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Historical Texts

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1st Palestinian National Congress: Report to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
February 1919
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Communiqué: Formation of the Arab Independence Party; the Party Bylaws (in Arabic)
2 August 1932
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The Palestine Arab Party: Bylaws and Internal Regulations (in Arabic)
24 April 1935
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Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
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President Bourguiba's Speech on the Palestine Question (in Arabic)
3 March 1965
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Bylaws of the Executive Committee of the PLO (in Arabic)
11 March 1965
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Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
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Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)
6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972
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Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement (in Arabic)
18 February 1985
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1988: Concluding Statement (in Arabic)
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
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Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
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Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
1 March 2003
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PLO Central Council, 17th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
9 March 2003
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List of Jobs and Professions Restricted to Lebanese Citizens (in Arabic)
14 December 2005
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Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
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Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
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The Palestine Announcement in Lebanon (in Arabic)
7 January 2008
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Final Statement of the Palestinian National Conference (in Arabic)
25 January 2008
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PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
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Agreement on Palestinian National Conciliation (Draft) (in Arabic)
10 October 2009
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PLO Central Council, 23rd Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
16 December 2009
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Twenty-Second Arab Summit: The Sirte Declaration (in Arabic)
27 March 2010
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Implementation Mechanisms of the Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Minutes of Palestinian Factions' Meeting (in Arabic)
20 December 2011
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The Doha Declaration on Palestinian Reconciliation (in Arabic)
6 February 2012
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PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
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PLO Central Council, 27th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
5 March 2015
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Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
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Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Closing Statement of the Popular Conference for the Palestinians Abroad (in Arabic)
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Statement Issued Following the Meeting of the Palestinian National Action Factions (in Arabic)
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
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PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
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Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
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PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
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Meeting of Palestinian Organizations' Secretaries-General: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
3 September 2020
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Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause (in Arabic)
3 November 2021
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PLO Central Council, 31st Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
9 February 2022
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Algiers Declaration on Palestinian Reunification (in Arabic)
13 November 2022

Biographies

Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014

Events

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Palestinians Reorganize
11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968
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Guerrilla Resistance in Gaza Strip
1968 - 1970
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Civil Aviation in the Conflict
23 July 1968 - 29 August 1969
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PDFLP Splits off from PFLP
22 February 1969
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley
22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970
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Assassination Attempt of Wadi Haddad in Beirut
10 July 1970
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Assassination Attempt of George Habash in Bsaba Village
15 July 1970
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PFLP Hijack Operations
6 September 1970 - 12 September 1970
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The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes
14 March 1972
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Japanese Red Army at Lod Airport
30 May 1972
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Assassination of Ghassan Kanafani in Beirut
8 July 1972
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Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 July 1972
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Muhammad al-Aswad Is Killed in Gaza
9 March 1973
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Basil al-Kubaisi Assassinated in Paris
6 April 1973
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Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel
11 April 1974
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Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
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Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
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Plane Hijacked to Entebbe
27 June 1976 - 4 July 1976
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A PLF Operation in Nahariya
22 April 1979
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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Palestinians Hijack an Israeli Bus Toward Gaza
12 April 1984
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Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
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Attempted Assassination of Zaki Hillo in Madrid
16 August 1984
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Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus
25 March 1985
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Prisoner Exchange between Israel and the PFLP-GC
20 May 1985
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Assassination of Zafir al-Masri
2 March 1986 - 3 March 1986
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Khaled Nazzal Assassinated in Athens
9 June 1986
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Two Palestinian Newspapers Banned in Jerusalem
30 June 1986
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Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
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Palestinian Hang-Glider Operation
25 November 1987
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Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
8 January 1988
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Israeli Raid on Palestinian Base South of Beirut; Ahmad Jibril Is Targeted
9 December 1988
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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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A Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Opposed to Negotiations Is Formed in Damascus
16 September 1992
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PLO Central Council Meeting in Tunis Prepares the Implementation of the DOP
10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993
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Several Palestinian Organizations Publicly Oppose Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998
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Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa), PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine
30 September 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
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George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP
27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000
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The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan
11 June 2001 - 20 June 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates
20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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Assassination of Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa) in al-Bireh
27 August 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001
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SC Res. 1397: Affirming a Vision of Two States, Israel and Palestine, Living Side by Side
12 March 2002
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Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 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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Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination
22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002
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Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
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Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
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Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
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Hamas Operation Dispel Illusion: Capture of Gilad Shalit
25 June 2006 - 1 July 2006
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Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a "Hostile Territory"
16 August 2007 - 3 November 2007
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Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
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A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008
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Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
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Israel-Hamas Token Preliminary Prisoner Deal
2 October 2009 - 3 October 2009
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Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City
9 March 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
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Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza
14 June 2014 - 2 July 2014
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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again
2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025
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A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 October 2015 - 31 January 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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Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
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23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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Israel Raids and Closes Offices of Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank
28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
21 May 2021
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Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers; Palestinians Added to Population Registry
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
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Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021
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PLO Central Council Holds, in Ramallah, its First Meeting in 4 Years
6 February 2022 - 9 February 2022
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Salah Hammouri is Placed in Administrative Detention Before Being Deported from Palestine to France
10 March 2022 - 18 December 2022
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EU Unfreezes Funding for the PA, al-Haq, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
14 June 2022 - 30 June 2022

Highlights

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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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France and the Palestine Question Before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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Japan and the Palestine Question
A Policy still Subordinate to the US
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Canada and the Palestine Question
Israel First, Palestinians Second
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993