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Biographies

As‘ad al-Shuqairi

1860 - February 1940

1868 - October 1930

1878 - 29 June 1950

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

1880 - 16 June 1946

Boulos Shehadeh

1882 - 1 August 1943

24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964

Khalil Abdallah Totah

20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955

Rafiq al-Tamimi

Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti

1894 - 22 June 1965

4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971

Matiel Mogannam

15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992

Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari

1900 - 29 May 1980

Fatima al-Budeiri

1923 - June 2009

1926 - 23 January 1984

1927 - 13 January 2005

Samira Abu Ghazaleh

1928 - 12 January 2017

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001

Bashir Barghouti

1931 - 9 September 2000

1936 - 3 August 1978

Ahmad Ismail Yasin

June 1936 - 22 March 2004

Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

1941 - 5 February 2023

Mahmoud Darwish

13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

Abd al-Aziz Rantisi

1947 - 17 April 2004

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

Historical Texts

Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement

Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein

25 October 1915

Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem

11 December 1917

Palin Commission Report

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

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”

1 December 1930

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

Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement

Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions

10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt

18 January 1974

The Koenig Memorandum

Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset

20 November 1977

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

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

7 February 1983

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

The Mitchell Report

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

UNGA Resolution ES-10/15

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

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

25 September 2009

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

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

30 September 2015

UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid

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

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

28 February 2019

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

Events

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

21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916

Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem

8 November 1923

Establishment of the National Defense Party

2 December 1934

Mohammad Boudia Assassinated in Paris

Assassination of Omar Saadeh and Taha al-Aruj in Bethlehem

First Assassination Attempt of Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghul in Gaza City

Assassination Attempt of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm

6 September 2001

Second Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City

26 September 2002

Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements

21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003

Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City

6 September 2003

An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA

24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004

Assassination of Adnan al-Ghul in Gaza City

21 October 2004

Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet

19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006

Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, Mohammed Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Abu al-Husain, Hassan Abu al-Husain, Huthaifa Shubair, and Mohammed Sami Hamdan in Khan Yunis

Assassination of Mohammed Shaban al-Dahdouh in Gaza City

Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials

29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006

Fourth Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City

Assassination of Omar al-Khatib in Gaza City

Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer

30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008

War on Gaza, Day 3

29 December 2008

Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt

Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1

14 November 2012

Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City

14 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza

14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4

17 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement

21 November 2012

Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt, Is Ousted by the Military

Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-Year-Old Palestinian, Is Burnt Alive by Settlers in East Jerusalem

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 43

Fifth Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City

Assassination of Muhammad Zuwari in Sfax

15 December 2016

Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh

29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019

Israel Prevents US Congresswomen from Visiting the West Bank and Israel

15 August 2019 - 16 August 2019

Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco

10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020

Hightened Tension over Attempts to Evict Palestinian Families from Sheikh Jarrah

15 February 2021 - 9 May 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12

Gilboa Prison Escape

6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022

Historical Media

Arab League Warnings

Highlights

Palestinian Informal Justice

Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

Land Day, 30 March 1976

A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp

I. Ottoman Rule

Meanings of the Nakba

Transformations through Time and Place

Palestinian Visual Arts (I)

Beginners (1795-1955)

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

Marka Refugee Camp

Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)

Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)

The Palestinians in Peru

A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History

Dheisheh Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

The 2014 Gaza War

An Asymetric Draw

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance

The Algerians of Palestine

The Bosnians of Palestine

The New South Africa and the Palestine Question

From Good Offices to Total Support

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

Palestinian Theater

The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza

2012