Key events from 2003 The year started much as the last one finished - with more suicide bombings. Prospects for peace look bleak from both sides.
Key events from 2002 The suicide bombings by Palestinian militants continue despite Israel's military actions on the West Bank and Gaza.
Key events from 2001 The year ends with further tension - Israel prevents Yasser Arafat from travelling to Bethlehem on Christmas Eve.
Key events from 2000 The Palestinian intifada of 2000 started when the then opposition leader Ariel Sharon visited the Al-Aqsa mosque, the holiest site in Jerusalem. By the end of the year, over 300 people had died.
