Timeline of major events occurring in 21st Century Jerusalem:
May 2000: Israel withdraws from South Lebanon
Sept 2000: Second Intifada
Sept 2001: 9/11
2002: Israel begins construction of the West Bank Barrier (however, the border is based on new boundaries, not the one established in the 1947 UN Partitioning Plan)
2004: Arafat dies
2005: Israel forcibly moves out of Gaza
Jan 2006: Hamas defeats the Fatah (Arafat's former party) in Palestinian Elections
July 2006: Israel-Hizbullah War fought in South Lebanon and North Israel
2007: Palestinian Civil War (Hamas control Gaza, while Fatah controls West Bank)
2009: Operation Cast Lead (Israel response to Hama's attacks)
Mar 2010: Israel announces new housing settlements in East Jerusalem
May 2010: IHH Gaza Flotilla (Humanitarian effort to bring supplies) boarded by Israeli Troops; people revolt, and causes violent outbreak that ends in 9 deaths.
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