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the demonstrations andclasheswith In reactiontotheriseinviolence and in prisonformisuseofpublicfunds. to three years lah’s anti-corruption court - by Ramal is sentenced in December Committee, anditsCentral ary Council influenceoverpowerful theRevolution- but maintains a in 2011 of the party Emirates. Dahlan,whowasthrown out who livesinexiletheUnitedArab of , from supporters the mostsignificantofwhich arises nal divisionsinthePalestinianparty, controversy over hispoliciesandinter- ed asleaderofFatahamidincreasing President MahmoudAbbasisre-elect- them. InNovember, thePalestinian declaring itisdoingallcantostop Palestinian NationalAuthority(PNA) tinue throughouttheyear, despitethe vehicle rammingsandshootings,con- Intifada, mostlyknifeattacks, butalso oftheStabbing Violence inthecontext the internationalorganization. ing Israeltosuspendcollaborationwith rael as an “occupying power,” prompt- or theWestern Wall anddescribesIs- JudaismandtheTempletween Mount estine, which deniesanyrelationbe- adopts aresolutionsubmittedbyPal- Cultural Organization (UNESCO) andNations Educational,Scientific of .InOctober, theUnited of theTemple Mount/NobleSanctuary raeli government tochange thestatus sectors of the Is- from ultra-Orthodox cifically asarejectionofthepressures ,butmorespe- protest against Israeli occupation of asa 2015 attacks beganinOctober Known astheStabbingIntifada, and membersofIsrael’ssecurityforces. out byPalestiniancitizensonIsraelis West and East Jerusalemcarried Bank beginswithnewattacks inthe 2016 Israelin and Palestine Chronology of Events Chronologies With respecttoPalestine’s internalaf- nels andhinderpossibleinfiltrations. Gaza Striptoblock thesmugglingtun- ground barrieralongtheborderwith the beginsconstructionofan under- Subsequently,in 2014. inSeptember, fire forthefirsttimesinceGaza War May, IsraelandHamasexchange gun- atthebeginningof area. Furthermore, Islamic State(Daesh)membersinthe Israelitroopsand first fightingbetween Likewise, theendofyearsees connection withtheSyrianCivilWar. (Israeli army)andtheSyrianarmy, in the Tsahalthe south of Syriabetween the areaofGolanHeightsandin security areanumberofgunfightsin eventsintheareaof Other noteworthy years of age. from14 prison sentencestobeserved with the law passed in July allowing harsher sentencesalsoapplytominors, those given to the perpetrators. The same sentencesareestablishedas also fortheiraccomplices,whomthe only forthosecarryingoutattacks, but opposition to toughen penalties, not from thecoalitiongovernment andthe generalized agreement among deputies proval ofthenewanti-terrorlawwitha Intifada. Added to this is June’s ap intheStabbing estinians whotookpart aftertheyvisitedfamiliesofPal- MPs rary suspensionoffourArabJointList mentary majorityapproves thetempo- rity oftheStateIsrael,afteraparlia- that actagainsttheinterestsandsecu- the indefinitesuspensionofdeputies (Parliament) approves a law authorizing accelerated and,inJuly, theKnesset struction oftheseparationwallisalso rusalem and in the West- Con Bank. steps upsecuritymeasuresinEastJe- evacuates andclosestheOldCity Israeli securityforces,Israelrepeatedly - been frozen since 2014, whenthelast been frozensince 2014, promise for the peace talks that have which doesnotshow(Consolidation), jamin Netanyahu’sconservative - the rightforgovernment ledbyBen to This representsashiftevenfurther taken over by Lieberman. Minister,from Likud,asDefence apost (AllofUs)andMosheYaalon,party , from the centrist oftheEnvironmentMinister departure (Israel OurHome),which leadstothe ultra-nationalist party government ofAvigdor Lieberman’s the reincorporationintocoalition by IsraelontheGazaStrip;and,inMay, break the maritimeblockade imposed of theFreedom Flotilla,asittriedto withthesinking in2010 crisis started with Turkey, thus puttinganendtothe Peres; thereconciliationagreement ident andformerPrimeMinisterShimon oftheformerPres- death inSeptember in the Holyland corruption case; the afterbeingfoundguilty , jailing ofaformerIsraeliPrimeMinister, panorama, theyearismarkedby With regard to Israel’s internal political tences since2007 arecarriedout. same month,thefirstthreedeathsen- despite opposition from the PNA. In the proval toreintroducethedeathpenalty, Strip, Hamasgainsparliamentaryap- .InMay, intheGaza view oftheinabilitytoholdelectionsin electoral listsclosetoFatah,andin not recognizedbythePNA,cancel inGaza,which are aftercourts 2016 elections scheduled for8October suspendsthemunicipal of progress. In September, the High Court tion process,which makenosignificant mas intheinter-Palestinianreconcilia- and Ha- round of talks between fairs, inFebruary, Qatarhostsanew

IEMed. Mediterranean Yearbook 2017 371 Chronologies Appendices IEMed. Mediterranean Yearbook 2017 372 Chronologies Appendices country’s traditional roleasmediator reiterates his ident AbdelFattahel-Sisi multilateral nature.The EgyptianPres- posing the initiative because ofits both PalestineandIsrael,thelatter op- although withthenotableabsence of countries, atives ofmorethanthirty by France andattendedbyrepresent- on3June,led is theParisConference in the region. The most visible of these lization andcompetitionforinfluence ofregionaldestabi- cess inacontext tives totryreactivatethepeacepro- severalstateslaunch initia- In 2016, the government. delayrequestedby cepting a45-day lition before8February2017, afterac- ordersitsevictionanddemo- the court when pronounced on22December which isfinally the SupremeCourt, awaitingadefinitiverulingfrom Bank case ofAmona,anoutpostintheWest approved inDecember, excludesthe illegal underIsraelilegislation.The law, meant thatsuch settlementshavebeen Until now, anabsenceofpermitshas cupied territories of the . precede permanentsettlements,inoc- ments (known asoutposts),which tive legalizationoftemporarysettle- by the Parliament allowing the retroac- Jerusalem. Inaddition,alawispassed settlements intheWest andEast Bank permanent rary settlements and 150 tempo- tions areauthorizedinthe100 thousandsofnewconstruc- In 2016, Trump Administration. spite pressure from Israel and the future tion’s lastdecisionintheregion,de- abstention, intheObamaAdministra- resolution isapproved thankstoaUS inDecember. The Council Security tory, submitted totheUnitedNations Israeli settlementsonPalestinianterri- which condemnstheconstructionof lution writtenbyEgyptandthePNA, that theybestopped,orthedraftreso- andRussia- EU US, -theUN, Quartet spite demandsbytheMiddleEast for reactivatingthepeaceprocess,de- and oneofthemainstumblingblocks negotiable prioritiesofYisrael Beiteinu continues tobebothoneofthenon- existing ones in Palestinian territory settlements ortheexpansionofalready The Israeliauthorities’approval ofnew . State Secretary by the US attempt toreactivatethemwasmade archs border , sponse • • Israel January 2016 Aviv toJerusalem. ed StatesembassyinIsraelfromTel nounce hisintentiontomove theUnit- controversial decisionsbeingtoan- as amediatingpower, oneofhisfirst, augurs acomplicatedrolefortheUS ministration. Trump’s pro-Israeli stance ad- tory confirmsachange intheUS Trump’scandidate Donald electionvic- months before the Republican two process andtheendofObamaera, clearleadershipinthepeace hitherto second isthe decline of Washington’s andIsrael.The nomic Union(EAEU) theEurasianEco- trade areabetween andcreateafree ration inDefence countries’ wishes to increase incorpo through thematerializationofboth in Israel’s case tions with both parties; ’s moves to improve rela offer. The firstistheRussianPresident formthebackdrop toRussia’s contexts first such meeting in six years. Two bethemin Netanyahu,which would - and theIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenja Palestinian PresidentMahmoudAbbas a meetinginMoscow, the between lin confirmsitsreadinesstoorganize regard, in early September, the Krem- rising power in the Middle East. In this try’s quick andstrongpositioningasa most significantinviewofthecoun- initiative from Russia is perhaps the jamin Netanyahu.However, athird - to Israel,whereheisreceivedbyBen tian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, official visitinnineyearsbyanEgyp- which comesweeksbeforethefirst fence MinisterAvigdor Liebermanand - in agesturepraisedbytheIsraeliDe toresumethetalks, inviting theparties cupied around of Farms. area missiles On On of /

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