From Deseret News archives:

Jerusalem Center timeline

Published: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:00 a.m. MDT

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1987 — Center opens

1991 — Center closed during Gulf War

Oct. 2000 — Students sequestered in center due to Israeli-Palestinian clashes

Nov. 2000 — 174 students sent home before semester's end

Jan. 2001 — Winter semester classes canceled

Oct. 2001 — After 9/11 attacks, BYU no longer accepts names for future enrollment at center

April 2002 — State Department warns Americans to leave Jerusalem

March 2003 — Iraq war begins

June 2003 — Hamas warns foreigners to leave Israel

Spring 2005 — Israeli-Palestinian negotiations provide optimism for peace

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