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Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
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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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Stern Gang Assassinates Lord Moyne in Cairo
6 November 1944
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Palestinians and Zionists on UNSCOP Partition Plan
29 September 1947 - 3 October 1947
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Series of Zionist Attacks
2 January 1948 - 26 January 1948
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SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine
17 April 1948
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Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem
16 June 1948
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Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza
22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948
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Pro-Jordanian Amman Conference
1 October 1948
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Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government
5 October 1948 - 14 October 1948
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UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
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Cross-Border Attacks from Gaza
1950
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Israeli Operation in Gaza
28 August 1953
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The US and Jordan River Waters
25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954
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Clashes Across Gaza Borders
2 April 1956 - 14 April 1956
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UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip
15 December 1956
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GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957
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Pressures and Assurances to Israel on Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza
20 February 1957 - 1 March 1957
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Israel Withdraws from Gaza and Sinai
7 March 1957 - 12 March 1957
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Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
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Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League
29 June 1963 - 19 September 1963
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Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
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Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964
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Fatah Issues Its First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
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Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids
27 May 1965
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2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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Military Training for Palestinians
11 October 1965
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3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
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Israeli Air Force Carries out a Raid in Syria in Response to Fatah Operations
14 July 1966
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Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation
11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966
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Demonstrations in Jordan
20 November 1966 - 25 November 1966
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Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank
28 August 1967
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Palestinians Reorganize
11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968
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Civil Aviation in the Conflict
23 July 1968 - 29 August 1969
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Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective
28 January 1969
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5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 February 1969 - 4 February 1969
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Students Demonstrate in Gaza
2 February 1969
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley
22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970
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7th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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Assassination Attempt of Wadi Haddad in Beirut
10 July 1970
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Assassination Attempt of George Habash in Bsaba Village
15 July 1970
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Sharon's Pacification of Gaza
August 1970 - December 1971
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1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970
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PFLP Hijack Operations
6 September 1970 - 12 September 1970
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Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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8th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
28 February 1971 - 5 March 1971
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9th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
7 July 1971 - 13 July 1971
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The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes
14 March 1972
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10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
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Japanese Red Army at Lod Airport
30 May 1972
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Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 July 1972
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Gaza Red Crescent Society Is Established
September 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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Libyan Civilian Aircraft Is Shot Down Over the Sinai
21 February 1973
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Muhammad al-Aswad Is Killed in Gaza
9 March 1973
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Basil al-Kubaisi Assassinated in Paris
6 April 1973
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Assassination of Zaid Muqsi in Athens
11 April 1973
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Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 July 1973
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Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza
7 September 1973
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Kilometer 101 Talks
11 November 1973
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6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers
26 November 1973 - 28 November 1973
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Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 December 1973
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Egypt and Syria Support PLO Representativeness
21 September 1974
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Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
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UNGA 3210 (XXIX): Inviting the PLO to Participate in GA Deliberations on Question of Palestine
14 October 1974
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UNGA 3236 (XXIX): Recognizing Palestinian Inalienable Rights and Palestinian People as Principal Party for Establishing Peace
22 November 1974
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Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
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Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut
1 October 1975
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PLO Official Office in Paris
31 October 1975
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PLO Observer at the Food and Agriculture Organization
8 November 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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The PLO at the Security Council
4 December 1975
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The PLO Invited again to Security Council's Debate
12 January 1976
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Evacuation of US Nationals from Beirut with PLO Assistance
16 June 1976 - 20 June 1976
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Plane Hijacked to Entebbe
27 June 1976 - 4 July 1976
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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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13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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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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Arab States Take Position Against Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
5 December 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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Fatah Commando Operation and Israel's "Litani Operation"
11 March 1978 - 18 March 1978
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Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Reject the Camp David Autonomy Plan
16 October 1978 - 4 November 1978
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Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 January 1979
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1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba
25 May 1979
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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7th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
18 December 1979 - 19 December 1979
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Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
17 January 1980
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon
24 July 1981
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken
21 April 1982 - 9 May 1982
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Palestinian Mayors Stand with Those Dismissed by Israel
2 May 1982
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Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 May 1982
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Assassination Attempt of Israeli Ambassador in London
3 June 1982
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Israeli Aerial Bombardment and Palestinian Artillery Across the Lebanon-Israel Border
4 June 1982 - 5 June 1982
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Israel and the US Demand PLO Withdrawal from Beirut and Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 27 June 1982
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PLO Debates Withdrawal
16 June 1982 - 2 July 1982
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The PLO 11-Point Document
8 July 1982
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Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut
21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982
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PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan
29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982
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Reagan's "Talking Points" to Begin on Palestinian Issue
31 August 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 September 1982
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Sabra and Shatila Massacres
16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982
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16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
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Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement
17 May 1983 - 14 June 1983
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
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Ma'moun Meraish Is Assassinated in Athens
20 August 1983
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Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities
2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984
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UNGA 38/58: Calling for the Convening of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East
13 December 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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Palestinians Hijack an Israeli Bus Toward Gaza
12 April 1984
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Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
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Attempted Assassination of Zaki Hillo in Madrid
16 August 1984
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17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
18 February 1985
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Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US
1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985
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Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus
25 March 1985
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Israeli Planes Attack PLO Headquarters in Tunis; Arafat Narrowly Escapes
25 September 1985 - 1 October 1985
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Arafat's "Cairo Declaration" on Terrorism
7 November 1985
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Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination
25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986
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Assassination of Zafir al-Masri
2 March 1986 - 3 March 1986
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Two Palestinian Newspapers Banned in Jerusalem
30 June 1986
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US-Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem
29 July 1986
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance Amended to Prohibit Contact with PLO
5 August 1986
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Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
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Munther Abu Ghazaleh Assassinated in Athens
21 October 1986
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Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan
13 December 1986 - 26 January 1987
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Clashes in the Occupied Territories
9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987
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Elections in Gaza Professional Unions
21 February 1987
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Closure of Palestinian Universities
19 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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1st Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region
17 October 1987 - 18 October 1987
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First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 December 1987
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Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada
21 December 1987
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Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
8 January 1988
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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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2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
25 February 1988 - 26 February 1988
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The Intifada and the Israeli Response in Another Stage in the Confrontation
11 March 1988 - 29 March 1988
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3rd Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region
3 April 1988 - 8 April 1988
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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4th Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region
3 June 1988 - 7 June 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
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UNGA 43/160: Entitling the PLO to Circulate its Communications as GA Official Documents
9 December 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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Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989
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US-PLO Official Meeting in Tunis
14 August 1989
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The Baker Five-Point Plan
10 October 1989
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Responses to the Baker Five-Point Plan
16 October 1989 - 18 December 1989
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Draft SC S/21326 to Dispatch a SC Commission to Palestinian Territory to Recommend Ways of Protecting Civilians Vetoed by US
31 May 1990
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The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO
20 June 1990
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
9 August 1990 - 10 August 1990
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SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel's Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians
20 December 1990
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Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)
14 January 1991
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The Gulf War
17 January 1991 - 28 February 1991
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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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Assassination of Atef Bseiso in Paris
8 June 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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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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Bilateral Negotiation Round Delayed
11 January 1993
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Palestinians Agree to Return to Washington Negotiations
20 April 1993
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage
20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Initialed and Approved
20 August 1993 - 30 August 1993
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Mutual Recognition Between Israel and the PLO
9 September 1993 - 10 September 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
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Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba
13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993
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Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris
November 1993
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Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron
20 March 1994 - 30 March 1994
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Final Chapter of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
31 March 1994 - 1 May 1994
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Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks
6 April 1994 - 30 April 1994
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Status of Orient House in Jerusalem
29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994
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Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
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Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
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Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem
17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995
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Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities
27 August 1995
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Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 September 1995
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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution
5 October 1995
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 January 1996
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21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996
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Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
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Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997
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Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998
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Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
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Several Palestinian Organizations Publicly Oppose Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998
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Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999
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Inauguration of LVGR, the Gaza International Airport
20 November 1998 - 24 November 1998
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
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President Clinton's Visit to Gaza
14 December 1998
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To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?
28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999
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Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
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Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State
26 April 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
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End of the Oslo Five-Year Interim Period
4 May 1999
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
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Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 September 1999
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Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)
10 September 1999 - 20 March 2000
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Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
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Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine
30 September 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
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George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP
27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Ariel Sharon Is Elected Prime Minister of Israel; Intifada Casualties Under Ehud Barak
6 February 2001
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001
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Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 August 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates
20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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Karine A Arms Ship Is Captured and Arafat Is Isolated
3 January 2002 - 11 February 2002
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Grave Escalation from Both Sides
9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 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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Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination
22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002
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Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
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Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem
17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003
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Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis
7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003
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Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
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Violence Abates to a Moderate Level
1 November 2003 - 17 December 2003
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Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
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An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA
24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004
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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank
27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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Israeli-Palestinian Military Confrontation as Routine
18 August 2004 - 27 September 2004
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Arafat's Sudden Illness and Death
12 October 2004 - 12 November 2004
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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First Round of Municipal Elections
23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005
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Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005
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Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
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London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority
1 March 2005
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US Day-to-Day Involvement in Palestinian-Related Security Matters and in the Disengagement Plan
10 March 2005 - 30 June 2005
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim
21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005
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James Wolfensohn Appointed to Follow Economic-Related Disengagement Matters
14 April 2005 - 20 June 2005
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Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 May 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005
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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
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Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access
15 November 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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Operation Blue Skies and Continuing Escalation
22 December 2005 - 23 January 2006
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The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006
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Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
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Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
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New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006
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Draft SC Res. S/2006/508 Condemning Palestinian Abduction of Israeli Soldier and Israeli Assault on Gaza Vetoed by US
13 July 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues
15 August 2006 - 9 September 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Enters its 4th Month
1 October 2006 - 31 October 2006
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Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
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Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire
20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume
24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007
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Tony Blair Appointed Quartet Special Representative
27 June 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007
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Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
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Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
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The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"
7 January 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Palestinian Side Sounded Out
7 January 2008 - 27 January 2008
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Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza
30 January 2008
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Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 February 2008 - 3 March 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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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened
26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008
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Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer
30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere
27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008
Event
To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank
7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
Event
Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
Event
Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008
Event
Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
Event
Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza
21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1
27 December 2008
Event
The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan
27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 6
1 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet
3 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones
5 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 13
8 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 18
13 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 21
16 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 22
17 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Israel Announces a Unilateral Cease-Fire
17 January 2009
Event
Israel Completes Its Withdrawal from Gaza
20 January 2009 - 21 January 2009
Event
Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire
27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009
Event
Talks to Consolidate Cease-Fire and Exchange Prisoners End in Failure
13 February 2009 - 18 February 2009
Event
Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
Event
Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
Event
Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 March 2009
Event
The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 April 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 May 2009
Event
Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Event
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
Event
US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
Event
Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
Event
Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
Event
Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan
25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009
Event
Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
Event
Cross-Border Violence, Gaza
20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009
Event
Israel-Hamas Token Preliminary Prisoner Deal
2 October 2009 - 3 October 2009
Event
Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
Event
UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
Event
Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
Event
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010
Event
Meaningful Reduction in Rockets Fired from Gaza Since the End of the War Against Gaza
31 December 2009
Event
Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010
Event
Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
Event
Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
Event
US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
Event
Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates
11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010
Event
The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel
19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010
Event
With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
Event
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010
Event
International Reactions to the Mavi Marmara Incident
31 May 2010 - 3 June 2010
Event
Statement S/PRST/2010/9 by SC President on the Mavi Marmara Incident
1 June 2010
Event
Egypt Announces a Restricted Opening of its Border with Gaza after the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010
Event
The United Nations Human Rights Council Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission on the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010 - 27 September 2010
Event
Israel Announces Easing of Gaza Blockade
8 June 2010 - 5 July 2010
Event
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Event
Al Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers
23 January 2011
Event
Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
Event
On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
Event
US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
Event
Report of the Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 September 2011
Event
Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
Event
State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Event
A Prisoner Swap Deal Between Hamas and Israel
11 October 2011
Event
Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
Event
Israeli-Palestinian “Exploratory Talks” in Amman
3 January 2012 - 25 January 2012
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
Event
Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012
Event
Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
Event
Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012
Event
Local Elections in the West Bank
20 October 2012 - 22 December 2012
Event
Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 6
19 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 8
21 November 2012
Event
UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
Event
Hamas's Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip
8 December 2012
Event
Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
Event
A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
Event
Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)
31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 26-28: Fighting Continues
2 August 2014 - 4 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 32-42: Three Days of Fighting Followed by Eight Days of Truce
8 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 43
19 August 2014
Event
No Effective Resumption of Gaza Postwar Talks in Cairo
23 September 2014
Event
International Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction
12 October 2014
Event
Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
Event
President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015
Event
Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt
31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015
Event
Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
Event
Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
26 June 2015 - 2 January 2016
Event
Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught
7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016
Event
Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
Event
The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
Event
The Knesset adopts the NGO “Funding Transparency” Law
11 July 2016
Event
The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
Event
SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 December 2016
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
Event
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated
15 January 2017
Event
Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East
15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017
Event
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Event
Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
Event
US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements
19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017
Event
Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
Event
Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
Event
The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Event
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
Event
Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
7 December 2017 - 31 December 2017
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
Event
International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis
15 March 2018
Event
Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
Event
The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Event
Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest
26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018
Event
Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
Event
Knesset Passes Law to Deduct Funds from the PA Tax Revenue
2 July 2018 - 3 July 2018
Event
Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
Event
Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
Event
Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
Event
Israel Continues to Attack Great March of Return Protesters
17 October 2018 - 1 November 2018
Event
The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
Event
Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
Event
UNRWA Says International Community Almost Covers Budget Deficit
19 November 2018
Event
The UNGA Votes Down a US-Proposed Draft Resolution Condemning Hamas
6 December 2018
Event
PM Hamdallah Rejects any US Assistance Related to ATCA
26 December 2018 - 1 February 2019
Event
Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners
2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019
Event
PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
Event
Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
Event
Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
Event
Israeli Violence Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Great March of Return; Egyptian Restraint Efforts
22 March 2019 - 29 March 2019
Event
Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day
29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019
Event
Israeli Bombing Resumes Against Gaza
1 May 2019 - 5 May 2019
Event
Assassination of Hamed al-Khoudary in Gaza City
5 May 2019
Event
US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference
22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019
Event
Israel Prevents Palestine Cup Final
3 July 2019 - 25 September 2019
Event
Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir
22 July 2019
Event
UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
Event
Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
Event
US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
Event
Great March of Return Organizers Suspend Weekly Protests
26 December 2019 - 27 December 2019

Biographies

Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

Historical Media

Document
Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party
1932
Document
Cairo Street Rejects Palestine Partition
December 1947
Document
Mahane Yehuda Explosion
22 November 1968

Highlights

Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger

Historical Texts

Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015