Sections
About
Search

Search

Use quotation marks “…” to search for an exact phrase.

Events

Event
Napoleon Bonaparte in Palestine
February 1799 - May 1799
Event
Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall
23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928
Event
Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem
1 November 1928
Event
White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928
Event
al-Buraq / Western Wall: Palestinians Rise up in Protest against Zionist Provocations
15 August 1929 - 29 August 1929
Event
The British Form a Commission of Inquiry on Disturbances at al-Buraq / Western Wall
13 September 1929
Event
1st Palestine Arab Women's Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 October 1929
Event
League of Nations Council Approves the Appointment of an International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
14 January 1930 - 15 May 1930
Event
Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 March 1930
Event
The British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall Submits its Report
1 December 1930
Event
Enactment of the Palestine Order in Council Related to al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 May 1931
Event
The Settlement of Tel ‘Amal Is Founded Overnight in the Baysan Region
10 December 1936
Event
Charles Tegart's Means of Control
3 December 1937
Event
The Palestine Archeological Museum Opens Its Doors in Jerusalem
13 January 1938
Event
Israel Razes Maghrebi Quarter in Jerusalem Old City and Expels its Inhabitants
11 June 1967
Event
Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in East-Jerusalem
27 September 1967
Event
Israel Land Requisition in Old City of Jerusalem
18 April 1968
Event
Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem
27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969
Event
Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996
Event
SC Res. 1073: Calling for the Reversal of all Acts (Opening of Western Wall Tunnel) Aggravating the Situation
28 September 1996
Event
Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
Event
Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape
26 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
Event
Assassination of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
14 January 2002
Event
Israel Decides to Create Buffer Zones (Separation Wall)
14 April 2002 - 25 April 2002
Event
Israel Adopts Plan for Second Phase of Separation Wall
1 October 2003
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2003/980 on Illegality of Wall inside OPT Vetoed by US
14 October 2003
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 October 2003
Event
Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall
8 December 2003
Event
Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003
Event
Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
12 January 2004 - 2 February 2004
Event
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall
9 July 2004
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage
20 July 2004
Event
Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 2005
Event
Olmert's Separation Plan
5 March 2006 - 9 March 2006
Event
Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
Event
Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/17: Establishing the Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the OPT
15 December 2006
Event
Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 2
28 December 2008
Event
Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem
2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009
Event
Battir Landscape Is Inscribed in the World Heritage List
20 June 2014
Event
Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
Event
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 December 2014
Event
Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
Event
Provocative Israeli Decision Related to Haram al-Sharif
26 June 2016 - 5 July 2016
Event
President-Elect Trump for the "Ultimate Deal" Between Israel and the Palestinians
11 November 2016
Event
President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
Event
President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Event
Opening of the “Apartheid Road”
10 January 2019
Event
Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir
22 July 2019
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1
10 May 2021
Event
The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021

Biographies

Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Historical Texts

Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
Document
Shaw Commission Report
12 March 1930
Document
Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
Document
Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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
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
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980
14 October 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 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
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
UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
Document
Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 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
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 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
Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 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
Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019

Highlights

Highlight
Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917

Periods

Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era

Historical Media

Document
Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979
Document
The West Bank Barrier (Separation Wall)
2022