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Biographies

Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986

Events

Event
Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
Event
Third Stage of British Palestine Campaign: Completion of the Conquest of Palestine
19 September 1918 - 25 September 1918
Event
Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 May 1920
Event
Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine
April 1927
Event
A Conference in Nablus Debates Resorting to Arms
1 August 1931
Event
Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force
12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935
Event
Killing of Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad
27 March 1939
Event
General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah
17 March 1949
Event
Jordan-Israel Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Event
Israeli-Jordanian Clashes
25 July 1956 - 21 August 1956
Event
Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids
27 May 1965
Event
June War, 2nd Day
6 June 1967
Event
Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank
November 1995 - December 1995
Event
Assassination of Iyad Hardan in Jenin
5 April 2001
Event
Assassination attempt of Abd al-Karim Owais in Jenin
12 May 2001
Event
Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
Event
US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
Event
Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
Event
Assassination of Nazih Abu al-Siba' in Jenin
16 February 2002
Event
An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
Event
Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle
3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002
Event
Israel Decides to Create Buffer Zones (Separation Wall)
14 April 2002 - 25 April 2002
Event
SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp
19 April 2002
Event
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
Event
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
Event
Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination
22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002
Event
Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
Event
Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
Event
Assassination of Ala Ahmad Sabbagh and Imad Nasharti in Jenin Refugee Camp
26 November 2002
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel's Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US
20 December 2002
Event
Assassination of Shaman Subuh and Mustafa Qash near Jenin
23 December 2002
Event
Assassination of Fadi Jaradat and Salih Jaradat in Jenin
12 June 2003
Event
Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire
4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003
Event
Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
Event
Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
Event
Assassination of Majed Sa'di in Jenin
16 June 2004
Event
Assassination of Mahmud Abu Khalifa, Amjad Abu al-Hayja, and Yamin Abu al-Hayja in Jenin
13 September 2004
Event
Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
Event
Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls
25 January 2006
Event
Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
Event
Assassination of Amjad al-Ajami and Muhammad Atik in Jenin Refugee Camp
9 August 2006
Event
Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence
10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007
Event
Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
Event
Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
Event
Assassination of Ziad Malaisha and Ibrahim Abed in Kafr Dan
20 June 2007
Event
Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
Event
Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
Event
Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel
15 September 2020
Event
Gilboa Prison Escape
6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022

Historical Texts

Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
UNSC Resolution 1405
19 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art