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Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014

Events

Event
Advisory Council for Palestine Is Established
October 1920
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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Amin al-Husseini Elected Mufti of Jerusalem
8 May 1921
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Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council
20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922
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The British Issue a Constitution for Palestine in the Form of an Order in Council; Non-Applicability to Transjordan
10 August 1922
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Palestinians Boycott Elections
February 1923 - March 1923
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6th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jaffa
16 June 1923
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Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem
1 November 1928
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White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928
Event
Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
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Revival of the Legislative Council Idea
December 1935 - March 1936
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SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine
17 April 1948
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The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel's Admission Application, Requests Clarifications
4 May 1949 - 9 May 1949
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Special International Regime for Jerusalem
4 April 1950
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Great Britain Announces Formal Recognition of Extended Kingdom of Jordan and de jure Recognition of Israel Simultaneously
27 April 1950
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1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
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4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 February 1969 - 4 February 1969
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6th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 September 1969 - 9 September 1969
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1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970
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11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973
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Palestine National Front Is Established in the Occupied Territories
15 August 1973
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American-Soviet Agreement on a Cease-fire
21 October 1973
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SC Res. 338: Calling for Cease-fire and Deciding to Start Immediately Negotiations for Just Durable and Peace
22 October 1973
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Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms
23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
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13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference
5 October 1977
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Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
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16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
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Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
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17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
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Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement
11 April 1987
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18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers: Restoration of Unity
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 December 1987
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Issues Its Charter
18 August 1988
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19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988
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Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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UNGA 43/177: The PLO to Be Designated as Palestine in the UN System; Territorial Scope
15 December 1988
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989
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The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel's Peace Initiative
15 May 1989
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Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989
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Dial 1-202-456-1414
13 June 1990
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
Event
Statement S/22027 by SC President on Palestinian Legitimate Political Rights and International Conference
20 December 1990
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President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 March 1991
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SC Res 694: Deploring Israel's Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
24 May 1991
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 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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Multilateral Talks
29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992
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Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks
6 April 1994 - 30 April 1994
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The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood
4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999
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Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
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Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
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Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem
17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995
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Assassination of Yahya Ayyash in Beit Lahiya
5 January 1996
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Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 January 1996
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Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
25 February 1996 - 4 March 1996
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Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank
7 March 1996
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Inauguration of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza
7 March 1996
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21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 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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Assassination of Adel Awadallah and Imad Awadallah in Khirbat al-Taybeh
11 September 1998
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Several Palestinian Organizations Publicly Oppose Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
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Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza
14 December 1998
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
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Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
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Assassination of Iyad Batat in Bayt Awa
13 December 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000
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Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
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Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 August 2001
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/1199 Demanding Cessation of Violence and Return to Previous Positions Vetoed by the US
15 December 2001
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Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai' Draft?
16 December 2001 - 27 December 2001
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Grave Escalation from Both Sides
9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 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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Israeli Army Refocuses on Gaza Strip
19 August 2002 - 7 October 2002
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Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
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Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel's Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US
20 December 2002
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Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
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Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza
15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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The PLC Discusses and Approves Amendments to the Basic Law Creating the Post of Prime Minister
10 March 2003 - 18 March 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government
19 March 2003 - 29 April 2003
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Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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No Let Up in Confrontation
19 August 2003 - 20 August 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister
6 September 2003
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Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis
7 September 2003 - 12 November 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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Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
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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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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank
27 June 2004 - 5 August 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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Israeli-Palestinian Military Confrontation as Routine
18 August 2004 - 27 September 2004
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Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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First Round of Municipal Elections
23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005
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Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
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New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai'
24 February 2005
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 May 2005
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Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk
18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005
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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
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Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 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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Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
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Fourth Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City
12 July 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire
20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006
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Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence
10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
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Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume
24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007
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Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
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Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
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Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
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Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands
28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer
30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere
27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008
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To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank
7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
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Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza
21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008
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The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan
27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 6
1 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet
3 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 13
8 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
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War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Israel Announces a Unilateral Cease-Fire
17 January 2009
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Israel Completes Its Withdrawal from Gaza
20 January 2009 - 21 January 2009
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President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 January 2009 - 4 March 2009
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UNGA Res. ES-10/18: Supporting an Immediate Gaza Ceasefire According to Security Council Resolution 1860
23 January 2009
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Talks to Consolidate Cease-Fire and Exchange Prisoners End in Failure
13 February 2009 - 18 February 2009
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Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
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Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
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Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 March 2009
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The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 April 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
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Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
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Palestine National Council Special Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 August 2009 - 27 August 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
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The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
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Israel-Hamas Token Preliminary Prisoner Deal
2 October 2009 - 3 October 2009
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UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
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Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
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Meaningful Reduction in Rockets Fired from Gaza Since the End of the War Against Gaza
31 December 2009
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Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
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Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
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Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates
11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010
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The United Nations Human Rights Council Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission on the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010 - 27 September 2010
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Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
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Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
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US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
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A Prisoner Swap Deal Between Hamas and Israel
11 October 2011
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After Palestine's UNESCO Admission, Israel Suspends Transfer of Taxes to the PA
1 November 2011 - 30 November 2011
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Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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In Contrast with Islamic Jihad, Hamas Leadership Leaves Syria
17 January 2012 - 12 March 2012
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Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
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Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
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Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
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Local Elections in the West Bank
20 October 2012 - 22 December 2012
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Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5
18 November 2012
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Hamas's Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip
8 December 2012
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Khalid Mishal Reelected Head of Hamas
1 April 2013 - 2 April 2013
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Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
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Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
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A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
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Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front
3 July 2014 - 7 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 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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The 2014 Gaza War: Days 44-50
20 August 2014 - 26 August 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt
31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 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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No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015
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Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught
7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016
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To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016
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The UN Human Rights Council Decides to Establish a Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
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Five-Day Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border
3 May 2016 - 7 May 2016
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Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
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The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
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Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
4 December 2016
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Assassination of Muhammad Zuwari in Sfax
15 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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Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East
15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
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Hamas Forms a Committee to Administer Gaza Strip
16 March 2017
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28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea
29 March 2017
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Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
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Hamas New Charter
1 May 2017
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Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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The PA Forces Early Retirement on Part of Its Employees in Gaza
4 July 2017
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The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
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Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
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Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
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Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
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Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem
13 December 2017
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Draft SC Res. S/2017/1060 to Oppose Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem Vetoed by US
18 December 2017
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
Event
Assassination Attempt on Muhammad Hamdan in Sidon
14 January 2018 - 29 January 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
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President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
Event
29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
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Palestinian Professor of Engineering Fadi al-Batsh Assassinated in Kuala Lumpur
21 April 2018
Event
23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters
18 May 2018
Event
Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest
26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018
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Draft SC Res. S/2018/516 Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by the US
1 June 2018
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population
13 June 2018
Event
Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
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Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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Israel Continues to Attack Great March of Return Protesters
17 October 2018 - 1 November 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018
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Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
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The UNGA Votes Down a US-Proposed Draft Resolution Condemning Hamas
6 December 2018
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UNGA Res. 73/89: Reaffirming Support for the Two-State Solution of Israel and Palestine
6 December 2018
Event
The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved
12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018
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Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners
2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019
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PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
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Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
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UNHRC Report on Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
28 February 2019
Event
The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel
21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019
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Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day
29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019
Event
Assassination of Hamed al-Khoudary in Gaza City
5 May 2019
Event
US Blocks UNSC Statement Condemning Sur Bahir Demolitions
24 July 2019
Event
Israel Prevents US Congresswomen from Visiting the West Bank and Israel
15 August 2019 - 16 August 2019
Event
Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
Event
After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
Event
PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021

Historical Texts

Document
Statement of the Executive Committee of the 4th Palestinian National Congress Rejecting the British Mandate (in Arabic)
8 July 1922
Document
Statement of the Executive Committee of the 5th Palestinian National Congress on Boycotting the Legislative Council Elections (in Arabic)
1 September 1922
Document
Arab Executive Committee's Response to High Commissioner's Offer to Form an Arab Agency Similar to the Jewish Agency in Palestine (in Arabic)
12 October 1923
Document
The Palestine Arab Party: Bylaws and Internal Regulations (in Arabic)
24 April 1935
Document
Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)
10 July 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
Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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Basic Law of the Palestinian National Fund (in Arabic)
2 June 1964
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Second Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
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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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Third Arab Summit: Political Statement (in Arabic)
13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965
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Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
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Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Statement (in Arabic)
12 January 1973
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Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)
18 October 1975
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Admission of Palestine as Full Member in Arab League (in Arabic)
9 September 1976
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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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Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1990: Statement (in Arabic)
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
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Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
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Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
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Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
1 March 2003
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Sixteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference (in Arabic)
17 March 2005
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Seventeenth Arab Summit: The Algiers Declaration (in Arabic)
22 March 2005 - 23 March 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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PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 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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Yemen's Initiative for the Resumption of Palestinian Internal Dialogue (in Arabic)
19 March 2008
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Twentieth Arab Summit: The Damascus Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008
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PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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Twenty-First Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
30 March 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
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Egypt's View on Ending Palestinian Division (in Arabic)
9 September 2009
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Agreement on Palestinian National Conciliation (Draft) (in Arabic)
10 October 2009
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Twenty-Second Arab Summit: The Sirte Declaration (in Arabic)
27 March 2010
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Provision on Palestinian Workers in Amended Lebanese Social Security Law (in Arabic)
24 August 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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Twenty-Third Arab Summit: The Baghdad Declaration
29 March 2012
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Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
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Twenty-Fifth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
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Statement Issued after a PLO-Hamas Meeting to End Division and Implement the National Reconciliation Agreement (in Arabic)
23 April 2014
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PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
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Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
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Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 July 2016
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Twenty-Seventh Arab Summit: The Nouakchott Declaration (in Arabic)
25 July 2016
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Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Statement of the Preparatory Committee for the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
11 January 2017
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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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Twenty-Eighth Arab Summit: The Amman Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 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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Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (in Arabic)
13 December 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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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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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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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017