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A New Ottoman Capitulation: From Gracious Protection to Extraterritorial Immunities
28 May 1740
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Nine Jewish Colonies Are Established in Palestine in the 1890s
1890 - 1896
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Building of the Jaffa-Jerusalem Railroad Line
31 March 1890 - 26 September 1892
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Elections Held for Third Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
17 December 1908 - 17 January 1912
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Palestinians Clash with Settlers of Sejera Colony
3 April 1909 - 12 April 1909
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Palestinian Members of the Ottoman Parliament Express Opposition to Zionist Objectives
June 1909 - 2 November 1909
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Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul
July 1909 - March 1915
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Formation of the Moderate Liberal Party and the Entente Libérale Party in Istanbul
30 October 1909 - 8 November 1911
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Establishment of Filastin Newspaper in Jaffa
January 1911
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First Major Debate on Zionism in Ottoman Parliament
March 1911 - May 1911
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Elections Held for Fourth Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
18 April 1912 - 5 August 1912
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A Zionist–Arab Incident in Zarnuqa
23 July 1913
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Elections Held for Fifth Ottoman Parliament; Six Representatives from Regions in Palestine
14 May 1914
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The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces
23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916
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Second Stage of British Palestine Campaign: From Bir al-Sabi' and Gaza to Jerusalem
31 October 1917 - 9 December 1917
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Limited British Advances; Stabilization of the Military Front
21 December 1917 - 21 April 1918
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British Failed Attempts to Conquer Transjordan
21 March 1918 - 4 May 1918
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Conquest of Damascus; Faisal Enters Liberated City
26 September 1918 - 3 October 1918
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Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization
June 1920
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The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
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Establishment of the Palestine Arab Workers Society
21 March 1925 - 11 January 1930
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Increase in Jewish Immigration from Germany
1933 - 1935
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Establishment of Lebanese Consulate General in Palestine
30 December 1944 - 23 May 1945
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Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine
22 March 1945
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan
22 March 1946
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Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947
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The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council
29 January 1948 - 16 February 1948
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SC Res. 42: Appealing Permanent Members for Guidance on Palestine
5 March 1948
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Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
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Lebanon Sets up a Central Committee and Regional Committees to Deal with Refugees from Palestine
26 April 1948 - 11 May 1948
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Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee
28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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UNGA 186 (S-2): Appointment of a UN Mediator in Palestine
14 May 1948
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Abandoned Areas Ordinance
24 June 1948
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Ethnic Cleansing During the Second Truce
24 July 1948 - 15 October 1948
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First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 January 1949
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Gaza's Egyptian Administration
8 August 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Israeli Law of Return
5 July 1950
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The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 April 1952
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Lebanon Exempts Palestinian Refugees from Travel Document Fees
29 December 1954
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Palestinians in Israel Stage a General Strike to Protest the Kafr Qasim Massacre
6 January 1957
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Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior
31 March 1959
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Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs
26 April 1960
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Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD) Office Is Opened in New York
26 June 1961 - 26 June 2001
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Conditions for the Movement of Lebanon's Palestinian refugees between Lebanon and Syria
28 July 1962 - 2 August 1962
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A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 September 1964
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Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in Newly Occupied Territories
10 September 1967 - 25 September 1967
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
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Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
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Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 July 1988 - 4 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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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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Assassination of Atef Bseiso in Paris
8 June 1992
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Arafat's Decree N° 1: Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza Are still in Force
20 May 1994
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Settlement Activity Around Jerusalem
19 January 1995 - 1 February 1995
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State
26 April 1999
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Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000
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US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
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The Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs in Lebanon Is Reorganized
14 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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Lebanon's Constitutional Council Upholds the Prohibition of Real Estate Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees
10 May 2001
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Losses During the 1st Year of the Second Intifada
28 September 2001
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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Violence Abates to a Moderate Level
1 November 2003 - 17 December 2003
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Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
12 January 2004 - 2 February 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 February 2004 - 13 March 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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Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005
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Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim
21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005
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The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
7 June 2005 - 14 December 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access
15 November 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace
23 May 2006
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Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers
12 July 2006
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Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 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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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
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The Knesset Passes Israel Lands Law (Amendment No. 3) on Foreign Ownership
29 March 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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Israeli Settlement Activity Continues, Including Through Expulsion
12 December 2011 - 28 December 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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Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City
9 March 2012
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Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012
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Israeli Government "Legalizes" Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
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Israel’s Settlement Activity
6 June 2012 - 13 August 2012
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Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt
30 June 2012
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Palestinian-Israeli Exchange of Letters for Cooperation on Taxes and Customs
31 July 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 the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City
14 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3
16 November 2012
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Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israel's Assault on Gaza
16 November 2012 - 21 November 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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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 6
19 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement
21 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: A Balance Sheet
22 November 2012
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UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
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Surge in Settlement Expansion
30 November 2012 - 10 February 2013
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Symbolic Erection of Bab al-Shams and Bab al-Karama villages in the West Bank
11 January 2013 - 20 January 2013
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Palestinians' Hunger Strikes in Israeli Prisons
19 February 2013 - 22 April 2013
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John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 March 2013 - 8 May 2013
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24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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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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Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
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Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013
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With or Without Negotiations, Israel Continues its Settlement Activities
30 May 2013 - 11 August 2013
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Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
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Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt, Is Ousted by the Military
3 July 2013
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Terms of Talk Resumption as Sponsored by Kerry
28 July 2013
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Launch of Kerry-Sponsored Palestinian-Israeli Direct Negotiations in Washington
29 July 2013 - 30 July 2013
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Israeli-Palestinian Direct Talks Take Place in Jerusalem
14 August 2013 - 2 September 2013
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Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing
25 September 2013 - 23 October 2013
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Israel's Settlement Expansion Disrupts the Palestinian Negotiation Team
31 October 2013 - 13 November 2013
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Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
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Trilateral Agreement for a Red Sea-Dead Sea Link
9 December 2013
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For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014
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Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israeli Settlement Expansion
31 January 2014 - 7 February 2014
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Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
17 February 2014
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Abbas Meeting with Kerry in Paris Ends in Total Failure
19 February 2014 - 21 February 2014
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Settlement Plans Continue and Weigh Heavily on Negotiations
13 March 2014 - 20 March 2014
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Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 March 2014
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Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 March 2014 - 29 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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With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
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Despite the Negotiation Crisis, Palestinian and Israeli Representatives Pursue Talks in Jerusalem
3 April 2014 - 22 April 2014
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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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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
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Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014 - 3 June 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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Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region
12 June 2014 - 30 June 2014
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Battir Landscape Is Inscribed in the World Heritage List
20 June 2014
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Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-Year-Old Palestinian, Is Burnt Alive by Settlers in East Jerusalem
2 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War
7 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 July 2014
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Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3
10 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5
11 July 2014 - 12 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction
20 July 2014 - 22 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 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)
31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive
1 August 2014
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Renewal of Settlement Activity
31 August 2014 - 24 December 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 September 2014
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The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014
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Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif
30 September 2014 - 22 December 2014
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Steps, Mostly Parliamentary, Toward European Recognition of Palestinian State
13 October 2014 - 22 December 2015
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Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 December 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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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections
22 January 2015
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Settlement Construction
30 January 2015
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Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt
31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015
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Palestinian Militants Build and Rebuild “Gate of Jerusalem” Tent Camp in Abu Dis
3 February 2015 - 27 March 2015
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Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 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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Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire
16 June 2015 - 16 June 2015
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UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Palestine Submits Files to ICC, and Israel Decides to Interact with It
25 June 2015 - 30 October 2015
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Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
26 June 2015 - 2 January 2016
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Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
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Clashes at Haram al-Sharif
26 July 2015
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Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank
31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
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Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif
2 August 2015 - 28 September 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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Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst
5 October 2015 - 28 November 2015
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Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
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No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015
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EU Guidelines on Goods from the Occupied Territories
11 November 2015
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Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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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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The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 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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Palestinians Thwart the Setting Up of Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
18 March 2016 - 18 April 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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Kerry's "Farewell" Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 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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Palestinian Attacks Against Soldiers and Settlers
8 January 2017 - 26 September 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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Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
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Israel’s Knesset Passes Amendment No. 28 to Entry into Israel Law
6 March 2017
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Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
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Hamas New Charter
1 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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Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem
14 July 2017 - 15 July 2017
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Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
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As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 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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Bezalel Smotrich's "Decisive Plan" for the Complete Land of Israel
7 September 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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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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Israeli Moves Against the BDS Movement
29 December 2017 - 7 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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Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
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International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018
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The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 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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Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
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Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
15 December 2018
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PM Hamdallah Rejects any US Assistance Related to ATCA
26 December 2018 - 1 February 2019
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ICC Chief Prosecutor Finds Israel Is Committing War Crimes; Enquires on Scope of Territorial Jurisdiction
20 December 2019 - 28 January 2020
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Surge in the Number of Settlers Touring Haram al-Sharif in 2019
31 December 2019
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Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians
21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020
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Creeping Normalization
19 May 2020 - 25 June 2020
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Trump Administration Places Sanctions on International Criminal Court and Its Personnel
11 June 2020 - 2 September 2020
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PA Finances Suffer
2 July 2020 - 27 July 2020
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Four Countries to Open Embassies to Israel in Jerusalem
20 September 2020 - 2 December 2020
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Israel Announces Massive Settlement Expansion after Normalization Deals
14 October 2020 - 15 December 2020
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Murder Rate Among Palestinian Citizens of Israel Remains High Amid Israeli Police Inaction
21 December 2020
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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
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Palestinian COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Begins as the Occupation Hinders an Effective Rollout
2 February 2021 - 20 June 2021
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ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced
5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021
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Palestinians in Israel at the Heart of the Unified Intifada
10 May 2021 - 3 June 2021
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The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11
20 May 2021
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Facebook Censors Palestinians
24 May 2021 - 15 October 2021
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Bennett-Lapid Government Takes Office in Israel
13 June 2021
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Elections for Village Councils in the West Bank
11 December 2021

Biographies

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
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
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Historical Media

Document
Yusuf Diya-uddin Pasha al-Khalidi
1899
Document
Young Turks Revolution
July 1908
Document
Aftermath Outside of the New Gate
13 October 1933
Document
British Troops Regain Control of Jerusalem's Old City
October 1938
Document
Arab Demonstration at Yatta
18 December 1938
Document
London Conference
February 1939
Document
Arab League Warnings
June 1946
Document
Scenes of Destruction
1948
Document
Old City of Jerusalem from the Church of the Savior
n.d.

Historical Texts

Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
Document
The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
Document
Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
Document
Peel Commission Report
July 1937
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration
25 March 1999
Document
Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
Document
Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018

Highlights

Highlight
World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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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, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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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 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 Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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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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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
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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France and the Palestine Question Before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism

Places

Place
al-Jiyya
Place
al-Kabri
Place
al-Mansi
Place
al-Masmiyya al-Kabira
Place
al-Mirr
Place
'Atlit
Place
'Ayn Karim
Place
Indur
Place
Iqrit
Place
Kawkaba
Place
Mallaha
Place
Miska
Place
Yasur
Place
Zir'in

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Lebanon’s Relation to Palestine and the Palestinians
1923 - present