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| 2000, May 24 |
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| With the initiative of Barak's new government, Israel completed its withdrawal from Lebanon after occupying the southern part of that country for 22 years. | 1 |
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| July 11–25 |
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| A two-week-long summit was arranged by Pres. Clinton at Camp David, Maryland, but the talks ended without a final peace agreement. The unresolved conflict was over the status of Jerusalem, which Israel claimed in its entirety. Palestinians demanded East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. | 2 |
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| Sept. 6–8 |
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| More than 150 world leaders met at the Millennium Summit, where Middle East peace was a primary topic of discussion. This conference marked the largest gathering of heads of state in world history. | 3 |
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| Sept. 28 |
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| The worst Israeli-Palestinian violence since 1996 erupted after right-wing Israeli politician Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount in old Jerusalem, considered sacred by Israelis and Palestinians. | 4 |
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| Nov. 9 |
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| Arafat, Barak, and Clinton met in Washington, D.C. to discuss violence that had escalated since September. No substantial progress was made in the discussions. As the talks closed, veteran U.S. Middle East mediator Dennis Ross announced that he would resign in January 2001. The fall 2000 violence was among the worst seen in the region for several years. By late December, over 340 had died in the fighting. | 5 |
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| Nov. 28 |
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| After only 17 months of his four-year term, Prime Minister Ehud Barak told Israel's parliament that he was prepared to dissolve the government and hold new elections in the spring of 2001. Five related motions passed through the Knesset, and Barak's idea was carried out. His government had failed as a result of renewed violence with the PNA and a subsequent drop in popular support. Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat rejected a new peace deal two days later because it did not address the problems of East Jerusalem and the right of return for Palestinian refugees. | 6 |
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