gaza referendum |
| 2004 |
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| Oct.26 |
Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan
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