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The Zionist
Time Machine

Every year in Israel's history is a station. Turn the dial and hear what was on the air — original archival photos, voices from the radio, the story, and the song of that year.

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2000

Leaving Lebanon

After eighteen years, the IDF withdraws from the security zone in southern Lebanon, and in the autumn the Second Intifada erupts.

  1. Pope John Paul II visited Israel, including Yad Vashem, and placed a note in the Western Wall.
  2. The IDF completed its withdrawal from the security zone in southern Lebanon.
  3. The Camp David summit between Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat, mediated by President Clinton, ended without an agreement.
  4. Following Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount, violent clashes broke out, marking the beginning of the Second Intifada.
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