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| Jan.7 |
Jerusalem |
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Palestinian candidate ejected |
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| Jan.9 |
 West Bank |
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Abbas wins presidential election Early results showed the moderate candidate wins 66% of vote
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| Jan.10 |
West Bank |
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Abbas makes peace offer to Israel
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| Jan.13 |
Gaza |
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Bomb attack rocks crossing
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| Jan.15 |
West Bank |
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Mahmoud Abbas sworn in
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| Jan.16 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel orders crackdown |
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| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
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Israel: Palestinians eye Gaza force |
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
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Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal' Palestinian President has secured a 30-day cease-fire with the 2 largest militant groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad
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| Jan.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Mid-East talks raise peace hopes
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| Feb.2 |
Egypt |
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Egypt to host Middle East summit |
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| Feb.8 |
 Egypt |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
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Gaza |
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Hamas and Islamic Jihad disown truce |
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| Feb.10 |
West Bank |
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Abbas sacks security commanders
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| Feb.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Cabinet OKs settlement withdrawals |
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| Feb.21 |
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Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners Convoys of buses carrying shackled inmates left prison camp of Ketziot, and arrived on the edges of the West Bank
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| Feb.23 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian PM wins cabinet deal |
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| Feb.25 |
Tel Aviv |
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Bomb kills clubbers A suicide bombing has killed 4 and injured about 30 outside a popular seafront night club. There are conflicting claims
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| Feb.26 |
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Israel blames Syria for bombing |
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| Mar.18 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian truce deal Israel promised to hold its fire, but demanded that the Palestinians eventually dismantle the armed groups
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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Knesset rejects Gaza referendum
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| Apr.9 |
Gaza |
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3 teens shot
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| Apr.11 |
Washington |
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Bush urges freeze on settlement
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| Apr.24 |
Tel Aviv |
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Former President Ezer Weizman dies |
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| Apr.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Putin defends aid to Syria, Iran |
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| Apr.29 |
West Bank |
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Putin pledges to help Palestinians |
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| May.22 |
Jerusalem |
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Laura Bush heckled |
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| May.25 |
Washington |
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Bush to offer Abbas direct aid |
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| May.26 |
Washington |
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Abbas meets Bush at White House
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| Jun.8 |
Gaza |
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Abbas visits Gaza to rescue truce |
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| Jun.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Court backs pullout plan
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| Jun.18 |
West Bank |
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Rice demands Palestinian reform |
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| Jun.19 |
Jerusalem |
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Rice: Gaza houses 'will be demolished' |
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| Jun.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon and Abbas met for talks |
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Jerusalem |
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Gloom at end of Sharon-Abbas summit Israeli Prime Minister and Palestinian leader appear to have made little significant progress
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Seven dead in train wreck |
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| Jun.27 |
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Israeli guilty of shooting Briton |
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| Jun.29 |
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Gaza settler chaos strikes Israel Militant Jewish settlers have disrupted traffic on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road and clashed with troops in Gaza
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| Jul.12 |
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Suicide bomber kills two outside mall
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| Jul.14 |
Gaza |
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Rockets trigger Israeli raid |
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| Jul.16 |
West Bank |
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Israel arrests 30 Palestinians |
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| Jul.17 |
Gaza |
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Abbas pledges end to Gaza attacks |
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| Jul.18 |
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Israel blocks Gaza demonstrators
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| Jul.19 |
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Police try to head off Gaza protests |
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| Jul.20 |
Gaza |
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Protest march on Gaza called off |
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| Jul.23 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians kill 2 motorists |
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| Aug.4 |
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Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers An angry mob in the predominantly Israeli Arab town of Shfaram surrounded the bus and killed the gunman
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| Aug.5 |
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Alert as bus dead buried |
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| Aug.7 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu resigns Cabinet post |
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| Aug.13 |
Gaza |
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Security alert for withdrawal |
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| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
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Historic pullout has begun
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Gaza |
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Violence hits pullout |
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Gaza |
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Emotions flare as pullout begins |
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| Aug.16 |
Gaza |
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Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement |
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Gaza |
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Deadline for pullout expires |
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops begin forced evictions| The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people | |
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Gaza |
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Israel expels settlers |
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Gaza |
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Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom |
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| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops enter synagogue |
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Gaza |
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Largest settlement evacuated In Neve Dekalim police and soldiers had to forcibly remove hundreds of protesters holed up inside a synagogue
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Gaza |
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Israeli troops resume evictions |
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| Aug.19 |
 Jordan |
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Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships
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Germany |
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Pope issues anti-Semitism warning |
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Gaza |
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Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement |
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Gaza |
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Abbas voices joy at pullout |
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| Aug.20 |
Gaza |
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Israelis to resume evictions |
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Gaza |
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Settlers ready for Israeli troops |
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| Aug.21 |
Gaza |
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Final prayers at settlements |
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
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Settlers mourn end of Gaza era |
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Gaza |
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Settlers leave last outpost| All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses | |
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West Bank |
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Israeli pullout shifts to West Bank |
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| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
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Settler eviction complete
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| Aug.24 |
West Bank |
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5 militants shot in raid |
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| Aug.27 |
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21 hurt in bomb blast
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership |
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| Sep.1 |
Istanbul |
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Israel, Pakistan hold first talks
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| Sep.6 |
Gaza |
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Security official shot dead |
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| Sep.8 |
Paris |
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Report deepens Arafat death mystery |
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| Sep.11 |
Gaza |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza It was the end of 38 years of an occupation of the Palestinian territory 2 weeks ahead of schedule
| Israel has already removed its settlers, bulldozed their homes and demolished its military bases. 20 synagogues left intact after rabbis argued demolition went against Jewish law
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| Sep.12 |
Gaza |
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Abbas: Pullout a 'great moment' |
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| Sep.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Court urges barrier review |
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| Sep.24 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians say 4 militants dead |
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Gaza |
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Israel launches strikes against Hamas
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| Sep.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon orders 'no let up' on Gaza |
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Gaza |
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Hamas pledges end to Gaza rockets |
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| Sep.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon fends off leadership poll
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| Sep.27 |
West Bank |
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Israel arrests 91 suspected militants |
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Gaza |
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Israelis launch air strikes |
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| Oct.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Court bans 'human shields' |
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| Oct.16 |
West Bank |
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Three Israelis killed |
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| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel suspends Palestinian talks
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| Oct.26 |
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5 killed in blast An explosion in the coastal city of Hadera killed at least 4 people and wounded 30 others
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 Iran |
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Israel 'must be wiped from map' President Ahmadinejad is insisting that a new series of attacks will destroy the Jewish state
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| Oct.27 |
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Sharon OKs campaign against targets
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Gaza |
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Israeli strike kills 7 |
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| Oct.28 |
Iran |
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Thousands in anti-Israel demonstrations |
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UN Security Council |
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UN raps Iran's anti-Israel rant |
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| Oct.29 |
Iran |
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Iran 'not planning Israel attack' |
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| Nov.1 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel approves EU inspectors |
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| Nov.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Peres ousted as Labor Party chief
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| Nov.12 |
Tel Aviv |
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Decade after murder, Israel mourn Rabin
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| Nov.13 |
Jerusalem |
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Rice pushes for Middle East peace |
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| Nov.14 |
West Bank |
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Rice: Gaza border deal 'in sight' |
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| Nov.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Israelis, Palestinians reach deal on Gaza
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| Nov.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon agrees to early Israel vote |
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| Nov.20 |
Jerusalem |
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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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Jerusalem |
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Labor pulls out of Sharon government |
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| Nov.21 |
Jerusalem |
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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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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians take over key border| Abbas has presided over a ceremony marking the official re-opening of the border between the Strip and Egypt | |
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| Nov.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Kadima Party lays out principles |
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| Nov.29 |
Jerusalem |
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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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| Dec.5 |
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5 die in suicide blast A Palestinian bomber has killed 5 and injured dozens in the coastal town of Netanya at the Sharon shopping center
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| Dec.8 |
Iran |
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Ahmadinejad: Move Israel to Europe Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed doubt that the Holocaust occurred
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| Dec.9 |
Syria |
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Hamas to end truce with Israel |
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| Dec.18 |
Jerusalem |
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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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| Dec.19 |
Jerusalem |
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Doctor: Sharon to make full recovery |
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Jerusalem |
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Likud picked Netanyahu as its new leader
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| Dec.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon leaves hospital |
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| Dec.24 |
West Bank |
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Holiday spirit returns to Bethlehem
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| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
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Israel bombards no-go zone
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| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
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British hostages freed, say Palestinians
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