2 Jan.: Palestine accedes to the Rome Statute.
1 April: Palestine becomes the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
30 Sep.: Palestinian flag has for the first time been raised at the UN.
1 Oct.: President Abbas declares at the UNGA that the PA was no longer bound by the Oslo Peace Accords.
Oct.
Begin of the “Knife intifada” (“lone wolf” stabbing attacks focused on Jerusalem).