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Events

Event
Ottoman Pledges to Grant Facilities to France: Towards the Capitulations Regime
18 October 1569 - 1613
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Formation of the Young Arab Society in Paris
1911 - 1914
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Formation of the Covenant Society in Istanbul
28 October 1913
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The British Prepare for the Occupation of Palestine
9 January 1917
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Conquest of Damascus; Faisal Enters Liberated City
26 September 1918 - 3 October 1918
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The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of the Arab Syrian Kingdom
7 March 1920 - 8 March 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress
13 December 1931
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Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 August 1981
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12th Arab Summit Meets in Fez and Adjourns
25 November 1981

Biographies

Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

Highlights

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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity

Historical Texts

Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan
7 August 1981
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UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
Document
Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020