Second Intifada begins

Israel and the PLO agreed on a timetable for outstanding interim commitments and renewed permanent-status negotiations, without resolving core occupation-related issues.

Israel and the PLO signed a protocol concerning safe passage between the West Bank and Gaza Strip, highlighting the territorial fragmentation Palestinians faced.

Israel transferred an additional portion of West Bank territory to Palestinian administration under earlier interim arrangements; territorial control remained fragmented.

The US-sponsored Camp David summit concluded without a permanent-status agreement on Jerusalem, refugees, borders, settlements and security; competing accounts of responsibility require careful...

Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visited the Jerusalem holy compound with heavy security, amid existing tensions over occupation and negotiations; protests and confrontations followed.

Security Council resolution 1322 deplored provocation at al-Haram al-Sharif and excessive use of force against Palestinians amid the early Second Intifada.

Regional and international leaders met at Sharm el-Sheikh in an attempt to halt escalating violence after the outbreak of the Second Intifada.

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet in Taba for final-status talks; negotiations end without a final agreement.

Security Council affirms a vision of Israel and Palestine living side by side, a diplomatic milestone amid the uprising.

Arab League summit begins; the Arab Peace Initiative is adopted during the two-day meeting.