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Biographies
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943
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
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Highlights
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
Highlight
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
Highlight
Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
Highlight
Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
Highlight
The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
Thematic Chronologies
Thematic Chronology
Israeli Assassination Campaign Within Palestine Borders (I)
1996 - 2004
Periods
Period
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
Events
Event
Scission within Fatah
18 May 1983 - 15 September 1983
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
Event
Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
Event
Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus
25 March 1985
Event
Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza
18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987
Event
Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
Event
First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 December 1987
Event
Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada
21 December 1987
Event
SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada
22 December 1987
Event
Non-Armed Intifada
3 January 1988 - 13 February 1988
Event
Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
Event
The Intifada and the Israeli Response in Another Stage in the Confrontation
11 March 1988 - 29 March 1988
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
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
The Intifada First Year Balance Sheet
9 December 1988
Event
Tougher Israeli Measures Against the Intifada
17 January 1989
Event
US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 March 1989
Event
Resurgence of Intifada, Worsening of Repression
3 May 1989 - 16 May 1989
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Event
Israel Deports Five Palestinians
27 August 1989
Event
Intifada Statistics
30 July 1991
Event
A Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Opposed to Negotiations Is Formed in Damascus
16 September 1992
Event
Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)
10 September 1999 - 20 March 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
Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Event
Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape
26 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
Event
Ariel Sharon Is Elected Prime Minister of Israel; Intifada Casualties Under Ehud Barak
6 February 2001
Event
13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
Event
The Mitchell Report Is Issued
30 April 2001 - 15 May 2001
Event
Losses During the 1st Year of the Second Intifada
28 September 2001
Event
Assassination of Jihad Jibril in Beirut
20 May 2002
Event
Losses on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2002
Event
Israeli Leaders Push for an American War Against Iraq
16 October 2002 - 9 February 2003
Event
Israel Closes all West Bank District Coordination Offices
3 December 2002 - 11 January 2003
Event
Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
Event
Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 June 2003
Event
Losses on the Three-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2003
Event
Losses on the Four-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2004
Event
Losses on the Five-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2005
Event
A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008
Event
President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 January 2009 - 4 March 2009
Event
A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016
Event
Israeli Court Finds PA Liable for Attacks During Second Intifada
8 July 2019
Event
Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
Event
The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
Event
Palestinians in Israel at the Heart of the Unified Intifada
10 May 2021 - 3 June 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
Historical Texts
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly
14 December 1988
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
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