Timeline in 2008

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.


  2009
       2009: Yet another Israeli attack on Sudan

01 Jan 2009: Israeli one-ton bomb kills Nizar Rayan, six of his family; at least 20 fatalities

       2009: Suez cement factory workers strike in protest against sales of cement to Israel


  2008
31 Dec 2008: Israeli Navy bombards fishing ports in northern Gaza, destroying fishing boats and two harbors
31 Dec 2008: Israeli air force bombs the Agricultural and Farming College of Northern Gaza
31 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
30 Dec 2008: Solidarity ship SS Dignity rammed by the Israeli navy
29 Dec 2008: Israeli aircraft bomb the Islamic University in Gaza; many Palestinian student fatalities; library, women’s dormitory, engineering and medical colleges devastated
29 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
28 Dec 2008: Israeli border police kill two Palestinians at Gaza solidarity demonstration in Ni'lin
27 Dec 2008: start of Israeli attack on Gaza, which kills more than 1400 people (aka Operation Cast Lead; The Gaza Massacre)   >>end date
27 Dec 2008: Israeli air force massacre 99 policemen and 9 civilians at police graduation ceremony in Gaza
26 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Araba; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
25 Dec 2008: Israeli military threatens to bomb tunnels between Rafah and Egypt
25 Dec 2008: Israeli interior ministry forces demolish mosque in the unrecognized village of Wadi Al-Na'am
22 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade towns in the Jenin and Nablus areas; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
20 Dec 2008: Al Karama, a Qatari solidarity ship, arrives in Gaza
20 Dec 2008: Special Israeli army units beat and abuse Palestinian prisoners at the Ofer camp
19 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
19 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces cut off water supply to the Beita municipality near Nablus
19 Dec 2008: Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza expires and will not be renewed
18 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces impose curfew on village in Bethlehem area; ransack home and kidnap Palestinian civilians
18 Dec 2008: Israeli missile strike in Gaza kills one and injures three
16 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
16 Dec 2008: UN Security Council Resolution 1850 on Israel-Palestine passed
15 Dec 2008: Israeli Interior ministry forces demolish unrecognized Bedouin village in the Negev; dozens of families left homeless
15 Dec 2008: Israeli Interior ministry forces demolish 18 houses and structures near Rahat; at least one hundred Bedouins left homeless
15 Dec 2008: Israeli right-wing zealot march through Um Al-Fahm barred by police
15 Dec 2008: British government to host talk-shop charade/conference between Israeli and Palestinian "leaders"
14 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
14 Dec 2008: Right-wingers hold Islamophobic conference in Jerusalem
12 Dec 2008: Hundreds of Jewish colonial settlers assault Palestinian residents of Hebron
12 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces violently repress non-violent Palestinian demonstrations at Bil'in, Nil'in and Al Masra
11 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; kidnap and harass Palestinian civilians; ransack houses
09 Dec 2008: Fourth Solidarity Voyage Breaks Through Siege of Gaza
08 Dec 2008: European foreign ministers vote to upgrade relations with Israel
07 Dec 2008: Tel Aviv police seize boat carrying aid headed for Gaza
07 Dec 2008: end of Right-wing zealot settlers burn homes, vandalize poperty, harass and attack Palestinian civilians in Al Khalil   >>start date
05 Dec 2008: After 4 weeks, Israel announces end of ban on foreign journalists visiting Gaza
04 Dec 2008: Banks in Gaza forced to close
04 Dec 2008: Settlers filmed shooting two Palestinians in Hebron
03 Dec 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
02 Dec 2008: Israeli death squad assassinates a former member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
02 Dec 2008: Armed settlers harass several West Bank towns; vandalism and painting hateful graffiti on mosque walls
01 Dec 2008: Lybian solidarity ship "Al Marwa" attempting to reach Gaza is intercepted and turned back by the Israeli navy
01 Dec 2008: start of Right-wing zealot settlers burn homes, vandalize poperty, harass and attack Palestinian civilians in Al Khalil   >>end date

24 Nov 2008: US Court convicts the Holy Land Five
23 Nov 2008: Mahmoud Abbas gets himself "elected" as "President of the State of Palestine"
18 Nov 2008: Israeli forces arrest Gaza fishermen and solidarity activists
12 Nov 2008: Israeli troops attack al-Qarara and kill four Palestinians
12 Nov 2008: Israeli PM decries the "deliberate and insufferable" discrimination against Arabs at the hands of the Israeli establishment
11 Nov 2008: Jerusalem municipal council and mayoral elections
10 Nov 2008: start of Power generation in Gaza is severely curtailed; most of Gaza without power   >>end date
09 Nov 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
09 Nov 2008: Israeli police evict the al-Kurd family from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood
08 Nov 2008: The third Free Gaza solidarity voyage arrives in Gaza aboard the SS Dignity
06 Nov 2008: Israel demolishes three Palestinian homes in Silwan
05 Nov 2008: Hamas retaliates for Israeli killing of 6 people in Gaza Strip
04 Nov 2008: Israeli army breaks five-month ceasefire by invading Gaza Strip yet again. killing 6 people
03 Nov 2008: Norwegian-Israeli Business and Research Seminar
   Nov 2008: UNRWA declares that it has no food supplies to distribute due to the Israeli siege of Gaza

30 Oct 2008: Israeli "green patrol" destroys the Bedouin unrecognized village of Twail abu Jarwal
30 Oct 2008: Israeli military destroy at least 25 houses in the village of Mughayir al-Dir to expand the Israeli colonial settlement of Ma'ale Mikhmas
29 Oct 2008: The 2nd Free Gaza solidarity voyage arrives in Gaza
29 Oct 2008: Israeli military demolishes several houses in Umm al-Kheir to expand the Carmel colonial settlement
28 Oct 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
27 Oct 2008: Palestinian Authority deploys an additional 500 security men in the Hebron area
26 Oct 2008: US troops kill eight in raid inside Syria
23 Oct 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several refugee camps; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
22 Oct 2008: Israeli military imposes curfew on the Alfar'a refugee camp; kidnaps Palestinian civilians
21 Oct 2008: Large Israeli military contingent enters Nablus; harasses Palestinian civilians
21 Oct 2008: Jewish zealots stone and menace Palestinians in Jerusalem
19 Oct 2008: Israeli Jews throw stones and wound seven Palestinians in Jerusalem
16 Oct 2008: Colonial settlers with Israeli army support invade a section of Beit Sahour in a bid to erect an "outpost"
13 Oct 2008: Israeli military contingent invades several houses in Hebron and kidnaps several Palestinian civilians
13 Oct 2008: Israeli navy patrol boats harass and obstruct Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza
12 Oct 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Bethlehem and surrounding villages; demolish and ransack houses; kidnap Palestinian civilians
12 Oct 2008: end of Hundreds of Jewish extremists and Israeli police attack Palestinians in Acre   >>start date
12 Oct 2008: Opening of Ohel Yitzhak Synagogue in occupied Muslim Quarter of Old City of Jerusalem
10 Oct 2008: end of Israeli military closes the Ibrahimi mosque in line with closure of the entire West Bank due to Jewish holidays   >>start date
10 Oct 2008: Israeli military represses non-violent protest in Bil'in; at least fourteen civilians wounded
10 Oct 2008: end of Israeli military imposed closure on the West Bank because of the religious holiday   >>start date
10 Oct 2008: end of First road closure imposed on Israeli settlers in parts of the West Bank   >>start date
09 Oct 2008: start of Israeli military closes the Ibrahimi mosque in line with closure of the entire West Bank due to Jewish holidays   >>end date
08 Oct 2008: start of First road closure imposed on Israeli settlers in parts of the West Bank   >>end date
08 Oct 2008: start of Israeli military imposed closure on the West Bank because of the religious holiday   >>end date
08 Oct 2008: Large Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin and Nablus; kidnap and harass Palestinian civilians; ransack homes
08 Oct 2008: start of Hundreds of Jewish extremists and Israeli police attack Palestinians in Acre   >>end date
07 Oct 2008: Israeli forces invade several West Bank towns; kidnap and beat Palestinian civilians; ransack homes
03 Oct 2008: Settlers menace Palestinian farmers and impede access to olive trees

29 Sep 2008: Palestinian Authority goons torture Shadi M. Shahin to death
27 Sep 2008: Car bomb kills 17 in Damascus
27 Sep 2008: Teenage Palestinian shepherd killed in ravine near West Bank Jewish settlement of Gitit
25 Sep 2008: McCartney concert in Tel Aviv
25 Sep 2008: Pipe-bomb attack on Ze'ev Sternhell
24 Sep 2008: end of Israeli forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians; ransack homes   >>start date
23 Sep 2008: start of Israeli forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians; ransack homes   >>end date
22 Sep 2008: Car runs over soldiers in East Jerusalem
22 Sep 2008: Dozens of Israeli soldiers invade Nil'in; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
21 Sep 2008: Palestinian Authority goons arrest and harass alleged Hamas activists and journalists
21 Sep 2008: Ehud Olmert resigns as Israeli prime minister
20 Sep 2008: Bombing of the Islamabad Marriott hotel
19 Sep 2008: Settlers burn agricultural land around the village of Far'ata; soldiers provide cover
18 Sep 2008: Settlers burn olive groves, vandalize Palestinian property in the West Bank and harass Palestinian civilians
17 Sep 2008: end of Israeli military forces conduct large-scale manuevers around Gaza   >>start date
16 Sep 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians; ransack homes
14 Sep 2008: PA "security chiefs" meet (again?) with Israeli army officers in West Bank settlement
14 Sep 2008: Settlers attack several West Bank towns with Israeli army support
13 Sep 2008: Settlers from Yitzhar rampage through Asira al-Kabiliya
11 Sep 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade West Bank town; ransack homes and kidnap Palestinian civilians
11 Sep 2008: Israeli soldiers kidnap 12-year old boy from his home in the middle of the night
10 Sep 2008: start of Israeli military forces conduct large-scale manuevers around Gaza   >>end date
10 Sep 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
03 Sep 2008: Israeli occupation forces embark on a major expansion of the Barkan Industrial Park/Settlement in the West Bank
03 Sep 2008: Syria, France, Turkey and Qatar conduct talks in Damascus
02 Sep 2008: Sami Al-Arian released on bail into house arrest

30 Aug 2008: Italy agrees to apologize to Libya for the crimes committed during the colonial period
30 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade towns in the Jenin and Nablus areas; harass and detain Palestinian civilians
28 Aug 2008: PA "security chiefs" meet with Israeli army officers in West Bank settlement
27 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
26 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes, harass Palestinian civilians, and destroy crops
25 Aug 2008: Israel releases 198 Palestinian prisoners
25 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
23 Aug 2008: Two boats of the first Free Gaza solidarity voyage break the Gaza siege
23 Aug 2008: Obama picks self-declared Zionist as presidential running-mate
21 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians; ransack houses
20 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade radio station in Hebron; steal and destroy equipment; radio off air
19 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
17 Aug 2008: Iran test-fires new rocket, codenamed Safir Omid (Hope Envoy)
14 Aug 2008: Ceasefire violation: Israeli forces invade Khan Yunis with military vehicles and bulldozers; ransack homes and harass Palestinian civilians
14 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
13 Aug 2008: PA-arranged funeral of Mahmoud Darwish in Ramallah
13 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; cause property damage; harass Palestinian civilians
12 Aug 2008: Settlers attack villagers near Hebron and attempt to burn down a mosque
12 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes, harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
12 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces destroy market stalls, and inflict severe economic damage on Palestinian traders in the Jordan Valley
11 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
09 Aug 2008: Death of Mahmoud Darwish
08 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces violently repress non-violent Palestinian demonstration at Bilin; Israelis spray protestors with "rotten dog carcass" liquid
07 Aug 2008: start of Georgian forces invade S. Ossetia and trigger a war with Russia   >>end date
07 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack houses; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
07 Aug 2008: Hundreds of Jewish colonial settlers assault Palestinians and internationals in Beit Sahour
06 Aug 2008: Alleged second attempt to assassinate Jihad Ja'ara in Dublin
06 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians; ransack houses
05 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians; ransack houses
05 Aug 2008: Palestinian Authority goons repress Islamic faction student group at Bir Zeit university
04 Aug 2008: Palestinian Authority goons repress funeral procession of Ahmed Yousef Amirah who was killed by an Israeli soldier
04 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
02 Aug 2008: Hamas-Fatah fighting in Gaza City: four killed and 188 Fatah members allowed to transit Israel to West Bank
02 Aug 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
02 Aug 2008: Armed settlers stone Palestinian wedding party in Hebron injuring several
early Aug 2008: (Missed) date for projected evacuation of Migron settlement
01 Aug 2008: Assassination of Syrian Brigadier Mohamad Suleiman by sniper

31 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
30 Jul 2008: Israeli soldier shoots Ahmed Yousef Amirah, who dies a few days later
30 Jul 2008: Ehud Olmert announces resignation
30 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
29 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces burn down furniture factory in Nablus
29 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes and harass Palestinian civilians
29 Jul 2008: Young boy, Ahmed Mousa, shot in forehead by Israeli border police at Ni'lin
27 Jul 2008: Armed settlers invade a village south of Yatta; stone villagers severly wounding several
26 Jul 2008: Bomb explodes next to a cafe frequented by Hamas activists; 6 dead and many wounded; Hamas cracks down on Fatah in Gaza
26 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade the Jalazoun refugee camp; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
25 Jul 2008: Settlers protected by a military escort take over plot of land in Beit Sahour
24 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass, wound and kidnap Palestinian civilians
23 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in the West Bank; harass, menace and kidnap Palestinian civilians
22 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns, ransack houses, harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
22 Jul 2008: Second bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem
22 Jul 2008: Haredim attack and injure two Palestinians in Jerusalem
21 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade medical center in Yatta; menace staff and patients; demolish equipment
21 Jul 2008: Israeli forces invade Jericho and rampage through a charitable NGO's offices
21 Jul 2008: Gordon Brown becomes first UK Prime Minister to address the Knesset, using occasion to threaten Iran
20 Jul 2008: Prominent Palestinian tells UK prime minister that EU aid is helping Israel to continue its occupation
19 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Kafr Rae; ransack houses and harass Palestinian civilians
18 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; ransack homes and harass Palestinian civilians
17 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harassing, wounding and kidnapping Palestinian civilians
16 Jul 2008: Operation Radwan - Prisoner exchange between Hizbollah and Israel
16 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in the West Bank; harass, menace and kidnap Palestinian civilians
15 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians; close NGOs
13 Jul 2008: France organizes the Mediterranean Summit
11 Jul 2008: end of Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; destroy factories and houses, harass and kidnap civilians   >>start date
10 Jul 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; destroy factories and houses, harass and kidnap civilians   >>end date
10 Jul 2008: Israeli soldiers rampage through hospital in Ramallah destroying equipment and menacing staff and patients
09 Jul 2008: Iran tests missiles to demonstrate deterrent capacity
09 Jul 2008: Israeli death squad assassinates resistance leader in the village of Kufr Dan
08 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in West Bank; kidnap and harass Palestinian civilians
07 Jul 2008: Israeli Lt-Colonel pushes blindfolded handcuffed Palestinian demonstrator into place, so that he can be shot at point-blank range
05 Jul 2008: end of Israeli occupation forces invade Kifl Hares and put it under curfew to enable a "settler pilgrimage"   >>start date
05 Jul 2008: Israeli settlers tie a Palestinian man to an electricity pole in the West Bank and then kick him as Israeli soldiers stood idly by
04 Jul 2008: end of Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians   >>start date
03 Jul 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces invade Kifl Hares and put it under curfew to enable a "settler pilgrimage"   >>end date
03 Jul 2008: Israeli police and military violently harass Palestinian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem
02 Jul 2008: Bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem
02 Jul 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians   >>end date
01 Jul 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank villages; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
01 Jul 2008: Israeli death squad targets resistance leader in the village of Qabatiya
01 Jul 2008: end of Israeli occupation forces invade the village of Deir Abu Mishal; harass and menace Palestinian civilians   >>start date

30 Jun 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces invade the village of Deir Abu Mishal; harass and menace Palestinian civilians   >>end date
28 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces attack mourning funeral procession in Beit Omer
27 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Beit Omer; kill, wound and kidnap Palestinian civilians
26 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus and harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
26 Jun 2008: Mohammed Omer tortured by Shin Bet officers at the Allenby crossing
25 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
24 Jun 2008: Druze border policeman commits suicide at Sazkozy departure ceremony
24 Jun 2008: US secretary of state suggests that Palestinian refugees should settle in South America
24 Jun 2008: Israeli soldiers assassinate two Palestinians in Nablus
24 Jun 2008: Passage of H.Con.Res.362 where the US Congress calls on the US to toughen sanctions on Iran
23 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Deir Abu Mishal; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
20 Jun 2008: Israeli violates implementation of ceasefire in Gaza
19 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Qalqiliyah; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilias; demolish several houses
19 Jun 2008: Settlers of the Yizhar colonial settlement burn Palestinian-owned olive trees
19 Jun 2008: Start of an Egyptian-brokered 6-month ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
18 Jun 2008: Israeli forces bomb and assassinate Palestinian civilians across Gaza
14 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Bethlehem; harass locals, trash home and TV studio; 10 injured (one critical)
12 Jun 2008: end of Israeli exercises in Greek airspace, practising for attack on Iran ('Glorious Spartan 08')   >>start date
12 Jun 2008: Israeli authorities approve the construction of futher 1,300 houses in the Ramat Shlomo settlement in East Jerusalem
11 Jun 2008: Israeli soldiers torture 10-year-old Palestinian child
11 Jun 2008: British ambassador in Tel Aviv invites West Bank settlers to garden party
11 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns and kidnap at least 28 Palestinian civilians
08 Jun 2008: Settlers filmed beating up elderly Palestinian shepherds
06 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces shut down orphanage and charitable institutions near Hebron
06 Jun 2008: Israel withholds taxes due to the Palestinian Authority in response to a Palestinian diplomatic initiative (or to preempt a Fatah-Hamas rapprochement)
06 Jun 2008: end of The Third Annual Bilin Conference on Peaceful Popular Resistance   >>start date
05 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns; injure and kidnap Palestinian civilians
05 Jun 2008: start of Large Israeli force invades the Khan Yunis area; engages in wanton destruction, razing farmland and house demolitions   >>end date
04 Jun 2008: end of Annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC   >>start date
04 Jun 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
04 Jun 2008: start of The Third Annual Bilin Conference on Peaceful Popular Resistance   >>end date
02 Jun 2008: start of Annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC   >>end date
01 Jun 2008: Nasim Nisr released to Lebanon

31 May 2008: Israel's Housing Minister announces permits for 1,460 new Jews-only houses in East Jerusalem
30 May 2008: end of UCU Congress   >>start date
29 May 2008: U.S. cancels Fulbright grants for Gaza students because of Israeli restrictions
28 May 2008: start of Israeli exercises in Greek airspace, practising for attack on Iran ('Glorious Spartan 08')   >>end date
28 May 2008: end of Tutu-Chinkin team visit Gaza to investigate Nov 2006 massacre in Beit Hanoun   >>start date
28 May 2008: start of UCU Congress   >>end date
27 May 2008: start of Tutu-Chinkin team visit Gaza to investigate Nov 2006 massacre in Beit Hanoun   >>end date
24 May 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns; injure and kidnap Palestinian civilians
23 May 2008: Norman Finkelstein deported from Israel
23 May 2008: end of Palestine Investment Conference   >>start date
21 May 2008: start of Palestine Investment Conference   >>end date
21 May 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Nablus and harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
16 May 2008: Dozens of settlers violently harass and menace the village of Asira Al Qibliya
16 May 2008: end of Visit of President to ISrael   >>start date
15 May 2008: end of Machar ("Facing tomorrow") conference   >>start date
15 May 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least 19 Palestinians across the West Bank
15 May 2008: Dozens of Settlers with army support invade land near Beit Sahour in a bid to create another settlement
14 May 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several villages; kidnap Palestinian civilans and engage in wanton destruction
14 May 2008: start of Visit of President to ISrael   >>end date
14 May 2008: Israeli occupation forces attack several sections of Gaza; at least four Palestinians killed
13 May 2008: start of Machar ("Facing tomorrow") conference   >>end date
11 May 2008: end of Palestine festival of literature   >>start date
10 May 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade the village of Jaba, harass local population, and wound Palestinian youths
10 May 2008: The Gaza strip's only power plant shuts down due to the fuel embargo
09 May 2008: Hezbollah and Amal militias take control of West Beirut
08 May 2008: Israeli police attack march commemorating the nakba
07 May 2008: Israeli forces attack the Khan Yunis refugee camp, razing land, destroying houses, and wounding resistance fighters
07 May 2008: Israeli forces invade Hebron and surrounding areas; ransack homes and kidnap Palestinian civilians
07 May 2008: start of Palestine festival of literature   >>end date
07 May 2008: Israeli soldiers kill Gaza teacher in front of her children
07 May 2008: Projected start of celebrations of 60th anniversary of establishment of Israel
06 May 2008: Israeli soldiers ransack house of Palestinian legislator in Hebron and kidnap his relatives
02 May 2008: Meetings of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee and the Quartet in London
01 May 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin; shut down NGO, steal computers, kidnap Palestinian civilians

   Apr 2008: end of Palestinian refugees from Iraq are moved to South America   >>start date
30 Apr 2008: Jewish mob in Pisgat Ze'ev attack two Arab youths
30 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade the ICS orphanage in Hebron and steal workshop equipment
30 Apr 2008: Ehud Olmert meets King Abdullah II in Amman
29 Apr 2008: end of Dr. Sami Al-Arian's third hunger strike to protest against US legal chicanery   >>start date
28 Apr 2008: Israeli missiles kill mother and four children in Beit Hanoun
28 Apr 2008: Israeli aircraft fire indiscriminately into houses in Beit Hanoun killing a Palestinian family
25 Apr 2008: Hamas proposes six month ceasefire in Gaza; Israel rejects it immediately
24 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Beit Hanoun; kill, harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
23 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in the West Bank; harass and menace locals; kidnap Palestinian civilians and kill one
22 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces ransack the house of Ali Jaradat, a Palestinian journalist, and place him under arbitrary imprisonment for the third time
22 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian cities in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
19 Apr 2008: Palestinian resistance fighters attack the Kerem Shalom military outpost in Southern Gaza
18 Apr 2008: Israeli death squad assassinates Palestinian resistance leader in Nablus
18 Apr 2008: Former president Jimmy Carter meets Khaled Meshal and Syrian president Bashar Asad in Damascus
17 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces assassinate Palestinian resistance leader in Qabatiya
16 Apr 2008: Israeli army kill Palestinian cameraman working for Reuters
16 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns and kidnap at least 23 Palestinian civilians
16 Apr 2008: end of Israeli occupation forces invade the Al Bureij refugee camp area and bomb other areas in Gaza; at least 15 Palestinians killed   >>start date
15 Apr 2008: Settlers destroy 1,000 mature olive trees neat the village of Jit in the West Bank
15 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass and close sections of the Islamic Charities' projects in Hebron
14 Apr 2008: Dozens of settlers violently harass Palestinian farmers trying to reach their land near the village of Ma'sara
13 Apr 2008: Dozens of settlers violently harass and menace the villages of Tal and Borqa
12 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians, harass locals, and install roadblocks
11 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces close shops and steal property in Hebron
09 Apr 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces invade the Al Bureij refugee camp area and bomb other areas in Gaza; at least 15 Palestinians killed   >>end date
09 Apr 2008: Palestinian resistance fighters breach Gazas border and attack Nahal Oz
09 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank cities, harass locals, and kidnap at least 50 Palestinian civilians
07 Apr 2008: Settler bus runs over and kills Palestinian shepherd from the village of Salem
07 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns and kidnap Palestinian civilians
07 Apr 2008: Israeli police shut down RAM-FM, coexistence radio, in Jerusalem
06 Apr 2008: Demonstration in Mahallah
03 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Gaza; destroy property, kill resistance fighters, and kidnap Palestinian civilians
02 Apr 2008: House demolition in the unrecognized village of Amra-Tarabin
01 Apr 2008: Settlers attack and severely injure 80-year-old farmer from the village of Qaryout
01 Apr 2008: Jerusalem Municipality approves plan to build 600 more homes in the Pisgat Zeev settlement
01 Apr 2008: Israeli occupation forces rampage through a girls' orphanage in Hebron

31 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Palestinian towns in the West Bank; harass and kidnap locals
30 Mar 2008: end of Arab League Summit meets in Syria   >>start date
30 Mar 2008: Land Day (Yom al-Ard) demonstrations / Commemorations held throughout Palestinian towns in Israel
29 Mar 2008: start of Arab League Summit meets in Syria   >>end date
24 Mar 2008: start of Israeli army besieges the Arab-American University   >>end date
23 Mar 2008: Settlers attack children and stone houses in Tel Rumeida
22 Mar 2008: end of Israel declares total closure of the occupied Palestinian territories due the Purim holidays   >>start date
21 Mar 2008: Settlers attempt stealing Palestinian shop in Jerusalem
20 Mar 2008: Bomb, planted at entrance to Ortiz family home in Ariel, explodes injuring teenage child
19 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade towns in the Hebron region and destroy several houses
19 Mar 2008: Israeli High Court permanently bars Palestinians from using Route 443 in the West Bank; it imposes road apartheid
19 Mar 2008: Israel and Egypt announce that Egypt will be responsible for supplying more electricity to Gaza
18 Mar 2008: start of Israel declares total closure of the occupied Palestinian territories due the Purim holidays   >>end date
17 Mar 2008: start of UNRWA reduces the aid it delivers in the West Bank and Gaza   >>end date
17 Mar 2008: Right-wing Jewish zealots conduct "pogrom" in Jabal Mukkaber
15 Mar 2008: end of Shimon Peres on state visit to France; Sarkosy demonstrating "Love for Israel"   >>start date
13 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least 13 Palestinian civilians from the Nablus area
12 Mar 2008: Israeli death squad assassinates four Palestinian members of resistance groups in Bethlehem
12 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least 17 Palestinian civilians across the West Bank
11 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces shut down radio station in Jenin, harass locals and engage in wanton destruction
10 Mar 2008: Israeli municipality announces expansion of Neve Yaakov, an illegal settlement
10 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns, harass, destroy property and kidnap Palestinian civilians
10 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces engage in wave of house demolitions across West Bank
10 Mar 2008: start of Shimon Peres on state visit to France; Sarkosy demonstrating "Love for Israel"   >>end date
09 Mar 2008: Israeli government announces the expansion of the illegal settlement of Givat Ze'ev
08 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces injure four Palestinian youths and deny medical treatment
06 Mar 2008: Attack on Mercaz HaRav
06 Mar 2008: Israeli border police invade Al Aqsa compound, and beat and kidnap Palestinian volunteers
05 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several West Bank towns and kidnap at least 26 Palestinian civilians
05 Mar 2008: U.S. Congress passed House Resolution 951 (404 - 1) "Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians"
05 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade the Al Aroub refugee camp and cause much destruction
04 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several West Bank towns, harass locals and kidnap Palestinian civilians
03 Mar 2008: UN Security Council approves new round of sanctions against Iran
03 Mar 2008: start of Dr. Sami Al-Arian's third hunger strike to protest against US legal chicanery   >>end date
03 Mar 2008: end of Israel bombing raids, which kill at least 116 in Gaza   >>start date
03 Mar 2008: end of Israeli ground offensive against Gaza Strip, which kills more than 120 Palestinians Five-day War   >>start date
03 Mar 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least 14 Palestinian civilians across the West Bank
   Mar 2008: start of Palestinian refugees from Iraq are moved to South America   >>end date
01 Mar 2008: start of Israeli ground offensive against Gaza Strip, which kills more than 120 Palestinians Five-day War   >>end date

29 Feb 2008: Matan Vilnai, Israel's deputy defence minister, threatens a "holocaust" in Gaza
28 Feb 2008: Two missiles launched by an Israeli F-16 demolishes the headquarters of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions; neighborhood shattered
27 Feb 2008: start of Israel bombing raids, which kill at least 116 in Gaza   >>end date
27 Feb 2008: Israeli air force assassinates five members of Hamas military wing
26 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and kidnap some Palestinian civilians
26 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces shut down the Hebron Islamic charity's orphanage, library and shops
26 Feb 2008: US announces that several warships led by the USS Cole will be stationed off Lebanon to "provide stability"
25 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several villages in the West Bank; harass and kidnap Palestinian civilians
25 Feb 2008: Gazans organize mass non-violent action against the Israeli imposed siege
23 Feb 2008: Israeli army kills 3 pickickers in Gaza
22 Feb 2008: Israeli army violently suppresses a non-violent demonstration against the wall; at least 70 Palestinians injured
22 Feb 2008: Palestinian Authority torturers murder Sheik Mohammad Abdul-Aziz Al Barghouthi – death due to torture
22 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces demolish childrens' playground in Jayyous
21 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in the West Bank; wanton destruction and kidnap Palestinian civilians
21 Feb 2008: Israeli interior ministry forces destroy Palestinian homes in unrecognized villages in the Negev
18 Feb 2008: British Government forced to release a draft dossier on Iraq's so-called "WMD"
17 Feb 2008: Kosovo declares independence; Move backed by the United States and the UK
17 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces attack resistance fighters in Gaza and kidnap Palestinian civilians
15 Feb 2008: Israeli aircraft bomb house of resistance commander in Gaza killing at least eight and wounding scores
13 Feb 2008: end of Israeli occupation forces invade Southern Gaza, Rafah   >>start date
13 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade, vandalize several towns in the West Bank; kidnap at least 70 Palestinian civilians
12 Feb 2008: Imad Mughniyeh, military leader of Hezbollah, assassinated in Damascus
12 Feb 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces invade Southern Gaza, Rafah   >>end date
12 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in West Bank; kidnap civilians; steal from money changers
09 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian civilians and harass several areas around Hebron
07 Feb 2008: Israeli missile strikes Palestinian school, killing teacher and injuring 3 students
06 Feb 2008: Emanuele Ottolenghi addresses group at the House of Commons seeking further pressure on Iran
06 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least four Palestinian civilians throughout West Bank
05 Feb 2008: Israeli airplanes bomb several buildings in Khan Yunis; at least six killed; others mutilated
05 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade the Southern part of Gaza/Rafah; kill two resistance fighters; destroy property
05 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several locations in Hebron; two Palestinian civilians kidnapped; property damaged
05 Feb 2008: Costa Rica recognizes a "Palestinian State"
05 Feb 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces block off and impose a siege on Tulkarem; kidnap civilians   >>end date
04 Feb 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian civilians throughout the West Bank
04 Feb 2008: Suicide bombing in Dimona
03 Feb 2008: Egyptian army seals the wall with Gaza

31 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin and Al Yamoun; kidnap family members of resistance fighters
30 Jan 2008: Winograd Report issued
30 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin; harass locals, kidnap four Palestinian civilians and injure one
30 Jan 2008: Israeli supreme court upholds government's blockade of Gaza Strip
29 Jan 2008: United Nations Security Council nullifies statement condemning Israel for its siege on Gaza
29 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in the West Bank and kidnaps at least six youths
28 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several towns in the West Bank; harass and menace locals; kidnap Palestinian civilians and kill one
28 Jan 2008: Hamas helps Egyptian troops to restore order and seal border at Rafah
27 Jan 2008: Eight Shia-Lebanese assassinated in Beirut either by the Lebanese army or snipers
27 Jan 2008: Israel's Attorney General drops charges against Police officers involved in killing of 13 Palestinian Israeli citizens in 2000
26 Jan 2008: George Habash dies at age 82
25 Jan 2008: United States blocks United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza
25 Jan 2008: Truck bomb kills chief intelligence officer in Beirut
25 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Beit Omar; kidnap at least 12 civilians, and assassinate a 18 year old.
24 Jan 2008: Peter Hain resigns in funding scandal
24 Jan 2008: Interior ministry officers destroy tents at Al-Arakib for a second time this month
23 Jan 2008: Palestinians breach the wall between Gaza and Egypt
23 Jan 2008: Israeli High Court is told that the government intends to evacuate Migron settlement by August
22 Jan 2008: Israeli navy attacks and kidnaps Palestinian fishermen; confiscates boats
21 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade Tulkarm, kill one, harass city, and kidnap Palestinian civilians
21 Jan 2008: President Mary McAleese criticises Simon Wiesenthal Center
20 Jan 2008: Due to Israeli restrictions, the Gaza Strip power plant runs out of fuel, plunging Gaza Strip into darkness
20 Jan 2008: Settlers in Hebron attack and injure children, women and a human rights volunteer
18 Jan 2008: start of Total Israeli blockade of Gaza   >>end date
18 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian civilians across the West Bank
18 Jan 2008: One civilian killed and over 40 injured in Israeli missile attack on deserted ministry building in Gaza City
17 Jan 2008: Israeli riot policemen evict Arab family from its home in Ajami in Jaffa
16 Jan 2008: Israeli aircraft bombs car in Gaza killing three Palestinian civilians
16 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade several northern West Bank towns and kidnap at least 24 Palestinian civilians
16 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces assassinate the leader of the Al Quds brigade during an invasion of Qabatiya
15 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces attack several towns in Eastern Gaza; at least 19 dead, many injured
15 Jan 2008: end of Israeli-Palestinian "talks" about "final status" issues   >>start date
15 Jan 2008: Bomb targets US embassy vehicle in Beirut
15 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade the village of Sura; impose curfew and kidnap at least 12 Palestinian civilians
14 Jan 2008: Extremist settlers announce expansion of East Jerusalem settlement; Provocation
14 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several villages in the Nablus area; kidnap civilians
14 Jan 2008: start of Israeli-Palestinian "talks" about "final status" issues   >>end date
12 Jan 2008: Israeli drone kills two Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza
12 Jan 2008: Settlers from Kiryat Arba and soldiers harass and kidnap Palestinian neighbors
11 Jan 2008: end of Visit of George W. Bush to Israel/Palestine   >>start date
10 Jan 2008: Israeli interior officers destroy tents destroyed at Al-Arakib
10 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces issue order for the demolition of buildings in Aqraba village
10 Jan 2008: start of Israeli occupation forces conduct psychological warfare against Gaza by jamming or overlaying propaganda on Gazan radio programs   >>end date
09 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several towns in the West Bank and kidnap several Palestinian civilians
09 Jan 2008: start of Visit of George W. Bush to Israel/Palestine   >>end date
08 Jan 2008: The Israeli occupation force invades Ramallah and kidnaps two Hamas leaders
05 Jan 2008: end of Large Israeli occupation force invades Nablus, wounds at least 38 Palestinian civilians and kidnaps others   >>start date
05 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade the village of Azun
04 Jan 2008: Israeli war planes bomb the house of the family of an assassinated Palestinian resistance fighter
04 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade and ransack the house of the mayor of Al Bireh
03 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces harass several West Bank towns and kidnap at least 28 Palestinian civilians
03 Jan 2008: start of Israeli forces attack various parts of Gaza killing at least 15 including civilians   >>end date
03 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces menace the Jenin refugee camp, Silat al Harthia and al Yamoun
02 Jan 2008: Israeli occupation forces invade and harass several towns in the West Bank; at least eight Palestinian civilians kidnapped
02 Jan 2008: House in Wadi Al-Meshash destroyed
02 Jan 2008: Settlers attack Palestinian protestors against the wall at Bil'in
02 Jan 2008: start of Large Israeli occupation force invades Nablus, wounds at least 38 Palestinian civilians and kidnaps others   >>end date
01 Jan 2008: Settlers burn down the 700-year-old Al-Hamadiyya Mosque in Al-Khader


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