Timeline in 2003

Because the background of events leading to the Zionist settlement in Palestine is so wide, the geographical scope of this timeline includes events outside the immediate theatre of Palestine.


  2004
   Jan 2004: Israel asks US to delay report human rights report until after ICJ hearing on apartheid wall


  2003
30 Dec 2003: Israeli helicopter gunship injures 14 Palestinian civilians in Gaza city
30 Dec 2003: The government destroyed buildings at two locations: a Mosque in Zaarura and six houses in Qatamat
28 Dec 2003: Israeli police question in hospital, under warning, separation barrier protester who was shot and seriously wounded by Israeli troops
26 Dec 2003: Israeli army shoots unarmed Israeli peace activist with live ammunition
13 Dec 2003: Saddam Hussein captured by US forces
08 Dec 2003: UN General Assemply refers Israeli wall to the International Court of Justice
01 Dec 2003: Signing of the Geneva Accord

20 Nov 2003: Bombing of British consulate and HSBC bank in Istanbul
15 Nov 2003: Bombing of Neve Shalom and Beth Israel synagogues in Istanbul
   Nov 2003: Complaining about Israeli actions, Red Cross ends food aid in West Bank
   Nov 2003: BBC starts self-censorship on the Palestine/Israel conflict

15 Oct 2003: Attack on American diplomatic convoy in Gaza Strip
05 Oct 2003: Israeli war planes bomb purported nuclear installation in Syria
04 Oct 2003: Bombing of "Maxim" restaurant in Haifa
   Oct 2003: Israeli destruction of Rafah

24 Sep 2003: Death of Edward Said
23 Sep 2003: Vicki Knafo leaves the Knafoland tent encampment
13 Sep 2003: EU adds Hamas to its list of terrorist organisations
03 Sep 2003: Israeli fighter jets attacked a Hizbollah base in southern Lebanon yesterday
   Sep 2003: Clinton admits that he lied about the Camp David talks because Ehud Barak told him it would help Barak win Israeli election
01 Sep 2003: Or Commission Report is issued

19 Aug 2003: Suicide bombing on bus in Jerusalem

31 Jul 2003: Amendment of 1952 Citizenship Law, to deny citizenship to West Bank/Gaza spouses of Israelis
09 Jul 2003: end of Mothers' march on Jerusalem   >>start date
02 Jul 2003: start of Mothers' march on Jerusalem   >>end date

29 Jun 2003: Amendment to Hok HaHesderim slashes single mothers' welfare allowances
13 Jun 2003: Israeli occupation forces invade Deir Ghassaneh; harass Palestinian civilians and bury some alive in a cave
10 Jun 2003: Israeli helicopter gunship attempts to assassinate Abdel Aziz Rantisi; two Palestinian children killed
04 Jun 2003: Aqaba Summit

22 May 2003: Israeli troops shoot Kamal Amjad Nawahda, 13, in Jenin
16 May 2003: Al Qaeda suicide bomb attack in Casablanca kills more than 40
14 May 2003: Israeli troops shoot Diya Gawadreh, 13, in Jenin
02 May 2003: British TV camerman, James Miller, shot by Israeli army

30 Apr 2003: Security guard at Israeli settlement in Jordan valley shoots and kills Palestinian who was relieving himself
30 Apr 2003: US unveils "road map"
30 Apr 2003: Suicide bombing at Mike's Place
21 Apr 2003: North Cyprus announces it will start to allow crossing of Cypriot barrier
11 Apr 2003: Shooting of Tom Hurndall in Rafah
05 Apr 2003: Shooting of Brian Avery in Jenin
02 Apr 2003: Deportation of over 1,000 men and boys from Tul Karm

20 Mar 2003: Missile attack on Baghdad starts US-led invasion of Iraq
20 Mar 2003: start of US-led invasion of Iraq   >>end date
16 Mar 2003: Killing of Rachel Corrie by Israeli military bulldozer
08 Mar 2003: Israeli assassinates Ibrahim al-Makadmeh
07 Mar 2003: Arafat names Mahmoud Abbas as prime minister
05 Mar 2003: Suicide bombing on Bus 37 in Haifa
02 Mar 2003: Israeli bulldozers demolish 18 homes in Kafr Qassem

18 Feb 2003: Israeli army enters Gaza city and kills at least eleven Palestinians
15 Feb 2003: World-wide protests against projected US-led invasion of Iraq
05 Feb 2003: Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses the UN Security Council to set the stage for an invasion of Iraq
05 Feb 2003: Israeli helicopter assassinates two Palestinian civilians in Gaza by firing on their car

30 Jan 2003: Israeli attack on West Bank ("Operation Hot Winter")
28 Jan 2003: 2003 Israeli general election
21 Jan 2003: Israeli army demolishes dozens of homes and shops in Nazlat Issa
14 Jan 2003: London conference on Palestinian "reform" organized by the British government
11 Jan 2003: start of Israeli occupation forces invade northern Gaza; kill Palestinian civilians, demolish houses and businesses   >>end date


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