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Biographies

Biography
Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
1842 - 1906
Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Aref al-Dajani
1860 - 13 April 1930
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Khalil al-Sakakini
23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009

Events

Event
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution
31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876
Event
Establishment of the Arab-Ottoman Brotherhood Society in Istanbul
2 September 1908 - April 1909
Event
Elections Held for Third Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
17 December 1908 - 17 January 1912
Event
Palestinian Members of the Ottoman Parliament Express Opposition to Zionist Objectives
June 1909 - 2 November 1909
Event
Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul
July 1909 - March 1915
Event
Enactment of the Ottoman Associations Law
16 August 1909
Event
Formation of the Moderate Liberal Party and the Entente Libérale Party in Istanbul
30 October 1909 - 8 November 1911
Event
First Major Debate on Zionism in Ottoman Parliament
March 1911 - May 1911
Event
Elections Held for Fourth Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
18 April 1912 - 5 August 1912
Event
Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
Event
Elections Held for Fifth Ottoman Parliament; Six Representatives from Regions in Palestine
14 May 1914
Event
Great Britain Issues the Termination of Jurisdiction in Palestine (Transitional Provisions) Order in Council of 1948
12 May 1948
Event
The "West Bank" of the Jordan to Be Placed Under Jordanian Military Government
16 May 1948 - 24 May 1948
Event
Israeli Law of Return
5 July 1950
Event
Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950
9 August 1950
Event
The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 April 1952
Event
The PLO Opens its First Information Office in New York
22 January 1965 - 29 October 1974
Event
Absentees' Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973
27 June 1973
Event
A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington
24 April 1978
Event
The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
Event
US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York
9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987
Event
ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York
9 March 1988 - 11 March 1988
Event
A US Federal Court Refuses to Order the Closure of the PLO UN Mission
29 June 1988
Event
President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993
28 October 1993
Event
US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
Event
First Round of Municipal Elections
23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005
Event
Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 May 2005
Event
Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
Event
Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
Event
The Knesset Passes the "Admissions Committees Law"
22 March 2011
Event
The Knesset Passes the "Nakba Law"
22 March 2011
Event
The Knesset Passes Israel Lands Law (Amendment No. 3) on Foreign Ownership
29 March 2011
Event
US Legislation Against Palestinian Full UN Membership
23 December 2011
Event
With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
Event
US Legislation Against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court
18 December 2015
Event
The Knesset Adopts the "Anti-Terror" (Counter-Terrorism) Law
15 June 2016
Event
Israel’s Knesset Passes Amendment No. 28 to Entry into Israel Law
6 March 2017
Event
Trump Signs the 6-Month Waiver Delaying the Application of the Jerusalem Embassy Act
1 June 2017
Event
The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
Event
Israeli Moves Against the BDS Movement
29 December 2017 - 7 January 2018
Event
The Knesset Passes Legislation that Allows to Revoke Permanent Residency from East Jerusalemites
7 March 2018
Event
The Knesset Passes Legislation Withholding Bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli Forces
7 March 2018
Event
Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
Event
President Trump Signs the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATCA) into Law
3 October 2018
Event
PM Hamdallah Rejects any US Assistance Related to ATCA
26 December 2018 - 1 February 2019
Event
30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
Event
US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
Event
Israel's Supreme Court Annuls a 2017 Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively
9 June 2020
Event
Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020
Event
Leading Human Rights Groups Deem Israel an Apartheid State
12 January 2021 - 27 April 2021
Event
Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021

Historical Media

Document
Yusuf Diya-uddin Pasha al-Khalidi
1899

Historical Texts

Document
1st Palestinian National Congress: Report to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
February 1919
Document
Communiqué: Formation of the Arab Independence Party; the Party Bylaws (in Arabic)
2 August 1932
Document
National Fund: Establishment of Company to Save the Lands of Palestine (in Arabic)
11 October 1932
Document
The Palestine Arab Party: Bylaws and Internal Regulations (in Arabic)
24 April 1935
Document
Addendum to the 1935 Transjordan Defense Regulation (in Arabic)
13 May 1948
Document
Provisional Bylaws of All-Palestine Government (in Arabic)
1 October 1948
Document
Law Promulgating the Basic Law for the Area under the Supervision of the Egyptian Forces in Palestine (in Arabic)
25 February 1958
Document
Lebanon’s Department for Palestinian Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)
31 March 1959
Document
Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
Document
Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)
18 October 1975
Document
PLO Central Council, 17th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
9 March 2003
Document
Palestinian Dialogue Conference (in Arabic)
17 March 2005
Document
Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 2007
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
Document
Agreement on Palestinian National Conciliation (Draft) (in Arabic)
10 October 2009
Document
PLO Central Council, 23rd Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
16 December 2009
Document
Provision on Palestinian Workers in Amended Lebanese Social Security Law (in Arabic)
24 August 2010
Document
Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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
Document
PLO Central Council, 31st Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
9 February 2022

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
Highlight
The United States and the Palestine Question Before 1944
From Heavenly Jerusalem to Earthly Jerusalem
Highlight
Canada and the Palestine Question
Israel First, Palestinians Second