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Acre Under Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar
1775 - 1804
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European Powers Press the Ottomans on Jewish Immigration
2 March 1888 - 4 October 1888
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France and the Ottoman Empire Sign the Mytilene Agreements
2 November 1901 - 10 November 1901
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Establishment of the Anglo-Palestine Company
7 July 1903 - 24 November 1903
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Establishment of the Qahtani Society in Istanbul
1909
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Zionist Attempt to Buy 1.5 Million Dunams in the Jordan Valley
March 1909 - July 1909
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Foundation of the Zionist Paramilitary Group Hashomer
12 April 1909
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Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul
July 1909 - March 1915
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Enactment of the Ottoman Associations Law
16 August 1909
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Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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A Zionist–Arab Incident in Zarnuqa
23 July 1913
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Arrival in Palestine of the Zionist Commission
April 1918
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Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 May 1920
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Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization
June 1920
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Mahlul Land Ordinance
1 October 1920
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Transfer of Land Ordinance
1 October 1920
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Prevention of Crime Ordinance is Issued
October 1920 - 15 December 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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Palestine Police Ordinance Is Issued
15 March 1921
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The Palestinian Delegation Conducts Sterile Negotiations in London
2 July 1921 - 31 July 1922
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Collective Responsibility for Crime Ordinance Comes into Force
1 January 1922
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The League of Nations Confirms Britain’s Mandate over Palestine
24 July 1922
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Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem
8 November 1923
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Correction of Land Registers Ordinance, No. 12
16 February 1926
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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Land Settlement Ordinance No. 9
30 May 1928
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White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928
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Protection of Cultivators Ordinance No. 27
31 July 1929
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The British Form a Commission of Inquiry on Disturbances at al-Buraq / Western Wall
13 September 1929
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The British Issue the Criminal Law (Seditious Offences) Ordinance
25 October 1929
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1st Palestine Arab Women's Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 October 1929
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Hanging of Palestinian Militants
17 June 1930
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MacDonald's Reassurance to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931
23 July 1931
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A Conference in Nablus Debates Resorting to Arms
1 August 1931
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Protection of Cultivators Ordinance, No. 37
31 August 1933
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Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
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The British Issue the Press Ordinance
17 January 1935
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Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force
12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935
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Enactment of Emergency Regulations
19 April 1936
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British Secure Military Reinforcements and Arm a Jewish Settlement Police
May 1936 - September 1936
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The Settlement of Tel ‘Amal Is Founded Overnight in the Baysan Region
10 December 1936
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Criminal Code Ordinance of 1936
1 January 1937
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937
18 March 1937 - 24 March 1937
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Arab Higher Committee Is Banned
October 1937 - November 1937
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The Palestine Archeological Museum Opens Its Doors in Jerusalem
13 January 1938
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British "Divide-and-Rule" Policy
November 1938 - May 1939
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Stern Gang and Irgun Start Operations Against British
January 1944 - March 1944
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The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations
27 September 1945
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Lebanon Ends Granting Import Licenses for Palestine Goods
4 January 1946
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Enactment of Lebanese Labor Law and Its Subsequent Impact on Palestine Refugees
23 September 1946
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22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
9 December 1946 - 24 December 1946
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Irgun Kidnaps and Murders Two British Sergeants
11 July 1947 - 31 July 1947
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The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council
29 January 1948 - 16 February 1948
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Lebanon Sets up a Central Committee and Regional Committees to Deal with Refugees from Palestine
26 April 1948 - 11 May 1948
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Revocations) Order in Council, 1948
12 May 1948
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Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine
15 May 1948
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The British Mandate Ends. The US Recognizes the State of Israel
15 May 1948
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SC Res. 50: Calling for a 4-week Cessation of Hostilities in Palestine
29 May 1948
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Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan
28 June 1948
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SC Res. 54: Ordering Parties to Desist from Military Action; Instructing Mediator to Continue Efforts for Jerusalem Demilitarization
15 July 1948
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Bernadotte's New Plan
16 September 1948
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UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte Is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem
17 September 1948
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Israel Establishes Military Government in Palestinian Areas
21 October 1948
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Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949
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UNGA 212 (III): Establishment of a Special Fund for Palestine refugees
19 November 1948
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Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property
2 December 1948
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UNGA 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 December 1948
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Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches "War on Infiltration"
January 1949 - December 1956
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General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah
17 March 1949
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Palestinians Testify Before the UNCCP
24 March 1949
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Israel Enacts the Emergency Regulations (Security Zones)
24 April 1949 - 27 July 1949
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UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
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The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel's Admission Application, Requests Clarifications
4 May 1949 - 9 May 1949
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Israel Decides to Issue Temporary Residency Permits for Palestinians Not Included in the Census
October 1949
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UNGA 302 (IV): Establishment of Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
8 December 1949
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Absentee Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950
9 August 1950
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UNRWA Signs Agreement with Egypt as Administrator of Refugee Host Area
12 September 1950
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UNGA 393 (V): Economic Reintegration of Refugees in the Middle East
2 December 1950
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UNGA 394 (V): UNCCP to Establish Office on Compensation to Refugees
14 December 1950
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 January 1951
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UNRWA Signs Agreement with Jordan as Refugee Host Country
14 March 1951 - 20 August 1951
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah
July 1951
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UNGA 513 (VI): UNRWA to Carry Refugee Relief and Reintegration for 3 Years
26 January 1952
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The Zionist Organization/Jewish Agency Status Law
24 November 1952
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Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) Law
10 March 1953
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Egypt-UNRWA Agreement on Plans for Refugee Resettlement Projects
30 June 1953
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Israeli Operation in Gaza
28 August 1953
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SC Res. 101: Censuring Israel for Its Retaliatory Action in Qibya in Violation of the Israel-Jordan Armistice
24 November 1953
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Jordanian Nationality Law
16 February 1954
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Israel and the Lavon Affair
July 1954 - 17 February 1955
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The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 August 1954
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Exchange of Notes between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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Lebanon Exempts Palestinian Refugees from Travel Document Fees
29 December 1954
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Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects
1 March 1955 - 6 March 1955
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SC Res. 106: Condemning Israel’s Attack against Egypt’s Regular Army in Gaza
29 March 1955
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Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO) Is Opened in New York
25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962
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Israel Occupies Gaza
1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip
15 December 1956
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Basic Law for the Gaza Strip
25 February 1958 - 15 March 1958
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Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior
31 March 1959
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Basic Law: Israel Lands
19 July 1960
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GA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
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Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP
24 August 1961
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Conditions for the Movement of Lebanon's Palestinian refugees between Lebanon and Syria
28 July 1962 - 2 August 1962
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Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UNCCP
31 August 1962
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Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson's Proposals
5 October 1962 - 17 October 1962
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New Lebanese Social Security Law Implicitly Excludes Palestinian Refugees from its Benefits
26 September 1963
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Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
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A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 September 1964
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Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964
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26th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
30 December 1964 - 10 January 1965
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Reservations of Lebanon, Kuwait and Libya to the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
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US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)
23 July 1967
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Military Order No. 59, Concerning State Property
31 July 1967
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Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
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Explosion in Mahane Yehuda in West Jerusalem
22 November 1968 - 28 November 1968
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Lebanon Issues the Law on the Acquisition of Immovable Property Rights by Non-Lebanese
4 January 1969
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Palestinians Are Arrested by Israeli Authorities
5 March 1969
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Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem
27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969
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PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country
3 November 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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UNGA 2535 (XXIV): Reiterating Past Resolutions on UNRWA; Affirming Inalienable Rights of People of Palestine
10 December 1969
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Military Order No. 363, Concerning the Protection of Nature Reserves
22 December 1969
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Israel and Refugee Camps in Gaza and West Bank
18 February 1970
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Sharon's Pacification of Gaza
August 1970 - December 1971
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PFLP Hijack Operations
6 September 1970 - 12 September 1970
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Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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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
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Municipal Elections in West Bank Are Announced
26 November 1971
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UNGA 2792 (XXVI): Deploring Israel's Operations in the Gaza Strip
6 December 1971
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Black September Hijack Operation
29 October 1972 - 30 October 1972
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Absentees' Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973
27 June 1973
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12th Palestine National Council, Cairo: A New Political Program
1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974
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7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat; PLO Recognized as Sole Representative of Palestinian People
28 October 1974
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Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
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A General Congress to Defend Arab Lands Meets in Nazareth
18 October 1975
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PLO Official Office in Paris
31 October 1975
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Premeditated Israeli Air Attack Against Palestinians in Lebanon
2 December 1975
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Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation
1 January 1976 - 6 March 1976
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Fall of Tal al-Za'atar
12 August 1976
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President Carter for a Palestinian Homeland
16 March 1977 - 26 May 1977
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Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories Express their Dissatisfaction with Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
8 December 1977
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Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 December 1977
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Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords
5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978
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Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC
26 March 1979
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1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba
25 May 1979
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4th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
5 July 1979 - 6 July 1979
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5th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Haifa
5 August 1979 - 6 August 1979
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Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Are Held in London
25 October 1979 - 26 October 1979
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Deportation of Bassam Shak'a Reversed After West Bank Mayors Threaten Resignation
11 November 1979 - 5 December 1979
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7th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
18 December 1979 - 19 December 1979
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Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
17 January 1980
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
28 January 1980
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8th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
31 January 1980 - 1 February 1980
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980
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Birzeit University Is Closed
14 November 1980
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The Knesset Issues Amendment 16 to the Planning and Building Law, 1965
12 February 1981
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
11 November 1981 - 12 November 1981
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Israel's Proposal for the Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
31 January 1982
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/14943 to Denounce Dismissal of Palestinian Mayors, Vetoed by US
2 April 1982
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Israeli Aerial Bombardment and Palestinian Artillery Across the Lebanon-Israel Border
4 June 1982 - 5 June 1982
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Israeli Invasion Along the Western Axis
6 June 1982 - 14 June 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/15255/Rev.2 on a (French) Plan for Military Disengagement in Beirut, Vetoed by US
26 June 1982
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Agreement on Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut Reached and Implemented
20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982
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Reagan's "Talking Points" to Begin on Palestinian Issue
31 August 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 September 1982
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Sabra and Shatila Massacres
16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982
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Israel Withdraws from Beirut and the Multinational Force Returns
23 September 1982 - 29 September 1982
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Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983
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Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement
17 May 1983 - 14 June 1983
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Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories
26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983
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Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities
2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984
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Operation of Israeli Occupation Forces Against Ayn al-Hilwa
16 May 1984 - 18 May 1984
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Israeli Army Withdraws from Saida Region
16 February 1985
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The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon
19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Two Palestinian Newspapers Banned in Jerusalem
30 June 1986
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Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories
4 December 1986 - 11 December 1986
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Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan
13 December 1986 - 26 January 1987
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Clashes in the Occupied Territories
9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987
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Detention of Faisal al-Husseini
12 April 1987 - 13 September 1987
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Closure of Palestinian Universities
19 April 1987
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Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza
18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987
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Lebanon's Parliament Votes to Reject 1983 Agreement with Israel and 1969 Agreement with PLO
21 May 1987
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The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
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US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York
9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987
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Closure of Bethlehem University
28 October 1987
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Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
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The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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UNGA 42/229: Calling Host Country to Abide by Agreement (on PLO Mission), Requesting ICJ Opinion
2 March 1988
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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Mass Emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel Is Triggered
1 October 1989 - 14 January 1990
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A New Constitutional Law Rejects Palestinians' Resettlement in Lebanon
21 September 1990
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The Gulf War
17 January 1991 - 28 February 1991
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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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Conference on Multilateral Peace Talks, Moscow
28 January 1992 - 29 January 1992
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4th Negotiation Round, Washington
24 February 1992 - 4 March 1992
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5th Negotiation Round, Washington
27 April 1992 - 30 April 1992
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Multilateral Talks
11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992
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Multilateral Talks
29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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10th Negotiation Round, Washington
15 June 1993 - 1 July 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
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PLO Central Council Meeting in Tunis Prepares the Implementation of the DOP
10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993
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Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba
13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993
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President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993
28 October 1993
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Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks
6 April 1994 - 30 April 1994
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations Is Signed in Paris
29 April 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo
4 May 1994
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Arafat's Decree N° 1: Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza Are still in Force
20 May 1994
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Palestine National Authority (PNA) Holds First Official Meeting in Tunis
26 May 1994
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US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
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Early Empowerment Accord Is Signed
29 August 1994
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Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba
26 October 1994
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Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
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The Knesset Adopts the Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
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The Tragedy of the Palestinians in Libya
9 August 1995 - 13 January 1999
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Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem
17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995
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Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities
27 August 1995
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Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 September 1995
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US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"
23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
25 February 1996 - 4 March 1996
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21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 March 1997
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First Phase of Further Redeployment Not Implemented
9 March 1997 - 12 March 1997
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Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997
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Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
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French-Palestinian Agreement on Status of French Institutions Under Palestinian Authority
12 December 1997 - 18 December 1997
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Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998
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Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem
25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998
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UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA
7 July 1998
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Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
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Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts
10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999
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Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
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Vatican-PLO Agreement
15 February 2000
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000
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Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
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Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army
15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000
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Attempts to Revive Final Status Talks
16 August 2000 - 28 September 2000
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The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 September 2000
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Ariel Sharon at al-Haram al-Sharif
28 September 2000
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Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000
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US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
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The Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs in Lebanon Is Reorganized
14 October 2000
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Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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Assassination of Ibrahim Bani Odeh in Nablus
23 November 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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The Taba Talks
21 January 2001 - 27 January 2001
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Assassination of Mahmud Madani in Balata Refugee Camp
19 February 2001
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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A Lebanese Legislative Amendment Equates Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
3 April 2001
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Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
19 April 2001
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The Mitchell Report Is Issued
30 April 2001 - 15 May 2001
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Lebanon's Constitutional Council Upholds the Prohibition of Real Estate Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees
10 May 2001
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Assassination of Osama Jawabra in Nablus
24 June 2001
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Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
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Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 August 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates
20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Karine A Arms Ship Is Captured and Arafat Is Isolated
3 January 2002 - 11 February 2002
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Grave Escalation from Both Sides
9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002
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SC Res. 1402: Calling for Cease-Fire and Withdrawal of Israeli Troops from Palestinian Cities
30 March 2002
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Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle
3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002
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SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp
19 April 2002
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Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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Security on the Aftermath of Operation Defensive Shield
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
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Assassination of Mahmud Titi in Balata Refugee Camp
22 May 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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SC Res. 1435: Concern over Reoccupation of Arafat's Headquarters in Ramallah and Call for Israeli Withdrawal
24 September 2002
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Assassination of Ala Ahmad Sabbagh and Imad Nasharti in Jenin Refugee Camp
26 November 2002
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Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel's Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US
20 December 2002
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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza
15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003
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US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
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Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem
17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003
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Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 June 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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No Let Up in Confrontation
19 August 2003 - 20 August 2003
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Assassination of Abdallah Akel and Farid Mayat in Nussayrat Refugee Camp
30 August 2003
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Draft SC Res. S/2003/891 Against any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety Vetoed by US
16 September 2003
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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
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The Geneva "Private" Initiative
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 October 2003
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Assassination of Ibrahim al-Na'nish in Tulkarm Refugee Camp
28 October 2003
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Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004
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Assassination of Mahmud Judeh in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
28 February 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
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Bush's Letter to Sharon on the Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
Event
SC Res. 1544: Condemning Israeli Killing of Civilians and Demolition of Homes in Rafah Refugee Camp
19 May 2004
Event
16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
Event
An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA
24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004
Event
Assassination of Khalil Marshud in Balata Refugee Camp
14 June 2004
Event
Operation Full Court Press in Nablus
23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004
Event
The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2004/783 Condemning Israeli Broad Incursion in Northern Gaza Strip Vetoed by US
5 October 2004
Event
Assassination of Imad Yahia Khalil Bader and Saqer Awni Saqer in Khan Yunis Refugee Camp
9 October 2004
Event
Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
Event
Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
Event
Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005
Event
Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
Event
London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority
1 March 2005
Event
US Day-to-Day Involvement in Palestinian-Related Security Matters and in the Disengagement Plan
10 March 2005 - 30 June 2005
Event
17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
Event
Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 2005
Event
The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
7 June 2005 - 14 December 2005
Event
Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk
18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005
Event
Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005
Event
Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah
7 September 2005 - 17 September 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
Event
Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
Event
Assassination of Shadi Suhail Muhanna and Muhammad Ahmad Kandeel in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
27 October 2005
Event
Assassination of Hassan Madhun and Fawzi Abu Qara’ in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
1 November 2005
Event
Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing
15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005
Event
The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established
25 November 2005
Event
After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
Event
Assassination of Iyad Qadas and Iyad Najjar in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
8 December 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
Event
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
Event
Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
Event
Assassination of Hassan Asfour and Rami Hannoun East of Jabaliya Refugee Camp
6 February 2006
Event
US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
Event
PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
Event
Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
Event
Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006
Event
Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
Event
Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
Event
Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
Event
A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006
Event
The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
Event
Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace
23 May 2006
Event
Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
Event
Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
Event
Lebanon Reregisters the Records of Palestinian Refugees It Had Deleted
8 July 2006
Event
New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006
Event
Major Israeli Operation in Nablus
19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006
Event
Assassination of Amjad al-Ajami and Muhammad Atik in Jenin Refugee Camp
9 August 2006
Event
Olmert's Convergence Plan Put Aside; Settlement Activity Resumes
18 August 2006 - 21 September 2006
Event
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
Event
Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
Event
Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
Event
The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
Event
The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
Event
Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
Event
International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
Event
Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
Event
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
Event
A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government
17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007
Event
Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
Event
The Battle of Nahr el-Bared
20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007
Event
Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
Event
Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
Event
Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split
17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
Event
Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume
24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007
Event
Tony Blair Appointed Quartet Special Representative
27 June 2007
Event
Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
Event
Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
Event
Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
Event
Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
Event
Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007
Event
The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 2007
Event
Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 December 2007
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
Event
Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
Event
The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
Event
Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
Event
The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"
7 January 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Palestinian Side Sounded Out
7 January 2008 - 27 January 2008
Event
Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
Event
Assassination of Nidal al-Amoudi and Mahir al-Mabhuh in Shati' Refugee Camp
13 January 2008
Event
Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
Event
After the July War: Winograd Commission's Report on Israel's Handling of the 2006 Lebanon War
30 January 2008
Event
Assassination of Amer Qarmout in Beit Lahiya
4 February 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands
28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
Event
Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 March 2008 - 2 April 2008
Event
Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Resume: Refugees and Territory Stumbling Blocks
24 March 2008 - 4 May 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere
27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
Event
Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1
27 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks: Palestinian Stocktaking
1 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2
4 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks
10 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 17
12 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 18
13 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
Event
Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
Event
The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue
31 March 2009 - 5 May 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 May 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
Event
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
Event
Fayyad's Speech at Al-Quds University on Setting the Goal for Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Event
Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
Event
Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem
2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009
Event
Israel Land Administration Law
3 August 2009
Event
Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan
25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009
Event
Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
Event
UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
Event
Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
Event
The Deceptive Settlement Freeze
26 November 2009 - 5 January 2010
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
Event
Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010
Event
Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
Event
Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
Event
The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
Event
Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit
8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010
Event
With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
Event
Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue
29 July 2010 - 15 August 2010
Event
An Amendment to the Lebanese Social Security Law Grants Palestinian Refugees Right to End-of-Service and Occupational Emergency Compensations
24 August 2010
Event
An Amendment to the Lebanese Labor Law Exempts Palestinian Refugees from some Conditions Imposed on Foreign Workers
24 August 2010
Event
Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
Event
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
Event
Israel Approves Settlement Expansion
2 March 2011 - 11 August 2011
Event
The Knesset Passes Israel Lands Law (Amendment No. 3) on Foreign Ownership
29 March 2011
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
Event
On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
Event
US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
Event
State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Event
Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest
27 September 2011 - 1 November 2011
Event
After Palestine's UNESCO Admission, Israel Suspends Transfer of Taxes to the PA
1 November 2011 - 30 November 2011
Event
Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
Event
US Legislation against Palestinian Full UN Membership
23 December 2011
Event
Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 April 2012
Event
Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012
Event
Israeli Government "Legalizes" Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
Event
Israel’s Settlement Activity
6 June 2012 - 13 August 2012
Event
Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Exchange of Letters for Cooperation on Taxes and Customs
31 July 2012
Event
Assassination of Ashraf Sabah and Hisham al-Saidani in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
13 October 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
Event
Assassination of Ahmad Abu Jalal near al-Maghazi Refugee Camp
16 November 2012
Event
Assassination of Ahmad al-Nahal in al-Shati Refugee Camp
18 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 8
21 November 2012
Event
Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
2 December 2012 - 25 March 2013
Event
Assassination of Haytham al-Mis-hal near Rafah
30 April 2013
Event
Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
Event
Trilateral Agreement for a Red Sea-Dead Sea Link
9 December 2013
Event
For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014
Event
Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israeli Settlement Expansion
31 January 2014 - 7 February 2014
Event
Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
17 February 2014
Event
Settlement Plans Continue and Weigh Heavily on Negotiations
13 March 2014 - 20 March 2014
Event
25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Event
Settlement Announcement in the Midst of a Crisis Regarding the Negotiations
1 April 2014
Event
A Joint Lebanese-Palestinian Civil Document Is Launched
16 April 2014
Event
A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
Event
Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians
24 April 2014
Event
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
Event
Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 July 2014
Event
Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 6−8
13 July 2014 - 15 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10
16 July 2014 - 17 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction
20 July 2014 - 22 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 21-24
28 July 2014 - 31 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire
5 August 2014 - 7 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: Toward an Open-Ended Cease-Fire
23 August 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
A Lebanese Government Readiness to Facilitate Licensing of Palestinian Associations
26 August 2014
Event
Renewal of Settlement Activity
31 August 2014 - 24 December 2014
Event
The Case of Hamas-Appointed Civil Servants in Gaza
11 September 2014 - 18 December 2014
Event
Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 September 2014
Event
International Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction
12 October 2014
Event
French Efforts in Favor of a Draft UNSC Resolution on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
2 December 2014 - 17 December 2014
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC
30 December 2014
Event
Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
1 January 2015 - 21 April 2015
Event
Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
Event
Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt
31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015
Event
A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools
27 April 2015
Event
Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
Event
The Knesset Passes Amendment Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
29 July 2015
Event
Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank
31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
Event
Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif
2 August 2015 - 28 September 2015
Event
With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
Event
Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 2015
Event
Israel's Policy Toward the Palestinian Outburst
4 October 2015 - 13 October 2015
Event
Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
Event
No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015
Event
The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Penal Code Imposing Minimum Sentences for Stone-Throwers
2 November 2015
Event
Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
Event
Muhammad al-Qeeq Stages a 94-day Hunger Strike and Compels His Jailers to Release Him
21 November 2015 - 21 May 2016
Event
US Legislation against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court
18 December 2015
Event
Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members
4 February 2016 - 8 February 2016
Event
Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 2016
Event
The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
Event
Israel Pursues its Confiscation of Palestinian Land in the West Bank
10 March 2016 - 21 April 2016
Event
The Knesset Adopts the "Anti-Terror" (Counter-Terrorism) Law
15 June 2016
Event
Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
Event
The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
Event
Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
12 July 2016
Event
A Doubtful Israel-Palestinian Postal Service Memorandum of Understanding
4 September 2016 - 15 August 2018
Event
Kerry's "Farewell" Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 December 2016
Event
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated
15 January 2017
Event
Israel Races for Settlement Activities with an Eye on Trump
22 January 2017 - 1 February 2017
Event
Settlers Attempt to Modify the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
5 February 2017 - 24 May 2017
Event
The Israeli Knesset Passes a Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively
6 February 2017
Event
Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
Event
Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination
6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017
Event
First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 March 2017 - 12 March 2017
Event
Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
Event
Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
Event
Hamas New Charter
1 May 2017
Event
President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
Event
President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 2017
Event
Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 May 2017
Event
The PA Forces Early Retirement on Part of Its Employees in Gaza
4 July 2017
Event
Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger
4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017
Event
A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon
20 July 2017
Event
Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman
23 July 2017 - 24 July 2017
Event
Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
Event
The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Event
Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017
Event
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
Event
The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement
6 January 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
Event
Trump Administration Defunds the UNRWA
16 January 2018 - 25 January 2018
Event
The Knesset Passes Legislation that Allows to Revoke Permanent Residency from East Jerusalemites
7 March 2018
Event
Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
Event
International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis
15 March 2018
Event
Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
Event
PA Requests Membership of International Treaties and Conventions in Response to US Embassy Move
24 March 2018 - 6 June 2018
Event
23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
Event
The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Event
PA Asks the ICC to Investigate Israeli Settlement Policies
22 May 2018
Event
Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
Event
Knesset Passes Law to Deduct Funds from the PA Tax Revenue
2 July 2018 - 3 July 2018
Event
Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
Event
US Cuts Aid to Palestinians
24 August 2018 - 14 September 2018
Event
President Trump Signs the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATCA) into Law
3 October 2018
Event
Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
Event
The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
Event
PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations
15 November 2018
Event
UNRWA Says International Community Almost Covers Budget Deficit
19 November 2018
Event
PM Hamdallah Rejects any US Assistance Related to ATCA
26 December 2018 - 1 February 2019
Event
Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners
2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019
Event
PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
Event
Opening of the “Apartheid Road”
10 January 2019
Event
Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
Event
Warsaw Conference
13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019
Event
The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
Event
Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
Event
The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
Event
Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day
29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019
Event
30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood
16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Settler Organization’s Claim to Three Buildings in the Old City of Jerusalem
10 June 2019
Event
Israeli Court Finds PA Liable for Attacks During Second Intifada
8 July 2019
Event
Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir
22 July 2019
Event
UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
Event
The PA and Israel Agree that the PA Can Collect Fuel Taxes
22 August 2019
Event
The Israel Electric Corporation Cuts Power in the West Bank
22 September 2019 - 29 December 2019
Event
PA Starts Receiving Part of Tax Revenue from Israel Despite Deduction
3 October 2019 - 29 December 2019
Event
Palestinian Court Orders to Block Access to Dozens of Websites
17 October 2019
Event
US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019
Event
US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
Event
US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
Event
Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians
21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020
Event
International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
Event
Creeping Normalization
19 May 2020 - 25 June 2020
Event
EU Anti-Palestinian Clause
12 June 2020
Event
PA Finances Suffer
2 July 2020 - 27 July 2020
Event
Israel Attack Gaza over Incendiary Protest Balloons
6 August 2020 - 1 September 2020
Event
UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
Event
Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives
25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021
Event
Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
Event
PA Issues Building Permits in Area C
1 October 2020
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
Event
Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus
8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020
Event
Israel Announces Massive Settlement Expansion after Normalization Deals
14 October 2020 - 15 December 2020
Event
PA Resumes Coordination with Israel, Receives Some Withheld Funds
17 November 2020 - 2 December 2020
Event
Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee
9 December 2020
Event
Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020
Event
Israel Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign but Excludes Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
19 December 2020 - 22 December 2020
Event
COVID-19 Continues to Severely Impact Daily Life in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Event
Meetings of the Munich Group and the Middle East Quartet
11 January 2021 - 18 November 2021
Event
Leading Human Rights Groups Deem Israel an Apartheid State
12 January 2021 - 27 April 2021
Event
PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
Event
Palestinian COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Begins as the Occupation Hinders an Effective Rollout
2 February 2021 - 20 June 2021
Event
ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced
5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021
Event
Israel Raids and Closes Offices of Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank
28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021
Event
US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes
7 April 2021 - 23 September 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2
11 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 3
12 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 4
13 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 5
14 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 6
15 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 7
16 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
Event
The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 10
19 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11
20 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12
21 May 2021
Event
Death of Nizar Banat after Arrest by PA Forces
24 June 2021 - 21 June 2022
Event
Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
Event
Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021
Event
Great Britain Designates Hamas’s Political Wing as a Terrorist Organization
19 November 2021 - 26 November 2021

Biographies

Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Khalil al-Sakakini
23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
Khalil Abdallah Totah
20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Issa al-Sifri
1894 - 19 March 1949
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Sadhij Nassar
1900 - 1970
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
1915 - 2007
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Kamal Nasser
1925 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
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
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Historical Texts

Document
Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
Document
The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
Document
League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
Document
The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
Document
Council of the League of Nations: Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
16 September 1922
Document
Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
Document
Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
Document
The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
Document
Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
Document
Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
Document
MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
Document
Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Document
Peel Commission Report
July 1937
Document
Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Document
Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
Document
British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
Document
MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
Document
Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
Document
Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
Document
Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
Document
Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
Document
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
Document
Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
Document
UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)
15 May 1947
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
Document
US Recognition of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
Document
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
Document
Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
Document
Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
Document
Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 49
22 May 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
Document
Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 1948
Document
Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
Document
Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 61
4 November 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 November 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
Document
Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
Document
Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Document
Ad Hoc Political Committee Resolution on Israel’s Application for UN Membership
4 May 1949
Document
Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
Document
Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
Document
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
Document
UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
Document
UNGA Resolution 394 (V)
14 December 1950
Document
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
14 March 1951
Document
UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
Document
UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
Document
UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
Document
Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
Document
Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
Document
UNSC Resolution 106
29 March 1955
Document
UNSC Resolution 111
19 January 1956
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
Lebanon’s Department for Palestinian Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)
31 March 1959
Document
UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
UNSC Resolution 171
9 April 1962
Document
Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
Document
Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
11 September 1965
Document
Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
Document
Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
Document
UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Document
UNSC Resolution 242
22 November 1967
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
Document
Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
Document
UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
Document
Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
Document
UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
Document
Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
Document
UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
Document
UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
Document
Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
Document
Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
Document
PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)
8 June 1974
Document
Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution
29 October 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940
23 January 1976
Document
The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022
24 March 1976
Document
Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
Document
Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
Document
Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
Document
Begin's Autonomy Plan
28 December 1977
Document
UNSC Resolution 425
19 March 1978
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
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
26 March 1979
Document
Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
Document
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
Document
UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
Document
The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
3 June 1980
Document
The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
Document
Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
30 July 1980
Document
Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
Document
Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2
25 June 1982
Document
Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
Document
Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
Document
UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
Document
Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
Document
Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Document
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 694
24 May 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
17 March 1992
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
Document
Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
Document
Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
Document
Reorganization of Lebanon’s Department for Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)
14 October 2000
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
Document
PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement
27 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
Document
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
Document
Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Document
Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
Document
Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1402
30 March 2002
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1405
19 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1435
24 September 2002
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891
16 September 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
Document
UNSC Resolution 1544
19 May 2004
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783
5 October 2004
Document
Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
Document
Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
Document
Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
Document
UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
Document
Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Document
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program
8 August 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration
15 January 2017
Document
Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
Document
Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration
15 April 2018
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
Document
Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
President Donald Trump: Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel
25 March 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
Document
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)
11 January 2021
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B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021

Historical Media

Document
Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party
1932
Document
Musa Kazim Husseini's Funeral, Damascus Gate
27 March 1934
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Nahr el-Bared
1948
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al-Fawwar Camp
1951
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Emergency Refugee Camp, East Jordan: June 1967
June 1967
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Continuing Exodus: Jordan River
February 1968

Charts

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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip
1948 - 2018
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Palestinian Workers in Israel as a Percentage of the Total Workforce in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
1968 - 2000

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Zionist Operations Against the British Mandate Authorities
1944 - 1947
Thematic Chronology
Israeli Assassination Campaign Within Palestine Borders (I)
1996 - 2004
Thematic Chronology
Regulating Palestinian Land
1858 - present
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian Political Institutional Presence in the US
1917 - present
Thematic Chronology
Elections Under the Palestinian Authority
1996 - present
Thematic Chronology
Lebanon’s Relation to Palestine and the Palestinians
1923 - present
Thematic Chronology
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
1920 - 1945

Highlights

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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
2017-
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance

Periods

Period
V. Reverberations of the Palestine War
Period
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
Period
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
Period
IV. The Palestine War and the Nakba
Period
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions and Survival