Sharm el-Sheikh emergency summit opens

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.

Large-scale Palestinian demonstrations and confrontations spread after the visit to al-Haram al-Sharif; the uprising developed amid accumulated grievances about occupation and the stalled peace...

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

Israeli military incursion into Ramallah marks the beginning of large-scale West Bank reoccupation and curfews.

UN Security Council calls for ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian cities.