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Musa Kazim Husseini

1853 - 26 March 1934

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

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

Isaaf al-Nashashibi

1885 - 22 January 1948

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

George Antonius

Jamal al-Husseini

1892 - 5 July 1982

2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965

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

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

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

Abd al-Karim al-Karmi

1909 - 11 October 1980

Sami Taha Hamran

1911 - 11 September 1947

Abd al-Majid Shuman

1912 - 5 July 2005

Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud

1913 - 13 July 1948

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil

16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985

Haydar Abd al-Shafi

10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007

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

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

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

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

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

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

1941 - 5 February 2023

Mahmoud Darwish

13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah

12 October 1943

Dalal al-Mughrabi

29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

1962 - 31 July 2024

Events

Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution

31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876

Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe

1st Zionist Congress in Basel Calls for a Jewish Home in Palestine

29 August 1897 - 31 August 1897

2nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

28 August 1898 - 31 August 1898

3rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

15 August 1899 - 18 August 1899

4th Zionist Congress Is Held in London

13 August 1900 - 16 August 1900

5th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

26 December 1901 - 30 December 1901

6th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

23 August 1903 - 28 August 1903

7th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

27 July 1905 - 2 August 1905

8th Zionist Congress Is Held in the Hague

14 July 1907 - 21 July 1907

The Zionist Organization Opens an Office in Jaffa

9th Zionist Congress Is Held in Hamburg

26 December 1909 - 30 December 1909

Formation of the Young Arab Society in Paris

10th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

9 August 1911 - 15 August 1911

Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo

The Arab Congress Meets in Paris

17 June 1913 - 24 June 1913

11th Zionist Congress Meets in Vienna

2 September 1913 - 9 September 1913

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

31 October 1917 - 9 December 1917

Formal Entry of General Allenby into Jerusalem

11 December 1917

The Fourteen Points of US President Woodrow Wilson

Appointment of a British Chief Administrator for Palestine

Establishment of Muslim-Christian Societies: Towards National Representation in Palestine

8 May 1918 - December 1918

General Allenby Issues Guidelines for the Military Occupation of the Levant

23 October 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

Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission

A General Palestinian Congress Meets in Damascus

27 February 1920

The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of Syria

7 March 1920 - 8 March 1920

Palin Commission of Inquiry

12 April 1920 - 1 July 1920

Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet

Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization

International Zionist Conference Meets in London

French Occupy Damascus and Establish State of Greater Lebanon

14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920

The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan

25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920

Establishment of the Histadrut

3rd Palestinian National Congress Meets in Haifa

13 December 1920 - 19 December 1920

Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan

2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921

Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir

4th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

29 May 1921 - 4 June 1921

The Palestinian Delegation Conducts Sterile Negotiations in London

2 July 1921 - 31 July 1922

Report of the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry on Jaffa Disturbances

12th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)

1 September 1921 - 14 September 1921

The [Palestine] Arab Executive Committee Orders the Return of its Delegation from London

7 July 1922 - 31 July 1922

5th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Nablus

20 August 1922 - 1 September 1922

League of Nations Approves Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home

14 September 1922 - 16 September 1922

Palestinians Boycott Elections

February 1923 - March 1923

6th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jaffa

13th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)

6 August 1923 - 18 August 1923

Establishment of the Palestine Arab Workers Society

21 March 1925 - 11 January 1930

Anti-Balfour Demonstrations in Palestine

25 March 1925 - 1 April 1925

14th Zionist Congress Is Held in Vienna

18 August 1925 - 31 August 1925

15th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

30 August 1927 - 11 September 1927

7th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Jerusalem

20 June 1928 - 27 June 1928

16th Zionist Congress Is Held in Zurich

28 July 1929 - 11 August 1929

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

26 October 1929

General Conference of Palestine Arab Workers, Haifa

11 January 1930

Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem

21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930

17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931

Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931

A Conference in Nablus Debates Resorting to Arms

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

Arab Youth Congress Meets in Jaffa

18th Zionist Congress Is Held in Prague

21 August 1933 - 3 September 1933

General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine

8 October 1933 - 3 November 1933

Murison Commission of Inquiry

Death of Musa Kazim Husseini

Establishment of the Palestine Arab Party

19th Zionist Congress Meets in Lucerne

20 August 1935 - 4 September 1935

Outbreak of the Great Palestinian Rebellion

15 April 1936 - 30 April 1936

First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion

15 April 1936 - 23 July 1937

The Arab Higher Committee is Formed

Start of General Strike and Armed Resistance

7 May 1936 - 31 May 1936

Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

General Strike Called Off; Consent to Appear before the Peel Commission

11 October 1936

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

August 1937 - May 1941

20th Zionist Congress Meets in Zürich

3 August 1937 - 16 August 1937

Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan

8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937

The "International Parliamentarian Congress of Arab and Islamic Countries in Support of Palestine" Is Held in Cairo

7 October 1938 - 11 October 1938

The Eastern Women's Congress in Defense of Palestine Is Held in Cairo

15 October 1938 - 18 October 1938

The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission

11 November 1938

Formation of a British-Arab Committee on Hussein-McMahon Correspondence at the London Round Table Conference

15 February 1939 - 16 March 1939

21st Zionist Congress Meets in Geneva

16 August 1939 - 25 August 1939

Saudi Arabia Opens a Consulate-General in Jerusalem

5 April 1941 - 29 April 1941

Support in the United States for a Jewish Army

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

25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950

Establishment of Lebanese Consulate General in Palestine

30 December 1944 - 23 May 1945

Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine

22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946

The US Congress Endorses the Biltmore Program

17 December 1945 - 19 December 1945

League of Nations Passes on Supervision over Mandates to the UN

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

22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

9 December 1946 - 24 December 1946

Great Britain Refers the question of Palestine to the UN

UN General Assembly Session on Palestine

28 April 1947 - 9 May 1947

UNGA 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)

Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition

15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947

Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question

23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947

Palestinians and Zionists on UNSCOP Partition Plan

29 September 1947 - 3 October 1947

Palestinian Attacks

14 January 1948 - 19 February 1948

The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council

31 January 1948 - 16 February 1948

Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem

11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948

Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah

Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive

10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948

Palestinian Operations

11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948

US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition

18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948

SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA special session on Future Palestine Government

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

3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948

SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine

Trusteeship Plan for Palestine

Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa

24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948

Lebanon Sets up a Central Committee and Regional Committees to Deal with Refugees from Palestine

26 April 1948 - 11 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

UNGA 186 (S-2): Appointment of a UN Mediator in Palestine

Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders

15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948

West Bank to Be Placed under Jordanian Military Government

16 May 1948 - 24 May 1948

First Palestine Truce, Israeli Reinforcements and Destruction of Palestinian Villages

11 June 1948 - 8 July 1948

Operation Hiram in the North

28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948

UNGA 212 (III): Establishment of a Special Fund for Palestine refugees

19 November 1948

UNGA 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)

11 December 1948

Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval

17 December 1948

France Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis

24 January 1949

The US Recognizes the Government of Israel on a de jure Basis

31 January 1949

Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved

1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950

SC Res. 69: Recommending Admission of Israel to UN Membership

General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah

UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference

27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949

UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN

Gaza's Egyptian Administration

UNGA 302 (IV): Establishment of Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)

8 December 1949

Israel's Measures to Make Jerusalem Its Capital

23 January 1950 - 13 July 1953

Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society

UNGA 393 (V): Economic Reintegration of Refugees in the Middle East

2 December 1950

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

1 January 1951 - 30 November 1952

Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut

27 January 1951

Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah

23rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

14 August 1951 - 30 August 1951

UNGA 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts

26 January 1952

SC Res. 101: Censuring Israel for Its Retaliatory Action in Qibya in Violation of the Israel-Jordan Armistice

24 November 1953

General Islamic Conference on Palestine, Jerusalem

3 December 1953 - 9 December 1953

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

SC Res. 106: Condemning Israel’s Attack against Egypt’s Regular Army in Gaza

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

23 October 1955 - 3 November 1955

Israeli Attack on Syria (Operation Olive Leaves)

10 December 1955 - 11 December 1955

Security Council Resolution S/RES/111

19 January 1956

24th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

24 April 1956 - 7 May 1956

France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War

22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956

UNGA 997 (ES-I): Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire (the Suez Crisis)

2 November 1956

UNGA 1002 (ES-1): Calling for Withdrawal of Israeli Forces Behind Armistice Lines and of British and French Forces from Egypt

7 November 1956

Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai

7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956

Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza

10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957

The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Deploys in Sinai

12 November 1956 - 12 March 1957

UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip

15 December 1956

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

Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq

Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior

Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration

Iraq and a "Palestinian Republic"

15 December 1959

Israel's Strike Against Syria

31 January 1960 - 15 February 1960

25th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem

27 December 1960 - 11 January 1961

GA Resolution 1604 (XV)

Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP

The Constitutional Statute for the Gaza Strip

Israeli Raid Against Syria

16 March 1962 - 17 March 1962

Conditions for the Movement of Lebanon's Palestinian refugees between Lebanon and Syria

28 July 1962 - 2 August 1962

Syrian-Israeli Clashes

19 August 1963 - 20 August 1963

Palestinian Delegation at the UN

18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963

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

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO

5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964

26th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

30 December 1964 - 10 January 1965

The General Union of Palestinian Women Is Formed in Jerusalem

3rd Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca

13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965

Israeli Air Force Carries out a Raid in Syria in Response to Fatah Operations

Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States

Draft Security Council Resolution S/7575/Rev.1

4 November 1966

Israeli-Syrian Violence Escalates; Fatah's Military Operations Increase

1 January 1967 - 30 April 1967

Israeli-Syrian Aerial Battle

7 April 1967 - 21 April 1967

Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria

12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967

Egypt Reacts to Israeli Threats Against Syria

15 May 1967 - 22 May 1967

June War, 1st Day

Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly

13 June 1967 - 21 July 1967

Security Council Resolution S/RES/237

General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)

General Assembly Resolutions 2253 and 2254 (ES-V)

4 July 1967 - 14 July 1967

Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank

14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967

SC Res. 252: Considering all Israeli Measures to Change Jerusalem's Legal Status as Invalid

27th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

9 June 1968 - 19 June 1968

UNGA 2443 (XXIII): Establishing Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories

19 December 1968

UNGA 2452 (XXIII): Calling upon Israel for Return of Inhabitants to Territories Occupied in 1967

19 December 1968

Land Law, 5729-1969

UNGA 2535 (XXIV): Reiterating Past Resolutions on UNRWA; Affirming Inalienable Rights of People of Palestine

10 December 1969

Black September in Jordan

15 September 1970 - 25 September 1970

UNGA 2628 (XXV): Urging Speedy Implementation of SC Res. 242 (1967)

4 November 1970

UNGA 2649 (XXV): Condemning Denial of Right to Self-Determination to Peoples of South Africa and Palestine

30 November 1970

UNGA 2672 (XXV): People of Palestine Entitled to Equal Rights and Self-determination; Calling upon Israel for Return of Displaced in 1967

8 December 1970

UNGA 2792 (XXVI): Deploring Israel's Operations in the Gaza Strip

6 December 1971

28th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem

18 January 1972 - 28 January 1972

The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes

10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972

Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon

21 June 1972 - 24 June 1972

SC Res. 316: Condemning the Repeated Attacks of Israeli Forces on Lebanon

October War, 1st Day

October War, 2nd Day

October War, 3rd Day

October War, 4th Day

October War, 5th Day

10 October 1973

October War, From the 6th to 10th Day

11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973

Kilometer 101 Talks

11 November 1973

Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel

Palestine Question Is Placed on the Agenda of the UN General Assembly

21 September 1974

UNGA 3210 (XXIX): Inviting the PLO to Participate in GA Deliberations on Question of Palestine

14 October 1974

Arafat Addresses the UN General Assembly

13 November 1974

UNGA 3236 (XXIX): Recognizing Palestinian Inalienable Rights and Palestinian People as Principal Party for Establishing Peace

22 November 1974

UNGA 3237 (XXIX): Granting the PLO an Observer Status at the General Assembly

22 November 1974

The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN

25 February 1975

A General Congress to Defend Arab Lands Meets in Nazareth

18 October 1975

UNGA 3379 (XXX): Determining that Zionism is a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination

10 November 1975

UNGA 3375 (XXX): Calling for Inviting PLO to any UN Efforts on the Middle East on Equal Footing with Other Parties

10 November 1975

UNGA 3376 (XXX): Establishing a Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

10 November 1975

SC Res. 381: Renewing UNDOF Mandate and Deciding to Hold a Future Debate on ME Problem

30 November 1975

Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation

1 January 1976 - 6 March 1976

Palestinian "Land Day"

Syrian Forces Enter Lebanon

Draft SC Res. S/12119 to Affirm Palestinian Rights, as Requested by GA, Vetoed by US

Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon

16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976

29th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

20 February 1978 - 1 March 1978

A PLF Operation in Nahariya

15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

Israeli-Syrian Mounting Tension in Lebanon

28 April 1981 - 5 May 1981

Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon

10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981

SC Res. 497: Considering Null and Void Israel’s Decision to Impose its Laws in the Occupied Golan

17 December 1981

Draft SC Res. S/14832/Rev.1 to Consider Israeli Golan Measures an Act of Agression, Vetoed by US

20 January 1982

UNGA Res. ES/9-1: Adopts Content of Vetoed Draft SC Res. on Israeli Golan Measures

5 February 1982

Strike in the Golan Heights Against Annexation

12 February 1982 - 11 May 1982

Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank

16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982

Israel Invades Along the Central Axis

6 June 1982 - 11 June 1982

Israel Invades Along the Eastern Axis

6 June 1982 - 12 June 1982

The “Creeping” Cease-fire

10 June 1982 - 26 June 1982

Encirclement of Beirut

11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982

Battle of the Mountain

14 June 1982 - 26 June 1982

Agreement on Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut Reached and Implemented

20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982

Lebanon War Casualties

1 September 1982 - 11 October 1982

30th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

7 December 1982 - 16 December 1982

Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo

16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983

UNGA 38/58: Calling for the Convening of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East

13 December 1983

S-G Report (A/39/130-S/16409), Pursuant to UNGA Res. 38/58 on ME Peace Conference

Palestinian Internal Polarization

27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984

Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation

27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984

Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus

The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon

19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987

Prisoner Exchange between Israel and the PFLP-GC

Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca

7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985

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

15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988

US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York

9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987

1st Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region

17 October 1987 - 18 October 1987

Palestinian Hang-Glider Operation

25 November 1987

31st Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem

6 December 1987 - 10 December 1987

Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

9 December 1987

Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada

21 December 1987

SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada

22 December 1987

Draft Security Council Resolutions S/19466, S/19780, S/20463, S/20677, and S/20945/Rev.1

1 February 1988 - 7 November 1989

UNGA 42/229: Calling Host Country to Abide by Agreement (on PLO Mission), Requesting ICJ Opinion

ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York

9 March 1988 - 11 March 1988

UNGA 42/230: Requesting Arbitration with Host Country Concerning Application of Headquarters Agreement (on PLO Mission)

A US Federal Court Refuses to Order the Closure of the PLO UN Mission

19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State

12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988

UNGA 43/160: Entitling the PLO to Circulate its Communications as GA Official Documents

9 December 1988

Israeli Raid on Palestinian Base South of Beirut; Ahmad Jibril Is Targeted

9 December 1988

Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva

13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988

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

12 October 1990

SC Res. 673: Deplores Israel's Refusal to Receive Mission of SG

24 October 1990

President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War

Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy

9 March 1991 - 22 May 1991

Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon

UNGA 46/86: Revoking UNGA 3379 (XXX) that Had Determined Zionism as a Form of Racism

16 December 1991

Conference on Multilateral Peace Talks, Moscow

28 January 1992 - 29 January 1992

5th Negotiation Round, Washington

27 April 1992 - 30 April 1992

32nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

26 July 1992 - 30 July 1992

6th Negotiation Round, 2nd Stage, Washington

14 September 1992 - 24 September 1992

Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage

20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993

President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993

28 October 1993

Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel

30 December 1993

The Tragedy of the Palestinians in Libya

9 August 1995 - 13 January 1999

US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"

23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement

UNGA ES-10/3: Emphasizing Personal Responsibilities Arising from Grave Breaches of Geneva Convention

Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures

30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997

French-Palestinian Agreement on Status of French Institutions Under Palestinian Authority

12 December 1997 - 18 December 1997

33rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

23 December 1997 - 26 December 1997

UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA

President Clinton's Visit to Gaza

14 December 1998

Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza

14 December 1998

To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?

28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999

UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT

9 February 1999

Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations

1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999

Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT

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

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

Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad Dies

10 June 2000 - 11 June 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000

The Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs in Lebanon Is Reorganized

14 October 2000

Sharm al-Shaykh Summit

16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000

UNGA Res. ES-10/7: Expresses Concern over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Respect for 4th Geneva Convention

20 October 2000

Assassination of Dr. Thabet Thabet in Tulkarm

31 December 2000

Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US

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

16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001

Assassination of Abu Ali Mustafa in al-Bireh

UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban

31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001

Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath

17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001

Timid Diplomatic Efforts

2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001

Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect

5 December 2001

Karine A Arms Ship Is Captured and Arafat Is Isolated

3 January 2002 - 11 February 2002

An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey

17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002

Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound

29 March 2002 - 1 May 2002

Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"

SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp

Assassination of Jihad Jibril in Beirut

34th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

17 June 2002 - 20 June 2002

Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position

9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003

With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"

4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

The Knesset Enacts the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 2003 for Banning Family Unification

UNGA Res. ES-10/12: Demands Israel to Desist from any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety

19 September 2003

Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah

4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT

21 October 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall

8 December 2003

UNGA Res. 58/292: Affirming that Status of Palestinian Territory Remains one of Military Occupation

An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA

24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004

Annual Zionist General Council (WZO) Meets in Jerusalem

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall

UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage

Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected

1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005

US Day-to-Day Involvement in Palestinian-Related Security Matters and in the Disengagement Plan

10 March 2005 - 30 June 2005

Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo

15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005

Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct

17 October 2005

Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail

14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006

Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces

5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006

35th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem

19 June 2006 - 22 June 2006

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

30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006

July War: The Cease-Fire

12 August 2006 - 14 August 2006

Draft SC Res. S/2006/878 Condemning Israel's Attack on Beit Hanoun Vetoed by US

11 November 2006

UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip

17 November 2006

After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report

Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference

6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007

Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference

20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007

Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces

2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Palestinian Side Sounded Out

7 January 2008 - 27 January 2008

A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus

23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008

Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened

26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008

Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results

10 February 2009 - 31 March 2009

Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side

21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009

War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue

18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009

Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem

4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009

Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies

8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009

US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out

19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009

Palestine National Council Special Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

26 August 2009 - 27 August 2009

UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it

5 November 2009

Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai

20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010

The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel

19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010

36th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem

15 June 2010 - 17 June 2010

PLO Mission in Washington Becomes PLO General Delegation

The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)

An Amendment to the Lebanese Social Security Law Grants Palestinian Refugees Right to End-of-Service and Occupational Emergency Compensations

An Amendment to the Lebanese Labor Law Exempts Palestinian Refugees from some Conditions Imposed on Foreign Workers

The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations

16 October 2010

The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe

1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012

Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics

14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011

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

15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011

Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood

Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold

14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011

The Knesset Passes Israeli Prisons Law (Amendment No. 40) (Meetings with Lawyers)

Assassination of Kamal al-Nairab and Imad Hamad in Rafah

Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership

12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011

State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations

23 September 2011

Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request

28 September 2011 - 8 November 2011

The State of Palestine Becomes Full Member of the UNESCO

5 October 2011 - 31 October 2011

Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo

20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011

US Legislation against Palestinian Full UN Membership

23 December 2011

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

23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad

Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly

27 September 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7

20 November 2012

UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN

29 November 2012

Early Elections in Israel Bring Back Netanyahu as Prime Minister

22 January 2013 - 18 March 2013

24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha

26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013

Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo

27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013

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

Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement

14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014

25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait

25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014

With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions

Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government

2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014

The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)

31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014

Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War

17 December 2014

Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC

30 December 2014

President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute

31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015

Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev

14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015

The 2014 Gaza War: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools

UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN

10 September 2015

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

13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015

37th Zionist Congress, Jerusalem

20 October 2015 - 22 October 2015

US Legislation against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court

18 December 2015

Israel Kills Samir Quntar; Hizballah Responds

19 December 2015 - 4 January 2016

In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted

8 June 2016 - 11 August 2016

The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership

1 November 2016

Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah

29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016

Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies

4 December 2016

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

5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017

UN SG Antonio Guterres Distances Himself from ESCWA Report; Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf Resigns

16 March 2017 - 17 March 2017

Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017

Gaza and the Electricity Issue

27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017

Hamas New Charter

The State of Palestine Admitted as Full Member of Interpol

27 September 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

Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital

6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017

UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem

21 December 2017

Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun

13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018

International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis

International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters

30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018

The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit

14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018

Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East

15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018

Knesset Passes Law to Deduct Funds from the PA Tax Revenue

2 July 2018 - 3 July 2018

UNGA Res. 73/5 Accords Privileges to Palestine as Chair of Group of 77 for 2019

16 October 2018

The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy

18 October 2018

UNRWA Says International Community Almost Covers Budget Deficit

19 November 2018

The UNGA Votes Down a US-Proposed Draft Resolution Condemning Hamas

6 December 2018

The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City

Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir

UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations

29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019

Israel Prevents US Congresswomen from Visiting the West Bank and Israel

15 August 2019 - 16 August 2019

Israeli Forces Raid Addameer and General Union of Service Sector Workers Offices in Ramallah

19 September 2019

PA President Mahmoud Abbas Tells UNGA that He Plans General Elections

26 September 2019 - 10 December 2019

Palestinian Court Orders to Block Access to Dozens of Websites

17 October 2019

US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements

18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019

US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces

20 December 2019

International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans

18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020

After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks

3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020

President Trump Announces Kosovo Will Normalize Relations with Israel

4 September 2020 - 7 September 2020

Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine

9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020

Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel

15 September 2020

Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill

1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020

Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus

8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020

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

28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021

US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes

7 April 2021 - 23 September 2021

Palestinians in Israel at the Heart of the Unified Intifada

10 May 2021 - 3 June 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8

The General Strike of the Unity Intifada

Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations

22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021

Historical Texts

Basel (Zionist) Program

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

Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem

11 December 1917

1st Palestinian National Congress: Report to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)

1st Palestinian National Congress: Petition to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)

3 February 1919

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

Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission

Resolutions of the General Palestinian Congress in Damascus (in Arabic)

27 February 1920

Letter from Palestinian Associations and Clubs to the Syrian Congress Presidency (in Arabic)

Palin Commission Report

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

The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order

20 December 1921

Churchill White Paper

Statement of the Executive Committee of the 4th Palestinian National Congress Rejecting the British Mandate (in Arabic)

League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine

The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)

Statement of the Executive Committee of the 5th Palestinian National Congress on Boycotting the Legislative Council Elections (in Arabic)

1 September 1922

Council of the League of Nations: Article 25 of the Palestine Mandate: Approving the Memorandum by the British Representative

16 September 1922

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)

Passfield White Paper

20 October 1930

Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”

1 December 1930

Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931

Charter of the Arab Youth Congress

The Murison Commission Report

National Bloc Party: Bylaws

Proposed New Constitution for Palestine

22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935

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

Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report

9 November 1938

British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report

11 November 1938

London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence

MacDonald White Paper

Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper

Land Transfers Regulations, 1940

20 February 1940

Biltmore Conference Declaration

The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States

Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt

14 February 1945

Pact of the League of Arab States

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945

22 September 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference

30 September 1946

British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN

UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)

UNGA Partition Plan

29 November 1947

SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government

UNSC Resolution 46

UNSC Resolution 48

UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)

Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine

Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine

Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance

UNSC Resolution 49

UNSC Resolution 50

Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties

UNSC Resolution 54

Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)

16 September 1948

Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948

23 September 1948

UNSC Resolution 61

4 November 1948

UNSC Resolution 62

16 November 1948

UNGA Resolution 212 (III)

19 November 1948

UNGA Resolution 194 (III)

11 December 1948

Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

UNSC Resolution 69

Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Ad Hoc Political Committee Resolution on Israel’s Application for UN Membership

UNGA Resolution 273 (III)

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

Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement

United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report

22 September 1949

UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)

8 December 1949

UNGA Resolution 303

9 December 1949

Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950

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

UNGA Resolution 393 (V)

2 December 1950

UNGA Resolution 394 (V)

14 December 1950

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

UNGA Resolution 512 (VI)

26 January 1952

UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)

26 January 1952

UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys

UNSC Resolution 101

24 November 1953

Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)

Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA

26 November 1954

UNSC Resolution 106

UNSC Resolution 111

19 January 1956

UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)

2 November 1956

UNGA Resolution 998 (ES-I)

4 November 1956

UNGA Resolution 1002 (ES-I)

7 November 1956

Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA

15 December 1956

UNGA Resolution 1123 (XI)

19 January 1957

UNGA Resolution 1124 (XI)

2 February 1957

UNGA Resolution 1125 (XI)

2 February 1957

UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)

Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962

UNSC Resolution 171

Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407

Palestine National (qawmi) Charter

Basic Law of the PLO

Fatah First Military Communiqué

Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1

3 November 1966

UNSC Resolution 228

25 November 1966

UNSC Resolution 237

Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA

UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)

UNGA Resolution 2253 (ES-V)

UNGA Resolution 2254 (ES-V)

UNSC Resolution 242

22 November 1967

Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release

UNSC Resolution 252

Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions

10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968

Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization

UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

UNSC Resolution 267

Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement

6 September 1969

UNSC Resolution 271

15 September 1969

Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations

3 November 1969

9 December 1969

UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)

10 December 1969

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement

30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions

UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)

4 November 1970

UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)

30 November 1970

UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)

8 December 1970

UNSC Resolution 298

25 September 1971

UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)

6 December 1971

Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement

Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)

6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972

Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program

UNSC Resolution 316

Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory

Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions

28 November 1973

Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement

28 November 1973

Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program

12 December 1973

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt

18 January 1974

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria

UNGA Resolution 3210 (XXIX)

14 October 1974

Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution

29 October 1974

Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA

13 November 1974

UNGA Resolution 3236 (XXIX)

22 November 1974

UNGA Resolution 3237 (XXIX)

22 November 1974

Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)

18 October 1975

UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)

10 November 1975

UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)

10 November 1975

UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)

10 November 1975

UNSC Resolution 381

30 November 1975

Security Council Decision Inviting the PLO to Participate in its Debate on the Situation in the Middle East

4 December 1975

Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898

5 December 1975

Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940

23 January 1976

The Koenig Memorandum

Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022

Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119

Eighth Arab Summit: Statement

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration

12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977

Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East

PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel

30 November 1977

Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel

8 December 1977

Begin's Autonomy Plan

28 December 1977

UNSC Resolution 425

Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement

2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978

Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme

15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979

UNSC Resolution 446

Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt

Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement

20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979

Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority

16 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 January 1980

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

The Venice Declaration

UNSC Resolution 478

Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

UNSC Resolution 497

17 December 1981

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1

19 January 1982

Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza

31 January 1982

UNGA Resolution ES-9/1

5 February 1982

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985

UNSC Resolution 508

UNSC Resolution 509

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15185

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2

Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut

President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin

1 September 1982

Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative

9 September 1982

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

7 February 1983

Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement

14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895

UNGA Resolution 38/58

13 December 1983

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

Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459

12 September 1985

Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769

29 January 1986

The London Agreement

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions

8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987

UNGA Resolution 42/210

17 December 1987

UNSC Resolution 605

22 December 1987

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466

29 January 1988

UNGA Resolution 42/229

The Shultz Negotiations Plan

UNGA Resolution 42/230

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780

King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Palestinian Declaration of Independence

15 November 1988

Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué

15 November 1988

UNGA Resolution 43/160

9 December 1988

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

13 December 1988

Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly

14 December 1988

UNGA Resolution 43/177

15 December 1988

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463

17 February 1989

Israel's "Peace Initiative"

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question

23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1

6 November 1989

Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50

29 November 1989

Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326

UNSC Resolution 672

12 October 1990

UNSC Resolution 673

24 October 1990

UNSC Resolution 681

20 December 1990

President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker

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

Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement

28 September 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians

18 October 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel

18 October 1991

U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid

18 October 1991

Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference

31 October 1991

UNGA Resolution 46/86

16 December 1991

UNSC Resolution 799

18 December 1992

Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)

13 September 1993

Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel

30 December 1993

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994

26 December 1994

Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

28 September 1995

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241

UNGA Resolution ES-10/2

UNGA Resolution ES-10/3

Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See

10 November 1997

UNGA Resolution 52/250

UNGA Resolution ES-10/6

9 February 1999

Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration

Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip

UNSC Resolution 1322

UNGA Resolution ES-10/7

20 October 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement

23 December 2000

PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement

Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees

22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001

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

27 January 2001

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270

Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations

The Mitchell Report

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

Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law

UNSC Resolution 1397

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

Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative

UNSC Resolution 1402

The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories

UNSC Resolution 1405

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385

20 December 2002

Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law

A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891

16 September 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/12

25 September 2003

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980

14 October 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/13

27 October 2003

UNSC Resolution 1515

19 November 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/14

12 December 2003

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles

UNGA Resolution 58/292

UNGA Resolution ES-10/15

Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process

17 October 2005

Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement

15 November 2005

Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections

30 January 2006

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

National Conciliation Document

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508

UNSC Resolution 1701

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878

10 November 2006

UNGA Resolution ES-10/16

30 November 2006

UNGA Resolution ES-10/17

24 January 2007

President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech

Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry

30 January 2008

UNGA Resolution ES-18

23 January 2009

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

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program

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

25 September 2009

UNGA Resolution 64/10

1 December 2009

Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2010/9

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

Statement by Middle East Quartet

23 September 2011

Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations

23 September 2011

UNGA Resolution 67/19

29 November 2012

HRC Resolution S-21/1

Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration

17 December 2014

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916

30 December 2014

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

UNGA Resolution 69/320

10 September 2015

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

30 September 2015

Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016

UNSC Resolution 2334

23 December 2016

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid

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

Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon

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

6 December 2017

UNGA Resolution ES-10/19

21 December 2017

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

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516

UNGA Resolution ES-10/20

UNGA Resolution 73/5

16 October 2018

UNGA Resolution 73/89

6 December 2018

Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance

26 December 2018

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

28 February 2019

30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration

Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

12 February 2020

Meeting of Palestinian Organizations' Secretaries-General: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

3 September 2020

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

B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid

12 January 2021

HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine

Historical Media

General Consulate of France

6 February 1907

Third Palestinian National Congress, Haifa

14 December 1920

Fourth Palestinian National Congress, Jerusalem

Fifth Palestinian National Congress, Nablus

Sixth Palestinian National Congress, Jaffa

Jaffa Road during a General Strike

Pan-Islamic Congress, 1931

16 December 1931

Arab Higher Committee Members

Abandoning Ship

Dera'a Emergency camp, Syrian Arab Republic

Periods

III. Late Mandate

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War

VI. Rise of the Palestinian National Movement

Highlights

Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967

The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”

Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine

Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement

The Palestinian Short Story

Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor

Palestinian Theater

The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

Palestinian Visual Arts (III)

Explorers (1965-1995)

Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip

A Site of Continual Displacement

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967

Incubators of Resistance

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

Palestinian Informal Justice

Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism

Palestine Police During the British Mandate

Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals

The First Intifada, 1987-1993

Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom

VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance

Colonization and Dispossession

Zionism's Imagined Geography

III. Late Mandate

UNRWA's Education System

A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

World Zionist Organization

Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity

The Education of Palestinians in Israel

Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization

XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict

October 1973 War

A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP

Palestinian Emigration (I)

Israel’s Apartheid Regime

Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians

Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule

Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition

Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992

Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967

The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space

The Judaization of the Galilee

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

The 1946 Anglo-American Committee

Humanitarianism Over Justice

Palestinian Emigration (II)

Lebanon War, 1982

A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'

Land Day, 30 March 1976

A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel

The Palestine Exploration Fund

Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara

Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993

Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement

The Palestinian Communist Movement

Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine

The Emergence of a Working Class

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Palestinian Refugees in Syria

Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP

The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse

A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

Nablus Soap Production

The Decline of an Ancient Heritage

The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine

Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba

The Israeli Military

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

The Palestinians in Chile

A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp

Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp

Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp

II. British Occupation and Early Mandate

I. Ottoman Rule

The King-Crane Commission of 1919

Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives

The Palestinian Flag

A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

Meanings of the Nakba

Transformations through Time and Place

Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp

Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917

Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries

Palestinian Youth in Conflict

A Childhood Denied

Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)

X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority

Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939

A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression

Palestinian Visual Arts (II)

Pathfinders (1955-1965)

Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018

Enshrining Discrimination

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917

Promising Palestine Away

Resolution 242, 22 November 1967

Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement

Palestine-Lebanon Border

A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens

Marka Refugee Camp

Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982

A Massacre by Proxy

The Palestinians in Peru

A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966

Governing the Lives of a Confined Population

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat

China and the Palestine Question

From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

The European Union and the Palestine Question

From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)

Before the Nakba

Balata Refugee Camp

Baqa‘a Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp

Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp

Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp

Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp

Sbeineh Refugee Camp

Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation

Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine

A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact

Mar Elias Refugee Camp

Talbieh Refugee Camp

Rashidiyya Refugee Camp

Shatila Refugee Camp

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp

UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947

Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba

Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”

Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

Turkey and the Palestine Question

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

The War on Gaza, 2008–2009

Israel’s Strategic Quandary

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Palestine and International Justice

The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

Palestinians in Germany

From Melancholia to Anger

The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991

Between Ideology and Realism

Beddawi Refugee Camp

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank

Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988

Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948

An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come

Stages of a Forced Displacement

Lydda, 9-13 July 1948

A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March

Dera‘a Refugee Camp

The 2014 Gaza War

An Asymetric Draw

XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948

An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status

The Algerians of Palestine

The Bosnians of Palestine

The New South Africa and the Palestine Question

From Good Offices to Total Support

Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948

A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps

The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question

Solidarity of the Colonized

Palestine-Egypt Border

A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans

The Palestinians in Sweden

Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses

Palestinian Labor in Israel

A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology

World Zionist Organization Congresses

1897 - present

Thematic Chronology

The UN and Palestine: General Assembly Resolutions

1947 - present

Thematic Chronology

The UN and Palestine: Security Council Resolutions

1948 - present

Thematic Chronology

Palestinian National Congresses

1918 - 1934

Thematic Chronology

British and International Commissions of Inquiry in Mandate Palestine

1919 - 1946