CEC releases final results of the 1/20 elections and recounts. (MM 1/12)
PM Peres announces early elections, tentatively set for 5/21. (ITV, QY 2/11, MA 2/12 in FBIS 2/12; MM, NYT, WP, WT 2/12; CSM, WT 2/13)
King Hussein begins 2-day trip to Saudi Arabia. (RJ 2/11 in FBIS 2/12; MBC, JTV 2/12 in FBIS 2/13)
PA police bar Israelis fr. Bethlehem and the main road through the city in protest over the IDF unilaterally building wall, narrowing road in front of Rachel's Tomb as part of its security measures at religious site. PA says that the narrowed road is causing traffic problems, hindering tourists fr. visiting other Bethlehem sites. (NYT 2/12; WT 2/13)
IDF declares Qalqilya a closed military zone after a stone-throwing incident. (VOP 2/12 in FBIS 2/12; MEI 2/16)