Timeline in 2007

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.


  2008
01 Jan 2008: Settlers burn down the 700-year-old Al-Hamadiyya Mosque in Al-Khader


  2007
31 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass and menace the population of Kufr Dan
31 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several villages in the Hebron area; kidnap Palestinian civilians
30 Dec 2007: France announces cutting diplomatic relations with Syria because of the situation in Lebanon
30 Dec 2007: Israeli soldiers assassinate a returning pilgrim at the Erez Crossing
29 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass the village of Kurf Dan; wanton destruction and damage to the electricity generator
28 Dec 2007: Israeli forces kill at least seven resistance fighters in Gaza. Israeli airplane bombs Southern Gaza
28 Dec 2007: Palestinian resistance fighters kill two Israeli occupation soldiers/settlers in the Hebron area
27 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces attack various parts of Gaza killing at least three Palestinians; house demolitions
26 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least a dozen Palestinian civilians across the West Bank
25 Dec 2007: Demolition of Mizrahi homes in the Moshe Dayan-Mahal area of Kfar Shalem
24 Dec 2007: Israeli ground and air forces bomb various parts of Gaza killing dozens
17 Dec 2007: Donor Conference in Paris
16 Dec 2007: end of Hijacked Forum for a Just Peace in the Middle East   >>start date
14 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin, kidnap Palestinian civilians and harass locals
14 Dec 2007: Bombs kill four and injure many in a funeral precession in Gaza
14 Dec 2007: start of Hijacked Forum for a Just Peace in the Middle East   >>end date
13 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several towns in the West Bank, kidnap civilians and destroy property
12 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces close Palestinian media centers in Nablus; destroy equipment
12 Dec 2007: Lebanese general is assassinated in Beirut
12 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least four Palestinian civilians near Hebron
11 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces attack several locations in Gaza; at least 8 Palestinian resistance fighters killed.
11 Dec 2007: Palestinian woman abused by Israeli soldiers
10 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade and impose curfew on the village of Azzoun
08 Dec 2007: Association for Civil Rights in Israel publishes a report on the dramatic increase in racism against Palestinian citizens of Israel
07 Dec 2007: Israeli soldiers attack journalists at a demonstration against the wall; two injured
06 Dec 2007: Female settlers from Elon Moreh attack Palestinian olive pickers
06 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade several villages in the Hebron area; kidnap civilian, harass and intimidate local population
06 Dec 2007: World Food Program (WFP) reports that food imports into Gaza are only sufficient to meet 41 percent of demand
05 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin, menace locals, and kidnap civilians
05 Dec 2007: Large force of Israeli occupation forces invades Beit Syra, menaces locals, destroys property and kidnaps civilians
05 Dec 2007: Israeli attacks kill several Palestinian resistance fighters near Beit Lahiya, Gaza
05 Dec 2007: Palestinian Authority collaborationist forces deploy in Tulkarem
04 Dec 2007: Israel's Housing Ministry announces the construction of 300+ homes at Har Homa (Abu Gheim)
04 Dec 2007: A large force of Israeli occupation forces invades Nablus, harasses locals, and kidnaps civilian
04 Dec 2007: Israel implements a cutoff of fuel supplies to Gaza
04 Dec 2007: US fact-based intelligence report reveals that Iran has no nuclear weapons program
04 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Tubas, menace locals, and kidnap Palestinian civilians
03 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in the West Bank and kidnap civilians
02 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian cities, damage houses, harass locals and kidnap a civilian
01 Dec 2007: Israeli occupation forces demolish Palestinian houses in the village of Za'tara
   Dec 2007: Avi Dichter cancels trip to Britain, fearing arrest

30 Nov 2007: end of 2nd Annual Conference of the Palestinian Youth Network   >>start date
28 Nov 2007: Revelations of large donations by zionist millionaire cause a scandal in British politics
27 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Al Ram and Shufat r.c., harass local population and kidnap civilians
27 Nov 2007: Mideast summit in Annapolis, Maryland
26 Nov 2007: Projected Palestinian national conference in Damascus
26 Nov 2007: Israeli paratroopers invade the village of Kafr Dan, harass and brutalize the local population
26 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several refugee camps and kidnap civilians
25 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces engage in destructive action in Jenin and Nablus
25 Nov 2007: Settlers attack the village of Al Funduq
25 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap BirZeit Univ. student leader
22 Nov 2007: Israeli Interior Ministry forces steal the tent of Bedouin undergoing hospital treatment
22 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
22 Nov 2007: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Conference in Ramallah
21 Nov 2007: start of 2nd Annual Conference of the Palestinian Youth Network   >>end date
21 Nov 2007: Israeli Interior Ministry forces demolish houses the unrecognized village of Abde
20 Nov 2007: BirZeit Univ. closes down due interfactional tensions and violence
18 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass a school in the village of Azzoun
16 Nov 2007: Large contingents of Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus and Al-Bireh
15 Nov 2007: Settlers set fire to olive trees near the village of Deir el Hatab
14 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns, harass locals, and kindnap civilians
13 Nov 2007: Israeli army blocks Palestinian access to land around the village of Barta'a
12 Nov 2007: Seven people shot dead by Hamas police at rally in Gaza
09 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Birzeit Univ. student leader
08 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass the village Beit Omer and kidnap many Palestinian civilians
08 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces demolish two houses in the Bethlehem area
08 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several parts of the occupied territories and kidnap many Palestinian civilians
07 Nov 2007: Israeli army demolishes house in central Gaza
07 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass Hebron area and kidnap Palestinian civilians
03 Nov 2007: Israeli aircraft bomb police station in Gaza
02 Nov 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Ramallah and El Birah, harass and intimidate population, kidnap several teenagers
02 Nov 2007: Israel allows deployment of PA police in Nablus
01 Nov 2007: Israeli Interior Ministry forces demolish houses in several unrecognized villages in the Negev

30 Oct 2007: Israeli airplane bombs police station in Gaza killing at least five
30 Oct 2007: end of Israeli occupation forces demolish all houses in Khirbet Qasa and ethnically cleanse the village   >>start date
29 Oct 2007: Israeli police violently supress a demonstration in the predominantly Druze town of Buqei'a (Peki'in)
29 Oct 2007: start of Israeli occupation forces demolish all houses in Khirbet Qasa and ethnically cleanse the village   >>end date
29 Oct 2007: US government drops the 20-year-long court case against the LA8
29 Oct 2007: Israeli occupation forces ethnically cleanse the village of Khirbet Qassa
28 Oct 2007: start of Israel tightens the siege of Gaza by reducing electricity and fuel supplies   >>end date
27 Oct 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and destroy property
27 Oct 2007: start of Israeli forces attack several areas of Gaza killing seven resistance fighters   >>end date
27 Oct 2007: end of Boston Sabeel Conference on "The Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel: Issues of Justice and Equality”   >>start date
26 Oct 2007: start of Boston Sabeel Conference on "The Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel: Issues of Justice and Equality”   >>end date
26 Oct 2007: The "I'm Not Serving" conference in Haifa
24 Oct 2007: Israeli forces demolish all houses in the unrecognized village of Tawil abu Jarwal
23 Oct 2007: Aborted Oxford Union debate on the 1-state solution
22 Oct 2007: US government court case against the Holy Land Foundation collapses
22 Oct 2007: Israel requests World Bank to join in the siege of Gaza
22 Oct 2007: Palestinian prisoners at the Ketziot concentration camp riot and are violently repressed
20 Oct 2007: Israeli Navy kills two Palestinian civilians on Gaza beach
17 Oct 2007: start of Israeli occupation forces harass many parts of the occupied territories and kidnap dozens of Palestinians   >>end date
15 Oct 2007: Ehud Olmert delivers a speech in the Knesset to commemorate the death of Rehavam Ze'evi
15 Oct 2007: Settlers harass and attack Palestinians in several locations in the West Bank
10 Oct 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
10 Oct 2007: High Court action initiated against the British government about its armament sales to Israel
08 Oct 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several villages and refugee camps in the West Bank and kidnap civilians
08 Oct 2007: Israeli aircraft bomb several sections of Gaza; eight injured
08 Oct 2007: Palestinian Left Parties publicly oppose the November "negotiations"
06 Oct 2007: Israeli Occupation forces invade the Al Bureij refugee camp in Gaza and cause wanton destruction
05 Oct 2007: Palestinian prisoners in Al Jalama go on a one-day hunger strike
04 Oct 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several West Bank towns
04 Oct 2007: Israeli occupation forces seal off the Old City of Hebron
02 Oct 2007: end of Protest camp in central Jerusalem by Victims of Socio-economic terrorism   >>start date
02 Oct 2007: Fundamentalist Jewish groups break into the Al Aqsa compound
   Oct 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinians across the West Bank

28 Sep 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass the village of Husan and wound three youths
26 Sep 2007: US Senate passes the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment regarding Iran
26 Sep 2007: end of Operation in which Israeli occupation forces ransack homes and kidnap Palestinian civilians across the West Bank   >>start date
26 Sep 2007: Israeli military orders the closure of the West Bank and Gaza for the Sukkot holiday
25 Sep 2007: start of Operation in which Israeli occupation forces ransack homes and kidnap Palestinian civilians across the West Bank   >>end date
late Sep 2007: Cotton workers' strike in Mahallah
24 Sep 2007: Israeli attorney-general orders police to open criminal investigation into Ehud Olmert
21 Sep 2007: end of Operation in which Israeli occupation forces attack Nablus killing two Palestinians, causing serious damage, and kidnapping scores of civilians   >>start date
20 Sep 2007: Israeli occupation forces attack Northern Gaza, killing four and wounding scores
19 Sep 2007: Israeli security cabinet declares the Gaza Strip a "hostile entity"
19 Sep 2007: Palestinian Authority (Fatah) orders shutdown of Hamas affiliated TV station
18 Sep 2007: start of Operation in which Israeli occupation forces attack Nablus killing two Palestinians, causing serious damage, and kidnapping scores of civilians   >>end date
13 Sep 2007: UN General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
11 Sep 2007: Dozens of settlers take over al-Aqbat mosque in Hebron in connivance with the Israeli occupation forces
11 Sep 2007: Palestinian rocket hits Israeli army base at Zikim
06 Sep 2007: start of Visit by Israeli Druze to holy sites in Syria   >>end date
06 Sep 2007: start of Visit by Golani Druze to holy sites in unoccupied Syria   >>end date
06 Sep 2007: Israeli air strike in northern Syria - "Operation Orchard"
06 Sep 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
05 Sep 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass the village of Azun and Jenin
05 Sep 2007: Israeli Supreme Court legalizes apartments built on land stolen from people of Bilin
04 Sep 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
03 Sep 2007: Israeli army demolishes homes in the occupied West Bank
03 Sep 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several villages in the West Bank and kidnap civilians
02 Sep 2007: British forces withdraw from Basra city
02 Sep 2007: end of Lebanese army attack on Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, near Tripoli   >>start date
02 Sep 2007: Mahmoud Abbas revises Palestinian election laws to favor his own Fatah party
02 Sep 2007: Israeli helicopter bombs car in Khan Yunis, Gaza, injuring five

31 Aug 2007: Israeli aircraft bomb several villages in Gaza
30 Aug 2007: Israeli forces demolish houses in the unrecognized village of Tawil in the Negev
29 Aug 2007: Israeli army kills 3 children in Gaza
28 Aug 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several villages in the West Bank, destroy property, and kidnap civilians
23 Aug 2007: Israeli soldiers abuse Palestinians at the Al Hamra checkpoint
20 Aug 2007: Israeli war planes bomb car, killing six Hamas fighters
20 Aug 2007: Israeli occupation forces harass several towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
19 Aug 2007: start of Israel disrupts the delivery of oil supplies to Gaza   >>end date
19 Aug 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus, harass residents and destroy property
16 Aug 2007: Bush administration announces $30bn military aid package for Israel
15 Aug 2007: Israeli army invades Nablus where it destroyed homes and kidnaped civilians
15 Aug 2007: Israeli occupation forces bulldoze forest near Bethlehem
09 Aug 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade the Jenin refugee camp
09 Aug 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns and kidnap several Palestinian civilians
08 Aug 2007: end of Invasion, by Israel occupation forces, of several West Bank towns, harassing villagers and kidnapping civilians   >>start date
06 Aug 2007: start of Invasion, by Israel occupation forces, of several West Bank towns, harassing villagers and kidnapping civilians   >>end date
06 Aug 2007: Ehud Olmert hold "talks" with Mahmoud Abbas in Jericho
02 Aug 2007: Israeli army vandalizes the home of the head of the Al Huda Society for women in Ramallah
02 Aug 2007: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah

31 Jul 2007: The US proposes a $50 billion dollar arms package for the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia and Israel
30 Jul 2007: end of Campaign by Palestinian delegation to UN to block a Security Council initiative expressing concern over humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip   >>start date
28 Jul 2007: start of Campaign by Palestinian delegation to UN to block a Security Council initiative expressing concern over humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip   >>end date
26 Jul 2007: IDF officer and five soldiers go on rampage in Dahariya
25 Jul 2007: Representatives of Arab League visit Jerusalem
24 Jul 2007: Three settlers kidnap and assault a Palestinian child shepherd
24 Jul 2007: Protest in Jerusalem
19 Jul 2007: Israeli Interior Ministry forces demolish houses in Twail Abu Jarwal for the sixth time this year
19 Jul 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Hebron, Bethlehem and Tulkarem, and kidnap at least 17 civilians
18 Jul 2007: French foreign minster, Bernard Kouchner, claims that "Hamas had contacts with al-Qaida"
18 Jul 2007: Knesset passes bill barring renting or leasing "state lands" to Palestinian citizens of Israel
16 Jul 2007: George W. Bush calls for an international conference on Middle East peace
13 Jul 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least eight Palestinians in Nablus
11 Jul 2007: US Congress votes (414-0) to condemn Decision by the University and College Union of the United Kingdom to Support a Boycott of Israeli Academia (H RES 467)
10 Jul 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus, harassing and kidnapping Palestinian civilians
09 Jul 2007: Settlers harass and attack Palestinians in the village of Yatta and in Hebron
07 Jul 2007: end of Israeli military exercises in the Golan Heights to learn from last year's mistakes   >>start date
06 Jul 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank
06 Jul 2007: Irish Congress of Trade Unions passes boycott resolution
05 Jul 2007: Israeli forces attack Maghazi and Bureij refugee camps in Gaza killing at least eleven and injuring scores
04 Jul 2007: Hamas rescue Alan Johnston
02 Jul 2007: start of Israeli military exercises in the Golan Heights to learn from last year's mistakes   >>end date

28 Jun 2007: A large Israeli occupation force invades Nablus, destroys property and kidnaps 30+ civilians
27 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian civilians in Ramallah and surrounding villages
27 Jun 2007: Large force of Israel occupation forces invade Gaza strip and kill at least 13 Palestinians
25 Jun 2007: Abbas-Olmert talks at Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt
25 Jun 2007: Israeli forces invade Um Al-Hiram, demolish at least 20 houses and kidnap activists
24 Jun 2007: Six UNIFIL II troops killed by roadside bomb
23 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian civilians in Hebron
22 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Jabalya and Khan Yunis -- killing seven Palestinians and kidnapping scores
21 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian cities and kidnap 13 civilians
20 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap 10 Palestinians and harass several towns
20 Jun 2007: UNISON, the UK's largest trade union, calls for a boycott of Israel
19 Jun 2007: IDF and Border Police assassinate two Palestinians in Kafr Dan
18 Jun 2007: US and EU establish contacts with, and aid to, the Abbas-created Palestinian Authority
18 Jun 2007: end of Hamas and Fatah armed groups engaged in armed clashes in Gaza, and to a lesser extent on the West Bank   >>start date
17 Jun 2007: Mahmoud Abbas swears in a new Palestinian cabinet
14 Jun 2007: Mahmoud Abbas dissolves PA government and declares state of emergency
14 Jun 2007: Hamas secures control of Gaza Strip, preventing Fatah coup
14 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces raid Qalqilya and assassinate one civilian
13 Jun 2007: Israeli Interior Ministry forces demolish houses in Twail Abu Jarwal for the fifth time this year
13 Jun 2007: start of Hamas and Fatah armed groups engaged in armed clashes in Gaza, and to a lesser extent on the West Bank   >>end date
12 Jun 2007: Chief of Israeli military intelligence tells US Ambassador Israel would be happy if Hamas took over Gaza
11 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus, harass residents, kidnap civilians, and destroy property
10 Jun 2007: start of Hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners at Al Jalama prison to protest against conditions   >>end date
10 Jun 2007: Activists thrown from high buildings in Gaza
09 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces harrass several villages near Hebron, and kidnap 11 civilians
09 Jun 2007: Shin Bet security service chief tells US ambassador that Fatah asked Israel to attack Hamas
08 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade several villages, ransack homes, harass villagers, and kidnap youth
08 Jun 2007: Israeli Foreign Minister announces task force to fight boycott of Israel
08 Jun 2007: Jews desecrate Muslim graves in Kifl Haris village on West Bank
08 Jun 2007: Israel occupation soldiers kill one Palestinian youth and injure others
06 Jun 2007: start of Protest camp in central Jerusalem by Victims of Socio-economic terrorism   >>end date
06 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap a Palestinian human rights worker
06 Jun 2007: Israeli forces demolish houses in the Negev
05 Jun 2007: Mahmoud Abbas warns of Palestinian Civil War
05 Jun 2007: Peace Now rally in Hebron
05 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Qabatiya, harrass residents, kidnap civilians, inflict wanton destruction, and isolate the city
03 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces assassinate two Palestinians in Nablus and Jenin
03 Jun 2007: Armed confrontation between the Lebanese army and residents of the Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp
02 Jun 2007: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers near Deir Nitham
01 Jun 2007: Israeli occupation forces cut off water, electricity and sewage to sections of Nablus
01 Jun 2007: Occupation of EU office in Dublin, in protest against EU policy on Palestine

31 May 2007: end of A large Israeli occupation force invaded Beita imposing a curfew, closing down a market and kidnapped the mayor   >>start date
31 May 2007: Israeli occupation forces harrass several villages near Nablus, and kidnap the deputy mayor of Nablus
31 May 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade two villages in the Jenin area; kidnap civilians and ransack homes
31 May 2007: Norway resumes direct aid to the Palestinian Authority
30 May 2007: Letter from Israeli university heads which seems timed to undermine boycott call
30 May 2007: Israeli death squads assassinate two Palestinians in Nablus and injure scores
30 May 2007: UCU (union of British university and college lecturers) votes in favour of boycotting Israeli universities
30 May 2007: start of A large Israeli occupation force invaded Beita imposing a curfew, closing down a market and kidnapped the mayor   >>end date
29 May 2007: Israeli occupation forces raid Rafah and kill two Palestinians
29 May 2007: Israeli army kidnaps 9 Palestinian civilians from Nablus including a Fatah politician
29 May 2007: Israeli undercover agents assassinate Palestinian policeman in busy mid-Ramallah restaurant
26 May 2007: Eight Israeli air-strikes on Gaza
26 May 2007: Israeli troops seize another Palestinian government minister
26 May 2007: US military airplanes deliver weapons for the Lebanese army
24 May 2007: Israeli troops seize 32 senior Hamas officials in West Bank, including legislators, mayors and one cabinet minister
24 May 2007: Israeli missile hits house of Palestinian prime minister
21 May 2007: Israeli occupation forces ransack media centers in Nablus
21 May 2007: Israeli soldiers attack Dr. Mustafa Barghouti during a non-violent demonstration against the wall
21 May 2007: Israeli interior ministry forces destroy four houses in the Negev village of Atir
20 May 2007: Israeli air-strike on home of Hamas leader leaves 8 of his relatives dead
20 May 2007: start of Lebanese army attack on Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, near Tripoli   >>end date
19 May 2007: Israel launches air strikes on Gaza for a 4th day running
18 May 2007: Israel launches air strikes on Gaza for a 3rd day running
17 May 2007: Israeli warplanes bomb Hamas buildings in Gaza
17 May 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus, Balata r.c., and Alar; nine Palestinians were kidnapped
16 May 2007: Israel airplanes bomb two buildings in Rafah killing seven
16 May 2007: A large force of occupation forces invade Nablus and the Balata r.c. kidnapping five civilians
16 May 2007: More Palestinians killed in further inter-factional fighting in Gaza Strip
15 May 2007: Palestinians killed in inter-factional fighting in Gaza
15 May 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade the Jenin refugee camp; injuries and kidnap reported
14 May 2007: A massive Israeli occupation force invaded the northern West Bank city Nablus and the Balata refugee camp
09 May 2007: Israeli Interior Ministry forces demolish houses in Twail Abu Jarwal for the fourth time this year
08 May 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Kufur Ra'ey, cause material damage and kidnap four young men

30 Apr 2007: Mordechai Vanunu convicted of violating terms of "conditional release"
30 Apr 2007: Winograd commission releases report on 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
26 Apr 2007: 35 houses in the village of Hura (Negev) receive demolition orders
23 Apr 2007: Settlers attack farmers of the village of Halhul (N. Hebron) and injure two
23 Apr 2007: Hamas ends its unilaterally observed truce ("hudna") in response to the Israeli killings of ten Palestinians
22 Apr 2007: end of Killing of 9 Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces   >>start date
22 Apr 2007: Azmi Bishara resigns from Knesset at Israeli embassy in Cairo
21 Apr 2007: Publication of letter calling for boycott of the Israeli Medical Association
21 Apr 2007: start of Killing of 9 Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces   >>end date
20 Apr 2007: Bomb, planted near Beit Jamal monastery, explodes, wounding Palestinian tractor driver
18 Apr 2007: Israeli occupation forces ransack homes in Hebron and kidnap five civilians
16 Apr 2007: The Israeli occupation forces invade the Jenin Refugee camp and the Al Mothalath village
13 Apr 2007: NUJ, the UK union of journalists, calls for boycott of Israeli goods
04 Apr 2007: Iran releases arrested British sailors and marines and is promised access to Iranian diplomats abducted by US in Iraq

29 Mar 2007: end of Arab League summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   >>start date
28 Mar 2007: start of Arab League summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   >>end date
28 Mar 2007: end of "Homesh First" Campaign -- Israeli settlers attempt to re-occupy Homesh settlement   >>start date
28 Mar 2007: Academy of artists sponsored by Irish state passes motion urging artists to reflect deeply before cooperating with Israeli events or institutions
27 Mar 2007: Several drowned and dozens injured when sewage dam bursts in Gaza Strip
26 Mar 2007: start of "Homesh First" Campaign -- Israeli settlers attempt to re-occupy Homesh settlement   >>end date
24 Mar 2007: England plays soccer against Israel in Tel Aviv
23 Mar 2007: Iran arrests 15 British sailors and marines, saying they had entered Iranian waters
19 Mar 2007: Settlers occupy house in Hebron
19 Mar 2007: Norwegian deputy foreign minister meets the Palestinian prime minister
17 Mar 2007: Palestinian unity government installed
17 Mar 2007: Norway is first country to recognize Palestinian unity government
14 Mar 2007: Israeli occupation bulldozers destroy two houses in East Jerusalem
13 Mar 2007: end of AIPAC Annual Conference 2007: Washington DC   >>start date
12 Mar 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least 21 Palestinian civilians from Jenin district
12 Mar 2007: Kidnap of Alan Johnston
11 Mar 2007: start of AIPAC Annual Conference 2007: Washington DC   >>end date
11 Mar 2007: Olmert and Abbas meet for "talks"
08 Mar 2007: Greek Cypriots start to raze barrier in Nicosia
08 Mar 2007: Man killed and seven injured in crush at Rafah crossing
07 Mar 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade Ramallah, kidnap 18; break into homes by breaking walls; and use children as "human shields"
07 Mar 2007: Israeli interior minstry forces destroy all the houses in the unrecognized village of Twail Abu Jarwal -- the third time in six months
06 Mar 2007: Israeli soldiers kidnap 12 Palestinians from various West Bank cities
05 Mar 2007: end of Full closure imposed by Israeli occupation forces on the occupied West Bank during the Jewish holiday of Purim   >>start date
04 Mar 2007: Egypt summons Israeli ambassador about allegations that Israeli soldiers murdered Egyptian POWs in 1967
02 Mar 2007: start of Full closure imposed by Israeli occupation forces on the occupied West Bank during the Jewish holiday of Purim   >>end date
01 Mar 2007: Israel plans to build a colonial settlement near the Qalandya checkpoint
01 Mar 2007: Israeli occupation forces invade the Al Far'a refugee camp

28 Feb 2007: New Israeli invasion of Nablus, a day after the end of a previous one
28 Feb 2007: Israeli occupation forces assassinate three Palestinians in Jenin
28 Feb 2007: Bulldozers of the Israeli occupation forces destroy Um Salamunah village's farm land
27 Feb 2007: end of Israeli invasion of Nablus ("Operation Hot Winter")   >>start date
25 Feb 2007: Revelation that Israeli planners have approved theft of Palestinian land at Bilin
25 Feb 2007: start of Israeli invasion of Nablus ("Operation Hot Winter")   >>end date
20 Feb 2007: US Treasury Dept. designates large Lebanese construction company as a "terrorist organization"
19 Feb 2007: Meeting between Condi Rice, Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas
18 Feb 2007: US and Israel reaffirm their rejection of negotiations with the Palestinian unity government
13 Feb 2007: Israeli writers of the Zionist "left" issue petition on behalf of settlers
11 Feb 2007: US accuses Iran of arming Iraqi insurgents
08 Feb 2007: Hamas and Fatah reach a partial agreement on the formation of a "unity government"
08 Feb 2007: Lebanese army impounds shipment of Hezbollah weapons
07 Feb 2007: Lebanese army positions are bombed by Israeli forces after an Israeli incursion into Southern Lebanon
07 Feb 2007: Interior Ministry forces destroyed six homes occupied leaving some 70 Bedouin homeless
07 Feb 2007: Israeli Interior Ministry forces demolish barracks in the unrecognized village of Tuawil abu-Jarwal
07 Feb 2007: Iranian general disappears in Istanbul
06 Feb 2007: Excavation begins near the Temple Mount/Haram El Sharif area
06 Feb 2007: Khaled Meshal and Ismail Haniyeh meet Mahmoud Abbas in Mecca
06 Feb 2007: Israeli interior forces destroy 400 acres of seeded fields near the unrecognized village of Qseifa
06 Feb 2007: Israeli Ministry of Interior forces demolish six houses in the unrecognized village of Tel al-Batel
02 Feb 2007: Irish foreign minister visits Irish troops in Lebanon
02 Feb 2007: Israeli occupation forces assassinate two Palestinians in Beitunyah
01 Feb 2007: Israeli occupation forces attack Nablus killing two Palestinians
01 Feb 2007: start of Another round of Fatah-Hamas fighting in Gaza   >>end date
01 Feb 2007: Irish foreign minister visits Egypt
01 Feb 2007: 75 houses in Amra Tarabin, unrecognized village in the Negev, receive demolition orders
01 Feb 2007: Israel imposes requirement for passport/laissez passer on Palestinians from Israel/Jerusalem entering Gaza Strip

31 Jan 2007: British parliamentary committee issues report criticising the boycott of the Palestinian National Authority and calling for sanctions against Israel
31 Jan 2007: Irish foreign minister visits Bethlehem and Jerusalem
30 Jan 2007: A large Israeli occupation force invaded the village of Kufer Kalil and kidnapped 23 Palestinian men
30 Jan 2007: end of Visit to Qatar by Shimon Peres   >>start date
30 Jan 2007: Israeli military bulldozers demolished a building in Aljeeb village
29 Jan 2007: About 100 houses in Al Jofr, an unrecognized village in the Negev, received demolition orders
29 Jan 2007: start of Visit to Qatar by Shimon Peres   >>end date
26 Jan 2007: Fifteen killed in Fatah-Hamas clashes in Gaza Strip
24 Jan 2007: British Parliamentary Committee approves publication of damning report and calls for sanctions against Israel
24 Jan 2007: Israeli occupation forces kill 17-year-old youth in Gaza and kidnap two residents
24 Jan 2007: end of Seventh Herzliya Conference   >>start date
24 Jan 2007: Dozens of settlers enter the town of Awarta and caused much damage to Palestinian property
24 Jan 2007: Israeli Knesset passes law to revoke citizenship of 'unpatriotic' Israelis
21 Jan 2007: start of Seventh Herzliya Conference   >>end date
18 Jan 2007: Israeli occupation forces assassinate Palestinian in Nablus
18 Jan 2007: end of Killing of Abir Aramin   >>start date
17 Jan 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap four family members of resistance leader to be used as hostages
16 Jan 2007: Lieut-Gen. Dan Halutz announces his resignation.
16 Jan 2007: start of Killing of Abir Aramin   >>end date
16 Jan 2007: Israel occupation forces kidnap two Palestinians from the villages of Beit Ula and Nuba
14 Jan 2007: Condoleeza Rice meets racist Israeli minister, Avigdor Lieberman
11 Jan 2007: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least ten Palestinians (inc. four children) in Hebron
11 Jan 2007: US military forces seize 5 Iranian diplomats in Iraqi Kurdish capital
10 Jan 2007: President Bush delivers his Surge in Iraq speech
09 Jan 2007: Ministry of Interior forces destroy 21 houses in the unrecognized village of Tawil abu Jarwal
07 Jan 2007: Large Fatah rally in Gaza
06 Jan 2007: Abbas declares Hamas's militias illegal
05 Jan 2007: Settlers steal land from the Sosya village to build a road and to close of the village
04 Jan 2007: Israeli occupation forces enter Ramallah, kill four and wound about 20.
04 Jan 2007: Ehud Olmert and Hosni Mubarak meet at Sharm el-Sheikh
04 Jan 2007: Hamas and Fatah armed groups engaged in armed clashes; Fatah high official killed
03 Jan 2007: Gaza interfactional fighting leaves five dead
02 Jan 2007: Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of raids harassing Palestinians in Jenin, Gaza, Bethlehem


Show events (if any) in following year



A disclaimer applies to this page. This page is not part of the official UCC website. This page is part of a research database of opinions on Palestine and related topics which is maintained by members of the UCC Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which comprises a group of students and staff in the university. The emphasis in this research project is on provenance -- we aim to provide as much information as possible on the background of the people whose opinions are in the database, so that readers can make up their own minds on the credibility that they wish to attach to these opinions.