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Ottoman Conquest of the Levant

24 August 1516 - 12 January 1517

Edification and Restoration Works of Sultan Suleiman in Jerusalem

The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion in Jerusalem

May 1703 - November 1705

The Rise of Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani in Northern Palestine

The Territory Under Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani's Control: Economic and Social Dimension

Alliance Between Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani and Mamluk Leader Ali Bey al-Kabeer: To Conquer Palestine and Syrian Territory

November 1770 - June 1771

Palestine Under Zahir al-Umar: Locus of Intra-Mamluk Rivalry

June 1771 - June 1773

Palestine Under Zahir al-Umar: Locus of Renewed Ambition by Mamluk Muhammad Bey Abu al-Zahab

September 1773 - 11 June 1775

Acre Under Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar

The Fall of Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani

12 June 1775 - 22 August 1775

Napoleon Bonaparte in Palestine

February 1799 - May 1799

Ibrahim Pasha in Palestine

October 1831 - 1834

Uprising Against Egyptian Rule in Palestine

April 1834 - August 1834

International Intervention Against Egyptian Rule in the Levant

Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat I

3 November 1839

Ottoman Firman Confirms Status Quo in Jerusalem and Bethlehem Christian Holy Places

8 February 1852

Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat Stage II

18 February 1856

Ottoman Education Law Is Passed

20 September 1869

Jerusalem Area Designated as a Sanjaq

Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution

31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876

Jerusalem Representation in the First and Second Ottoman Parliaments

19 March 1877 - 14 February 1878

Great Britain Invades Egypt; Egypt as a British Veiled Protectorate

Emerging Palestinian Opposition to Zionist Settlement: al-Yahudiyya Village Against Petah Tikva Settlement

Local Control of Zionist Land Purchases in the Sanjaq of Jerusalem

Herzl Correspondence with Jerusalem Mayor

Palestinian-Zionist Tension at al-Shajara - Sejera in the Tiberias Region

August 1904 - September 1904

Emerging Palestinian Identity and Arab Nationalism

Establishment of the Rawdat al-Ma'arif al-Wataniyya al-'Uthmaniyya al-Islamiyya in Jerusalem

Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement

Young Turk Revolution

Establishment of the Arab-Ottoman Brotherhood Society in Istanbul

2 September 1908 - April 1909

Establishment of Palestinian Newspaper al-Karmel in Haifa

Elections Held for Third Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine

17 December 1908 - 17 January 1912

Establishment of al-Madrasa al-Dusturiyya, Jerusalem

Establishment of the Qahtani Society in Istanbul

Zionist Attempt to Buy 1.5 Million Dunams in the Jordan Valley

March 1909 - July 1909

Palestinians Clash with Settlers of Sejera Colony

3 April 1909 - 12 April 1909

Palestinian Members of the Ottoman Parliament Express Opposition to Zionist Objectives

June 1909 - 2 November 1909

Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul

July 1909 - March 1915

Formation of the Moderate Liberal Party and the Entente Libérale Party in Istanbul

30 October 1909 - 8 November 1911

Establishment of Filastin Newspaper in Jaffa

Formation of the Young Arab Society in Paris

First Major Debate on Zionism in Ottoman Parliament

March 1911 - May 1911

Elections Held for Fourth Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine

18 April 1912 - 5 August 1912

Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo

Provisional Law Concerning the Right of Certain Corporate Bodies to Own Immovable Property, 22 Rabi' al-awwal 1331

Provisional Law of Disposal of Immovable Property, 5 Jumada al-ula 1331

Formation of the Covenant Society in Istanbul

28 October 1913

Elections Held for Fifth Ottoman Parliament; Six Representatives from Regions in Palestine

The Ottomans Enter World War I; the Sinai-Palestine Front

1 November 1914 - 4 February 1915

Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant

21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916

Second Stage of British Palestine Campaign: From Bir al-Sabi' and Gaza to Jerusalem

31 October 1917 - 9 December 1917

Limited British Advances; Stabilization of the Military Front

21 December 1917 - 21 April 1918

British Failed Attempts to Conquer Transjordan

21 March 1918 - 4 May 1918

Appointment of a British Chief Administrator for Palestine

British Conquest of Transjordan Is Achieved

22 September 1918 - 27 September 1918

1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919

The General Syrian Congress and the King-Crane Commission

2 July 1919 - 3 July 1919

Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet

French Occupy Damascus; Arab Syrian Kingdom Nominally Reduced to Transjordan

14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920

The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan

25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920

3rd Palestinian National Congress Meets in Haifa

13 December 1920 - 19 December 1920

Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir

May Day Clashes in Jaffa

1 May 1921 - 7 May 1921

Amin al-Husseini Elected Mufti of Jerusalem

The Palestinian Delegation Conducts Sterile Negotiations in London

2 July 1921 - 31 July 1922

Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council

20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922

British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)

Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem

8 November 1923

Establishment of the Palestine Arab Workers Society

21 March 1925 - 11 January 1930

Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine

Powerful Earthquake in Palestine and Transjordan

Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall

23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928

Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem

1 November 1928

White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall

19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928

al-Buraq / Western Wall: Palestinians Rise up in Protest Against Zionist Provocations

15 August 1929 - 29 August 1929

The British Form a Commission of Inquiry on Disturbances at al-Buraq / Western Wall

13 September 1929

The British Issue the Criminal Law (Seditious Offences) Ordinance

25 October 1929

1st Palestine Arab Women's Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

26 October 1929

League of Nations Council Approves the Appointment of an International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall

14 January 1930 - 15 May 1930

Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances

Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem

21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930

Hanging of Palestinian Militants

The British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall Submits its Report

1 December 1930

Enactment of the Palestine Order in Council Related to al-Buraq / Western Wall

17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931

Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931

Challenging the Pan-Islamic Congress, a Conference of the Palestinian Islamic Nation Is Convened

11 December 1931

An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress

13 December 1931

Establishment of the Istiqlal Party

Establishment of the Arab National Fund

September 1932 - 8 August 1935

General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine

8 October 1933 - 3 November 1933

Death of Musa Kazim Husseini

Establishment of the National Defense Party

2 December 1934

Establishment of the Palestine Arab Party

Establishment of the Reform Party

Establishment of the National Bloc Party

Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force

12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935

First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion

19 April 1936 - 23 July 1937

The Arab Higher Committee is Formed

British Violent Repression

May 1936 - June 1936

Fawzi al-Qawuqji Aids the Great Palestinian Rebellion

Formation of the Arab National League (ANL) in New York

August 1937 - May 1941

Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan

8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937

Arab Higher Committee Is Banned

October 1937 - November 1937

The Palestine Archeological Museum Opens Its Doors in Jerusalem

13 January 1938

Anti-British Operation and British Retaliation in al-Bassa

6 September 1938 - 10 September 1938

Third Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion

October 1938 - September 1939

British "Divide-and-Rule" Policy

November 1938 - May 1939

London Round Table Conference Convenes

7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939

Killing of Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad

MacDonald White Paper of 1939: Limited Concessions to Palestinians

17 May 1939 - 23 May 1939

Saudi Arabia Opens a Consulate-General in Jerusalem

5 April 1941 - 29 April 1941

Arab National Fund Reestablished

Establishment of the Institute of Arab American Affairs (IAAA) in New York

25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950

Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington

September 1945 - December 1947

Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine

22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946

Formation of the (Palestinian) Arab Higher Front in Opposition to the Palestine Arab Party

Arab League Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee

First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense

29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948

Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan

6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947

Arab Liberation Army Organized

1 January 1948 - 10 January 1948

Palestinian Attacks

14 January 1948 - 19 February 1948

Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine

7 February 1948

Fawzi al-Qawuqji Enters Palestine

Haganah Operations

11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948

Palestinian Operations

11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948

Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road

3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948

The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings

4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948

Massacre in Deir Yasin

9 April 1948 - 11 April 1948

Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa

24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948

Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee

28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948

Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area

8 May 1948 - 31 May 1948

Operation Barak Toward the South

9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948

Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee

13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948

Control of Coastal Plain Haifa-Tel Aviv

13 May 1948 - 23 May 1948

Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders

15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948

Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War

15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949

First Palestine Truce, Israeli Reinforcements and Destruction of Palestinian Villages

11 June 1948 - 8 July 1948

Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem

Responses to Bernadotte's Plan

2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948

End of First Truce: Israeli Operations An-Far, Dani and Qedem

8 July 1948 - 17 July 1948

End of First Truce: Israeli Operation Dekel

8 July 1948 - 18 July 1948

Constantine Zurayk Publishes Ma'na al-Nakba (The Meaning of the Nakba) in Beirut

Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza

22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948

Pro-Jordanian Amman Conference

Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce

15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948

Operation Hiram in the North

28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948

A Massacre in al-Dawayima

29 October 1948

George Hanna Publishes Tareeq al-Khalas (Path of Deliverance)

Operation Horev Against Egyptian Forces

22 December 1948 - 6 January 1949

Palestinians Are Expelled from al-Faluja Pocket

1 March 1949 - 21 April 1949

Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved

1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950

Lebanon-Israel Armistice Agreement

Official Name of Jordan as an Issue

Qadri Tuqan Publishes Ba'd al-Nakba (After the Nakba) in Beirut

Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society

Led by George Habash, Arab Nationalist Activists on the Way to Structure Their Movement

1 January 1951 - 30 November 1952

Assassination of King Abdullah

20 July 1951 - 11 August 1952

Israeli Operation in Gaza

Bloody Israeli Attack on the Gaza Strip

28 February 1955

Israeli Raid on Syria Followed by Egyptian-Israeli Confrontation Near al-Auja

23 October 1955 - 3 November 1955

Egyptian-Israeli Armed Incidents

17 August 1956 - 11 September 1956

Escalation Across Jordanian-Israeli Lines

10 September 1956 - 26 September 1956

Situation on Jordanian-Israeli Lines Continues to Deteriorate; Israeli Raid on Qalqilya

4 October 1956 - 11 October 1956

Israel Invades Egypt

29 October 1956

British and French Troops Invade Canal Zone

5 November 1956

Palestinians in Israel Stage a General Strike to Protest the Kafr Qasim Massacre

UNGA Res. 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)

19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957

Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal

3 February 1957

Fatah Is Founded

Egypt and Syria Unite and Form the United Arab Republic

1 February 1958 - 28 September 1961

Basic Law for the Gaza Strip

25 February 1958 - 15 March 1958

Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq

Iraq and a "Palestinian Republic"

15 December 1959

The Constitutional Statute for the Gaza Strip

Israeli Raid Against Syria

16 March 1962 - 17 March 1962

Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League

29 June 1963 - 19 September 1963

Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria

23 September 1963

Palestinian Delegation at the UN

18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963

1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River

13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964

Yasir Arafat and Khalil al-Wazir Confer with Premier Chou-En-Lai in China

1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon

23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964

Fatah Issues Its First Military Communiqué

2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965

Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation

11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966

Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria

12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967

June War, 2nd Day

June War, 3rd Day

Israel Razes Maghrebi Quarter in Jerusalem Old City and Expels its Inhabitants

The Knesset Amends the Municipal Corporations Ordinance to Extend Area of West Jerusalem Municipality

27 June 1967 - 29 June 1967

Formation of a Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem

Palestinians Reorganize

11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968

Battle of al-Karama, a Turning Point in Palestinian and Pro-Palestinian Mobilization

Israel Land Requisition in Old City of Jerusalem

4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter

10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968

Civil Aviation in the Conflict

23 July 1968 - 29 August 1969

First Issue of al-Quds, a Daily Newspaper in Occupied Jerusalem, Is Published

19 November 1968

Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem

27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969

Israel Retaliates Against South Lebanon

12 May 1969 - 13 May 1969

Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Set on Fire

SC Res. 271: Condemning the Execrable Act of Desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque

15 September 1969

PFLP Hijack Operations

6 September 1970 - 12 September 1970

Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement

21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970

Abdel Nasser Dies of a Sudden Heart Attack; Anwar al-Sadat Succeeds Him

28 September 1970

President Sadat Suggests Partial Israeli Withdrawal from Suez Canal

4 February 1971

Israel Appoints Rashad al-Shawa as Mayor of Gaza

Wasfi al-Tal, Jordan's Prime Minister, Is Assassinated by Black September Members in Cairo

28 November 1971

Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon

25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972

Black September Hijack Operation

Assassination of Ghassan Kanafani in Beirut

Gaza Red Crescent Society Is Established

Mahmoud al-Hamshari Is Assassinated in Paris

8 December 1972 - 9 January 1973

Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia

24 January 1973

Muhammad al-Aswad Is Killed in Gaza

Basil al-Kubaisi Assassinated in Paris

Assassination of Palestinian Leaders Kamal Nasser, Kamal Adwan, and Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar in Beirut

Assassination of Zaid Muchassi in Athens

Mohammad Boudia Assassinated in Paris

Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza

7 September 1973

The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN

25 February 1975

Start of Civil War in Lebanon

13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982

Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut

Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation

1 January 1976 - 6 March 1976

Draft SC Res. S/12022 to Deplore Israeli Policies that Could Change Jerusalem Status, Vetoed by US

Fall of Tal al-Za'atar

Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem

19 November 1977 - 21 November 1977

Arab States Take Position Against Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem

5 December 1977

Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories Express their Dissatisfaction with Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem

8 December 1977

Fatah Commando Operation and Israel's "Litani Operation"

11 March 1978 - 18 March 1978

A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington

Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris

Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords

5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978

Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC

A PLF Operation in Nahariya

1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba

Palestinian Autonomy Is Discussed at the Sadat-Begin Summit in Aswan

7 January 1980 - 10 January 1980

Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

Egypt Decides to Suspend Talks with Israel on Palestinian Autonomy

Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980

Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank

16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982

Shooting Spree at the Haram al-Sharif

11 April 1982 - 15 April 1982

Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US

Israel Invades Along the Eastern Axis

6 June 1982 - 12 June 1982

Israeli Invasion Along the Western Axis

6 June 1982 - 14 June 1982

The “Creeping” Cease-fire

10 June 1982 - 26 June 1982

Several Israeli Attempts to Assassinate Yasir Arafat During Invasion of Lebanon

15 June 1982 - 30 August 1982

Tension in Hebron

1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983

Ma'moun Meraish Is Assassinated in Athens

Palestinians Hijack an Israeli Bus Toward Gaza

Operation of Israeli Occupation Forces Against Ayn al-Hilwa

16 May 1984 - 18 May 1984

Israeli Army Withdraws from Saida Region

16 February 1985

The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon

19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987

Draft SC Res. S/17769 to Deplore Provocative Acts in the Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US

30 January 1986

Assassination of Zafir al-Masri

2 March 1986 - 3 March 1986

Two Palestinian Newspapers Banned in Jerusalem

Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan

13 December 1986 - 26 January 1987

Detention of Faisal al-Husseini

12 April 1987 - 13 September 1987

Closure of Palestinian Universities

Israel Suspends Distribution of al-Sha'b in the Occupied Territories

Assassination of Caricaturist Naji al-Ali

22 July 1987 - 29 August 1987

The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington

15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988

Al-Quds, a Nablus-Based Palestinian News Agency, Is Closed for Two Years

25 October 1987

First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

14 December 1987

Assassination of Abu Hasan Qasim, Hamdi Sultan al-Tamimi and Marwan Kayyali in Limassol

14 February 1988

A Palestine Affairs Center, Under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington

1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994

Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis

Another Round of Releasing and Detaining Faisal al-Husseini

9 June 1988 - 29 January 1989

The Intifada First Year Balance Sheet

9 December 1988

The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO

Haram al-Sharif Killings

SC Res. 672: Condemns Israel's Acts of Violence and Requests the SG to Submit Report on Mission Sent to Region

12 October 1990

Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)

14 January 1991

Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy

9 March 1991 - 14 May 1991

President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference

1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991

20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers

23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991

US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference

15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991

The Madrid Peace Conference

30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991

Palestinians Agree to Return to Washington Negotiations

Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba

13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993

Hebron Massacre

25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994

SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron

Status of Orient House in Jerusalem

29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994

US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington

The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza

22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996

Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes

24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996

SC Res. 1073: Calling for the Reversal of all Acts (Opening of Western Wall Tunnel) Aggravating the Situation

28 September 1996

Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks

10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997

Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations

23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998

Assassination of Mohi al-Din Sharif in Ramallah

Assassination of Adel Awadallah and Imad Awadallah in Khirbat al-Taybeh

11 September 1998

Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed

15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

10 December 1998

President Clinton's Visit to Gaza

14 December 1998

Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations

1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999

Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas

3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999

Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)

4 September 1999

Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)

10 September 1999 - 20 March 2000

Official Resumption of Final Status Talks

13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999

Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa), PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine

30 September 1999

Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks

7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000

Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date

8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000

George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP

27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000

Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round

30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000

Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization

10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000

Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad Dies

10 June 2000 - 11 June 2000

Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit

11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000

Ariel Sharon at al-Haram al-Sharif

28 September 2000

Start of the Second Intifada

29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000

Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising

30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000

US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes

4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000

SC Res. 1322: Deploring Provocation at Al-Haram al-Sharif and Excessive Use of Force Against Palestinians

Sharm al-Shaykh Summit

16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000

Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada

19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation

7 November 2000 - 30 December 2000

Assassination of Jamal Abd al-Razeq near Rafah

22 November 2000

Assassination of Yusif Abu Sawi in al-Khader

12 December 2000

Assassination of Abbas al-Iwaywi in Hebron

13 December 2000

Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171

18 December 2000

Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"

19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000

Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape

26 December 2000 - 3 January 2001

Assassination of Dr. Thabet Thabet in Tulkarm

31 December 2000

Assassination of Mas'ud Ayyad in Jabaliya

13 February 2001

Assassination of Muhammad Abd al-Al in Rafah

Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks

16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001

Assassination attempt of Abd al-Karim Owais in Jenin

Death of Faisal al-Husseini

Assassination of Osama Jawabra in Nablus

Assassination of Omar Saadeh and Taha al-Aruj in Bethlehem

Assassination of Salah al-Din Darwaza in Nablus

Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates

20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001

First Assassination Attempt of Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghul in Gaza City

Assassination of Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa) in al-Bireh

Fallout of the Assassination of Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)

28 August 2001 - 10 September 2001

Assassination Attempt of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm

6 September 2001

The 9-11 Attacks on the US

11 September 2001

President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State

2 October 2001 - 15 October 2001

Assassination of Abd al-Rahman Hamad in Qalqilya

14 October 2001

Assassination of Iyad Lafy al-Akhras in Rafah

16 October 2001

Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath

17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001

Assassination of Ayman Abu Halawa in Nablus

22 October 2001

Assassination of Mahmoud Abu Hanud near Nablus

23 November 2001

Grave Escalation from Both Sides

9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002

Assassination of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm

14 January 2002

Assassination of Nazih Abu al-Siba' in Jenin

16 February 2002

An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey

17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002

Assassination of Muhannad Abu Halaweh and Fawzi Murrar in Ramallah

Assassination of Mu'tasim Makhluf in Anabta

Assassination of Qays Udwan in Tubas

Assassination of Marwan Zallum in Hebron

Security on the Aftermath of Operation Defensive Shield

7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002

Assassination of Mahmud Titi in Balata Refugee Camp

Assassination of Ali Ajuri and Murad Marshud in Jaba‘

Assassination of Walid Sbeih in al-Khader

Establishment of al-Mubadara, the Palestinian National Initiative

Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path

18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002

Assassination of Yasir Rizq and Ameer Kuffe in Rafah

Assassination of Ziad Da’as in Tulkarm

Israeli Army Refocuses on Gaza Strip

19 August 2002 - 7 October 2002

Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks

10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003

Assassination of Muhammad Ubayyat in Beit Jala

13 October 2002

Assassination of Ala Ahmad Sabbagh and Imad Nasharti in Jenin Refugee Camp

26 November 2002

Assassination of Shaman Subuh and Mustafa Qash near Jenin

23 December 2002

Assassination of Fayiz Jaber in Tulkarm

30 January 2003

Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza

15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003

Assassination of Nidal Fathi Farhat, Mufid Awad al-Bil, Akram Fahmi Naser, Muhammad Salmi, Ayman Mahanna, and Iyad Faraj Sheldan in Gaza City

16 February 2003

15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh

Assassination of Ibrahim Makadama in Gaza City

Assassination of Sa'ad Arabid in Gaza City

Assassination of Jasir Hussein Ahmad Aleemi in Tulkarm

Assassination of Mahmud Salah in Bethlehem

Assassination of Yusuf Abu Hin in Gaza City

Assassination of Iyad al-Beik in Gaza City

Assassination Attempt of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi in Gaza City

Assassination of Titu Masud and Suhayl Abu Nahal in Gaza City

Assassination of Muhammad Daghmash and Rawi Abu Kumayl in Gaza City

Assassination of Yasir Taha in Gaza City

Assassination of Fuad Lidawi in Gaza City

The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure

1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003

Assassination of Khadir al-Husary in Gaza City

1 September 2003

Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire

4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003

Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City

6 September 2003

The Geneva "Private" Initiative

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Assassination of Iyad Hilu and Khaled al-Masri in Gaza City

20 October 2003

Assassination of Ibrahim al-Na'nish in Tulkarm Refugee Camp

28 October 2003

Palestinian Peace Gestures

1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004

Assassination of Yasir Abu Aysh, Hussein Abu Aysh and Majdi Khatib in Rafah

2 February 2004

Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan

2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004

Assassination of Aziz Shami in Gaza City

7 February 2004

Assassination of Trad Jamal, Ibrahim Dayri, and Ammar Hassan near Deir al-Balah

Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders

14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004

Appointment of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi Head of Hamas in Gaza

Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan

15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004

Assassination of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi in Gaza City

Assassination of Nadir Abu Layl and Hashim Abu Hamdan in Nablus

In Spite of Israeli Raids, Palestinian Military Resistance Remains High in Gaza

2 May 2004 - 13 May 2004

Assassination of Wael Talab Nassar in Gaza City

Assassination of Khalil Marshud in Balata Refugee Camp

Assassination of Majed Sa'di in Jenin

Operation Full Court Press in Nablus

23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004

Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank

27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004

The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control

7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004

Assassination of Ra'fat Abu Assi and Hazim Irhayim in Gaza City

Assassination of Amr Abu Sitta in Rafah

Attempted Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City

Israeli-Palestinian Military Confrontation as Routine

18 August 2004 - 27 September 2004

Assassination of Mahmud Abu Khalifa, Amjad Abu al-Hayja, and Yamin Abu al-Hayja in Jenin

13 September 2004

Assassination of Khaled Abu Silmiyya in Gaza City

19 September 2004

Assassination of Nabil Sa'eedi and Rabah Zaqqout in Gaza City

20 September 2004

Assassination of Izzeddin Sheikh Khalil in Damascus

26 September 2004

Assassination Attempt of Muhammad Abu Nusayra in Khan Yunis

27 September 2004

Assassination of Mahdi Jamal Mushtaha and Khaled al-Amreeti in Gaza City

Assassination of Bashir al-Dabash in Gaza City

Assassination of Imad Yahia Khalil Bader and Saqer Awni Saqer in Khan Yunis Refugee Camp

Assassination of Adnan al-Ghul in Gaza City

21 October 2004

Assassination of Majdi Mar'i, Fadi al-Sarwan, and Jihad Abu Salhieh in Nablus

1 November 2004

Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership

11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004

Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron

17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004

Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step

8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005

Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh

8 February 2005

Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination

15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005

New Palestinian Cabinet Under Ahmad Qurai'

24 February 2005

Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo

15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005

Assassination of Rawad Fathi Farahat and Nafez Abu Hussein in Gaza City

24 September 2005

Assassination of Shadi Suhail Muhanna and Muhammad Ahmad Kandeel in Jabaliya Refugee Camp

27 October 2005

Assassination of Hassan Madhun and Fawzi Abu Qara’ in Jabaliya Refugee Camp

1 November 2005

Assassination of Mahmoud Arqan in Rafah

7 December 2005

Assassination of Iyad Qadas and Iyad Najjar in Jabaliya Refugee Camp

8 December 2005

Fourth Round of Municipal Elections

15 December 2005

Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates

18 December 2005

Assassination of Said Abdul Fattah Abu al-Jedian in Beit Lahiya

Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls

25 January 2006

Israeli Operations Resume

3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006

Assassination of Adnan Bustan and Jihad Sawafiri in Gaza City

5 February 2006

Assassination of Hassan Asfour and Rami Hannoun East of Jabaliya Refugee Camp

6 February 2006

Assassination of Atiya Abu Shari’a and Suhail Bakr in Gaza City

7 February 2006

Assassination of Munir Sukkar and Ashraf Shallouf in Gaza City

Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet

19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006

Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow

30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006

Assassination of Sami Abu Shari’a and Mahmud Ajjur in Gaza City

Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, Mohammed Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Abu al-Husain, Hassan Abu al-Husain, Huthaifa Shubair, and Mohammed Sami Hamdan in Khan Yunis

The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document

10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006

Assassination of Mohammed Shaban al-Dahdouh in Gaza City

Israeli Operations in the West Bank

24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006

Assassination of Mahmud al-Majzub in Sidon

Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials

29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006

New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza

11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006

Major Israeli Operation in Nablus

19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006

July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon

19 July 2006 - 29 July 2006

July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes

30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006

July War: Israel Attempts to Create a Special Security Zone

2 August 2006 - 10 August 2006

Assassination of Amjad al-Ajami and Muhammad Atik in Jenin Refugee Camp

July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon

11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006

Assassination of Ahmed Ashour and Ahmed Arqan in Rafah

5 September 2006

Assassination of Aed al-Bashiti and Ali al-Nashar in Rafah

5 September 2006

Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza

1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006

Assassination of Ahmad Awad and Ramzi Shuhaybir in Gaza City

8 November 2006

Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus

25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007

Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government

15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007

Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank

3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007

Palestinians in Jaffa Protest Eviction Plans of Israel Land Administration

Attempted Assassination of Khalil al-Hayya in Gaza City

The Battle of Nahr el-Bared

20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007

Assassination of Fadi Abdul Qader Abu Mustafa in Khan Yunis

Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank

14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007

Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume

24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007

Assassination of Omar al-Khatib in Gaza City

Death of Haydar Abd al-Shafi

25 September 2007

Assassination of Mubarak Hasanat in Deir al-Balah

23 October 2007

Nablus Remains a Hot Spot

15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008

Assassination of Majid Harazin, Jihad Dahir, Karim Dahdouh, Na'el Tafesh, Ayman al-'Aileh and Ammar Abu-al-Said in Gaza City

17 December 2007

Assassination of Nidal al-Amoudi and Mahir al-Mabhuh in Shati' Refugee Camp

13 January 2008

Assassination of Raed Abu al-Ful in Beit Lahiya

17 January 2008

Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza

30 January 2008

Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen

18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008

Assassination of Nafiz Mansur in Rafah

To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank

7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008

Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire

4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008

War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1

27 December 2008

The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan

27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 2

28 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 3

29 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 4

30 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 5

31 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 6

Post-Annapolis Talks: Palestinian Stocktaking

War on Gaza, Day 7

War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet

War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2

War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties

War on Gaza, Day 12

War on Gaza, Day 13

War on Gaza, Day 14

War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks

10 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 17

12 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 18

13 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer

14 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 20

15 January 2009

Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire

27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009

Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh

Fayyad's Speech at Al-Quds University on Setting the Goal for Statehood in Two Years

Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza

22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009

Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem

2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009

Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies

8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009

Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque

27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009

Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai

20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010

Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites

21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010

Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates

11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010

22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte

The Mavi Marmara Incident

30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington

1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem

14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010

Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended

20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010

The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations

16 October 2010

Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries

17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011

Al Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers

23 January 2011

Israel Approves Settlement Expansion

2 March 2011 - 11 August 2011

Assassination of Muhammad Abu Mu‘ammar in Rafah

Assassination of Muhammad al-Dayah, Abdullah Lubbad, and Isma‘il Lubbad in Deir al-Balah

On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel

15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011

Assassination of Kamal al-Nairab and Imad Hamad in Rafah

Assassination of Mu'taz Quraiqe‘ in Gaza City

Assassination of Ismail al-Asmar in Rafah

Assassination of Ahmad Shaykh Khalil, Muhammad Ashur, Bassem Abu al-Ata, Hassan al-Khadari, and Abd al-Karim Shatat in Rafah

29 October 2011

Assassination of Issam al-Batsh in Gaza City

8 December 2011

Assassination of Abdullah al-Talbani in Jabaliya

27 December 2011

Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension

5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012

Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City

A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza

9 March 2012 - 13 March 2012

Assassination of Eid Oukal in Rafah

Assassination of Anis Abu al-Anin in Rafah

19 September 2012

Assassination of Ashraf Sabah and Hisham al-Saidani in Jabaliya Refugee Camp

13 October 2012

Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza

14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012

Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza

23 October 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1

14 November 2012

Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City

14 November 2012

Assassination of Ahmad Abu Jalal near al-Maghazi Refugee Camp

16 November 2012

Assassination of Khaled al-Shaer in Deir al-Balah

16 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4

17 November 2012

Assassination of Ousamah al-Qadi in Rafah

17 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5

18 November 2012

Assassination of Ahmad al-Nahal in al-Shati Refugee Camp

18 November 2012

Assassination of Ramez Harb in Gaza City

19 November 2012

Symbolic Erection of Bab al-Shams and Bab al-Karama villages in the West Bank

11 January 2013 - 20 January 2013

Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem

Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative

Assassination of Haytham al-Mis-hal near Rafah

Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt, Is Ousted by the Military

Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israeli Settlement Expansion

31 January 2014 - 7 February 2014

Tension Mounts Over Haram al-Sharif Following Israeli Provocations

4 February 2014 - 26 February 2014

25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait

25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014

Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza

14 June 2014 - 2 July 2014

Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front

3 July 2014 - 7 July 2014

Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza

8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5

11 July 2014 - 12 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 6−8

13 July 2014 - 15 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12

18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction

20 July 2014 - 22 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20

23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014

Fifth Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City

Assassination of Raed al-Attar, Muhammad Abu Shammaleh and Muhammad Barhoum in Rafah

Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif

30 September 2014 - 22 December 2014

Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev

14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015

Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections

22 January 2015

Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt

31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015

Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products

9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015

Palestinian Car Ramming: A New Palestinian Weapon?

6 March 2015 - 14 May 2015

26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh

28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015

Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again

2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025

Palestine Submits Files to ICC, and Israel Decides to Interact with It

25 June 2015 - 30 October 2015

Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine

26 June 2015 - 2 January 2016

Clashes at Haram al-Sharif

Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank

31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015

Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif

2 August 2015 - 28 September 2015

With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories

13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015

Israel's Policy Toward the Palestinian Outburst

4 October 2015 - 13 October 2015

Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst

5 October 2015 - 28 November 2015

Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?

22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015

No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif

25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015

Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement

16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015

Muhammad al-Qeeq Stages a 94-day Hunger Strike and Compels His Jailers to Release Him

21 November 2015 - 21 May 2016

The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba

21 February 2016

Palestinians Thwart the Setting Up of Cameras at Haram al-Sharif

18 March 2016 - 18 April 2016

Provocative Israeli Decision Related to Haram al-Sharif

26 June 2016 - 5 July 2016

Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif

Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements

22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016

Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results

5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017

Palestinian Attacks Against Soldiers and Settlers

8 January 2017 - 26 September 2017

Settlers Attempt to Modify the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif

5 February 2017 - 24 May 2017

Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018

Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul

25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017

Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination

6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017

Assassination of Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza City

President Trump's Visit to Israel

22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger

4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017

Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem

14 July 2017 - 15 July 2017

Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif

14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017

Palestinian Popular Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif

16 July 2017 - 23 July 2017

Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman

23 July 2017 - 24 July 2017

As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds

24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017

The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington

17 November 2017

President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement

Palestinian Professor of Engineering Fadi al-Batsh Assassinated in Kuala Lumpur

23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah

30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018

PA Asks the ICC to Investigate Israeli Settlement Policies

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018

Israel Continues to Attack Great March of Return Protesters

17 October 2018 - 1 November 2018

Israel Begins Public Normalization Push

20 January 2019

Warsaw Conference on the Middle East Initiated by the US

13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019

The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound

14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019

30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis

Assassination of Hamed al-Khoudary in Gaza City

Israeli Court Finds PA Liable for Attacks During Second Intifada

Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha

11 August 2019 - 18 August 2019

Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza City

12 November 2019

Assassination Attempt of Akram al-Ajouri in Damascus

12 November 2019

Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata

12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019

US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements

18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019

Israel Announces Plans to Double Settler Population in Hebron

1 December 2019

Surge in the Number of Settlers Touring Haram al-Sharif in 2019

31 December 2019

Jerusalem Court Ruling Threatens 700 Palestinians With Eviction

19 January 2020 - 26 January 2020

COVID-19 Hits Palestine

5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020

UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel

13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020

Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives

25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021

After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks

3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020

Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine

9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020

Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill

1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020

PA Resumes Coordination with Israel, Receives Some Withheld Funds

17 November 2020 - 2 December 2020

PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones

15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021

ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced

5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021

Israel Raids and Closes Offices of Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank

28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021

Israeli-Imposed Restrictions and Violence at the Haram al-Sharif Compound

13 April 2021 - 10 May 2021

Towards a Unity Intifada

23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1

The May 2021 Gaza War

10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021

Palestinians in Israel at the Heart of the Unified Intifada

10 May 2021 - 3 June 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 3

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 4

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 5

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 6

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 7

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8

The General Strike of the Unity Intifada

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 10

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11

Annual Settler March: Israeli Forces Violently Disperse Palestinian Protesters

Israel Continues to Assert Dominance over the Haram al-Sharif Compound

18 July 2021 - 8 October 2021

Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers; Palestinians Added to Population Registry

29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021

Gilbo Prison Escape

6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022

Israel Demolishes Parts of al-Yusufiya Cemetery to Make Space for Biblical Park

17 October 2021 - 29 October 2021

Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations

22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021

PLO Central Council Holds, in Ramallah, its First Meeting in 4 Years

6 February 2022 - 9 February 2022

Assassination of Ashraf Mubaslat, Adham Mabrukeh, and Muhammad al-Dakheel in Nablus

8 February 2022

Violent Repression of Palestinians in East Jerusalem During Month of Ramadan

3 April 2022 - 29 April 2022

Israel Declares 22,000 Dunams of Land Near Jericho a “Nature Reserve”

Assassination of Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin

11 May 2022 - 15 November 2022

Hussein al-Sheikh Appointed Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee

Israeli Settlers and Forces Attack Palestinians During Annual Flag Day March

EU Unfreezes Funding for the PA, al-Haq, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

14 June 2022 - 30 June 2022

President Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Meet in Ramallah; Palestinians Added to Population Registry

7 July 2022 - 12 July 2022

European Countries Find Israeli Evidence Against Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Insufficient

12 July 2022 - 18 August 2022

Israel Targets Islamic Jihad, Launches Operation Breaking Dawn; Hamas Does not Participate in the Fighting

2 August 2022 - 8 August 2022

Assassination of Tayseer al-Ja'bari in Gaza and Khaled Mansour in Rafah

5 August 2022 - 6 August 2022

Assassination of Ibrahim Nabulsi in Nablus

Palestinian Reunification Conference in Algiers

11 October 2022 - 13 October 2022

Assassination of Tamer al-Kilani in Nablus

23 October 2022

Historical Texts

Ottoman-French Capitulation, 1673 (in French)

Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi

Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein

25 October 1915

Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission

Proclamation of the Independence of Syria

Palin Commission Report

Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

Shaw Commission Report

Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall

1 December 1930

Statement of the Arab National Conference

13 December 1931

Charter of the Arab Youth Congress

The Murison Commission Report

Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Peel Commission Report

Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report

London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence

Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper

Land Transfers Regulations, 1940

20 February 1940

Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt

14 February 1945

Pact of the League of Arab States

Bevin's Statement on Formation of an Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

13 November 1945

Council of the Arab League: Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee

UN Palestine Commission Report on Security in Palestine

16 February 1948

Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section

Palestinian National Council: Proclamation of the Independence of Palestine

Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account

8 November 1948

Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

Public Notice on Jordan’s Name

Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre

Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan

Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA

15 December 1956

Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962

Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)

5 November 1963

Palestine National (qawmi) Charter

Basic Law of the PLO

Fatah First Military Communiqué

Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release

Palestine National (watani) Charter

UNSC Resolution 271

15 September 1969

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement

30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions

Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions

Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement

Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement

28 November 1973

Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA

13 November 1974

The Koenig Memorandum

Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset

20 November 1977

Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)

17 September 1978

Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement

2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978

UNSC Resolution 465

The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985

Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut

7 February 1983

Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409

Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769

29 January 1986

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Palestinian Declaration of Independence

15 November 1988

Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly

13 December 1988

UNSC Resolution 672

12 October 1990

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 1st Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 2nd Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker

Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference

Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference

31 October 1991

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement

The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

UNSC Resolution 1073

28 September 1996

Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron

17 January 1997

Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum

4 September 1999

UNSC Resolution 1322

UNGA Resolution ES-10/7

20 October 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace

23 December 2000

Palestinian Response to President Clinton Proposals

The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)

27 January 2001

The Mitchell Report

Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)

Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council

National Conciliation Document

8 February 2007

President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech

Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry

30 January 2008

Current Palestinian/Israeli Positions: Reflecting Discussion up to January 1, 2009

Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council

President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years

Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)

25 September 2009

Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas

Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State

Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem

Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War

Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA

30 September 2015

Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process

18 January 2016

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies

Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon

Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division

12 October 2017

Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration

Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People

Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

28 February 2019

30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration

Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates

Abraham Accords: Treaty of Peace Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel

15 September 2020

Abraham Accords: Bahrain-Israel Declaration

15 September 2020

Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid

1 February 2022

31st Arab Summit: Algiers Declaration (in French)

2 November 2022

Algiers Declaration on Palestinian Reunification (in Arabic)

13 November 2022

UNGA Resolution 77/247

30 December 2022

Biographies

Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi

Hafiz al-Sa’id

Musa Kazim Husseini

1853 - 26 March 1934

1859 - 21 July 1921

1860 - 13 April 1930

As‘ad al-Shuqairi

1860 - February 1940

Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi

1864 - 6 August 1913

Jurji Habib Hanania

1865 - 3 March 1948

1868 - October 1930

Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi

Freih Abu Middein

1875 - 9 February 1949

1878 - 29 June 1950

Khalil al-Sakakini

23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

1880 - 16 June 1946

Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar

Izzeddin al-Qassam

1882 - 20 November 1935

1882 - 22 April 1942

Boulos Shehadeh

1882 - 1 August 1943

Raghib al-Nashashibi

Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi

Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi

1882 - 29 June 1963

24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964

Abd al-Latif Salah

1884 - 8 November 1952

Isaaf al-Nashashibi

1885 - 22 January 1948

1885 - 19 December 1953

11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941

Khalil Abdallah Totah

20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955

Mu‘in al-Madi

Muhammad Izzat Darwaza

21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984

Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani

1888 - 20 January 1954

Abd al-Hamid Shuman

1888 - 9 September 1974

Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim

Rafiq al-Tamimi

Awni Abd al-Hadi

1889 - 15 March 1970

Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali

1889 - 7 July 1973

George Antonius

Jamal al-Husseini

1892 - 5 July 1982

2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965

1893 - 27 April 1940

1894 - 19 March 1949

Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti

1894 - 22 June 1965

27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993

Subhi al-Khadra

1895 - 4 July 1954

Muhammad Amin al-Husseini

1895 - 4 July 1974

4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971

Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi

1896 - 27 September 1951

Muhammad Ali al-Taher

1896 - 22 August 1974

Wasif Jawhariyyeh

Mustafa al-Dabbagh

1897 - 1 October 1989

8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984

Anbara Salam Khalidi

4 August 1897 - 1986

Matiel Mogannam

15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992

Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari

1900 - 29 May 1980

1902 - 27 August 1984

Zulaykha al-Shihabi

1903 - 13 May 1992

Ishaq Musa al-Husseini

1904 - 17 December 1990

1905 - 2 May 1941

1905 - 21 May 1985

15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979

26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997

Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih

1907 - 8 January 2001

1907 - 27 July 2006

23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947

Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini

1908 - 8 April 1948

Ahmad al-Shuqairi

1908 - 25 February 1980

Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani

Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)

1909 - 11 October 1980

Constantine Zurayk

18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000

1910 - 26 February 1971

Sami Taha Hamran

1911 - 11 September 1947

Abd al-Majid Shuman

1912 - 5 July 2005

Qudsia Khourshid

5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009

Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud

1913 - 13 July 1948

Anwar Nusseibeh

1913 - 22 November 1986

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil

Hind al-Husseini

25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994

1917 - 12 December 2003

16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985

Haydar Abd al-Shafi

10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007

Jabra Ibrahim Jabra

28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994

2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003

Rajeh al-Salfiti

1921 - 27 May 1990

29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996

1923 - 12 May 2004

Fatima al-Budeiri

1923 - June 2009

Yusra al-Barbari

15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009

20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999

1925 - 10 April 1973

Salma Khadra Jayyusi

16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023

1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008

1926 - 23 January 1984

1927 - 13 January 2005

13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967

Issam Abd al-Hadi

1928 - 8 August 2013

Samira Abu Ghazaleh

1928 - 12 January 2017

1928 - 1 September 2020

Hanna Abu Hanna

16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022

1929 - 2 June 2016

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001

7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994

24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012

Bassam Shak’a

1930 - 22 July 2019

Ismail Shammout

2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006

Bashir Barghouti

1931 - 9 September 2000

Anis Abdullah Sayigh

3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009

13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009

1934 - 14 September 2021

9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003

1936 - 3 August 1978

1936 - 29 August 1987

Ghassan Kanafani

9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972

Ahmad Ismail Yasin

June 1936 - 22 March 2004

Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout

1937 - 12 July 2025

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)

14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001

1939 - 19 August 2014

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

1941 - 5 February 2023

Mahmoud Darwish

13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

1942 - 6 August 2019

Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah

12 October 1943 - 10 March 2026

Abd al-Aziz Rantisi

1947 - 17 April 2004

13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026

4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995

François Abou Salem

16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011

Dalal al-Mughrabi

29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

1962 - 31 July 2024

Yahya al-Sinwar

19 October 1962 - 17 October 2024

9 February 1963

6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018

Historical Media

Yusuf Diya-uddin Pasha al-Khalidi

Young Turks Revolution

The Constitutional School

Al-Karmel Newspaper

12 September 1912

Third Palestinian National Congress, Haifa

14 December 1920

The first Arab delegation in London to protest the Balfour Declaration

Army music in front of the Fast Hotel

Jaffa Road during a General Strike

Fourth Palestinian Delegation in London

Pan-Islamic Congress, 1931

16 December 1931

Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party

The Palestinian Islamic Nation Conference Party

Musa Kazim Husseini's Funeral, Damascus Gate

Arab Higher Committee Members

Volunteers from Arab Countries

Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad

Smashing the Palestinian Political Infrastructure

15 December 1938

Arab Demonstration at Yatta

18 December 1938

London Conference

Cucumber Crops Being Harvested

Arab League Warnings

al-Manshiyya Quarter

Fawzi al-Qawuqji

Funeral of Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini

Israeli Attacks on Jordan

Burning of the al-Aqsa Mosque

Third Anniversary of Al Karameh Battle

Tal al-Za'atar - Dignity In Grief

Palestine: A Homeland Denied

Mother Palestine

Palestinian Alphabet

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology

1966 - 1967

Thematic Chronology

The War on Gaza, 2008-2009

2008 - 2009

Highlights

Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917

Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries

UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947

Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968

A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance

October 1973 War

A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993

Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement

Demography and the Palestine Question (I)

Demography and the Palestine Question (II)

Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967

The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”

Palestinian Youth in Conflict

A Childhood Denied

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community

Palestinian Refugees in Syria

Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank

Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda

Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine

Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement

The Palestinian Novel

Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography

The Palestinian Short Story

Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor

Palestinian Theater

The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art

Palestinian Photographers Before 1948

Documenting Life in a Time of Change

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

Palestinian Visual Arts (I)

Beginners (1795-1955)

Palestinian Visual Arts (II)

Pathfinders (1955-1965)

Palestinian Visual Arts (III)

Explorers (1965-1995)

Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)

Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)

Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956

Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”

Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History

Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966

Governing the Lives of a Confined Population

Present Absentees in Israel

Exiled in Their Own Homeland

The Village of al-Araqib

Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005

Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank

The Judaization of the Galilee

A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity

Land Day, 30 March 1976

A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel

Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine

The Emergence of a Working Class

Urban Palestine

Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations

Nablus Soap Production

The Decline of an Ancient Heritage

Palestinian Women in the Labor Market

A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip

A Site of Continual Displacement

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967

The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967

Incubators of Resistance

Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948

A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine

A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinian Communist Movement

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

Lydda, 9-13 July 1948

A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March

Palestinian Informal Justice

Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism

Palestine Police During the British Mandate

Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals

The Israeli Military

The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”

The War on Gaza, 2008–2009

Israel’s Strategic Quandary

Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa

Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field

The 2014 Gaza War

An Asymetric Draw

Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp

Rashidiyya Refugee Camp

Balata Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Dheisheh Refugee Camp

I. Ottoman Rule

II. British Occupation and Early Mandate

III. Late Mandate

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement

VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure

XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock

The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)

Before the Nakba

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)

After the Nakba

The Palestinian Flag

A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance

Palestinian Emigration (I)

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Colonization and Dispossession

Zionism's Imagined Geography

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Palestinian Labor in Israel

A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

The 1946 Anglo-American Committee

Humanitarianism Over Justice

Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Sbeineh Refugee Camp

Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp

Talbieh Refugee Camp

Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp

Marka (Hittin) Refugee Camp

China and the Palestine Question

From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

France and the Palestine Question Before 1948

Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism

UNRWA's Education System

A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp

Shatila Refugee Camp

The Bosnians of Palestine

Beddawi Refugee Camp

Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

The Separation Wall

Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule

Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition

The European Union and the Palestine Question

From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions

Palestinians in Chile

A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine

Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp

The Palestine Exploration Fund

Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming

Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp

Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp

Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp

Turkey and the Palestine Question

Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity

Palestine-Egypt Border

A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans

Mar Elias Refugee Camp

Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991

Between Ideology and Realism

The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question

Solidarity of the Colonized

Dera‘a Refugee Camp

The New South Africa and the Palestine Question

From Good Offices to Total Support

The Algerians of Palestine

The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel

Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993

Curating the National Identity

Palestinians in El Salvador

A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora

The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917

Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest

The United States and the Palestine Question Before 1944

From Heavenly Jerusalem to Earthly Jerusalem

Japan and the Palestine Question

A Policy still Subordinate to the US

Canada and the Palestine Question

Israel First, Palestinians Second

Jerash Refugee Camp (Gaza Camp)

Zarqa Refugee Camp

Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation

XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

The Great March of Return

Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown

XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted

Stages of a Forced Displacement

The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948

An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War

Israel’s Apartheid Regime

Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians

Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939

A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression

Palestine-Lebanon Border

A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens

The Peel Commission, 1936–1937

Sowing the Seeds of the Partition

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance

The First Intifada, 1987-1993

Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom

Aida Refugee Camp

The May 2021 Gaza War

Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes

Baqa‘a Refugee Camp

Meanings of the Nakba

Transformations through Time and Place

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

Palestinian Music in Exile

Traditions and Resistance

Brazil and the Palestine Question

Competing Solidarities, Fluctuating Policies

Places

al-Batani al-Gharbi

al-Batani al-Sharqi

al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa

al-Ghubayya al-Tahta

al-Masmiyya al-Kabira

al-Masmiyya al-Saghira

al-Naghnaghiyya

al-Ras al-Ahmar

al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya

al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya

al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya

al-Shawka al-Tahta

al-Shaykh Muwannis

Khirbat al-Wa'ra al-Sawda'

al-Zuq al-Fawqani

al-Zuq al-Tahtani

'Arab al-'Arida

'Arab al-Bawati

'Arab al-Fuqara'

'Arab al-Nufay'at

'Arab al-Samniyya

'Arab al-Shamalina

'Arab al-Zubayd

'Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri

Balad al-Shaykh

Khirbat Bayt Lid

Bayt Umm al-Mays

Daliyat al-Rawha'

Ghuwayr Abu Shusha

Ijlil al-Qibliyya

Ijlil al-Shamaliyya

'Iraq al-Manshiyya

al-Jammasin al-Gharbi

al-Jammasin al-Sharqi

Khirbat 'Iribbin

Khirbat al-'Umur

Khirbat al-Burj

Khirbat al-Buwayra

Khirbat al-Damun

Khirbat al-Duhayriyya

Khirbat al-Jawfa

Khirbat al-Kasayir

Khirbat al-Lawz

Khirbat al-Majdal

Khirbat al-Manara

Khirbat al-Mansura

Khirbat al-Muntar

Khirbat al-Sarkas

Khirbat al-Shuna

Khirbat al-Tannur

Khirbat al-Taqa

Khirbat al-Zababida

Khirbat al-Zawiya

Khirbat Bayt Far

Khirbat Ism Allah

Khirbat Karraza

Khirbat Qumbaza

Khirbat Umm Burj

Khirbat Umm Sabuna

Khiyam al-Walid

Kirad al-Baqqara

Kirad al-Ghannama

Mansurat al-Khayt

Sarafand al-Kharab

Sarafand al-'Amar

Wa'arat al-Sarris

Wadi al-Hawarith

al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta