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Hafiz al-Sa’id

1859 - 21 July 1921

As‘ad al-Shuqairi

1860 - February 1940

Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi

1864 - 6 August 1913

Jurji Habib Hanania

1865 - 3 March 1948

1868 - October 1930

Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi

Freih Abu Middein

1875 - 9 February 1949

1878 - 29 June 1950

Khalil al-Sakakini

23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

1880 - 16 June 1946

Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar

Izzeddin al-Qassam

1882 - 20 November 1935

Boulos Shehadeh

1882 - 1 August 1943

Raghib al-Nashashibi

Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi

1882 - 29 June 1963

24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964

Abd al-Latif Salah

1884 - 8 November 1952

Isaaf al-Nashashibi

1885 - 22 January 1948

1885 - 19 December 1953

11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941

Khalil Abdallah Totah

20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955

Muhammad Izzat Darwaza

21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984

Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani

1888 - 20 January 1954

Abd al-Hamid Shuman

1888 - 9 September 1974

Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim

Rafiq al-Tamimi

Awni Abd al-Hadi

1889 - 15 March 1970

Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali

1889 - 7 July 1973

George Antonius

Jamal al-Husseini

1892 - 5 July 1982

2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965

1893 - 27 April 1940

1894 - 19 March 1949

Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti

1894 - 22 June 1965

27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993

4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971

Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi

1896 - 27 September 1951

Muhammad Ali al-Taher

1896 - 22 August 1974

Wasif Jawhariyyeh

Mustafa al-Dabbagh

1897 - 1 October 1989

8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984

Anbara Salam Khalidi

4 August 1897 - 1986

Matiel Mogannam

15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992

1902 - 27 August 1984

Zulaykha al-Shihabi

1903 - 13 May 1992

Ishaq Musa al-Husseini

1904 - 17 December 1990

1905 - 2 May 1941

1905 - 21 May 1985

15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979

26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997

Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih

1907 - 8 January 2001

1907 - 27 July 2006

23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947

Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini

1908 - 8 April 1948

Ahmad al-Shuqairi

1908 - 25 February 1980

Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani

Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)

1909 - 11 October 1980

1910 - 26 February 1971

Sami Taha Hamran

1911 - 11 September 1947

Abd al-Majid Shuman

1912 - 5 July 2005

Qudsia Khourshid

5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009

Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud

1913 - 13 July 1948

Anwar Nusseibeh

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil

Hind al-Husseini

25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994

1917 - 12 December 2003

16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985

Haydar Abd al-Shafi

10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007

Jabra Ibrahim Jabra

28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994

2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003

29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996

1923 - 12 May 2004

Fatima al-Budeiri

1923 - June 2009

Yusra al-Barbari

15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009

20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999

1925 - 10 April 1973

Salma Khadra Jayyusi

16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023

1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008

1926 - 23 January 1984

1927 - 13 January 2005

13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967

Issam Abd al-Hadi

1928 - 8 August 2013

Samira Abu Ghazaleh

1928 - 12 January 2017

1928 - 1 September 2020

Hanna Abu Hanna

16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022

1929 - 2 June 2016

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001

7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994

24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012

Bassam Shak’a

1930 - 22 July 2019

Ismail Shammout

2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006

Bashir Barghouti

1931 - 9 September 2000

Anis Abdullah Sayigh

3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009

13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009

9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003

1936 - 3 August 1978

1936 - 29 August 1987

Ghassan Kanafani

9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972

Ahmad Ismail Yasin

June 1936 - 22 March 2004

Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout

1937 - 12 July 2025

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

1939 - 19 August 2014

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

1941 - 5 February 2023

Mahmoud Darwish

13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

1942 - 6 August 2019

Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah

12 October 1943

Abd al-Aziz Rantisi

1947 - 17 April 2004

4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995

François Abou Salem

16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011

Dalal al-Mughrabi

29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

1962 - 31 July 2024

9 February 1963

Events

Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt

Building of the Jaffa-Jerusalem Railroad Line

31 March 1890 - 26 September 1892

2nd Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine

Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement

Foundation of Tel Aviv

Formation of the Young Arab Society in Paris

Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant

21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916

Start of the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans

Establishment of the Histadrut

Signing of a Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries

23 December 1920

Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council

20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922

British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)

The Palestine Communist Party Is Officially Announced

Establishment of the Palestine Arab Workers Society

21 March 1925 - 11 January 1930

General Conference of Palestine Arab Workers, Haifa

11 January 1930

White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published

20 October 1930

Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931

Establishment of the National Defense Party

2 December 1934

Oil Pipeline Connecting Northern Iraq to Haifa Opens Officially

Establishment of the Reform Party

Establishment of the National Bloc Party

Revival of the Legislative Council Idea

December 1935 - March 1936

Outbreak of the Great Palestinian Rebellion

15 April 1936 - 30 April 1936

First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion

15 April 1936 - 23 July 1937

British Violent Repression

May 1936 - June 1936

Criminal Code Ordinance of 1936

The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission

11 November 1938

Jewish-Arab Attacks Resume

30 January 1939 - 26 February 1939

Haganah Stockpiles Weapons

Stern Gang and Irgun Start Operations Against British

January 1944 - March 1944

Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine

Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington

September 1945 - December 1947

The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations

27 September 1945

Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism

1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945

Round Table Conference on Palestine Held in London

10 September 1946 - 3 October 1946

Enactment of Lebanese Labor Law and Its Subsequent Impact on Palestine Refugees

23 September 1946

Deadly Zionist Anti-British Attacks

28 February 1947 - 1 March 1947

Casualties of Zionist Anti-British Attacks

Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan

6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947

US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition

18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948

Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa

24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948

Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee

28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948

Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders

15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948

Israeli Intelligence Report on the Depopulation of Palestine until 31 May 1948

Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce

15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948

Operation Hiram in the North

28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948

Israel Strengthens Its Political Control over Jerusalem; Military Government Dissolved

20 December 1948 - 17 February 1949

Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches "War on Infiltration"

January 1949 - December 1956

Elections in Israel

25 January 1949 - 14 February 1949

UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference

27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949

UNGA 302 (IV): Establishment of Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)

8 December 1949

Jordan Amends the Parliamentary Election Law

13 December 1949

Israel's Measures to Make Jerusalem Its Capital

23 January 1950 - 13 July 1953

Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society

UNGA 393 (V): Economic Reintegration of Refugees in the Middle East

2 December 1950

Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah

SC Res. 95: Calling on Egypt to End Restrictions on Commercial Shipping through Suez Canal

1 September 1951

UNGA 513 (VI): UNRWA to Carry Refugee Relief and Reintegration for 3 Years

26 January 1952

Palestinians in Israel Protest the Nationality law

The Knesset Adopts the Entry into Israel Law

Egypt-UNRWA Agreement on Plans for Refugee Resettlement Projects

The Knesset Adopts the Law of State Education

Israel's Construction of the "National Water Carrier"

2 September 1953

Exchange of Notes between Lebanon and UNRWA

26 November 1954

Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects

1 March 1955 - 6 March 1955

David Ben-Gurion Replaces Moshe Sharett as Prime Minister

3 November 1955

Israeli Attack on Syria (Operation Olive Leaves)

10 December 1955 - 11 December 1955

Ben-Gurion Addresses the Issue of Suez

Situation on Jordanian-Israeli Lines Continues to Deteriorate; Israeli Raid on Qalqilya

4 October 1956 - 11 October 1956

Kafr Qasim Massacre

29 October 1956

Israel Invades Egypt

29 October 1956

Britain and France Join the War

31 October 1956

Israel Occupies Gaza

1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957

British and French Troops Invade Canal Zone

5 November 1956

Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai

7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956

Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza

10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957

UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip

15 December 1956

Palestinians in Israel Stage a General Strike to Protest the Kafr Qasim Massacre

Fatah Is Founded

The Knesset adopts the Basic Law: The Knesset

12 February 1958

Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior

Israel's Strike Against Syria

31 January 1960 - 15 February 1960

Israel Land Administration Law, 5720-1960

New Lebanese Social Security Law Implicitly Excludes Palestinian Refugees from its Benefits

26 September 1963

2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO

5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964

A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners

18 September 1964

26th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

30 December 1964 - 10 January 1965

The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States

11 September 1965

3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza

20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966

Reservations of Lebanon, Kuwait and Libya to the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States

Israeli-Syrian Aerial Battle

7 April 1967 - 21 April 1967

June War, 4th Day

General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)

Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank

14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967

Security Council Resolution S/RES/242

22 November 1967

Palestinians Reorganize

11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968

Israeli Military Confrontation with Jordan and Palestinian Guerrillas

14 February 1968 - 15 February 1968

Battle of al-Karama, a Turning Point in Palestinian and Pro-Palestinian Mobilization

Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective

28 January 1969

Palestinians Are Arrested by Israeli Authorities

Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem

27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969

Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Set on Fire

PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country

3 November 1969

UNGA 2535 (XXIV): Reiterating Past Resolutions on UNRWA; Affirming Inalienable Rights of People of Palestine

10 December 1969

Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley

22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970

UNGA 2672 (XXV): People of Palestine Entitled to Equal Rights and Self-determination; Calling upon Israel for Return of Displaced in 1967

8 December 1970

9th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

7 July 1971 - 13 July 1971

UNGA 2792 (XXVI): Deploring Israel's Operations in the Gaza Strip

6 December 1971

10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972

Attempted Assassination of Anis Sayigh in Beirut

Violent Israeli Retaliation in South Lebanon

16 September 1972 - 17 September 1972

Mohammad Boudia Assassinated in Paris

Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel

UNGA 3237 (XXIX): Granting the PLO an Observer Status at the General Assembly

22 November 1974

Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation

1 January 1976 - 6 March 1976

Palestinian "Land Day"

Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank

US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference

Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords

5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978

Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Reject the Camp David Autonomy Plan

16 October 1978 - 4 November 1978

9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords

5 November 1978

14th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus

15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979

1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba

3rd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya

25 June 1979 - 26 June 1979

4th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

5 July 1979 - 6 July 1979

5th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Haifa

5 August 1979 - 6 August 1979

6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979

10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis

20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979

Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority

17 January 1980

8th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya

31 January 1980 - 1 February 1980

Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya

1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980

Egypt Decides to Suspend Talks with Israel on Palestinian Autonomy

Israel's Basic Law on Jerusalem

The Knesset Issues Amendment 16 to the Planning and Building Law, 1965

12 February 1981

Civil Administration Is Established by the Military in the Occupied Territories

8 November 1981 - 1 December 1981

Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo

11 November 1981 - 12 November 1981

Encirclement of Beirut

11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982

PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan

29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982

Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue

1 September 1982

Lebanon War Casualties

1 September 1982 - 11 October 1982

Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan

2 September 1982

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis

3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983

Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo

16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983

Operations Against French and US Contingents in Beirut

23 October 1983

Jordanian Parliament Revived

9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984

Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament

23 January 1984

Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks

26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984

Palestinian Internal Polarization

27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984

17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985

PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

18 February 1985

Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca

7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985

Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination

25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986

Elections in Gaza Professional Unions

21 February 1987

Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza

18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987

Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

9 December 1987

SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada

22 December 1987

2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza

25 February 1988 - 26 February 1988

Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank

28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988

UNGA 43/160: Entitling the PLO to Circulate its Communications as GA Official Documents

9 December 1988

Israeli Raid on Palestinian Base South of Beirut; Ahmad Jibril Is Targeted

9 December 1988

Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva

13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988

Tougher Israeli Measures Against the Intifada

17 January 1989

The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel's Peace Initiative

The Baker Five-Point Plan

10 October 1989

Responses to the Baker Five-Point Plan

16 October 1989 - 18 December 1989

The Issue of Hamas's Participation in the Palestine National Council

Rishon LeZion (Uyun Qara) Killings

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad

28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990

Conference on Multilateral Peace Talks, Moscow

28 January 1992 - 29 January 1992

6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington

24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992

Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon

13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992

9th Negotiation Round, Washington

27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993

Arafat's Decree N° 1: Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza Are still in Force

Early Empowerment Accord Is Signed

Suicide Bombing in Netanya; Rabin Reiterates the National Separation Idea

22 January 1995 - 24 January 1995

Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem

17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995

Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections

20 January 1996

Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu Is Elected Prime Minister

29 May 1996 - 18 June 1996

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project

27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997

Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked

10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997

UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA

To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?

28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999

UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT

9 February 1999

Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State

With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume

11 July 1999 - 3 September 1999

Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)

4 September 1999

Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)

10 September 1999 - 20 March 2000

Official Resumption of Final Status Talks

13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999

Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel

1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000

Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date

8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000

Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories

17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000

Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round

30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000

The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session

18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000

Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David

3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000

The Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs in Lebanon Is Reorganized

14 October 2000

Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada

19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

Toward a Protracted Confrontation

10 November 2000 - 22 December 2000

Assassination of Abbas al-Iwaywi in Hebron

13 December 2000

Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"

19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000

Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape

26 December 2000 - 3 January 2001

21 January 2001 - 27 January 2001

Operation Bronze and Escalation

7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001

The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan

11 June 2001 - 20 June 2001

Assassination of Osama Jawabra in Nablus

US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation

12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001

Timid Diplomatic Efforts

2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001

An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey

17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002

SC Res. 1397: Affirming a Vision of Two States, Israel and Palestine, Living Side by Side

Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield

28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002

Invasion of Bethlehem: The Siege of the Church of the Nativity

1 April 2002 - 10 May 2002

Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle

3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002

Israel Decides to Create Buffer Zones (Separation Wall)

14 April 2002 - 25 April 2002

Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform

7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002

Security on the Aftermath of Operation Defensive Shield

7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002

Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters

5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002

George W. Bush's Major Speech on US Policy for the Middle East

Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination

22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002

Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip

24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003

Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza

15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003

15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh

US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map

Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy

1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003

Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem

17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003

The Knesset Enacts the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 2003 for Banning Family Unification

UNGA Res. ES-10/12: Demands Israel to Desist from any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety

19 September 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT

21 October 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall

8 December 2003

Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan

18 December 2003

Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan

2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004

Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan

Operation Full Court Press in Nablus

23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall

UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage

Assassination of Majdi Mar'i, Fadi al-Sarwan, and Jihad Abu Salhieh in Nablus

1 November 2004

Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron

17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004

First Round of Municipal Elections

23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005

Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step

8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005

London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority

Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim

21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005

James Wolfensohn Appointed to Follow Economic-Related Disengagement Matters

14 April 2005 - 20 June 2005

Second Round of Municipal Elections

The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

7 June 2005 - 14 December 2005

Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border

15 August 2005 - 12 September 2005

Disengagement: Israeli-Egyptian Protocol on Gaza-Egypt Border

1 September 2005 - 12 September 2005

Third Round of Municipal Elections

29 September 2005

Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again

24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005

Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access

15 November 2005

Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing

15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005

The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established

25 November 2005

Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation

25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005

Fourth Round of Municipal Elections

15 December 2005

Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls

25 January 2006

Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory

26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006

Israeli Operations Resume

3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006

US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA

17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006

Olmert's Kadima Party Wins the Knesset Elections

28 March 2006 - 4 May 2006

Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank

1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006

A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office

9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006

Israeli Operations in the West Bank

24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006

Fatah-Hamas Clashes

26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006

Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains

28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006

New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza

11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006

Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers

July War: Israel's Air War Fails to Knock out Hizballah

14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006

July War: Israel's Special Operations Along the Border

17 July 2006 - 19 July 2006

Major Israeli Operation in Nablus

19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006

July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes

30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006

Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence

28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006

UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip

17 November 2006

Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence

10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007

UNGA Res. ES-10/17: Establishing the Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the OPT

15 December 2006

The US Revisits the Road Map

14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007

Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord

28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007

Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus

25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007

Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government

15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007

19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative

28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007

Palestinians in Jaffa Protest Eviction Plans of Israel Land Administration

Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes

11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007

Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume

24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007

Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference

Assassination of Mubarak Hasanat in Deir al-Balah

23 October 2007

Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces

2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007

The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks

27 November 2007

Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production

9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008

Nablus Remains a Hot Spot

15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008

Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza

15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008

Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai

23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify

4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008

Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza

28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008

Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen

18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008

Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened

26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008

20th Arab Summit Meets in Damascus

29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere

27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008

To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank

7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008

Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened

5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008

Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza

21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 2

28 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 3

29 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 5

31 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 6

War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2

War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones

War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties

War on Gaza, Day 12

War on Gaza, Day 13

War on Gaza, Day 14

War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks

10 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 17

12 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 18

13 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 20

15 January 2009

War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza

16 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 21

16 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 22

17 January 2009

War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet

18 January 2009

UNGA Res. ES-10/18: Supporting an Immediate Gaza Ceasefire According to Security Council Resolution 1860

23 January 2009

Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire

27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009

Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results

10 February 2009 - 31 March 2009

Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side

21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009

War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises

Palestine National Council Special Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

26 August 2009 - 27 August 2009

Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More

9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009

Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza

15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009

Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque

27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009

Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze

25 November 2009

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009

The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee

16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010

Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund

12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010

Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed

8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011

Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates

11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010

With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched

22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010

President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel

6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010

An Amendment to the Lebanese Social Security Law Grants Palestinian Refugees Right to End-of-Service and Occupational Emergency Compensations

An Amendment to the Lebanese Labor Law Exempts Palestinian Refugees from some Conditions Imposed on Foreign Workers

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington

1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem

14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010

US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze

29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010

The Knesset Passes the Citizenship Law (Amendment No. 10) Conditioning Citizenship on Loyalty

Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request

28 September 2011 - 8 November 2011

Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike

17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012

23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad

Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu

Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012

Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5

18 November 2012

Hamas's Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip

8 December 2012

Assassination of Haytham al-Mis-hal near Rafah

With or Without Negotiations, Israel Continues its Settlement Activities

30 May 2013 - 11 August 2013

Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing

25 September 2013 - 23 October 2013

Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement

14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014

Trilateral Agreement for a Red Sea-Dead Sea Link

9 December 2013

For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion

6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014

Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations

17 February 2014

Abbas Meeting with Kerry in Paris Ends in Total Failure

19 February 2014 - 21 February 2014

The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Knesset Election Law Raising the Qualifying Election Threshold

Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations

Abbas's Meeting With Obama in Washington Tests US Credibility

Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners

17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014

25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait

25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014

Settlement Announcement in the Midst of a Crisis Regarding the Negotiations

A Joint Lebanese-Palestinian Civil Document Is Launched

Abbas Sets Three Conditions for Extension of Negotiations

Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians

Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government

2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014

Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region

12 June 2014 - 30 June 2014

Battir Landscape Is Inscribed in the World Heritage List

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 6−8

13 July 2014 - 15 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10

16 July 2014 - 17 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12

18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction

20 July 2014 - 22 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 21-24

28 July 2014 - 31 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire

5 August 2014 - 7 August 2014

The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo

11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014

The 2014 Gaza War: Toward an Open-Ended Cease-Fire

23 August 2014 - 26 August 2014

Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza

7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014

The Case of Hamas-Appointed Civil Servants in Gaza

11 September 2014 - 18 December 2014

Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism

16 September 2014

No Effective Resumption of Gaza Postwar Talks in Cairo

23 September 2014

The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation

26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014

Steps, Mostly Parliamentary, Toward European Recognition of Palestinian State

13 October 2014 - 22 December 2015

The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza

11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015

Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections

22 January 2015

Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt

31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015

Israeli Elections: Likud's Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation

17 March 2015 - 19 March 2015

The 2014 Gaza War: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools

Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire

16 June 2015 - 16 June 2015

Settlement Construction

23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015

A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?

2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016

Smaller-Scale Palestinian-Israeli Violence and Israeli Repression Continue

1 January 2016 - 30 June 2016

France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative

29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016

France Hosts a Ministerial Meeting as First Stage of its Peace Initiative

In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted

8 June 2016 - 11 August 2016

The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet

3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016

Palestinian Attacks Against Soldiers and Settlers

8 January 2017 - 26 September 2017

Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East

15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017

Trump's Ambiguous Statement on Palestinian-Israeli Issues after his First Meeting as President with Netanyahu

15 February 2017

Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018

Hamas Forms a Committee to Administer Gaza Strip

28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea

Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017

Hamas New Charter

Municipal Elections in the West Bank

Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger

4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017

A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon

Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman

23 July 2017 - 24 July 2017

Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division

12 October 2017

Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo

17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017

Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails

1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017

President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem

18 December 2017

UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem

21 December 2017

Israeli Moves Against the BDS Movement

29 December 2017 - 7 January 2018

Trump Administration Defunds the UNRWA

16 January 2018 - 25 January 2018

International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis

UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population

Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire

7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018

Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation

7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018

US Cuts Aid to Palestinians

24 August 2018 - 14 September 2018

UNGA Res. 73/5 Accords Privileges to Palestine as Chair of Group of 77 for 2019

16 October 2018

UNRWA Says International Community Almost Covers Budget Deficit

19 November 2018

The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved

12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018

Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh

29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019

30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis

UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations

29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019

The PA and Israel Agree that the PA Can Collect Fuel Taxes

Israeli PM Netanyahu Pledges to Annex Parts of the West Bank if Reelected

10 September 2019 - 6 December 2019

Israeli Forces Raid Addameer and General Union of Service Sector Workers Offices in Ramallah

19 September 2019

COVID-19 Hits Palestine

5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020

Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians

21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020

Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives

25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021

Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel

15 September 2020

Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill

1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020

Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus

8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020

PA Resumes Coordination with Israel, Receives Some Withheld Funds

17 November 2020 - 2 December 2020

COVID-19 Continues to Severely Impact Daily Life in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021

Meetings of the Munich Group and the Middle East Quartet

11 January 2021 - 18 November 2021

Leading Human Rights Groups Deem Israel an Apartheid State

12 January 2021 - 27 April 2021

Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank

25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021

Israel Raids and Closes Offices of Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank

28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021

US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes

7 April 2021 - 23 September 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 4

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 7

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12

Annual Settler March: Israeli Forces Violently Disperse Palestinian Protesters

Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations

22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021

Ismail Haniyeh Presents Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause

3 November 2021

Deadliest Year for Palestinians Since 2014

31 December 2021

Historical Texts

Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi

Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement

Sykes-Picot Agreement

Palin Commission Report

Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots

The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order

20 December 1921

Churchill White Paper

League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine

The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)

Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922

Council of the League of Nations: Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home

16 September 1922

Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate

20 February 1928

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

The Hope Simpson Report

Passfield White Paper

20 October 1930

Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall

1 December 1930

MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann

13 February 1931

Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931

Statement of the Arab National Conference

13 December 1931

The Murison Commission Report

National Bloc Party: Bylaws

Proposed New Constitution for Palestine

22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935

Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Peel Commission Report

Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report

Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report

9 November 1938

British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report

11 November 1938

MacDonald White Paper

Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper

Biltmore Conference Declaration

The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States

Pact of the League of Arab States

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945

22 September 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

The Grady-Morrison Plan

UNGA Partition Plan

29 November 1947

Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance

Abandoned Areas Ordinance

Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties

Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)

16 September 1948

Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948

23 September 1948

Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account

8 November 1948

UNGA Resolution 212 (III)

19 November 1948

Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement

United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report

22 September 1949

UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)

8 December 1949

Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan

Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

12 September 1950

UNGA Resolution 393 (V)

2 December 1950

UNGA Resolution 394 (V)

14 December 1950

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

UNSC Resolution 95

1 September 1951

UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)

26 January 1952

UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys

Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)

Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA

26 November 1954

Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA

15 December 1956

UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)

Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962

First Arab Summit: Statement

13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964

Palestine National (qawmi) Charter

Basic Law of the PLO

Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States

11 September 1965

Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1

3 November 1966

Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East

UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)

Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions

1 September 1967

UNSC Resolution 242

22 November 1967

Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release

UNSC Resolution 252

Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions

10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968

Palestine National (watani) Charter

Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization

UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement

4 February 1969

Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement

6 September 1969

Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations

3 November 1969

9 December 1969

UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)

10 December 1969

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions

Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions

UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)

8 December 1970

Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution

UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)

6 December 1971

Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement

Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program

Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory

Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions

28 November 1973

Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement

28 November 1973

Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program

12 December 1973

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt

18 January 1974

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria

Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution

29 October 1974

Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA

13 November 1974

UNGA Resolution 3237 (XXIX)

22 November 1974

UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)

10 November 1975

Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940

23 January 1976

The Koenig Memorandum

Eighth Arab Summit: Statement

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration

12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977

Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East

Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference

Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset

20 November 1977

Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)

17 September 1978

Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement

2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978

Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme

15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979

Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt

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

Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority

16 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 January 1980

UNSC Resolution 465

The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

The Venice Declaration

Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel

Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem

Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué

25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980

Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land

Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza

31 January 1982

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2

Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut

1 September 1982

Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut

7 February 1983

Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement

14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983

UNGA Resolution 38/58

13 December 1983

Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué

7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985

Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat

7 November 1985

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions

8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466

29 January 1988

Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians

26 February 1988

UNGA Resolution 42/229

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780

King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué

15 November 1988

UNGA Resolution 43/160

9 December 1988

Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly

13 December 1988

Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly

14 December 1988

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463

17 February 1989

Israel's "Peace Initiative"

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question

23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989

Secretary of State James Baker's: Five Points Framework for an Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue

10 October 1989

President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker

Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference

Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement

28 September 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians

18 October 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel

18 October 1991

U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid

18 October 1991

Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty

Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)

13 September 1993

Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel

30 December 1993

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area

Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

28 September 1995

Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement

The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron

17 January 1997

UNGA Resolution 52/250

Wye River Memorandum

23 October 1998

UNGA Resolution ES-10/6

9 February 1999

Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration

Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum

4 September 1999

Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip

Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization

15 February 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement

23 December 2000

PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement

PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy

20 January 2001

Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees

22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001

The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)

27 January 2001

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270

Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations

The Mitchell Report

Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)

UNSC Resolution 1397

Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

UNSC Resolution 1402

The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories

UNSC Resolution 1405

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East

Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law

A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/12

25 September 2003

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240

President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles

UNGA Resolution ES-10/15

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783

Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal

Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement

15 November 2005

Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement

15 November 2005

Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections

30 January 2006

Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council

National Conciliation Document

UNSC Resolution 1701

UNGA Resolution ES-10/17

24 January 2007

Mecca Agreement

8 February 2007

President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech

Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush

27 November 2007

President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

10 January 2008

Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry

30 January 2008

UNSC Resolution 1850

16 December 2008

Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups

16 January 2009

UNGA Resolution ES-18

23 January 2009

Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council

President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World

Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program

Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)

25 September 2009

Provision on Palestinian Workers in Amended Lebanese Social Security Law (in Arabic)

President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy

Understanding Regarding Ceasefire in Gaza Strip

21 November 2012

HRC Resolution S-21/1

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916

30 December 2014

Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War

Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

UNGA Resolution 69/320

10 September 2015

Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA

30 September 2015

Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process

18 January 2016

Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities

Report of the Middle East Quartet

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration

15 January 2017

UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies

Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon

Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan

7 September 2017

Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division

12 October 2017

Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516

UNGA Resolution ES-10/20

UNGA Resolution 73/5

16 October 2018

Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

28 February 2019

President Donald Trump: Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel

30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements

18 November 2019

Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates

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

Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)

11 January 2021

B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid

12 January 2021

The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada

Historical Media

The Constitutional School

Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party

Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)

2 November 1932

British Police Search Palestinians

British Soldiers Enforce a Daytime Curfew on Lydda

Smashing the Palestinian Political Infrastructure

15 December 1938

London Conference

Arab League Warnings

At Erez Crossing (The Queue)

Escape of the Youth, Sixth Wave of Killing

Implosion, Killing of the Women, Ninth Wave of Killing

Charts

Document

Palestinian Workers in Israel as a Percentage of the Total Workforce in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

1968 - 2000

Document

Number (In Thousands) Of Palestinian Workers in Israel

1995 - 2020

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology

Zionist Operations Against the British Mandate Authorities

1944 - 1947

Thematic Chronology

Palestinian National Congresses

1918 - 1934

Highlights

Palestine Police During the British Mandate

Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

III. Late Mandate

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)

After the Nakba

The Palestinian Communist Movement

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp

Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp

Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp

Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp

Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp

Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917

Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries

Palestinian Youth in Conflict

A Childhood Denied

Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp

Marka Refugee Camp

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

Balata Refugee Camp

Baqa‘a Refugee Camp

Dheisheh Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp

Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp

Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp

Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp

Sbeineh Refugee Camp

Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine

A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact

Talbieh Refugee Camp

Rashidiyya Refugee Camp

Shatila Refugee Camp

Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Beddawi Refugee Camp

The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948

An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come

Lydda, 9-13 July 1948

A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March

Dera‘a Refugee Camp

The First Intifada, 1987-1993

Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom

Mar Elias Refugee Camp

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948

A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

II. British Occupation and Early Mandate

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine

Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

The Palestinian Novel

Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography

The Palestinian Short Story

Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor

Palestinian Visual Arts (I)

Beginners (1795-1955)

Palestinian Visual Arts (II)

Pathfinders (1955-1965)

Palestinian Visual Arts (III)

Explorers (1965-1995)

Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)

Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)

Palestinian Photographers before 1948

Documenting Life in a Time of Change

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

Palestinian Theater

The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City

Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation

Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa

Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field

Palestine-Lebanon Border

A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens

Palestine-Egypt Border

A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans

Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917

Promising Palestine Away

The King-Crane Commission of 1919

Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives

The Peel Commission, 1936–1937

Sowing the Seeds of the Partition

The 1946 Anglo-American Committee

Humanitarianism Over Justice

The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine

Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba

Resolution 242, 22 November 1967

Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993

Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement

Palestine and International Justice

The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability

The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel

China and the Palestine Question

From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

The European Union and the Palestine Question

From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions

France and the Palestine Question before 1948

Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question

Solidarity of the Colonized

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

The New South Africa and the Palestine Question

From Good Offices to Total Support

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991

Between Ideology and Realism

Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956

Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968

A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance

October 1973 War

A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results

Lebanon War, 1982

A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'

Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982

A Massacre by Proxy

The War on Gaza, 2008–2009

Israel’s Strategic Quandary

The 2014 Gaza War

An Asymetric Draw

The May 2021 Gaza War

Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes

World Zionist Organization

Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948

An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status

Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property

Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab

Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966

Governing the Lives of a Confined Population

Present Absentees in Israel

Exiled in Their Own Homeland

Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”

Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History

The Judaization of the Galilee

A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005

Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank

The Separation Wall

Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians

Israel’s Apartheid Regime

Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians

Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018

Enshrining Discrimination

The Village of al-Araqib

Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)

Before the Nakba

The Palestine Exploration Fund

Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming

Public Contracts during the Mandate

Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals

Demography and the Palestine Question (II)

The Algerians of Palestine

The Bosnians of Palestine

Palestinian Informal Justice

Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism

Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine

The Emergence of a Working Class

Palestinian Women in the Labor Market

A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism

Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule

Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition

Nablus Soap Production

The Decline of an Ancient Heritage

Urban Palestine

Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance

Palestinian Labor in Israel

A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

The Education of Palestinians in Israel

Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization

UNRWA's Education System

A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community

Palestinian Refugees in Syria

Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse

Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967

The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank

Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967

The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967

Incubators of Resistance

Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip

A Site of Continual Displacement

Palestinian Emigration (I)

Palestinian Emigration (II)

The Palestinians in Chile

A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine

Palestinians in Germany

From Melancholia to Anger

The Palestinians in Peru

A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History

V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War

Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War

IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure

XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era

XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted

XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock

Palestinian Music in Exile

Traditions and Resistance

Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939

A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947

Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988

Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance

I. Ottoman Rule

Colonization and Dispossession

Zionism's Imagined Geography

The Palestinians in Sweden

Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses

Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993

Curating the National Identity

Periods

XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock