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Israel denies report it plans to attack Iran |
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| Jan.13 |
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Rice begins Mid-East peace push 
| US Secretary of State begins a renewed effort to revive stalled negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians | |
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| Jan.15 |
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Olmert, Rice agree to talks with Abbas
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| Jan.16 |
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Military chief quits over war performance| The Israel Defense Forces' chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz was under pressure since the end of war against Hezbollah. The 34-day war failed in of recovering tw... | |
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| Jan.22 |
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Palestinian turned Jew charged in terror |
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| Jan.23 |
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Rape charge for Israeli president
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| Jan.24 |
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President to stand down temporarily
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President: I'm not guilty, I won't resign| Moshe Katsav is lashing out at the Israeli media for 'letting my blood' and 'brainwashing' the Israeli public | |
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| Jan.25 |
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Israel MPs allow Katsav absence |
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| Jan.29 |
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First Muslim Cabinet minister for Israel |
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| Feb.9 |
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Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site Police stormed Islam's 3rd-holiest shrine, firing stun grenades and tear gas to disperse hundreds of worshippers
| Palestinians barricaded themselves in the al-Aqsa mosque. The police moved in to quell violent protests against excavation work in the area
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| Feb.12 |
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Mayor to calm Muslim fears over walkway |
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| Feb.19 |
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Rice holds key Middle East summit US-brokered talks between the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians have begun
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| Feb.20 |
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Rice talks with Israelis, Palestinians U.S. Secretary of State held 'productive' talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders
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| Mar.27 |
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Olmert, Abbas agree to hold regular talks
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| Apr.1 |
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Olmert to Arab leaders: Let's talk peace Israeli Prime Minister invited Arab leaders to a regional peace conference, saying that he hoped for an exchange of views
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| Apr.6 |
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Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday Thousands of pilgrims, carrying large wooden crosses, wound their way through the narrow lanes of Old City
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| Apr.15 |
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Olmert-Abbas talks called 'good beginning'
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| Apr.25 |
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Israel probes Arab politician
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| Apr.29 |
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PM faces review over Lebanon war
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| Apr.30 |
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'Severe failure' over Lebanon war| Ehud Olmert has been criticised by government inquiry panel over his handling of Israel's conflict in Lebanon in 2006 | | |
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| May.2 |
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Olmert should go, Israeli FM says Tzipi Livni has called on Prime Minister to resign in the wake of a report critical of his handling of last year's war in Lebanon
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| May.27 |
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Israel PM vows more Gaza action Ehud Olmert says a crackdown against Hamas will continue, after an Israeli man in the town of Sderot was killed by a rocket fired from Gaza
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| May.28 |
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Army gets green light for Gaza ground ops
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Peretz 'loses' Labour party vote
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| Jun.12 |
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Barak wins Labor Party runoff
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| Jun.13 |
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Peres elected Israel's president Elder statesman Shimon Peres was elected 9th president, capping a campaign to extend his six-decade political career
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| Jun.16 |
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US 'to unblock' Palestinian aid The US will lift a 15-month embargo on aid to the Palestinians once a new government excluding Hamas is sworn in
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Israel praises Hamas-free cabinet
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| Jun.24 |
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Israel to free Palestinian funds Israel has approved the release of frozen tax funds to the government of Palestinian Authority President Abbas
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| Jun.25 |
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Mid-East Quartet to debate crisis The Quartet mediators is meeting in Jerusalem to assess the situation in the region, for the first time since Hamas seized Gaza
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| Jun.26 |
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Mid-East group debates Blair role EU, Russia, the UN and US, the Quartet mediators, is considering naming Tony Blair for a top peacemaking post
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| Jul.1 |
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Israel releases Palestinian funds
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| Jul.4 |
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BBC man: I felt buried alive Alan Johnston hanked his supporters and saying he was moved by all the people who took the time to support him when he needed it most
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| Jul.8 |
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Release of Palestinian prisoners approved
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Palestinian PM holds Israel talks Israeli Foreign Minister Livni has met the Palestinian PM, Salam Fayyad, for the first time since he took office last month
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Arab League to visit Israel
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| Jul.15 |
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Key Palestinian exile may return
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| Jul.23 |
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Envoy Blair on mission to Israel Tony Blair is beginning a 2-day visit on his first mission as special envoy to the Middle East
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| Aug.5 |
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Israel faces Holocaust protests
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| Aug.27 |
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Israeli father rejects Hamas claim
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| Sep.19 |
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Israel: Gaza is 'hostile entity' The Israeli security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a 'hostile entity' in response to continued Palestinian rocket attacks
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| Sep.24 |
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PM faces corruption probe The justice ministry: Ehud Olmert is to face a criminal investigation into his purchase of a Jerusalem property
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| Oct.2 |
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Israel confirms airstrike in Syria
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| Oct.8 |
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Olmert pledges major peace push
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| Oct.13 |
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Rice to press Mid-East conference
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| Oct.25 |
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Israel approves Gaza power cuts Defence minister Barak has approved sanctions, including cuts in the supply of electricity and fuel to try to halt rocket attacks
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| Oct.29 |
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PM has prostate cancer
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| Nov.19 |
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Israel to release 450 prisoners
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| Nov.29 |
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Police to recommend not charging Olmert
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| Dec.11 |
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Olmert: Keep pressure on Iran
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| Dec.19 |
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Hamas leader: I'm open to talks Speaking by phone to an Israeli television reporter, Ismail Haniya has said he would be willing to negotiate a cease-fire with Israel
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| Dec.23 |
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Israel confirms settlement plans
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| Dec.25 |
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Israel: cluster bomb use was legal
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| Dec.27 |
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Olmert, Abbas try to revive talks
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