XXvViii Chronology 23 September 2011 President Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly on UN membership. 31 October 2011 Palestine becomes a member of UNESCO. 6 February 2012 In Doha, Palestinian Authority President Abbas and Hamas leader Meshal sign another reconciliation agreement after the failure to implement the Cairo deal. 20 June 2012 Mohamed Morsi is sworn in as President of Egypt. 14 November 2012 Israel launches Operation ‘Pillar of Defense’ in Gaza. 21 November 2012 Gaza War II: Israel and Hamas unilateral cease-fire. 29 November 2012 President Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly on Palestine’s status at the United Nations. 4 December 2012 UN General Assembly Resolution 67/19: Status of Palestine in the United Nations. 22 January 2013 Likud Party leader Netanyahu wins parliamentary elections. 13 April 2013 Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigns. 6 June 2013 Rami Hamdallah is sworn in as Palestinian Prime Minister. 20 June 2013 Rami Hamdallah resigns from his post. 30 June 2013 Massive demonstrations in Egypt against President Morsi. 3 July 2013 Egyptian Army removes President Morsi from power. 30 July 2013 Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington facilitated by President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry. 19 September 2013 Rami Hamdallah forms a new Palestinian Government. 16 January 2014 Opening in The Hague of the trial of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). 23 April 2014 Fatah and Hamas announce in Gaza a new reconciliation agreement calling for the formation of a national unity Government and the holding of elections. 24 April 2014 The Israeli Cabinet suspends peace talks with the Palestinians in protest to the Gaza agreement. 2 June 2014 Palestinian unity government headed by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah is sworn in. 3 June 2014 Bashar al-Assad is re-elected President of Syria in an election whose legitimacy was widely contested. 8 June 2014 Field Marshall Abdel Fattah a-Sissi is sworn in as Preside