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| 8 Jan 2009 |
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| United Nations Security Council called for a ceasefire in Gaza leading to a full Israeli withdrawal; United States abstains |
| 7 Jan 2009 |
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| Israeli military drops leaflets on Rafah warning residents to flee the area; fighter bombers destroyed 26 houses on the same day |
| 6 Jan 2009 |
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| Venezuela severs diplomatic relations with Israel |
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| Israeli bombers target mosque in the Bureij refugee camp; neighboring UNRWA health facility badly damaged wounding six staff |
| 5 Jan 2009 |
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| Israeli war crime: soldiers order Palestinian civilians into a house in Zeitoun which is subsequently bombed, killing 21 members of the Samouni family, including women and children, and wounding 19 others |
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| UNRWA's al-Fakhura school in the Jabaliya refugee camp bombed; at least 42 killed and dozens more injured |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
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| Israeli missile demolishes UNRWA's Asma school in the Shati refugee camp; 3 killed, dozens wounded |
| 4 Jan 2009 |
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| Israeli army in Gaza Strip kills two unarmed women, one of whom was carrying a white flag |
| 3 Jan 2009 |
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| Israeli bombers destroy the American International School in northern Gaza |
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| al-Makadma Mosque destroyed in Beit Lahiya during evening prayers; dozens of fatalities and many more injured |
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| start of Invasion of Gaza by Israeli ground forces |
| 1 Jan 2009 |
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| Israeli one-ton bomb kills Nizar Rayan, six of his family; at least 20 fatalities |
| 2009 |
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| Suez cement factory workers strike in protest against sales of cement to Israel |
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| Yet another Israeli attack on Sudan |
| 31 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli Navy bombards fishing ports in northern Gaza, destroying fishing boats and two harbors |
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| Israeli air force bombs the Agricultural and Farming College of Northern Gaza |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
| 30 Dec 2008 |
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| Solidarity ship SS Dignity rammed by the Israeli navy |
| 29 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
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| Israeli aircraft bomb the Islamic University in Gaza; many Palestinian student fatalities; library, women’s dormitory, engineering and medical colleges devastated |
| 28 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli border police kill two Palestinians at Gaza solidarity demonstration in Ni'lin |
| 27 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli air force massacre 99 policemen and 9 civilians at police graduation ceremony in Gaza |
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| start of Israeli attack on Gaza, which kills more than 1400 people (aka Operation Cast Lead; The Gaza Massacre) |
| 26 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade Araba; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
| 25 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli interior ministry forces demolish mosque in the unrecognized village of Wadi Al-Na'am |
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| Israeli military threatens to bomb tunnels between Rafah and Egypt |
| 22 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade towns in the Jenin and Nablus areas; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
| 20 Dec 2008 |
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| Special Israeli army units beat and abuse Palestinian prisoners at the Ofer camp |
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| Al Karama, a Qatari solidarity ship, arrives in Gaza |
| 19 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
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| Israeli occupation forces cut off water supply to the Beita municipality near Nablus |
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| Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza expires and will not be renewed |
| 18 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli occupation forces impose curfew on village in Bethlehem area; ransack home and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
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| Israeli missile strike in Gaza kills one and injures three |
| 16 Dec 2008 |
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| UN Security Council Resolution 1850 on Israel-Palestine passed |
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| Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
| 15 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli Interior ministry forces demolish 18 houses and structures near Rahat; at least one hundred Bedouins left homeless |
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| Israeli right-wing zealot march through Um Al-Fahm barred by police |
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| British government to host talk-shop charade/conference between Israeli and Palestinian "leaders" |
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| Israeli Interior ministry forces demolish unrecognized Bedouin village in the Negev; dozens of families left homeless |
| 14 Dec 2008 |
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| Right-wingers hold Islamophobic conference in Jerusalem |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
| 12 Dec 2008 |
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| Hundreds of Jewish colonial settlers assault Palestinian residents of Hebron |
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| Israeli occupation forces violently repress non-violent Palestinian demonstrations at Bil'in, Nil'in and Al Masra |
| 11 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; kidnap and harass Palestinian civilians; ransack houses |
| 9 Dec 2008 |
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| Fourth Solidarity Voyage Breaks Through Siege of Gaza |
| 8 Dec 2008 |
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| European foreign ministers vote to upgrade relations with Israel |
| 7 Dec 2008 |
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| end of Right-wing zealot settlers burn homes, vandalize poperty, harass and attack Palestinian civilians in Al Khalil |
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| Tel Aviv police seize boat carrying aid headed for Gaza |
| 5 Dec 2008 |
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| After 4 weeks, Israel announces end of ban on foreign journalists visiting Gaza |
| 4 Dec 2008 |
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| Settlers filmed shooting two Palestinians in Hebron |
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| Banks in Gaza forced to close |
| 3 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
| 2 Dec 2008 |
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| Israeli death squad assassinates a former member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades |
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| Armed settlers harass several West Bank towns; vandalism and painting hateful graffiti on mosque walls |
| 1 Dec 2008 |
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| start of Right-wing zealot settlers burn homes, vandalize poperty, harass and attack Palestinian civilians in Al Khalil |
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| Lybian solidarity ship "Al Marwa" attempting to reach Gaza is intercepted and turned back by the Israeli navy |
| 24 Nov 2008 |
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| US Court convicts the Holy Land Five |
| 23 Nov 2008 |
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| Mahmoud Abbas gets himself "elected" as "President of the State of Palestine" |
| 18 Nov 2008 |
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| Israeli forces arrest Gaza fishermen and solidarity activists |
| 12 Nov 2008 |
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| Israeli troops attack al-Qarara and kill four Palestinians |
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| Israeli PM decries the "deliberate and insufferable" discrimination against Arabs at the hands of the Israeli establishment |
| 11 Nov 2008 |
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| Jerusalem municipal council and mayoral elections |
| 10 Nov 2008 |
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| start of Power generation in Gaza is severely curtailed; most of Gaza without power |
| 9 Nov 2008 |
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| Israeli police evict the al-Kurd family from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood |
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| Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians |
| 8 Nov 2008 |
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| The third Free Gaza solidarity voyage arrives in Gaza aboard the SS Dignity |
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