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The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion in Jerusalem
1703 - 1705
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Uprising Against Egyptian Rule in Palestine
April 1834 - August 1834
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Jerusalem Representation in the First and Second Ottoman Parliaments
19 March 1877 - 14 February 1878
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Emerging Palestinian Opposition to Zionist Settlement: al-Yahudiyya Village Against Petah Tikva Settlement
29 March 1886
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Publication of The Awakening of the Arab Nation in Asiatic Turkey by Najib Azoury
January 1905
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Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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8th Zionist Congress Is Held in the Hague
14 July 1907 - 21 July 1907
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Elections Held for Third Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
17 December 1908 - 17 January 1912
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Establishment of the Qahtani Society in Istanbul
1909
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Formation of the Moderate Liberal Party and the Entente Libérale Party in Istanbul
30 October 1909 - 8 November 1911
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9th Zionist Congress Is Held in Hamburg
26 December 1909 - 30 December 1909
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Elections Held for Fourth Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
18 April 1912 - 5 August 1912
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Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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Elections Held for Fifth Ottoman Parliament; Six Representatives from Regions in Palestine
14 May 1914
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The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces
23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916
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Establishment in New York of the Palestine Anti-Zionism Society (Later Renamed Palestine National League)
1917 - 1921
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Establishment of Muslim-Christian Societies: Towards National Representation in Palestine
8 May 1918 - December 1918
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The Ottomans Sign the Armistice of Mudros; Istanbul Is Occupied
30 October 1918 - 13 November 1918
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Appointment of the King-Crane Commission
20 March 1919 - 21 July 1919
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A General Palestinian Congress Meets in Damascus
27 February 1920
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Nabi Musa Festival: Palestinian Mobilization and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes
2 April 1920 - 9 April 1920
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San Remo Conference: Distribution of Mandates
25 April 1920
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Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 May 1920
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The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It
19 August 1920
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Signing of a Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 1920
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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5th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Nablus
20 August 1922 - 1 September 1922
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British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah
25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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7th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Jerusalem
20 June 1928 - 27 June 1928
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1st Palestine Arab Women's Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 October 1929
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General Conference of Palestine Arab Workers, Haifa
11 January 1930
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4th Palestinian Delegation to London
1 April 1930 - 23 May 1930
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17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931
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Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
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Arab Youth Congress Meets in Jaffa
4 January 1932
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Nuremberg Laws and Jewish Immigration
15 September 1935
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First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
15 April 1936 - 23 July 1937
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British Violent Repression
May 1936 - June 1936
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Start of General Strike and Armed Resistance
7 May 1936 - 31 May 1936
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The "International Parliamentarian Congress of Arab and Islamic Countries in Support of Palestine" Is Held in Cairo
7 October 1938 - 11 October 1938
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The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission
11 November 1938
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London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
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MacDonald White Paper of 1939: Limited Concessions to Palestinians
17 May 1939 - 23 May 1939
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Alexandria Protocol and the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine
22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946
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The US Congress Endorses the Biltmore Program
17 December 1945 - 19 December 1945
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Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Publishes its Report after a Visit to Palestine
6 March 1946 - 20 April 1946
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Transjordan's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
26 June 1946 - 29 August 1946
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Round Table Conference on Palestine Held in London
10 September 1946 - 3 October 1946
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Arab Delegations Put Forward Constitutional Proposals to the London Round Table Conference on Palestine
30 September 1946
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UNGA 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 May 1947
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Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition
15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947
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Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947
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First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense
29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948
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Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948
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US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition
18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948
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SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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Zionist Leadership Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May
12 April 1948
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France Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis
24 January 1949
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General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah
17 March 1949
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Palestinians Testify Before the UNCCP
24 March 1949
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Israel Enacts the Emergency Regulations (Security Zones)
24 April 1949 - 27 July 1949
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The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel's Admission Application, Requests Clarifications
4 May 1949 - 9 May 1949
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Jordan Issues National Guard Law
17 January 1950
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Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks
11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950
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23rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
14 August 1951 - 30 August 1951
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The US and Jordan River Waters
25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954
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Israel Carries out an Intelligence Operation in Syria and the First Airline Hijacking in the History of the Conflict
8 December 1954 - 14 December 1954
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Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects
1 March 1955 - 6 March 1955
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Escalation Across Jordanian-Israeli Lines
10 September 1956 - 26 September 1956
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The 1956 War - The Tripartite Aggression
29 October 1956 - 12 March 1957
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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Basic Law for the Gaza Strip
25 February 1958 - 15 March 1958
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The Arab League and Palestinian Entity
4 March 1959
Event
Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration
11 May 1959
Event
Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD) Office Is Opened in New York
26 June 1961 - 26 June 2001
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Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP
24 August 1961
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Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UNCCP
31 August 1962
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The Union of Arab Palestinian Women and Palestinian Entity
6 July 1963
Event
1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
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The General Union of Palestinian Women Is Formed in Jerusalem
15 July 1965
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
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Yasir Arafat Assumes Prominence within Fatah
14 April 1968
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10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
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Wa'el Zuaiter Is Assassinated in Rome
16 October 1972
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Mahmoud al-Hamshari Is Assassinated in Paris
8 December 1972 - 9 January 1973
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Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia
24 January 1973
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Assassination of Zaid Muqsi in Athens
11 April 1973
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Palestine National Front Is Established in the Occupied Territories
15 August 1973
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October War
6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle
17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973
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6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers
26 November 1973 - 28 November 1973
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Egypt and Syria Support PLO Representativeness
21 September 1974
Event
UNGA 3210 (XXIX): Inviting the PLO to Participate in GA Deliberations on Question of Palestine
14 October 1974
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7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat; PLO Recognized as Sole Representative of Palestinian People
28 October 1974
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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A General Congress to Defend Arab Lands Meets in Nazareth
18 October 1975
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UNGA 3375 (XXX): Calling for Inviting PLO to any UN Efforts on the Middle East on Equal Footing with Other Parties
10 November 1975
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Premeditated Israeli Air Attack Against Palestinians in Lebanon
2 December 1975
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PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League
9 September 1976
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Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon
16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976
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Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR
8 August 1977
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Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 September 1977
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Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference
1 October 1977
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Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories Express their Dissatisfaction with Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
8 December 1977
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Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 December 1977
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Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Scheveningen
27 February 1980 - 29 February 1980
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Israel's Proposal for the Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
31 January 1982
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Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 May 1982
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The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"
6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982
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Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement
17 May 1983 - 14 June 1983
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Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984
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Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament
23 January 1984
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Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks
26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
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Iron Fist Policy in the Occupied Territories
29 July 1985 - 4 August 1985
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Draft SC Res. S/17459 to Call upon Israel to Stop its Repressive Measures, Vetoed by US
13 September 1985
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Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
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Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories
4 December 1986 - 11 December 1986
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Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement
11 April 1987
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Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza
18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987
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Lebanon's Parliament Votes to Reject 1983 Agreement with Israel and 1969 Agreement with PLO
21 May 1987
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Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
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SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada
22 December 1987
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The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
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Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988
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Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 March 1989
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Israel Proposes Elections in the West Bank and Gaza
30 March 1989
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Resurgence of Intifada, Worsening of Repression
3 May 1989 - 16 May 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Mass Emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel Is Triggered
1 October 1989 - 14 January 1990
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The Issue of Hamas's Participation in the Palestine National Council
7 April 1990
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Dial 1-202-456-1414
13 June 1990
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Haram al-Sharif Killings
8 October 1990
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Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy
9 March 1991 - 22 May 1991
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Multilateral Talks
11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992
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A Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Opposed to Negotiations Is Formed in Damascus
16 September 1992
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Multilateral Talks
29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992
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Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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The Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Reject the Palestinian-Israeli Accord, Damascus
2 September 1993
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Mutual Recognition Between Israel and the PLO
9 September 1993 - 10 September 1993
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Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba
13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993
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The Knesset Adopts the Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank
November 1995 - December 1995
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Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
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First Phase of Further Redeployment Not Implemented
9 March 1997 - 12 March 1997
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The Holy See and Israel Sign an Agreement Complementing their 1993 Fundamental Agreement
10 November 1997
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Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT
15 July 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
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Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000
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Intense then Moderate Resurgence of Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
8 February 2001 - 7 March 2001
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13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
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UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect
5 December 2001
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
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Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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Annual Zionist General Council (WZO) Meets in Jerusalem
18 June 2004
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Arafat's Sudden Illness and Death
12 October 2004 - 12 November 2004
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
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The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established
25 November 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace
23 May 2006
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Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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2nd Israel War on Lebanon: the July War
12 July 2006 - 14 August 2006
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July War: A Balance Sheet
14 August 2006
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Tony Blair Appointed Quartet Special Representative
27 June 2007
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Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks
18 July 2007
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The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 2007
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The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"
7 January 2008
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A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands
28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Resume: Refugees and Territory Stumbling Blocks
24 March 2008 - 4 May 2008
Event
Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
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Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
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US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
Event
The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012
Event
Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
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State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Event
The Quartet Proposes a Vague Timetable for the Resumption of Negotiations
23 September 2011 - 14 December 2011
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Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request
28 September 2011 - 8 November 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad
29 March 2012
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Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
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Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012
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Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israel's Assault on Gaza
16 November 2012 - 21 November 2012
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UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
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Palestinians' Hunger Strikes in Israeli Prisons
19 February 2013 - 22 April 2013
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
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Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013
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The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Knesset Election Law Raising the Qualifying Election Threshold
11 March 2014
Event
Despite the Negotiation Crisis, Palestinian and Israeli Representatives Pursue Talks in Jerusalem
3 April 2014 - 22 April 2014
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A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
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Settlement Balance Sheet with Breakdown of the Kerry Negotiation Round
29 April 2014
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Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire
5 August 2014 - 7 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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Early Elections Announced in Israel
3 December 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections
22 January 2015
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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Israeli Elections: Likud's Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation
17 March 2015 - 19 March 2015
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Tony Blair Resigns as Quartet Representative; Quartet Office Redefined
27 May 2015 - 11 June 2015
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Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire
16 June 2015 - 16 June 2015
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The Knesset Passes Amendment Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
29 July 2015
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With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
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Smaller-Scale Palestinian-Israeli Violence and Israeli Repression Continue
1 January 2016 - 30 June 2016
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 2016
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France Hosts a Ministerial Meeting as First Stage of its Peace Initiative
3 June 2016
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The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination
6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017
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Amendment No. 46 of Basic Law: The Knesset Gives Additional Reasons for Disqualifying Arab Candidates
14 March 2017
Event
Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
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Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 May 2017
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A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon
20 July 2017
Event
Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017
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Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
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The US Announces the Closure of PLO Representation in Washington
10 September 2018
Event
Russian Effort on Reconciliation Fails and Hamas-Fatah Relations Further Deteriorate
13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019
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Israeli Harassment and Mass Arrests in Issawiyya
1 June 2019 - 1 September 2019
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US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference
22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019
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US Officials Partake in Inauguration of Large-Scale Settler Project in East Jerusalem
30 June 2019
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Israel Prevents Palestine Cup Final
3 July 2019 - 25 September 2019
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Israel Prevents US Congresswomen from Visiting the West Bank and Israel
15 August 2019 - 16 August 2019
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Pledges to Annex Parts of the West Bank if Reelected
10 September 2019 - 6 December 2019
Event
International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
Event
Repeated Demolition of Khirbet Humsa
3 November 2020 - 27 October 2021
Event
Biden Administration Takes Office, Signals Continuity with Trump’s Middle East Policy
20 January 2021 - 8 February 2021
Event
Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
Event
Evyatar Outpost Resettled; Palestinian Protesters Killed or Injured
3 May 2021 - 31 December 2021
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021 - 22 July 2021
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UNESCO Adds Palestinian Tatreez to the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
15 December 2021
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1843 - 1916
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1860 - 1919
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1860 - February 1940
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1864 - 6 August 1913
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1871 - 1955
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1880 - 16 June 1946
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Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Charts
Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (I) - Population Growth
1860 - 1948
Historical Texts
Document
Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
Document
Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
Document
Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
Document
Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
Document
Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
Document
Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
Document
League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
Document
The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
Document
Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922
10 August 1922
Document
Council of the League of Nations: Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
16 September 1922
Document
Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
Document
Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
Document
Shaw Commission Report
12 March 1930
Document
The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
Document
Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
Document
Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
Document
MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
Document
Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
Document
Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 1931
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Document
Peel Commission Report
July 1937
Document
Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Document
Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
Document
British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
Document
Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
Document
The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
Document
Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
Document
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
Document
Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
Document
UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)
15 May 1947
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
UNSC Resolution 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 48
23 April 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
Document
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
Document
Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
Document
Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
Document
Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
Document
Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
Document
Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
Document
Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
Document
Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
Document
Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
Document
Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
Document
Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Document
Ad Hoc Political Committee Resolution on Israel’s Application for UN Membership
4 May 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
Document
Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
Document
Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
Document
UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
Document
UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
Document
Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
Document
Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
Document
UNSC Resolution 106
29 March 1955
Document
UNSC Resolution 111
19 January 1956
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
UNSC Resolution 171
9 April 1962
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407
29 August 1963
Document
Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1
3 November 1966
Document
UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
Document
Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
Document
Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions
1 September 1967
Document
UNSC Resolution 242
22 November 1967
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
UNSC Resolution 252
21 May 1968
Document
Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
Document
Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
Document
Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
Document
Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
Document
Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
Document
UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
Document
Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
Document
UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)
4 November 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
Document
Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
Document
UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
Document
Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
Document
UNSC Resolution 316
26 June 1972
Document
Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3210 (XXIX)
14 October 1974
Document
Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution
29 October 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3236 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
Security Council Decision Inviting the PLO to Participate in its Debate on the Situation in the Middle East
4 December 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940
23 January 1976
Document
The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119
29 June 1976
Document
Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
Document
Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
Document
Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
Document
Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
Document
Begin's Autonomy Plan
28 December 1977
Document
UNSC Resolution 425
19 March 1978
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
Document
Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
Document
UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
Document
Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
Document
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
Document
UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
Document
The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
3 June 1980
Document
Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
Document
Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land
18 August 1981
Document
UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
Document
Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
Document
UNSC Resolution 508
5 June 1982
Document
Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
Document
UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
Document
Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
Document
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
The London Agreement
11 April 1987
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
Document
UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
Document
The Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
Document
Egypt's Ten-Point Response to Israel's Election Plan in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
September 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
Document
PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
Document
Egypt's "Assumptions" with Regard to Baker's Five Points
5 December 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
UNSC Resolution 799
18 December 1992
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
Document
Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21
13 July 1998
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
Document
Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Document
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
Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
Document
B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
Document
The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
Document
HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021
Historical Media
Document
Third Palestinian National Congress, Haifa
14 December 1920
Document
Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)
2 November 1932
Document
Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979
Highlights
Highlight
Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
Highlight
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
Highlight
UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
Highlight
Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
Highlight
The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
Highlight
The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
Highlight
The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
Highlight
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
Highlight
Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
Highlight
The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
Highlight
The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
Highlight
Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
Highlight
Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
Highlight
Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
Highlight
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
Highlight
The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
Highlight
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
2017-
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
Highlight
Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
Highlight
Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
Highlight
The Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
Highlight
III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
Periods
Period
V. Reverberations of the Palestine War
Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
Thematic Chronologies
Thematic Chronology
Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Attempts
2005 - present
Thematic Chronology
The May 2021 Gaza War
2021
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian National Congresses
1918 - 1934
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