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Biographies

Biography
Khalil Abdallah Totah
20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011

Historical Texts

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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
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Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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The Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
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Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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Secretary of State James Baker's: Five Points Framework for an Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
10 October 1989
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President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
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Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
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President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
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PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups
16 January 2009
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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
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Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
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President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 2018
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President Donald Trump: Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel
25 March 2019
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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019
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Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
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Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, Announced by the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain
15 September 2020
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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

Events

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Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
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Arab Information Center (AIC) Is Opened in New York
15 June 1955
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US-Israel Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 1975
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Evacuation of US Nationals from Beirut with PLO Assistance
16 June 1976 - 20 June 1976
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Failed Attempt to Open a PLO Information Office in Washington
19 November 1976
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A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington
24 April 1978
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Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC
26 March 1979
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
27 March 1980
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Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 May 1982
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The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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A Palestine Affairs Center, under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington
1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994
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The Madrid Peace Conference
30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991
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2nd Negotiation Round, Washington
10 December 1991 - 18 December 1991
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3rd Negotiation Round, Washington
13 January 1992 - 16 January 1992
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4th Negotiation Round, Washington
24 February 1992 - 4 March 1992
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5th Negotiation Round, Washington
27 April 1992 - 30 April 1992
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Multilateral Talks
11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992
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6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington
24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992
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6th Negotiation Round, 2nd Stage, Washington
14 September 1992 - 24 September 1992
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7th Negotiation Round, Washington
21 October 1992 - 20 November 1992
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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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Palestinians Agree to Return to Washington Negotiations
20 April 1993
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9th Negotiation Round, Washington
27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993
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10th Negotiation Round, Washington
15 June 1993 - 1 July 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
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US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
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Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 September 1995
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Clinton - Netanyahu - Arafat - Hussein Meeting in Washington
1 October 1996 - 2 October 1996
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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FAPS Target Date Extended to 13 May: The Bolling Rounds
7 March 2000 - 20 April 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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Attempts to Revive Final Status Talks
16 August 2000 - 28 September 2000
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Assassination of Hussein Ubayyat in Beit Sahur, Before a Clinton-Arafat Meeting in Washington
9 November 2000
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
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Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire
4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003
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Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
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16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 2008
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War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
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US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
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US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
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US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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PLO Mission in Washington Becomes PLO General Delegation
20 July 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze
29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010
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Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
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The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012
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US Legislation against Palestinian Full UN Membership
23 December 2011
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John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 March 2013 - 8 May 2013
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Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
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Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013
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Launch of Kerry-Sponsored Palestinian-Israeli Direct Negotiations in Washington
29 July 2013 - 30 July 2013
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Abbas's Meeting With Obama in Washington Tests US Credibility
16 March 2014
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US Legislation against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court
18 December 2015
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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
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Kerry's "Farewell" Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 December 2016
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Trump's Ambiguous Statement on Palestinian-Israeli Issues after his First Meeting as President with Netanyahu
15 February 2017
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US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements
19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017
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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
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The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
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The US Announces the Closure of PLO Representation in Washington
10 September 2018
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President Trump Signs the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATCA) into Law
3 October 2018
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The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
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The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
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UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
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Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel
15 September 2020

Highlights

Highlight
XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front