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| Jan.8 |
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Protest against U.S. peace plan
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| Feb.8 |
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Car bomb injures 2 Bomb exploded in a Jewish suburb of western Jerusalem
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| Mar.7 |
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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
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| Mar.26 |
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Explosion rocks Jerusalem 3 people have been injured in a car bomb blast next to a shopping center
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| Mar.29 |
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Arafat vows continued uprising Palestinian leader said that the Palestinian flag would fly above the walls of Jerusalem before Israel could stop the uprising
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| Apr.20 |
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Israeli police enter Muslim compound Riot police stepped into an East Jerusalem shrine to quell a stone-throwing demonstration by Muslims leaving a mosque
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| May.24 |
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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 | |
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| May.25 |
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Death toll reach 30 300 were injured, 50 are missing, after a hall collapsed onto a wedding party. Rescuers hunt survivors
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| May.26 |
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Search for collapse survivors ends Authorities arrested the building's owners and builders. 23 people were killed and another 250 were injured
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Bombs rock central Jerusalem A car bomb exploded in a Russian Compound. A second in 9 hours has exploded in downtown Jerusalem
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| May.31 |
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Husseini dies Husseini, 60, top PLO official and minister for Jerusalem affairs, died of a heart attack during a visit to Kuwait
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| Jun.1 |
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Husseini buried in Jerusalem Arafat led the procession as it left the West Bank town of Ramallah
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| Jul.19 |
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Gunbattles around Jerusalem Palestinians targeted an apartment building in the neighborhood of Gilo. Blast rocked the city of Netanya
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| Aug.9 |
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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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| Aug.10 |
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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
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| Sep.4 |
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Bombing hits Jerusalem A bomber injured 12 people and killed himself in a busy street. Solana met Peres and visited the scene of the blast
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| Oct.16 |
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Tourism minister shot| Rehavam Zeevi, hard-line tourism minister, has been wounded in an east Jerusalem hotel | | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Sharon fury over minister's killing Prime Minister blames Arafat for the assassination of far-right cabinet minister R. Zeevi
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| Oct.22 |
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Israel rejects US withdrawal call Sharon said his forces would not pull out until the Palestinians handed over those responsible for killing Israeli Minister
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| Nov.4 |
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Gunman opens fire on bus 3 Palestinian gunmen wound 16 passengers during rush hour
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| Dec.1 |
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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 | | |
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| Dec.3 |
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Israel: Arafat supports terrorists After 5 hours of closed-door talks, the Cabinet called the Palestinian Authority a 'terrorist-supporting entity'
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| Dec.4 |
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New suicide bombing; 5 injured A powerful explosion happened outside the entrance of a luxury hotel. Bomber only was killed
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| Dec.12 |
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Israel cuts off contact with Arafat| Israeli Cabinet holds him directly responsible for an ambush of a bus | |
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