October 1 - 2 - Nine Palestinian citizens of Israel are killed by Israeli security forces after a violant demonstration of solidarity with Palestinian non-citizens under military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza. Anti-Israel rioting by arab citizens and Anti-Arab rioting by Jews in Israel result in four more Palestinian and one Jew deaths in the days to follow.
October 5 - President Slobodan Milošević leaves office after widespread demonstrations throughout Serbia and the withdrawal of Russian support.