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Biographies

Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 27 April 1940
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Events

Event
Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force
12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935
Event
Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947
Event
Haganah Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
Event
Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem
26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948
Event
Israel Invades Egypt
29 October 1956
Event
UNGA Res. 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957
Event
Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal
3 February 1957
Event
Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza
7 September 1973
Event
October War, 2nd Day
7 October 1973
Event
Palestinian Operation Against Settlers in Hebron
2 May 1980 - 3 May 1980
Event
Israel Invades Along the Eastern Axis
6 June 1982 - 12 June 1982
Event
First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 December 1987
Event
Ahmad Yasin Arrested
19 May 1989
Event
Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992
Event
Attempted Assassination of Khalid Mishal in Amman; Ahmad Yasin Released
25 September 1997 - 1 October 1997
Event
Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 September 1999
Event
Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
Event
Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date
8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
Event
Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
Event
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001
Event
Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Shaykh Ahmad Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US
25 March 2004
Event
Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005
Event
Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
Event
War on Gaza, Day 16
11 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 18
13 January 2009
Event
Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
Event
Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem
2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009
Event
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010
Event
Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem
21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010
Event
Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
Event
Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
Event
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
Event
Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
Event
Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
Event
Palestinian Car Ramming: A New Palestinian Weapon?
6 March 2015 - 14 May 2015
Event
Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
Event
The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
Event
PA Resumes Coordination with Israel, Receives Some Withheld Funds
17 November 2020 - 2 December 2020
Event
Hightened Tension over Attempts to Evict Palestinian Families from Sheikh Jarrah
15 February 2021 - 9 May 2021
Event
Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1
10 May 2021
Event
The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
Event
Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers; Palestinians Added to Population Registry
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
Event
Israeli Policy of Evicting Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem
19 January 2022 - 10 May 2022
Event
PLO Central Council Holds, in Ramallah, its First Meeting in 4 Years
6 February 2022 - 9 February 2022
Event
Israeli Settlers Incite Against Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah
12 February 2022 - 24 February 2022
Event
Hussein al-Sheikh Appointed Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee
26 May 2022
Event
Israeli Settlers and Forces Attack Palestinians During Annual Flag Day March
29 May 2022

Historical Texts

Document
Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Document
Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
Document
List of Transitional Issues Not Implemented by the Israeli Side, According to the PA Negotiations Affairs Department (in Arabic)
9 February 2000
Document
Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
1 March 2003
Document
Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
Document
The Doha Declaration on Palestinian Reconciliation (in Arabic)
6 February 2012
Document
Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Document
Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Document
Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause (in Arabic)
3 November 2021

Highlights

Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
Highlight
Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
Highlight
VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
Highlight
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
Highlight
XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
2017-
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993