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International Intervention against Egyptian Rule in the Levant
1839 - 1841
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The Tanzimat Are Issued
18 February 1856
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Ottoman Law of the Provinces: Administrative Reorganization in Syria and Palestine
7 November 1864
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Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt
1882
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Eight Jewish Colonies Are Established in Palestine between 1899 and 1907
1899 - 1907
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France and the Ottoman Empire Sign the Mytilene Agreements
2 November 1901 - 10 November 1901
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Young Turk Revolution
23 July 1908
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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 Tel Aviv
11 April 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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The Fourteen Points of US President Woodrow Wilson
8 January 1918
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Conquest of Damascus; Faisal Enters Liberated City
26 September 1918 - 3 October 1918
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Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization
June 1920
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The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It
19 August 1920
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Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
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Establishment of Irgun
April 1931
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An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress
13 December 1931
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Arms Shipment to the Haganah
October 1935
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British Secure Military Reinforcements and Arm a Jewish Settlement Police
May 1936 - September 1936
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Avner Defense Plan
June 1937
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Second Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
23 July 1937 - September 1938
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Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan
8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937
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Formation of a British-Arab Committee on Hussein-McMahon Correspondence at the London Round Table Conference
15 February 1939 - 16 March 1939
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Military Recruitment in Palestine
3 September 1939
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Palmach Underground Is Established
14 May 1941
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Haganah Stockpiles Weapons
March 1943
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
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Pledge to Buy US Armament for the Haganah
July 1945
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Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism
1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945
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Haganah's Plan Gimmel
May 1946
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Jewish Agency Partition Plan Secures US Endorsement
5 August 1946 - 14 August 1946
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UNGA 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 May 1947
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Zionist Attacks Against Palestinians
21 May 1947 - 15 August 1947
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Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition
15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947
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First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense
29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948
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The Haganah Implements Plan Gimmel
1 December 1947
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Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947
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Series of Zionist Attacks
2 January 1948 - 26 January 1948
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Palestinian Attacks
14 January 1948 - 19 February 1948
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Zionist Military Preparations
14 January 1948 - 20 February 1948
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Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948
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Zionist Attacks
15 February 1948 - 5 March 1948
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Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah
10 March 1948
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Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
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Haganah Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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Palestinian Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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Arms for the Zionist Forces
1 April 1948 - 14 May 1948
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Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road
3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948
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The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings
4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948
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Massacre in Deir Yasin
9 April 1948 - 11 April 1948
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Fighting Around Jerusalem
12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948
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Fall of Tiberias
16 April 1948 - 18 April 1948
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Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa
24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem
26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948
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Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee
28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948
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Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area
8 May 1948 - 31 May 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee
13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948
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Control of Coastal Plain Haifa-Tel Aviv
13 May 1948 - 23 May 1948
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Operations Shfifon and Kilshon in Jerusalem
14 May 1948 - 28 May 1948
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Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders
15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948
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Abandoned Areas Ordinance
24 June 1948
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Responses to Bernadotte's Plan
2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948
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End of First Truce: Israeli Operations An-Far, Dani and Qedem
8 July 1948 - 17 July 1948
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Constantine Zurayk Publishes Ma'na al-Nakba (The Meaning of the Nakba) in Beirut
5 August 1948
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Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property
2 December 1948
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Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society
May 1950
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Tripartite Declaration
25 May 1950
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SC Res. 95: Calling on Egypt to End Restrictions on Commercial Shipping through Suez Canal
1 September 1951
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Israeli Operation Against Jordan
28 March 1954
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Israel and the Lavon Affair
July 1954 - 17 February 1955
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Egypt Detains Israeli Freighter
28 September 1954
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Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 September 1955
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Egypt Blocks Greek Freighter
25 May 1956
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France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War
22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956
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Nationalization of the Suez Canal
26 July 1956
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London Conference on Suez
16 August 1956 - 23 August 1956
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Ben-Gurion Addresses the Issue of Suez
26 August 1956
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Britain, France, and Israel Sign the Protocol of Sèvres
22 October 1956 - 24 October 1956
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Israel Invades Egypt
29 October 1956
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The 1956 War - The Tripartite Aggression
29 October 1956 - 12 March 1957
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Israel Occupies Gaza
1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957
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British and French Troops Invade Canal Zone
5 November 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai
7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956
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The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Deploys in Sinai
12 November 1956 - 12 March 1957
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Status of Jordanian Jerusalem Municipality Enhanced Symbolically
16 December 1959
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Ghassan Kanafani Publishes First Novel, Rijal fi-l-shams (Men in the Sun), in Beirut
1962
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2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
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A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 September 1964
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June War, 2nd Day
6 June 1967
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June War, 5th Day
9 June 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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Egypt's War of Attrition
8 March 1969 - 7 August 1970
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970 - 7 August 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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President Sadat Suggests Partial Israeli Withdrawal from Suez Canal
4 February 1971
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10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
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Assassination of Ghassan Kanafani in Beirut
8 July 1972
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Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 July 1972
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October War, 1st Day
6 October 1973
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October War, 2nd Day
7 October 1973
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October War, 3rd Day
8 October 1973
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October War, 4th Day
9 October 1973
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October War, 5th Day
10 October 1973
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October War, From the 6th to 10th Day
11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973
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Israeli Army Crosses the Suez Canal Westwards
15 October 1973 - 22 October 1973
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Sinai I Agreement
18 January 1974 - 3 March 1974
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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UNGA 3379 (XXX): Determining that Zionism is a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
10 November 1975
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Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
19 November 1977 - 21 November 1977
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A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington
24 April 1978
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Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Reject the Camp David Autonomy Plan
16 October 1978 - 4 November 1978
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A Probable Israeli Nuclear Test Explosion in the Ocean near South Africa
22 September 1979
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Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 August 1980 - September 1980
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Several Israeli Attempts to Assassinate Yasir Arafat During Invasion of Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 30 August 1982
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Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
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Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
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19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
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6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington
24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba
13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993
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Early Empowerment Accord Is Signed
29 August 1994
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Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
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Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
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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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Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
25 February 1996 - 4 March 1996
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Israel Launches Operation Grapes of Wrath Against Lebanon
11 April 1996 - 26 April 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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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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Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 May 1998 - 15 May 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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Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
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Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 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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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
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President Clinton's Visit to Gaza
14 December 1998
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
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Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 September 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 December 2000
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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The Mitchell Report Is Issued
30 April 2001 - 15 May 2001
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The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan
11 June 2001 - 20 June 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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Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 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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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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SC Res. 1397: Affirming a Vision of Two States, Israel and Palestine, Living Side by Side
12 March 2002
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Assassination of Mu'tasim Makhluf in Anabta
14 March 2002
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 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 Nablus: Fierce Resistance
3 April 2002 - 21 April 2002
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 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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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 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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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 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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Assassination of Mahmud Salah in Bethlehem
29 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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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 Ismail Abu Shanab in Gaza City
21 August 2003 - 25 August 2003
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Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City
6 September 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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Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 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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An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA
24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004
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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
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London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority
1 March 2005
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US Day-to-Day Involvement in Palestinian-Related Security Matters and in the Disengagement Plan
10 March 2005 - 30 June 2005
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17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
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Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk
18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing
15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Assassination of Husam Abu Nada, Muhammad Jiha, Rashad Rahim, and Hamdan Mahana in Gaza City
14 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006
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Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
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New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006
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Major Israeli Operation in Nablus
19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006
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July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes
30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Attempted Assassination of Ashraf Farwana in Gaza City
12 October 2006
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Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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Assassination of Sameh Saleh Farwana in Gaza City
20 May 2007
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Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Tony Blair Appointed Quartet Special Representative
27 June 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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Assassination of Mubarak Hasanat in Deir al-Balah
23 October 2007
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Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
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Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
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The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
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Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
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Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands
28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
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Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 March 2008 - 2 April 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
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Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
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Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 March 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
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Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem
2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009
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Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan
25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
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Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
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Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010
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Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
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The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
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With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
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Statement S/PRST/2010/9 by SC President on the Mavi Marmara Incident
1 June 2010
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Egypt Announces a Restricted Opening of its Border with Gaza after the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010
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The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012
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Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
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On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
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After Palestine's UNESCO Admission, Israel Suspends Transfer of Taxes to the PA
1 November 2011 - 30 November 2011
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Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City
9 March 2012
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A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
9 March 2012 - 13 March 2012
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Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 April 2012
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Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012
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Israel’s Settlement Activity
6 June 2012 - 13 August 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
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UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
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Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
2 December 2012 - 25 March 2013
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A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
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UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel's Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry
23 July 2014
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Renewal of Settlement Activity
31 August 2014 - 24 December 2014
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International Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction
12 October 2014
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 December 2014
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President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015
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Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
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Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank
31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
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Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif
2 August 2015 - 28 September 2015
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Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 2015
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No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015
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Smaller-Scale Palestinian-Israeli Violence and Israeli Repression Continue
1 January 2016 - 30 June 2016
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Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 2016
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Israel Pursues its Confiscation of Palestinian Land in the West Bank
10 March 2016 - 21 April 2016
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Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
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The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
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The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet
3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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A Doubtful Israel-Palestinian Postal Service Memorandum of Understanding
4 September 2016 - 15 August 2018
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
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Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated
15 January 2017
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Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination
6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017
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First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 March 2017 - 12 March 2017
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Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 2017
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Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 May 2017
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The PA Forces Early Retirement on Part of Its Employees in Gaza
4 July 2017
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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
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Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
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100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
1 November 2017 - 2 November 2017
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Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
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Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement
6 January 2018
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Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
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The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
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PA Asks the ICC to Investigate Israeli Settlement Policies
22 May 2018
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Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
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Knesset Passes Law to Deduct Funds from the PA Tax Revenue
2 July 2018 - 3 July 2018
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The Knesset Passes Basic Law: Israel the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018 - 30 July 2018
Event
Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 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
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
Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
Event
Warsaw Conference
13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019
Event
The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
Event
Israeli Bombing Resumes Against Gaza
1 May 2019 - 5 May 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
Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha
11 August 2019 - 18 August 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
Israel Announces Plans to Double Settler Population in Hebron
1 December 2019
Event
US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
Event
Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee
9 December 2020
Event
ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced
5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021
Event
Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank
25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2
11 May 2021
Event
Death of Nizar Banat after Arrest by PA Forces
24 June 2021 - 21 June 2022
Event
Gilbo Prison Escape
6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022

Biographies

Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
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
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
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
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
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
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
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
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 27 April 1940
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
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
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
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Asma Tubi
1905 - 1983
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Anwar Nusseibeh
1913 - 1986
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
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 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
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
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
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
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
Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
Document
Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
Document
League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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
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
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
Document
Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
Document
Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
Document
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)
15 May 1947
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
Document
Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
Document
Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
Document
Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
Document
UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 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
UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
Document
UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
Document
UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407
29 August 1963
Document
UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
Document
UNSC Resolution 252
21 May 1968
Document
Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
Document
Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
Document
Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
Document
Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
Document
Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
Document
UNSC Resolution 316
26 June 1972
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 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
Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119
29 June 1976
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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
Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
Document
Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 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
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1
19 January 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15185
8 June 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
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 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
UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394
17 May 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
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 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
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 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
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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
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
Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
Document
Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
Document
B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
Document
HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Historical Media

Document
Young Turks Revolution
July 1908
Document
Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party
1932
Document
The Haganah Starts Its Offensive
15 August 1947
Document
Haganah in Jerusalem
April 1948
Document
Jaramana Emergency Camp
1974
Document
Implosion, Killing of the Women, Ninth Wave of Killing
2012

Charts

Document
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”, 1932, 1951 and 2015
1932 - 2015

Places

Place
al-Manara
Place
Farwana
Place
Kafr 'Ana
Place
Khirbat al-Manara
Place
Ra'na
Place
al-Sindiyana

Highlights

Highlight
Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
Highlight
UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
Highlight
Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
Highlight
Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
Highlight
Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
Highlight
The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
Highlight
Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
Highlight
Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
Highlight
Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
Highlight
The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
Highlight
Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
Highlight
Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
Highlight
Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
Highlight
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
Highlight
UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
Highlight
The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
Highlight
Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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The Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora

Periods

Period
V. Reverberations of the Palestine War

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
1956 War
1955 - 1957