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| Jan.2 |
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Sharon's party losing popularity |
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| Jan.6 |
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Israel restricts Palestinian travel
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| Jan.8 |
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Sharon rejects corruption charge Prime Minister has rejected as 'despicable political libel' the allegation that he received an improper $1.5 million loan
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| Jan.10 |
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Sharon speech blackout
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| Jan.13 |
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Polls: Sharon, Likud bouncing back |
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| Jan.23 |
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Sharon's Likud party expected to win |
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| Jan.26 |
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Likud plead for more support |
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| Jan.28 |
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Sharon tipped to win poll
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Sharon wins election, calls for unity| Prime Minister has hailed Likud Party's triumph as 'historic' and said he will seek to create a broad-based government | |
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| Feb.24 |
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Sharon secures majority coalition
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| Feb.26 |
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Foreign minister replaced
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Sharon, Mubarak to renew talks
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| Feb.27 |
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Sharon presents 4-party government
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| Apr.30 |
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Changes sought to Mideast road map
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| May.10 |
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Powell urges action on Mid-East plan
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| May.11 |
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Powell meets Sharon and Abbas U.S. Secretary of State: Leaders agree on enough points of the road map to move forward with its implementation
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Sharon, Abbas plan to meet on 'road map'
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| May.12 |
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Sharon, Abbas plan weekend meeting
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| May.17 |
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Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met| A suicide bomber killed 2 Jewish settlers in the city of Hebron | | |
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8 killed in bus attack A 2nd suicide bomber blew himself up as emergency crews arrived at the scene of the blast at a busy junction
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Abbas, Sharon agree only to meet again
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| May.18 |
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Sharon delays U.S. trip after attacks
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| May.23 |
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Israel ready to accept steps in 'road map' Sharon will present the plan to his Cabinet
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| May.25 |
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Cabinet OKs road map| The 12-7 vote, with 4 abstentions, is the first time the government has accepted the principle of a Palestinian state | |
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| May.26 |
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Sharon, Abbas to meet on 'road map'
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Sharon signals 'occupation' end Prime Minister indicated a willingness to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza
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| May.29 |
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Sharon-Abbas meeting candid, beneficial Israeli officials described meeting as having a 'good atmosphere,' while Palestinians described it as 'serious, candid'
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| May.30 |
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Release of Palestinian prisoners delayed
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| Jun.8 |
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Sharon warns Palestinians on terror
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| Jun.11 |
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Suicide blast hits bus, 17 killed| Dozens of people were injured during rush-hour. Hamas said it carried out the bombing | |
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| Jun.12 |
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Israel vows new strikes on Hamas
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| Jun.16 |
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Sharon: No deal if terror rampant
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| Jun.20 |
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Powell: Hamas 'enemy of peace' Secretary of State said the Palestinian Authority must move quickly to implement the security measures
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| Jun.27 |
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Cease-fire deal could be in the wings Talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders are making 'good progress'
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| Jul.6 |
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Israel to free more prisoners The government has voted to release a new batch of Palestinians - a goodwill gesture toward peace plan
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| Jul.11 |
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Sharon, Bush to meet this month
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| Jul.13 |
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Sharon urging to cut ties with Arafat
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| Jul.14 |
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UK praises Sharon's 'peace work'
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| Jul.20 |
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Sharon, Abbas hold talks
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| Jul.23 |
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Panel OKs release of some Palestinians
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| Jul.27 |
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Israel to free 500 Palestinians 210 prisoners from Islamic groups, 210 with links to Fatah faction and 120 people jailed for criminal offences
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| Jul.29 |
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Bush, Sharon focus on terror groups Following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, President said more must be done to 'dismantle terrorist capabilities'
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| Aug.5 |
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Abbas cancels meeting with Sharon
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| Aug.19 |
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Powerful bus bomb killed 21| The bomb exploded in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. The explosion damaged a second bus | | |
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| Aug.20 |
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Palestinians promise new efforts Palestinian leaders vowed to take 'measures not seen before,' following dramatic calls from Israel and the U.S.
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| Sep.9 |
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Suicide bombers kill 13 A bomber set off an explosion at a bus stop east of Tel Aviv. Another bombing killed 6 at cafe in West Jerusalem
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| Sep.11 |
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Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat A decision of security Cabinet could mean the Palestinian leader's expulsion from his Ramallah compound
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| Sep.14 |
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Israel 'considers killing Arafat'
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| Sep.15 |
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FM: Israel is not considering killing Arafat
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| Oct.1 |
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Israel to expand security barrier The cabinet has approved the next phase of a controversial fence it is building in the West Bank
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| Nov.10 |
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Prisoner swap with Hezbollah approved
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| Dec.18 |
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Israel warns of unilateral moves Sharon: Israel will take steps to separate from the Palestinians unless there is progress on the roadmap peace plan
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| Dec.22 |
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Muslims attack Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher was hospitalized in good condition after worshipers attacked him as he tried to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque
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Suspects seized over Maher attack Israeli police have detained 7 Palestinians. The foreign minister returned to Egypt
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