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Biographies

Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014

Events

Event
Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe
1881 - 1884
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6th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
23 August 1903 - 28 August 1903
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Fighting Around Jerusalem
12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Publication of the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
8 January 1952
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June War, 2nd Day
6 June 1967
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June War, 3rd Day
7 June 1967
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General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem
27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969
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Israeli Travel Documents for Palestinians in West Bank
10 December 1972
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Absentees' Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973
27 June 1973
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5th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Haifa
5 August 1979 - 6 August 1979
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Palestinian Autonomy Is Discussed at the Sadat-Begin Summit in Aswan
7 January 1980 - 10 January 1980
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
28 January 1980
Event
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
27 March 1980
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Encirclement of Beirut
11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982
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Reagan's "Talking Points" to Begin on Palestinian Issue
31 August 1982
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Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories
26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983
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Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984
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Two Palestinian Newspapers Banned in Jerusalem
30 June 1986
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US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel
23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990
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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
Event
Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage
20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993
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Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres's Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
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Status of Orient House in Jerusalem
29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994
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Land Expropriation in Jerusalem
27 April 1995 - 3 May 1995
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Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem
17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 March 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/241 to Demand that Israel Cease Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Vetoed by US
21 March 1997
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UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
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Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem
25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998
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Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT
15 July 1999
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Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
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Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
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Ariel Sharon at al-Haram al-Sharif
28 September 2000
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect
5 December 2001
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14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 June 2003
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UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 October 2003
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Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005
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Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim
21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005
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UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip
17 November 2006
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Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 December 2007
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The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
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Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 March 2008 - 2 April 2008
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War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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Israel Approves a Major Settlement Plan in Gilo, East Jerusalem
17 November 2009
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze
25 November 2009
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The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
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Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit
8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010
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US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
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Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem
21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010
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Escalation in Israel's Settlement Activity
26 September 2010 - 8 November 2010
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Israel Approves Settlement Expansion
2 March 2011 - 11 August 2011
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Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest
27 September 2011 - 1 November 2011
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Israeli Settlement Activity Continues, Including Through Expulsion
12 December 2011 - 28 December 2011
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Surge in Settlement Expansion
30 November 2012 - 10 February 2013
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The Israeli Knesset Adopts a Basic Law on Referendum
12 March 2014
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Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 March 2014
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25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
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Settlement Announcement in the Midst of a Crisis Regarding the Negotiations
1 April 2014
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Israel Uses the Palestinian Cabinet Formation as a Pretext to Launch a New Wave of Settlement Plans
5 June 2014
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Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
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UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel's Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry
23 July 2014
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President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015
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Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
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With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
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A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016
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Israel's Policy Toward the Palestinian Outburst
4 October 2015 - 13 October 2015
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EU Guidelines on Goods from the Occupied Territories
11 November 2015
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Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members
4 February 2016 - 8 February 2016
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27th Arab Summit Meets in Nouakchott
25 July 2016
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 December 2016
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
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Israel Races for Settlement Activities with an Eye on Trump
22 January 2017 - 1 February 2017
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US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements
19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017
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28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea
29 March 2017
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Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
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Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger
4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017
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White House Statement on Israeli Settlement Activity
5 July 2017
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100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
1 November 2017 - 2 November 2017
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Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem
13 December 2017
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With Trump as President, Huge Settlement Growth in 2017
31 December 2017
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The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement
6 January 2018
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The Knesset Passes Legislation that Allows to Revoke Permanent Residency from East Jerusalemites
7 March 2018
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29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
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PA Asks the ICC to Investigate Israeli Settlement Policies
22 May 2018
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UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population
13 June 2018
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The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
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UNGA Res. 73/89: Reaffirming Support for the Two-State Solution of Israel and Palestine
6 December 2018
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Settlement Construction in 2018 Remains High
31 December 2018
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Israeli Harassment and Mass Arrests in Issawiyya
1 June 2019 - 1 September 2019
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Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir
22 July 2019
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PA President Mahmoud Abbas Tells UNGA that He Plans General Elections
26 September 2019 - 10 December 2019
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Israeli Settlement Construction Continues Unbated in Third Year of Trump Administration
31 December 2019

Historical Texts

Document
Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
Document
Palestinian Dialogue Conference (in Arabic)
17 March 2005
Document
Eighteenth Arab Summit: The Khartoum Declaration (in Arabic)
28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006
Document
Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
Document
Twenty-First Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
30 March 2009
Document
Twenty-Second Arab Summit: The Sirte Declaration (in Arabic)
27 March 2010
Document
Twenty-Third Arab Summit: The Baghdad Declaration
29 March 2012
Document
Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Document
Twenty-Fifth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Document
Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 July 2016
Document
Twenty-Seventh Arab Summit: The Nouakchott Declaration (in Arabic)
25 July 2016
Document
Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Document
Twenty-Eighth Arab Summit: The Amman Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2017
Document
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (in Arabic)
13 December 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018

Highlights

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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement