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| Feb.6 |
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Sharon wins by landslide Sharon led Barak, 62.6% to 37.2%. Barak will leave politics. Sharon spoke about a new path of security and true peace
| Feb.13 |
Tel Aviv |
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Bus attack kill 8
| Feb.15 |
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Barak accepts Sharon's offer
| Feb.20 |
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Barak Quits
| Feb.26 |
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Labor Party to join Likud coalition
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| Mar.7 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon sworn in Sharon becomes new prime minister, 5th in 6 years. He pledged that Israel's hand is extended in peace to the Palestinians
| Mar.28 |
West Bank |
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Israel strikes
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| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
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6 Arafat's elite soldiers arrested
| Apr.3 |
Greece |
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Peres Meets Palestinians
| Apr.15 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel strikes Syrian targets Air force fired on a Syrian army radar position. Israel accused the Hezbollah of a terrorist policy operated under Syria
| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
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Israel reoccupies parts of Gaza
| Apr.18 |
Gaza |
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Palestinian police post smashed
| Apr.23 |
Northern Israel |
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3 bombings |
| Apr.28 |
Gaza |
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Violence kills 1, wounds 9 |
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Arafat orders end to shelling |
| Apr.29 |
Egypt |
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Peres meet Mubarak |
| Apr.30 |
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5 killed in home blasts |
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| May.2 |
Washington |
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Powell, Peres talks |
| May.9 |
West Bank |
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Two Israeli teen-agers found dead
| May.10 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians declare state of emergency |
| May.12 |
West Bank |
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3 Palestinians killed |
| May.14 |
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Israel Kills 5 Palestinians |
| May.15 |
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Palestinians mark Day of Catastrophe |
| May.16 |
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Israel says killings were mistaken |
| May.18 |
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5 killed in shopping mall blast
| May.19 |
Egypt |
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Arab League urges cuts ties with Israel
| May.20 |
Gaza |
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Israel launches missile attack
| May.22 |
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Israel orders army to stop attacks
| May.23 |
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Civilian guard was killed |
| May.24 |
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Israel shoots down light aircraft |
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Jerusalem |
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Wedding hall collapses, 25 dead 250 injured. Roof collapsed onto the top floor of crowded reception hall, causing the four-story structure to collapse
| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Death toll reach 30 |
| May.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Search for collapse survivors ends |
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Jerusalem |
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Bombs rock central Jerusalem
| May.30 |
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Car bomb explodes near school |
| May.31 |
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Sharon urged to end ceasefire |
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| Jun.1 |
Jerusalem |
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Husseini buried in Jerusalem |
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Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bombing kills at least 17 Attack happened in front of a crowded discotheque. More than 70 people were injured, 8 seriously
| Jun.2 |
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Arafat calls for cease-fire Palestinian President condemnes a suicide bomb attack at discotheque and calls for immediate and unconditional cease-fire
| Jun.3 |
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Israel considers cease-fire response |
| Jun.9 |
Gaza |
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2 women killed in Gaza |
| Jun.12 |
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Both parties back U.S. plan
| Jun.13 |
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Israel orders truce implementation |
| Jun.14 |
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Israel pulls back from checkpoint |
| Jun.26 |
Washington |
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Bush meet Sharon |
| Jun.28 |
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OK for timetable for peace talks |
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| Jul.1 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel attacks Syrian positions Warplanes struck radar positions injuring 3 Syrian soldiers and 1 Lebanese. Strike was responding to Hezbollah attack
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2 Car bombs explode |
| Jul.10 |
Gaza |
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Battle flares over Gaza clearance |
| Jul.16 |
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Suicide bomber kills 2 soldiers |
| Jul.17 |
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Israel strikes Bethlehem, 4 dead |
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West Bank |
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Tanks sent to West Bank |
| Jul.18 |
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Peres rules out Israeli offensive |
| Jul.20 |
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3 Palestinians killed in attack |
| Jul.27 |
Gaza |
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Helicopters strike Gaza |
| Jul.31 |
West Bank |
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8 dead in attack on Hamas office
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| Aug.2 |
Vatican |
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Pope urges Arafat to end violence |
| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
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15 killed at pizzeria 70 injured. Killed included 6 infants. Jerusalem Brigade, the wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility | |
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Israel hits back |
| Aug.10 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel takes over unofficial PLO HQ Israel seized Orient House, the headquarters for the Palestine Liberation Organization in Arab section of Jerusalem
| Aug.13 |
West Bank |
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Israeli troops attack Jenin
| Aug.14 |
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Palestinian activist shot dead |
| Aug.21 |
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Arafat, Peres agree to meet
| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
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Tanks, gunships hit Hebron
Israel army entered Palestinian controlled part of Hebron and shelled buildings, injuring 3 Palestinians
| Aug.24 |
Beijing |
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Arafat peace overture in Beijing |
| Aug.25 |
Gaza |
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Jets hit Palestinian targets
| Aug.26 |
West Bank |
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Israeli rockets hit West Bank |
| Aug.27 |
West Bank |
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Key Palestinian killed Abu Ali Mustafa, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was killed in an Israeli missile attack
| Aug.29 |
West Bank |
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Deal reached on Beit Jala |
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West Bank |
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Israeli forces roll out of Beit Jala
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| Sep.1 |
South Africa |
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Mideast dominates racism summit |
| Sep.4 |
Jerusalem |
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Bombing hits Jerusalem |
| Sep.8 |
West Bank |
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Gunmen attack Israeli teachers |
| Sep.9 |
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3 Israelis killed at train station |
| Sep.11 |
West Bank |
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Tanks raid Jenin |
| Sep.12 |
West Bank |
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Tanks move into Jericho |
| Sep.16 |
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Sharon calls off truce talks |
| Sep.18 |
Washington |
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Bush sees hope for Middle East |
| Sep.26 |
Gaza |
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Arafat, Peres agreed on truce Palestinian leader and Israeli Foreign Minister have agreed on measures to make the ceasefire permanent | |
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| Oct.2 |
Gaza |
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Israel hits back after raid |
| Oct.4 |
Russia |
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Jet explodes over Black Sea
A Russian airliner travelling from Israel to Siberia has crashed into the sea with 76 people on board
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West Bank |
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Israeli army seizes Hebron hilltop |
| Oct.5 |
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Sharon moves to appease US |
| Oct.16 |
Jerusalem |
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Tourism minister shot Rehavam Zeevi, hard-line tourism minister, has been wounded in an east Jerusalem hotel | |
| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon fury over minister's killing |
| Oct.18 |
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Palestinians banning military factions |
| Oct.20 |
West Bank |
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8 die in bloodshed |
| Oct.23 |
West Bank |
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Israel defies call to pull back |
| Oct.24 |
West Bank |
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13 Palestinians killed |
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West Bank |
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Israeli troops quit village |
| Oct.25 |
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Israel plans West Bank withdrawal |
| Oct.28 |
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Gunmen killed 4 women
Gunmen have opened fire at passers-by in the city of Hadera
| Oct.30 |
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Jihad leader signals shift |
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| Nov.3 |
Spain |
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Arafat and Peres hold meeting
| Nov.11 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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Arafat asks to aid Mideast peace |
| Nov.20 |
USA |
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Powell pledges U.S. commitment |
| Nov.21 |
Gaza |
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4 children die in explosion Boys had kicked an unexploded shell near the school
| Nov.23 |
West Bank |
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5 Palestinians killed |
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West Bank |
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Hamas leader killed Israeli security forces have killed Mahmoud Abu Hanoud when a helicopter gunship fired at a car
| Nov.24 |
Gaza |
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Helicopter strikes |
| Nov.29 |
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Suicide bombing of a bus killed 4 |
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| Dec.1 |
Jerusalem |
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3 explosions killed 8, wounds 170 2 suicide bombers detonated explosives which tore through the entrance to a crowded pedestrian mall | |
| Dec.2 |
Northern Israel |
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Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa
Map of Haifa Israel The suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb that ripped through a bus. Palestinian Authority declared martial law | |
| Dec.3 |
West Bank |
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Helicopters, jets strike Jenin, Gaza |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel: Arafat supports terrorists |
| Dec.4 |
West Bank |
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Attacks on Palestinian targets |
| Dec.5 |
Gaza |
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Militants clash over Yassin arrest |
| Dec.6 |
Gaza |
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Planes hit Palestinian police HQ |
| Dec.8 |
Gaza |
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Helicopter attack |
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Northern Israel |
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Suicide attack in Haifa injures 29
A police officer had approached the man, who blew himself up at a bus station
| Dec.9 |
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Militants' cease-fire offer rejected |
| Dec.11 |
Gaza |
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Helicopter attacks kill 4 |
| Dec.12 |
West Bank |
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Gunmen kill 8 on Israeli bus
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Gaza |
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Israel retaliates for bus ambush
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Jerusalem |
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Israel cuts off contact with Arafat Israeli Cabinet holds him directly responsible for an ambush of a bus
| Dec.13 |
UN Security Council |
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No U.N. vote on Mideast
| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
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New raids. 35 arrested, 8 dead Warplanes struck security facilities used for terrorist activities
| Dec.15 |
Gaza |
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4 die in anti-Israel protests
| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
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Arafat calls for halt to all violence In an address to his people Palestinian President called for a halt to all armed activities, including suicide bombings
| Dec.25 |
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Border clash. 3 killed