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| Feb.6 |
Israel |
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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
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| Feb.13 |
Tel Aviv |
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Bus attack kill 8 |
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| Feb.15 |
Israel |
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Barak accepts Sharon's offer |
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| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Planes Attack Iraqi Targets
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| Feb.20 |
Israel |
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Barak Quits |
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| Feb.26 |
Israel |
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Labor Party to join Likud coalition |
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| Mar.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Hajj crush kills pilgrims |
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| Mar.7 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon sworn in
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| Mar.12 |
Kuwait |
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US bomb hits observers, 6 dead |
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| Mar.16 |
Saudi Arabia |
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3 die as jet hijack ends |
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| 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 |
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| Apr.15 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel strikes Syrian targets
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| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
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Israel reoccupies parts of Gaza |
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| Apr.18 |
Gaza |
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Palestinian police post smashed |
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| May.4 |
Iran |
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Khatami seeks another term |
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| May.6 |
Syria |
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Pope enters a mosque
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| May.9 |
West Bank |
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Two Israeli teen-agers found dead |
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| May.16 |
Turkey |
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Military plane crash kills 37 |
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| May.18 |
Israel |
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5 killed in shopping mall blast |
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| May.20 |
Gaza |
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Israel launches missile attack |
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| May.22 |
Israel |
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Israel orders army to stop attacks |
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| May.24 |
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
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| May.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Bombs rock central Jerusalem |
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| Jun.1 |
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
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| Jun.2 |
Israel |
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Arafat calls for cease-fire
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| Jun.9 |
Iran |
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Khatami re-elected by landslide Reformist President receiving 77.4% of the votes to push forward to the controls of conservative clerics
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| Jun.12 |
Israel |
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Both parties back U.S. plan |
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| Jul.1 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel attacks Syrian positions
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| Jul.31 |
West Bank |
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8 dead in attack on Hamas office |
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| 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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| Aug.10 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel takes over unofficial PLO HQ
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| Aug.13 |
West Bank |
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Israeli troops attack Jenin |
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| Aug.21 |
Israel |
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Arafat, Peres agree to meet |
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| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
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Tanks, gunships hit Hebron
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| Aug.25 |
Gaza |
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Jets hit Palestinian targets |
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| Aug.27 |
West Bank |
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Key Palestinian killed
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| Aug.29 |
West Bank |
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Israeli forces roll out of Beit Jala |
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| 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.16 |
Jerusalem |
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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.28 |
Israel |
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Gunmen killed 4 women
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| Nov.10 |
Qatar |
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China joins WTO Trade ministers have unanimously approved China's entry after 15 years of negotiations
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| Nov.21 |
Gaza |
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4 children die in explosion
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| Nov.23 |
West Bank |
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Hamas leader killed
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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
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| Dec.2 |
Israel |
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Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa| The suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb that ripped through a bus. Palestinian Authority declared martial law | |
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| Dec.8 |
Israel |
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Suicide attack in Haifa injures 29 |
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| Dec.12 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel cuts off contact with Arafat
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| Dec.14 |
Jordan |
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Bus crash kills 52 |
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| |
Gaza |
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New raids. 35 arrested, 8 dead |
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
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Arafat calls for halt to all violence |
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|
| 2001 |
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| Feb.6 |
Israel |
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
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| May.4 |
Iran |
Khatami seeks another term |
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| Jun.9 |
Iran |
Khatami re-elected by landslide Reformist President receiving 77.4% of the votes to push forward to the controls of conservative clerics
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| 2001 |
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| Apr.15 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel strikes Syrian targets
|
|
| 2001 |
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| Feb.26 |
Israel |
Labor Party to join Likud coalition |
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| Dec.14 |
Jordan |
Bus crash kills 52 |
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|
| 2001 |
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| Mar.12 |
Kuwait |
US bomb hits observers, 6 dead |
|
| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
Israel reoccupies parts of Gaza |
|
| Aug.29 |
West Bank |
Israeli forces roll out of Beit Jala |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Mar.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hajj crush kills pilgrims |
|
| May.6 |
Syria |
Pope enters a mosque
|
| May.26 |
Jerusalem |
Bombs rock central Jerusalem |
|
| Jun.1 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide bombing kills at least 17 Attack happened in front of a crowded discotheque. More than 70 people were injured, 8 seriously
|
| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
15 killed at pizzeria 70 injured. Killed included 6 infants. Jerusalem Brigade, the wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility
|
| Dec.1 |
Jerusalem |
3 explosions killed 8, wounds 170 2 suicide bombers detonated explosives which tore through the entrance to a crowded pedestrian mall
|
| Dec.2 |
Israel |
Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa| The suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb that ripped through a bus. Palestinian Authority declared martial law | |
|
| Dec.8 |
Israel |
Suicide attack in Haifa injures 29 |
|
|
| 2001 |
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| Mar.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hajj crush kills pilgrims |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
U.S. Planes Attack Iraqi Targets
|
| Mar.16 |
Saudi Arabia |
3 die as jet hijack ends |
|
| Mar.16 |
Saudi Arabia |
3 die as jet hijack ends |
|
| May.16 |
Turkey |
Military plane crash kills 37 |
|
| May.16 |
Turkey |
Military plane crash kills 37 |
|
| Jul.1 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel attacks Syrian positions
|
| Aug.25 |
Gaza |
Jets hit Palestinian targets |
|
| Dec.12 |
Jerusalem |
Israel cuts off contact with Arafat
|
| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
New raids. 35 arrested, 8 dead |
|
|
| 2001 |
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| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
6 Arafat's elite soldiers arrested |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.16 |
Jerusalem |
Tourism minister shot| Rehavam Zeevi, hard-line tourism minister, has been wounded in an east Jerusalem hotel | |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| May.24 |
Jerusalem |
Wedding hall collapses, 25 dead 250 injured. Roof collapsed onto the top floor of crowded reception hall, causing the four-story structure to collapse
|
| Sep.26 |
Gaza |
Arafat, Peres agreed on truce Palestinian leader and Israeli Foreign Minister have agreed on measures to make the ceasefire permanent
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.15 |
Israel |
Barak accepts Sharon's offer |
|
| Feb.20 |
Israel |
Barak Quits |
|
| Mar.7 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon sworn in
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Mar.28 |
West Bank |
Israel strikes |
|
| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
6 Arafat's elite soldiers arrested |
|
| Apr.18 |
Gaza |
Palestinian police post smashed |
|
| May.20 |
Gaza |
Israel launches missile attack |
|
| May.22 |
Israel |
Israel orders army to stop attacks |
|
| Jul.31 |
West Bank |
8 dead in attack on Hamas office |
|
| Aug.10 |
Jerusalem |
Israel takes over unofficial PLO HQ
|
| Aug.13 |
West Bank |
Israeli troops attack Jenin |
|
| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
Tanks, gunships hit Hebron
|
| Aug.27 |
West Bank |
Key Palestinian killed
|
| Nov.23 |
West Bank |
Hamas leader killed
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Nov.10 |
Qatar |
China joins WTO Trade ministers have unanimously approved China's entry after 15 years of negotiations
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jun.2 |
Israel |
Arafat calls for cease-fire
|
| Jun.12 |
Israel |
Both parties back U.S. plan |
|
| Aug.21 |
Israel |
Arafat, Peres agree to meet |
|
| Sep.26 |
Gaza |
Arafat, Peres agreed on truce Palestinian leader and Israeli Foreign Minister have agreed on measures to make the ceasefire permanent
|
| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
Arafat calls for halt to all violence |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Tel Aviv |
Bus attack kill 8 |
|
| May.9 |
West Bank |
Two Israeli teen-agers found dead |
|
| May.18 |
Israel |
5 killed in shopping mall blast |
|
| Oct.28 |
Israel |
Gunmen killed 4 women
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Nov.21 |
Gaza |
4 children die in explosion