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Biographies

Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Events

Event
Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt
1882
Event
1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
Event
Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine
7 February 1948
Event
Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
Event
Israel's Strike Against Syria
31 January 1960 - 15 February 1960
Event
On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
Event
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 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
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
Fayyad's Speech at Al-Quds University on Setting the Goal for Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Event
Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan
25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009
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Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010
Event
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
Event
Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Exchange of Letters for Cooperation on Taxes and Customs
31 July 2012
Event
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
Event
Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013

Highlights

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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Historical Texts

Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011