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Israeli reprisal strikes kill 15
February 20: A dramatic escalation of violence in Israel today left 15 Palestinians dead, after Israel launched reprisal attacks on Palestinian Authority targets for the killing of six Israeli soldiers last night.
Raiders kill six Israeli troops
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Children injured in Israeli attack on Hamas office
February 20: An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants and injured several schoolchildren yesterday, raising the death toll to 15 in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in nearly 17 months of conflict.
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Czech PM upbraided for comparing Arafat to Hitler
February 20: The Czech Republic was embroiled in a row with the European Commission last night after Brussels publicly upbraided the Czech prime minister for comparing the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, to Adolf Hitler.
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Arafat is a disaster, but to blame him alone is perverse
February 20, Ewen MacAskill: Tony Blair says the Middle East conflict is beyond moral judgment, and yet there are few confrontations that are so black and white in terms of morality. The least he can do is adopt an even-handed approach.
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'A harsh and swift response from Israel'
February 20: Ariel Sharon faces further criticism for lacking a vision to end the 17 month uprising in the wake of last night's Palestinian checkpoint attack, reports Suzanne Goldenberg from Ein Ariq, Israel. (3mins 05)
18.01.2002: Arafat between a rock and hard place (2mins)
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What the Middle East papers say
February 20: There are increasing calls in Israel for a new approach to the peace process to replace the stubborn aggression of Ariel Sharon, as reflected in the local press.
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Israel suicide attacks
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Key events in the intifada since September 2000
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An interactive history of Israel
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The new anti-semitism?
February 17, Peter Beaumont:: Some say that, beneath criticism of Ariel Sharon's policies, lurks a more sinister agenda.
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Palestinians betrayed
February 16, letter: Supporters of a just peace in the Middle East greet Jack Straw's stance during his recent visit with incredulity (Straw calls on Arafat to rein in terror, February 14).
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Capture or kill
February 15: In a rare glimpse inside the Israeli military machine, John Kampfner and Dominic Allan join an elite commando squad in a night raid on a suspected Palestinian terrorist.
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I watched a soldier shoot at children
February 14, Lucy Winkett: A passing drama in the daily life of Palestinians under occupation.
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'If you need terrorist allies you think Iraq'
February 12: America is right to target Saddam Hussein next, Iraq's most eminent dissident thinker, Kanan Makiya, tells Oliver Burkeman.
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Israel's conscience
February 11, Anne Karpf: Diaspora Jews are asked to support the state, but some are backing acts of Israeli opposition to the occupation.
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Sharon's year of failure
February 6: Were the talks with Arafat's men a ploy, while Israel prepares to retake the West Bank and Gaza for good, asks Jonathan Freedland.
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Yasser Arafat: I want to talk peace
February 4: "Palestinians are ready to end the conflict, but only when Israelis treat them as equals." Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat outlines his vision for peace in the Middle East.
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Israeli attacks kill eight Palestinians
February 19: Israel has mounted stinging attacks against Palestinian targets, with missile strikes, bombing raids and gun battles killing at least eight Palestinians today.
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West Bank car bomb kills one
February 18: At least one person was killed in a car bomb attack on an Israeli roadblock in the West Bank near Jerusalem today.
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Israel attacks Palestinian security headquarters
February 11: Israel today launched a missile attack on the Palestinian security headquarters in Gaza City, after a weekend of violence that saw two female soldiers killed by Palestinian gunmen.
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Revenge suicide bombing fails to derail Israel's peace movement
February 17: Even as a blast killed diners at a Jerusalem settlement, the anti-war campaign is recruiting reservists as it urges withdrawal from the occupied territories, reports Graham Usher.
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Elite Israeli soldier dies as bulldozer raid goes wrong
February 16: The Israeli army suffered a double blow to the symbols of its military prowess yesterday when the head of a crack commando unit was killed hours after Palestinian militants blew up a tank for the first time in the 16-month uprising.
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Straw calls on Arafat to rein in terror
February 14: The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, reinforced mounting US and Israeli pressure on Yasser Arafat, saying there was no way of halting a degenerating situation in the Middle East unless Israel's security was assured.
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Four dead after Israeli incursions in Gaza
February 13: Israeli troops today launched the most extensive military operation in the Gaza Strip in 16 months of fighting, a midnight raid on three Palestinian towns and a refugee camp in response to Palestinian rocket fire.
13.02.02: Straw in talks with Arafat over terrorism
13.02.02: Incursions into Gaza overshadow peace plan
13.02.02, Deborah Sontag: 'We are idling. All of Palestine is idling'
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EU backs Arafat with call for poll
February 9: EU governments will today consider a proposal for elections to be held in the Palestinian territories as a means of supporting Yasser Arafat and ending the Israeli siege of his headquarters.
09.02.2002: Palestinian leader hints at successor
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Retired generals call for Sharon to rethink strategy
February 19: Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, buffeted by the left and right for his reliance on military might to crush the Palestinian uprising, faced a new challenge yesterday: from retired army generals.
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Israelis lose faith in military solution
February 18: A devastating wave of Palestinian attacks on the symbols of Israeli military occupation - a Jewish settlement, an army base and a road block - struck Israel to its core this weekend, badly shaking its faith in the warrior prime minister, Ariel Sharon.
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Hawk spreads its wings
February 15, Randeep Ramesh: India's BJP is displaying an alarming affinity with Ariel Sharon's doctrine of military might.
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French anger at US policy on Israel
February 7: The gulf between the US and Europe over Washington's foreign policy widened yesterday when France's foreign minister delivered an outspoken attack on America's support for Israel.
In quotes: Ariel Sharon on Yasser Arafat
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Arafat needs a new mandate
February 18, world dispatch: A tactical resignation followed by Palestinian elections could provide Yasser Arafat with the political momentum he needs to take the peace process forward, writes Brian Whitaker.
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Hatred sown in a carer's heart
February 3: Palestinian ambulance crews have been constantly targeted by the Israeli army. It turned one young woman volunteer into a suicide bomber. Peter Beaumont reports from Ramallah.
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Some fresh perspectives on the state of Israel
February 4, letters: I found Anthony Julius's article (Don't panic, G2, February 1) well argued, reasonable and helpful in clarifying my perspective.
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At home with Ariel Sharon
Hear extracts of Emma Brockes' exclusive interview with the Israeli prime minister, at his farm in the Negev region.
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On his aims (3mins 46) | On Palestinian refugees (1min 38) | On living with Arabs (1min 33) | On Arafat (1min 10)
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Obituary: Elie Hobeika
January 25: Elie Hobeika, who was killed in a massive bomb attack at his house in the Beirut suburb of Hazmiyeh, was one of Lebanon's most controversial figures.
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Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel | Rabbi Eliezer Schach | Rehavam Zeevi | Abu Ali Mustafa
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The Middle East: a glossary of terms
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Israel thrusts Iran in line of US fire
February 2: America's campaign in Afghanistan is winding down, but who will be its next big target in the "war on terror" remains in the realm of conjecture.
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War in Afghanistan
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Attack on America
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Israel and the Middle East: Key events
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Middle East timeline 2001: part two | Middle East timeline 2001: part one | Middle East timeline 2000 | Middle East timeline 1999
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Suicide attacks on Israel
Sites of the terror attacks and shootings of December 1-2.
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Jewish state is born
May 15 1948: The Jews yesterday proclaimed in Tel Aviv the new State of Israel.
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Israel: the new generation
November 19 1948, Arthur Koestler: Each war and revolution produces its lost generation.
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Partition of Palestine
July 8 1937: British government approves Royal Commission's plan.
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