Apr 15 Sharon Pledges Withdrawal Within a Week; Powell in Lebanon, Syria Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Monday that Israeli forces would leave most Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank by next week, but said his army would remain in the key cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem. Continue reading
Apr 09 Israel Leaves Two West Bank Cities; Fighting Continues The Israeli Army withdrew to the perimeter of two West Bank towns Tuesday, while heavy fighting in the Jenin refugee camp left 13 Israeli soldiers and an unknown number of Palestinians dead. Continue reading
Apr 08 Israel Announces Partial Withdrawal From West Bank Following mounting pressure from the U.S. and other international leaders to end their incursion into Palestinian controlled areas, Israeli forces announced they would pull out of two West Bank cities late Monday. Continue reading
Apr 04 Pres. Bush Calls on Israel to Pull Out of West Bank By Admin In a dramatic policy shift toward the ongoing violence in the Middle East, President Bush called on Israel to halt its drive into the West Bank and announced that Secretary of State Colin Powell would go to the region next… Continue reading
Apr 01 Israeli Army Moves Into More West Bank Towns The Israeli Army moved into several more Palestinian-ruled towns Monday as part of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's campaign to uproot Palestinian militants. Continue reading
Feb 28 Israeli Forces Attack West Bank Refugee Camps Israeli forces launched large scale attacks on two Palestinian refugee camps Thursday in an attempt to root out militant leaders. Continue reading
Dec 08 Renewed Fighting Rages in Holy Land A three-month wave of violence intensifies, and Israel seals off the West Bank. Continue reading