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Biographies

Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
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
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Khalil al-Sakakini
23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
1885 - 22 January 1948
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Khalil Abdallah Totah
20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 27 April 1940
Biography
Issa al-Sifri
1894 - 19 March 1949
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
1897 - 1973
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Sadhij Nassar
1900 - 1970
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ibrahim Tuqan
1905 - 2 May 1941
Biography
Asma Tubi
1905 - 1983
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
1915 - 2007
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Kamal Nasser
1925 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Charts

Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (I) - Population Growth
1860 - 1948
Document
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”, 1932, 1951 and 2015
1932 - 2015
Document
Arab Members in the Knesset
1949 - 2017
Document
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities", 2015
2015

Events

Event
Emerging Palestinian Opposition to Zionist Settlement: al-Yahudiyya Village Against Petah Tikva Settlement
29 March 1886
Event
Administrative Reorganization in Syria and Palestine
March 1888
Event
Nine Jewish Colonies Are Established in Palestine in the 1890s
1890 - 1896
Event
Eight Jewish Colonies Are Established in Palestine between 1899 and 1907
1899 - 1907
Event
Palestinian Peasants in Tiberias Score a Rare Success Against Zionist Land Acquisition
8 December 1900 - 11 November 1901
Event
2nd Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine
1904 - 1914
Event
Publication of The Awakening of the Arab Nation in Asiatic Turkey by Najib Azoury
January 1905
Event
Emerging Palestinian Identity and Arab Nationalism
1905 - 1914
Event
Creation of Underground Bar Giora Group
29 September 1907
Event
Zionist-Palestinian Violence Breaks out in Jaffa
16 March 1908
Event
Young Turk Revolution
23 July 1908
Event
Establishment of the Arab-Ottoman Brotherhood Society in Istanbul
2 September 1908 - April 1909
Event
Establishment of Palestinian Newspaper al-Karmel in Haifa
December 1908
Event
Elections Held for Third Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
17 December 1908 - 17 January 1912
Event
Establishment of the Qahtani Society in Istanbul
1909
Event
Palestinian Members of the Ottoman Parliament Express Opposition to Zionist Objectives
June 1909 - 2 November 1909
Event
Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul
July 1909 - March 1915
Event
Enactment of the Ottoman Associations Law
16 August 1909
Event
Formation of the Moderate Liberal Party and the Entente Libérale Party in Istanbul
30 October 1909 - 8 November 1911
Event
Arab Ottoman Parliamentarians Address Minister of Interior
June 1910
Event
Formation of the Young Arab Society in Paris
1911 - 1914
Event
Publication of Zionism by Najib Nassar
October 1911
Event
Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
Event
The Arab Congress Meets in Paris
17 June 1913 - 24 June 1913
Event
A Zionist–Arab Incident in Zarnuqa
23 July 1913
Event
Formation of the Covenant Society in Istanbul
28 October 1913
Event
Hussein-McMahon Correspondence: Territorial Issues and Prelude to the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916
Event
Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
Event
The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces
23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916
Event
Start of the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
10 June 1916
Event
Establishment in New York of the Palestine Anti-Zionism Society (Later Renamed Palestine National League)
1917 - 1921
Event
The British Prepare for the Occupation of Palestine
9 January 1917
Event
British Failed Attempts to Conquer Transjordan
21 March 1918 - 4 May 1918
Event
Conquest of Damascus; Faisal Enters Liberated City
26 September 1918 - 3 October 1918
Event
General Allenby Issues Guidelines for the Military Occupation of the Levant
23 October 1918
Event
The Ottomans Sign the Armistice of Mudros; Istanbul Is Occupied
30 October 1918 - 13 November 1918
Event
1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
Event
The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of the Arab Syrian Kingdom
7 March 1920 - 8 March 1920
Event
Palin Commission of Inquiry
12 April 1920 - 1 July 1920
Event
San Remo Conference: Distribution of Mandates
25 April 1920
Event
Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 May 1920
Event
French Occupy Damascus; Arab Syrian Kingdom Nominally Reduced to Transjordan
14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920
Event
The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
Event
3rd Palestinian National Congress Meets in Haifa
13 December 1920 - 19 December 1920
Event
Signing of a Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 1920
Event
Mewat Land Ordinance
16 February 1921
Event
Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
Event
Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
Event
May Day Clashes in Jaffa
1 May 1921 - 7 May 1921
Event
Palestine Gendarmerie Is Established
1 July 1921 - 24 April 1922
Event
Report of the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry on Jaffa Disturbances
10 August 1921
Event
Transfer of Land Amendment Ordinance No. 2
8 December 1921
Event
White Paper (Churchill) of 1922 Clarifies the Terms of the Balfour Declaration
3 June 1922
Event
The [Palestine] Arab Executive Committee Orders the Return of its Delegation from London
7 July 1922 - 31 July 1922
Event
League of Nations Approves Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
14 September 1922 - 16 September 1922
Event
British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)
7 March 1923
Event
British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah
25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923
Event
The Palestine Communist Party Is Officially Announced
9 July 1923
Event
Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
Event
Palestinians Reject Arab Agency Scheme
12 October 1923
Event
Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem
8 November 1923
Event
Establishment of the Palestine Arab Workers Society
21 March 1925 - 11 January 1930
Event
Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
Event
7th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Jerusalem
20 June 1928 - 27 June 1928
Event
1st Palestine Arab Women's Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 October 1929
Event
General Conference of Palestine Arab Workers, Haifa
11 January 1930
Event
Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 March 1930
Event
Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem
21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930
Event
Hope Simpson Report Is Published
22 August 1930 - 20 October 1930
Event
White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published
20 October 1930
Event
The [Palestine] Arab Executive Committee Denounces MacDonald's Reassurance to Weizmann
11 March 1931
Event
17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931
Event
Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme
19 July 1931 - April 1932
Event
A Conference in Nablus Debates Resorting to Arms
1 August 1931
Event
Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
Event
An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress
13 December 1931
Event
Arab Youth Congress Meets in Jaffa
4 January 1932
Event
Establishment of the Istiqlal Party
2 August 1932
Event
Establishment of the Arab National Fund
September 1932 - 8 August 1935
Event
Creation of the Arab Agricultural Bank
1933
Event
General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine
8 October 1933 - 3 November 1933
Event
Murison Commission of Inquiry
4 January 1934
Event
Death of Musa Kazim Husseini
26 March 1934
Event
Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
Event
Oil Pipeline Connecting Northern Iraq to Haifa Opens Officially
January 1935
Event
Establishment of the Palestine Arab Party
27 March 1935
Event
Establishment of the Reform Party
18 June 1935
Event
Establishment of the National Bloc Party
4 October 1935
Event
Joint Memorandum of Palestinian Parties
25 November 1935
Event
First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
15 April 1936 - 23 July 1937
Event
The Arab Higher Committee is Formed
25 April 1936
Event
British Secure Military Reinforcements and Arm a Jewish Settlement Police
May 1936 - September 1936
Event
Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Event
Fawzi al-Qawuqji Aids the Great Palestine Rebellion
25 August 1936
Event
General Strike Called Off; Consent to Appear before the Peel Commission
11 October 1936
Event
Avner Defense Plan
June 1937
Event
Peel Commission Report Proposes Partition of Palestine
7 July 1937
Event
Palestinians Reject Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Event
Second Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
23 July 1937 - September 1938
Event
Formation of the Arab National League (ANL) in New York
August 1937 - May 1941
Event
Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan
8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937
Event
Arab Higher Committee Is Banned
October 1937 - November 1937
Event
Charles Tegart's Means of Control
3 December 1937
Event
Establishment of Hanita Settlement in Western Galilee
21 March 1938
Event
Irgun Attacks Against Palestinians Intensify
July 1938 - August 1938
Event
The "International Parliamentarian Congress of Arab and Islamic Countries in Support of Palestine" Is Held in Cairo
7 October 1938 - 11 October 1938
Event
The Eastern Women's Congress in Defense of Palestine Is Held in Cairo
15 October 1938 - 18 October 1938
Event
British "Divide-and-Rule" Policy
November 1938 - May 1939
Event
Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published
9 November 1938
Event
The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission
11 November 1938
Event
Jewish-Arab Attacks Resume
30 January 1939 - 26 February 1939
Event
London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
Event
Formation of a British-Arab Committee on Hussein-McMahon Correspondence at the London Round Table Conference
15 February 1939 - 16 March 1939
Event
MacDonald White Paper of 1939: Limited Concessions to Palestinians
17 May 1939 - 23 May 1939
Event
The Palestine Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
Event
Military Recruitment in Palestine
3 September 1939
Event
Land Transfers Regulations
20 February 1940
Event
Saudi Arabia Opens a Consulate-General in Jerusalem
5 April 1941 - 29 April 1941
Event
Arab National Fund Reestablished
August 1943
Event
Alexandria Protocol and the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
Event
Establishment of the Institute of Arab American Affairs (IAAA) in New York
25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950
Event
Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
Event
Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine
22 March 1945
Event
Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
Event
The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations
27 September 1945
Event
Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine
22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946
Event
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Publishes its Report after a Visit to Palestine
6 March 1946 - 20 April 1946
Event
League of Nations Passes on Supervision over Mandates to the UN; Acknowledges Transjordan's Independence
18 April 1946
Event
Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan; a New Constitution for the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
25 May 1946 - 7 December 1946
Event
Arab League Holds its First Summit on Palestine in Anshas
28 May 1946 - 29 May 1946
Event
Formation of the (Palestinian) Arab Higher Front in Opposition to the Palestine Arab Party
29 May 1946
Event
Arab League Meets in Bludan and Reacts to the Recommendations of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
8 June 1946 - 12 June 1946
Event
Arab League Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee
12 June 1946
Event
Anglo-American Conference Meets in London and Proposes the Morrison-Grady Federal Plan
24 July 1946
Event
Round Table Conference on Palestine Held in London
10 September 1946 - 3 October 1946
Event
Arab Delegations Put Forward Constitutional Proposals to the London Round Table Conference on Palestine
30 September 1946
Event
London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails
27 January 1947 - 18 February 1947
Event
UN General Assembly Session on Palestine
28 April 1947 - 9 May 1947
Event
Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition
15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947
Event
Arab League Meeting on Palestine, in Sofar, Lebanon
16 September 1947 - 19 September 1947
Event
Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947
Event
Palestinians and Zionists on UNSCOP Partition Plan
29 September 1947 - 3 October 1947
Event
Arab League Meeting on Palestine in Aley, Lebanon
7 October 1947 - 15 October 1947
Event
UNGA 181 (II): Palestine Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Event
First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense
29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948
Event
Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947
Event
Arab League Rejects Partition Plan
8 December 1947 - 16 December 1947
Event
Arab Liberation Army Organized
1 January 1948 - 10 January 1948
Event
Palestinian Attacks
14 January 1948 - 19 February 1948
Event
Contingents of ALA Volunteers
21 January 1948 - 28 January 1948
Event
British Break Arab Attacks
6 February 1948 - 10 February 1948
Event
Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine
7 February 1948
Event
Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948
Event
Zionist Attacks
15 February 1948 - 5 March 1948
Event
Church Leaders in Palestine Denounce Partition
3 March 1948
Event
Fawzi al-Qawuqji Enters Palestine
5 March 1948
Event
Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
Event
Haganah Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
Event
Palestinian Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
Event
US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition
18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948
Event
Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas
19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948
Event
SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
Event
Fighting Around Jerusalem
12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948
Event
SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine
17 April 1948
Event
Trusteeship Plan for Palestine
20 April 1948
Event
Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa
24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948
Event
Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem
26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948
Event
Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine
30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948
Event
Arab Gains in Gush Etzion
3 May 1948 - 14 May 1948
Event
Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area
8 May 1948 - 31 May 1948
Event
Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
Event
Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee
13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948
Event
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
Event
Operations Shfifon and Kilshon in Jerusalem
14 May 1948 - 28 May 1948
Event
Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine
15 May 1948
Event
Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders
15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948
Event
Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War
15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949
Event
Israel's Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
Event
SC Res. 50: Calling for a 4-week Cessation of Hostilities in Palestine
29 May 1948
Event
Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem
16 June 1948
Event
Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan
28 June 1948
Event
Israeli Intelligence Report on the Depopulation of Palestine until 31 May 1948
30 June 1948
Event
Responses to Bernadotte's Plan
2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948
Event
End of First Truce: Israeli Operations An-Far, Dani and Qedem
8 July 1948 - 17 July 1948
Event
The Arab League and the Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration
10 July 1948
Event
Constantine Zurayk Publishes Ma'na al-Nakba (The Meaning of the Nakba) in Beirut
5 August 1948
Event
Bernadotte's New Plan
16 September 1948
Event
Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza
22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948
Event
Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government
5 October 1948 - 14 October 1948
Event
Israel Establishes Military Government in Palestinian Areas
21 October 1948
Event
Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949
Event
Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 December 1948
Event
Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches "War on Infiltration"
January 1949 - December 1956
Event
First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 January 1949
Event
Great Britain Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis
30 January 1949
Event
The US Recognizes Transjordan on a de jure Basis
31 January 1949
Event
Jordan's Early Measure to "Jordanize" Arab Palestinians
14 February 1949
Event
Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved
1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950
Event
Palestinians Testify Before the UNCCP
24 March 1949
Event
UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
Event
UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN
11 May 1949
Event
Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
Event
Qadri Tuqan Publishes Ba'd al-Nakba (After the Nakba) in Beirut
January 1950
Event
Absentee Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
Event
Great Britain Announces Formal Recognition of Extended Kingdom of Jordan and de jure Recognition of Israel Simultaneously
27 April 1950
Event
Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society
May 1950
Event
Tripartite Declaration
25 May 1950
Event
Israeli Law of Return
5 July 1950
Event
Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950
9 August 1950
Event
Led by George Habash, Arab Nationalist Activists on the Way to Structure Their Movement
1 January 1951 - 30 November 1952
Event
Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 January 1951
Event
UNRWA Signs Agreement with Jordan as Refugee Host Country
14 March 1951 - 20 August 1951
Event
The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 April 1952
Event
Palestinians in Israel Protest the Nationality law
14 July 1952
Event
The Egyptian Revolution of 1952
23 July 1952
Event
The Knesset Adopts the Law of State Education
12 August 1953
Event
Arab League and Jordan River Waters
15 February 1954
Event
Israeli Operation Against Jordan
28 March 1954
Event
The US and Jordan River Waters
25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954
Event
The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 August 1954
Event
Israel Carries out an Intelligence Operation in Syria and the First Airline Hijacking in the History of the Conflict
8 December 1954 - 14 December 1954
Event
Baghdad Pact
24 February 1955
Event
Arab Information Center (AIC) Is Opened in New York
15 June 1955
Event
Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO) Is Opened in New York
25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962
Event
24th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
24 April 1956 - 7 May 1956
Event
France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War
22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956
Event
Situation on Jordanian-Israeli Lines Continues to Deteriorate; Israeli Raid on Qalqilya
4 October 1956 - 11 October 1956
Event
Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
Event
Egypt and Syria Unite and Form the United Arab Republic
1 February 1958 - 28 September 1961
Event
Civil War in Lebanon
May 1958 - October 1958
Event
The Arab League and Palestinian Entity
4 March 1959
Event
Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior
31 March 1959
Event
Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration
11 May 1959
Event
Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs
26 April 1960
Event
The Arab League and Implementation of Palestinian Entity
29 May 1961 - 26 June 1961
Event
Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD) Office Is Opened in New York
26 June 1961 - 26 June 2001
Event
Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP
24 August 1961
Event
Ghassan Kanafani Publishes First Novel, Rijal fi-l-shams (Men in the Sun), in Beirut
1962
Event
The Constitutional Statute for the Gaza Strip
5 March 1962
Event
Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UNCCP
31 August 1962
Event
Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson's Proposals
5 October 1962 - 17 October 1962
Event
Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League
29 June 1963 - 19 September 1963
Event
The Union of Arab Palestinian Women and Palestinian Entity
6 July 1963
Event
Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
Event
1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
Event
1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Event
2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
Event
Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964
Event
26th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
30 December 1964 - 10 January 1965
Event
President Bourguiba and 1947 Partition Plan
27 February 1965 - 11 March 1965
Event
2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
Event
The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States
11 September 1965
Event
3rd Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965
Event
Reservations of Lebanon, Kuwait and Libya to the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
Event
Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
Event
June War
5 June 1967 - 10 June 1967
Event
June War, 5th Day
9 June 1967
Event
Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly
13 June 1967 - 21 July 1967
Event
Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank
28 August 1967
Event
4th Arab Summit Convenes in Khartoum
29 August 1967 - 1 September 1967
Event
First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic
January 1968
Event
4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
Event
Civil Aviation in the Conflict
23 July 1968 - 29 August 1969
Event
UNGA 2443 (XXIII): Establishing Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories
19 December 1968
Event
Lebanon Issues the Law on the Acquisition of Immovable Property Rights by Non-Lebanese
4 January 1969
Event
Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective
28 January 1969
Event
Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
Event
UNGA 2535 (XXIV): Reiterating Past Resolutions on UNRWA; Affirming Inalienable Rights of People of Palestine
10 December 1969
Event
5th Arab Summit Meets in Rabat and Ends in Failure
21 December 1969 - 23 December 1969
Event
Assassination Attempt of Wadi Haddad in Beirut
10 July 1970
Event
Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
Event
Jordan Complains to UN Security Council on Jerusalem
13 September 1971
Event
The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes
14 March 1972
Event
King Hussein Proposes a "United Arab Kingdom"
15 March 1972
Event
10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
Event
Assassination of Ghassan Kanafani in Beirut
8 July 1972
Event
Attempted Assassination of Anis Sayigh in Beirut
19 July 1972
Event
Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 July 1972
Event
Gaza Red Crescent Society Is Established
September 1972
Event
Black September Hijack Operation
29 October 1972 - 30 October 1972
Event
Basil al-Kubaisi Assassinated in Paris
6 April 1973
Event
Assassination of Palestinian Leaders Kamal Nasser, Kamal Adwan, and Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar in Beirut
10 April 1973
Event
Lebanese-Palestinian Confrontation
2 May 1973 - 23 May 1973
Event
October War
6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
Event
Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle
17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973
Event
6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers
26 November 1973 - 28 November 1973
Event
Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 December 1973
Event
Arab Oil Embargo Is Lifted
8 March 1974
Event
7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat; PLO Recognized as Sole Representative of Palestinian People
28 October 1974
Event
Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
Event
Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
Event
Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut
1 October 1975
Event
A General Congress to Defend Arab Lands Meets in Nazareth
18 October 1975
Event
Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation
1 January 1976 - 6 March 1976
Event
Draft SC Res. S/11940 to Affirm Palestinian Rights, Vetoed by US
26 January 1976
Event
The Koenig Memorandum on Israeli Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel
1 March 1976 - April 1976
Event
Draft SC Res. S/12022 to Deplore Israeli Policies that Could Change Jerusalem Status, Vetoed by US
25 March 1976
Event
Palestinian "Land Day"
30 March 1976
Event
Syrian Forces Enter Lebanon
31 May 1976
Event
Evacuation of US Nationals from Beirut with PLO Assistance
16 June 1976 - 20 June 1976
Event
Fall of Tal al-Za'atar
12 August 1976
Event
PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League
9 September 1976
Event
Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon
16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976
Event
8th Arab Summit Meets in Cairo
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
Event
Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 September 1977
Event
Arab States Take Position Against Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
5 December 1977
Event
Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories Express their Dissatisfaction with Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
8 December 1977
Event
Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 December 1977
Event
Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords
5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978
Event
9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords
5 November 1978
Event
Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 January 1979
Event
SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories
22 March 1979
Event
Arab Sanctions Against Egypt
27 March 1979 - 31 March 1979
Event
10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
Event
Palestinian Autonomy Is Discussed at the Sadat-Begin Summit in Aswan
7 January 1980 - 10 January 1980
Event
Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 August 1980 - September 1980
Event
11th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
Event
Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon
10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981
Event
Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon
24 July 1981
Event
Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 August 1981
Event
12th Arab Summit Meets in Fez and Adjourns
25 November 1981
Event
Israeli Aerial Bombardment and Palestinian Artillery Across the Lebanon-Israel Border
4 June 1982 - 5 June 1982
Event
Israel Invades Along the Central Axis
6 June 1982 - 11 June 1982
Event
Israeli Invasion Along the Western Axis
6 June 1982 - 14 June 1982
Event
Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982
Event
The “Creeping” Cease-fire
10 June 1982 - 26 June 1982
Event
Encirclement of Beirut
11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982
Event
Battle of the Mountain
14 June 1982 - 26 June 1982
Event
Israel and the US Demand PLO Withdrawal from Beirut and Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 27 June 1982
Event
Several Israeli Attempts to Assassinate Yasir Arafat During Invasion of Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 30 August 1982
Event
PLO Debates Withdrawal
16 June 1982 - 2 July 1982
Event
Draft SC Res. S/15255/Rev.2 on a (French) Plan for Military Disengagement in Beirut, Vetoed by US
26 June 1982
Event
Israeli Military Pressure on West Beirut
27 June 1982 - 11 July 1982
Event
Israel Lays Siege to Beirut
27 June 1982 - 2 September 1982
Event
The PLO 11-Point Document
8 July 1982
Event
Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut
21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982
Event
PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan
29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982
Event
Agreement on Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut Reached and Implemented
20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982
Event
Lebanon War Casualties
1 September 1982 - 11 October 1982
Event
The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"
6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982
Event
Assassination of Bashir Gemayel and Israeli Occupation of Beirut
14 September 1982 - 16 September 1982
Event
Sabra and Shatila Massacres
16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982
Event
Israel Withdraws from Beirut and the Multinational Force Returns
23 September 1982 - 29 September 1982
Event
Israeli-Lebanese Negotiations
28 December 1982
Event
Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983
Event
16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
Event
Draft SC Res. S/15895 to Condemn Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians in Hebron, Vetoed by US
2 August 1983
Event
Operations Against French and US Contingents in Beirut
23 October 1983
Event
Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984
Event
17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Event
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985
Event
PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
18 February 1985
Event
The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon
19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987
Event
Amendment No. 9 of Basic Law: The Knesset to Facilitate Disqualification of Arab Candidates to Elections
31 July 1985
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
Event
Detention of Faisal al-Husseini
12 April 1987 - 13 September 1987
Event
18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers: Restoration of Unity
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
Event
Draft Security Council Resolutions S/19466, S/19780, S/20463, S/20677, and S/20945/Rev.1
1 February 1988 - 7 November 1989
Event
US Secretary of State Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
Event
A Palestine Affairs Center, under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington
1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
Event
Another Round of Releasing and Detaining Faisal al-Husseini
9 June 1988 - 29 January 1989
Event
Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988
Event
19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988
Event
Israeli Raid on Palestinian Base South of Beirut; Ahmad Jibril Is Targeted
9 December 1988
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Event
China's Five-Point Proposal on Middle East Peace
21 September 1989
Event
Draft UNGA A/44/L.50 to Construe Designation Palestine as the State of Palestine Withdrawn Due to US Threat against UN
6 December 1989
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
Event
Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
9 August 1990 - 10 August 1990
Event
Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy
9 March 1991 - 22 May 1991
Event
President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
Event
US-Soviet Joint Statement on the Middle East, Moscow
31 July 1991
Event
The Knesset Enacts the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
17 March 1992
Event
US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
Event
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem
27 April 1995 - 3 May 1995
Event
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Suspended
18 May 1995 - 22 May 1995
Event
The Tragedy of the Palestinians in Libya
9 August 1995 - 13 January 1999
Event
Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu Is Elected Prime Minister
29 May 1996 - 18 June 1996
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
Event
Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996
Event
Several Palestinian Organizations Publicly Oppose Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998
Event
European Union Declaration "Compensating" the PLO for Not Declaring a State
25 March 1999
Event
Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
Event
Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date
8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000
Event
Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization
10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000
Event
The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
Event
Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
Event
Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000
Event
Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
Event
Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army
15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000
Event
Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
Event
Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000
Event
Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Event
Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
Event
13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
Event
Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
19 April 2001
Event
Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 August 2001
Event
UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001
Event
The 9-11 Attacks on the US
11 September 2001
Event
President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State
2 October 2001 - 15 October 2001
Event
An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
Event
14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002
Event
US Response to the Israeli Invasion
4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002
Event
Amendment No. 35 of Basic Law: The Knesset to Further Facilitate Disqualification of Arab Candidates to Elections
15 May 2002
Event
Assassination of Jihad Jibril in Beirut
20 May 2002
Event
Toward a "Road Map" to Final Status?
13 August 2002 - 5 November 2002
Event
Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
Event
15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
1 March 2003
Event
Assassination of Sa'ad Arabid in Gaza City
8 April 2003
Event
Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 June 2003
Event
Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
Event
Assassination of Ahmad Yasin in Gaza City
22 March 2004
Event
16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
Event
Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
Event
Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005
Event
Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
Event
Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim
21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005
Event
17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
Event
Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access
15 November 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
Event
After a Massive Stroke, Sharon Is Replaced by Ehud Olmert as Acting PM
4 January 2006
Event
The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
Event
Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
Event
18th Arab Summit Meets in Khartoum
28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006
Event
Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006
Event
The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
Event
The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Detainee Suspected of Security Offence) (Temporary Order)”, 2006
27 June 2006
Event
Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
Event
July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah
13 July 2006
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2006/508 Condemning Palestinian Abduction of Israeli Soldier and Israeli Assault on Gaza Vetoed by US
13 July 2006
Event
July War: Israel's Air War Fails to Knock out Hizballah
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
Event
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2006/878 Condemning Israel's Attack on Beit Hanoun Vetoed by US
11 November 2006
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip
17 November 2006
Event
The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
Event
Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
Event
Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
Event
19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
Event
Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007
Event
Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
Event
Palestinians in Jaffa Protest Eviction Plans of Israel Land Administration
27 April 2007
Event
Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
Event
Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
Event
Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 December 2007
Event
Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
Event
Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
Event
Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
Event
A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza
30 January 2008
Event
After the July War: Winograd Commission's Report on Israel's Handling of the 2006 Lebanon War
30 January 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
Event
20th Arab Summit Meets in Damascus
29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 2008
Event
Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008
Event
Amendment No. 39 of Basic Law: The Knesset Adds Another Reason to Disqualify Arab Candidates to Elections
30 June 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre
8 October 2008 - 13 October 2008
Event
SC Res. 1850: Expressing Support for the Annapolis Negotiations and the Quartet Principles of January 2006
16 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
Event
Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results
10 February 2009 - 31 March 2009
Event
21st Arab Summit Meets in Doha
30 March 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
Event
US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
Event
Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
Event
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010
Event
Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
Event
Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010
Event
The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
Event
Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit
8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010
Event
22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte
27 March 2010
Event
With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
Event
International Reactions to the Mavi Marmara Incident
31 May 2010 - 3 June 2010
Event
President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
Event
Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue
29 July 2010 - 15 August 2010
Event
Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
Event
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Event
Escalation in Israel's Settlement Activity
26 September 2010 - 8 November 2010
Event
US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze
29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010
Event
Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
Event
Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011
Event
Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
Event
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
Event
The Knesset Passes the "Admissions Committees Law"
22 March 2011
Event
On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
Event
US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
Event
Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
Event
23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad
29 March 2012
Event
Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
Event
24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Event
Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
Event
Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013
Event
Launch of Kerry-Sponsored Palestinian-Israeli Direct Negotiations in Washington
29 July 2013 - 30 July 2013
Event
The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Knesset Election Law Raising the Qualifying Election Threshold
11 March 2014
Event
25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Event
With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
Event
Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
Event
International Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction
12 October 2014
Event
Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC
30 December 2014
Event
France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
Event
Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections
22 January 2015
Event
Israeli Elections: Likud's Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation
17 March 2015 - 19 March 2015
Event
26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Event
Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire
16 June 2015 - 16 June 2015
Event
France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
Event
The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
Event
27th Arab Summit Meets in Nouakchott
25 July 2016
Event
The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Event
Kerry's "Farewell" Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 December 2016
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
Event
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Event
Amendment No. 46 of Basic Law: The Knesset Gives Additional Reasons for Disqualifying Arab Candidates
14 March 2017
Event
28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea
29 March 2017
Event
The Knesset Adopts Amendment No. 116 to the Planning and Building Law (Kaminitz Law)
5 April 2017
Event
Hamas New Charter
1 May 2017
Event
President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
Event
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt Sever Economic and Diplomatic Ties with Qatar
5 June 2017
Event
Bezalel Smotrich's "Decisive Plan" for the Complete Land of Israel
7 September 2017
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
Event
Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
7 December 2017 - 31 December 2017
Event
The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement
6 January 2018
Event
Amendment by the Knesset of Its Code of Ethics to Allow Restricting Palestinian Members' Travel Abroad
22 January 2018 - 13 March 2018
Event
29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
Event
Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
Event
The Knesset Passes Basic Law: Israel the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018 - 30 July 2018
Event
Warsaw Conference
13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019
Event
Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
Event
30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
Event
US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference
22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019
Event
The Israel Electric Corporation Cuts Power in the West Bank
22 September 2019 - 29 December 2019
Event
Trump Administration Presents Peace Plan
28 January 2020
Event
US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
Event
Formation of the Munich Group
15 February 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Creeping Normalization
19 May 2020 - 25 June 2020
Event
Beirut Port Explosion
4 August 2020 - 7 August 2020
Event
UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
Event
Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives
25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021
Event
After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
Event
Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel
15 September 2020
Event
Biden Administration Takes Office, Signals Continuity with Trump’s Middle East Policy
20 January 2021 - 8 February 2021
Event
The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
Event
Annual Settler March: Israeli Forces Violently Disperse Palestinian Protesters
15 June 2021
Event
Ismail Haniyeh Presents Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause
3 November 2021

Historical Texts

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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
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Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
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1st Palestinian National Congress: Report to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
February 1919
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1st Palestinian National Congress: Petition to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
3 February 1919
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Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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Resolutions of the General Palestinian Congress in Damascus (in Arabic)
27 February 1920
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Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
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Letter from Palestinian Associations and Clubs to the Syrian Congress Presidency (in Arabic)
15 May 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
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Statement of the Executive Committee of the 4th Palestinian National Congress Rejecting the British Mandate (in Arabic)
8 July 1922
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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Statement of the Executive Committee of the 5th Palestinian National Congress on Boycotting the Legislative Council Elections (in Arabic)
1 September 1922
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Council of the League of Nations: Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
16 September 1922
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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
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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Shaw Commission Report
12 March 1930
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The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 1931
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Charter of the Arab Youth Congress
4 January 1932
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Communiqué: Formation of the Arab Independence Party; the Party Bylaws (in Arabic)
2 August 1932
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National Fund: Establishment of Company to Save the Lands of Palestine (in Arabic)
11 October 1932
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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National Defense Party: Objectives (in Arabic)
2 December 1934
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The Palestine Arab Party: Bylaws and Internal Regulations (in Arabic)
24 April 1935
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The Palestinian Arab Reform Party: Objectives (in Arabic)
18 June 1935
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National Bloc Party: Bylaws
4 October 1935
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Proposed New Constitution for Palestine
22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
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British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
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London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
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The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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Arab Summit Resolutions, Anshas (in Arabic)
29 May 1946
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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UNSC Resolution 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
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Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
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Abandoned Areas Ordinance
24 June 1948
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Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
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Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
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Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)
10 July 1948
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UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
Document
Provisional Bylaws of All-Palestine Government (in Arabic)
1 October 1948
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Palestinian National Council: Proclamation of the Independence of Palestine
1 October 1948
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Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
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Resolutions of the Jericho Conference on Palestinian-Jordanian Unity (in Arabic)
1 December 1948
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
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Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
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
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UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
Document
Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
Document
Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
Document
UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
Law Promulgating the Basic Law for the Area under the Supervision of the Egyptian Forces in Palestine (in Arabic)
25 February 1958
Document
Lebanon’s Department for Palestinian Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)
31 March 1959
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407
29 August 1963
Document
Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
Document
First Arab Summit: Statement
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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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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Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
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Basic Law of the Palestinian National Fund (in Arabic)
2 June 1964
Document
Second Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
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Fatah First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
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President Bourguiba's Speech on the Palestine Question (in Arabic)
3 March 1965
Document
Bylaws of the Executive Committee of the PLO (in Arabic)
11 March 1965
Document
Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
11 September 1965
Document
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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Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions
1 September 1967
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Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
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Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
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Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
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Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
Document
Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
Document
Emergency Arab Summit, 1970: Statement (in Arabic)
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)
4 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
Document
Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
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UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
Document
UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
Document
Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
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Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)
6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972
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Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
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UNSC Resolution 316
26 June 1972
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Statement (in Arabic)
12 January 1973
Document
Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)
28 November 1973
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
Document
PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)
8 June 1974
Document
Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution
29 October 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. and Israel Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 1975
Document
Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)
18 October 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
Security Council Decision Inviting the PLO to Participate in its Debate on the Situation in the Middle East
4 December 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940
23 January 1976
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022
24 March 1976
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119
29 June 1976
Document
Admission of Palestine as Full Member in Arab League (in Arabic)
9 September 1976
Document
Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
Document
Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
Document
Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
Document
Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
Document
Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
Document
Begin's Autonomy Plan
28 December 1977
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
Document
Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Joint Letter from President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin to President Carter Concerning Negotiations on Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
26 March 1979
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Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
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UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
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The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
3 June 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
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UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan
7 August 1981
Document
Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land
18 August 1981
Document
UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
Document
Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2
25 June 1982
Document
Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
Document
Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
Document
Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
Document
Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Document
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement (in Arabic)
18 February 1985
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
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Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat
7 November 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
The London Agreement
11 April 1987
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
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UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
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UNSC Resolution 607
5 January 1988
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UNSC Resolution 608
14 January 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
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Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians
26 February 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
The Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780
14 April 1988
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1988: Concluding Statement (in Arabic)
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
Document
King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
Document
UNSC Resolution 641
30 August 1989
Document
Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Five-Point Plan of Secretary Baker
5 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50
29 November 1989
Document
PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
Document
Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1990: Statement (in Arabic)
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
Document
Note by the S.C. President: On the International Conference for Peace in the Middle East
20 December 1990
Document
President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
Document
Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21
13 July 1998
Document
List of Transitional Issues Not Implemented by the Israeli Side, According to the PA Negotiations Affairs Department (in Arabic)
9 February 2000
Document
Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
Document
UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
Document
Reorganization of Lebanon’s Department for Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)
14 October 2000
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
Document
PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
Document
Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
Document
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
Document
Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1435
24 September 2002
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002
Document
Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
1 March 2003
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891
16 September 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980
14 October 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240
24 March 2004
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UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
Document
Sixteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
Document
Palestinian Dialogue Conference (in Arabic)
17 March 2005
Document
Seventeenth Arab Summit: The Algiers Declaration (in Arabic)
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
Document
Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
Document
Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
List of Jobs and Professions Restricted to Lebanese Citizens (in Arabic)
14 December 2005
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
Eighteenth Arab Summit: The Khartoum Declaration (in Arabic)
28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
Document
UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
Document
Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
Document
Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
Document
Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 2007
Document
The Palestine Announcement in Lebanon (in Arabic)
7 January 2008
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
Document
Final Statement of the Palestinian National Conference (in Arabic)
25 January 2008
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
Yemen's Initiative for the Resumption of Palestinian Internal Dialogue (in Arabic)
19 March 2008
Document
Twentieth Arab Summit: The Damascus Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 2008
Document
Current Palestinian/Israeli Positions: Reflecting Discussion up to January 1, 2009
1 January 2009
Document
UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Twenty-First Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
30 March 2009
Document
President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Document
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program
8 August 2009
Document
Egypt's View on Ending Palestinian Division (in Arabic)
9 September 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Agreement on Palestinian National Conciliation (Draft) (in Arabic)
10 October 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
Document
Twenty-Second Arab Summit: The Sirte Declaration (in Arabic)
27 March 2010
Document
Provision on Palestinian Workers in Amended Lebanese Social Security Law (in Arabic)
24 August 2010
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
Implementation Mechanisms of the Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Minutes of Palestinian Factions' Meeting (in Arabic)
20 December 2011
Document
The Doha Declaration on Palestinian Reconciliation (in Arabic)
6 February 2012
Document
Twenty-Third Arab Summit: The Baghdad Declaration
29 March 2012
Document
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
Document
Twenty-Fifth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Document
Statement Issued after a PLO-Hamas Meeting to End Division and Implement the National Reconciliation Agreement (in Arabic)
23 April 2014
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
Document
Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
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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
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué
3 June 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 July 2016
Document
Twenty-Seventh Arab Summit: The Nouakchott Declaration (in Arabic)
25 July 2016
Document
Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Statement of the Preparatory Committee for the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
11 January 2017
Document
Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration
15 January 2017
Document
Closing Statement of the Popular Conference for the Palestinians Abroad (in Arabic)
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
Twenty-Eighth Arab Summit: The Amman Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2017
Document
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
Document
China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue
18 July 2017
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
Document
Statement Issued Following the Meeting of the Palestinian National Action Factions (in Arabic)
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
Document
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (in Arabic)
13 December 2017
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060
18 December 2017
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration
15 April 2018
Document
Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution 73/89
6 December 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2019: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 May 2019
Document
Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
Document
Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
Document
Meeting of Palestinian Organizations' Secretaries-General: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
3 September 2020
Document
Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
Document
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)
11 January 2021
Document
B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
Document
Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause (in Arabic)
3 November 2021

Historical Media

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Young Turks Revolution
July 1908
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Arab Revolt in Aqaba
1917
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Third Palestinian National Congress, Haifa
14 December 1920
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Jaffa Road during a General Strike
August 1929
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Fourth Palestinian Delegation in London
April 1930
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Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party
1932
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Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)
2 November 1932
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Arab Demonstrations on Oct. 13 and 27, 1933, in Jerusalem and Jaffa
October 1933
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Arab Revolt 1936 - Reinforcements
1936
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British Soldiers Enforce a Daytime Curfew on Lydda
April 1936
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Oath of Allegiance
April 1936
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Arab Higher Committee Members
25 April 1936
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Volunteers from Arab Countries
25 August 1936
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Arab Revolt 1936 - Royal Commission
11 January 1937
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Arab Revolt 1936 - Arab Higher Committee
12 January 1937
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Attack on an Arab Bus
4 July 1938
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Smashing the Palestinian Political Infrastructure
15 December 1938
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Arab Demonstration at Yatta
18 December 1938
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London Conference
February 1939
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
circa 1940
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Land Transfers Regulations - Zones A & B
1 March 1940
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Arab League Warnings
June 1946
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King David Hotel
24 July 1946
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Opening of Seventh Session of the Council of the Arab League
September 1947
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Occupation of Arab Villages
1948
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Scenes of Destruction
1948
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Fawzi al-Qawuqji
March 1948
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Arab Liberation Army (ALA) Members
March 1948
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Arab Gains
12 May 1948
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Dera'a Emergency camp, Syrian Arab Republic
n.a.
Document
Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979

Periods

Period
III. Late Mandate
Period
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
Period
V. Reverberations of the Palestine War
Period
VI. Rise of the Palestinian National Movement
Period
XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
Period
I. Ottoman Rule
Period
IV. The Palestine War and the Nakba
Period
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions and Survival

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Vetoed Draft Resolutions
1963 - present
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian-Israeli Final Status Negotiation Rounds
1999 - 2001
Thematic Chronology
Arab Summits and Palestine
1946 - present
Thematic Chronology
October 1973 War
1973 - 1974
Thematic Chronology
Military Operations and Zionist Ethnic Cleansing
1946 - 1949
Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 1982
1982 - 1983
Thematic Chronology
Transjordan and its Evolving Connection to Palestine
1915-1954
Thematic Chronology
June 1967 War
1966 - 1967
Thematic Chronology
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
2003 - 2006
Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 2006
2006 - 2008

Places

Place
'Arab al-'Arida
Place
'Arab al-Bawati
Place
'Arab al-Fuqara'
Place
'Arab al-Nufay'at
Place
'Arab al-Safa
Place
'Arab al-Samniyya
Place
'Arab al-Shamalina
Place
'Arab al-Zubayd
Place
'Arab Suqrir
Place
'Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri
Place
Sarafand al-Kharab

Highlights

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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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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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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
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The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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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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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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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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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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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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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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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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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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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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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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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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Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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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 Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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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
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
Highlight
Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
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The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
2017-
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance