DATE VISIT EVENTS SURROUNDING VISIT
Clinton to Israel w/Netanyahu and Israel approves the demolition of 88 Palestinian homes in
3/4/2009 Abbas Jerusalem before Clinton arrives
The Jerusalem municipality issues demolition orders for 55
Palestinian houses in the Shu’fat refugee camp. Owners are given
72 hours to evacuate.
The Palestinian Authority condemns Israeli settlers' attempts to
storm the al-Aqsa mosque compound, calling it a reflection of the
4/15/2009 Mitchell arrives in Israel Israeli authorities' "Judaization" of Jerusalem
Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians throwing Molotov
cocktails at the Bet El settlement, killing a Palestinian boy and
injuring a Palestinian man.
Netanyahu with Obama at White Israeli new construction announced in the Maskiot settlement in
5/18/2009 House the Jordan Valley
Ma'ariv reports the rebuilding of four West Bank outposts
evacuated on June 1. Two additional outposts were also
6/4/2009 Obama's Cairo Speech established.
Israeli authorities order the evacuation of 18 Palestinian family
homes in the Habal al-Ahmar, near the Jordan River
Ha'aretz reports that Interior Minister Eli Yishai plans to transfer
millions of dollars to expand the municipal areas of West Bank
settlements.
11 new West Bank outposts by 'settler youth'. Israeli security
7/26/2009 Mitchell arrives in Israel Forces tear down two.
Defense Minister Barak approves construction of 500 settlement
Mitchell in New York with Israeli units in the West Bank,149 in Har Gilo, 89 in Ma'aleh Adumim,
officials over settlement construction 25 in Kedar, 84 in Modi'in Illit, 76 in Givat Ze'ev, 20 in Maskiot,
9/2/2009 freeze and 12 in Alon Shuvut
A cornerstone is laid to mark the founding of the Mevasseret
Adynun settlement in the E-1 area east of Jerusalem. The
settlement will cover more than 10,000 dunams and consist of
3,500 housing units, enough for 15,000 residents.
Mitchell in Israel with Settlers shoot a young Palestinian shepherd near the settlement of
9/15/2009 Netanyahu/Abbas Yizhar
Trilateral meeting between Netanyahu, The Israeli Defense Ministry approves the construction of 37 new
9/22/2009 Abbas and Obama apartments in the settlement of Karnei Shomron
Mitchell with Barak, Peres and Settlers from Beit al-Rajabi assault and injure a Palestinian
10/8/2009 Lieberman in Israel woman
Israeli soldiers bulldoze houses in the West Bank village of Umm
Clinton and Mitchell to Israel al-Kher, near the Karmel settlement, and in a Bedouin
10/30/2009 w/Netanyahu, Barak and Peres community, leaving 130 Palestinians homeless.
1/26/2010 Mitchell to Mideast Israeli patrol car attempts to overrun Palestinian elderly woman
Israel approves 112 additional units in an illegal West Bank
3/7/2010 Mitchell in Israel with Netanyahu settlement
3/10/2010 Biden in Israel 1,600 new settlement units approved in East Jerusalem .
3/23/2010 Obama with Netanyahu in Washington IDF raid homes of anti-wall activists in West Bank