Sep 26 Arafat, Peres Agree to Pursue Peace Plan Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat agreed Wednesday to begin security talks aimed at ending more than a year of violence. Continue reading
Sep 18 Arafat Declares Cease-Fire, Israel Suspends Military Action Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Tuesday announced he would unilaterally move to enforce a cease-fire in the troubled West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Israeli government responded by suspending all military action in the region. Continue reading
Sep 10 Israelis and Palestinians Pursue Peace Talks Israel said Monday it was ready to hold high-level talks with the Palestinians despite continued violence. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Policy Challenge Renewed gunbattles between Israeli forces and Palestinians threaten to unravel a ceasefire agreement. Should the U.S. step in as violence increases?… Continue watching
Aug 24 Israeli Army Penetrates Deep Into Palestinian Territory Israeli forces raided a Palestinian-ruled part of the West Bank city of Hebron late Thursday night in one of the broadest and deepest incursions into Palestinian territory since clashes began 11 months ago. Continue reading
Aug 14 Israeli Tanks Raid Palestinian-Controlled City In retaliation for recent suicide bombings, Israeli forces leveled a Palestinian police station in the West Bank town of Jenin. Continue reading
Aug 13 Palestinian Suicide Bomber Kills Self, Injures 15 In yet another episode of violence, a Palestinian walked into an Israeli coffee shop outside the town of Haifa, and blew himself up. Continue reading
Aug 09 Palestinian Suicide Bombing Kills 15 A Palestinian suicide bomber killed at least 15, including six children, in a Jerusalem restaurant packed with families. Continue reading
Aug 09 Israeli Soldiers Take PLO Offices Israeli police said police officers and special forces entered and closed nearly a dozen offices of the Palestine Liberation Organization in East Jerusalem following a deadly suicide bombing. Continue reading
Jun 13 Israel, Palestinians Reach Tentative Agreement Both sides accepted in principle a peace agreement brokered by CIA director George Tenet. Continue reading